Was where you truly belonged
The tentacles of the Lord of [R'lyeh] threaded, coiled, and clung to the ancient walls and stone slabs like tree roots.
They slowly writhed like pulsing blood vessels within the ruined temple, already submerged beneath a forest of tentacles.
The high priestess of the [Laurel] clan hurried along, holding the Golden Scepter high.
The radiance emanating from the Golden Scepter effectively drove back the slender tentacles that kept instinctively trying to attack her.
But from this point onward, every step felt unbearably heavy to Great-Grandma Avril—physically and mentally alike.
"Can I make it in time..." Sweat had long since soaked Avril's priestly robes, but she gritted her teeth and pressed on. "I can... I have to..."
Within the [Golden Nightmare Maze], part of the body of the Lord of [R'lyeh], beneath the fissure in the earth.
The man named Leizang tipped over the bag of cookies Little Bai Zhi had given him. He did not waste even the remaining bear-shaped cookie crumbs, carefully pouring them into his mouth—he even meticulously licked off the powdered sugar left clinging to the inside of the bag.
He was probably the sort who would lick a yogurt lid over and over, too.
"Thanks for the treat! Here's your bag back!"
"...Y-you can keep it!" Bai Zhi hastily waved both hands—she did not want a bag someone else had licked... unless that someone was her master!
She wouldn't even wash it then, okay?
"Leizang, you said the consciousness of the Lord of [R'lyeh] woke up long ago. Is that true?" The [King of Pirates] had been silent for some time before finally asking in a low voice, "You're not deceiving me?"
Leizang replied casually, "I designed this [Golden Nightmare Maze] myself. I personally supervised its construction and the