>>5196787“It’ll take a minute tops.” Ihor won’t let her go easily. “I just would like to know who you are and why you were following this case so close.”
“My name is not important and—”
“I-It’s important to me, miss.” You get the courage to interrupt the cloaked figure.
“…I go by Ophelia.” Ophelia saw something in your eyes that made her change her mind. “That’s as much as you’ll know about me. As for my motives, I needed to make sure the Emerald Ignis Fatuus fulfilled its purpose. If necessary, I’d have taken the burden myself. Now, young lady, promise me you’ll perform this duty.”
“I will.” You salute like a dummy!
“Splendid answer. I’m proud of you, my little peachy cheeks.” Ophelia headpats you, this is weird. “Follow the guidance of your wise spirit and the Priestesses of courage, and I’m sure you’ll do a magnificent job. As I understand, your help will not be required for long.”
“T-That’s right, I just need to make sure the pathway doesn’t open in the next 48 hours and this will be it.” You recall what the voices tell you.
“…” Ihor can’t bring himself to trust Ophelia. That must be his detective intuition that all great detectives are known for! Jonathan said as much. Maybe you should be wary too.
You hear the familiar sound of an elevator finding its floor. There’s an elevator here of all places? Isn’t it too dangerous for one to operate in a mountain? You don’t know the logistics.
“Whoever left the lift at the summit will pay a great cost! A great cost!” A girl with a lightbulb head complains. She has a fancy attire you quite like. She’s one of the several people coming out of the elevator.
“Where’s Bashi…?” A girl with a slick dark suit and messy hair is alongside the tiny lightbulb head.
“I have the rocket launcher ready for the monster you mentioned!” A suspicious-looking lady in a really fancy-looking dress gives you bad vibes.
“We need to provide first aid for everyone!” It’s another girl with a similar but less fancy outfit to the tiny woman, but with a stupendous hat. You like the hat.
“We can’t be late! We just can’t!” A girl with a chestnut haircut with the same outfit as the previous girl looks worried. No hat though. Pathetic.
“Over here!” Detective Ihor calls the group over.
“Ihor! How’d you get here?!” The suspicious lady’s eyes are going wild from the surprise! It’s kinda funny…
“Don’t act so surprised, I told you he was here…” The messy hair lady rolls her eyes. “Bashi!” She gets near you two fast! It’s almost like she’s trying to take Jonathan away from you.
“He’s asleep, but he will be fine.” Ihor takes control of the situation. “Day is saved as far as I can tell.”
