"Then it's settled."
Ai nodded with satisfaction, "Next, I would like to ask you a few questions. For instance, your journey has indeed been quite long, spanning a full 12,800 years. During this time, you..."
He didn't finish his sentence.
The machine face on the train's screen eagerly began to narrate by itself, "Yes, yes, many things happened along the way, interesting things, and crisis situations. I'll tell you about them one by one, if you're willing to listen."
"At the beginning of our journey, back then the Train Captain often stood by the window, gazing into the depths of the universe. At first, we could see many inhabited planets, but gradually we entered a more solitary region."
"For a long period after that."
"The Train Captain wrote many diaries and recorded numerous videos, including birthday wishes for his future son from age 1 to 100. Although I know humans die, I've never had an intuitive concept of death."
"Until the Train Captain died."
