Kaalaa Baunaa: She was in the same room?
Kaalaa Baunaa: How could it be?
Kaalaa Baunaa pinches herself to keep calm.
Shamane: I know that room well. We have searched every inch of it—Unless she was hanging on the ceiling right above us.
Kaalaa Baunaa: But, as I said, she always finds herself the best seat.
Kaalaa Baunaa: "To be someone who can smile knowingly at the argument made by the lecturer, knowing full well the thinking process behind, while staying close to other whispering opinions."
Kaalaa Baunaa: "Like a perfect observatory from which we witness the events in the universe."
Kaalaa Baunaa: ...
The fog has lifted.
Kaalaa Baunaa: Maybe I've been in the wrong direction. She didn't make the star fall as revenge on the village.
She looks up. The sky is completely cloudless, and the stars look just like the silver sand randomly scattered into the Samudra by Vishnu.
Kaalaa Baunaa: The sky in the Realm when we met ...
She recalls the sky in the Realm, which was like the surface of dusted glassware.
Kaalaa Baunaa: ...
Kaalaa Baunaa: Mr. Shamane, she was not on the ceiling.
Shamane: Are you taking me seriously? That was just a joke to lighten up the mood.
Kaalaa Baunaa: But, under the ground.
Shamane: ...
Kaalaa Baunaa pulls a photo slowly from her waist. It was soaked when she was in the vat, but now it is almost dried by the bonfire.
Kaalaa Baunaa: Remember the Underground Survival Guide, where we found this photo? She's right under that house.
The street is empty. All the villagers have been evacuated. There are only Manus followers wandering about at night.
Kaalaa Baunaa: First, to the corner ...
And the ones who have returned.
Shamane: This is crazy. It has gone beyond my imagination!
Kaalaa Baunaa: Sorry, but you don't have to come with me.
Shamane: sighs Say no more on that.
The two sneak from one corner to another.
Shamane: If you don't let me see my own sister, I will be dying for answers! Who would dig a basement here?
Kaalaa Baunaa: ...
Kaalaa Baunaa: That reminds me. Her curiosity is one of the, well, the major reason she did that.
Kaalaa Baunaa: It's possible that she was well-prepared last time she came back to Mor Pankh. I never thought she foresaw that we would be kicked out from the project.
Shamane: And as you just deduced, she did so to see that star?
Kaalaa Baunaa: Almost 100% sure. Without me, she must have asked the Manus to support her with arcane skills.
Kaalaa Baunaa: This way.
After avoiding the wandering Manus followers, they can almost see the entrance to the old house.
Kaalaa Baunaa: She was extremely mentally unstable when she left me. It wouldn't take any effort if the Manus had the intention to recruit her.
Kaalaa Baunaa: Watching the meteor shower and being destroyed by it has been her plan all along.
Shamane: At this point, it is hard to say who is worse, she or we, since we have prepared to die with her evil plan. However reluctant I am to admit this, sometimes arcanists are indeed strange creatures.
Shamane: Heh heh ... It's like a madhouse party! Hahaha!
Shamane: But what did you teach Matilda before we left?
Kaalaa Baunaa: That's our only chance to survive in her Realm. I came up with it when I was calculating the range of the fallen star damage.
Shamane: ...
Shamane: As I said, you are the tiger cub, trying to take a bite in the arm, even when the hunter has had you in her grip.
Kaalaa Baunaa: That method was between Kumar and me. There is another theory according to my calculation: if there are more observers, the Realm might collapse.
Kaalaa Baunaa: It's the only theory Kumar doesn't know. At the same time, it is not yet strictly verified.
Kaalaa Baunaa: But I have faith in that girl. She is indeed a genius.
Kaalaa Baunaa: I hope it's not too late to make our last attempt.
Shamane: Hmm, if you ask me, it's not yet the time to make that attempt.
Kaalaa Baunaa: What?
They are only one step away from the old house.
A huge Shiva statue rises with the loud rumble.
Shamane: Haha! This must be the appetizer she served us.
Shamane: sighs Great Shiva, I hope your fists feel as light and crispy as pani puri when they land on my body!
COMBAT
Kaalaa Baunaa: pants That's tough.
Shamane: Hey, look over there!
The statue's attack has left a crack in the floor of the old house.
Kaalaa Baunaa: It is empty down there.