Chapter 95: Terrain (2/2)

Leonel blinked, feeling something pressed against his chest. It was only after his senses were barely half recovered that he realized it was Aina talking and she was pushing something against his chest.

He looked down to find a tall and slender piece of paper between her hand and his chest. No, it looked too much like a piece of fabric to be called paper. However, all Leonel could see was Aina's hand. How she managed to continue holding on to her ax in one and lift the other to give him this thing, whatever it was, Leonel had no idea.

”This… Is a tick… et. Just pour… your Force into… it and… it will ta… ke you to… an… other… world. I've al… ready vet… ted it… it shou… ld be sa… fe.”

Leonel's expression flickered, his throat running dry.

”Fire.” Miles once more said coldly.

”Ju — Junior Governor Duke, we can't do that. They've been blown too close to the walls. If we shoot again, we'll compromise the safety of the Fort. Some Invalids have already been attracted by the noise.”

Within the tower, the commander of the post hesitated but still clenched his teeth to explain. He was already horrified by Miles' actions. Now that he had found such a good excuse, he had to make use of it. Miles might not care about the common people, but he at least cared about his own safety… right?

”Who cares, we'll just build another wall.” Miles said coldly.

They had built such a great wall in such a short period of time. They could easily do it again. Not to mention the fact that it would just have to be a repair and not a complete reconstruction

This time, another official stepped in.

”Junior Governor Duke, the alloys we used to build the wall were all from emergency stores in case of a Class 9: Red event like this one. They've been used up already and we won't have the technology or safety to mine such ores again in the short term.”

Everyone held their breaths, waiting for the Junior Governor Duke's response.

”… Send all available units down.”

They all sighed breaths of relief.

”You heard the Junior Governor Duke! Send down the orders!”

”Wait.” Miles suddenly stopped them, causing them to feel nervous once again. ”Call Tier 5 Admiral Bennett as well.”

By the Fort walls, Leonel still hadn't realized he had been sent so close to his original goal. But, even if he had, he hardly had the strength to move now and there were enemies all around.

”… Take it!” Aina spoke firmly. ”They won't… kill me. The… Bra… zinger family ne… eds me…”

She fumbled around weakly and also managed to find a pill.

”This can … stimulate your… po… ten… tial for five minutes… but it… will leave… you we… ak for th… ree days af… terwa.. rd. Only take it if… you fi… nd dan… ger on the oth… er side…”

Aina coughed violently.

”I look like… I'm in a … bad state but my … body will… heal soon… Don't… worry…”

Leonel gripped Aina's hand which had pressed against his chest once more.

”What world is it?” Leonel asked with a gruff voice.

Aina's soft lips curled into a smile, seemingly happy that Leonel would ask this.

”It's called… Terrain…” She laughed a little before chuckling. ”… It seems that… we aren't the… only ones with bad… naming sense…”

Hearing that Aina's voice was slowly getting steadier, Leonel smiled, the grip he had on her small hand tightening slightly. It seemed she hadn't been lying. Her body really was recovering at an astonishing speed.

”You're right, Earth and Terrain really are bad names.” Leonel responded lightly. His words seemed to put Aina at ease for a moment. But, she froze at what she heard next.

”Wait for me there. I'll come to get you with a present far better than that bracelet, I promise.”

Aina didn't have the time to react before the paper turned fabric she had pressed against Leonel's chest was pasted onto her forehead.

The last thing she saw was Leonel's smile and the gentle, loving looking in his eyes before she vanished.

A teleportation ticket could only work for one life form at a time. Even the Metal Spirit Aina had been holding onto for him couldn't follow her in.

But, Leonel was calm as he looked at the red pill in his hand. Without hesitation, he weakly stood and swallowed it.