Chapter 20 — Nest and Despair
Perspective — Lacia
Primitive Jungle B3F
Lacia: Ow!
Where am I? What is this place?
Neigal: Lacia...
Lacia: Huh? Neigal? Where are you?
Neigal: You are sitting... on top of... me.
Wha? Oh no!
Lacia: Stand up I'm sorry!
Neigal: Don't worry about it. Where are we anyway?
Lacia: I don't know.
Neigal: Hmm... Let's just explore this place first.
Lacia: Very well.
... Hey is that?
Lacia: Neigal, there's a girl over there.
Neigal: I see, well let's go talk to her.
Lacia: Excuse me miss!
Woman: Thank goodness I'm not the only one!
Um, what?
Woman: My name's Shilleka. I'm a merchant from Etria. I was asked to enter this labyrinth as a guide, but I get caught by that Wyvern! And you are?
Lacia: My name is Lacia.
Neigal: I'm Neigal.
Shilleka: Nice to meet you both... If you plan on escaping this place, would you mind taking me along with you?
Lacia: Well, the more the merrier, I suppose.
Neigal: Unfortunately we don't have any Threads.
Wait what?
Shilleka: I see... So you don't have any either... Well we'll find a way together I'm sure!
She's rather cheerful, isn't she.
Shilleka: Oh, that reminds me... There's somethin' else I need to tell you.
Lacia: What?
Shilleka: I've a tent just down that way. I been waitin' there in hope of being rescued. Feel free to use it if you get tired, all right?
Neigal: That's nice to hear.
Shilleka: Also, there's another adventurer that was brought here by the Wyvern after me...
Is seems rather troubled saying that.
Shilleka: He been hurt, and somethin' seem to be troubling him...
Neigal: Hurt? Where is he?
Shilleka: He's at the tent, follow me.
Hey it's that Reaper guy.
Leo: ...
Neigal: Thank goodness, his injuries aren't too severe.
Leo: You're...
Lacia: ...
Leo: I was exploring with the soldiers the princess provided... Now look at me...
He's alone... Again.
Leo: We were also caught by the Wyvern... But once again, I'm the only one that survived... This always happens! Anyone I ever dare to call my companion dies and leaves me behind... At this point, I'd rather just be alone...
That's rather sad.
Neigal: Perhaps it's just a coincidences, and who to says it's your fault.
Lacia: Let's stick together, there's a way to fix that problem I'm sure.
Leo: If you stay with me, you may be next... Doesn't it scare you?
Lacia: Well, I'm always called a scaredy cat, so whenever or not I'm scared doesn't make much of a difference.
I'm trying to stay positive here...
Neigal: I'm not scared it all, just help us out, won't you?
Leo: ...All right. I'll help out until we got out of here, but in return, I want you to stay safe. No matter what happens.
Lacia: Don't worry, my role in the party is to protect everyone.
Neigal: And mine is to make sure no one die.
Shilleka: All right then, let's all do our very best! I'll be cheering for you!
Neigal: Before that, I want to take a break and treat Leo's wound before doing anything else.
Yeah, I don't wanna explore this place being even slightly exhausted.
Perspective — Rolio
Primitive Jungle B2F
This thing just won't go down!
Diko: Seriously this just won't die!
Bile: Shut up and keep attacking! It will go down eventually!
It just have to come back at the most inconvenient of time!
Perspective — Narrator
While Lacia's party are trying to leave the Wyvern's nest, Diko's Party are facing the Wyvern, who comes back while they are trying to find their comrades, but Diko and her companion won't let themselves get captured, and fight back.
Bile: There's a path behind the Wyvern that we didn't search yet! I'm going to stun it and all of us run toward that direction!
Rolio: Hear hear!
Diko: Roger!
Bile: Riot Gun!
Bile shot the Wyvern with her special attack and stun it for a moment.
Bile: Move!
The three then run to the path behind the Wyvern, when it can move again the three have already run pass it, it roars in frustration. Meanwhile the four in the nest are looking for the way to escape.
Primitive Jungle B3F
Leo: I used to have all sort of companion, but...
Shilleka: Why not find a new one?
Leo: I wish I could, but... I can't let anyone else die because of me.
Lacia: Don't worry, I'm sure you can find some.
Neigal: Yeah, if you are serious in protecting your companion, then they won't die on you.
Shilleka: Yeah, you can count my help too!
Leo seems a bit bewildered but responds in a relatively happy tone.
