"Sha... Shane...!?"
"Wow!"
"What... What's going on!?"
"...!"
Shane's sudden shout had scared Vivian, Lu Muya, Merica, and Tielle out of their wits.
Especially Lu Muya, a naturally timid dog-woman, who let out a cry of despair, as if all her fur stood on end, truly frightened.
"Sorry, sorry." Shane suddenly laughed, like a child who succeeded in his prank, grinned, and said, "I just wanted the person inside to come out and greet us themselves, I didn't mean to scare you."
Though he said this, Shane's expression and tone gave off a feeling of insincerity.
But what Shane had said was true.
He really did want the person inside to come out on their own.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, the uniformly shabby road ahead distorted without warning.
No, it wasn't the scenery distorting, but the space itself.
As if responding to Shane's call, the space first twisted like a whirlpool, then swayed open like a mirage.
