Star Railway: The Last of the Grammer Riders

Chapter 157 Company and Family Gold Placer and Sunday
Aspect of Alluvial Gold
After meeting with the Fool, Sand Gold decides to meet with the Memory Man to cooperate.

Even without cooperation, obtaining some information about Pinocchio from Yizhe is still a good thing.

Unfortunately, the Memory Maker didn't see the Fool much after meeting him in the gold mine.

They used to be able to appear in the same frame from time to time, but now they can't even do that anymore.

Although she was somewhat curious as to why the one who remembered was avoiding her, she figured that since that was the case, she could only look for someone else.

Although I was very reluctant to do this, I had no choice but to turn to the anonymous customer in the end.

But now a problem has arisen...

The nameless guests have vanished without a trace!

Whether it's the navigator Himeko or the recently popular Hoshi.

Or perhaps Ye Tianyu has disappeared!

It was as if they had never been there.

But he, or rather they were all quite certain, had seen the nameless man arrive at the scene, and even Pam was there.

But now they're all gone.

This puzzled Sand Gold greatly.

Where did they go?
It seems fate is telling me not to scheme against the nameless stranger...

Ultimately, Sand Gold was able to meet with Latio with very little information, and together they faced the family's representative.

"How is it, Professor? Have you found any useful information?" Sandkin asked Ladio directly as soon as he saw him.

"It's a pity, perhaps the family hid it too well, I couldn't find any information about it."

"Pretty much, but I don't quite understand... I was walking around during the Golden Hour just now and didn't see any passengers from the Star Train. Where did they go?"

“Don’t even mention you, I have no clue either. And there’s another suspicious point: the Star Train was glanced at by several Star Gods before it arrived here. That’s also a suspicious point. What exactly caused so many Star Gods to glance at it?” Ladio said, somewhat troubled.

"So what should we do? Play the information gap game with the family? We'd lose that. I can't guarantee my 'chips' won't be known to them."

“Gambler, you think you can win? With your ‘chips’?” the blue-haired man said.

“Three ‘chips’ are enough, all or nothing,” the blond man opposite him said with a confident smile.

“However, according to the information I’ve received, your three ‘chips’ are already known to your family. You no longer have the confidence to gamble with them,” the blue-haired man said.

"Heh, who knows? So what if they know about my three 'chips'? I might still have one more 'chip,' after all, I don't know what it is." The blond man didn't panic when he heard that his family knew about his "chips." Instead, he seemed to expect it and simply flicked one chip up and caught it again.

"Heh, you actually don't believe in your own luck anymore?" Latio retorted.

“It’s not that I don’t believe in my luck, it’s just that I have a feeling my luck is about to run out. Maybe this is the end for me, or maybe I’ll drop a rank after this?” Sand Gold said half-jokingly. “Really… how long has it been since I felt this way? I haven’t felt this way since I last met him.”

At the time of morning dew, at the Morning Dew Mansion.

Sand Gold and Ladio finally met the Sunday they had been waiting for.

“We’ve finally been waiting for your visit. But it seems you two have some private things to discuss before we begin. Why don’t you take advantage of the time you still have to resolve them?” Sunday said.

"No need, we've already discussed everything we needed to. Let's get straight to the point. I'm here to retrieve some of my personal belongings: my personal items kept by the family, that bag of cash, and..."

“And the box that holds the ‘Foundation Stone’,” Sunday said. “Yes, that’s the box,” Sand Gold said.

“‘Cornerstone’… I’ve heard that it’s a crucial asset of the Strategic Investment Department, a sacred stone that holds immense power under the ‘Protection’ order, with each of the liquidation experts holding one. But are these two in the box… really yours?” Sunday’s question seemed insinuating, but it was actually an interrogation.

“Yes and no,” Sand Gold said briefly.

“Well… I’ve heard people say that aventurine and jade are very similar. Now it seems so.” Sunday said, picking up the green base stone that shone in the light. “This ‘aventurine’ is really similar to the jade I’ve seen before. They’re both so beautiful. But I’m sorry, I can’t return this box. After all, I need to consider the safety of the Dream Chaser from Pinocchio.”

"It's alright, I understand. Since the box is still kept by the family, I hope it won't be damaged in any way, otherwise the company will blame me." Sand Gold didn't show any dissatisfaction and said with a smile.

“No problem, I will return it personally before you all return,” Sunday said. “However, I also cannot return this bag of money 'temporarily'.”

“This ‘aventurine’ isn’t yours, is it? And that yellow one too,” Sunday said.

"Heh... I didn't expect the family to have already guessed it?" Sand Gold said with a wry smile.

“I can return your aventurine. But I need your help with something…” Sunday said earnestly.

Upon hearing the word "Sunday," Sand Gold was stunned.

"Your foundation is right here. Actually, the reason I'm meeting with you today is because I need your help. I need the company, or rather, you, to do me a favor..."

"Oh? I didn't expect the family would ask the company for help? That's quite unusual," Sand Gold said with a smile.

“To be precise, it was my personal request. These days, many uninvited guests have entered Pinocchio, and some have even started indiscriminately attacking other tourists. I know my sister; she would rush to help immediately if she saw injuries or fatalities, even knowing she couldn't handle it and that doing so would hurt herself, she would still do it without hesitation,” Sunday said.

"Oh? Then why don't you lock her up until the problem is solved?"

“She is my family, not my servant. I will protect her, but I have no right to restrict her or stop her ideas. Birds will eventually spread their wings and fly, and all I can do is give her motivation and help before she takes flight, and at the same time, be her home,” Sunday said.

Sand Gold fell silent after hearing Sunday's words.

He has an older sister and other relatives.

During the Kattica massacre in Tsigania, his sister, to protect him from the Kattica slaughter, tricked him into playing hide-and-seek. If he hadn't happened to be there, his sister might have…

He probably died then.

He not only recognized my talent and gave me a chance, but he was also my savior.

Unfortunately, he still left in the end.

In the end, because of Jade's appreciation, he and his sister stayed to work under her.

It gradually evolved into the placer gold we know today.

“Okay, I’ll help you. But what will I get in return?” Sand Gold asked.

“I will talk to you in detail after everything is over,” Sunday replied.

"I hope you can keep your word." Sandstone stood up and took his broken, hastily stitched-up sandstone.

Outside the Morning Dew Mansion

“Gold Sand, do you really believe what he says?” Ladio asked.

"I don't believe him, but I can't completely trust him from my standpoint. However, no one, no matter how close they are to their loved ones, would want them to be harmed, whether it's him or me. Besides, he returned the gold nugget to me for his sister's sake. This was an unexpected development," Gold Nugget replied.

(End of this chapter)