I left the ground battle to Starwood City. If I still didn't go to reinforce the mission at the ruins, Timlad would likely end up in Hell with a grudge against me.
My black cat of misfortune continued napping on my shoulder. An ominous-appearing green-haired witch walked in front of me. With such a team, it was likely that I could even go to the Chaos Abyss… Okay, I admit that I was just making the last part up. For some reason, the atmosphere felt suffocating even though these two women were my allies.
My logic told me that Harloys and Amelia were trustworthy. Yet, my instincts told me that rather than killing each other, it seemed far more likely that they would kill me first.
On the surface, calm seemed to be restored. But, some words couldn't be taken back after saying them out loud. While things didn't appear to change on the surface, things had indeed changed between us.
"…Silly cat, what do you like in me? I'll change that part!"
