Digger

Raja then asked, "We're already inside it?"

And Dehji said, "Yeah."

Gen then said, "Wait a minute, are you telling me that this whole room is a vehicle?"

And Raja said, "Wow, I've never seen anything like this. The metal objects on the walls must be to drive the vehicle, right?"

Dehji then said, "Easy there. You're being too hasty. I didn't say anything like that."

And Gen said, "No? What do you mean by saying that we are inside a vehicle?"

"I mean that everything is part of the vehicle."

Raja then asked, "What do you mean everything, Dehji?"

And Dehji said, "Everything in the sense that not only this room, but also all the rooms we passed through, like the kitchen, the shower room, the meeting room, the training room, and even your room. All of them are part of the vehicle."

Gen and Raja then said together, "WHAT?!"

Gen then said, "What are you talking about Dehji? Did you hear what you said? How can all these rooms we passed be part of a vehicle?"

And Raja said, "That's right. There is no way that all this is a vehicle. There's no animal in the world that could pull it off."

Dehji then started laughing, "Hahahaha."

And Raja asked, "Hey, what are you laughing at?"

"You guys are hilarious. It's like you don't know about vehicles that run on mist, hahaha."

Gen then said, "Vehicles that run on mist? What are you talking about, Dehji?"

And Dehji said, "That's enough, Gen. The joke is not funny anymore."

"What joke?!"

Dehji then saw Gen's expression of confusion and said, "You really don't know what it is?"

And Gen said, "No, I've never heard of these vehicles."

Raja then said, "Least of all me."

And Dehji said, "I don't believe this. How far back have you guys gone since the empire ended? You don't even know about mist-based transports."

Gen then said, "Was this something common during the time of the empire?"

"Yes, it was quite common. I thought that over the years, they had become rarer and only people with more power were using them now, but it seems you don't even know what they are."

Raja then said, "Unfortunately, we don't know what you are talking about. Do you mind explaining?"

And Dehji said, "No problem, it's actually not that complicated. Mist-powered vehicles are literally as their name says. They are vehicles that run on mist, in this case, essence mist."

Raja then asked, "They run on essence mist?"

And Dehji said, "Yes."

Gen then said, "How does that work?"

"It's pretty simple. You just need to supply the amount of mist needed for the trip to your destination, and the digger does the rest."

"Digger? What's that?"

"It's the vehicle we're in now. It's known as a digger because it travels under the ground."

Raja then said, "That's a good name."

And Gen said, "I thought so too, but you said it could get us to Tólis in two days. Is it that fast?"

Dehji then said, "Hahaha, you can't even compare it to the wagons you are riding these days. When it's time to go to Tólis, you'll see."

"If it's that fast, it'll speed things up a lot."

Raja then said, "Yeah, in that way, we can get to Tólis early and enjoy the city more."

And Gen said, "Raja, you know we're not going there for the trip, right?"

"Yes, but nothing's stopping us from enjoying a day or two, right?"

"Actually, there is something. I'm in a bit of a hurry, so we'll find the ruin as soon as possible, and then we'll head towards it."

"What?! What about the beaches, Gen? There's also the unique restaurants in town and, of course, the beautiful women there."

"That's not our goal there."

"I know it's not, but it wouldn't hurt to take a day to relax a bit. Besides, it's not like we're going to go there, ask where the ruin is, and get directions. We'll probably have to explore the place for information, and there's no better place for that than the busy places in town, like the restaurants, beaches, and bars in town."

Gen then said, "... You're right, but even so, we'll only go there to look for information and nothing else."

"Of course, Gen. After all, we can't afford to waste time."

Gen then looked at Raja upon hearing his answer and said, "... good that you know that.", and then thought, 'I can already see the headache it will be when we get to Tolis.'

Gen then said, "Well, now that we've seen everything, let's go. We still have to buy the clothes."

And Raja said, "That's right, we'd better get going. Oh, and it's not only the clothes, but we're also going to buy a shoe and get a haircut."

"The shoe, I understand, but I like my hair long, so I'll skip it."

"I think you could shorten it a bit, but it's your hair, so that's fine."

"Hmm, maybe I'll give it a trim then, but let's get going, or we won't have time to do all this."

"Ok."

The two then started to head towards Gen's room. They went through all the rooms again, and then, after a few minutes, they arrived at Gen's room.

The two then started to head towards the door when Raja suddenly said, "Hey Gen, wait a minute. There's a wall with marks on the other side of the room."

And Gen said, "What? Where?"

"Over there.", Raja said while pointing at the wall.

Gen then looked in that direction and realized that there really was a marked wall there.

Gen then asked, "Why is there another wall with marks there? Dehji, are there still more rooms that we haven't been to?"

And Dehji said, "It looks that way."

"What do you mean it looks that way? Didn't you find out what this place is?"

"Yes, I did, but there are several different models. This one, in this case, is a particular model, so the previous owner might have modified it. So there's no way to know how many more rooms it has or what's in them."

"Ahh, I see. It's a shame, but we won't be able to see what's in there now."

Raja then said, "That's right. Let's go before it's too late."

And Gen said, "Okay, where do we go first?"

"The clothing store. I know a great store in town."

"Okay, let's go then."

The two then left the underground and started walking towards the store Raja had told about.

After a few minutes of walking, the two arrived, and Raja said, "Here we are, let's go in."

Gen then looked at the name of the store and said, "It's Miss Karla's store. I didn't expect this was the store you were talking about, but this is an excellent store if not the best in town."

"Oh yeah? To tell you the truth, I've never been here before, but I've heard so much about this place that I decided to buy clothes here."

"Miss Karla makes great clothes."

"Good, let's go inside then. "

The two of them went inside, and then a young woman came up to them and said, "Good afternoon. How can I help you?"

Gen then said, "Hey, Cris, how are you?"

Cris then looked up, saw Gen, and said, "Gen! You're alive. Lina had already told me, but seeing you in person makes all the difference."

"Haha, thanks for your concern, Cris."

"And how were the ruins? Did you get what you were looking for?"

"Well, not necessarily, but at least I'm closer."

"Good, at least it's something."

The two then heard, "Ahem!", and turned towards Raja.

Gen then said, "This is a friend I made recently. His name is Raja."

Raja then stretched out his hand and said, "Nice to meet you. My name is Raja."

Cris then stretched out her hand, took his hand, and said, "Nice to meet you. My name is Cris."

Raja then bent down, kissed her hand, and said, "What a beautiful name you have, Cris."

"A-Ah, thank you!"

Seeing this, Gen came up to Raja and said in a very low tone so that only he could hear, "Hey, Raja!"

And Raja said, "What is it, Gen? Can't you see I'm busy?"

"If I were you, I'd stop now while there's still time."

"What are you talking about?"

"Don't argue with me. Just do what I'm telling you. It's for your good. If not-", but then suddenly, they both heard a voice say, "Good afternoon. Gen! Nice to see you back."

Gen then said, "Hi, Miss Karla. It's really good to be back."

Karla then said, "Did you ever think about what I told you last time?"

"Yes, Miss Karla, but I'm too young. I'm not ready for that yet."

"Too bad, and who is this?"

"He's a friend I made recently. His name is Raja."

Raja then stretched out his hand and said, "My name is Raja."

Karla then stretched out her hand to him and said, "Pleasure, Karla."

"It's my pleasure."

"Haha, what a polite young man. Raja, can I ask you something?"

Upon hearing this, Gen swallowed dryly, and Cris covered her face with her hands.

Raja then said, "Sure, feel free."

And Karla said, "Have you ever thought about getting married?"