After entering, they are in a wasteland of dark gray color, there are giant structures of metallic buildings that seem to be eroded. When they looked back, Knight was nowhere to be found and the portal had already closed. Sannet suddenly collapsed on the floor while breathing really rapidly.

"Sannet?" Viola exclaims: "What happened?" She then sees a steel stick going through lower hips, she must've gotten it while slipping on the floor.

"Tch... I-I'll live..." Sannet said while her already pale face is looking like one that is on a corpse.

"The hell you will." Minka exclaims: "We need to get you out of here now!"

"We are in the abyss now..." Leanna looks around, there isn't any man made building nearby, just random metallic structures: "We are on our own now..." She said,

Viola examined the wound and took a long deep breath: "We don't have the time to waste! We have to find a place to treat Sannet!" She said: "Everyone, spread out and search for any sign of civilization!" She added.

Everyone then begins looking around the place while Viola is trying to pull the steel stick out from Sannet's hips. Suddenly, a giant flying beast with three heads appears on the sky above the team. It then roars with a loud voice which caused everyone to cover their ears. It then shoots fireballs from its mouth, Leanna uses her wind to stop the fireballs from reaching them. Minka brought it down by slamming it on the ground with her psychic force.

"We have to go to somewhere with cover." Sannet tries to get up but the pain is making her dripping sweat.

"Wait, hold on Sannet." Minka holds her hand and helps her to stand up, she then looks around and sees some trees nearby: "Let's bring her to the tree."

"Thank goodness we brought enough med kits for this..." Viola takes off Sannet's shirt and injects her with pain reliever and medicine to prevent infection: "I think we need to take out the metal now." She said: "Minka, can you do it?"

"Sure..." Minka grabs the stick and slowly pulls it out from Sannet's body. She is making sure that it is coming out in a rather smooth way instead of hurting Sannet again.

"Aghh... damn it..." Sannet said with a painful expression on her face.

Viola then disinfects the wound and puts on some bandages while Minka is holding Sannet's hand: "This should be the worst of it... Let's see if you will live or not." Viola said.

Sannet just tried to smile at the joke, but it only made Minka worry even more. Viola then pulls out a blanket from the bag and puts it under Sannet's hips: "Hold on tight." She said: "I will stop the bleeding now."

Sannet held on to Minka's hand really tight as Viola pressed the wound to stop the bleeding, Sannet screamed in pain and her vision turned black. Viola then tied the wound tightly to stop the blood flow and then looked at Minka: "Let's hope this will work..." She said,

"You did well, Sannet." Minka said.

"..." Sannet opened her eyes and looked at Minka in silence: "I will be fine... the healing factor should be activated by now..." She tried to get up but Minka pressed her down.

"Hey, don't get up." Minka said: "You can barely even move right now." She added.

Leanna just came back from trying to find signs of civilization: "I found an abandoned camp, we should start heading there."

"Yeah... Let's go..." Sannet said while her face is still looking pale as snow.

Everyone nodded their heads and started walking towards the camp with Sannet being carried on Minka's back. When they arrived, they found the place was very messy and cold. They are all sitting inside the tent, ten minutes later Sannet collapses from blood loss.

"We need to warm the place up." Minka said: "Or she will get worse."

"It's too cold for me to even sit down." Viola said: "I don't know how they lived in this place." She added.

Leanna walked out from the tent and looked around: "We might need to find some source of power or fuel..." She said while checking corners, but nothing is being left behind by the previous group.

"Well... that's gonna be hard." Minka said: "And, I don't think this place even has sun and moon." She added while pointing at the starless sky.

Suddenly a cold wind blew inside the tent and made everyone shiver. Minka phase out a power sword and slashes the ground near her.

"What are you doing?" Viola asks.

"I'm making a fire..." Minka said: "It's really cold here. Let's try to use what we can to warm this place up."

"Power swords don't generate heat! Are you an idiot?!" VIola exclaims: "That's a waste of your power and it's dangerous to make fire out of a power sword!" She added.

"..." Minka remained silent and looked down.

