The agent with the scar on his neck silently stared at the guidance counselor inside the monorail car.
“…That you have the right.”
“Yes.”
The smile on the counselor’s face, which had seemed on the verge of twisting with delight, straightened once more.
“Did you perhaps forget? I’m from Segwang Special City.”
“……”
“And since I made a contract with the Mascot, there could hardly be a role more connected to this place than mine. Ah, thank you.”
That last remark was directed at the Mascot holding out a souvenir sticker to him.
‘…A deer? A cat?’
In any case, the mascot suit, the sort anyone would expect to see at an amusement park, waddled out to the front of the train and waved as if welcoming the four of them, escorting them along.
Looking now, it was dressed like a conductor.
“So, we just… get on?”
“Yes.”
And Researcher Lee Jaheon began boarding the train without hesitation.
As if it was somehow delighted to see him, the Mascot circled around him in little loops, then, as if suddenly remembering its status as a conductor, hurriedly stopped and gave a fake cough.
Once Reporter Eun Haje boarded, muttering something like, “That little guy’s cute,” Ryu Jaekwan hurried onto the monorail after her.
♩♪♬♬~♩♬♬~♩♪♪
The golden monorail set off briskly.
Beyond the window, the ivory walls of the beautiful track slid by, along with a map of the theme park drawn upon them…. A Fun Theme Park!
Ryu Jaekwan, staring at it, turned his head, and only when his eyes met the counselor’s did he abruptly come back to himself.
“Um… sir.”
“……”
The counselor looked at the high school student before him, then spoke.
“Rather than ‘sir,’ I’d prefer Ho Yuwon.”
“Pardon? I-I can’t call a teacher by his name like that….”
Ho Yuwon’s gaze swept over the flustered high school student and moved to his…