Meanwhile, Tong Hua and his group had arrived at the entrance to Wela Volcano Park.
"Cinccino-"
Cinccino had somehow found a towel and wrapped himself in it from head to toe to keep out the volcanic ash.
Making a little mouse who loved cleanliness come to a place like this really was asking a bit too much of him-
"Tsareena~" Tsareena, on the other hand, did not mind at all. In fact, she was rather excited.
Although neither Dolliv nor Celebi was with her, as captain of the Fairy Tale Exploration Team, she had to keep exploring even on her own!
Tsareena strode gracefully forward, the Crown atop her head still gleaming in the ash-filled air.
"Sableye!"
After working here as miners for so long, the Sableye were all very familiar with the environment.
With their work suddenly coming to a halt, their bodies really were experiencing a kind of withdrawal-
The Sableye unconsciously scraped at the ground with their claws, their gemlike eyes sparkling with a craving for ore.
One Sableye even could not resist using Shadow Claw on a rock beside the path, deftly chipping off a small sample.
"Sableye!"
Feeling the satisfying weight of the ore in its hand sent Sableye over the moon.
Turning an interest into a job was something so many people dreamed of!
As Tong Hua watched the seven of them and felt their heartfelt joy, he could not help being swept up in it too.
"All right! I want to gather ore too!
"This is also about gathering materials for alchemy research. You'll help, won't you, Hattrem?"
"Hattrem-"
Hattrem had wanted to scold Tong Hua for neglecting his alchemy studies these past two days, but after thinking it over, she found that his words did seem impossible to refute.
Alchemists did indeed