Episode 888: Kingdom of Punctuality (3)

The floor turned into water. Not wet, but literally water. The platform's concrete dissolved like powdered sugar, turning into a mirror-like shallow pool underfoot, reflecting a sky the color of pearl milk tea. The crowd vanished, leaving only the three of them, and a giant, faintly glowing fishbone-shaped train. Dou Dou mumbled, chewing on his instant noodles, "Dad, where's our train?" "...This must be a new paint job for the high-speed rail." (To be continued)