Leanna bites her lower lips and begins rubbing her hands together: "We will need to warm this place up before Sannet freezes to death..." She said,

"But how?" VIola asks.

"Body heat... The way people usually warm up with the help of their body heat." Leanna answered.

"You want us to just sit here and do nothing but hug each other?" Viola asks with an unbelievable face, but then she turns her head at Minka : " Well what are you waiting for? Go lie next to Sannet and cuddle her. Let the rest of us handle this ourselves." She added.

"Uhm... what?" Minka's cheeks turned all red when Viola said this: "Why me?"

"Because your body is warmer than ours and you don't get cold easily. Now take off your shirt and pants then cuddle Sannet." VIola said: "Those Terra blood on you isn't for show."

Minka's face turned even more red when Viola said: "O-Okay..." She said while she was about to remove her shirt.

Sannet suddenly opens her eyes and stops Minka: "You can't take off your clothes here." She said: " it's too dangerous to stay without any gear on you…" Sannet then pulled out a lighter from her pocket: "Use this."

Leanna then walked in with a few sticks and pieces of cloth: "I found these near the camp." She said: "There is also a well but it has rusty gears inside." She added.

Viola lit up the fire and also lit a cigarette. After the fire was lit, everyone else got out of the tent and tried to warm their body as best as they could. VIola then took a stick and began throwing it into the fire.

"It's so cold..." Leanna said: "I wonder how long it will take for the sun to rise up." She added.

"There's no sun in the abyss." Viola said while exhaling the smoke: "It will be pretty dark out there."

"..." Minka remains silent.

Sannet managed to raise up her upper body and asked: "Can I get one as well?"

Viola handed the cigarette to Sannet and looked around: "How long are we going to stay here?" She asks.

"A day or two at most." Sannet replied: "My healing factor is already doing its work, I will be fine." She added.

Viola just sighs: "Well then, what should we do? We have no idea where we are."

"I think we should keep moving around for now." Sannet said but then she winces in pain.

"How are you two kids doing?" Viola looks at Minka and Leanna: "Anything we should worry about?" She asks.

"I... I don't feel anything unusual." Leanna said.

"Yeah... I think I am okay." Minka said while looking at Sannet: "Will Sannet really be ok?" She asks.

"Don't worry, Minka." Sannet said with a gentle tone: "I will be fine... Just try not to let your body get too cold, that's all you need." Sannet suddenly wants to change the subject: "What is up for you and Leanna hooking up with each other?" She asks.

Leanna's face suddenly turned all red and she hid her face under the camp blanket: "Why are you asking?!" She exclaims.

Minka is also all red now, she tried to think of an excuse: "It's because Lea was worried for me..." She said while looking away: "I felt stressed out so we slept in the same room together..." She added.

"Yeah, but you two are family. This is not something that can be looked at from a normal perspective." Sannet said: "It's just... why do you guys have to do that?" She asks.

Minka and Leanna are now silent, they looked at each other then slowly lowered their heads.

"Oh, I get it." Sannet said: "You both feel that way about each other, right?" She asks.

"..." Minka is now looking at Sannet with her eyes widened.

Viola chuckles: "My, Sannet is so talkative when getting hurt. Probably just the adrenaline talks though. I mean, I don't see the problem here." She asks: "It's not like Lea can knock off a child from Minka."

"..." Leanna was now all red and trying to hide her face.

"Wait, why 'from' me? Lea and I are both girls." Minka asked.

"Because you are clearly is the bottom here." Viola answered: "Leanna is more dominant than you. That's how it works." She added while having a grin on her face.

"..." Minka looks away.

"You two have a good dynamic there." Viola said with a teasing smile on her face: "I mean this is not the weirdest thing ever. So, no judgment here. Besides... sometimes I also want to lay my head on Minka's thighs..." She added.

"E-Eh?!" Minka exclaims while looking at Viola.

"What? Am I not allowed to say that?" Viola suddenly lays herself on Minka's legs and starts caressing her thighs: "You're so warm and soft..."

"Hey, stop that!" Minka pushes Viola off her: "Y-You're just making it even more weird..." She adds.

"..." Leanna is just silently watching the whole thing. She then also let out a small chuckle.

Viola then lit up another cigarette: "Your laugh is so cute, Lea." She said while looking into her eyes.

"Thanks..." Leanna replied with a shy smile: "I don't really get that a lot..." She added.

"Well, you should. Your smile is very contagious." Viola said: "It's so bright and beautiful. You look like a sunflower." She added.

"What is a sunflower?" Minka asks.

"You don't know that?" Viola asks in surprise: "They are yellow flowers that grew on Holy Terra. It symbolizes the brightness and warmth of the sun." She explained: "Well... It's not really like that these days but the flower was really famous in the old times."

"I see..." Minka said.

Viola then put out the cigarette and stood up: "I am going to keep watch for the night... But I will call you guys if anything happens. And Minka, please make sure to keep Sannet warm." She said,

"Uhm...okay..." Minka replied.

"..." Leanna then turns her head away from everyone and begins falling into sleep.

The night passed by very slowly with Viola being on guard duty the whole time. When it's morning,at least from watch time, everyone except Sannet wakes up and goes out of the tent. Viola looked at the sky and sees that there is no sun: "It is weird, it looks like there's a sky but in reality we are underground." She said: "Well, at least the lighting isn't too bad." She added.

"Good morning, Viola." Minka greeted her.

"Yeah, yeah... You all can go ahead and eat breakfast now. We have plenty of rations thanks to Minka's dimensional pocket." Viola said: "I am gonna check the surroundings if there's any place where we could find something useful." She added.

"Aren't you hungry?" Leanna asks.

"I am... but I don't really want to leave this place unchecked." Viola answered: "I will just eat my ration when I come back. And Minka, please feed Sannet."

"I don't need her to feed me." Sannet can already sit up by herself now.

"Stop being stubborn and just eat." VIola said before leaving the camp.

Minka walked back into the tent and took out the rations given by VIola. She then feeds it to Sannet but Sannet refuses to take it: "Stop doing this, I am not your pet."

"Yeah, I was about to say this feels like feeding a cat..." Minka said while having a light smile on her face: "But you don't have any choice, you need to eat. I can't just let you starve to death."

"..." Sannet remained silent while looking away.

"Just eat up." Minka said while pushing the ration to Sannet's mouth.

"Mmph!" Sannet finally gives in and swallows it.

"See? That wasn't that bad was it?" Minka said with a slight smile on her face: "Aren't you good kitty~"

"..." Sannet gave Minka a death glare: "Shut up."

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"C'mon don't be so grumpy! You need to eat more and get better, I mean it." Minka suddenly realized something: "Wait a minute, did your intestine get pierced?" She asks.

"It is fine now, the internal organ heals first when the healing factor is activated." Sannet replied.

"Good thing you heal really fast..." Minka said while taking the ration out of the bag: "Open up." She added.

Sannet just looks away from Minka with a slightly annoyed look, Minka pouts and places the ration on her mouth: "I said open up." She said,

Sannet opened up her mouth and ate the ration: "Stop ordering me around." She said,

"Well if you are not being a grumpy kitty, i wouldn't have to do that." Minka said with a teasing tone: "Aww, you are not a grumpy kitty are you?" She added.

Leanna just chuckles when she sees the two of them interacting like this. After Sannet finished eating the ration, Minka got up the camp and helped Leanna to maintain the kindle. When Viola came back, they asked her what she found.

"Nothing in particular. There were lots of boxes but I didn't feel like breaking into them. But there was this thing on the ground next to the camp." She answered: "It looks like a device for marking coordinates but I don't know what it is for." She added.

"It's a militarum issued tracker for the high command." Leanna recognized it immediately: "I think I can track its signal and find the similar ones on my PDA." She said,

"Alright then, let's do that." Viola then sits beside Leanna.

Leanna begins working on her device while Minka is trying to set up some traps around the camp. While she was working, Sannet suddenly got up from the bed.

"Sannet? Are you ok?" Minka asks while dropping her tools on the ground: "You really shouldn't be getting up."

"I am fine." Sannet replied: "Just go back to work." She added.

"You are not going to work while your wounds are not fully healed." Minka said: "Viola! Sannet is getting up!" She exclaims.

