Hello everyone who comes to read. This novel was submitted to a contest with 1168 Publishing House.

Some people may have read it and it feels familiar, so don't be surprised. Since I already had a plot, I tried taking a long story and rewriting it into a short story.

So this short story came up.

Everyone will meet the protagonist's journey to various places (advertisement is overdone). Where will the place be? You can follow the story.

Last train

The destination is the final station.

“Have you ever heard of this? It's about a train that can cross dimensions." The cheerful voice of a girl in the classroom caught her group of friends' attention.

"Yes. In the past, my mom used to always tell me this before going to bed." Another voice answered.

"Yes, my mother is the same. Why?"

“Someone said it was true,” said the first woman.

"Eh, that's not true. This kind of thing It's the 22nd century already, and it's still impossible for people to cross dimensions." Another voice responded before it turned into a discussion among the girls.

El, a young girl with long tea-colored hair at the nape of her neck. Bored gray eyes sighed at what they heard from their friends. It wasn't like she had never heard of it. both on the internet There are always stories told about this train. A legendary train that has no origin. Where it is going and how it will pick up people, no one knows.

Every day was the same, El thought. Picking up the brown coat hanging on the back of his chair, he put it on over his uniform and walked out of the classroom after class time was over. In this era, everyone no longer uses stationery, paper, and books. Switch to using electronic devices instead. Papers and books have been preserved. Due to the current global warming crisis

Beep, the phone rang. Meanwhile, El was walking down the streets of Thailand's capital. New Bangkok, which was built on top of the old capital, was elevated from the original because the ice all over the world had melted.

The brown-haired girl picked up the phone that was in the form of a toiletry case and opened it. Along with the image of the interlocutor, a middle-aged woman, projected out.

“Where are you, little girl?” the person on the other end of the line asked.

"I'm going back to the condo," El replied teasingly. The girl tried to keep her face calm and expressionless, with a slightly annoyed expression on the other end of the line.

"Hurry up and come back. In fact, the child should return to the main home. Why don't you go outside and see something good?" The young woman on the other end of the line continued to complain. But was cut short by El.

"Yes, I'll excuse myself first. The car is here." El immediately hung up the phone. Be prepared to wait to board the bus amidst the crowd of people. She felt squeezed like a can of fish but had to do it. There are no longer seats for children or space for women.

Times change Things have changed. including the minds of people who seem distant Much of the world's skies and seas are now filled with ash and oil in the Black Sea.

"Sigh..." El trailed off as he stood and squeezed along with the others.

Suddenly...it was like everything stopped. The girl blinked rapidly to adjust her eyes to what she saw. The bus stopped dead in its tracks as the crowd of people crowding it disappeared. Only the girl and the mysterious man in a black coat with a hood covering their faces were left. Revealing suspicious red eyes

"Uh..." El was speechless, not knowing what to say. Part of her wanted to ask what happened. But this mysterious man's face made her look enchanted: scary, mysterious, and safe all at the same time. It was a mixed feeling that couldn't be explained.

“Mommy... Mommy,” the mysterious man's low voice sounded after he had been silent for a couple of moments.

"Interested in this..." He reached into his coat pocket. He took out a ticket for something golden and beautiful. It was something that was unlikely to be seen in this era of limited resources. That concealed face was smiling mysteriously at her.

A young girl receives a mysterious ticket handed to her by a mysterious man. Look at it again and be mesmerized. El felt like it was something he'd been waiting for all along. Something that might help her escape from this dark life.

"What is it?" El asked stammeringly.

The mysterious man raised his hand and gently rubbed El's head. Unable to resist, he leaned over and whispered in the girl's ear, "Train..?"

A train?... El thought, do people still take trains these days? There's something faster built instead. But the girl couldn't process the idea that it was 100% old or not. What was in front of him was more inviting to hold at gunpoint.

"A train?"

But the other party didn't answer yes or no and instead asked about other things. “What is your name, mother?” His tone now was so inviting that the girl could not resist answering. The ticket in his hand made El unconsciously fall for it.

".... El." El said both his real name and nickname back absently. A hand caressed a golden ticket made of shiny paper.

"El.. El, I hope we can meet tonight." The mysterious man laughed softly. With the body disappearing El's lost consciousness was immediately recalled.

Wow... She was still in the bus. Crowded with people El was puzzled as to whether the pair had been dreaming or not. The girl shook her head to dispel the dazedness. Walk out of the car when you reach your destination. He reached into his coat pocket before stopping. She felt something from within.

shiny golden ticket Stamped with a steam locomotive in the center. written in English

You weren't dreaming, right? El screamed in his heart. Does that train really exist? And then she was chosen. Is it a lie? That was El's widely held idea.

Dimension Travel XII

Date 19/12/2185

Time 0.00 AM

At Neo Chatuchak

That's what was written on the golden ticket.

The young girl blinked rapidly. Gazed at it again after returning to my room in a condominium in the heart of New Bangkok. I couldn't imagine if the things my friends said might be true or not. You'll have to try it at the specified time.

El packed the meager amount of luggage into a small backpack, a few clothes, some personal belongings. Including a small notebook that was passed down from Grandma. Take the direct bus to Chatuchak Park, which is almost deserted at this late hour. Even though Nava Bangkok is one of those cities that never sleeps, the lights

Various sounds are used incessantly. Knowing that the world will have to burn more energy.

The girl got out of the car at the entrance to one of the few parks in the metropolis. As we all know Trees are now as valuable as fuel. El decided to sit in the center of the park, which was a large square. hugging the bag tightly In the cool air of the starless night

It's a lie... El thought, after looking at his watch he saw that it was already a minute behind. before coughing up blood

A young girl from Kurikujon reaches into her trouser pocket. Take out the small medicine container. Take one capsule. The symptoms thus subsided. Like many people of this era, El was afflicted with a strange disease. Various strange diseases sprung up like mushrooms. Which the young girl is is one of them. El arranged to wash his hands at a public faucet before returning to get his backpack and prepare to return to the hotel.

"It's really about tricking children," El said, disappointed. Laugh softly at yourself. But then everything went wrong when looking at the round clock that adorned the plaza. It circles back and forth. Spinning around quickly Along with the seasons around us changing rapidly, including hot, rainy, cold, morning, evening, everything passed so quickly that El screamed out.

