The ragtag party searching for Mirifâs location, guided by the Whispering Leaf.
â¦To be honest, despite the varied skills and backgrounds, it was an impressive lineup. After all, we had a princess, a prince, and the only son of the Blackwood Dukeâs household.@@novelbin@@
Maybe Iâd become too accustomed to running with the Heroâs party, making my standards unnaturally high.
Thinking of all the crises Iâd faced, ones that required the full power of the Heroâs party to overcome, I couldnât help but feel a bit tense.
"â¦It seems the Whispering Leaf is pointing us in this direction."
"Itâs likely a basement in a nearby building. The question is, which buildingâ¦?"
We were in the center of the buildings housing the pharmacology, production, and magic research departments.
Judging by the location, it couldâve connected from any one of them. Considering the usual scope of âincidentsâ at the Academy, splitting up to search wasnât ideal.
Weâd have to search each suspicious area one by one.
"What do you think, Lady Rosewood? Any intuitions?"
"Lilith, what do you think?"
Creak.
Bang!
Crash!
Rumble!
Clank.
Clink, clank!
Shuffle, twitch.