Metal ball

Raja then said, "A grandchild?"

And Gen said, "That's right, a grandchild, and I guarantee you, Raja, that they will do everything possible to make that come to be."

"But still, Gen, it doesn't have to be you?"

"Raja, you have to understand that there must be only three men who can defeat her in the desert, and of those three men, one of them is her father, and the other two are having a conversation at the moment."

"Hm? How do you ... ah, got it."

"Good. Then you know I have no choice but to accept her proposal."

"... Damn, she's going to ruin all the plans I had made for when we arrived in Tólis."

"Plans?"

"Yes. First, we were going to explore the city to gather information."

"Hm, that's not a bad idea. I was thinking of going to the adventurers' guild first, but it's likely that the locals also know about the ruins."

"Ruins? What ruins? We are going to get information about the bars and beaches there to decide the order in which we will visit them."

"What? Have you forgotten why we're going to Tólis? We're not going for a trip."

"Relax, Gen. I was also going to get information about the ruins."

"... Why do I find that so hard to believe?"

"What do you mean, Gen? I'm serious, hahaha ... but anyway, searching for information would probably take up our whole day, so we'd have to confirm the information we collected over the next few days."

"That makes sense."

"Yeah, and after about five days, we'll have passed all the important bars and beaches, and we'll know which ones are the best in town."

"Yeah, you're right... No, wait a minute! What do you mean by bars and beaches? I already told you that we're going to Tólis to look for the ruins of a challenge!"

"Didn't you say I could do whatever I wanted while you were on the challenge?"

"And you can, but the prerequisite is that I find the ruins with the challenge. So stop thinking about bars and beaches. Our focus when we get there has to be on finding the ruins."

"I know that, Gen, but I need to look for information about the bars and beaches, too, because if I go looking for them when you enter the challenge, I might not have time to enjoy them."

"And you think that's a valid reason for us to waste time when we could be looking for more about the ruins or resting?"

"Yes."

"If those were your plans, I'm glad Lina is coming with us. At least this way, we won't waste time."

"Hey, Gen, it's not a waste of time."

"Whatever. Let's give her our answer. Lina never likes to wait too long. We'd better get going before she ends up doing something with no turning back."

Gen then started toward his bed, and Raja came right behind him.

After arriving, Gen said, "Raja and I accept your proposal."

And Lina said, "Good. So from now on, you are forgiven for everything you did yesterday."

Raja then said, "... Thank you."

And Lina said, "You're welcome, but now tell me, how are we going to get to Tólis? I know it's not with that caravan of merchants you were talking about."

"Damn, Gen, you really can't keep secrets, can you? But well, from what I've seen you and Lina do these days, I'm not surprised you told her."

Gen then said, "I didn't tell her anything. Lina, how did you know that."

And Lina said, "Well, even though you didn't say it literally, you did tell me that."

Raja then said, "I knew it."

And Gen said, "What? What do you mean it was me? Tell the truth."

Lina then said, "I am telling the truth. Let me explain. I found out that you had another way out of town when you tried to stop me yesterday by telling me not to go with you to Tólis."

"And how can that be considered telling you."

"It's very simple. You've lived here for three years, and you know that if I want to, no one leaves this town without me knowing. So when you threatened me that you would leave without me, I thought you would only say that if you had a way to get out of town without me knowing."

"Wait a minute. You thought? You didn't know?"

"Yes, I didn't know until just now, when I said I knew, and then Raja confirmed it for me. You guys need to stop believing people so easily like that, hahaha."

Gen then looked at Raja and said, "... I'm sorry ..."

And Gen said, "Ahh, whatever. You're coming with us anyway. Come with me. I'll show you how we're going to get to Tólis."

Gen then went towards the wall that led to the bathroom, and Lina said, "Where are you going, Gen? Isn't that where the bathroom is?"

And Gen said, "Yes, but it's not just the bathroom."

"It's not? What else is there?"

" You should see for yourself."

"Okay."

Gen then opened the bathroom passageway, and as they arrived, they passed through the hallway between the men's and women's bathrooms and arrived at the next passageway.

They then moved from room to room until they reached the control room.

When they arrived, Lina said, "Wow, I never would have guessed there were so many rooms in your house, Gen. What's all this?"

And Gen said, "From what I've been told, a Digger."

"Digger?"

"Yes. It's a transport that was used in the time of the empire."

"Wow, that's interesting, but I think you're mistaken, Gen. You said this is a transport."

"I'm not mistaken. This place is a transport facility."

"What?! Are you sure, Gen? How can something of this size move?"

"Well, I've never used it, but look here."

Gen then went towards the table in the center of the room and said, "Sit down, Lina."

Lina then sat down, and so did he and Raja. The map then rose from the table and generated a copy for each of them.

Gen then said, "Current location.", and then the map showed where they were.

Lina then said, "Wow, that's amazing. It can show us where we are?"

And Gen said, "You haven't seen anything yet.", and then began to show her everything Dehji had shown him about the map.

Lina then said, "Wow, this place is amazing, but how are we going to get to Tólis?"

And Gen said, "Wait a minute, let me ask."

"Ask who?"

Raja then said, "His essence. He's the one who explained this place to us."

And Lina said, "His essence? it talks?"

"Yes, it's rare to happen, but as far as I know, Gen has two conscious essences."

"What?! I didn't even know that was possible."

Gen then said, "Well, from what Dehji told me, all you have to do is say, 'Go to', and the name of a city, and then deliver the fuel to the transport."

And Lina asked, "Fuel?"

"Yes, it moves with essence mist."

Raja then asked, "And where do we put it?"

And Gen said, "Dehji said that when we say it, we'll see."

"Well, let's test it then. Go to Arpolis."

The point on the map where Arpolis was lit up, and a line was drawn between there and the point where they were standing at the moment. The map then came back down to the table, and a metal ball came out for each of them. The ball then began to float and stopped in front of each of them.

Raja then asked, "Is this the ball where we have to put the fuel?"

And Gen said, "Well, Dehji said we were going to see, and these metal balls were the only things that showed up, so I guess so."

Lina then said, "They look like normal metal balls to me. The only thing different is these lines they have."

And Raja said, "That's right.", he then took one in his hands and said, "It looks pretty normal to me. I just found it lighter than I expected."

Gen and Lina then picked up the balls in front of them, and Gen said, "It's true, it really is lighter than I expected."

Lina then said, "They don't seem to be where the fuel comes in. Why don't you ask your essence, Gen?"

And Gen said, "All right. One moment."

A few seconds passed, and Gen said, "He told us to use our essences."

And Lina said, "Is that it?"

"Well, maybe he was a little sarcastic and mentioned something about our intelligence, but in the end, the part that helps us is this."

Raja then said, "Ok, let's try it then."

Raja then started to use his essence, and then the metal ball started to react. The lines that were in it sank into the ball, and it began to make a little noise.

Raja then said, "Is that it? How do I put the fuel in?"

And Gen said, "Let me try.", and Lina said, "Me too."

The ball in both their hands repeated the same process as Raja's, and he then said, "Gen, ask Dehji if we're doing it right."

Gen went quiet for a moment and then said, "He said yes and to prepare."

And Lina said, "Prepare for what?"

"I don't know. He didn't say."

Raja then said, "Well, let's wait th-, argh!"