Everything stopped when the clock struck 0:00 again.

Poo..!!! The sound of the steam locomotive's whistle sounded, causing the girl sitting with her head on the chair to turn and look in the direction of the sound. before opening his eyes wide She was encountering a steam locomotive falling from the sky with its tracks moving ahead. It gradually decreased in level. Until you reach the wide area and park calmly.

The wheel axle does not move. Only hot steam radiated from the head, which had Roman numerals on it.

XII

decorated with its name Dimension Space Which when you turn to look at the connected pokies It has eight pokies.

The girl looked at the iron horse in front of her in disbelief. The things in the museum will be right in front of you. El slowly walked closer to the locomotive, completely forgetting about the heat. Her hand was slowly moving to touch the hot iron but it was stuck..

"Hey! Don't play with Diffy, girl." A handsome, slightly cheeky voice came from a young man with long blonde hair. Clear blue eyes showed an expression of dissatisfaction with what she had done. Wear a dark blue suit. The name tag on her chest read -Frederick Walkway- walking towards where El stood. She almost got burned by the hot iron. That was the thought of the man who shouted to El.

Startled, El turned to the source of the voice. "Sorry, I don't think holding onto a locomotive would be...wrong."

"No, no, no offense, but this is hot iron, girl." Frederick shook his head, smiling at El. “Let's just say we apologize for being five minutes late. I'm Frederick Walkway. Welcome to Dyphy, er, Dimension Travel, El."

"Yes, that too. Wow! How do you know my name?" El answered before crying out when the other person knew her name. Even though I haven't said anything yet.

“Master told me.” He winked at El once in a while. “Where are your belongings, girl? I'll load it into the car for you."

"Over there on the bench," El said, pointing to the blood-stained backpack on the bench that El had tried to wipe away but couldn't completely wipe away the blood.

“I'll carry it up for you, young lady. You go up first.” El nodded his head in agreement before getting into the car. The same way the young man came down. The girl imagined the interior of the carriages like a real train should be like, a real train. But what El saw was different.

"That's not true," El cried out again. The inside of the first carriage she entered was not spacious at all, unlike the outside. Dining tables of various sizes were scattered in various corners of the room. There are windows showing the current view of Bangkok. Dotted with ornamental plants. Accompanied by the soft sound of jazz music playing in the background.

"Welcome to Dimension Travel, Ms. El. I'm Erica. Miss Yu is the maid on this train." The person who knew the girl's name even though he hadn't told her was shocked. Surprised again This young woman had been waiting at the entrance for a long time. She has long, light brown hair that reaches the middle of her back and is neatly tied. Golden eyes look confident. Wearing an ancient maid outfit

"Yes...well..how do you know that?"

"Master told me," Erica said quietly. "Come on, follow me. I'll take you to see the rooms." El could only follow Erica, still confused and confused.

"Uh... is that all there is on the train?" El asked after following Erica to the end of the dining room. She still hadn't seen anyone else on the train.

“Everyone is resting. It's almost 1:00 a.m. by train time." Erica explained quietly. Opening the door to the next room shocked El.

book ! The room was full of books, but there were huge bookshelves, as if she were in a preserved library. The area El was in was a second-floor balcony that had quite a few skins on it, in front of the ground floor with a staircase not too far away. Beneath him, a man with emerald green hair that reached the middle of his back sat idly arranging his books.

“This person is Silcelia. Tivorna is the librarian on this train." Erica introduced El. The green-headed young man suddenly raised his head. Waving hello to both of them El accidentally raised his hand to worship until the other party followed suit without warning, which made El amazed. Nowadays, are there still people who know about customs like this? No, how did this person know?

"You're not asleep yet? Sleeping very late and waking up early is bad for your health, Silcelia.” The young maid Ed and the young librarian softly replied,

"We're ready to go, Erica. Oh, welcome to the train, El," said the young librarian named Cilicelea. before proceeding with organizing the book Leaving the two girls to walk, weaving their way down the corridor into the next, smaller room.

Living Room: A living room with three or four soft, red-brown cushions, a reception table, an antique sound system, and a wood pile and a fireplace that's all burnt out.

"The fireplace uses wood!!" El cried out. If the other adults in her world saw it, they would probably cry the same thing. The world's trees are the number one priority that must be preserved. After the green area in the world dropped shockingly

"It's normal here. We know moderation, planting, rotating and using appropriately and appropriately. So there aren't any problems like this world." Erica explained to El in a calm tone. But that made the girl feel a sharp pain in her heart.

“How do you know?” the girl asked the people who probably didn't know much about this world. No, these people seemed to have prepared to learn about her world.

"Because I have traveled to many places. You can tell what this place is like just by taking a quick look.” El nodded, listening to what the maid said. before following to the next pokies

The next carriage is a long corridor the size of a normal train carriage. The walls were decorated with various types of picture frames on the left side. On the right side, there is a sliding door decorated. With the body of a blonde girl Eyes of the same color in a gown walked out with a fluffy head.

"This is the train doctor, Ms. Michelle Figsma."

"Welcome to the Naeljang Train... Erica, I'd like to go make some coffee in the kitchen..." Michelle said as she bowed to El in a dazed greeting. His mouth yawned slightly. Walking away, leaving El standing still. before hurrying after Erica

The next bogey, its size returned again. It is a large exercise room, like a fitness center, with a swimming pool and various types of exercise machines. and multi-purpose sports cod

"We'll be there in a little bit." Erica turned to El and smiled softly.

The next bogie is again a long straight hall, except for the straight line in the middle. The surrounding area is completely dark. The train maid turned to the girl who wanted to try walking outside of the bright light. "You'd better not think about doing it like that. It's not safe."

"Why?"

"There's no reason. Only this pokies is the only pokies where it is absolutely forbidden to wander off the course. Otherwise, you may not return safely. And the last pokies are strictly forbidden as well,” Erica warned immediately before leading the girl to the pokies room.

El gave the other a cold look at the mention of the prohibition. Why is this train so mysterious? The various rooms are of unusual size and the reality in the room. Plus, the employees all seem to know her name. Until she realized she was already in the room.

