… Crossing time need equal trade, equal trade, equal trade

What happened will never change, that is the rule

…Dimera Express will come at midnight on full moon

Anyone who needs a ride, just sing along

** Use a melody.

London Bridge is Falling Down

Lucius Drive is an ordinary office worker who lives in a small village. His only small dream was to live happily with his family.

But fate played a joke. Causing him to lose his family in the fire.

So he searches for the Time Train.

Dimera Express

To go back and change the past And bring back his family!

The conditions for boarding the World's Time Train are as follows: two simple rules.

One...you must have equal compensation.

Two...only your soul can travel on the train. (Because the human body is too weak...)

What will Lucius have to pay in exchange for this flashback? Will he be able to change the past? And how will he survive?

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Dimera Express

Train through dimensions

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Dimera Express

Train through dimensions

… Crossing time need equal trade, equal trade, equal trade

What happened will never change, that is the rule

…Dimera Express will come at midnight on full moon

Anyone who needs a ride, just sing along

** Use a melody.

London Bridge is Falling Down

“Do you think time trains really exist, Lucius?” A loud voice made me turn around. The speaker is Samoan. My close friends who have been together since school.

Samoir was a brown-haired young man with a handsome face. Seeing this, he is also a playboy who is loved by the ladies in the village. It was only recently that he stopped his flirtatious ways after dating his latest girlfriend. I hope that this person is the right person for him.

I turned my attention back to the newspaper in my hand. His mouth answered him and said, “How could such a time travel actually exist? You've already been blown away by your boyfriend, Sam.”

Yes, the only downside after dating this girlfriend is that She is a person who believes in mysteries that cannot be proven. And that made Samoir start telling these stories in my ears often.

“Hey, it's a mystery like this. Even if you don't believe it, don't disrespect it. Think about haunted ghosts in graveyards. Isn't that true? As soon as the ghost buster came to take care of him. The dogs all stopped howling.”

What Samoir was talking about was last week. The dogs in the entire village suddenly started howling all night for several days in a row until the villagers could hardly sleep. Plus, there are people who have seen ghosts in the cemetery come out to haunt them. Until finally having to hire a ghost catcher to take care of it. After that, things returned to normal.

Okay, actually I don't really believe it. More than seventy percent even suspected that those ghost busters had created the situation in order to scam the villagers out of money. But even so, the matter of ghosts and time-traveling trains really shouldn't be related at all.

Samour got glared at by me. So he corrected his statement, “...Alright, maybe this time-travel thing sounds a bit too fiction. But what Cassie said was interesting. You can imagine that we could go back and fix the mistakes of the past. Or at least I will be able to go back in time and give myself exam questions.

My grades when I graduate will not drop this much.”

I put down the newspaper in an extremely irritated mood. Grab a cup of coffee and drink it until it's finished. Then he got up and went to pay the money. Let the neighbor close his eyes and keep talking all alone.

Don't think I'm mean. But I've been with Sam for almost ten years. Whenever I enter this mode, I can chatter alone for hours. Refuse to let me sit and listen to him speak. Hopefully I won't be able to clock in to work in time.

Sorry for introducing myself so late. My name is Lucius Drive. I'm a general employee at a small company in my hometown. My dream is to live a peaceful life with my family...a dream that might be a bit boring. Just like me. People around me like to say that because I'm like this, I never have a girlfriend.

I also want to change myself. But I'm a little too motivated. Sometimes I wish there was something to motivate me to get up and do something serious.

Hmm, maybe if that time-traveling train thing really happened...I'd like to ride it back to inspire my past self.

“Woof! Woof!” The sound of a dog snapped me out of my thoughts and I saw myself standing in front of my own house. I saw Patty, my pet golden retriever, barking. as When you follow his eyes I saw that three people wearing dark glasses walked away. But he still looked back at Patty a few times.

Made me feel strangely uneasy.

Coming to stare at other people's houses at dusk like this There must be something bad.

I went to herd Patty back into the house. Try to calm him down.

“Uncle, what happened?” My younger sister, Shel, appeared from inside the house. She was an eleven year old girl who was the prettiest in the village. Because I got a lot of faces from my mother. It's more wrong for me to have a father.

“Nothing. There's just some strange people prowling around the neighborhood." I rubbed my sister's head. “It's good that we came back early. Today we just play at home.”

“Um, I was planning to play with Patty today,” Chel replied, showing me the ball in her hand.

I pretended to ask. “I'm going to play with Patty. Have you asked him if he wants to play too?”

My sister's cheeks puffed out. “You must want it. Patty came and begged me.”

I look at people and dogs hugging each other tightly with affection. I don't know what made Chell, who normally liked to go out and play with her friends, decide to come home so early. But it's considered good. Because I had a very bad intuition.

at dinner time I decided to tell everyone about the suspicious person. Our village is a small village. Almost the whole village knows each other. Having strangers prowl around is not a good thing. My father and I agreed that we should lock our doors more securely every day. And tomorrow my father plans to take time off from work to stay at home and watch over me. If you encounter a truly suspicious person, you can notify the neighbors so they can be your eyes and ears.

I began to trust and changed the topic of conversation at the dinner table to other nonsense again.

I never thought that my life could have anything to do with the supernatural. Let's say the truth. I really can't imagine myself living any other way.

But then my life had to change. That night...

I'm dozing off. Strangely, I could hear the music. It's a children's melody. I can't understand the lyrics of that song. But I remember the melody clearly. It's a melody

London Bridge is Falling Down

As soon as the second round of music ended I heard Patty barking loudly. Makes me startle. I ran out of the room Just like my parents and sister.

“Go into your room first,” I told everyone. “I'll go down and take a look for you.”

I hurriedly grabbed a staff from my room and sneaked down to look below. I heard Patty's voice and a man's voice cursing, "You damn dog, get the fuck away!"

I hurriedly hid behind the stairs when I saw the movement of someone other than Patty. before slowly peeking his head up to take a peek.

The man wore a black robe and a hat. It's clearly a thief. My heart is beating fast. This is the first time our house has been robbed. Of course I must be afraid. Especially since I'm not a person who likes to exercise.

I waited for the moment to sneak up behind him. I thought I was going to secretly hit him on the head so he wouldn't get caught. But I didn't think I'd stumble on the sofa and make a sound.

Crazy! I cursed under my breath as I decided to swing the staff with full force. I have lived in this house since I can remember. But I didn't know there was a sofa here. This crazy thief must have moved it to find some valuables!

Because of the sound of my legs stumbling on the sofa Let the thief know that someone is behind him. He turned around and narrowly avoided my staff. “What the hell?”

