Richard explained.
Using the conclusions obtained through his weak precognitive ability, he slowly worked backward through the events and spoke.
"Earlier, we used two seals to open the stone wall and enter these Ancient Ruins." Richard looked at the group and spoke slowly. "Before this, you also tried it. Without the seals, or without a complete set of seals, it was impossible to get in. I imagine the same was true for everyone else besides you.
"In other words, before we began exploring, these ruins were sealed off. No one could enter or leave, much less take away the Energy Furnace. Unless someone possessed even more detailed intelligence than you, knew a shortcut into these ruins, and could enter through another entrance, take the item, and leave easily."
"That's impossible." Molly spoke without hesitation after hearing this. "No one in this world could possibly possess more detailed information than I do, because I am..."
Halfway through, Molly seemed to realize something. Her voice dropped off. Her lips moved, and she said, "In short, that's impossible."
"I largely agree with you," Richard said. "The more we explore these Ancient Ruins and understand their dangers, the more clearly we see the value of the information in your hands. Saying that absolutely no one knows this place better than you might be a little too absolute, but the chances of such a thing happening are indeed very small.
"Under that premise, it doesn't make much sense for someone else to have entered beforehand and taken the Energy Furnace. What makes sense is that a life-form originally residing within these ruins took it.
"After all, we've seen along the way that these ruins have a complete ecosystem and are home to quite a few living creatures. Compared to them, we are merely outsiders. They