I don't know how long it was, three hours, five hours, or eight hours?

Or is it ......

Samuel couldn't tell exactly what time it was, the room was dark, the windows were small, and the location was high. In the direction of this room, it should be backlit, and even during the day, light cannot penetrate it.

My throat was dry, and I couldn't get hungry.

In this way, in order to conserve their physical strength, the two did not speak or move much.

In fact, Samuel didn't think about escaping through the window, and he tried to cooperate with Lilil, who stood on his shoulder to see if there was any chance of breaking the small window. As a result, Lilil, who was hungry and had no strength, was unable to break the broken window, even with all her might.

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. ”

The operation failed, and the two fell.

Samuel reluctantly tried again, but to no avail.

Then, it's time to wait, to wait with reserved physical strength.

And now, one day and one night? Or two days and two nights?

In the process of continuing to wait, Lilil was still like that, curled up, and it was just a waste of strength to act arbitrarily, so it was better to rest.

"I miss the grilled fish so much...... Meow. ”

In the current situation, time seems to be meaningless.

"I'm hungry......"

It's hard to feel like a general, talking to yourself.

“……”

Samuel simply closed his eyes, to be honest, in such a place, how could he fall asleep easily, all he could do was close his eyes, hold his breath, and listen to the movements around him.

It would be nice if something happened next.

Then, I don't know how long it was.

Whenever I feel thirsty, I keep swallowing my saliva, repeating it many times, and finally I even get into trouble.

I also lost my vigilance against the movements around me, and my consciousness fell into darkness.

……

…………

It seems, something sounded.

…… Like, it's very close to yourself.

It's like, the voice of someone talking.

……

…………

"See you...... That's so good!"

Lilil thought ...... I'm sorry Meow, if it hadn't come out quietly, but Meow! neither Lilil nor Samuel thought that this kind of thing would happen to Meow!"

"Samuel is not to blame for this, it was Liliel who fell under magic and became a burden for this kind of thing to happen, so you have been looking for so long, sorry meow...... It's really not like a meow, obviously Lilil'......"

"Meow, it's okay now, Meow, I was too hungry just now, and now my strength has recovered!"

"Meow that hasn't been discovered yet!"

"Samuel?"

(The voice...... ）

"Meow! Anyway, don't shelter this kind of guy, Hima thinks it's a big meow right now!"

(That's right)

"Hima, now isn't the time to say such a thing!"

(Those voices)

(Why is it so familiar?)

"I must find a chance to teach him a good lesson!"

(No...... ）

(Something is missing)

(Why)

"We should think of a way now...... After being locked in, according to you, it's been three days. ”

(Ahhh...... ）

"We'll settle accounts with that stinky old man right away!"

"No, don't be careless. ”

(The most nostalgic voice)

"Don't worry about meow, what kind of person is Hima, Hima is the princess of the cat clan!"

(Why not)

"But ......"

"Now wake up this guy, what a meow, we've been talking for so long, why haven't we reacted at all!"

"We were all hungry for three days and three nights, and we didn't even drink a drop of water. ”

"Don't talk to him, Lilil. ”

"It's disgusting! I let Jima look for it for three whole days! If something happens to Lilil, I, Jima, will definitely not forgive you!"

"Don't do it...... Meow ......"

As soon as he finished speaking, his feet were already stretched out.

Before Samuel was kicked, consciousness finally returned to reality, and at the same time, his eyes were opened.

The body reacted instinctively, and even the consciousness did not keep up with the movements.

"Meow, let go, what a meow, I said it earlier when I woke up, and I'm still pretending to be asleep! I almost fell to the ground, you deliberately wanted to see my jokes?"

The foot that wanted to kick over was suddenly caught, but fortunately, the reaction came in time, and the foot of the other foot stood on tiptoe, so as not to really fall back to the ground and be embarrassed.

"What a meow! What a meow!"

She cursed in place, and Liliel breathed a sigh of relief.

"Lilil doesn't know why you hate him so much, but it's not a matter of losing your temper right now. You are angry with him, half of the responsibility is on Lilil, if you are really angry, come at Lilil, Lilil has no ability, but she followed. ”

“…… Meow, I know meow. ”

Seeing Lilil say this, Himma's tone softened.

"Really, I'm sorry, it's clear that Liliel doesn't have much strength, and it will become a burden when she encounters danger like this time. However, Lilil will never give up, and must find him, no matter what happens. ”

"I don't blame you, really meow, Hima won't blame you for meow. ”

"It's also true that Lilil was tricked...... In short, don't say so much now. ”

"That's right, now that you're awake, why do you continue to lie on the ground, get me up quickly!"