I move away from the sofa. And because my eyes had become accustomed to the dark, I could only vaguely see the condition of the house. The furniture has changed a lot. But that doesn't cause me any more problems. I raised my staff and slammed it down again. But the thief was probably so shocked that he tripped himself. He sat on the floor with his butt stuck. “Ouch!”

“Woof!” Patty barked behind him. Prepared to bite it until it sunk in its fangs as well. The thief managed to escape in time. But he received a long scratch from Patty's claws. I heard a sound like it was holding back pain. And when he saw that Patty and I were surrounded. It decided to find a way to escape and escape through the front door.

“Oh shit,” I cursed, because if I had been brave enough to swing the stick down again, I would have hit it. But because Patty was also within range of the club, I didn't dare to hit with full force.

“Are you thinking of running away?!” I yelled after him, running after him. Our home situation is not very good. And that thief's bag looked too cluttered to carry only a few valuables. So at least I have to go and get those things back!

Fortunately, the large amount of items seemed to be weighing down the thieves. This allows me to run in time in a short period of time. I hit the thief's back with the stick several times until he couldn't stand up. before grabbing his bag and opening it to look at and saw his mother's jewels first That item was from when my mother was a young girl. It is a very expensive item.

“I will drag you to the police station. Just take it easy,” I told the thief in a cruel tone.

The thief cursed painfully. But then when he turned to look at me His expression changed. It's just laughing. “Do you think that if you catch me then this will be the end of the matter? It's really stupid to follow me for something so valuable. Wouldn't it be better to go back and take care of your family first?"

“What?” I shouted, suddenly feeling hot steam hitting my back. I turned around and was stunned. Seeing my house engulfed in flames from far away, “No…”

I threw away all my belongings. and ran back to the house as fast as he could. But maybe it's because my house is a wooden house. The fire spread quickly. The surrounding villagers came out to help put out the fire. But still unable to control the fire.

"father! mother! Shel!” I called out to everyone as I looked around. But I only saw Patty standing in front. It was turning its head and barking at the fire.

My heart sank to my knees. “No...no...no!”

I rushed into the house. Hopefully at least my family might still be alive. But in the blink of an eye I felt the flames touch my skin. My body was pulled backwards. "What the hell are you doing to me, Lucius? Do you want to die?!"

I turned to look to the side. I saw Samoir hugging my arm. “But my family is inside!”

“I know!” Samour shouted back. “But the fire is too strong. You'll only die if you go in. Do you understand? I don't want to lose you again, friend."

“No…” My tears couldn't be stopped. I couldn't believe that in just one night I'd lost my important family and my only dream at the same time. "Oh my!"

I knelt helplessly in front of a burning house. Samoire was still pressing my shoulder. Both prevented me from going crazy and running into the fire. and encourage me at the same time

My heart is now filled with resentment and hopelessness. Even more so was the pain that he couldn't do anything but hug Patty and cry. Just look at the flames that are burning your own home.

If I hadn't chased after that thief...everyone would still be alive, right?

Almost a month has passed...

“Lucius, are you sure?” Samour said as he placed the Mystery Club magazine on Cassandra. His girlfriend is a member on his best friend's desk. “Well, I'm glad you stopped being a ghost. But it is very unfamiliar to someone like you who never believed in such things. Suddenly they became crazy about superstitious things.”

“You like to rub my ears often, don't you? I happen to believe that one day you should be happy,” I answered my best friend simply as I picked up the magazine and flipped through the pages.

Samour had an uncomfortable expression on his face. In fact, it was the same expression as everyone in the village who came to visit me. And I understand why that is.

It was almost a month ago after the fire in my house. I moved to stay temporarily at Samoir's house. And because I'm still in shock over what happened. So I spent most of the day sitting idle and distracted. Almost didn't eat or sleep. Until one day I thought of it. “If we could turn back time, it would be great.”

And I happened to remember what Samoir had told me about the time train. This has now become my only goal. And I was determined to find it.

I took a leave of absence from work and started gathering all the news about the time train. Unfortunately, there is very limited information available. In addition to the legends and stories that have been written in the legendary almanac books, I couldn't find any details about those things at all. Aside from the fact that it's a train that can disappear. And we will have to exchange something valuable for the right to travel through time.

I asked for the magazine that had the first article on the Time Train from Samoire. But because Cassandra had borrowed it from her club. So it took a long time to find each other. Because we are quite rural. So there are very few magazines like this for sale. A mystery club that has quite a number of members. The magazine that was ordered for only one copy because it was expensive in color has been changed hands to the point where it is not known who it is now.

I consider myself lucky that it didn't disappear first. Because from what Cassandra told me The club's lost book rate is quite high.

Bang!

The sound of a pounding on the table made me flinch. I looked up and saw the worried face of my close friend standing on the table with a serious expression that made me stop.

“Lucius, I beg you not to dwell on this matter any longer. You...you've gone back to being a realist. What happened to your family is indeed very sad. But you have to be strong and move on,” Samour said to me in a pleading tone. But his words made me so angry that I almost went crazy.

“Sam, you don't understand!” I grabbed my friend by the collar. Said in an angry tone “If I were the slightest bit concerned that there were other thieves out there. If I didn't faint and run after that crazy thief. If I explore the house a little and saw a fire I might as well put out the fire. Or get everyone to escape in time...”

Thinking of this, my strength completely disappeared. I put my head down on the table. “If I don't…”

“I know you blame yourself. But no one has blamed you, Lucius. No one knew that such a thing would happen,” Samour said in a sad tone. “Anyway, you still have Patty. Don't let it sit alone. At least take him out for a walk. It's your family too, isn't it?”

Samour's words made me think. I completely forgot about Patty. “Sorry, Sam, I'll just take her out for a walk when I'm done reading this.”

His best friend's expression looked a little better. I watched as my best friend left the room. Then he picked up the Mystery Club magazine. I think that when I finish reading this book, I'll take Patty out for a walk.

Mystery of the Month: The Time Train

Written by: Scarlett Baker

Have you ever heard of a train that can travel through time? That train can take you to the past or the future. That would allow everyone to correct past mistakes. Or can foresee the future that will happen.

I am one of those who have traveled to the future on the Time Train before. It was quite a wasted journey. Because I was thinking of going to find the answers to the exam that I had to pass first. But it turned out that the exam was much easier than expected. Of course, after that I passed the exam.

In fact, I don't need to travel in the future to pass the exam anyway. That made me regret paying compensation for the Time Train.

If you are the chosen one You can hear the music from the train at night. You can summon the train of time just by singing the right words. When singing, use the melody of the song.

