After an exploration that was hardly arduous, March 7th and Stelle defeated the little tykes with the wisdom of their greater age (debatable).
They successfully found all three members of the Moles in their hide-and-seek showdown.
During the process, Stelle even had time to rummage through a trash can.
They found Hook first. The little girl was hiding on a road leading to the mine tunnels.
"Don't run! Got you, Hook!"
Although March 7th had declared at the very beginning that she hadn't wanted to play the game of her own accord, her excited voice at this very moment cast doubt on that claim.
No matter how one looked at it, this pretty girl seemed to be thoroughly enjoying playing with the little tykes.
Hook: "C-curses! As the boss of the Moles, I've actually fallen into the hands of you bad guys! Beat me or punish me, do whatever you want!"
March 7th: "Haha, why are you so dramatic..."
After Hook, the second one they found was a little girl named Alina.
"Haha! Got you!" March 7th folded her arms and stood before Alina alongside Stelle.
Alina pursed her lips, her mind racing. She suddenly remembered what Julian had said before the game began-they don't look very smart to me.
So she said, "To truly catch me, you have to answer one question correctly!"
Stelle nodded and readily agreed. "Sure, ask away!"
Beside her, March 7th pouted. "What? Caught is caught."
Then she turned to Stelle beside her. "You actually want to answer a question?"
Stelle raised a hand and scratched her head. "Ehe!"
Alina said somewhat reluctantly, "...Ugh, I thought you'd definitely fall for it."
If she had grown up in a world of swords and magic, this child might have become a formidable female knight when she grew