*reader's discretion alert, as the the title said, do not read this chapter when you are eating.
The people in Fasisafa clan have a really weird eating habit. Their main diet is some weird starchy and sticky fungus that they scrapped off from the wall of the underground cave/space, despite looks disgusting but it can be considered as a balanced diet for them as the fungus is a 'habitat' of various types of tiny insects and worms as well as microorganisms.
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As Sky's eyes had gotten used to the darkness in the area, he saw a woman (or at least he assumed as a woman) scrapped off a thick layer of yellowish gooey and sticky substance from the wall with a tool made from sharp rock. There are some obvious tiny wiggling creatures in that sticky substance. Yes, that's the fungus.
Then the woman placed the fungus she collected on two dried animal skulls that are supposed to be the bowls, she served to two young children that had been waiting for her. The children start gobbling up those disgusting fungi as if it's the most delicious delicacy in the world. After she served the 'dish' to the children, she proceeds to make another big portion and attempt to serve it to Sky and the others but getting politely rejected by Sky.
"What was that thing?" Seito asked, rather disgusted.
"Well, those are some rather nutritious edible fungi that can usually be found in some dark and humid area. But you definitely would not want to try it." said Sky and Junior nodded, agree with Sky's statement.
"Ah... I see, Junior had tasted it before, looks like you are a man with stories as well." said Sky, like an old man who is proud of his son.
"Is this that bad? Although it does look disgusting... Even in this super dark place." said Yuki.
"Well... I would rather have those supplements tablets from Ben than having those." said Sky.
"Ah... I see." said Yuki.
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Meanwhile, Quill Town. Maria is reading some articles from a random book from Dominic's bookshelf, which coincidently was written about a mysterious underground clan, Fasisafa clan. The article is mainly about a savagous festival they have once a year. During that day of the year, Fasisafa, the god they believed in, will open a path for them to the surface society to hunt down a person from the surface which will later be eaten as a sign of blessing from their god Fasisafa. However they would not eat the whole body of their victim, they will leave the nose of their victim, dry it and keep it in their shrine, as a token of their 'success'.
"Hmm... That's some really unique practice. I wonder if this clan really exists?" said Maria, he is just throwing out the question randomly with no intention of asking it for real.
"Well, I do hear from some travelers about the rumors of that clan, I believe it does exist but no one knows the exact information about it." said Dominic who was with Maria since the morning.
Well, actually it was Maria the one that means to be taking care and watching over Dominic but getting distracted by all the book collections of Dominic.
"But seriously, this sort of cannibalism is getting more and more common, although strictly to say, this can't be classified as cannibalism." said Maria.
"Have you met anything similar before?" Dominic asked.
"Yes... But probably a bit more gruesome than that." said Maria, he cringed a bit as he recalled some of his scary experiences he had in the past with Sky and Chris.
"I am interested to know in detail, but my instinct told me I should just stay oblivious." said Dominic, Maria nodded.
Then Maria looked at the clock.
"Ah! It's time for your tea, I shall go prepare some for you now, will be back in a minute." said Maria before leaving the room. Dominic looks at Maria's back view with a deep thought...
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Underground space, Fasisafa clan. Due to the extreme darkness in the underground space, Sky and the others had slowly lost their perception of time. They felt that they had been sitting on their allocated space for a really long time despite the fact that they know that they only been there for less than an hour.
"Ah! What's wrong with this place? I feel like my sanity had been slowly drained out! Just how long we had been seated at here like this?" Seito asked, rather anxious.
"Forty-eight minutes and twelve seconds." said Sky, surprisingly calm.
Ai is slightly trembling as this reminds her of some awful experience she had in the past where she was still with the Killer organization. Itsuki gently patted her calming her a bit. Sky stared at them, rather unhappy, then, he stood up and leaves that area, Junior noticed it and followed him.
Junior quietly followed Sky from behind without saying anything, he knew that he had created a chance for Sky with Ai but obviously he failed to use that precious chance. After a few minutes, they reached a rather mysterious place that been blocked by a few strands of ceremonial ropes with colorful decorations. They peeked inside and saw a huge and gorgeous golden statue of a baby with fangs and horns.
"I guess that's their god Fasisafa... Hmm? What are those nasty things hung up around its neck?" Junior asked as he noticed some weird 'necklace' on the statue's neck.
"I'm not very sure about it, but it looks like human's nose." said Sky.
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*Something out of the story
Sky: "Dear readers."
Chris: "Hmm?"
Sky: "This chapter is meant to be released for webnovel.com."
Chris: "Oh! This matter. Yes, if you're reading this chapter on another platform than webnovel.com, know that it's an illegal copy diffused without the Writer's authorization."
Sky: "As what Chris said. Right now, this story is free on the authorized platform, so please read it from authorized platforms as mental support for the writer."
Chris: "Mhm... There are two authorized platforms. One is webnovel.com. And another one is that messy and half-dead Weebly site that she uses for draft and backup... But not recommended."
Sky: "Ah... Haha. Yes, as Chris said."
Chris: "But look out, those scums might change this note to their own website link. So, be cautious.
Sky : "By the way, if the cover page is the old cover page that shows two stickmen, stop reading it, it's cursed and might caused the writer to stop writing."
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