London Bridge is Falling Down

I believe it won't be too difficult for you:

Traveling through time requires an exchange of equals, equals, equals.

What happens will not change, that is the rule.

The Dimera Express train arrives at midnight on the night of the full moon.

Who wants to take the train? sing along

Traveling through time is very risky. I hope everyone will be careful when negotiating with ticket inspectors. and prepare appropriate valuables for him

Unfortunately, my article space has to end here. Hope we will meet again in the next issue.

If you're lucky, you might even catch a glimpse of the Time Train. When that time comes You can contact me to share your time travel experiences at the address or contact number below.

**Note by the author: The article was written in English.

“...!?” I was startled when I read an article about the Time Train in a magazine. Especially where it is written: The Time Train comes with a song that has the same melody as the song.

London Bridge is Falling Down

I remember that night I also heard this song. The train will appear when you sing the song correctly.

What is hurtful is I don't see that there are any lyrics written in the article. It's just said that it only appears on full moon nights. And the important thing to remember because the author rewrote it three times is that You will also be required to pay equal compensation.

I glanced at the calendar. before turning to look at the clock It said five o'clock. I smiled. Tonight is the night of the full moon. I should probably listen to the music one more time.

My mood was unusually good compared to the past month. I hum the melody

London Bridge is Falling Down

All the way taking Patty out for a walk. It also seemed very emotional. Made me feel a little guilty that I had completely forgotten about it. In trouble, Samoer's family had been taking care of him for almost a month.

People around me who saw me taking Patty out for a walk while humming a song came over to congratulate me on getting over my grief. But it's not. I haven't gotten over my sadness. But I received new hope. But I didn't explain anything to them. Because I know they probably won't understand.

On the other hand, when Lucius took Patty out for a walk. Samoire then walked into the guest room of the house that Lucius was using as a temporary residence. He sighed at the mess in the room. The young man decided to start clearing the table first. But he stumbled upon a magazine page that Lucius had left open.

Even though he had already read it once. But he couldn't help but sweep his eyes over the article again. “Seriously, why did the writer use such strange sentences? Do I have to repeat the words three times to emphasize important words?”

Suddenly he remembered, “Oh! It's this song. Must include a melody

London Bridge is Falling Down

Let's go down, where...

… Crossing time need equal trade, equal trade, equal trade

What happened will never change, that is the rule

…Dimera Express will come at midnight on full moon

Anyone who need a ride, just sing along

Oh, you can sing the melody perfectly. The sound isn't distorted either. We are really good.”

The young man shamelessly praised himself, “Dimera Express… no matter how many times you listen to it, it's really a strange name.”

His eyes moved down a bit more until he saw P.S. The little one at the back of the magazine. Although it is small, it has a red frame around it that makes it stand out especially when looked at at first glance.

P.S. Please listen to the conditions from the ticket inspector before paying the fare.

“Hmm...maybe the people who write these articles are too serious.” The person who believed in mysteries more than his friends but still stood on the truth said with a dull smile. He realized that he might have to tell his close friends about this very important post first. But in the end I gave up on this idea.”

A person like that guy would probably read all the letters. Most importantly...it probably won't be easy to meet. What kind of train is this..."

Unfortunately, his close friend was too excited by the information to notice the tiny P.S....

I looked up at the charred remains of the building. The calm feeling was trembling with sadness again. Pictures of a boring but warm day with the family continually pop up. I made a promise to my parents that I would quickly climb up the ranks. You will be able to rest comfortably at home.

and promised Chell that he would take him to celebrate his twelfth birthday at an amusement park. But he couldn't do that anymore.

But...if the Dimera Express can be found...that promise can still come true!

I sat and looked at the full moon alternating with the clock. The long hand gradually moves towards the number twelve as does the short hand. which indicates the time of midnight

I almost held my breath. Listen carefully. But he couldn't hear anything except the sound of insects.

I stood restlessly for several minutes. I want to call for that train. But he was afraid that his own voice would completely drown out the music. Until the long hand moved to the number six. I began to give up and prepared to go home. Maybe I'm just dreaming Or maybe I misinterpreted that article. Maybe I need to sleep before I can hear the music.

Or sometimes the train only has to stop at the train station. That's right! I really can't use it. Just because I had heard the music at home, I came to wait here. I didn't even think that I might have to wait at the train station...

… at midnight on full moon

I stopped and listened again. and almost shouted with joy. My ears were really deaf when I heard the melody.

London Bridge is Falling Down

But because I couldn't hear the lyrics clearly So I listened again. But there seems to be many pieces of meat. and different from the songs I know So I could only understand one part. It is the line that is sung most often. Which I guess is probably a piece of a necklace.

“…Dimera Express will come at midnight on full moon

Anyone who need a ride, just sing along”

I tried to hum the part of the song that I didn't know the lyrics to. and sing the lines that I remember My heart secretly sank because I wasn't sure if I could just sing like this and I would actually be able to summon the train of time that was said to be coming.

It was then that the moon shone brightly and divided the region into two. The light hurt my eyes as much as the sun, so much so that I had to raise my hands to protect my eyes...no! What I saw were the lights of the train!

I gasped, completely forgetting to sing. The familiar sound of a steam engine turned into a familiar melody, but the texture was completely different. Plus, the old and new central trains are said to have flown down from the moon!

A train that wasn't running on tracks came to a complete stop in front of my house. In addition to the black-and-red locomotive, there were also about five carriages with different designs. Only the first bogie attached to the locomotive had the same design as the locomotive. That is, the top half is black. The bottom half is red. And if I remember correctly

It seems like you can see letters engraved on it that say '

DIMERA EXPRESS’

at the front of the locomotive as well

I was so stunned that I accidentally stepped back and was pressed against the wall. I couldn't believe my eyes that I was actually able to find the Time Train!

“Hello, world passengers,” someone emerged from the first carriage. which is a black and red bogie He leaned against the car door. He was a man in his late thirties who wore a curved mustache. He wore monocle glasses over his sharp eyes like a crafty person. Wears a top hat, a black suit and a red bowtie and leather shoes like the English aristocrats of the 19th century.”

I am today's ticket inspector for DiMera Express, my name is Diablo.”

"My name is Lucius," I stammered. Because I'm not used to being spoken to with an ancient accent and being polite.

“Oh, and where does Mr. Lucius wish to go, Mr. Past? future? Another dimension?”

“I want to go back to last month. In this village,” I said to the other person, “you can do it, right?”

Diablo smiled so wide that I began to feel distrustful. “Of course, sir. This train was definitely able to travel last month. But you, the passenger Your current condition does not allow you to board our train.”

