Click... click...
The rugged path was neither wide nor narrow, and the carriage rolled slowly along it.
The carriage swayed back and forth, with the endless grassland still stretching beside them.
Moss leaned against the partition at the front of the carriage, gently flipping through the book in her hands. Her little feet, which were hooked around the reins, swung back and forth.
Rustle--
A sudden breeze swept past, stirring up rolling waves of grass and lifting the strands of hair across her forehead.
Moss could not help closing her eyes, enjoying this rare coolness and comfort after the arrival of summer.
Although she did not feel the heat...
"Such peace~!"
Moss sighed, then slowly opened her eyes and gazed into the distance.
The rolling mountain ranges in the distance were gradually becoming clearer.
"Are we finally leaving the grasslands...?"
Time passed slowly, like the turning wheels of a carriage.
In the blink of an eye, five days had passed since their departure.
As for Leysis and his group, they had been handed over to Regis for proper handling after that.
Using mental hypnosis, Moss had put them into a prolonged sleep.
By the time they woke up, several months should have passed.
Long-term sleep, combined with repeated mental suggestions in their dreams, should theoretically be enough to erase their memories of the past month completely.
Even if the hypnosis failed, Moss had already instructed Regis on how to deal with them. If that happened, they could only blame their bad luck.
Although Moss would not take their lives, since they were valuable Experiment Subjects, a harsh contract would be unavoidable.
Meanwhile, the search of the underground base had not stopped.
The collapse of the experimental area had buried many things inside.
Although much of it had been damaged, leaving