"Hm?"
Somewhere several kilometers away, a hooded girl suddenly stopped in her tracks and looked up at the horizon. A silver gleam flashed through the eyes hidden behind her sunglasses.
"This aura..."
Unaware that someone already had her in their sights, Prolora, the Calamity Witch, was telling Lai Rui about the so-called Wisdom Seed.
"So the Wisdom Seed needs a person to serve as its vessel, and that vessel is currently somewhere in the world?"
Lai Rui summed it up, pinching her chin.
"That's right." Prolora nodded. "Didn't the guy who sent you tell you any of this?"
Lai Rui folded her arms and shook her head without hesitation.
"You mean that bastard Moba? All he knows is how to order me around. As if he'd have the patience to explain any of this."
"So it was Moba..."
At that name, Prolora's gaze suddenly grew distant. "Who would've thought that rookie Monster I used to chase around with a blade would become the boss of Abyss Nest?" she murmured.
Seeing the girl slip into her memories again, Lai Rui hurriedly waved a hand in front of her face.
"Stop reminiscing about your youth, sis. Just tell me where the Wisdom Seed is now and what it looks like."
Prolora wasn't annoyed at having her reminiscence forcibly interrupted. She merely cleared her throat, composed herself, and slowly said:
"As for what it looks like, I don't really remember. And I'm not very sure where it is, either."
"Anyway, it's probably somewhere in this country."
"..."
Lai Rui was speechless.
Didn't that tell me absolutely nothing?
Prolora simply spread her hands and explained with a hint of helplessness:
"I can't help it. The last time I saw it was five years ago.
"And it seems some being tampered with my memories