"So...then what do I have to do to get up?"

“Mr. Passenger Because the people of the world have physical conditions...ahem. Much weaker than other people Therefore, your rough body cannot endure the environment in our train.”

I was taken aback. The meaning of that sentence slowly absorbed into my brain. “Wh...does that mean I have to die first?”

"Imagination is exceedingly great, sir. But it's wrong. If you're already dead, why would you take the train, I don't know, sir?"

Even though it's a little off topic. But I really wonder what kind of idiot he is that uses such a strange and foul-mouthed uncle as a train attendant.

“Just temporarily remove your soul from your body, sir. Guarantee that it will come back in 100% perfect condition...”

“Then I agree,” I replied immediately, somewhat relieved that at least I wouldn't have to die to get on this (ghost) train.

“Ahem...Then let's come to the exchange. Do you have anything of value to offer us?”

I immediately sent all the money I had with me. Of course, there must have been his mother's jewelry as well. At least if you lose it and get everyone's life back, it will be worth it.

Diablo's eyebrows twitched slightly. “You may have misunderstood, Mr. Passenger. That's what I mean by valuables. It means valuable things in my opinion. These pieces of coins and rocks. We're almost out of stock. It doesn't have any value at all. What I want is something else.”

I panicked, since all the money and jewelry were useless. So what should I get to pay for it? “If...if there's anything valuable I can give...I'll give it all to you! Please, I really want to relive the past.”

Diablo's eyes widened slightly, “Oh, really? Give it all away? Are you sure?”

“Of course.” I know that time travel is very valuable. Especially to me “Just give me one day. Please let me go back in time.”

Diablo's smile was so wide his mouth was nearly tearing from his ears. After looking at it, it was secretly quite scary. “I agree, sir. All your valuables In exchange for a one-day nostalgia tour.”

The ticket inspector took out a stamp. and stamped it on the back of my hand instead of giving me a ticket like normal trains. “This badge will be a signal for us to come pick you up when it's time to ask for it. Please come up. Your seat is in the second carriage.”

Diablo gestured towards the dull blue carriage where the door was already open for me. When you step through the door I felt like I was being doused from head to toe with cold water. Leaving a chilling feeling deep down to the bone. I turned around and looked behind me. The door slowly closed automatically. But at the back I saw my own body slowly falling on the ground.

It made me startled and turned around to cling to the door glass and stare, unable to believe my eyes.

“The train is already leaving. Hurry and sit down.” A smooth voice sounded from behind. I turned around and saw a young man with black hair. Green eyes in a black suit and red bowtie and leather shoes resemble Diablo. But he was standing wearing a stationmaster's hat, which was more familiar to me. His face was sullen, his brows furrowed tightly, and he didn't know why.

I felt like he was both angry at me and sad at the same time. But then he walked past me. and concluded by saying, "How stupid."

I turned to look at him annoyed. “What do you mean? You suddenly came to find trouble like this?”

“Very well, passenger, please calm down.” Another young man whose voice had not yet cracked walked in and interrupted. I turned around and was stunned by his appearance. Because he had pinkish white skin, blonde hair, and most importantly, long, pointy ears. Those big blue-green eyes made me feel like I was seeing precious gems.”

This place even lets children come to work?”

That 'kid''s smile faltered for a bit. As for the frowning young man, he just let out a snort. The pointy-eared young man laughed dryly, “Oh, but I only have a young face when I see it like this. Let's say it's better for the passenger to sit first. Anyway, I'm sorry that he lost his manners. He just happened to be in a rather bad mood.”

I don't know why, but when I saw this young man's face, I softened. and agreed to sit in his seat

“You made a mistake, young man,” the old spirit sitting next to me greeted. “Has anyone ever warned you that you should listen to all the terms and conditions of the ticket inspector before getting on the train?”

I started to have a bad premonition. Of course I don't trust this old man. His appearance was a bit too scary. But after seeing Diablo's smile, The words of the frowning employee and this old man's warning I began to feel like I had done something wrong. But even then, I don't want to admit that I did anything wrong.”

All I wanted was to go back in time and save my family. Even if I have to exchange it with my life, it won't matter.”

“… Crossing time need equal trade, equal trade, equal trade

What happened will never change, that is the rule”

Lyrics I've never heard Or maybe they didn't hear it until they were sung to a familiar melody. The old man's warning made me even more uneasy.

“What happened will never change. Because that's the rule. Remember this, young man.”

In the fading memory I only remember the frowning employee calling me to get off the train because I had arrived at the station 30 days ago. He said to me, “Sorry, see you again,” which made me feel better about him. To be honest, if He didn't scold me when we first met. I can definitely say that I have a crush on him.

But after getting off the train, what happened? I can't remember at all.

I slowly opened my eyes. I suspect taking the time train might have some kind of side effect. Because my vision was completely black and white. The important thing is that I ended up lying on the floor.

Huh?

I was so shocked that I accidentally cried out. And he was almost even more shocked when he heard his own voice: "Whoop!"

When I stood up and discovered that I was shorter than usual, I was shocked. This one also screams like a dog. Everything indicated that I was now trapped in the body of a dog!

What happened here!??

“Patty, what's wrong?” My cries turned into howls. and probably caught someone's attention. But the sound was familiar and nostalgic. It was Shell's voice. My sister isn't wrong.

I turned around and saw a small figure in my favorite skirt, the same one I wore on the day of the incident, half-walking and half-jumping towards me. She bent down and rubbed my head. “What happened, huh?”

The feelings right now are all mixed up. But I could still feel how glad I was to see Chel still move and talk. It wasn't just the blackened remains in the fire that I had seen. I snuggled into her embrace. It's okay to be stuck in a dog's body. Because at least I got to meet my sister.

"What's wrong? Oh, it's okay, good girl." Chel hugged me tightly. Let me feel the warmth of your body again.

“What happened? Shel, what's wrong with Patty?” Suddenly, the voice that shocked me the most sounded. When I looked up, I saw me... I saw Lucius walking towards me.

What does that mean? I'm Lucius! If I were here And who is Lucius in front of him?

Wait, calm down, Lucius! I tried to stay calm. Looking at the situation I must have been there early the morning of the incident. If it was then The me I was a month ago would be right in that body. I am now a foreign object. Plus, when he comes, he still only comes with his spirit. How can you have any form?

“Woof!” Hey, be careful, there's a thief breaking into the house tonight. If there are thieves, you have to be careful of fire!

“What's wrong, Patty?” Lucius a month ago rubbed my head. It feels good...it doesn't! I'm so uncomfortable I'm going crazy. Oh my goodness, I can go back in time. But I can't communicate with anyone!