Leo: C-Come on, let's keep going.
They explore further, but finding the way out will be hard without a map.
Neigal: There're some red fruits here.
Lacia: Smell delicious.
Leo: Are you thinking of eating those?
Neigal: Yeah. Lacia, cut them open.
Lacia: Sure will!
Lacia cuts up the fruits and share it with everyone
Shilleka: It smell so good... Don't mind if I do!
The rich sweetness of the fruit completely restores the party's energy!
Neigal: It's good fortune that we found these.
Lacia: Yeah.
Neigal: It's time to continue our escape.
Meanwhile
Diko: Where is this?
Bile: I'm not sure, but standing around here wouldn't do anything, let's move.
They descend down the stairs, to the floor the other party are at.
Bile: There's a small crevice here, let's enter it.
They enter the small crevice and move down south to find a tent, the one the other group use.
Diko: There's a tent here?
Rolio: Then there must be someone nearby, perhaps Lacia and Neigal were here.
Bile: Seems likely, though where they are now we do not know.
Rolio: Well, the monster's corpse on the east path seem to imply they go that way.
Diko: Should we follow this path then?
Bile: ... No, I'm sure they can manage without us, I thought they were somewhere inescapable without outside help, but that's clearly not the case.
Rolio: Then what do we do now?
Bile: Secure the way out? Let's check the area near the stairs.
Diko: Right.
They backtrack to where they came from, only to find multiples FOEs near the entrance.
Bile: It's likely they will have some trouble running pass so many of them.
Diko: So what do we do?
Bile: We can either kill at least one of them to make escaping for them easier, or we run past these ourselves, since they most likely will walk through here, or we can just wait here.
Rolio: I think we should run past them to save those the trouble.
Bile: Fine with that?
Diko: I am.
On the other side.
Lacia: Look at these animal trails, should we follow them?
Neigal: Why not?
Following it to a dead end, the party can hear a sound of flowing wind and running water.
Lacia: I'm going to follow the water sound.
Neigal: I'm going to follow the wind sound.
Lacia finds a cave with an underground lake, the natural wonder is very breathtaking, though she accidentally slips on a wet rock and fall.
Lacia: Ow!
Neigal meanwhile, finds an open ceiling with light shines through it, the light falls on a large pile of rocks and dirt. Upon closer inspection, there's an ore in the pile, which Neigal picks up.
Neigal: This should sell for some money.
Lacia: I should have been more careful.
Neigal: Well, be glad that nothing severe happened.
Diko: Well aren't you two having fun!
Lacia: Huh?
Neigal: That voice!
Bile: I figured you are all here and I am right.
Rolio: I hope Lacia didn't pass out of fear and create a mess for you.
Lacia: Hey! I told you I'm not going to be like that again!
Shilleka: Hey who are you three?
Leo: ...
Diko: I'm Diko, the leader of a party consist of us three and those two.
Rolio: Those two get caught by the Wyvern and we've been searching for them.
Bile: Thankfully that didn't take long.
Neigal: Good news is that this girl seems to be the one princess has been talking about.
Diko: That's good to hear, and Leo is here too.
Bile: Well, let's save the celebration for later, time to get out of here, use these Threads and head back to the city!
The party did just that and all return to Maginia in one piece.
Chapter 20 End
Status
Frontrow
Diko
Level: 15
Class: Hero
Weapon: Cutlass
Armor: Ring Mail
Helmet: Wooden Hairpin
Accessory: Memory Conch
Rolio
Level: 15
Class: Ronin
Weapon: Dangosashi
Armor: Elk Cuirass
Boots: Bear Boots
Accessory: Power Ring
Lacia
Level: 15
Class: Protector
Weapon: Gari
Armor: Plate Mail
Shield: Aspis
Accessory: Health Armlet
Backrow
Bile
Level: 18
Class: Gunner
Weapon: Pischal
Armor: Carb Gardbrace
Gloves: Boulder Bracers
Accessory: Power Ring
Neigal
Level: 15
Class: Medic
Weapon: Warhammer
Armor: Sack Dress
Boots: Fawn Shoes
Accessory: Rabbit Armlet
Others
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Level: ?
Class: ?
Weapon: ?
Armor: ?
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Level: ?
Class: Ninja
Weapon: ?
Armor: ?
Astroa
Level: 75
Class: Farmer
Weapon: Verdant Bird Knife +5
Armor: Kokopelli Vest
Helmet: Red Flower Hairpin
Accessory: Almighty Ring