章節 576: Something's fishy...

Reima turns around as the knife breaks, taking in a great deal of satisfaction from the child's bewildered expression. "I believe that means I win, right?"

The kid's red eyes glare at him, their smile returning as they giggle.

*Warp*

...

Reima sighs, "Wait." he states to Priscillas as he walks into the room, his Observation Haki scanning it.

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There's nothing here though, it seems the kid honoured the deal, probably only reset to get their damn knife back. Little freak.

Priscilla and Nerissa follow him in, "Is something wrong Reima?"

Reima shakes his head, "No... You won't believe the time I've just had..."

They give him a confused look as he goes on to explain his encounter with the child, their abilities and the deal that freed him from the loop he was stuck in. If he didn't know any better he'd think that the child was Gaunter O'dimm or something.

Priscilla "Perhaps it was an illusion?" she asks, though Reima had already heard that before.

Reima decides to act as if their conversation was fresh, as treating his friends like imposters would not be a good habit to acquire... This kid was making him paranoid... "No, it definitely wasn't an illusion. Let's stick to the original plan, maybe the inhabitants of this world know a way of dealing with that kid should we encounter them again." he says as he walks through the room, ignoring all the flowers this time.

they walk through another long hallway and encounter a sign not yet destroyed, it read : "However... There is a prophecy. The Angel... The one who has seen the surface... They will return and the underground will go empty."

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Priscilla "What do you think it means?"

Reima shrugs, "You look like an angel, maybe you'll make the underground "Empty"?" he says, causing the Half-breed to blush.

Nerissa "Prophecies lie." she states with a bitter expression.

Reima nods, "Yeah, most are bullshit but you never know when one might be useful." he says as they continue, coming across a rickety-looking wooden platform with a awfully long drop.

Reima "It's like everything in this place is designed to kill you..."

Priscila "Perhaps the residents don't fear heights? Maybe they can fly?" she wonders aloud.

Reima "Hmm, if they could fly that'd explain why there were no bodies in that village?"

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They head across the bridge and spot a large cave entrance, though they're already underground so Reima has no idea where this would lead.

"HALT! Human! You've slaughtered enough monsters today! I WILL put a stop to it, no matter what!" a tomboyish voice shouts from atop the cave entrance.

*Thump*

They land hard on the ground, letting the group see their heavy black armour and glowing spear that seems similar to Reima's Sorceries.

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The figure points the spear at them, "WHAT? You gonna just stare at me all day? Or are we gonna FIGHT!?!"

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Reima "Err, I think you've got the wrong person. None of us is really human." he says, debating whether or not he's Human, Witcher or God?

"Grrr, then that must make you monsters?" they ask.

Reima shrugs, "Look, we're not from around here. I'm guessing your looking for the human kid that tried to attack us earlier?"

They nod, "YEAH! You've seen em? AND SURVIVED?"

Reima "I did, I've also got a few questions regarding them as well... Oh, I'm Reima Ludvig by the way." he says while holding his hand out.

The figure look at it for a moment and reciprocates with a handshake, "Undyne, captain of the royal guard."

Priscilla bows, "I'm Priscilla, this is Carimir and Nerissa." she says pointing to the cat in her bosom and the young vampire next to her.

Undyne takes her helmet off, revealing blue skin, an eyepatch, fish-like features and a red ponytail. "You sure that ain't the human?"

Reima nods, "She's a vampire, so definitely not human."

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Undyne "Hmmm, fine. You said you weren't from around here? What do you mean by that?" she asks with a suspicious look.

Reima "It's hard to explain, basically we're not from this world. I'd like to speak to whoever is in charge of this place, in regards to the human child that attacked us."

Undyne gives him a strange look as he tells her they're from another world. "That'd be Asgore, our king. But I can't leave, I must defend this area should that murderer come through." she states absolutely, apparently not even bothering to think about his earlier claim.

Reima "What if I collapse this entrance? It'd take a while for them to dig through it with that dinky little knife they're carrying."

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Undyne "HAHAHA! Good idea! Everyone has already been evacuated so this is PERFECT!" she exclaims.

Reima "Right... You guys go through, I'll follow once I collapsed this point."

The group walk to the other side of the large entrance and watch Reima as he collapses it. He retrieves Gough's GreatBow and knocks a Dragonslayer Arrow into it, deciding that this would be enough to collapse the tunnel in a controlled manner.

*CRACK!*

Once he shoots the arrow, fractures and cracks begin to quickly form in the stone. A little persuasion with his telekinesis helps bring it down, crashing a huge amount of rock in the way of the entrance, preventing anyone from passing through without moving tons of rock.

He blinks to the other side where Undyne is shouting about something.

Undyne "Wait, HOW IS HE GOING TO GET IN?" she shouts, only now realising their massive error.

Reima taps her shoulder, causing her to look at him and jump in shock. "I'm right here."

Undyne "What! How? WHAT!"

Priscilla "Don't worry, Reima does this all the time."

Undyne frowns, "Does that mean you took a "Shortcut"?" she asks suspiciously.

Reima "Shortcut? If there was a shortcut wouldn't it make collapsing the entrance pointless?"

Undyne shakes her head, "Nevermind, you just reminded me of someone." she says.