"I'm lonely. Oh, I'll come back and play today, okay?" Chelle said to me (Patty). This event felt like a bit of déjà vu. Because I remember the evening of the incident Or is it this evening? Chelle would rush home to play with Patty. When I met her that evening, I was still teasing her.

“What happened will never change. Because that's the rule. Remember this, young man.”

The voice of the old man's spirit in the train sounded again. I quickly shook my head to dispel the confusion that had arisen. If those words were true, it would mean that in the end everyone would die anyway. But I will absolutely not allow that to happen.

I went back in time to change the past!

In fact, I wanted to try to force the past to change by stubbornly refusing to play with Shell. But because this is the first time I've seen my family in months. It made me decide that if Chell came back I would play with him a bit. She hugged me again before turning to rush his parents out of the house Seeing pictures of everyone in the family still smiling and happy made my heart happy and touched.

Right now I feel like I'm dreaming.

Croak...

After many hours of patience Finally, I couldn't bear the pain of my rumbling stomach any longer. I walked into the kitchen. Of course, there was no food found except the dog food bowl filled with kibble and water that Shell had prepared before going to class. You can't ask your parents to cook food for others to eat. Because everyone has already gone to work and study. Moreover, if you suddenly ask people for food, it will only make other people feel strange.

I feel sorry for myself. But it can't be helped.

I gritted my teeth and took a bite of the dog food. Feels like eating a milk biscuit. But because the taste isn't as bad as you think. I couldn't bear to eat it all. Pellet food is the same as all dry throat snacks. I inevitably had to continue drinking water. It was quite chaotic because I wasn't used to eating like a dog. Drinking water is not like eating solid food.

By the time I was able to scoop water into my mouth with my tongue, it was too slow for my patience to accept. I really don't know how Patty can endure this.

Huh? Wait! If I were in Patty's body And where did Patty go!?

I just realized But I think Patty probably isn't in this body anymore. From the mysterious stories that Samoan once told me When there are two souls in the same body, it makes the body heavy and easily tired. But I didn't feel anything abnormal at all.

I began to feel guilty for being too hasty and not asking Diablo more questions. I will remember to ask him when we meet again. After all, Patty is part of my family too!

I decided to sit and watch in front of the house. Keep an eye out for suspicious people.

The days passed quietly. Because this place is a small village where there are hardly any big conflicts. Most of the time the scandals that people talk about are just stories of an affair.

Out of the corner of my eye I caught movement. It was a Dalmatian that lived in the house down the street. It looked at me and barked. Normally, it's not a barking dog. But perhaps dogs' eyes can see more than us humans.

“Karn!” I hissed and chased him away. The dog was able to escape. Luckily, at least that one wasn't a dog that likes to get into trouble. Otherwise, if you want to fight with it I think I'll be the loser. It was bigger than Patty.

“After this?” said a loud voice. The sound was rather soft. But it's not too light for a dog's ear to miss. The advantage of dogs is that they have more sensitive perception than humans.

I turned to look at the source of the sound. and immediately made a snarling noise in his throat. The three men standing in front of my house right now were the suspicious-looking men I had seen when I returned home a month ago. And one of them was the face of the thief I was chasing. After I ran home because of the fire at that time The police who rushed to my house caught him, which was still collapsed from being crushed by me.

But two other idealistic friends (as he confessed) is still at large. I think it's these three people!

“Hey, why is the dog so fierce? Why do you say that the dogs here are quiet?” another thief asked his friend.

“Oh, I'm just taking care of the dog. Don't tell me you're not intelligent?” The first thief shot back. “Apart from the elderly and children There's only one stupid young man in this house. I've noticed it for several days now. Normally during the day, no one is around.”

“Woof!” I barked loudly. When I arrive at my house, no one will be home. But the house next door definitely has it!

“Let's go first.” The third thief saw me barking loudly and was afraid of attracting the neighbors' attention. After looking into each other's eyes for a while and saw the auntie next door opening the door to take a look The three of them pretended to walk by as if they were just passing by.

I feel a little sorry for myself for being a better watchdog than Patty. But I will never allow those three thieves to do anything to my house!

Those idiots are at it again! It's not even a day yet!

I was playing with Shel in the courtyard when they appeared again. So I hurriedly nudged Chel to hide in the house. Then go and see their attitude.

“Woof! Woof!” I tried to bark at them. But the three thieves still showed no signs of leaving. I saw one of them turn around and do something, so I was careful. But before they came in One of the robbers jabbed his friend and they took off.

I was confused for a moment before I discovered that the person I was from a month ago had returned.

Lucius looked suspiciously after the three thieves. All events were still as I had experienced them. I was herded (damn, I'm not used to it) into the house. Lucius is seen teasing Chell. Every action and everyone's clothing remains the same as that night.

I began to wonder if the me who had gone back in time had changed anything. Because even if I can make a small change But in the end, the main actions are still the same.

I could only convince myself that The real important events are from now on.

When everyone has gone to bed I began to seriously change the past. The first step is to rearrange the furniture. I can't do anything about the wooden house itself. But other furniture that uses fuel I tried to push it further away from the walkway. It took several hours for Patty's tiny body to finish everything.

Made me quite tired and panting.

But when I took a closer look, I was shocked. The walkway down the stairs from which I had sneaked down to find the thief was actually blocked by a sofa! It means that the past that I have encountered Patty herself is no longer Patty. But it turned out to be me who came back to the past!?

I quickly moved the sofa away from the walkway. So that my past self wouldn't stumble and fall At that time, the hometown door made a strange sound and the door opened. Three shadowy figures walked into the house.

“You two go over there. I'll look this way myself.” The thief's voice sounded the most familiar to my ears. Before the other two friends disappeared behind the house.

I waited until the other two were gone. So he sneaked out to the back. and aimed to bite the thief's leg until his fangs sunk in This made the thief scream in pain. He cursed, “Ouch! You crazy dog, go away!”

I was hit and thrown away. But it still felt good because I could feel the taste of blood in my mouth. It wasn't as nauseating as I had thought. But the thief who had collapsed on the ground tried to throw everything within his reach towards me. Makes me unable to attack it again. It was then that I saw my own shadow raise a staff over the thief's head. and slammed it down with full force!

The thief immediately fainted. I looked up and looked into the eyes of my former self, which still had a glint of fear in it. Of course, since birth, I was not a good sportsperson. So if you were to send me to deal with a gangster, you could be more than seventy percent sure that the person who was sent back would definitely be me. Dealing with thieves is the same.

