"We want to leave, so let them stay behind. Though this wasn't part of the original plan, they can still serve their intended purpose."
Miss Feliana spoke. The Life Fire Seed contained within the puppets was ignited by her, and the four puppets, which had originally seemed hollow, seemed to come alive. But a touch of the hand would reveal that they were still only puppets.
Miss Feliana had the four puppets hold hands, and then came the crucial part:
"We currently can't directly teleport matter from inside the coffin to the outside. We can only open a crack and throw them out. I have a feeling this will be very dangerous, so we must act quickly."
"Will the liquid outside seep in? But aren't we floating on the surface?"
The Halfling Young Lady asked again, and this time Shade Cat answered:
"We should be on the surface, but the area outside that seems to be the Sea of Origin is Not Certain safe. I have a strange feeling too, as though something is waiting for us outside. The danger probably isn't the liquid, it's... I don't know either, but we have no other choice."
The four hand-holding puppets were ready. Everyone inside the coffin understood that there was no point in waiting any longer; opening the lid was their best option now.
Thus, the three people inside the coffin adjusted their positions so they could swiftly open and close the lid shortly. During this time, Little Mia and Shade Cat remained squeezed together, with Miss Feliana's puppet beside them. She watched the two cats interact and found it all quite amusing.
"Are you ready?"
Madam Gustav asked.
Her right hand pressed against the coffin lid, ready to push it open a crack. Gina held the four puppets, prepared to