Because the diffuse gray fog and vague whispers were too dangerous, Moriarty did not communicate too much with the "Black Fog Conductor" and the mysterious lady. He hurriedly said "Go to the terminal" and boarded the train.
train.
Although this opportunistic method is very good, are you really sure that this... "Galaxy Train 999" will allow you to get off early?
In fact, it is not incomprehensible. He vowed to discover the "essence of the world" but ended up screwing up, and bothering others to rescue him. It is reasonable to not want to stay at the "failure scene".
Sherlock had originally intended to exchange a few sentences with the mysterious lady to get some information, but seeing Moriarty like this, he could only shrug and said, "I'm the same as him" and stepped into the carriage.
As expected, like the "Zeppelin Train", the situation of "looking small from the outside but very large inside" did not appear. This train can obviously run in "outside the dimension" - perhaps -, but the interior
It is surprisingly consistent with the appearance without any tricks. The seats are old-style green leather seats and small opposite tables. The windows cannot be opened and there is a squeaky luggage rack above the head.
Moriarty, who always pays attention to status and style, didn't even pick and choose this time. He asked if there were soft seats or business cars, and honestly found a seat to sit down. Sherlock thought about it and walked over to sit beside him.
Sit and wait for the conductor and the lady to board the train.
"[Okay, Xiao An, go start the train.]"
"[——?]"
"[Of course it's the 'terminal'. Didn't you hear the request of those two young gentlemen?"
"[——,——]"
After a short wait, the conductor and the mysterious lady in a black fur coat got on the train again and had a brief exchange.
Although the lady's words were reverberated for some reason, at least Sherlock could understand them. The voice of the train conductor, who was covered in black fog but had only a pair of bright eyes, was the same as the voice faintly echoing in the gray fog outside.
"Whisper" and "whisper" are very similar.
Didn’t that lady catch someone alive?
"[I was in a hurry just now and didn't even have time to introduce myself. It's really rude.]" The lady in black walked over and sat down elegantly in front of Sherlock and Moriarty: "[My name is 'Irisviel'"
·Von Einzbern', the administrator of the 'Galaxy Railway' that no one has boarded for a long time.】"
Einzbern? It seems that her consumption in the "Magic Dimension" will also be sent there. Does she have anything to do with the "White Queen"? Also...
"You just mentioned, 'No one has gone out this way for a long time.'" Moriarty jumped in and said, "Is the main mode of transportation in the galaxy already a 'portal'?"
"['Galaxy'?]" The woman who called herself Irisviel repeated the word, and the corners of her lips raised: "[It seems you still don't know where you are.]"
So, Sherlock rolled his eyes in his mind, who said that the "Galaxy Train" must be a means of transportation in the "Galaxy"? Ever since he misjudged the "King's Cross Station", he had completely made one wrong step that led to another.
"We are now in 'outside the dimension'," Sherlock said to prevent Moriarty from saying anything else: "The station from the 'magic dimension' to 'other dimensions' has long been abandoned, but we forcibly opened the passage.
As a result, I fell out of the 'Magic Dimension', so I'm very sorry for having to work overtime."
"[No need to apologize, after all, the long-dormant 'Galaxy Train' finally has someone riding it, and it is also very happy.]" Irisviel stroked the edge of the table with her long fingers.
If I understand correctly, is this steam train conscious? Fortunately, it didn't respond, otherwise it would be unsteady to sit still.
Just as Sherlock was thinking about how to respond, the Galaxy Train finally started again.
Since there are no railroad tracks, don't make the noise you would make if there were railroad tracks!
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After "Galaxy Train 999" started, Ms. Irisviel did not speak again. She held her chin with one hand and looked out the window slightly, her thoughts seeming to be far away.
Sherlock followed her gaze and looked out the window, but there was nothing except the constantly surging, completely chaotic gray fog.
When you look out the window of the "Zeppelin Train", you will see endless stars. It is completely different from this scene, but it is nothing special. Perhaps those "whispers" that also exist but have been isolated are what we need to guard against.
Something.
Sherlock turned his head and glanced at Moriarty. He originally planned to talk to him about the next plan, but he found that this classmate was staring out the window with a dull expression and a distracted look.
What did he see?!
Sherlock was about to reach out to push him awake, but Irisviel, who was sitting opposite the two of them, suddenly spoke, not speaking, but some kind of deep and distant song:
"[The stars in the sky are so beautiful~]"
"[But without you, everything is lifeless~]"
Are there stars outside? Or is she just expressing her feelings?
"[In every lonely night,]"
"[Do you know that I miss you silently?]"
As she sang softly, Moriarty, who looked like he was already dementia, gradually closed his eyes, and the expression on his face gradually softened. Finally, he seemed to have lost the strength to support his body and fell backwards.
He leaned back in the chair and fell asleep.
Whatever abnormality occurred due to what he saw, it has now recovered. This made Sherlock feel relieved and began to try to understand the meaning of Irisviel's song.
“[I don’t want to see you only in my dreams,]”
"[Because I love you, I will never cry again~]"
This song... seems to be about missing relatives, not lovers. Plus that wonderful surname, she can't really have anything to do with the "White Queen", right? Judging from her clothes, it is indeed possible. If you want
As an alternative to a nickname, "Black Queen" might be a good name.
Hissssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss-
At this moment, there were tiny, unpleasant noises coming from all directions. When Sherlock turned his head to look out the window again, he found that many strange "cloaked monsters" had emerged from the billowing gray fog.
, they appear to be only the size of ordinary people, their entire bodies are composed of deep darkness and tattered gray cloth cloaks, and they are approaching the train from all directions.
Not to mention why such things appeared in the chaos of the void, Sherlock felt that their outfits seemed a bit familiar... By the way, the "train conductor" had this form, but it had an extra pair of eyes.
If every train in the past would encounter this kind of monster, it would be natural that the Galaxy Train would eventually cease service.
Sherlock took out his wand and prepared to meet the enemy, but saw Irisviel shaking her head slightly at him, and then her voice raised a few pitches:
“[I don’t want to miss you only at night,]”
"[With your love, I believe I will create miracles——]"
As her last syllable fell, the entire ancient steam train emitted a bright but not dazzling white light. Sherlock himself had no special feelings, but the cloaked monsters rushing towards the train seemed like pieces of paper meeting each other.
They became like flames, and began to tumble and twist one by one, eventually shattering and disappearing in the continuous white light.
Sherlock was about to give a few compliments, but he felt that there were some changes in his "magic book". After taking it out and opening it, he discovered that behind the "Eight Formations of Stone Soldiers", on a new page, a brand new one appeared,
The magic record that is emitting gleaming white light:
