Starry Sky Railway: Twin Origins

Chapter 219: Traveling together?

The Starry Sky Train, observation carriage.

When Lin Qiong returned to the train through the boundary anchor, carrying a bag of peaches covered in dew.

The scene that came into view made him pause slightly, and a look of astonishment appeared on his face.

Himeko and Walter Yang, who had been invited by the five major families to have a discussion, were now back on the train.

Behind them followed a man whom Lin Qiong knew all too well—Sunday.

"What's going on? How did he end up here?" Lin Qiong muttered to himself, looking at Sunday who had changed his clothes.

Lin Qiong personally witnessed the Hound Family handcuff and take Sunday away. Their aggressive manner made it seem like they wouldn't let him off easily.

Although he was transported to this world by accident when the game's plot progressed to the point of defeating God Sun, he was completely clueless about the subsequent plot development.

But no matter what, Sunday, as the mastermind behind Pinocchio, not only didn't leave immediately after being defeated, but now he's even on the train.

"What exactly happened in the subsequent plot?" Lin Qiong frowned, his eyes filled with vigilance as he looked at Sunday.

Suddenly, a "hiss" sound rang out.

The doors of the passenger carriages connecting to the observation carriages suddenly opened, and Danheng and March 7th hurriedly stepped out from behind the doors.

"Himeko, Uncle Yang!" March 7th was the first to rush forward, "You're finally back..."

He had only said half of what he was going to say.

March 7th stopped in her tracks, her face filled with shock. Her eyes widened, and her finger trembled as she pointed behind Ji Zi and Uncle Yang, exclaiming the same question Lin Qiong had wanted to ask:

"Oh, what's Sunday doing here?"

The exclamation instantly drew everyone's attention to Himeko, Walter Young, and Sunday, and the atmosphere in the carriage became heavy.

"Calm down, things aren't as you think."

Walter Young adjusted his glasses and explained to the crowd, "According to the family's decision, Mr. Sunday has been removed from his position as head of the Oak family and will be expelled from Pinocene as a criminal."

“That’s true.” Himeko nodded, picking up where Walter Yang left off, and explained further, “After discussion, the five major families sent a formal request to our Star Train.”

"Their condition was that we take Mr. Sunday out of Pinocone without attracting anyone's attention."

"What exactly are these people in the family up to? Why did they insist on having us take Sunday away?" March 7 asked, hands on his hips, his face full of doubt.

"Could it be that someone is coveting the position of head of the Oak family, which is why they targeted Sunday, the former head of the family?" Xing blinked and couldn't help but speculate.

Himeko smiled gently and continued to explain to everyone in a slow and unhurried manner: "Let's put aside the family's plans for now and get back to the matter at hand."

"Walter and I believe that the decision of whether or not to accept this commission should not be made by the two of us alone. Therefore, we will have to bring Sunday back to the train and hear everyone's opinions first."

After speaking, Himeko paused for a moment, her gaze sweeping over the faces of everyone in the carriage, before calmly continuing:

"As always, when faced with major decisions, we will use a vote – I wonder if everyone agrees that Mr. Sunday will board the Star Train and travel with us for the time being."

Listening to what Ji Zi said, Lin Qiong lowered his head slightly and quickly sorted through the information he currently knew in his mind.

Among them, what puzzled Lin Qiong the most was the five major families—they first appeared at the Daydream Hotel and formally extended an invitation to the Starry Sky Train, hoping to have a conversation with relevant personnel.

They then made a further request, asking the Starry Sky Train to secretly smuggle Sunday out of Pinocene without attracting attention.

Lin Qiong couldn't help but feel puzzled. His family had countless ways to drive Sunday away from Pinocchio, but they chose the Starry Sky Train instead. Why was that?

However, just as Lin Qiong was lost in thought.

Others have already begun the voting process—

Himeko, with a calm expression, spoke first: "The train doors will always be open to those who yearn to embark on a journey, so I agree to Mr. Sunday's request to accompany him."

Walter Young nodded and agreed, "For now, I agree with Himeko and agree that Mr. Sunday should accompany us."

"I have no comment, I abstain." Dan Heng took two steps back, crossed his arms, and stood aside.

March 7th, hands on hips, muttered angrily, "Hmph, this guy gave us a hard time in our dream, I definitely won't let him get in our car!"

When it was Xing's turn to vote, she lightly touched her chin with one hand, blinked, pondered for a moment, and then slowly said:

"Hmm... As for me... although I don't like Sunday very much, I don't hate it at all. But if I had to cast this vote, I would do the same as March 7th—choose against it."

"After all, I really can't agree with his pessimistic and negative attitude towards the weak and his desire to control everything."

As Xing finished speaking, the carriage fell into a brief silence, and everyone's face showed a thoughtful expression.

On Sunday, the person being voted for stood quietly in the crowd, remaining silent and seemingly unconcerned about others' opinions of him.

"Hmm... two votes for and two against, one abstention." Himeko murmured softly, her gaze slowly sweeping across everyone's faces before finally settling on Lin Qiong.

"Qiong, the decision of this last vote is in your hands."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qiong immediately snapped out of his reverie and turned his gaze to Sunday, who was calm and silent at the moment.

"What a nuisance..." Lin Qiong frowned slightly and couldn't help but mutter.

Even now, Lin Qiong still cannot determine whether Sunday is friend or foe.

If the other party really had malicious intentions and suddenly launched an attack when the train was in crisis, the consequences... were simply unimaginable.

But that's not all. Now there's an even more crucial question: will agreeing to travel together on Sunday affect the subsequent plot development?

Thinking of this, Lin Qiong scratched his hair in frustration, lowered his voice, and complained:

"Sigh, why couldn't I have finished the rest of the story before I traveled here!"