At the sight of the letters suddenly appearing in the air, the two widened their eyes in shock. I had never expected communication to be possible this way. My body stiffened, but I soon recovered and answered Registeel's question.
"Yes. We woke you up."
"Why?"
"I'm a little at a loss if you ask why."
"To be honest, waking you was almost an accident."
The two had been investigating Aofulei's Sealed Chamber, but they had never intended to awaken Registeel. That made "why" a difficult question to answer.
Still, lying here would have been dishonest. Kaim therefore chose to answer without lying.
"We're researching the history of the people who once spent their lives with you. We only happened to wake you in the process. We didn't wake you for any particular purpose."
"Hold tight."
"Then, Registeel, if you don't mind, could you tell us about the people who spent their lives with you?"
Without a doubt, this Registeel was an individual who had lived alongside the ancient people. If so, Registeel knew something about their lives. Perhaps we could hear stories of those ancient people from Registeel. That was what I thought, too.
Of course, if Registeel refused, that would be that. It was up to Registeel, but Registeel was so inorganic that I had no idea how to approach him. I waited nervously, unsure what would happen, until Registeel projected letters into the air.
"Agreed."
"Uh, is that all right?"
"There is no reason to refuse."
"Oh, right. In that case, let's ask right away. Go ahead, Kaim."
"Ah, yes. Sorry for the trouble, but please."
After that, Kaim asked Registeel all sorts of questions: how the ancient people lived, their staple foods, and the layout and organization of their cities. We also learned about the technology they