Vol. 1 Ch. 3 Ep. 22: Runaway Train

Welp. I got some bad news. Kaiser PMC's train is seconds away from catching up.

Huh?!

Yuppies. We tried to lose them. It was no use.

...None! You all hop off the train and get to the valley-thing. We'll hold them here.

Wowie! Time to unleash secret technique! Train Drift!

Huh? B-But...

Restricted District Sector 35-9 is, like, an hour's walk from here. It'll be a breeze. Us? Nah, don't sweat it.

No sweat. We'll stall them. Then, boom, surrender!

...Understood.

Thank you, CCC...

Pahyahyahya! Are we on the side of justice this time? It feels all wrong!

No... Heroes. We're heroes!

...So, if I got this right, we're jumping out as soon as the train stops...?

Yeah. Stay close to me, Sensei. I'll protect you.

There we go! Crash incoming! Get ready!

Ready!!

*CRASH*

G-Gyaah!! Bastards...!

The train's been destroyed! What should we do now?

Ugh... Report this to the main unit. Otherwise we'll be stuck here!

We've found the Highlanders!

Whoa, whoa, whoa! We surrender! We surrender!

Don't shoot... Let's be civilized!

...These guys aren't the target. Where are the Abydos students?

Abydos? Huh? What's that?

We are lonely speed racers... Passengers are but a luxury!

I don't see them inside!

Were they not on the train?!

What..? That can't be...!

Are you guys gonna just leave us like this? Where's the tea? Is this how you treat your guests?

For me... Cookies...!

Wh-What are you even saying...?

"Is everyone okay?"

Yes, everyone's fine.

...Yes, I think we managed to slip out without being seen.

Good thing we timed that just right. Otherwise, we would've been seriously injured...

Restricted District Sector 35-9 is about an hour from here. I'll lead the way!

Yes! Let's go!

...We're here. This should be it.

So this is the...hidden junction station...

Hasn't this station been restricted for a long time? It doesn't feel that abandoned...

Yeah. Look, the door's open over there.

Let's go inside!

This is...

...the station's control room. It looks like someone's already been here...

I see. It seems you can travel to a lot of different areas of Abydos from this station.

There's a route to Downtown Abydos, Great Oasis Station...even to the Gehenna district...

The admin rights are already active... Someone must have unlocked it using Nonomi's card.

...Yeah. Probably Suou.

...The control log shows that two trains left for the Valley of Student Council Presidents a few hours ago.

Hoshino. We need to follow her.

Then...

...Here, it's this train.

Can we all board?

Yes, it's an automated system, so we don't need a conductor... It'll take about an hour to get to the Valley.

One hour... We'll arrive before sunset.

This "Valley" place... The Train Cannon's been hidden there all this time?

Yeah. Hoshino might be there already. We need to hurry, before she does anything reckless.

*sigh* She's like a little kid by the pool who needs constant watching. Not exactly what you'd expect from an upperclassman.

What does Suou want...? I wonder why she called Hoshino there...

...Yeah. There's only one way to find out.

Let's get on board, Sensei!

...This is the Valley of Student Council Presidents?

And that's...