Chapter 1352 - City of the Decisive Battle (9) (2/2)

Rhode finally considered himself to have completely figured out the rules set by Karin. At the end of the day, the teleportation wasn’t randomized, but depended on who was closest to him at the time of teleportation. When he was about to activate the mental crystal, perhaps Eleanor’s team was fighting below them. And after he activated the mental crystal, the Catherine from Eleanor’s team was teleported directly to the top floor to start a one-on-one duel just like the Little Five on his team.

Meanwhile, the other two members in the team had to tragically climb the stairs. But before they climbed to the top floor, the fight on Rhode’s side ended. Hence, Rhode and his team were randomly teleported to another location. And naturally, Eleanor and Little Five below them were also teleported away. And this time, he and Eleanor were below them, so that meant that the Little Five and Catherine above should also be teleported to another place.

“What are your plans, Mr. Human?”

Despite being separated from her companion, Eleanor appeared rather calm. She sat on the railing and gazed at Rhode with her hands resting on her cheeks, wearing a playful smile. Judging from her reaction, it was as if she wasn’t an enemy he just fought with, but a friend he hadn’t seen for a long time. This Grim Reaper had a likable personality though, or at least was very thoughtful. And since the young lady was so kind, Rhode naturally wouldn’t be petty about trivial matters.

“I’m going to look for the other mental crystals to check on the situation. If it’s possible, would you like to come with me, Miss Eleanor?”

After hearing Eleanor’s question, Rhode extended an invitation to her instantly as if it were someone else’s head that was about to be hacked off by her earlier. Upon hearing his words, Eleanor giggled, drifted down from the railing, and went up to him.

“Sure, Mr. Human. I have nothing better to do anyway. Besides, I feel that if I follow you, I’m sure I’ll encounter something interesting.”

“Please don’t call me Mr. Human; it sounds really awkward. I have a name too. I’m Rhode…”

“Yes, Mr. Rhode!”

“…”

Rhode was speechless in the face of this vivacious Grim Reaper. Little Five was also talkative, but she simply enjoyed chatting, with others and with herself. But this Eleanor was clearly not that kind of person. In terms of atmosphere, she was more like Anne to Rhode.

Even if Eleanor didn’t specifically do anything, as long as she was around, she would lighten the atmosphere with an unexplainable sense of joy and cheerfulness. It was imaginable that if this young lady went out as the Grim Reaper, one would be glad to give one’s life to her… Perhaps?

Rhode commented about her lively personality inwardly and didn’t give much thoughts. Besides, he didn’t hate teaming up with this Eleanor. After all, she seemed to have a decent personality. Not only that, but he also felt like she was stronger than Little Five after their exchange in blows.

As for the problem with the other Little Five, Rhode didn’t mention it again. Although he was a little worried that she would be defeated in the earlier battle, he would be a fool if he discussed this question with Eleanor. Since Eleanor was all too wise not to ask him of his teammate’s situation, he certainly wouldn’t bring it up either.

“So Miss Eleanor, where do you think we should head to?”

Although he had no intention of touching the sensitive topic, he still asked this question without batting an eyelid. In fact, he hadn’t given too much thought about it earlier, but after two consecutive battles, he developed an unprecedented suspicion. Despite that, he didn’t show his doubt, but pretended to be quite a gentleman and asked Eleanor the question instead.

When she heard his question, she didn’t state anything. On the contrary, she squinted and pondered for a moment, before reaching out her hand and pointing to a nearby tower with a mental crystal located by the sea.

“How about there, Mr. Rhode? I can feel it; the mental crystal has my aura on it.”

“… Huh? You can feel the aura on the mental crystal?”

After hearing Eleanor’s answer, Rhode was taken aback. Not to mention anything else, her answer was indeed unexpected. Upon hearing his question, Eleanor gave a matter-of-fact nod.

“Of course, Mr. Rhode. Otherwise, why do you think we met twice in a row? My team chose to head there because Little missy’s (Little Five’s) and Miss Catherine’s mental crystals were relatively close to each other. Just that I didn’t expect our luck to be so bad… But that’s fine too…”

What in the world!

After hearing Eleanor’s words, Rhode twitched the corner of his eyes. He didn’t detect any aura from the mental crystals at all. But what Eleanor said wasn’t completely unreasonable, or else he wouldn’t be able to explain why they ran into each other twice in a row. But… Why didn’t the Little Five and Catherine on his team mention a word if they were able to feel the aura on the mental crystals?

Rhode didn’t think that they were tricking him because from the very beginning, the two of them always listened to him and hadn’t made any comments about that at all. One had to know that there were mental crystals belonging to four people in this world. And chances were Rhode could find the right mental crystals for both of them, too. Wouldn’t they be wasting time if they ended up targeting and retrieving mental crystals belonging to Dona or Eleanor?

After giving it some thoughts, Rhode felt like the biggest reason was most likely that they didn’t care too much, though they were aware of it. After all, based on his observation, that foodie, Little Five, basically didn’t care about anything but the snacks in her hands. On the other hand, Catherine was a taciturn person. So even if they sensed something, they wouldn’t take it too seriously.

Of course, this also had something to do with Rhode being too strong. After all, he was always the one who made the decisions and those two barely commented. But… It wouldn’t kill them to give their input!

At this thought, Rhode felt like weeping, but had no tears. He didn’t expect to be burdened terribly by incompetent teammates in a place like this… But fortunately, things changed for the better; this Eleanor seemed much more reliable than Little Five and Catherine; it was just that he didn’t know how those two could survive without him.

“Eleanor, can you sense the aura in the other mental crystals?”

With that in mind, Rhode looked to her again to ask the question. But this time, she shook her head.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Rhode, but I can only feel the aura of my mental crystals; I can’t sense the aura of anyone else’s.”

“Is that so…”

After hearing her response, Rhode sighed. He initially decided to let Eleanor take him to the other mental crystals to keep watch over them. But it looked like it was hopeless now. However, he wasn’t that mindful. After all, those two young ladies weren’t that stupid (perhaps?), so they should be able to handle troubles themselves. As for Rhode, since he teamed up with Eleanor, it would be better to follow the Grim Reaper to see what was going on, which was much better than scurrying all over the field himself anyway.

At this thought, Rhode made up his mind quickly.

“Let’s go.”