novelraw Chapter 362: Communication
Chapter 362: Communication
Point-of-View: Ariella Velle
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"Damn it...damn it, damn it, damn it...," I muttered, as I paced around impatiently.
"Why don’t you sit down, Ariella?" Suggested Isla with a smile.
"I’m fine," I responded restlessly.
It was a couple of hours later, about twenty-seven hours since we first set out on the raid. My body felt exhausted, but there’s no way I can relax, let alone sleep, right now.
I was currently in the Union, waiting for their report on the analysis of the area where the Archdemon had vanished with Kai and the others.
As I continued pacing around, I perked up as the door opened, one of the Union’s staff stepping into the room.
"Excuse me, Miss Ariella-..."
"Well?! Did you find out where Kai is?!"
"I, er...no, the analysis isn’t complete yet. But, frankly, it’s highly unlikely that we’ll be able to discern anything worthwhile from this analysis," He informed me solemnly.
"I...I see..."
"On another note, uh, Kaivel’s summons have returned from their raids, and they’re asking to speak with you."
Huh? Oh, that’s right, Luxuria and Invidia...I completely forgot about them.
They might know something!
"Where are they?"
"Follow me, I’ll take you to them."
I bounded after him as he led the way, heading through the building.
I hope those two have some answers...they can sense Kai’s emotions, so they should have some idea of what kind of situation he’s in.
I need to know that he’s okay, if nothing else.
We soon came to a stop in front of a room, before I stepped inside the Union staff guy opened the door, Luxuria and Invidia seated inside.
Luxuria was missing her left hand and had a lot of scratches all over her arms, and Invidia had a chunk of his right side missing, his left eye slashed.
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Huh?
"No, I...I was hoping you two would know something. He was fighting an Archdemon, he almost defeated her, but the area around them suddenly began glowing. It looked like Kai couldn’t move, and then, they suddenly disappeared," I responded with a grimace.
"," Chimed in Invidia.
Wait, that’s right, Treasury!
"[Treasury]," I chanted, my eyes widening as I noticed a new item placed in one of the empty slots.
I opened the slot and reached it, taking out the item. It was an empty takeout box, with writing inside it. The writing’s been done with sauce, it says...
’I’m OK. In the Monster world. I’ll find a way back. Love you.’
A sense of relief washed over me as I read the message, but it didn’t last long...on the one hand, he’s okay.
But on the other hand...he’s in the world that the Monsters come from?
Damn it, that Archdemon, she must have teleported him there...how are we supposed to get him back to our world?!
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"Yeah, I used Appraisal. Her name’s Fenelza Zazzeka," I replied, glancing at her as her eyes widened.
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"Hey, if I stay inside a conquered Dungeon, will I be taken to that world when it recedes?"
" He’s got Acedia with him, and us too, once he withdraws us, so he’ll be fine. And besides, the last thing he would ever want is for you to take such a risk>," Pointed out Luxuria. "Damn it...if only we could put living things in Treasury, then he’d been able to return through it," I sighed wistfully. " "Hey, good thinking! It’s definitely worth a shot! How do I let Kai know, though? Guess I’ll just have to put a message back and hope he sees it," I responded, before creating a copy of a box of fried chicken, the same box Kai had used to write his message. I took the sauce container and opened it, before closing the empty box Kai had written inside, dipping my finger in the sauce and writing on top of the box... ’Open same slot at same time’ " "H-Hey, I’ve never written by hand before, give me a break!" I huffed defensively, before placing the box in the same slot, leaving it open. " " " " "Anything?" I inquired, as I stared expectantly at the open slot. " "Oh. I see..." " "Come on..."