- Chung: ...Errr.
- Chung: Did something happen when you went to see Master Rosso?
- Rena: Your cloths are all burnt, and you look worn out!"
- Lu: Rosso, that rude imbecile was antagonistic to the end! We just wanted to ask how to get to the Demon Realm, and he started lashing out for no reason!
- Rose: I heard Master Rosso was very worried about us when we were trapped in Henir's Passage. Apparently, he insisted that they had to help us out. I thought he was very considerate.
- Lu: Who said such nonsense! As someone who actually met him, I cannot agree one word of that rubbish statement!
- Aisha: So? What happened? Did you learn how Master Rosso went to the Demon Realm?
- Ciel: Yes. He told us that Elrios became unstable during the El explosion creating many rifts. He just jumped into one of the rifts and ended up in Varnimyr.
- Chung: Oh... I guess that's not a viable option for us, then. We can't exactly cause another El explosion just to go to the Demon Realm...
- Elesis: Yes. We can only hope that those who went to find the demon engineer come back with good news.
- Elesis: I'll go meet the priestesses. It's only a matter of time before the demons invade Elrios again, so I need to send a message to Velder.
- Lu: We didn't expect much going in, but it's still disappointing. If only we knew what's going on in the Demon Realm at the moment...
- Rose: Actually, I have something to tell you on that matter.
- Lu: Oh? What is it?
- Aisha: When the three of you went to see Master Rosso, Rose went to look for a way to communicate with the Demon Realm with Master Ventus's assistance.
- Rena: Oh yeah! How did that go?
- Rose: We managed to receive a message sent from the White-Ghost King's territory. There was a lot of static, so Zero and I were trying to figure out the missing pieces.
- Zero: This is what we've got so far.
- Zero: [This is Au--ra. We've found the soul. Return immediately, Rigomor is safe. Do not reply. They may be monitoring us.]
- Zero: We had to fill in a lot of blanks, but that should be the gist of it. We listened to the recorded message thousands of times just in case!
- Rose: We did have some difficulty, but do not exaggerate, Zero.
- Chung: Thank goodness, Rigomor is safe...
- Rena: But they may be monitored... I guess they're under heavy scrutiny. At least it seems like Berthe hasn't harmed them yet.
- Aisha: They're probably in too much of a hurry. Remember when he showed up in Ruben that one time to take the El?
- Rena: He was also alone in Rigomor as well. But he had an army in Feita... What's the difference? What does he have to hide?
- Aisha: That's it! I think Berthe doesn't trust his subordinates. He'd use them only when necessary. Right now, he must be focused on searching the soul fragments.
- Lu: Which is why he's leaving Rigomor alone at the moment... Insolent beast! Every move he makes irritates me to no end!
- Zero: That's all we've got so far. If only we knew the site of operation, or the location of the soul fragment... It would have helped a lot.
- Lu: Hm... It's just a speculation... But I believe the site of operation is at the west most territory of the White-Ghost King.
- Ciel: What? How did you know that? If I remember correctly, Winster didn't tell us anything.
- Lu: That thing they mention in the beginning of the message is likely Aurora. The White-Ghost King's territory is the furthest north of all the territories. Its chilling wind never stops howling.
- Chung: The furthest north... I guess that's why Rigomor was so cold.
- Lu: I remember what Aegrip told me one day. That the land furthest west of the White-Ghost King is a barren land everyone avoids, but you can see the most beautiful aurora there.
- Lu: ...Isn't it an ideal hiding place for the people who lost their lord?
- Zero: That makes sense. They're likely using a codename to hide both the sender and the receiver. Using 'Aurora' as a codename is probably ideal in concealing the exact location of their base.
- Ciel: And from what Lu just said, the site of operation is probably well hidden from Garen.
- Lu: ...Thank you. We managed to learn so many things, including the current situation in Rigomor.
- Zero: And it's all thanks to the fantastic, magnificent Zero!
- Rose: I've only done what I had to do. It's still vague and broad, but we might be able to contact Winster and Nichel once we have assistance from the demon engineer.
- Lu: Yes, that would be ideal.
- Rena: Um, Lu. Can I ask you something about the Demon Realm?
- Rena: Are there any demons that look like an elf like me, excluding the dark elves in the Demon Realm?
- Lu: Hm... There are so many species and kinds of demons that I cannot say for sure. Why do you ask?
- Rena: You know when Master Ventus came to us in the Demon Realm? Lincy said she saw an elf there.
- Lu: How strange. Even if that's true, how did the elf end up in the Demon Realm?
- Aisha: It's not completely out of the question. Since demons were involved in many things in Elrios before we knew their existence.
- Lu: Like that strange laboratory in Elrianode? But it's strange. If demons had the power to jump dimensions...
- Lu: We would have invaded Elrios ages ago. Aegrip is truly an exception.
- Ciel: Maybe they were swept by Henir's rift like Rosso. It's not too out of the ordinary for an elf to survive that long, right?
- Aisha: (Or maybe... This was done by a 3rd party.)
- Aisha: ......
- Rena: What are you thinking about, Aisha?
- Aisha: Mm... Huh? Oh! I was just waiting for an opportunity to tell you!
- Aisha: Chung! Show them the device!
- Chung: Yes!
- Chung: We got something that might help us locate the Dark El in the Demon Realm. Here, a compass.
- Aisha: It's supposed to point in the direction where it senses strong water energy. If the Dark El also has elemental attributes like the Large El, it should point us in the direction of the Dark El once we're in the Demon Realm.
- Rena: I see...! That's great! But where did you get such a thing?
- Aisha: Master Denif. He said it was a keepsake of his mother.
- Rena: I wonder if it's ok for us to take such an important item. It shows that he puts a lot of faith on us, but...
- Chung: We'll just have to return his faith with results! Let's find the Dark El, completely restore the Large El, and stop Henir's Order!
- Ciel: That's the spirit. Feeling better now?
- Chung: Yup! Haha... Sorry, I guess I was a bit down lately.
- Ciel: To tell you the truth, you looked like a sad puppy out in rain.
- Aisha: Haha!
- Lu: Aisha? What is it?
- Aisha: Oh, nothing!
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