The stone chamber was frighteningly quiet.
A moment later, a short second-tier Priest seated on the left slowly spoke.
His voice sounded somewhat weak, making it all the more sinister:
"You two... escaped from Fog Town?"
"Yes, Priest!" [Give Me Your Phone] answered without raising his head, his voice loud and full of fanaticism.
"Very well. Let me ask you something."
A venomous gleam shot from the short Priest's eyes behind his mask:
"The Bloodweeping Ridge Branch's army had been bombarding Fog Town's barrier for some time."
"When you escaped... what exactly happened in Fog Town? Where did that army go?"
At that question, the air seemed to freeze.
Beside him, cold sweat instantly broke out on [You've Cried Already]'s forehead, and a chill ran down his spine.
[Give Me Your Phone], however, showed not the slightest panic.
He snapped his head up, his somewhat handsome face now filled with righteous indignation and utter devotion to the Abyss!
"My lord! When we left, the Holy Church's army was furiously bombarding Fog Town's pathetic barrier!"
He ground his teeth, even managing to convey a little exasperation at their failure to see reason:
"Those fools in Fog Town were scared pale by the Holy Church army's divine might! They cowered inside the barrier, not even daring to raise their heads!"
"The two of us had long since seen through the hypocrisy and incompetence of the Righteous Gods' Church! We knew the Holy Lord's unification of the world was inevitable!"
"So, at first light, before the Holy Church's army began its attack..."
[Give Me Your Phone] thumped his chest, looking immensely proud:
"We resolutely broke with those fools in Fog Town! We secretly smashed their cooking pot, then seized the chance to slip out of the barrier!"
"We ran toward Black Forest the