I couldn't have my elderly parents or my younger sister who just turned ten years old take care of the thieves. Therefore, I was forced to present myself as the new leader of the family.

“Are you okay, Patty?” My past self approached me. Makes you feel both surprised and happy at the same time. Because the past is changing!

“Woof!” I hurriedly motioned for my former self to look at the back of the house. When Lucia disappeared to the back of the house The sound of fighting rang out. After making sure that I wasn't the one who made the mistake. I quickly ran up the stairs to the second floor and clawed at the door to my parents' room, barking at them to open the door.

“Patty,” Father opened the door. and hold me “Are you all right, young lady?”

I want to cry Dad didn't need to remind me that Patty was a female. Just living in a dog's body will make you go crazy. Plus it's a female dog...

But this is not the time to be sad about your body. I grabbed the hem of my father's shirt and pulled. I gestured to let him know that I wanted him to come downstairs. “Is there something wrong? Or is something wrong with Lucius?”

Father walked ahead and went downstairs first. But I don't stop there. I also went in and dragged Shel and her mother out. They almost died trying until the two of them finally reached the stairs. But then Chel clung to the window and pointed down. “Mom, I chased the thief out of the house.”

what!? I can't believe it. Even the first thief had already been knocked out. In the end, it turned out that I chased the second thief again?

“Aw, fire!” Father's voice came from downstairs. This caused Mother and Shell to panic. “Mary Shell, hurry and run.”

We hurried downstairs. When Mom and Chel saw the faint smoke from the fire, they were frightened. But Father still managed to keep his composure. He hurriedly told the two of them, "Hurry up and leave. I'll try to put out the fire first."

The two quickly nodded and fled outside. I just dropped them off at the door. before turning back to help his father Ignoring Shel's cries, "Patty! Patty! return!"

The past me isn't here. What's the matter? I'm here to protect everyone!

I went into the kitchen The tinder was apparently a lighter that thieves used to get things. Maybe it's because it's dark. So I accidentally put the lighter near the gas tank. Dad tried to collect water from the faucet to put out the fire. But little water is defeated by fire. The speed of the flowing water could not compete with the speed of the raging fire.

“Just a lot.” Dad choked out a lot of smoke. collapsed next to the faucet I turned around. He rushed over and grabbed a handkerchief that had not yet been folded and soaked it in water. then give it to dad Dad took it and stuck it in his nose. “Very clever, little girl.”

I nipped at the hem of my father's shirt. Trying to get him to escape. Of course, up until now, Father wouldn't have thought of trying to extinguish the fire any longer. The fire began to spread to the next room. If we don't hurry and escape now, I'm afraid we'll all be burned to death.

“Ow!” Dad shouted before falling unconscious. Startled, I turned around. Found that there was another thief hiding!

The thief must have been hiding and looking for a way to escape for a long time. But because his father refused to escape, he still couldn't escape. Until the point where if we didn't escape we wouldn't be able to escape. In the end, the thief managed to beat the father unconscious in order to find a way to escape!

“Woof!” I shouted as loudly as I could. along with going in to attack that evil thief I bit into the flesh with my fangs and wouldn't let go no matter how much I was beaten.

“Father!” my own voice rang out. So I released my fangs from the thief's weak body and turned to look. Saw Lucius standing in front of the kitchen stunned. I barked a warning. My past self hurriedly grabbed my father's arm, wrapped it around my neck, and helped him out. She also turned and called out to me, “Patty, come quickly.”

I hurriedly ran after him. But then he was violently dragged backwards. Immediately I felt a pain in my tail. I turned around and saw the last thief who was now unable to even stand, holding onto my tail tightly. His other hand held up a kitchen knife that had probably fallen to the ground because of the fighting. and stabbed fully on top of me, “Die, you damned dog!”

“Eng!” I howled in pain. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Lucius look startled and turn around. I thought about coming back to help me. But the fire-lit doorbar fell in the way. causing the kitchen to be sealed off

“Patty!” I heard Lucius scream. I could only glance at him weakly. And I cried out to him in my heart, "Go, don't worry about me, I just want my father, mother, and Shell to be safe."

The fire raged harder. In the end, Lucius acted as if he had given up. and turned and supported his father away.

“Just huh, huh, you crazy dog, because of you alone. Oh...even though I can't survive I will drag you to hell together.” The thief's voice echoed in my head over and over.

My eyelids are getting heavier and heavier. My breath became labored. With less and less air, drowsiness began to replace the pain.

After that, I felt nothing at all.

heavily!

I woke up when I felt like I had been dropped from a high place and hit the ground hard.

I got up and looked around. It is assumed that the body was so sore it must have been because it fell on a hard surface. But what I found was that I was lying on a single bed with a thick, soft mattress instead. In addition, the surroundings of the room are like medium-sized rooms that are not particularly luxurious. Importantly...

“Good morning, Mr. Lucius.” There was also Diablo's bearded grandfather standing next to the bed. No, aside from the mustachioed uncle, there was also a scowling employee and a pointy-eared employee. And a girl with glasses and an X-shaped figure who wore a witch's hat and an employee's suit stood far away.

“Where am I?” I understood the situation as the twenty-four hours of rewinding time had expired. But even so, I still don't understand why I'm in a room like this.

“Your room has first bogey,” Diablo replied with a smile.

“My room?” I was suddenly confused. Since I don't see any way to go, I don't have to sit in a sleeper car. So why do you have to go back? “Does this mean we are traveling back to my present time?”

“Oh, how can that be right?” Diablo picked up a pair of monocles and rubbed them on. before putting it on his own face again “We are traveling to another dimension.”

“What do you mean?” I stood up immediately. “Or do you all have to drop off other passengers first?”

“No, sir. The station you have to get off at is the nearest station.”

“Then...!?” I was so angry that I didn't know what to say. What does it mean? Why can't I go back to my time?

“Aren't all humans slow in this world, Steve?” the extremely sexy female employee exclaimed impatiently. She pushed her glasses back into place.

“Not a slow head. It's just that they have less information than other people,” argued the scowling young man, now known as Steve. He looked at me sympathetically. “What are you offering in exchange for going back one day?”

“It's a valuable thing...” I said and then realized that even I didn't know what the item in exchange was. Because I said 'Give all my valuables' as compensation

“What should I say? But I also secretly think that giving away all my valuables in exchange for just one day is a bit stupid.” The pointed-eared youth said with a dull expression. “You should value yourself more.”

“What do you mean?” I was completely confused.

“That means The compensation that I chose was... 'Your everything,' or rather your soul,” Diablo said with a wide smile. His facial expression was similar to that of a card dealer who could sweep up money from all of his players at once.

