Chapter 38 - Into the Ghost Train
Hyde pressed hard on his temples and asked,
«What are the chances he's dead?»
«We can't rule it out,» Van said. «But if he's alive, everything we're planning could fall apart.»
Suddenly, Hyde thought of a man.
The man he saw in the footage.
The more he thought about it, the more unsettling it felt.
«That's why... I want the farm owners' help.»
But Hyde couldn't answer.
Sweat pouring down his face, his lips trembled as he muttered,
«It's still just a suspicion, but...»
«What?»
«...He might have already found it.»
The image of that man fighting the Trigger replayed vividly in Hyde's mind.
The way he moved — as if he were completely relaxed, even facing a Trigger.
Wearing nothing more than beginner's clothes.
«No way he's already completed his job advancement, right...?»
Hyde shook his head, trying to deny it.