"Tch..." Viola stood up from where she was seated: "Did you really just snitch on Sannet?" She asks.

"She will get worse if she keeps this up!" Minka replied with a serious tone.

Viola just sighs: "Sannet, please sit back down. It's still too dangerous for you to stand up right now." She said,

"But I am fine." Sannet replied.

Viola came over and grabbed Sannet's shoulder and pushed her down: "Sit." She said with a firm tone: "Bad kitty." She added with a smile.

Sannet just gives in and lets Viola push her back to the bed: "You're not helping." She said with a half annoyed and half embarrassed look.

"Why don't you help Lea? I am sure you know a lot about technology." Minka suggested.

"But I am not sure if I can be of any help." Sannet said while looking at Leanna.

Leanna looks up at Sannet and smiles: "It's okay, I don't mind if you don't know how it works. I mean, it's just a tracker." She said: "The most difficult part is to find the tracker signal." She added: "It is hard for me to locate the master receiving spot." She said,

"What do we need to do after finding the master receiver?" Sannet asks.

"We have to go to the tracking station or whatever." Leanna answered: "I don't really know what that looks like. It can be a building, in a car or somewhere being hand carried by someone." She said,

"I might know something about this." Sannet took over the PDA and began pressing buttons left and right, eventually a scanning channel appeared on the screen: "There's a militarum tech scanning station in the area. It can be used in our favor. Now you just need to find the similar sequences from the tracker. There will be a list of them here. Then you just need to compare it with the other signals." She explained.

"Okay, got it." Leanna then pressed the button for scanning: "Alright, now I just need to search the signal." She said,

The device started scanning the surroundings and Leanna then began comparing it with the list given by Sannet. Suddenly the device beeped and showed a location.

"Found it!" Leanna exclaimed.

"You are a genius, Sannet!" Minka said while jumping in excitement.

"Don't celebrate yet, we need to confirm the signal is the one we are looking for." Viola said.

"Viola is right." Sannet said: "If it is a decoy or some sort of trick, then this could be dangerous for us." She added.

"Well, we will have to wait until Sannet recovers anyways." Viola said: "And we have to make sure the signal is real first. Let's see if we can find a way to confirm it without actually going there." She added.

After a few moments, Leanna found a solution: "Let's send a drone there and find out if the signal is real or not." She suggested.

"I don't think any of us have it... and we don't have serval skulls as well..." Minka said while scratching her cheek.

"How about the intelligent weapon of Minka's?" Leanna suggests: "We can use our power to make it fly around and get the intel." She added.

"Oh... that might work." Minka said: "Let me ask him." She added while taking out her pocket watch and saw it turning into its full form.

"What?" The weapon replies with a rude tone.

"We have a plan..." Minka was about to say more but it was interrupted by the weapon.

"I will do it, only because it is a smart plan." He replied: "And only because I don't want to spend more time in your pocket." He added.

"I-I see..." Minka replied while looking a bit sorry, she promised him to not put him in the pocket dimension: "Okay then, where do you want us to strap on the communicator?" She asks.

"Put it in the middle." He replied: "And strap it tightly on it, I don't want it falling off."

"Okay, hold on for a bit then." Minka said while putting the communicator on the weapon's middle part of its body.

"Well, the locations are quite far away from each other but we can use my wind power to create a barrier that prevents you from falling down, and Minka will just throw you really hard while also using her psychic power to boost your speed." Leanna said while giving the weapon a direction to fly.

"Alright, are we ready?" Minka asks while posing to throw the weapon like throwing a javelin.

"Go." The weapon replied.

Minka then uses her psychic power to pull back the weapon and then throw it as hard as she can. The wind barrier created by Leanna was preventing the weapon from falling down, while the boosted speed created by Minka's psychic power allowed the weapon to travel as fast as sound speed. After a while, the weapon had already reached its destination and began flying around the place, it then spotted a tower and on Leanna's PDA it's written 'Tracker Signal Identified.'

Leanna is concentrating on maintaining the shield and the direction of the flight. While Sannet is reading on her PDA for the information gathered so far. When she opens the PDA, it shows a map of the location with a few red dots around it.

