Bell Tower.
This was the tallest building in Nami Village, reaching thirty meters high. At its summit stood a small pavilion, above which hung an upside-down red-and-black bell overgrown with bluish-gray moss.
Since the Bell Tower's doors stood open, Dugu Bo and Riko walked straight inside.
The first floor was relatively spacious, covering more than four hundred square meters. Rows of seats filled the interior, with a podium at the very front.
It was also a church.
On the podium, Dark, with one red and one white antenna, was preaching to the seven or eight Fallen Ones seated below. "...Nami Village is everything that the great queen, Namiki, gave us! We must also give everything for her! Only then can we continue exploring the abyss in the future and build a homeland that belongs to us..."
Most of the eight Fallen Ones in the seats could no longer speak human language, but they retained many memories from when they had been human and could understand Dark's teachings.
When Riko spotted the restaurant's Boss Lady, she ran over and asked, "Boss Lady, why are you here too?"
The Boss Lady replied casually, "How should I put it? Those of us who haven't completely lost our hearts still need something to lean on emotionally."
It was clear that the Boss Lady was rational, but to make herself feel better, she still chose to believe in something intangible.
Riko could understand that. After all, some residents of Abyss Town also worshiped the Abyss Ruins themselves as a kind of faith.
"What are you doing at the Bell Tower? And where's that young fellow?" the Boss Lady asked, inquiring about their purpose and Zhou Qing's whereabouts. She could tell that although Zhou Qing was tall and sturdy, he was the youngest member of their