Chapter 12: Snow Globe (Rewritten)
"After all those millennia... is this what Jarilo-VI has become?"
Himeko frowned as she gazed down upon the planet. Sunny wasn’t sure a planet covered entirely by snow was very ’lush’ or ’verdant’. March had a perplexed expression on her face.
"Huh? So that snowy planet is our destination this time?"
Himeko sighed.
"Yes... Looks like this trailblazing expedition won’t be easy."
A moment later, Pom-Pom spoke through the speakers of the Express.
"Spatial readout anomaly! Star rail stability is down to twelve percent! Schedule alteration: Seven-day stopover time extended indefinitely!"
Listening to the announcement, Sunny curiously asked:
"Anomaly?"
Himeko answered him as she stared at the planet.
"The complex locality of this world has been... affected somehow. The star rail has been blocked off by something. Take an ordinary train as an example: It’s like the tracks up ahead have suddenly snapped, and the way forward leads straight into a collapsing abyss... The only sensible thing to do would be to brake hard, right?"