In the camp beside Afternoon Town, after explaining the situation to the Chief, Alice slipped into the Exploration Team again.
Unlike the Chief, who was more cautious, the others felt equal parts fear and curiosity toward Alice. Thanks to Alice's overly down-to-earth behavior, she quickly attained a status similar to Leomaster's—being pestered during meals for stories about "the outside."
During the second meal, Alice saw them take out thin pancakes made from Black-faced Grass. The pancakes were pitch-black, making them seem less like food.
Of course, they were still better than the meat the people surrounding Leomaster had been holding when she first arrived. That stuff looked like it had been cut from some unknown monster.
Alice barely stopped herself from asking how they could eat such things, but it still affected her appetite. For the moment, she gave up on having Klein deliver takeout.
...Better wait until I leave this place.
Alice shut her eyes, and a dozen seconds later, she fell asleep leaning against a pillar.
When her body swayed and toppled to the ground, the people of City of Silver were terrified. Once they finally confirmed that she was asleep, everyone couldn't help but feel puzzled.
...Are all people outside like this?
They looked at Leomaster, then at Alice, gradually becoming dumbfounded.
Derrick quickly stopped paying attention to the matter. After all, nothing that happened to Alice seemed strange anymore. He was only shocked for a moment before returning to what he needed to do.
When he received the notification that the gathering was about to begin, Derrick glanced at Alice and found her rubbing her eyes as she climbed up. After she looked around, she lay back down again.
...?
At three in the afternoon, he appeared Above the Gray Fog with a dumbfounded expression. Everyone