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Eat this one, Chie! You are gonna love it!
Get mine! Even if this one is chewed…
Chie's cheeks were puffy, as her mouth kept moving while closing, as crunch noises were coming from her. Each hand was holding a chocolate piece, while her eyes were closed.
"… how do you feel, Chie?" Hun's hands were moving a bit around.
The woman swallowed visibly.
"Aaaah!" Chie's mouth smiled. "Delicious! I'm so happy!"
I was the one who made her happy!
She ate MY chocolate! Not yours!
Also mine! You saw me handing her over!
You liars! You stole my chocolate while I was holding it!
"Master, I can speak more about the beast…" Chie nodded twice, as her eyes opened.
"Good!" Hun smiled. "Please, do."
"Alright… … the Demon Squid, despite his quiet behavior, keeps talking about his own achievements and plans." Chie's mouth downturned. "He mentioned several times the Room of Sleep."
"EEEH?!" The twins' eyes expanded.
Hun jumped.
"Wh-what's the Room of Sleep?!" His head turned left and right, as sweat was jumping out from his head.
"A place where you can predict the future…" Emi's mouth downturned.
"… while using someone's dream base." Eri's mouth downturned.
"Uh?" Hun's head shook. "What?"
"Master, you shouldn't worry about its functionality!" Emi bended forward.
"You should worry about the Demon Squid's intention: he might want to corrupt the room, so it can work for his own goals!" Eri bended forward.
"Maybe he's trying to, right now…" Hun frowned a bit. "I'm going to inspect the room… alone."
"Alone?!" The twins' mouth opened wide.
"It might be dangerous for all of you…" Hun nodded. "Is there a room who can protect you from the monster?" Hun's hands moved a bit.
"The Hot Baths…" Chie nodded, as her hands went down. "That is usually the case."
"Then, go there." Hun smiled. "I'll try to stop the monster."
I want to help you, Master!
It's too dangerous to go alone!
Master, consider carrying a powerful weapon with you!
"Everyone!" Eri frowned, as she turned behind. "… EVERYONE!" Her eyes squeezed.
The crowd looked back at the young girl.
"You all heard Master Hun's order: because of the Demon Squid, we must remain in the Hot Baths areas until the Shrine is clear." Her head turned towards Chie. "Sis, should also the guards come with us?"
"Ah, before you go…" Hun's head tilted a bit upwards, watching the Squid resting on Chie's head. "… could you please return to yourself? I mean, you… the Squid one! You let Chie return to normal."
"Certainly!" Chie smiled widely.
The Squid flew upwards, as the woman gasped loudly, while her irises shrunk.
"I-I'm terribly sorry for th-the inconvenience!" She bowed down, as her face went paler. "I-I failed at keeping myself from asking"
"That's ok…" Hun's hands kept moving back and forth, as a sweat drop appears on his head's right side. "… I-I wasn't bothered with that, anyway."
"No… that was too much." Chie's posture rose back, as her eyebrows went up. "I cannot go to the Hot Baths… I must stay for a while in the Bath of Liberation."
"Wh-why are you saying that?!" Hun's mouth opened wide, as his eyebrows went up at the same time. "You really did"
"Master, I can feel myself filled with bad energy… it's almost making me itchy." Chie turned her head towards Eri. "You can bring the guards with you… but leave some of them watching over the corridors."
"Yes, ma'am!" The twins bowed down once, smiling widely.
Chie chuckled a bit: she began walking, passing Hun.
"I'll go, now: I'll reach you as soon as I'm done."
Hun turned behind.
"… actually, my nose is a bit itchy: where this bad smell is coming from, exactly?" Hun's irises tilted left and right.
"We are going too, Master!" The twins bowed down.
"Ah, ok!" Hun returned forward, watching the crowd of Inklings walking away.
"You can find the Room of Sleep by finding an Inkling standing in front of the shoji: he's the only one who does this, so it's pretty easy to find him." Eri rose upwards, as her hands were down.
"If you have any doubts, reach us in the Hot Baths!" Emi rose upwards, as her hands were down.
"Uhm… uhm!" Hun nodded visibly. "Then… see you all later!" His right hand waved left and right.
"Be careful, Master!" Emi waved her right hand, while Eri waved her left hand, as both twins had their backs turned towards their respective waving hand and were walking towards the crowd. Both were smiling and closing their eyes.
"They are all going… they are counting on me!" Hun turned to his right. "I better get going, then!" He began walking.
His eyes were seeing a semi-visible purple smoke in the air.
"Oh? What's this?" He stopped, as his mouth opened a bit. "… could it be a trail left by the monster?" He frowned a bit. "Maybe he's really after that room… then, it's a matter of following this trail." He resumes his walk. "If Chie was correct, I'll find him near that room…"
His mouth downturned.
"… I wonder if Fara is alright… … should I get back and give that paper a look?" He stopped on his feet, as he turned behind from his left. "I still haven't received news of her… what happened before?"
Hun sighed.
"… the people of the Shrine are counting on me…" His head shook, as he returned forward and resumed his walk. "I can't disappoint them. … still…" His head lowered, as his eyebrows went up. "… I hope Fara is ok…"
The boy sees the purple smoke becoming more and more clear. He frowned a bit.
"… should I get in that room right now or is there one more thing I should do before reaching the room?!" His irises were moving left and right. "I can't think of any… then why I'm still scared?! I-I have no reasons to…"
His eyes were seeing a young, Inkling man resting his back on the shoji: his eyes and mouth were closed, his head down, his arms were folded.
"Uhm… the purple smoke isn't around there." His irises moved left and right. "I'll keep that in mind."