A large, soft, cream-colored bed. oak wardrobe small wooden writing desk With notebook And the ensuite bathroom is very luxurious and also has wood materials. It's not that ale is never used. But these materials are not expensive at all.

"So, do you want anything before bed?" Erica smiled at him. It looked like the kindest smile of a maid that El had ever seen.

"Uh...is there any fresh milk?"

"yes"

"Then I'd like a glass," El hurriedly said, his eyes sparkling. It wasn't often that she could drink something like this. Milk, meat, eggs, vegetables, these kinds of real nutrients had become difficult to find. Most people therefore rush to eat artificial foods that have the same nutritional value instead. Due to the cheaper price

Erica received the order from the new girl. I excused myself to prepare hot milk. Just in time, a young man, a ticket inspector, entered her room. Holding onto her backpack. "The baggage has been delivered, young lady," Frederick said cheerfully. Put your backpack down next to the bed.

The young man held out his left hand towards El. Ready to wink once "Give me the ticket," he said, before El frantically put the ticket into his coat pocket. then sent it to Frederick

The young man laughed slightly. along with a young girl whose face was red with embarrassment and excitement. Pick up the ticket clip. Throwing it into the air a few times before using it on a golden ticket which was returned to its owner with a chip in one corner. “Keep yourself safe, young lady. Otherwise, you'll definitely miss the bus."

El nodded before Frederick excused himself from the room. She called the other party first. "Yes, Mr. Frederick."

"Yes, young lady. You can call me Fred. What's the matter?" Frederick or Fred asked the girl.

“That is the cost of my ticket. What do you have to pay for?” El asked, unsure of his own voice. This was one of the things the girl wondered about. I got the ticket even though I hadn't paid for it yet. Or do you have to pay with something else?

"Well, you paid," Fred said, smiling at El, who froze.

Have you paid already? "So what station can you use it?"

"That's the last station. Let's go. I hope you sleep well the first night." The young man laughed a little before walking out of the room. Leaving El alone to wonder when she paid for the ticket. And what did you pay for it?

"El... El..." came the deep voice of the mysterious man who gave the train to El.

The young girl looked around. Where you were was filled with a blanket of white mist.

“You, are you the master of this train?” El asked, but the mysterious man didn't answer. Let out a soft chuckle.

“Why did you give me the ticket? And what did I pay for it?” El asked, something he didn't understand. Hoping that the other party will respond.

"Ask yourself, Siel..." said the train master. along with his body beginning to be swallowed up by the mist

"wait a minute ! Wait a minute."

El woke up in a daze. The right hand rose in a dreamlike chasing pose and slowly lowered to touch the soft bed. The young girl tilted her head and looked at the scene outside the window in a daze. The sparse forest flanking the train tracks had soft sunlight streaming into the room. She rubbed her head slightly. before changing the position to sit on the bed

“Did you dream?” the girl said dazedly. Along with the sound of knocking on the room door for El to open. She met the train maid, Erica, who smiled faintly at her.

"Good morning, Miss El."

"yes"

"What would you like for this morning?" Erica asked before starting to list "Ham, sausage, bread, porridge..."

"I'd like it to be fish porridge, do you have it?" El chose and asked if there were any ingredients needed as well.

"Yes. So, do you want to eat here or at the restaurant?"

"Let's go to the dining room." Erica excused herself after receiving permission. El then arranged to do some personal business before leaving the room and going to the dining room at the first booth.

The mysterious pokies that were banned are still the same. The soft light illuminating the walk in a straight line invites you to wander off the path. But not before El could try walking away. A man's strong hand gripped the girl's shoulder.

Frederick or Cecilia, El thought about the face of the person she met yesterday, but it wasn't. The person she turned to saw was a young man with short silver hair at the nape of his neck and eyes the same color.

"Do you want to die so you can just walk away? Shouldn't the people in the car have already told you not to walk away?" Before I knew it, the young man was already leading the way to the dining room. Letting the young girl walk along with her eyebrows twitching.

Upon arriving at the restaurant, El found the people she met last night all at one table, with Erica serving them. At the table not far away was a man and a woman. Including the silver-haired man who Duel sat down to eat, chatting softly.

El decided to go and sit at the same table as the employees who greeted her so well.

“Did you sleep well, little girl?” The first person to greet her was Frederick the young ticket inspector.

"Yes, slept well," El smiled back, taking the bowl of fish porridge from Erica, "Ah, thank you."

"Hey, we'll be at the next station in a little while," Michelle said, smiling. She took a sip of black coffee. Another bite of bread

"Really.. And where is the next station?" El asked, where would the train go next? So what is this atmosphere in the forest outside?

“I don't know yet, El-chan,” the person answered, causing the questioner to let out a soft yelp. “But if we get there a few hours early, Fred will bring the news from Master himself."

"Then it means have to wait more Three hours?" El asked, to which Michelle nodded. “And what is that forest outside? It probably isn't really a forest, Mr. Michelle."

Michelle shook her head. before smiling happily at answering the question, “No, it's a dimensional path. I'm not going to explain it to you." With that, the blond-haired doctor let out a dry laugh, causing Cecilia, the green-haired young librarian sitting next to her, to sigh softly.

The young man lowered his book before answering the question the female doctor couldn't answer. "Dimensional path. Normally it would be a distorted space. If you are lost, you have the right to die or you cannot return. But what we saw was a forest landscape like this. Because of the illusory curtain You probably understand, El.

El nodded that he understood somewhat. "Similar to 3D projection, right?"

"About that. So we see pictures of various landscapes that make us not be dazzled by the dizzying dimensions. And another thing, the landscape we see here will be a hint about what the dimension we are going to will be like. Is everything correct, Fred?" Silcelia finished by asking the real expert again.

“That's right, Sil.” Frederick smiled and gave a thumbs up.

“So what is the dimension we went to like? Can we go down and see it too?” El asked. This train really had a lot to interest her in. Moreover, right now she still can't find out what she paid for it.

But not before she received any answer. The sound of laughter. Along with the taunting voice from the silver-haired young man that morning, it rang out, "Oh, that's all. Why don't you study well first?"

El immediately turned to look. Her face furrowed once more. A smile curled his lips back at the silver-haired young man.

