I thought I would be buried underneath a ton of rocks and dirt, but whatever was on top of me was...soft? Well, softer than rocks, anyway. I tried to feel more of it to figure out what this was before...
Horrui: "Can you please, stop poking my stomach."
Pagani: "Dah! Horrui? Y-you protected me from the cave-in? Why?"
Horrui: "Tsk! You beat me fair and square. It was also my fault this happened, and I treated you like a weak loser based on our first encounter. You are definitely stronger than I gave you credit. You even prove to be a more successful Bestowed MM than the ones I created."
Pagani: "Does that mean we're friends?"
Horrui: "Ugh! No!"
With all her strength, Horrui lifted the earth above with one arm and grabbed the Sword of Potentscience. She used it to blast the cave away, leaving a crater with a hole leading to a deeper part of it.
Horrui: "It means I am treating you like a warrior from now on. Besides, I still don't forgive you for slapping my butt when we were training back in the army."
Pagani: "Oh, come on! That was a year ago, and I was defending a friend."
Horrui: "I am leaving. After that explosion, soldiers might be sent to investigate."
Pagani: "You're right. I don't want to be associated with The Enforcement Army's Most Wanted. I am just an innocent victim."
Horrui: "News Flash! You are a criminal too."
Pagani: "Oh, you're right again."
Horrui: "Gah! You are such an idiot. I can't believe you beat me, Grr!"
Horrui left very angry. I grabbed my bag of gems and left the scene too. Eventually, I reached the rendezvous point to meet with Dark again. It was night, and I was in the middle of a road. All the streetlights kept the place lit before all of them went out. I could not see anything and was kinda scared.
Dark: "Pagani."
Pagani: "Gacha! Where didju? How didju?"
Dark: "I am a very important man, and I cannot allow myself to be seen, or my civilian life would be jeopardized. I take it that you have my fee."
Pagani: "It is in this bag in my hand. I think. I cannot see a thing."
Dark: "Oh, I can. This will definitely afford you another tip."
Pagani: "Thank goodness."
Dark: "Thank me. I am slipping you a map of The Dagdaguland, and I drew you a path leading you to a rumored guardian of The Sandals of Chloroscience."
Pagani: "Thanks, Dark."
Dark: "No problem, kid. And remember, if you got the cash, all your answers can be found, hidden in the Dark."
The lights came back on, and I was alone again. Dark is pretty cool, but that disappearing trick will always creep me out.
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