The moment Steven entered the museum, the fierce argument between two little girls caught his attention.
The white-haired girl frowned deeply, pointing at the girl in a school uniform, who wore black-framed glasses and chewed bubble gum. "You can't throw rubbish in there!" she said angrily.
The schoolgirl shrugged dismissively, a mocking smile on her lips. "Why not? There's nothing in there! It's just a lousy pile of dirt."
The white-haired girl waved her arms excitedly, her eyes shining as she tried to explain. "Of course there is! Look at the shape of this pyramid. It's obviously a Domain! It's a bit small, but there might still be treasure chests inside. Hmm... even if there aren't any treasure chests, there must be Hilichurls, Fungi, and things like Quicksand Eels hiding in jars. How can you say there's nothing in there?"
The schoolgirl gave the white-haired girl a questioning look, doubt flickering in her eyes.
"What is all this nonsense? I've never heard of any of those things. You must be lying!"
Under the schoolgirl's skeptical gaze, the white-haired girl puffed out her cheeks and planted her hands on her hips.
"Lying?! Paimon and the Traveler have explored loads of Domains like this in Sumeru! How can you say that about Paimon? Everything Paimon said was true! Aaargh! You're so annoying! You're looking down on Paimon! Traveler, say something!"
Steven noticed that the "Traveler" the white-haired girl mentioned was probably the blond boy who had been standing beside the two children all along.
Ever since the two little ones had started arguing, the boy had looked as though he wanted to say something but couldn't quite get it out. When the white-haired girl turned to him, his expression immediately changed.
Putting on a serious face, the boy coughed softly. "I can't