“Oh, Sign-chan, El-chan, he just arrived yesterday. How can I know about anything?” Michelle said to the young man with a soft smile. But the young man didn't seem to understand anything. He gathered his training spoons together before walking out of the room. Leaving the rest of the people smiling sympathetically.

"Don't take it personally," Frederick soothed. “It is like this. As for the matter of going for a walk. You can go down there, girl. Because Daifi needs time to rest for a period of time. Each dimension takes a different time to rest.”

"Really?" El nodded. I can't imagine that the train stopped for a break. And what was it like to go down and take a walk?

While resting Chatting with the train staff while waiting for your next destination. El talked to the person who had a ticket like her and was a man. A woman with a clear goal The young man wanted to compete with many talented people. As for the young woman, she wanted to try reading a book she had never read before.

That made El have to go back and think about what she really wanted to get on this train. Because if there's no demand, you won't be able to come up. As for what has to be paid? El asked the other two people but they gave different answers.

El spent the entire morning in the dining room and library. This library has a lot of books. At first, she was worried that she wouldn't be able to read. But because most of the connected dimensions are English-speaking, there is no problem in reading the book. Before the afternoon, Frederick followed him to the dining room again to say that he had reached the next dimension.

and have time to walk around for half a day So she was dragged to dress up in a cute outfit with Michelle.

What El saw through the window when entering this dimension was a green field in the distance before starting to enter a city that was as developed as Bangkok. No, it must be said that it was more developed than the electric train and magnetic powered cars. cleaning robot three dimensional road signs Everything looks prosperous. Plus it's clean. Completely different from her world.

If our world could be like this, it would be good... The young girl looked with imagination at Bangkok and other cities around the world with clear weather, no smoke, no oil stains in the sea. smiling people It must be a very happy city. But before she could think of anything else, The young ticket inspector's voice suddenly sounded.

"Welcome to It's Savi, young lady," Frederick said. Ready to spread your hand towards the train exit door. When the car stopped at the elegant conservatory platform in the middle of the city, The surroundings were full of colorful bullet trains of various styles, including a steam locomotive similar to hers.

El in a white one-piece With a straw hat, he nodded. Walking off the train with Cecilia Michelle and the two young people I talked to "Mr. Frederick and Mr. Erica, aren't you going to walk together?" She raised her head and asked the young man standing there.

“No, we have to watch the train, girl. Have fun. Oh, I told you just call me Fred." With that he rolled his eyes. Ready to wave goodbye

Coming out of El Station, we found a clean-looking walkway. People walked in an orderly manner. There are trash cans at regular intervals. On the road there is a bicycle path. The driveway is clearly divided. Walk for a while and you will find the entrance to the skytrain. Including the entrance to the subway.

"It's so refreshing," El exclaimed, looking left and right with interest. While walking around with two young train employees

“Yes Ma.. As far as Sill has been able to find information. Here, technology is developed rapidly. By preserving nature,” Michelle explained the details. before taking a public bus that does not charge a fee The seats inside are considered usable. Plus there aren't too many passengers.

"Really? That's amazing. It seems like it took a long time to get here." El looked out the window of the smoothly moving car. There is no engine noise to disturb. There is also a television that shows the travel route. The daily temperature in the car is even worse. It can be said that it is very convenient.

"Until I get something like this If I'm not mistaken, it will take about 500 years, El." Silcelia smiled and answered El's question gently. “Everything is going slowly, without rushing because they know that If you rush it, you will only have bad results.”

"About that expression. You've slowly blurred out a beautiful book, right?"

"That's right," Silcelia responded to the person who suggested the proposition. "In order to make everyone have a good conscience So they take a little longer than rush and everything collapses.”

The girl sat quietly listening to the two adults talk. Ready to think of my hometown again Everything here is completely opposite from the world. El thought so before he regained consciousness when the young librarian's hand caressed the girl's head affectionately. “Don't worry, El. El's world can be like this.

It just takes time.”

El nodded. She knows that she has the right to be. But even if it were possible Even the young girl couldn't see it in her generation. It is expected that you will have to be born again in order to see that work.

“We humans are always capable of amazing things. El, do you believe it?” Silcelia asked, taking her hand off the girl's head.

"I believe it," El replied. In the past, humans believed that the world was flat. But later it was proved that it was round. Later, it was believed that we could not fly up into our stomachs. They can visit the stars, so how? Now they can establish a colony on Mars. Artificial food production is also possible. The only thing they can't do is nature.

“Miracles can happen all the time,” Silcelia smiled. "No matter how small the percentage of births is."

El nodded. Before being pushed back from the car by Michelle when they reached a sign in front of a large park with a clear blue pond. There is a small main castle in the center.

"It's beautiful." El looked around. It was even more beautiful than the park El frequented. Valuable parks of every city in the world Few sources produce oxygen. But here it's not. There are trees almost everywhere. The air was clear.

“You can go for a walk along the water,” Michelle said, pointing out the sign posted at the park entrance.

"That's great." The bright-eyed girl acted appropriately for her age after acting older than her years since getting in the car.

"Then let's go play in the water, and Sil, sit here and wait." Michelle invited El to take a walk along the water's edge. They leave their shoes with the young librarian who picks up a book to read.

The two girls had fun playing in the water. How long El hadn't felt this fun was unknown. El's feelings of trust in the people on the train began to grow. She felt that they were safer and more likeable than many of her classmates.

The society that she has always lived in is full of competition. Wear masks together. Very few people are sincere. El chose to stay quiet. But he didn't get teased. Some taunting

The two girls played in the water until it cooled down. Without realizing it, they played until their feet were sore. Their clothes were slightly wet from the splashing, which didn't worry El and Michelle much. Having fun makes you forget all about getting wet.

The three took the bus as usual back to the train station. They found two young men who had separated and were waiting, chatting happily with Frederick on the platform.

"Hey, did you have fun, El?" Frederick waved at the three of them and asked.

"It's fun, but I feel like there's still a lot of places to go," El smiled back. She saw several signs recommending tourist attractions in the city as well. If I had more time, I would like to walk around and see every nook and cranny if possible.

“If I had all day, I'd definitely be able to explore the city,” Frederick smiled. “Come on, let's get in the car. Just one more and it's time to get out of the car." He continued, looking at the clock in this dimension. It said 5:00 p.m., almost 6:00 p.m. and the sky was now reddish-orange.

