It seems like I'm starting to get lucky—Aoto couldn't help but think.
Thinking of this, Aoto's smile deepened.
...
...
Elodie originally rode in the same carriage as her grandfather... which is Anthony.
But now, her best friend Mukiwa had arrived, so Elodie naturally "kicked" Anthony out of the carriage to ride with Mukiwa, letting Anthony find another carriage for himself.
Thus, Anthony, "expelled" by his granddaughter, could only share a carriage with another elderly gentleman: Kiryu.
Rumble... rumble... rumble...
The sound of the wheels turning continuously echoed inside the carriage shared by Anthony and Kiryu, where the atmosphere had been as silent as death since earlier.
Kiryu, sitting with legs slightly crossed and a gentle smile, had his hands folded on his lap, gazing calmly as if observing his own heart.
Anthony, sitting across from him, had his eyes half-closed, glaring angrily at Kiryu.
"...Kiryu, don't you think you owe me an explanation?"
