"I'm still not used to there being no warning roar," Nis muttered.
Kant said, "Speaking of roars, I remember that during the last one, there were distinct beastly wails mixed in."
"I noticed that too. The nest they were exploring probably really was a sea beast nest. I just wonder whether our guess is right—could they really be Shiz's descendants... Hey, mascot, didn't you say there were staff here? Why can't we see a single one? If we could grab someone and ask, we might get an answer."
"The staff usually are nearby. I don't know what happened either. Maybe they went to the lower level?" Reynolds' voice came through the Mind Tether. He had already become quite calm about the nickname "mascot." Since he could not resist anyway, he could only accept it.
"Then let's go down. But I remember you said there was also a Soul Armament display room on the first floor? Since we've already come this far, let's take a look." The faint excitement in Nis's voice made it clear that he did not merely want to "look."
After listening to the conversation in the Mind Tether for a while, Angel blocked it out again. It was basically Nis's one-man monologue and self-amusement inside. Rather than waste time listening to him babble, he might as well study the magic patterns.
Once the airwaves had faded, Angel immersed himself in studying the magic patterns again.
On the other side, at Nis's strong insistence, Reynolds headed for the display room on the first floor.
Along the way, they passed the experimental center, storage rooms, and material depot. Nis went in to inspect every room. His aim had never been limited to merely "looking"; if he could take something away, so much the better. In the end, though, he