"Time flies," El said softly to himself. He was the last person to board the train.

“If there is a chance, we might be able to come back to this dimension again. Silcelia, who had gone up first, smiled. It made El's eyes look brighter. Before blushing slightly, the young man heard her mumbling softly to himself.

"I thought no one would hear me," the girl muttered to herself. This earned a chuckle from the green-headed young librarian.

The first day on the train had passed. Everything went smoothly except for the silver-haired young man who scolded El. Until the young girl felt like she didn't understand how she felt. She would often meet him in various places and give him a little scolding before leaving, leaving El screaming in her heart. Such as the library Some living room

I don't know if the other party likes it the same way as you. We've always met each other.

Three days had passed on the train. It didn't make El feel bored at all. With the books in the library, she read them with pleasure. This is different from many people who think that books are bitter medicine and thus feel a little bored.

If we have to say another reason, it's the atmosphere outside the train. The fog was so dense that you could barely see anything except white and the mist on the train windows. You could say that just looking at it for a long time will make you yawn.

“Is there another day coming?” El asked in the dining room on the evening of the third day. Today El ate simple fried rice that looked colorful and delicious.

“Probably tomorrow. If nothing goes wrong,” Frederick replied to the girl who was scooping fried rice into her mouth. The young man looked at the young girl who was beginning to adapt well to the train. Her expressions became more emotional and conversational. But he wouldn't tell the girl about this. Because after telling the girl, she might be as reserved as in the beginning.

"If you're really bored. Do you want to play the Monopoly game, little girl?"

"No, I'm bored," El replied with a dry smile. Over the past few days, everyone has gathered together to play various games. One of them is the Monopoly game where people play until they buy all the land. Upgrade every channel level Whoever loses something else has the right to cry. Or it's a game of rolling dice. There is only this number of channels to go backwards.

“So, let's play the king's game,” Michelle suggested, but each of them quickly declined. El still remembers well the game he played yesterday. The young doctor's orders were very bizarre. Plus, I don't know how it's deteriorating.

"Every time you act like a king, you can't help but get scared," Frederick said, giving him goosebumps. Michelle asked Silcelia who nodded in confirmation, causing the female doctor's cheeks to puff out in anger. Until El laughed at his attitude.

"Then I'll excuse myself first," El said back to everyone. before walking out of the dining room, passing by a young man with silver hair

“Are you bored already?” he asked coolly to the passerby who didn't want to argue with him.

"No," El replied. To this silver-haired young man, Sign, Politeness is not required.

"Oh, I see you're acting bored. I think I want to go home now,” he said, grinning at the girl whose eyebrows twitched. Since getting on the train, Mael had never felt homesick at all. Think only of comparing the world with what you have experienced.

"You're more than that. You're acting like you want to get off the bus." The girl shot back. Normally, she didn't really want to raise her voice to anyone. But with Sign, I don't know why she had to respond like this.

"Only children act like this," El screamed in her heart as people teased children and acted like children without realizing it. He quickly fled into the dining room before El could say anything.

In the morning, El was awakened by Erica's early knock on the door informing her of her new destination. The girl stood up sleepily and nodded to listen before slowly going about her business. Last night she dreamed about Master Train again. This time he came and asked her: Do you know what you paid? To which she replied that she would not go.

As for the mysterious master in the dream, he only said that I'll wait for the day I get an answer from her.

El arrived in the dining room and was the last person on the train. while everyone else came together Of course, there was the silver-haired guy that she didn't really like.

"Well, we'll soon be at our next location, Windless," Frederick said. “At this next stop, I must say that we will only be stopping for 2 hours. It's best not to get off the train at all."

"Eh, why are you not allowed to get off? It's also the least expensive I've ever been anywhere." asked a girl on the train who had talked with El.

“Because this place is very dangerous. This is a land of mist and crime. It's best not to go down because almost every second here something like this happens." The young ticket inspector explained more clearly, making everyone understand the same thing. “But if you go walk around in front of the train, it won't be a problem.

Nothing should happen.”

El listened and looked outside. The foggy scenery outside began to lighten slightly. Another thing she could see was snow. The soft snow was falling slowly, making the view outside appear completely white.

The world of crime? Completely different from the first dimension. And it's probably a lot worse than the world. Even though events like this occur frequently in the world But it wasn't as frequent and prevalent as I had heard. I feel lucky that the world isn't like this... The young girl thought about going for a walk. But it's probably cold. The clothes I have probably won't protect me from the cold.

"Michelle, do you have a sweater I can borrow?" El asked the woman standing next to him.

"Yes, El-chan, are you going to take a walk downstairs?" The girl's eyes widened. I didn't think El would really dare to go down. In spite of Frederick's warning

"Just next to the train. I don't dare go anywhere far." El said with a smile, making the audience relieved.

“Then that's good. I'll go down with you for a walk." The female doctor smiled before inviting El to go pick out a sweater. It must be said that there are a lot of clothes in the girl's closet.

Two hours later, El Michel and Sign got off the train in winter coats. This last one, El, really didn't want me to come down with him at all.

The platform the three descended from was not as large as Xavia. The previous dimension that we've been to It was a big tiled roof. One-story building There are only four platforms. The surrounding people all wore the same style of long coats that covered them completely. Walking around, he was more indifferent than anyone El had ever met on Earth.

"So cold," El said coughing. Both hands rubbed together. It's not often that young girls go abroad. The temperature she encountered was 30 degrees Celsius, but the temperature of about 0 degrees on the temperature measuring tube at the train station made El feel like she wanted to change her mind and get back on the train right now.

"Oh, I can't stand it, so I'll go back up." Sine chased El back without any goodwill. The young man prepared to walk away alone. But it happened that a child wearing a thin winter coat ran into them and caused them to fall.

"I'm sorry," the boy who knocked over El said shortly before running off. When he fell, he deftly reached into El's pants pocket to steal something.

The girl slowly got up in a daze and was about to tell the boy that it was okay. After all, this child's age is being naughty. But it was stuck that in the hand of the running boy there was something golden that El pointed at and gasped. "That's my ticket," El cried out, grabbing his pocket, his mouth unable to scream.

