Riiiiiiiiiiiing.
The departure whistle sounded, and the train began to move.
We had gone to sit down in the centre of the train. Buchou was in the first train car ahead of us, and it appeared that the rest of our group had to sit in the central train car behind it. I thought that there were surprisingly minor customisations.
Asia and I sat together on the seats facing away from the train’s motion, and Akeno-san and Xenovia took the seats facing us.
Koneko-chan, Gasper and Kiba took the seats next to us. And there was Azazel-sensei sitting at the end of the car, but—he had already entered sleep mode.
The train started running for several minutes. The train advanced down the dark tunnel. I’d been told that this train was powered by a unique fuel that existed in the Underworld. There were a lot of things I didn’t know about the world, weren’t there?
“How long till we get there?”
I asked Akeno-san that.
“We’ll arrive in about an hour. Since it seems that this train passes through the dimensional barrier using official means before it eventually arrives at the Underworld.”
“I thought that we could just jump with a magic circle and enter the Underworld like that.”
“Usually that’s fine, but if Ise-kun and the other new household devils don’t enter at least once by the official route, you’ll be punished for illegally entering. That’s why Ise-kun and the others have to properly finish the official entry procedure.”
“Eh!? Seriously!? But I’ve jumped using the magic circle and entered Buchou’s engagement party before!?"
Yes, I had entered Buchou’s engagement party in the Underworld with a transfer magic circle given to me by Grayfia-san.
Was I going to be punished!? There wouldn’t be any police who were going to cuff me as soon as I arrived at the Underworld, right!?
Akeno-san gave a small smile despite my worries.
“It seems that was a special case because you were transported with Sirzechs-sama’s back-door magic circle, you know? Of course, doing it twice is impossible.”
“I-Is that so…So my instant ticket to jail for going there has been pardoned…”