Crumble
I jumped down from the hole opened by Wince and meets up with Sedona and the others.
"Why were you right below me?"
"That said, it was five rooms away."
And the Sedona in question is crossing her arms and looking displeased.
"Are you angry, Sedona-san?"
"………"
No reply
Looks like she's mad
"You left me out..."
"Hmm?"
"Mother and Father left me out of the group!"
She started crying.
"Hey, I did not leave you out. I only kept it a secret because if I hadn't kept it a secret, we can avoid the worst situation."
"Isn't that what you call being left out?"
Curse you knights!
Don't pour fuel on the fire!
"I was left out of the group after all!"
"It's not, it's not!"
"That's right, Shiro-san and Mother think of Sedona as an important family member!"
I don't know how much time passed before we calmed down Sedona, who had returned to her childhood state.
―――――
Wince finally stops Sedona from crying and runs down the hallway holding hands.
There is no resistance or hindrance on that path.
"So the upper level will be wiped out..."
"What happened?"
Wince is stuck with Sedona and doesn't have time to talk to me.
So one of the knights asked a question after my words.
"I don't know the details, but Governor Montmorency suddenly started aging right before my eyes. He passed away just like that."
"…Almana Quantum?"
"I don't know about that either, if we meet up with Yukikaze, we might find out something... Stop!"
There's a group in front of us
The knights prepare for battle with their bare hands, but the opponent does nothing.
On the contrary, they don't move at all
"…They're dead."
It is clear that the corpse died while standing.
Completely frozen like rigor mortis
But I still feel heat
As if they had been alive just a few minutes ago.
"Shiro-sama, they died in a similar way."
A fork in the hallway
There are several corpses standing in front of it.
"Do you know the cause of death?"
"Is it because of old age?"
As soon as we start investigating the corpse, the hallway shakes violently.
"What is it this time?!"
"Shiro-sama, outside! Outside!"
When I looked out the window as I was told, I saw the branches of the Tuega.
But it's different than before
The whole thing has turned reddish brown and is starting to fall apart.
"Hey, no way..."
"This thing is falling apart!"
"We have to escape!"
"How? Who knows the way!"
Me and Wince
Also, if Sedona turns into a wyvern, she can escape by flying.
But the knights can't do that.
We need to find an escape route quickly.
-Shiro-san, can you hear me!-
A voice echoes throughout the hallway
It's a familiar voice
"Shirufi?!"
-Yes, I'll spare you the details. The entire Tuega is collapsing, I will guide you to the escape route, so please head towards it now-
"Where are you!"
-I'm in the center of the upper layer of Tuega-
"I'll come get you right away! Wince, I leave the knights to you..."
-No, please don't come-
"Why!"
-It's already too late... I don't want you to see it-
"...You too?"
-…Yes-
When she heard that, I felt like Shirufi's voice became hoarse.
"You're okay with that?"
-Yes, all the blame lies with us. Only we have to make amends-
"…Guiding, I'll leave it to you!"
-Let me take care of that-
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