"You bastard," Sine cursed as he ran after the boy before El could even scream.

“Wait for me!” When he regained consciousness, El hurriedly ran after him. to get the ticket back Without a ticket she couldn't get on the train. That was the rule.

“Michelle, go tell everyone about this,” the young man shouted back, startling the female doctor before he hurried onto the train to tell the others.

Sine ran ahead of El. hoping to catch the child With El running close behind. The little thief ran out in front of the train station, which in front of was a large road with lots of traffic. The little guy decided to push the owner of one of the scooters before speeding along the road. In front there is a red light intersection.

The young man cursed under his breath before deciding to (borrow) another scooter with the keys still in it to chase down the train ticket thief.

"Wait for me," El cried out, jumping into the back of the car out of breath. It's not often that she gets to exercise. Here she is completely forcing herself again.

Sine doesn't care about the person who just came over. Accelerating the engine at full speed, the girl nearly fell out of the car, but she was able to hug the young man's waist in time. The pair ran a red light and were nearly hit by a moving bus. Before twisting and following this car overtaking him, El secretly feared that he would fall. Or you'll hit someone else.

But the young man couldn't do that. He drove with such dexterity that it made the little thief scream in his heart. Normally, people in this dimension would be very lenient if their things were stolen. Because in any case, it's difficult to get it back. Even if it's stolen, if it's chased away, it will continue to get worse. It's an endless loop. Except for the crazy people who want things back. or that thing is very important

The thief thought he had stepped on a corn. At first he thought it was some kind of banknote, but it wasn't. It was a strange ticket that could be resold to collectors for a bit of money. But where can I get it? The boy must have missed out on money. When Sine was chasing after him in a car.

The boy abandoned his car, recklessly parked his scooter on the side of the road near an alley before rushing inside. Sine stopped before El knew his duty and jumped out of the car and ran in front of Sine who was running behind.

The alley in front of the two youths seemed to be a huge obstacle, with garbage cans and leftovers. A low-hanging clothesline. If you run without looking, you have the right to die. Making it difficult for both of them to follow It's not like the tiny little one who runs away and takes it far away.

"Where are you going?" El moaned out of breath. But he still continued to run.

“Why are you following her? It's a good idea to wait by the train," the young man said before overtaking the young girl after escaping from his karma in the alley before entering a new alley.

“That's my ticket. I have to take it back myself,” the girl replied breathlessly.

"Your body is spread out like this," the young man said before speeding after the boy. Leaving an exhausted El standing against the wall at the exit to another main road.

"I really know," El grumbled reluctantly. She leaned against the wall and let the young man take care of her.

The young man rushed after the little thief, who he could easily chase after as he was starting to lose his strength as well. No matter how good your feet are Even a child's strength cannot compete with an adult's strength. Sine ran in front of the boy until the boy couldn't brake and fell on his butt.

"What's up, little one? Please return the stolen things.” The young man said in a cold voice, smacking his face as cruelly as possible, causing the other party to be frightened. "You know that stealing from other people is not good, kid..."

“Ah..take it back, uncle. There's nothing interesting about this place." The boy answered with a jerk, cursing Sign for being an uncle in the end. Throws a crumpled ticket into the face of a young man who laughs at a boy who runs away.

The young man bent down and picked up the ticket before it could be blown away by the wind. The damaged golden ticket gradually returned to normal. Smooth and beautiful like nothing had ever happened. It is a special feature of the golden ticket that it doesn't matter if it falls into water, catches fire, or gets wrinkled. Or even if cut with scissors, it won't cut. You only need special equipment to harm them.

The young man walked back to the girl standing on the wall waiting. “Take it, put it away this time,” he said in a cold voice.

"I know," El replied, taking it gingerly before putting it back in his pocket. Then he looked at the young man who was looking at his watch angrily.

"Looks like we missed the train," the young man said, causing El to cry out.

"Is it time yet? How can we?"

"Let's just follow you," the young man said, trying to remain calm and not be upset with the girl even more.

A young girl follows a young man down the street. Before using the bus service, which requires money from here Of course, the person who left was Sine because she didn't have any money here.

The pair got out of the car on the outskirts of a distant town. Next to the bus stop, a pair of train tracks stretched far into the distance until the station could be seen in the distance. El and Zine took about 30 minutes to reach the small, deserted station. The area outside the station was filled with a blanket of white as the snow fell harder.

The two sat on a small platform to hide from the snow. It can keep snow out. But it doesn't help prevent the cold from the temperature dropping.

“Why did you make us wait here? Don't go back to the original station. Everyone is probably still waiting there,” El asked. His mouth spewed out white steam. She couldn't understand why she had to come this far.

The young man tilted his head to look at the other person sitting next to him, sighing at the person who didn't understand anything. "You really don't know anything." He then complained.

“What?” El Hammer shouted as soon as he heard this. But Sine didn't care.

“Listen, no matter how much they want to wait. They had to travel according to the schedule and there was no way to change it. In this case, we have to wait for another train passing near this dimension to stop to pick us up and then take us to the dimension closest to where our train will continue.”

"Say it like you've missed the train before."

"I used to," Sign said, looking at the stupid man's face. "Why is there a problem?"

"No...I just don't think it's true," El replied honestly. Look at the young man's face, which softens.

“Do you want to know why?” the young man asked. But El cried out in vain, causing the other party to let out a grunt. Sine stood up and the young man walked towards the snow-covered steel rails outside. leaving the young girl looking puzzled He stretched out his hand in front of him for a moment. A soft blue light gathered together before shining so brightly that El had to close her eyes. And that light disappeared. Sine then returned to sit as before.

“What are you doing? Don't tell me there's magic." The girl asked. while imagining the other person in the form of a mentally disturbed young wizard who was concocting potions.

Sine chuckled bitterly, causing El to suddenly stop thinking. "If it's real, it's good."

"So it's not like that? Or are you lying?"

The young man shook his head, "No, I just used a device." He said and lifted up his sleeve to reveal a black strap. “Then I will tell you the reason I missed the train. And what was the reason for getting on the train?" Said said before speaking without bothering the other party again.