“My soul!?” I was so shocked that I didn't know how to be shocked. There was also anger mixed in there. “How can you do this? Who says it has to be an equal exchange?”

“Equal exchange here means that both parties are satisfied with the exchange they received,” the busty mother said. Holding your temples with determination “Didn't you freak out and tell the boss that you were willing to trade all your valuables for just one day? I would like to make an extremely disadvantageous offer like that.

If you don't call me stupid, I don't know what else to say.”

I gasped. I turned to look at Steve and saw a look of sympathy in his eyes. No wonder he had called me stupid when we first met. Now I want to curse myself a million times for being stupid too!

“So...so what do you want to do with me?” I was smart enough not to yell about why he didn't tell me first that it would end up like this. Because at that time I was impatient. And if you shout and shout with hope, you will definitely get scolded in return.

“As you can see, we only have four employees. Including the driver, there are five,” Diablo said softly. “You probably understand that Just four employees could not take care of the passengers in all four carriages thoroughly. Especially when everyone has to rotate around to act as ticket inspectors.”

“Four bogeys? But I remember that this train had five carriages.” I couldn't help but ask.

“The first pokies are the staff room pokies,” the pointed-eared boy said with a smile. “No passenger is strictly allowed to board the first carriage. Because it is a restricted area.”

"oh..."

“The staff on this train There is only one person who does not need to eat, drink, excrete or sleep. Therefore, there is no way to take care of passengers thoroughly. So I have been looking for a new employee who can work twenty-four hours a day for a long time.”

“Who can live without eating, drinking, excreting, or sleeping?” I raised my eyebrows as I looked at everyone suspiciously.

"It's me," Steve answered me in a calm tone. Before the pointed-eared youth explained, “Because Steve is a ghost like you.”

I gasped, “Soul?”

“Only worldly people have to be in a spiritual state when they board this train,” said the extremely young mother. “After the boss...ahem! Seduced Steve into becoming an employee on the DiMera. Express now He discovered that the soul had no basic needs. It can work twenty-four hours a day if it doesn't use too much spiritual power. Since then

So the leader is waiting for the fat-headed human victim to be the new member of our group.”

Does that mean Steve is a human like me? No wonder, compared to everyone else, That's why I feel like Steve is more normal than anyone else.

“So... how long do I have to work for you?” I asked.

“Well...until the soul shatters on its own...” Diablo smiled grimly.

“Wait a minute!” I was shocked. At first I thought it would only be a few years. At most it would probably only be ten years. “What is your contract? And what about my body? Didn't it just rot and die?"

“Don't worry. Your body Patty's spirit lives here,” said the pointed-eared youth. But that made me even more unable to stand still than before. “Do you think I would happily work for you knowing that my body is infested with a dog?!”

“That's…” Steve said softly, while the others didn't say anything but all had expressions of agreement.

“But rules have to be rules,” DiMera's only female employee said. Express explain “Time travel. There is a simple rule: Time travelers must keep their time in a different time a secret. Do not appear in front of yourself or let others see the two of you appear at the same time. But for the people of the world, even getting on the train physically is impossible.

So we had to switch souls instead.”

“And because you are so impatient that you won't listen to any rules. So the boss swapped your soul for that dog to solve the problem,” Steve continued to explain. “Once you pay the price with your soul, Plus, that dog still died. So that dog's soul is stuck in your body.”

How about listening to the explanation? It didn't make me feel any better.

“Mr. Lucius, please take it easy! Patty is a very smart dog. One month it lived in your body. His brain is as developed as that of a six-year-old child!” The pointed-eared youth tried to reassure me. But of course it made me more worried than before.

I'm going to become a moron!

Steve put his hand on my shoulder. Said simply, “You have to trust your family.”

He brought me the newspaper from the day after the fire. It's the newspaper in the area where I live. I remember clearly that in this edition Previous news had the headline: 'Thieves invaded and burned down the house, killing the whole family', but now it has become 'Thief breaks into house and burns it down, dies himself'

I immediately opened the details.

'last night (

XX/ YY/ ZZ)

A fire broke out at the home of Mr Emil Drive in the village.

XY

Due to being bossed around

AA

Mr.

BB

and Mr.

CC

Robbed a house from your confession.

BB

who was the only villain who survived His co-worker accidentally brought a lighter close to the gas stove and a fire started. As a result, the two criminals and Patty, the brave dog, lost their lives.

Incidentally, Mr. Emil testified that they were able to escape from the fire in time because the family dog ​​warned them. Mr. Emil had a head injury. and fatigue from breathing in too much smoke Now the danger is out. Unfortunately, Mr. Lucius Drive, the son who risked his life to save his father in the fire,

It is assumed that he may have inhaled too much smoke. causing brain damage and have nervous symptoms Now the authorities have sent medical experts to take care of him.

Mr. Emile said in an interview that no matter what happens The family will continue to care for his son. Hoping that one day His brain will recover to its original state...'

I don't know since when my tears stopped flowing. I only came to my senses when a teardrop fell on the newspaper page.

"Even if you encounter problems But they will be able to move on. You don't have to worry about them,” Steve encourages me.

“Thank you,” I tell him, but Steve looks a little nervous. “You...you don't have to be polite to me. After all, you're older.”

I was a little taken aback. I glanced at everyone again. and saw a friendly smile sent to him

“Anyway, we are about to become co-workers. Let's introduce ourselves,” said the pointed-eared youth with a bright smile. He held out his hand in front of me, “I am Childs Elwen. My name is difficult for the world to pronounce. You can call me 'El' like Steve."

"Lucius Drive. You can just call me Lucius." I reached out my hand to shake Elwen's.

“Stephen Doless, just call me Steve.” Steve shook hands with me.

“Please call me Rebecca. Of course, that's not my real name. And I hope you don't keep thinking about other things while working like some people around here." A beautiful woman with a cup.

D

Said with a serious expression as he turned to look at Elven and Steve. However, I was still sitting on the bed while the other person was standing. Makes my eye level exactly the same as the part that makes my consciousness scatter.

It's understandable that I don't want you to think outside of work...but please, she's a bit reserved! Play the Cup

D

It's so piercing that it's pushing my face!

I turned to meet the eyes of the other two young men. The three of us suddenly understood each other.

“As for me, it's Diablo. I'm the chief employee of DiMera Express. It's a pleasure to work with you. New employee,” Diablo bowed to me. The smile on his face makes me feel uncomfortable no matter how many times I look at it. In fact, right now I still feel good about the person who tricked me into selling my soul.