"Hima, how much more water did you carry? He must be too thirsty and has no strength, just like Lilil's meow just now. ”

“…… Well, since such a meow. ”

Himma crouched down, took out the bottle of water, and opened the bottle. Suddenly, the whole field of vision trembled, and a deafening loud noise was heard not far from here. The cat people, who have always been sensitive to sound, are useless in covering their ears in fright in this second, and at this moment, it is like losing all the sounds in the world.

Both froze, froze.

It's been several minutes and my ears are still hurting.

"It hurts......"

"Isn't it really deaf?"

"What's going on...... This voice ......"

I was a little confused by the sound, and I couldn't seem to hear what I said for a while.

Lilil saw what Jima seemed to say, but she couldn't hear it clearly at such a close distance.

My head is dizzy, too.

After another ten minutes, Lilil said a few words, but she still couldn't hear clearly, and then she saw Hima take out a vial, squeeze out a little something, and wipe it in her ear. Then, handing it over, Lilil did it, and the sound of her ears finally returned.

"This ...... What the hell happened meow, it's terrible meow......"

"Hima didn't come here alone, before I came to you, by the way, it was two and a half days ago! Rosema arrived at Meow! That movement, probably made by Rosema, after all, I came to rescue you out, it's not clear what the situation is here, someone has to lure away the owner's meow!"

"Now...... Are we safe?"

******

Three days ago, Ruthma finally arrived at her destination.

When he entered the city gate, he immediately found a companion who had been separated not long ago, with a pair of cat ears on his head and waist-length hair.

Rosema and Hima are reunited, but there are some things that Rosema cares about.

As for why Himma is the only one, the question has not yet come out of her mouth, and Himema panicked to explain one thing.

"You're finally here, Samuel and Liliel are gone!

Then, Jima quickly recounted what had happened in the past few days when she was away.

Ruthma fell into thought.

After a while, when they arrived at the temple branch, Hima introduced her to Vance and Danica, and of course, Rosema witnessed the people who had fallen asleep.

The picture in front of him is even more exaggerated than what Hima said.

"How could this happen...... Not even the priests and knights were spared......"

Vance said, "Don't worry about it, you all come here." ”

Vance glanced at them and beckoned them to come over, only to see a pot of plants with black branches and leaves, exuding an ominous aura all over its body, like a looming black mist.

"It's!"

Hima looked rather surprised.

"Then you can find out where the prisoner is. ”

"That's right, meow!"

Ruthma looked at Hima suspiciously, nodding her head.

"I still don't quite understand, what's going on, and Samuel and Lilil, ...... the two of them?"

"Ruthma, let's go separately! I'll go find the prisoners! You go find the two of them. ”

"Wait, wait!"

Jima ran out as soon as she finished speaking, Ruthma was still confused, and when she reacted, Jima was already gone.

"We're going to stay here and take care of these people. ”

“…… Suddenly, where the hell are the two of them going......"

Rosema sighed and began to contact Lorog.

A day later, Hima returned from outside and saw Vance from the scent of the remaining shadows on the plants, ready to extract and research the elixir that would unlock sleep.

"How's their situation now?"

"Shh......h

Danica hurriedly made a stop gesture, "Don't bother Vance, it's the busiest time." ”

Danica then tells Hima that she will be able to make a magic potion in a few days.

"This is indeed a meow of good news, but Gemma has bad news, before coming back here, Jima met Ruthma, and those two guys haven't found Meow yet!"

"The two of them...... To put it mildly, why don't you seem worried, they're not your companions?"

Danica looked at her suspiciously, if it wasn't for some other reason, she would definitely go out to help find it.

Of course, there is more than one reason for this, the temple branch is extremely short of manpower, and the other reason is that both Hima and Ruthma advised her not to leave casually, Danica is their object of protection, and she cannot go around until the danger is completely resolved.

"Samuel's kind of person is okay, but Lilil, she's very tenacious!"

“…… So, has the prisoner been found?"

Sure enough, the relationship between the two of them is not good.

“…… No, meow, not yet, that guy is very cunning, he actually set a trap! I have pounced several times, it is a pure waste of time!"

(Sorry for the haste with which this chapter was written, and some things were not taken care of.) I've been busy today, I've been busy lately! I would like to mention that from tomorrow onwards, we will have to work overtime almost every day, including Saturday. There is not much time to update during this time, and the countdown is temporarily updated)