Batu |
"...Not good. Obviously the air has changed since the first time." |
Batu |
"Yoshino and Vivienne, could you come over here for a minute?" |
Vivienne |
"Oui oui? What can we two cuties do for you?" |
Yoshino |
"If Yoshino and Vivienne have been summoned, then it's that thing, isn't it?" |
Vivienne |
"What thing? Something fashionable? |
Yoshino |
"Zenzen jigaimasu." |
Batu |
"I want you to see if you can detect enemies with your magic. There's an altar just up ahead, and I want you to find out if there are any powerful enemies lurking around." |
Yoshino |
"That's what it means." |
Vivienne |
"So that's how it is. So, ma petite sorcière, you and I are going to reconnoiter." |
Yoshino |
"Let's do that." |
Batu |
"Vivienne, be careful. If you feel like you're going to be overpowered, just fall back to me." |
Vivienne |
"What?" |
Batu |
"Your power of the lightning bolt. If Canaria is hiding nearby, you're the first one she'll target." |
Vivienne |
"I see. That can happen..." |
Vivienne |
"Thank you Batu, so far it doesn't seem to trigger that power, but I'll be careful." |
Batu |
"Everyone else stay vigilant. This altar here is also the entrance to the middle layers. We never know what might be lurking there." |
Vivienne |
"Now Yoshino, let's go." |
Yoshino |
"Haai~" |
Vivienne and Yoshino tried to use their magic to detect any threats in the vicinity. Miyako also had her ears and tail up to assist in case something goes wrong. |
Batu |
"......" |
Batu was behind the three of them, looking around the tunnels with a keen eye. |
It appears that Batu was looking for Canaria, not Phantom Mist or Mist Monsters. |
But while Batu is on the lookout for Canaria, and the other Train Knights are on the lookout for monsters, someone else is aware of the presence of something that is neither monster nor Canaria. |
Putra |
"......" |
Putra was the only one who's staring at the rock wall where this tunnel dead-ends. She is gazing in the opposite direction to where Vivienne and Yoshino are on the lookout, where the so-called Phantom Mist is likely to originate. |
Just to be sure, I followed Putra's gaze, but I saw nothing. Nor do I feel anything. But Putra is definitely paying attention to that place, which is not in our direction of travel. |
Yoshino |
"Nothing unusual. Didn't detect any kind of magic or sorcery." |
Vivienne |
"It seems safe to go on. Shall we ask Miyako's opinion just to be sure?" |
Miyako |
"No problem, I used a different type of sorcery than Yoshino-chan, but I didn't detect any traps either." |
Putra |
"...Wait a minute." |
Vivienne |
"Putra?" |
Putra |
"That wall is not in the direction we're going, but I'd like to check that too." |
Yakutsk |
"Why? That one is just a dead end..." |
Batu |
"There is no way behind that wall. Khabarovsk and I have checked it thoroughly." |
Batu |
"But we didn't go into that much detail to see if there are any... 'other things'. In times like this, it helps to have Putra around." |
Vivienne |
"I don't know what it is, but Putra is interested in that side. So let's find out." |
Vivienne |
"Is that okay, Conductor?" |
Conductor |
No problem. In fact, I was also wondering where Putra was looking. |
Conductor |
We are a team. I want to respect the opinions and ideas of each and every Train Knight. In dangerous situations like this, even the slightest oversight is unacceptable and we should all be very vigilant. |
Vivienne |
"My thoughts exactly. I agree." |
Versailles |
"Let's check that wall then, Miyako, put the lights over here..." |
Batu |
"Wait." |
Versailles |
"Miss Batu?" |
Batu |
"We haven't decided how we're going to investigate. It's dangerous to step in uninformed where there is none. Why did Putra want to examine that wall? What if we didn't ask why?" |
Versailles |
"That too, I suppose. I'm sorry. I'm a bit preoccupied." |
Batu |
"So let me ask you why, Putra? You smelled something, perhaps...?" |
Putra |
"You're very perceptive. I'm not as good as Batu after all." |
Batu |
"It's just my good guess. I didn't want to go any further. I thought maybe there was something at the altar." |
Batu |
"Do you even know what's there?" |
Putra |
"No, I don't know that much. But I can't stop thinking about that wall. I don't feel their eyes on me, I don't hear their voices..." |
Batu |
"That's enough for me. If Putra stops in the mine, that's something. That's what my grandpa taught me when I was little." |
Batu |
"Let's leave this to Putra. I'm counting on you, Putra." |
Putra |
"Mhm, got it." |
Putra |
"Vivienne, I need your help on something." |
Vivienne |
"Of course. Anything I can do. So? How do I know what to look for? I've already done the whole probing for traps with magic." |
Putra |
"I want you to fire an offensive spell there." |
Vivienne |
"Offensive spell?" |
Putra |
"Yes. Just a light tap. I don't want anything too intense." |
Putra gave a surprising answer. It was an outlandish attack on an empty rock wall with magic... |