Time for us to head back to Estel. As always, it's hard for us to leave the orphanage, as our siblings from another orphanage feels reluctant to let us go, keep begging us "one more day" "one more day" all the while hanging tight to our clothes. It's hard for them and even harder for us, but
"They will come back. They WILL definitely come back, so let us pray for their safe journey" [Nun C]
"True. All we can do for now is to pray for them, but when the times come, don't hesitate to call for our help" [Khamishah]
"We will. We will definitely come back" [Elise]
"Until then, please keep praying for us" [Kara]
"Then we can have another sweet snack time with everyone" [Charlotte]
"Bye-bye" [Miriam]
"Please take care. It's a shame that Anjin and Kucin was suddenly called elsewhere, but I'll tell them about the three of you coming here" [Female black cat]
With the farewell, we went to the designated spot for inter-dungeon bus golem, where fortunately enough, Mr Bond is our driver once more. The passenger however...
(Since Elise didn't make any fuss about it, I guess I shouldn't as well) [Charlotte]
Plus, there are few more beastmen, and no ruckus is made by any one of them, so I should just stay back and maybe keep a bit of my guard up. Still, somehow, two of the figures seems odd? Familiar? I don't know, but they don't really emit any aura of dangerousness from them, which somehow makes my anxiety shoot up even more
As the bus leave the dungeon, my mind beginning to drift. Sometimes seeing out of the window just to see the view. It's the same as always, but with nothing better to do after reading a book and talking with Elise and Kara, the view become an interesting one. Plus, I can spot any devils should they decide to attack us, so I am technically watching over for all of us
Anyway, back to the old follower, I don't know why, but every single time I meet with an avid old follower, I somehow get some unease feeling, and when they're having a quarrel with the new religion follower, it feels like some kind of bomb exploded, and this feeling... Sis Diana and Saintess Rumia did discuss about the possibility of religious war, and with how Saintess Angela is one of the ten commanders for the fallen god, I could see it happening, but...
(How will they use them? Turning them into a devil? Or as a sacrificial paw...) [Charlotte]
~BOOM~
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~Glass shattering~
"Wind wall!" [Kara]
"!" [Charlotte]
"Kucin sure is fast to react" [Elise]
"True, I just hope the preparator survive. I need to heal him up so that we could gain some more information" [Kara]
"WAIT? What just happened?" [Charlotte]
"We will fill you later, but for now, Mr Bus Driver, can you stop the bus for a while, I want to see the condition of my sister" [Anjin]
"Su...sure..." [Bond]
And that two familiar figures among the beastmen, so they are Kucin and Anjin! Just how come I didn't notice them? Could it be, Queen Rinz created some sort of magical camouflage for them? She did create an impressive fortress defense magic for her castle all by herself, so that's the only explanation that I can think of
Just when the four of us wanted to check on Kucin, she simply appear at the bus door. From the looks of it, she just deactivated her evolved beastly transformation, and judging by all of this, my confusion begin clearing up
(So someone tried to blow us all up with some sort of suicidal magic, and sensing this, Kucin quickly activate her beastly transformation and leap outside with that maniac) [Charlotte]
I'm pretty sure that's what happened, but judging by their reaction, it feels like they actually knew this will happen beforehand. I wanted to ask them about it, but
(Left and right, the passengers are simply confuse, some even left speechless by this sudden event. It would be the best for me to hold back and find a better time to start questioning them) [Charlotte]
"Mr Bus Driver, please just continue the journey. By my title as an S rank adventure, I can assure you nothing similar will happen throughout the journey" [Kucin]
"Right. Thank you for the assurance" [Bond]
Starting the bus golem once more, Mr Bond push the pedal a bit too hard as I can feel the bus golem accelerating rather quickly. Maybe he is a bit shaken about all of this. I'm sure his mind is loaded with nothing but questions, as he keeps peeking at us, trying to get the answer. He also tries listening to other passengers barging questions toward us, but
"Please stay calm. I'll report all of this to King Estel, Princess Diana and Saintess Rumia. They will then make a statement to answer all of your question. For now, please stay calm" [Kucin]
"She's speaking the truth. As one of the heroes, I can assure you there is nothing to worried about. Just stay calm and believe at us" [Elise]
It takes some time to convince them, and they reluctantly agreed to sit down and just continue the journey like normal. They're rather tense, and I can't blame them. I'm sure all of us inside the bus golem feels the same, but panicking inside a dungeon will bring nothing but trouble.
Once we arrive at Estel, I can see Sis Diana, Saintess Rumia and The Valkyrie are all there. Zaidi is also there. They're all trying to explain something to the passengers. As for me
"The fallen princes of demon kingdom?" [Charlotte]
"The traitorous princes, but yes, we believe they're the one responsible for the attack just now" [Anjin]
"Are they targeting us because they're with the devil?" [Charlotte]
"True, but there is one thing I need to correct" [Kucin]
"?" [Charlotte]
"They aren't with the fallen god" [Anjin]
"!" [Charlotte]