- Chung: Ain! Are you well?
- Ain: Aw, did you worry about me? I'm fine, thanks to Ms. Hernia.
- Lu: Eve, how about you?
- Eve: I have undergone repairs and am now functioning optimally. More importantly... What happened? Your hair is singed at the end.
- Lu: It, it's nothing! I'm glad you're in good health!
- Elsword: I'm relieved to see everyone's doing well. Was the stay uneventful?
- Aisha: I wouldn't say 'uneventful'...
- Elsword: Huh? Why, did something happen?
- Rena: We'll explain later. Anyway, it seems you two are getting along better than you left. Did you make up with each other?
- Elsword: .......
- Add: .......
- Ain: They've been like this all day.
- Aisha: Sigh, men! Do you really have to be so childish?
- Elsword: We were... Busy! Yeah! Too busy!
- Elesis: Oh! Elsword, you're back!
- Elsword: Sis! Where have you been?
- Elesis: I just informed Velder of what we've learned so far, with the help from the Priestesses. So they can prepare for an upcoming invasion.
- Elesis: Now that Berthe has access to the portal technology, it's only a matter of time before they start the invasion.
- Raven: I see, we might have a repeat of the last demon invasion soon, then.
- Elesis: This time, they won't be able to use the El shards as a medium, so it will be difficult to predict where they would show up.
- Rena: It'll be best if the invasion never happens, but...
- Elesis: Yeah. And... I received a rather strange order.
- Elesis: They said many people went missing from the castle during the Velder demon invasion. They couldn't find any trace of them, so they've been reported as missing...
- Elesis: But some suspect they've been taken by demons. They asked me to investigate if we head back to the Demon Realm.
- Lu: What? Demons dragged humans to the Demon Realm? Are you certain?
- Rena: (Demons kidnapped humans? Then... cold it be that the elf that Lincy saw was...)
- Elesis: It's all speculation at this point. Since people went missing in the castle, most of them seem to be nobility...
- Raven: ......?
- Elesis: But since the nobles hold a lot of influence in Velder, they've asked to at least make a show of searching for them in the Demon Realm.
- Ciel: Of course, if we find any captured people, we would rescue them, but if they're in the Demon Realm, then...
- Elesis: We can only hope they're wrong. Since the Demon Realm is not a place ordinary humans can endure.
- Raven: Elesis, about the missing people...
- Elesis: Huh? What do you want to know?
- Raven: ... No, it's nothing.
- Elesis: Ok? Anyway, now we have another reason to go back to the Demon Realm. I hope the portal engineer of the Northern Empire comes soon...
- Aisha: I'm sure Master Gaia, Ara, and Laby will handle it just fine. For now, let's focus on interpreting the message that Rose received from Rigomor, and getting better at using this artifact.
- Eve: Message from Rigomor? An artifact? Looks like we have a lot of catching up on.
- Aisha: Oh! Let me explain! So...
- Add: Wait, I have something to say.
- Elsword: ......!
- Chung: Wait, Add, maybe you should think on this first!
- Add: What?
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- Ciel: I agree. Though it may feel tense, we understand why you made the decision. We know it was the only available option at the time.
- Elesis: Yes, so please think again about leavi...
- Add: You... idiots!! Listen for once!
- Add: Ahem! Sorry... for acting on my own.
- Elsword: Add?
- Add: I'm telling you, I still think my decision was the optimal choice.
- Add: But, I could have asked for you opinion before I went with it. That's the only thing I'm apologizing for. Don't think you have one over me or anything!
- Add: Since I know how sensitive you are about this, I will apply that knowledge in future consideration, but if I think it's necessary, I'm still going to do it no matter what you say. Understood?
- Elesis: ... Do you have to add that much commentary on a simple 'I'm sorry'?
- Add: Sh, Shut up! You, could have thanked me for saving all your sorry butts, but instead...!
- Elsword: Thanks, Add.
- Add: .......
- Elsword: I knew you made the decision you did for our safety... But I was just so angry.
- Elsword: When I was sparring with Solace, I realized that the person I was truly angry with wasn't you, but myself. So... I need to apologize, too.
- Elsword: I'm sorry. You made a difficult decision, but I took my anger out on you, instead of accepting my short-comings.
- Add: Tsk, stop it...! It's embarrassing.
- Ain: See? Isn't it much better now that you're honest? So mature!
- Add: You talk big for someone who was unconscious until now.
- Elsword: Anyway, where are the El Masters? And the Priestesses?
- Elesis: They're at the El Tower. They asked us to leave for a moment, so I think it might have to do with the El?
- Rose: Oh, and Master Gaia is not in Elrianode at the moment. He left to go to the Northern Empire with Ara and Laby.
- Add: Then who's that over there?
- Rose: Oh! Master Gaia!
- Lu: Looks like those who left to the Northern Empire are finally back. Then that man...
- Ciel: That must be the White-Ghost King's portal engineer.
- Chung: We have so much to share, and so much to listen to.
- Aisha: Mmhm- I bet they'll be shocked to hear what we've found!
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