"Let's see what's the status of this place." Sannet said while looking at the screen, there is a rather high tower in the middle of nowhere and a signal came from the top of that. There's a large circular platform at the bottom of the tower with a strange symbol in it and four smaller platforms are located around the tower: "It looks like it is constructed by human." She said,

"But it is weird that there is such a big structure in the middle of nowhere." VIola said: "The tracking signal came from the top, does it have any meaning?" She asks.

"No... but we should go there, everywhere else are just small separated camps. We should head to the major landmark, maybe this is where the militarum troops are stationed." Sannet replied.

"I think so too." Leanna said: "This tracker is connected to a master receiver and there are four other tracks near it." She added: "The other two are located near this tower and two are in an abandoned camp near it." As she replied the weapon is guided back on the ground, with a loud thud, it is pinned on the ground. Minka picks it up and puts it on her back.

"Well then, let's head to the tower. The earlier we get there, the higher chance that we can meet whoever is in there." Viola said: "We will leave the tent here." She added.

"I can carry Sannet." Minka offers.

"I don't want to be carried around." Sannet said: "I can walk." She added.

"Are you sure?" Viola asks.

"I am not an invalid." Sannet said.

Minka just chuckles: "Alright then, let's head out." She said,

The way towards the tower needs to cross a swamp looking place, and a small forest. Sannet's ears twitch to gain more intels from the random noises in the environment. Minka notices and puts her hand over Sannet's head and pets her.

"Your ears are so cute." She said while petting Sannet: "Say, meow~"

"..." Sannet just looked at Minka with a slightly annoyed look.

Viola suddenly hugs Minka from behind and squeezes her breasts: "Aw... you're so soft." She said while giving a slight massage.

"H-Hey! What do you think you're doing?" Minka exclaims in a surprised tone.

"I can't help myself..." Viola said while hugging Minka: "You are just so soft and big, I can't resist." She added.

"Sannet! Please help me!" Minka says while looking at her friend.

Sannet just ignores them and keeps on walking, while Leanna is also just standing there watching. Minka tries to resist but she can't help but feel good after feeling something is being lifted from her chest. After a while, Viola finally lets go and Minka quickly fixes her clothes.

"Viola! That was just mean!" Minka exclaims.

"Well, you are so soft I just can't help myself." Viola said: "And I am pretty sure Lea also wants to do that." She added while looking at Leanna.

Leanna then looks away from the two and continues walking. Viola looks back at Minka and giggles. Minka puffs her cheek while trying to not look at Leanna. Viola then suddenly grabs Minka's hand and puts it in front of Leanna's chest.

"Ah!" Leanna exclaims.

"She is also soft...but a bit small though." VIola said while touching Leanna's breast with Minka's hand.

Leanna then blushed while feeling something inside her stomach reacting to this. Minka's cheeks turned red and her eyes widened as well. Leanna then realized what's happening and pushed both Minka and Viola away, she then hid her face under the cloak.

"What? Aww... are you shy?" Viola asks while poking Leanna's cheeks.

Leanna kept on walking without replying. Minka then walks forward towards Viola and hits her on the shoulder: "What did you do that for?" She asks.

"I am just being helpful. Clearly you two are too modest about your feelings." Viola replied: "Besides, she also likes you. She can't hide her feelings all the time. And you two do like each other, right?" She adds.

"..." Minka's face turned all red when Viola said this: "She's... she's family, I am just taking care of her like a big sister." She said while avoiding looking at Viola.

"Yeah... right..." Viola said with a teasing tone: "Then... Why were you two sleeping on the same bed together?" She asks.

Minka then looked away with a very embarrassed look on her face. Viola just kept on poking her shoulder: "Aw, c'mon Minka... we are all girls here." She said with a gentle tone: "I mean it's not really weird or something. So what if you two are... you know..." She added.

"..." Minka tried to ignore her but her face is getting even redder now.

"Just... talk to her." Viola said: "If you are afraid of rejection, you can tell her that you are just friends but if you feel the same way, you have to let her know... It's a big step, I know that... but you won't know if you never try." She added.