“After this, it's been a week. I will let Steve be your mentor. I hope you'll make the most of these seven days. Because if you don't pass the probation..." Diablo's smile became cruel for a moment. “Be careful, I might accidentally sell you to the angel of death.”

...even though it's a real spirit But I don't know why I felt a shiver up my spine.

“Don't stress, you've got six hundred and forty-four thousand eight hundred seconds to learn,” Steve tells me, but I don't know why the way he tells the time makes me feel strange instead. “We don't need to sleep. So I guarantee that you will finish your studies before you are thrown into hell.”

Thank you, it makes me feel so much better (sarcasm!)

“...And if I want to follow the news in my own hometown, is that possible?” I asked.

“Oh, I definitely can. I also selected your favorite news channels for you.” Diablo gestured to one side of the room. which has piles of newspapers lying around

Elwen ran to investigate. His eyes widened in surprise, "Wow, this is the world's newspaper."

He held up a stack of newspapers and turned them towards me. “There is news from last month until next month. In fact, if you want news in advance, you can. Because we are already traveling between dimensions and time. So for us It has neither past nor future. As far as there is, this is your current newspaper in the world.”

“Thank you!” I picked up the newspaper and looked at the headlines. Of course there was no news from my family. But there is news of famous people whose faces I am familiar with. Makes me think of the times I spent reading the newspaper. Sip coffee in the morning before work. which by now will probably be a thing of the past “Huh...Yesterday's news...I mean.

The version before the latest version disappeared here.”

Everyone had surprised expressions on their faces. His eyes flickered to Diablo, who was the only one who still had a disbelieving smile on his face. Chief of Staff of Dimera Express tilted his head slightly. “That's it. Maybe he forgot to send it.”

I nodded easily. He didn't notice that everyone had expressions of disbelief sent to their leader. But because no one said anything So I didn't notice the abnormality.

“If you're missing anything, just ask your nanny,” Diablo said. “Your start time is one hour away. In any case, let's get ready."

Afterwards, both Diablo and the others walked out of the room. It was just me and Steve.

I arranged the stack of newspapers into place. Then he examined his room carefully again. There wasn't much main furniture in this room. Aside from a bed, a desk, a wardrobe, and a lamp, there was nothing else.

“This room was created based on your familiarity,” Steve told me. I'll teach you how.”

“Let's just leave it like this for now,” I thought, because even I couldn't think of anything else to decorate.

open closet Found that there were only employee uniforms hanging in a row. Looking at the unusually wide open room I almost asked which way up the bathroom was. But then I realized that I probably wouldn't need it. This must be the reason why the room was unusually wide.

“You're amazing,” Steve said.

“Huh?”

“When I joined as a new employee, I couldn't accept it for a long time. I didn't adapt as quickly as you did.”

“Oh,” I answered, “Probably because my old life was rather boring. So I think this is a good change. Plus, my family is safe now. Everyone is alive and well. Just like this, I'm happy. Even though I am no longer part of that family.”

“..." Steve was silent for a long time. I turned to look at him suspiciously. Just in time to see him open his mouth as if to say something, but it fell silent. I haven't even gotten to ask yet. He changed the subject and said, “Let me explain the basic rules of Dimera. Express for you to listen to.”

“Alright, Senpai.”

I straightened my back and listened carefully to my new colleague's explanation. Even though these things seem unbelievable But I feel good about this change, and I hope that maybe this new status will change my boring old life for the better!

Outside Lucius' staff room The group of people who were supposed to be preparing to start the work stood eavesdropping on the conversation between the two Earthly young men (spirits). The two pairs of elf and witch employees stared at their leader with suspicious looks.

"I'm not good at lying, boss. If Mr. Lucius suddenly gets upset one day, what will I do?" Rebecca said in a dissatisfied tone.

“No need to do anything here. However, by the time he realized it, it would have been a long time ago. Until then, he probably won't be looking for just one old newspaper,” Diablo replied without any distress. While pulling out a newspaper that should have been forgotten from inside his suit jacket Slim eyes under single-frame glasses glanced at the big headlines on the newspaper with a smile.

'Car crash on the highway

XX

4 people died at the same time'

Under the headline was a photo of two car wrecks on a highway with a short caption:

'There was a car crash on the highway.

XX

As a result, all four members of the Drive family died while traveling to the capital to find a specialist to treat their son's illness. (Read page 4)'

“Shouldn't we tell him? Until now, Mr. Lucius still firmly believes that his family is still living happily…” Elwen said in a sad tone.

“How do you go back in time and fix the past? What happened will not change.” Rebecca spoke up about the rules of time travel. In the end, he must die in the near future anyway. That brat didn't have any inkling at this point, really stupid.”

“Whether it was that dog, those two thieves, or Mr. Lucius himself. Everyone is close to death,” Diablo said softly.

Because if Lucius can't find this inter-dimensional train, the Dimera Express, He will continue to be lost and ignorant, searching for the train of time. and ended up relying on alcohol and drugs until he got into a car accident and died anyway. After that, the loyal dog would go to his grave and look depressed. Didn't eat or sleep until he eventually starved to death.

As for the three thieves The first thief to be caught was released on bail and charged with a new crime. punishable by death The second thief confessed and surrendered. In the end, the sentence was reduced to just imprisonment. This was because the third thief who had escaped together was beaten to death by members of what was actually a large group.

So finally Whether Lucius will go back and change the past or not. People who die stay dead. And those who survive will still survive. Nothing has changed at all...except...

“Stealing a mortal soul from the god of death. It's clearly profitable, isn't it? Hahaha.” Diablo snapped his fingers once. Fire suddenly engulfed the newspaper until it was nothing but ashes. The amazing thing was that after the newspaper had completely burned away, The light automatically disappeared. “At the very least. I also think it would be better for him not to tell him the truth.”

Elwen looked impressed. “I can't believe that someone like the boss is also concerned about other people's mental states.”

“Well, the good mental state of my subordinates makes customer service go smoothly. The profits will also be greater.” Diablo's words caused Elwen to freeze.

Rebecca clutched her temples. “So it's in the boss's head. You only see fun and profit in your eyes. Has the word 'friend relationship' ever existed in your eyes?"

“That's right,” Diablo chuckled. A slight vibration beneath his feet and the scenery outside the window began to move, causing him to walk out of the front of the new staff room.

“The train has left... It's time to start work. Everyone goes to their assigned positions.”

And thus...the extraordinary life of an ordinary young man, Lucius Drive, on the Dimera Express began!

…Dimera Express will come at midnight on full moon

Anyone who need a ride, just sing along…