"My dimension There's no daylight. It's been like this for almost ten years.." he said, leaving El for a moment of shock. Although there are some places in the world where the days last for months, But this is ten years of night. The young man didn't let El be amazed and continued, "Because of me... I was the cause of my world becoming dark. Just go and experience the solar core and that's it. In the blink of an eye.

The light in the entire world was scattered and disappeared. Of course no one knows that I did it, huh…”

*The special energy core that gives light to this dimension.

"Every day since then There's only darkness and wrongdoing that I've done. But everyone is struggling to survive in a world without sunlight. But then one day the master came. present yourself to me Ready to give you this strap to find light that has disappeared into various dimensions. Including prohibited pokies. Do you understand?

If you go outside the line of light, you will definitely die,” Sine said before turning to Ed El. El now understood what the forbidden pokies meant. Why did the young man behave like this?

“Besides, it's frustrating, you know? People who get on the train without knowing their destination.” The young man said, “Because of this, when I went to a certain dimension, I took so long to find core pieces that I missed the train. At first, I was worried. But suddenly another train came to pick me up and drop me off. Besides, she might not know. Our train tickets have a tracking system for their owners.”

"Really? But Fred said that if the ticket is lost and you miss the train, what does that mean?" El was stunned. She didn't think that train tickets would have such secrets before.

“Really, do you believe everything Fred told you?” Sine asked. El shook her head. The girl didn't believe everything the young ticket checker said. Frederick often jokes. Some questions were not answered correctly, causing her

"What I paid for was time.. Time to travel," the young man said, standing up. Take out your golden ticket It glowed softly. With the sound of an express car louder He turned back to the girl and a soft smile played on his lips before continuing.

“Then again, the inter-dimensional train isn't just ours. There are many other processions, but ours is a special procession only.”

In the blink of an eye, the express car was similar to the Shinkansen of Japan in the past. There is an express emblem adorning the middle of the boat. Written in English:

Dimension Express II  

It came to a complete stop on this small platform. Steam radiated out and chased away all the snow clinging to the tracks. Before the door opened and a ticket inspector opened to welcome them in.

The inside of the train is the same as a normal train. At first El thought it would be like her train. Blue velvet cushions line the interior of the cabinet. Two seats each, completely free of passengers. The employee said that he was in the middle of returning for maintenance at Mae Dimension so he could stop by to pick him up and drop him off. Otherwise, the two of them had to go sit in the staff room and rest.

The two young men chose to sit on different chairs with a better attitude towards each other. The couple spent the rest of the trip sleeping. The time the two of them spent was four or five hours. It was also a long journey.

El opened his eyes and woke up again. The express bus was able to catch up with Dimension Travel. The two cars were parked on a small platform in one dimension. She and Sign thanked the express bus attendant and conductor before walking to board the train she was on.

Michelle rushed over and hugged her out of concern. Like Frederick including other people Made El smile and receive the affection from others. It took a few minutes for the two trains to separate.

Today El asked Erica to eat in her room because she was still tired. After finishing ordering food, he excused himself and returned to his room, following closely behind Sign.

"Mr....Sine," El called out to the person walking in front of him before changing his name.

“What is it?” The young man stopped and turned around to ask.

“Thank you very much today. If it weren't for you, it would be too bad.” El sincerely thanked the other party.

The young man stopped and looked at the girl with a still face, as if considering. "I don't have to thank you. I just don't want to see a child crying in front of the train." Sine replied, refusing to walk towards the forbidden carriage. The young man turned back to the young girl. "If you want to see, I'll show you for a moment," he said, not waiting for El to respond at all.

Young man clapping his hands twice The whole room was lit. Revealing a bridge that extends to the other side. Underneath there was a stove of some kind that was working. The young man called out the blue ball he had picked up from Windless. before gently releasing it into the oven below which the ball floated away slowly but surely seeps into the furnace Then the condition of the room returned to the way it was before.

"I hope you don't think twice about jumping downstairs." Said with a soft laugh.

"Who's going to do it? If you're going to do it, please do it first." El immediately shot back. Their interactions were softer. After the incident at Windless The two young people seemed to be more sensitive to each other. It's not like the first time we met face to face.

"As you wish, if you'll wait for me to do it," the young man said with a smile. before walking into his own room

That night, El slept soundly and had no more disturbing dreams. The girl woke up in the morning completely refreshed, free from the fatigue from the day before. El hurriedly took care of himself before going to the dining room where he found everyone sitting.

"I thought I was going to have a good night's sleep." Sine began teasing the other party early in the morning.

"You're more than that. You exert more force than me. So I thought you were hiding under the covers and not wanting to get out of bed,” El retorted, not as irritated as before.

"Ah, I'm sorry it didn't turn out like that."

"Yea," El said and chuckled. This made the rest of the people look at each other, wondering when these two were going to be good friends. They talk better than every day.

El sat down at the table across from Frederick. Look at the view outside the window where every wide grass looks bright and receives sunlight. It's not like yesterday when there was only dense fog.

"Today we'll be at our next destination in the evening, young lady," Frederick said causing El to raise an eyebrow. Didn't you go to another place yesterday? Why is it so fast? The young man scooped some sausage into his mouth and thought about it before answering. “Don't be surprised. A place where I only went to one place like yesterday. The next place is usually close by.” The young man replied causing El to nod in understanding.

“What kind of place would this be?” El thought. The two places she went saw different conditions. The world isn't perfect like Xavia's. The first dimension that you go to Nor is it as bad at theft as Windless. It seems like El himself now knows the answer. For what she wants But I'm still not sure.

She wants the world to be better...even if it isn't perfect. What is perfect doesn't really exist. But what is this thing she's paying for?

Evening has arrived and the train has entered a new dimension. Grasslands like the European-style towns of a few hundred years ago have appeared along the railway line. Houses are decorated with colorful lanterns. It seems like there's a festival going on here. This city, from what El had observed, was next to a high hill that was decorated with lights from the foot to the top.

“Welcome to Promecia. The Promised Land, El,” Frederick said. Before Silcelia explained in more detail.

“Here, it seems like every New Year's Day If anyone were to make a wish in the city where we are going, that wish would come true,” the young librarian said. "It looks like we've arrived on the night of the 31st," he said with a smile.

