"Based on all our current clues and information, almost everything is pointing to one person." said Sky, rather troubled.
"You mean Rei-chan?" Maria asked.
"Yes. Although I refused to believe that it was her deed and hope that it has nothing to do with her. However, it seems like even Chris's trust towards her had swayed a bit, I can sense that from him when he found out someone deliberately send that whole squad to death." said Sky, rather thoughtful.
"But... It can't be Rei-chan, right? She was the kindest person I have ever met, and she cares a lot for Chris-chan's feelings, she can't be doing things that will make Chris-chan sad, right?" said Maria.
"Well... Even you said 'she was'. I believe you had been noticing how much she has changed after she experienced the loss of her unborn child which was immediately followed by that hundred years hibernation of Chris, right?" said Sky, who sounds a bit upset.
"Mmm... I felt so bad for her that she has to undergo all those awful times. But... It's... I..." Maria is so upset that he is losing his words.
"I understand about that... That's why we need to properly investigate this whole thing as clearly as possible, who knows we might find something else that will show the hidden side of this whole incident." said Sky with a serious tone.
Maria nodded without saying anything...
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Just as Sky, Maria, and Erique are observing the physical dimensional block, they are greeted by an uninvited guest.
"What are you two doing at here? Aren't you supposed to be staying in Kapis Dimension right now?" said that familiar voice as that familiar figure walked towards them. It's Dark Prince.
"Well, if you did perform your job well and kept everything under control, we wouldn't have to come here at all." said Sky in a mean tone.
"What did you just say?" said Dark Prince as he increased his pace of walking and reached Sky in less than five seconds, he is obviously angered by the mean words of Sky.
"Darling! Terrence-chan! It's not the time to fight right now! Most importantly, Darling is not wrong with his statement just now!" Maria exclaimed as he pushed both of them away from each other.
Dark Prince is a bit surprised by the clarification from Maria that he temporarily put down his anger towards Sky.
"Lord Maria, what do you mean by that? Did anything happen in Kapis Dimension?" Dark Prince asked, slightly anxious.
"Chris-chan was assaulted by a fighter squad from the Kingdom, but luckily, he is not hurt." said Maria, briefly stated out what happened in Kapis Dimension.
"What?"
"Maria, I disagree with you that he is not hurt. Yes, he is physically unharmed, but mentally... It's another case." said Sky.
"What just happened in Kapis Dimension? Just tell me in detail." said Dark Prince, rather anxious.
"Alright, listen up."
And so, Sky told Dark Prince everything about that assault in Kapis Dimension, including how those innocent fighters lost their lives due to that ridiculous ant infestation and about that conversation they had with Dalton.
"What? But that's not possible! I have already blocked all the links between the Kingdom with Kapis and with Null Dimension. By right, no one should be able to pass through it." said Dark Prince, a bit hard to accept what Sky just told him.
"But then, it's the fact that the mentioned fighter squad had indeed successfully passed through the supposedly blocked dimensional link and attacked our base in Kapis Dimension without knowing the identity of their target. Ben almost caught a heart attack because of their assault." said Sky, trying to explain to Dark Prince how bad the situation actually is.
"Mmm... And Chris-chan is very depressed right now due to the unfortunate loss for those squad members who lost their lives due to this ridiculous conspiration." said Maria, with an upset look.
"Ah..."
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Meanwhile, a day had passed in Kapis Dimension.
Dominic who had heard about the recent mess that happened at the Secret Base is paying another visit to the Secret Base with Nathan and Marco along with some new members of Shadow Punishers.
After having a brief talk with Ben to understand the whole situation, they followed Ben to that fenced field where they had been keeping the hundred griffins in.
Chris is in that field, surrounded by all the griffins that are in a miniature size due to the herb sachet Ben put on them. Chris is sitting on the field, and that female griffin who has an injured wing is leaning on his lap while he gently petted her with a slightly sorrow look.
"As you can see, he is very depressed right now." said Ben to Dominic who is concerned about Chris's condition. Dominic nodded, rather thoughtful.
As Chris petted that griffin, he started talking to her out of the blues.
"Hmm... I see. So... They did not abuse or mistreat any of you. But if they didn't do it, who did it? Hmm? Your trainer? And the ranchers? Ah... So it's your first time working with Dalton and his squad. But seriously, why would your trainer and ranchers do this to you? I see... You don't know the reason huh? Anyway, you are certainly a very beautiful and magnificent griffin, I really feel like keeping you for myself, how about I give you a name? Oh... Okay... Hmm... Let's see... How about... Ciao? Which means goodbye, which signifies for goodbye to your past. Oh! You like it? I'm glad about it." said Chris, who seems to be talking to the griffin with some sort of mind-reading.
"Ah... I guess he is even more depressed than I expected, while he sucks at giving name as usual..." said Ben with a bitter smile as he heard that single-sided conversation between Chris and the griffin...
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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 cause the writer to stop writing."
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