[After a few minutes of waiting, Leigh Anderson finally replied to your private message.]

{Wish Upon A Star: To think a big shot like you would resort to such underhanded means. While I admit you’re indeed the undisputed strongest, that doesn’t mean I’ll be easily fooled by you.}

{Wish Upon A Star: For all I know, you could be deceiving me. It’s common knowledge that Train Conductors would only encounter each other at multiplayer-type stations, with the Random Train Encounter Extreme Event being one of the few exceptions.}

{Wish Upon A Star: If you can’t even meet me, how else would you be able to threaten me?}

[Reading the private messages sent by Leigh Anderson, you sneered, ’The caution is commendable, but unfortunately, it’s directed towards me of all people.’]

[’Moreover, it seemed he was avoiding confirming the call-outs I made. He never directly or indirectly mentioned his sister in his message, not giving me any chance to confirm if his Duo is indeed his sister.’]

[’It seemed he was wary of whether I was just making stuff up and wasn’t certain of the information I had. Therefore, he didn’t want me to confirm anything from his reply. The only thing he confirmed was my first message regarding my status as the strongest Terran Train Conductor.’]

[Thinking of this, you knew it wasn’t unintentional. Even from the information you received from the hint prompt, you knew that Leigh was a smart man.]

[Unfortunately for him, this confrontation wasn’t in his favor. He had already used up his monthly usage of Wish Maker. He also couldn’t make use of it again unless he wanted to sacrifice his lifespan or a crucial body part.]

[If he recklessly used his innate talent, the price of the wish might even cause the death of those dear to him, specifically his sister.]

[Due to the random nature of the price mechanism of his Wish Maker innate talent, even if Leigh could use it again, he dared not. Moreover, what’s even more damnable was that the price would have been paid regardless of whether the wish was granted or not.]

[You knew about that, and even the hint prompt informed you that no matter how you provoked Leigh, as long as it wasn’t something too disgusting like threatening to sexually assault his sister, he wouldn’t dare gamble and make a wish.]

[Precisely because Leigh was smart and wasn’t too dumb and reckless that you dared to approach him this way.]

[You knew that as long as you threatened him well enough, and then offered a middle ground, he would undoubtedly agree to exchanging his innate talent for an opportunity to become a Crystal rank powerhouse.]

[Knowing that you got this in the bag, you followed the advice of the hint prompt and voluntarily sent Wish Upon A Star the item description of your Death Papyrus.]

[When Leigh received the item description of the Death Papyrus and was introduced to its absurd capabilities, his eyes widened in fear, but he soon regained his composure.]

{Wish Upon A Star: You are way stronger than I expected. For you to possess such an item, I estimate you’re at Diamond rank? Or even Crystal rank?}

{Wish Upon A Star: However, while you might have used some means to know my name, according to the item descriptions, you still require my facial appearance.}

[Seeing that Leigh was still unconvinced, you merely replied with a picture of him which you’ve printed on paper using magic.]

{Wish Upon A Star: Fuck! What’s your deal then? As far as I remember, I have never offended you. We aren’t even in the same region.}

[Faced with Leigh’s message that finally showed that he had lost his composure, you smirked and replied to him about your intentions straightforwardly.]

{Zenith Zone Zane: Using some means, I know you possessed the SSS-rank Wish Maker innate talent. What I want is your innate talent. I have some means of taking another person’s innate talent, so you don’t have to question whether I lack such a method or not.}

{Wish Upon A Star: You’re dreaming! I won’t let you get my innate talent for free! Who knows, after you get it, you’ll then continue blackmailing me until I even lose my autonomy!}

{Zenith Zone Zane: I know your worries regarding that, and to deal with that, we’ll sign a contract with the World Will as the witness.}

{Zenith Zone Zane: As long as you give me your innate talent, I’ll stop pestering you and will also swear an oath that even if I encounter you in a multiplayer-type station, I won’t attack and harm you as long as you don’t attack my train crew first.}

{Zenith Zone Zane: Of course, I won’t take your innate talent for free. I have a bunch of Initial Crystal-grade Crystal Gem Fruits here, and I’ll give you boxes of them, which would be enough to let you become an Initial Crystal rank Train Conductor.}

[Reading your messages and your offer, Leigh fell into contemplation. He knew that with you possessing the Death Papyrus and even having his name and picture, he was as good as dead.]

[If he were dead, then forget about his innate talent. It would truly not be worth it to defend his innate talent, especially if such action would cause his death.]

[Knowing how powerful you were, Leigh knew that making an enemy out of you meant that in the Terra Train Conductor Group, he and his sister would undoubtedly have no place to perform.]

[With how prestigious you were, just one word from you could make Leigh and his sister’s Train Crew become the most wanted criminals among the Terran Train Conductors.]

[However, since you took the initiative to make a concession, Leigh knew that it was a done deal, and he had no choice but to accept it, or else his life would become hell.]

[Despite that, he still wanted to try his luck, specifically knowing that you coveted his innate talent.]

[So, Leigh sent you a reply.]

{Wish Upon A Star: If you add more Crystal Gem Fruits, I’ll accept your deal if it’s enough for my sister and me to become Initial Crystal rank Train Conductors.}