CHAPTER 37: 37: ARRIVAL OF THE MISS STATIONMASTER

Panic sets in the younger ones, and it shows in their little gestures.

Little Carlos found himself moving closer to Aria, even pushing away the paper bags that made it hard for him to clutch his gentle sister’s dress.

Once he managed to press in against her, feeling much closer and safe, he asked with an anxious voice.

"Sister, sister, the choo-choo is gone... It’s gone."

Aria understood what the little ones were talking about.

The ’choo-choo’ was the Heavenly Train itself.

Perhaps it was the first time the brothers had seen no train waiting for them when they came back here.

That was why they felt so nervous at this moment.

Side glancing at the other young one, Lucas did not move closer, nor did he show fear.

But this big brother kept glancing back at her and at the rails of the train, which were many feet above the ground from the platform.

As if asking her with those cautious eyes.

Where is the train, sister?

Are we okay?

Are there any problems?

He acted like a little grown-up, sensible and controlled, yet his small movements betrayed his flaws and anxiety.

Aria thought Lucas was indeed a good brother and child, despite the fallen society around him. He had not been shaped as harshly as one might expect in this apocalyptic era.

She shifted her gaze toward Lolo’s side, where the teenage boy stood calmly, simply waiting.

Another one.

Another boy who had to grow up far sooner than anyone could have imagined.

Why did she suddenly feel sad while her hands were filled with the happiness of a shopping spree?

Sighing, Aria stared down.

The little one’s big, dark eyes looked back at her with so much dependence, and for a moment her heart softened.

But something flashed in her mind that she could not easily describe, like the image of a child with a broken neck.

Snapping out of her trance and blinking twice as if startled by a sudden thought, Aria caught herself.

They heard the train arriving at the platform from the tunnel, its roar echoing in their ears.

The familiar, pink-colored carriages of the Heavenly Train came into view as it slowly stopped in front of Aria and the youngsters.

Inside was someone they knew very well. It was Samantha!

"Sister... It’s Sister Samantha!"

Little Carlos exclaimed, delighted at the sight of someone familiar to him.

The Choo-choo had returned, making little jumps around Aria while still holding tightly onto his gentle sister’s clothes.

"Sam, you’re here. Is everything okay?"

Aria stepped forward to greet her, noticing how hurried her steps were, and set the paper bags on the floor for a moment.

"Yes, we do have a problem, Miss Aria."

The sudden seriousness in Samantha’s voice made Aria realize there was something that had the ticket attendant anxious.

Aria nodded in understanding, asking questions along the way while still keeping an eye on the two brothers and Lolo.

Everyone boarded the Heavenly Train and returned to the first station, Wishing Stop.

It did not take them long to reach the scene.

Samantha explained that the two passengers from before had returned, but this time they were not alone.

A group of men had come with them, now standing face-to-face with another man.

Aria wondered if the other man waiting outside was the male lead, and her intuition told her that he was.

She hurried down the stairs, her steps quickening with every step. Not even noticing, her clothes had suddenly changed into her familiar Miss Stationmaster pink uniform.

"Lolo, don’t let the Lucas and Carlos come out." Aria didn’t want any harm to come to the two brothers by leaving the safety of the station.

Lolo understood immediately, gesturing that he would make sure the children stayed inside.

Little Carlos, ever the curious little bug, wanted to dash after his gentle sister.

But even at a young age, he could understand when someone was serious and obediently stayed behind, his big dark eyes still following Aria’s every move.

Lucas held his little brother’s hand and showed him the paper bag filled with cute socks. That was enough to capture his attention.

Lolo saw that the big brother was clever and smiled back at him.

The tender atmosphere inside the Heavenly Train Station was a stark contrast to the darkness of the world outside.

As Aria reached the bottom of the stairs and approached the gate, she noticed the sky had already turned dark.

Night had fallen, which wasn’t surprising since she had arrived just before sunset.

Samantha followed closely behind Aria, gasping slightly as she managed to explain that the two passengers had arrived.

These were the official fourth and fifth passengers of the Heavenly Train Station.

Aria understood this.

From her ticket attendant’s words, she knew that one of these passengers had come inside to inform Samantha.

The others with them could neither see the Heavenly Train Station nor enter it, even if they walked toward it.

They would always see a ruined beach and the sea, nothing else at all.

Evil Heart Rejection! Obviously, that was the reason.

Her Heavenly Train Station had a protection against bad people!

This group of strangers with their ill intentions would not be able to enter, no matter how much they tried.

As soon as her doll shoes touched the ground outside the territory of the Heavenly Train Station gate, Aria’s figure seemed to materialize from nowhere.

It was like a rift in reality, sudden and impossible to explain.

This woman approached the group of stunned men, her sudden appearance seeming almost ghostlike.

Her golden hair glimmered as if kissed by sunlight and the precious gold of the Earth, swaying in the chill of the night wind.

With golden pupils shining as if casting light in the darkness, they immediately captured everyone’s attention with their otherworldly brilliance.

Her presence was radiant and impossible to ignore.

At that moment, feeling her body fully covered, Aria realized she was once again wearing the light pink uniform of Miss Stationmaster.