Under the envious gaze of everyone around, an even more astonishing event occurred.
After shouting out the name Ronald.
Alita was not only surprised in her tone, but also in her actions.
The sleepiness in her steel-blue eyes was instantly dispelled by delight.
The next second, she moved along with her emotions.
She didn’t care about the looks from the other people in the dining car.
Wearing a nightgown, her delicate body collided straight into Ronald’s arms.
Soon after, the girl’s voice full of anticipation rang out upon Ronald:
"Back in the small town outside Yoiz, it was you and your father who gave aid to me when I was a wanderer!"
Had Ronald not noticed the fingers Alita was moving on the palm of his hand,
he might have really believed her!
After all, who wouldn’t have a beautiful fiancée or a cute sister after a crossover, or at least a lovely loyal maid at their side...
But excluding a lovely maid—
Anyway, at the moment, Ronald didn’t have time to enjoy the softness of the girl hurling herself at him, nor could he steal glances at the spring sights revealed by her nightgown.
Because right there in his palm,
Alita had written out a term with her fingers.
The girl hurling herself at him was none other than Nade disguised.
Although he could not confirm if this face, or rather, this body was her true appearance, some details were unmistakably revealing.
In fact, ever since their adventure on Black Mountain, Ronald had noticed something.
In their frantic escape from the madwoman in the Black Mountain mansion, Ronald and Nade had tumbled down from the second floor much like stacking dolls.
That time, he felt something was off about the merchant ’sir’s body.
Regarding the structure of human bones, there are distinct differences between males and females.
Generally, the angle below the pubic symphysis of males is acute, while for females, it is obtuse.
When Nade and he had collided back then, he noticed hers belonged to the latter.
That is, the anatomical structure of a female’s pubis.
To elaborate further—
Just this morning, while washing up, Nade inadvertently revealed another detail betraying her real identity.
That was the angle of bending over when brushing teeth.
Due to the body’s structure and the comfort of standing, ordinary people instinctively stand upright while brushing teeth to maintain a comfortable sensation.
Even when bending towards the sink, the angle is generally not too deep.
Only those with excessive fat on their chests or belly develop such exaggerated bending habits in their daily routines.
Because if they didn’t bend that deeply, their clothes would likely get dirty while brushing.
Not to mention, in the days they had spent together, Nade also inadvertently exposed her mastery of a mysterious discipline—"Human Body Construction."
With her expertise in dissection and even using abilities derived from this mysterious knowledge,
Nade likely could disguise her physical appearance.
Enough clues had accumulated.
The truth had become apparent—
This Alita, with the same steel-blue eyes as Nade’s, who had blurted out his name and had written ’Black Mountain’ on his palm,
was undoubtedly Nade in disguise!
Ronald’s fists hardened.
Just as he had thought earlier in the carriage, now he felt like landing a punch on this guy, especially right in the face.
Beauty privilege didn’t apply to people who caused him trouble.
Especially since Ronald, unlike other people on the train who viewed Alita as an ’Angel Gem,’
had personally seen this guy brutally kill two monsters corrupted by the Magic Book, then walk bloodied carrying a severed head.
Subsequently, they even skillfully dissected the corpses.
With such an experience, it was hard...
As Ronald prepared to think of a way to strike back, someone else made a move.
The people accompanying Alida to the dining car, besides the middle-aged military officer and Detective Swift, included a young girl slightly younger than her.
She seemed to be someone close to Alida in her daily life.
At that moment, seeing her mistress’s demeanor, she immediately rushed over with a tense face.
"Miss, you should be mindful of the impact!"
"What will people think if they see?"
The young girl did call out, but Alida remained lying on Ronald’s body, her expression unfazed.
She even complained dissatisfiedly,
"Lily, it’s not like there are any reporters around."
"Am I not allowed to be happy when I meet such an important person in my life?"
"Don’t be so willful!"
Alida’s slightly complaining words did not stop the young girl’s actions.
Seeing her mistress still clinging to Ronald and unwilling to let go, the girl called Lily started pulling and tugging at her.
"There might be no reporters, but there are still so many people watching!"
Finally, Alida did not outstubborn the young girl.
After all, this was no place for a young girl’s frolicking.
"I understand, isn’t that enough?"
Slowly sliding off Ronald, she immediately grabbed a chair from beside the table and placed it next to Ronald, then promptly sat down.
Ignoring Lily’s awkward expression, Alida called out to the military officer,
"Mr. Wickry, Mr. Swift."
"I’m sitting with my own friend, that should be okay, right?"
Their gazes shifted back and forth between Ronald and Alida.
Finally, Swift responded,
"Of course, Miss Alida."
"This will not affect our forthcoming plans."
Getting the response, Alida looked up victoriously and then hooked Ronald’s arm,
"No problems now, right?"
"Continue being willful, Miss."
Lily’s expression was extremely helpless.
However, facing her mistress’s temperament, all she could do was turn and stand behind her, silently guarding Alida.
Seeing things calm down on Alida’s side, the middle-aged military officer looked sharply around the carriage, then spoke to the detective beside him:
"Mr. Swift, everyone is here."
"Good, leave the rest to me."
Nodding to the officer, Mr. Detective politely walked to the center of the dining car, roughly in the center of everyone.
Then, he turned around and surveyed the crowd:
"Ladies and gentlemen."
"I deeply regret that you have encountered such an incident late at night."
"At the same time, I understand your confusion, puzzlement, and tension."
"But please believe me, all questions will be answered next."
"I guarantee this in the name of Swift!"
"Innocents will safely reach their destination; and the criminal, will inevitably meet his deserved fate!"
At that moment, the sound of steam bursting forth came from the direction of the train’s head.
The train had started!