Pannis, leading Catherine, walked in silence through the courtyard, gradually distancing themselves from the others. After a long period of silence, Catherine finally stopped, speaking softly, "That's far enough. What's on your mind? Do you really need that metal part? That should be the component of the Code Disk you mentioned before, which contains the secrets of the goblins. But is it worth taking such a risk for it?"
"I didn't mention this before because I wasn't certain enough," Pannis said with a bitter smile, standing with crossed arms against the mansion's outer wall. "After all, raising your hopes only to let you down would be painful. If we get that metal part, then all the parts of the Code Disk will be assembled."
"Hmm?" Catherine paused, "I thought there were only three?"
