Train Survival: I Can Evolve Everything!

The same thing happened under different circumstances, and Ye Qiyan once again checked into that inn.

The difference lay in this.

The inn proprietress, who had never proactively contacted him before, actively knocked on his door not long after he settled in.

"Hey, young man, you're not asleep, are you? May I come in?"

Lisette glanced at her master, then opened the door.

The inn proprietress, Nishiki Ori, entered holding a tray bearing fruit and a pot of warm wine.

She walked in with a smiling face, casually closing the door behind her.

Time [11:05:05]

This was the time displayed on Ye Qiyan's pocket watch.

Lisette silently stood by the door, the Chrono-Mechanical Armament behind her rotating slightly.

She had already killed the other party thirty-seven times. Each time, after this beautiful proprietress died, her corpse would transform into a werewolf covered in black fur.

So, what about this time?

"Noo...oon?"

A flicker of confusion passed through the proprietress's eyes, but she quickly recovered, seemingly unaware of her strange state just moments before.

"Noon~ is also time for rest."

"~Napping is a good habit~ Especially around one in the afternoon, that's the perfect time to do nothing and just rest properly."

She set down the tray.

Kneeling to sit not far away.

"Sigh~ Me, I wasn't originally from this village. I moved here later with my husband. He went out to work, and I stayed here to open this inn, but business isn't very good~"

"That~ young man, can you tell me what the outside world is like now?"

Ye Qiyan fiddled with Bewitchment and asked in return:

"What do you think?"

The proprietress shook her head.

"I can't imagine. I've lived here for too many years. Everything about the outside is blurry in my memory."

"Then why not leave and see for yourself?"

"Leave?"

The proprietress was taken aback.

"Lea, leave?"

"No, that won't do. The tunnel is too long. We have no lights. We would get lost if we walked inside, so..."

Her voice sounded somewhat strange, but she quickly switched to another explanation.

"I must stay here and wait for my husband, so I cannot leave."

This... sounded like a pre-programmed response.

"By the way, you still haven't said what the outside..."

"Next question."

"Huh? Oh... Please ask."

"What's the deal with the Unmarked Burial Ground in the village?"

The proprietress was stunned again.

"That, that place is... the graves for the villagers after they die."

"This village only has nine of you. Whose bodies are those in there?"

"They are... are..."

The proprietress frowned tightly, bizarre images flashing through her mind.

"They are the blacksmith, the doctor, the judge, the farmer, they are... the inn proprietress..."

Time [13:21:35]

This was a game.

A game that would continuously reset.

Although there was no more evidence to prove this point.

But, it was enough.

Games have rules.

Previously, his identity on the parchment was marked as "Human."

Logically, werewolves kill humans at night, and a public vote is held the next day.

But this Human·Wolf·Village operates in reverse compared to ordinary werewolf games.

Humans are the side that kills werewolves.

Now, he was marked as "Werewolf."

Meaning.

Tonight, he was the one being hunted.

But...

A group of ordinary people attacking him, a Train Conductor?

Ordinary people...

Time [00:11:38]

Thump, thump—

Deep night.

Ye Qiyan looked at the status updated on his personal information and chuckled dryly.

[Status: Sleeping Werewolf (Invalid)]

Simultaneously, new lines of text appeared on the parchment.

[Tonight's Events: The farmer, the doctor, and the cook did nothing. The blacksmith is forging weapons. The guard is protecting the innkeeper. The judge is secretly observing the cook. The errand runner is transforming into a thief. The innkeeper has been selected as the human to wield the knife tonight.]

[Her target is]

[The Traveler]

[The Traveler's identity is: Werewolf]

[You are a werewolf, you are not human]

"I... am a werewolf?"

Ye Qiyan walked to a mirror in the room. In the mirror, his reflection was indeed transforming into a terrifying werewolf.

But...

"Cognitive influence, huh~"

"The previous playthrough as a human was just child's play. This time, becoming a werewolf~ is meant to kill me here."

"It seems I've angered this game's administrator~"

"What do you think, Lisette?"

Lisette smiled slightly. In her eyes, her master remained his original appearance.

And in that mirror, Ye Qiyan saw his own reflection also revert to its original form.

[Witness Truth and Falsehood—]

He, was human.

This game rule's cognitive influence, even its memetic alteration, was ineffective against him.

"That special state I gained from visiting Don Quixote's station back then has really been a great help~."

Ye Qiyan's gaze turned toward the door, where footsteps could be heard.

The inn proprietress pushed open his locked door.

She walked in, looked at Ye Qiyan, and smiled slightly.

In her hand was a tray, and on the tray lay an ordinary knife.

"Ara, you're awake~"

The inn proprietress at night resembled her daytime self.

Still gentle, still beautiful. The difference was in her words.

"Sorry, sorry. This humble woman is not skilled at killing and doesn't want to go too far. Tonight, I can only kill you~"

She walked straight forward.

Lisette's Chrono-Mechanical Armament immediately activated, intending to kill this innkeeper.

But, the inn proprietress seemed to not see Lisette at all. The attack was completely ineffective. She passed directly through Lisette, walked straight up to Ye Qiyan, and raised the knife.

"I hope they don't vote for me in tomorrow's public ballot~"

The knife fell.

But...

Ding—!

A crisp sound echoed in the air.

[Wandering Star Holy Sigil]

A gold-red Barrier intercepted that steel knife.

"Huh?"

"You... intend to resist?"

"It's useless. This is the rule~"

"According to the rules, your resistance is invalid."

The proprietress's face still wore a smiling expression. She raised the knife again, this time aiming for Ye Qiyan's heart.

Boom!

The blade descended. The powerful shockwave actually blasted the entire inn into ruins.

She... was human?

An ordinary human?

The smoke cleared.

Ye Qiyan still stood there, completely unharmed.

Lisette continued to attack, but it remained ineffective.

"Alright, Lisette. At this station, only I can take action myself."

Tianliang Moon Veil clashed with the innkeeper's knife.

"You still intend to resist?"

"And what if I do?"

"Then... it's still useless~"

The inn proprietress still smiled radiantly.

Her aura, however, was continuously increasing.

Ye Qiyan gazed at her and murmured softly.

"If it really ended with just a fight, that would be simple."

Unfortunately.

This was not a hunt, not a mission.

This was a Mystery-Solving Station.

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