"..." Minka still remained silent while looking away.

Viola sighs: "C'mon... You don't have to force yourself to say that... I was just telling you what I think is the best thing to do. But I understand, I am sure there is a way you two can be closer without hurting your friendship..." She added.

"But she's..." Minka looks at Leanna who is walking on the front with her back turned to them: "She is always so bright and gentle... I just... I just don't want to do anything to make her feel sad." She said,

"That's just your insecurities speaking." VIola said: "But... it is a bit weird though... I don't really know how to put it... It feels like your sister complex got... erm... boosted. Pretty sure you get along with Emilia right?" She added.

"I am not... she is not..." Minka kept on trying to deny it, but she just can't seem to say it clearly.

Viola suddenly puts her hand on her shoulder: "I was just messing with you, nothing wrong to get a bit intimate between sisters. But in this case, you should talk to her." She said: "If you just let things be, it might turn out bad. Just think of it as a normal talk between two friends." She added.

"I see..." Minka said with a small voice: "Thanks..."

"Just give it a try, I am sure you two can make it work out. I don't know what happened in the past or if it is some kind of trauma or something... But Lea is not that kind of person." Viola said: "She's bright, full of energy and very caring to her loved one. She is not the most open person towards her feelings, so I suggest that you help her to get through it." She added.

"You're right." Minka said: "I will tell her that..." She added with a bit more confidence: "But why don't you talk to her?"

"Oh, me? I am not sure if Lea is even comfortable talking to me...She always seems too polite around me." Viola said: "Also, this should come from someone around her age." She added.

"Well... I guess." Minka said: "Thanks though..." She added.

"Don't mention it." VIola said while giving a little push on Minka's back.

After walking for some more time, they finally passed the swamp area and began entering the forest. It is weird that this place can have trees that can grow even without sunlight. The forest is quite large as well and the team kept on walking for a long time, they also saw some animals living here like big insects, weird fish in the swamp, a snake with three heads, and some birds. Minka catches up to Leanna and walks alongside her.

"Hey, Lea." She called.

Leanna just looks back and nods her head: "Yes?" She asked.

"I..." Minka is a bit hesitant on telling her this, but she decided to not be scared and just be straightforward: "I need to talk to you... Can we talk for a bit?" She asks.

Leanna remained silent for a bit and nodded her head: "Sure." She said with a gentle tone.

They kept walking for some more time before finally stopping at a nearby lake, and the team decided to rest for a bit. Minka then sat down and Leanna followed after.

"So... I... want to tell you something important." Minka said with a bit of a shaky voice: "And... I need you to listen and understand... and if you want, I will give you some time before replying." She added.

"Alright..." Leanna replied with a slightly confused expression.

Minka took a deep breath and began speaking: "I... I am sure you know this, but... I am pretty sure you don't really get what you mean to me..." She said while looking away from Leanna's gaze: "It's... it's not just a simple relationship between two sisters." She added: "I really care for you... You're always so bright and energetic and nice to me... And I can't help but be very happy when I am with you. You make me feel safe and... I can't stop feeling like that..." She said with a slightly nervous voice. Minka then rubs her legs together due to being nervous.

"..." Leanna is just listening quietly with a calm expression.

Minka then keeps on going: "And when I think of you... I feel this warm sensation in my chest. I... I want to always stay by your side... I want to protect you. And it makes me very happy to see you happy and... i... I really don't want to hurt you if I tell you that..."

"That?" Leanna asks.

Minka's face turns all red again, she took a deep breath and exhaled: "I..." She began: "I love you... as a family member but... anything more than that is just... not right. It's... it's not right for sisters to love romantically each other... not like that..." She said with a shaky voice.

After a few moments of silence, Leanna opened her mouth: "Thank you..." She said with a smile on her face: "But it's okay, I understand now." She added.

"What? R-Really?" Minka's eyes widened: "Aren't you mad or something?" She asks: "Please, if you feel sad you need to tell me."

"I am not." Leanna said: "I mean, I am glad you are honest towards me. And it is not wrong for sisters to love each other... and you know what they say, love is not always romance." She added.

