Chapter 195: In the city, flowers bloom; at the gate, the moon flows (1)
...I now fully understand that Earth is no paradise.
Especially this country—America is a land soaked in sin.
It’s hard to believe a place like this ever became a global superpower.
Is there truly no god left on this earth?
(excerpted)
...In conclusion, it seems I must travel to the Soviet Union to find the kidnapped children.
I apologize for defying the prophecy. I’ll accept punishment once I return.
—Excerpt from a letter written by Zirzis Rakti, after being pickpocketed in LA and sent to the Saint.
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The train's sudden stop turned out to be just a minor incident.
The engineers claimed the emergency brake had triggered on its own—but what really buried the event was the intervention of the Seonjuk Mercenary Corps, who occupied most of the passenger cars.
More precisely, it was Scarlett O’Hara’s decision.