Step... step... step...
Pant Pant
"This should be far enough... They shouldn't be able to catch me here, right?" Panting.
"Found you…"
"Huh?!"
Thud!
"Thought you could get away?"
A man in a dark cloak was apprehended by another figure, clad in dark armor.
"Now, before I cut out your tongue, tell me... where is he?"
"I-I don't know! I swear!"
"You expect me to believe that?"
"Please! You have to believe me!"
"Lying again, are we?"
"No! I swear on my life!"
The man in the cloak dropped to his knees, begging for mercy.
"Leave him, Clotor. We won't get answers this way, and we don't have much time."
"But, Miss, if we leave him then—"
"Who said we were leaving him? I have my own methods of getting answers."
"But, Miss— Never mind. Do as you please."
"Thank you. Now, if you'll excuse me..."
"H-huh?! I-I SWEAR I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!"
"Oh, I'm sure you don't. But after this, you will... believe me."
"Huh? What are you— AAHHHHHHHH!!!"
..........
"Shone, what is the meaning of this?!"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"I mean, why did you hand Emily over to those bastards?! You know what kind of inhuman beings they are!"
"Oh my, still have that much energy, do you? I thought you were depressed."
"Don't change the subject! I'm not in the mood for your stupid jokes!"
"Well, it seems Emily and I were worried for nothing. You seem perfectly fine. Anyway, this is all part of my plan to escape this nightmare."
"Plan?"
"That's right. Since you know the secret of this place, I suppose I can tell you. This prison might be ruled by the Vampire Queen or whatever, but the real owner of this place is someone else—someone hiding in the shadows, plotting."
"Who?"
"Well, I don't know too much, but I do know his name. It's i%#@ of the $&~% realm. I found it recorded in the prison library. How much of it you believe is up to you."
"Wait, what was his name and the realm?"
"i%#@ of $&~%. Yeah, I know, the name sounds weird, right? Even I was surprised! Ha ha... Anyway—"
"No! That's not a real name! And what kind of realm is that?"
"Huh? Haven't you heard of $&~%? You'd have to be living under a rock not to know it. It's one of the most influential and powerful realms in the world. As for i%#@, it might sound uncommon, but it was a very popular name in the past. Anyway—"
[What is Shone talking about?]
"And I also learned that he's P^&%& and %(^). So, I made a plan to escape, considering that's his weakness. My plan is &(y%&^%* and after that, we %^$%^*&-------"
(Huh? What is Shone talking about? It's like something's censoring his words... as if some existential force is tampering with them.)
"And after that, we can easily escape and free everyone else. Pretty neat, huh?"
"Y-yeah... that's a really good plan. Ha ha..."
(This is weird... Shone wasn't messing around this time. He was serious...)
"Shone, I have a question about the plan."
"Huh? A question—"
Suddenly, the ground beneath them shook violently, sinking and crumbling around them.
"Huh? What was that?"
"That's our signal! It's time to move, let's go!"
"H-huh? We're escaping right now?!"
"Of course! Didn't you pay attention when I was explaining the plan?"
"Sorry, I didn't quite understand it."
Rumble... Rumble...
"Well, there's no time to explain now. Let's move!"
"W-wait!!"