"Gadariki is dead. We need to find a new world and carry all of this world's legacy with us."
The Fire Thieves looked eagerly at Brandt and the others. At that moment, these suddenly arrived outsiders felt exceptionally close to them. "Guests from another world, please believe us. There is no hostility between us."
"We have been searching for traces of outsiders all this time. This is wonderful."
Brandt looked over, and his cold gaze froze the Fire Thieves' expressions.
"Damn it, Kubo! These outsiders are invaders, and you actually want to cooperate with them?!"
"Roger, you are too stubborn. Another world is our hope."
"Fool, do you think they would be willing to accept you?"
"Despicable Fire Thieves! You stole Gadariki's wealth, and now you want to give it to another world!"
"You are traitors! The Sacred Fire will burn your souls forever, and you will die in the most agonizing way possible!"
Kubo laughed, as though he had suddenly lost all interest in arguing with them.
"Roger, you short-lived creature, we will not die. The Sacred Fire protects our souls, and we live eternally within it. You stubborn fools are the true squanderers of Gadariki."
Roger glared at him furiously, but the chains binding him left him unable to move. He turned to Theodore instead.
"Traitor of Gadariki! Betrayer of the Furnace Guard! Heretic who desecrated the Sacred Fire!"
He berated him. Theodore trembled all over as he lowered his head, not daring to meet Roger's eyes. But after a long while, Theodore stopped shaking. He looked Roger in the eye and spoke carefully, one word at a time.
"My village is about to fall into the depths of the Cloud Sea."
Roger, who had been cursing fiercely, froze. His mouth opened, but he did not know what