"Come on, let's go get ready." Michelle smiled, inviting El to choose a cute outfit of her own that she would gladly let others wear. The young doctor was pleased that others looked so good in her outfit.

The outfit Michelle chose for El this time was a cream-colored dress similar to when she went back to the first dimension. It's wrong to have lace ruffles. There were so many flower decorations that El couldn't help but blush a little when she looked in the mirror, and even more when her partner teased her.

"Why are you ashamed, you idiot? Dressed up." That's just a short statement from someone who dresses casually, like a shirt and blue jeans.

Today everyone left the train together except Erica who asked to watch the train. The Els visited a festival in Phromecia that was similar to ancient festivals in the world. El looked at everything, wanting to be interested. People here seem to have fun. It looked cheerful, similar to the atmosphere that El had seen in movies, which couldn't be seen in real life.

It has a balloon booth, a fortune telling booth, and small, delicious snacks for sale. Or even a dance floor with some floor music, violins, fruit, a small group and a rhythm stand. Create color for many people Moreover, on the main road there is a parade that goes on as far as the eye can see.

El went into that shop and stopped by this shop. Try eating strange foods you've never eaten before. Including trying to dance to the Promise song. A song where it is said that if couples dance to each other, their wishes will come true. The person who gave it to her was none other than her rival Etasine. That said it was similar to his world. There was cheering from the people around him.

El didn't think that when they danced together, she and Sign would fall in love. She and the young man were not lovers at all.

After trying out a dance that wasn't difficult at all. They also went to see a parade with musical instruments that created fun songs. A long fancy procession with additional performances Until the time passed until almost midnight. The Els and many of the townspeople went to the top of the mountain.

“What will you wish for, young lady?” Frederick asked the girl. As many people began to make wishes The characteristic of the people here is to put their hands on their chests and ask for blessings.

El looked at the face of the person asking. While thinking of what he wanted to ask for in his heart, "A secret," El smiled back. It is considered a small return for the ticket.

"Oh... The train girl has a secret." Frederick moaned exaggeratedly. It caused a good laugh from the young girl.

If I could stay with everyone for a long time, it would be good... Even though not much time had passed, El had already begun to feel connected to everyone. Being on this train made El see many things. Including generosity and kindness, they taught her so many things that if the day came to say goodbye to each other, she would definitely be heartbroken. Besides, she wants the world to be better. Even if it's slow

I want the world to gradually develop in a better way. It is not starting to go backwards and forwards since the global warming crisis began.

I don't know if this is asking too much or not... That's what El wanted. The girl stopped. She knew the answer and what she was paying for. It's everywhere you go Everything you do The relationship she had with everyone on the train was slow. The first dimension where everything evolves little by little. Or even a land where there are only riots, it will take time to solve the problem.

That's right.. the answer you've been searching for for a long time. What she has to pay is.. time !!

Boom....the loud sound of fireworks celebrating the new year of this land. Colorful fireworks were set off against a clear sky showing thousands of stars, unlike Bangkok where there were no stars. This beauty was frozen in place just like the people were frozen in their various poses.

"The answer has been found," the deep voice of the train master sounded behind El.

“Yes.” El turned around and smiled at the man who gave her the train.

The young man slowly lowered his hood, revealing his jet black hair, snow white skin, and his lips that were now completely invisible, making El unconsciously enchanted. "Congratulations, El, on finding that answer," the young man said, his fear now completely gone. "I hope you're ready for your final station, little one."

He chuckled softly before his figure faded away. Not giving El the chance to say anything further at all.

The girl laughed softly to herself, happy to have found the answer she wanted. The fireworks now will be in her memory forever. It is the result of an answer and a new beginning for the people of this city.

The Dimension Travel train is once again soaring into the night sky over the capital of Thailand. The capital city that was elevated above the sea now filled the sky with sparkling stars. The sea isn't as pitch black as it used to be. It shone brightly in the moonlight and looked beautiful.

Everywhere was filled with green and looked very beautiful. It had changed. Before El knew it, the train had stopped at the new Chatuchak Park, which seemed bigger than before. The people on the bus dropped her off ready. She didn't know when her journey would end.

"Good luck, El. I didn't expect time to go by so quickly," Michelle said as she hugged El, who she loved like a sister.

"Have fun, little girl." Frederick waved his hand.

"Good luck," Silcelia said with a smile.

“Be careful here. Don't do anything careless again." He said in a cold voice before rushing out of the car, causing El to laugh lightly at his goal that seemed to be longer than hers.

"What am I going to tell you?" From now on, please try your best." Erica smiled encouragingly. El knew exactly what that meant.

They all finished bidding farewell to El. The time on the clock began to flicker again along with everyone who boarded the train. Instead, only the train master stood at the entrance to the dining room. I don't know since when. But now he was in front of her.

“What you wanted has come true, little one,” the train master said softly.

"Yes, thank you very much for everything," El said, thanking the young man for not hiding his face like he did at first. “For the time you gave me, I don't. I will make the most of it.”

The train master smiled. Wave your hand gently once. El's train ticket appeared in his hand. “Her wish, even if it is not as complete as Xavia's, But the evil in this world has been greatly alleviated. The rest is your responsibility and everyone else in this world to handle.”

"Yes, I understand."

“You are a lucky person, you know that, my dear? There were only a few people from hundreds of thousands of dimensions. Only out of millions and millions of people can I receive my wish,” the young man said with a smile.

"You must be very lucky," El said happily. Smile like a lucky servant who has been worth it.

“Very much,” he chuckled.

“And will you forget everything?” El asked. One thing that worried her was that she would forget everything that she had experienced. It was probably the best experience El had ever had. Various dimensions that have been there Makes El realize that the world isn't always the worst. There is no best or worst.

“No, it will always be in my memory,” he said, his body fading away. "I hope we meet again, El."

“Yes, I hope so. Both you and everyone,” El said as he bowed to the young man in thanks. which he accepted with a chuckle.

And then time returned to normal again. El heard the sound of a plane passing over Chatuchak Park. Saw the lights of a car that began to resemble the Xavia dimension running around. Only the wheels are still being used. One thing that can be felt is the better weather.

El smiled softly to himself. Pack your backpack and prepare for your condominium accommodation. Her world has truly changed...