"Mm, I understand, Tesla."
Ninti replied in her soft, emotionless voice, holding Welt's large hand as she landed on the ground inside Chiyou.
"It really is sturdy. It feels more like heavy, solid earth than biological tissue. Ninti, can you sense anything?"
"Not right now. There are no voices. I don't know."
Ninti furrowed her tiny brows, looking conflicted, as though she were trying hard to listen but finding nothing.
That was only natural.
Chiyou had not awakened at all.
And before Delta and Durandal, powerful enough to completely dominate the situation, arrived, Anqi would not make her move. Naturally, there would be no disturbance.
Welt was not disappointed. He nodded and said:
"Tesla, split up and search. Try not to make too much noise. Notify me immediately if you find anything strange."
"Got it!"
"Ninti, let's head forward."
"Mm, Joachim."
Ninti said it naturally.
Welt paused, then continued forward hand in hand with Ninti. After a while, he asked:
"Ninti, what do you remember about me?"
"I remember you... You were small, a little shy, and wanted to become a history teacher or a music teacher. Oh, right, you seemed to really like Tesla. And, and the last time I saw you, you cried very sadly."
Ninti blinked her clear purple eyes as she spoke, gesturing out little Joachim's height.
But with her tiny little-girl frame, the height she indicated was far shorter than herself, making it almost too painful to look at.
And then there was...
"What do you mean, I liked you? That part was unnecessary!"
Tesla's high-pitched voice came through the earpiece, cracking slightly.
Welt and Ninti stopped at the same time and uncomfortably removed their earpieces.
Welt lowered his head and saw Ninti's adorable little frown aimed at the earpiece. He quickly broke into a