"But I... I don't want you to get hurt..." Minka said: "It will be awkward and it will be embarrassing..."

"Don't worry, I understand." Leanna said: "You can just be yourself around me, it will not change anything." She added while gently pats Minka's shoulder.

"Really?" Minka asks.

"Yeah, of course. Even though we are cousins, I see you more like a sister. And I am sure that you feel the same. So why not? We don't have to put a label or anything like that." Leanna said with a bright smile on her face: "You are a big sister for me, right? I can count on you anytime." She added.

"Of course you can! You can always count on me." Minka said with a cheerful tone: "I am always here for you, always!" She added while giving Leanna a tight hug.

"Aww..." VIola and Sannet were watching from a distance.

Minka and Leanna both blushed but they didn't break the hug yet.

Viola suddenly ran forward and hugged Minka as well: "I am just being part of the hug." She said while hugging the two of them: "Sannet come on! This is a team moment!" She exclaims while spreading her arms.

Sannet just sighs: "This is stupid..." She said,

Leanna and Minka's faces were still all red.

Sannet just sighed and walked over, she also hugged them while Viola was on the other side.

"Aww... isn't this nice? We can be a family anytime!" Viola said.

After the hug ended, they continued their journey towards the tower. The nervous look on Minka is all gone now and replaced with a bright and confident expression.

"Sannet! Tell me more about your story!" Minka asks.

"Why?" Sannet replies.

"Because I am curious." Minka said.

"..." Sannet sighed: "Fine... What do you want to know?" She asks.

"Well, what is your story? Where are you from? How did you end up here?" Minka asks with sparkling eyes: "C'mon, tell me!" She

"My story?" Sannet let out a sigh: "I was a judicator before I went through the bio-transference. I was in the middle of an investigation on your father but when I finally got to his hideout... I was captured by the man and taken to furnace." She explained: "I was tortured and then was turned into a puppet for him to do his bidding... " She now looks at Minka in a grim expression: "This is my past, and now you understand why I hate you father." She added.

Minka's expression changes, she looks at Sannet with a bittersweet gaze: "I see..." She said: "I am sorry..." She added: "And I will make it up to you instead of my father." She added.

"Yeah... and I am just not interested in you..." Sannet said while looking away from Minka's gaze: "And I don't need to be comforted. One day... I will make him pay." She added.

"Please... if you have any resentment, let me make it up to you... Dad raised me and protected me. I want to make it up for him." Minka said while grabbing Sannet's hand: "I am your friend, please tell me how i can help you."

"..." Sannet just looks away with a blank expression: "There's nothing that can be done..." She said with a monotonous voice.

Minka was silent after this, but she kept holding Sannet's hand. She is thinking to herself about what Sannet has told her. After a while, she decided to just get on with it: "Sannet... I was being honest about what I said back there. If the time comes... i will make it up for him." She said,

Sannet was silent at first, she looked at Minka who was still holding her hand. Sannet sighed, and said: "You don't have to make it up for him. He brought this upon himself. I don't want anything from you." She said while pulling her hand away.

"Then..." Minka suddenly got closer and put her head on Sannet's chest, she could hear a heartbeat and that made her smile: "If there's something you need, please let me know." She said while wrapping her arms around Sannet.

"What are you doing?" Sannet raises her eyebrow.

"Nothing... Just wanted to feel your heartbeat...So I can understand how you truly feel." Minka replied.

Sannet remained silent for a bit, she just stared at Minka for a bit before eventually letting out a small sigh: "...I really don't like you." She said,

"Yeah, I know." Minka replied: "And that's okay, I know you are trying your best not to get close to me." She added: "I can hear it from your heart beat, but don't worry, I am strong and I can protect myself." She said with a proud expression.

"..." Sannet sighed again and just decided to leave her alone: "Whatever." She said,

Minka just smiles brightly after that and continues walking, Viola smiles slightly when she sees this, while Leanna just chuckles. Sannet is still not very comfortable with Minka, but she can't really help but feel calm whenever she is around. They continued their way towards the tower and they finally reached the entrance of the structure after a day of walking.