Silver Orb

Lina then said, "You already got the orb? Didn't you want to try to feel the same feeling as before?"

And Gen said, "Yes, I did."

"Then why did you already get the orb? You didn't feel anything?"

"I felt the feeling, and I didn't want to take the orb now, but no matter what I do, this orb won't move again. I think it wore out on the first attempt to imitate it."

Briny then said, "Too bad, Gen, but don't worry. There are several other orbs scattered around the temple. You'll definitely get the feeling as we go along."

And Gen said, "You're right. Let's go to the next orb."

"Okay, come with me.", and then everyone followed her down a hallway.

They then came into another room with people in it, and Gen said, "I can see the orb floating near them. Let's go towards them before any of them try to get the orb ahead of us.", and then they all went toward the group of people.

The same process was repeated, and then after imitating the orb once, they started to go towards another room. This then repeated a few more times, to the point where they had ten orbs in hand.

They then came to a room that was different from the other rooms they had passed. It was more spacious, and the orb that was floating around the room was larger than the other rooms. Around the orb was a group of people. The four of them looked at each other and went towards the group.

When they got there, they saw that the two groups were arguing among themselves. When they arrived, the groups looked toward them, and then a man from one of the groups said, "Good afternoon, friends. What do you think about joining me to get this silver-rank orb? Since we got here first, we'll take this orb, and you take the next silver orb."

And Raja said, "Silver orb?"

A woman from the other group then said, "Don't listen to him. If you join my group, you can take this orb, and I get the next one."

And the man from the other group then said, "I just offered you this, and you didn't take it! Why are you agreeing to give this orb to this group that just arrived?!"

The woman then said, "Because I don't trust you. I know that if I give you this silver rank orb, nothing guarantees that you won't try to get the next one too."

And the man then said, "You! And how do you know they won't cheat on you?"

The woman then said, "Simple. I don't know if you noticed, but Princess Briny is with them."

The man then looked at the group again, and seeing Briny, he said, "That's true. The princess really is with them."

The woman then said, "The princess would never use dirty methods like yours to get a rank silver orb."

The man was then silent for a while and said, "If it's going to be like that, I won't back down either. If you join my group, you can also get that silver rank orb."

The woman then became furious upon hearing this and started arguing with the man again, and Raja said, "Briny, what are they talking about? What do they mean, silver orbs, and why do they need another group to help them get the orb?"

And Briny said, "Well, to answer your first question. The orbs here in the temple have three qualities. Bronze, silver, and gold. The orbs we have taken so far are bronze orbs. Now, to answer your other question, they need the help of another group because this orb is very difficult to get. It deflects easier from people, and it is too strong for just one person to hold. So the more people at the time, the better."

Raja then said, "I see."

Gen then said, "By the way, what are these orbs for? They have something special about them when they are moving, but I didn't see anything special about them when they are still."

And Briny said, "They will serve us at the end of the water temple. There is a door there where you can put the orbs, and they say that if you pass the challenge inside, the group is given a reward based on the number of orbs the group used to open the door."

Raja then said, "What kind of reward?"

And Briny said, "From what they say, there are several kinds, from weapons to money."

"Got it. So our goal here is to get the maximum number of orbs to open the door."

"Yes and no."

"What do you mean?"

"We really want to get as many orbs as possible to open the door, but so far, no one has been able to get the golden orb."

"No one? Why not?"

"Because, unlike the others, the golden orb moves in a way that makes you think it has a conscience of its own. It doesn't follow any kind of pattern, and not even four people can hold it."

"I see."

Gen then said, "Let's leave our curiosity for later. What do we do in this situation, Briny?"

And Briny said, "Well, we can team up with one of them or try to find another way to get the orb."

"Well, I wanted to take a look at this orb first of all."

"Okay."

Gen then went toward the orb, and as he got close to it, he began to watch how it moved.

After some time watching the orb, he thought, 'This orb doesn't have a movement pattern, how strange. How am I going to imitate it and feel that feeling from before?'

He then came back to his group and said, "This orb is different. It doesn't have a movement pattern."

And Raja then said, "What are you going to do now, Gen?"

And Gen said, "I don't know. I need help thinking."

Briny then said, "How about you try to follow the movements the orb makes, even though you don't know them beforehand."

And Gen said, "That's not a bad idea, but will it work?"

Lina then said, "Well, it doesn't cost you anything to try."

And Gen said, "That's true, you're right."

Gen then went back near the orb and started trying to imitate its movements. Seeing this, the other groups looked at him.

The woman, who was the leader of one of the groups, said to Briny, "Princess, what is your friend trying to do?"

And Briny said, "Well, he's trying to figure out a different way to get the orbs."

The man, who was the leader of the other group, then said, "A different way? What is he trying to do that for? If it were a gold orb, I would understand, but we already have a way to get the silver orbs."

And Briny said, "Well, that's true, but he doesn't think our way is the right way, and he wants to try to find the right way to do it."

The man then said, "Is it worth wasting time trying to do that?"

And Briny said, "They're the ones who hired me, so I'm on their time."

The man then said, "Hm, got it."

The woman then said, "Do you think he'll get it, Princess Briny?"

And Briny said, "Well, if I'm going to base it on his track record, he'll definitely get it."

"Track record? What do you mean?"

"Ever since he entered the event, he's been changing everything I know. He figured out an easier way to get through the first phase, and he did the same in the second phase. Here in the temple, he figured out how to get the rank bronze orbs the right way. So I really think he might figure out how to get the silver orb and maybe even the gold orb."

The man then said, "You're exaggerating too much, princess. There's no way he could have done all that."

And Briny said, "Why would I lie to you? I'm telling you the truth."

The woman then said, "I believe you, princess, but it's kind of hard to believe all of this at once."

And Briny said, "Don't worry. When he figures out how to get the silver orb in the right way, you will stop doubting me.", and then the two groups went silent and started looking at Gen, who was trying to imitate the movement of the silver orb rank.

Gen was copying the movement of the silver orb, and after some time copying it, he began to feel something strange and then thought, 'How strange. The feeling was coming, but sometimes I take a step in one direction following the orb, and the feeling goes away instantly. I wonder why this is happening?'