Chapter 13: The Vault Dweller
Canette didn't seem like a waste of time, so after telling Al that he was going out, the Dire, even though he was still eating bananas, brushed off his black hair without saying a word and silently followed.
Al dislikes Canette riding him, but their friendship over the years has made them very accommodating.
Actually, Al likes this too.
She was interested in demon hunting missions. In Dire form, she couldn't speak, but at that time, she and Canette didn't even need to speak to understand each other's thoughts.
In fact, for some time since Al became a human, Canette was a little embarrassed to ride her.
But Al said that it didn't matter, and that riding other horses really didn't have such a strong tacit understanding. Canette is used to riding Eld.
Outside, Al transforms into a Dire Pony and lets Canette step on and hold the reins. After telling Al to go to the bulletin board she usually frequented, she began to run. After a while, they arrived at the sign.
Ryan was still there.
"......" The Winged Knight turned his head suspiciously, and suddenly showed a surprised expression.
"Forehead ......" was not quite what she imagined, and Canette felt a little embarrassed.
Al squinted at Ryan and snorted.
"Are you back to see the commission?" Ryan coughed, and began to ask Canette in a serious manner.
"Nope. Suddenly not very interested, Canette replied with a bored face.
β...... Huh?" Rye was a little uneasy, it wasn't what she had imagined.
"Okay, okay...... Actually, I still want to know the details of the commission. Canette jumped off his horse and looked at Rye helplessly, still hoping to figure it out here, rather than running to Temple Island.
"Please, thenβ" Ryan was about to read the line on the sign, but was quickly stopped by Canette, "No, I didn't mean to go to Temple Island to ask." I just wanted to ask you, is the place you are entrusted to go to the Forgotten Lands?"
"Hey, this ......" Ryan was slightly surprised, and seemed to panic.
And this performance is enough to prove Carnet's conjecture.
MONOCULUS senses Rey's emotions, ostensibly confused, skeptical, and surprised by the fact that she has guessed the location of the commission.
"Okay, I got it. The Witcher didn't expect to ask so easily, and after saying goodbye to Rey, he wanted to ride away on El.
"Wait! How did you guess?" At this point, Ryan came to his senses and hurriedly called out to Canette, "This ...... It shouldn't be. β
"It's just a guess. After thinking about it, Canette wasn't going to tell Rye the truth, so she was so hasty and ready to leave.
However, such a statement will naturally not be agreed with by Rya. She quickly stopped over and asked Canette to elaborate on the situation.
"There's not much to say...... Even I don't know what is going on. Canette didn't intend to tell a lie, so he replied vaguely, "Can I get out of the way?" β
He really didn't know what was going on. This is not lying.
"But, how did you guess that the commission was the Forgotten Lands?" Rye insisted.
"Didn't your commission notice say that you are going to a plane that is detached from reality. So I wondered if it was the Forgotten Lands. Canette made a fool of himself and made the Winged Knight a little dazed, as if he couldn't figure out whether it was true or not.
Al stood silently and turned his head slightly to look at Rey.
"Mr. Carnett...... You've received another commission, right?" Ryan looked a little nervous from the beginning. And she finally asked.
"It's not a commission, it's just that someone wants to meet with me. Carnet was a little surprised to see that Rye was so nervous, "Why do you care so much about this?
"No, it would be nice if that were the case. Ryan stood slightly sideways, a little sullen, "Mr. Cannett, do you know why I stayed here and didn't leave?"
"Because you're waiting to see if anyone comes to take the commission, so you can explain it to him?" Canette was a little surprised: "It's been a long time, aren't you really fascinated by the notice." β
β...... Be. Ryan blushed slightly, "It's interesting...... Ah, but I've finished reading it all then! I'm waiting here to wait for someone...... By the way, you've been to the Forgotten Lands, right?"
"Well, I did. What's wrong?" Canette saw that Rye didn't have a reaction to end the conversation for the time being, and felt that it was okay to talk to her.
"Who led you there?" Rye asked tentatively, "The first time I went, someone took me there." I can't go to the Forgotten Lands. β
"Why do you ask this...... Forget it, it's nothing to tell you. Carnett saw that she was a Celestial Wing Knight of the Church, but she didn't intend to hide it: "An Aiya girl wearing a black and gray hooded cloak, named Lusa. β
Lusa didn't know much about this girl. After all, I haven't been to the Forgotten Lands many times so far.
And Aya, as the Forsaken (also known as the Vault Dweller), really didn't have much to say. It's just that every time I see Lucina, the expression faintly revealed under the hood seems to be a little weird, and I always feel a little sad and painful.
"You know each other?" asked Canette at one point.
"Sister...... Lusha looked at Lucina's back, and the expression under the hood didn't know what it looked like: "...... No. β
Apparently she was lying. But Cananet couldn't ask any more questions.
It's not that he's not curious, it's useless to ask too many questions about the Forsaken. The Forgotten Lands are space-warped lands, where the Forsaken are not necessarily from the timeline. And they themselves can't recognize others, which would go against the timeline.
It's possible that Lusa, who met there, wasn't even born in our timeline yet. In fact, it was a long time before she met Lucina, and for some reason she lost her existence and became a Vault Dweller in the Forgotten Lands.
As the timeline of Lusa and Lucina's upcoming meeting approaches, all memories and evidence of meeting Lusa will be erased from the world. People will completely forget about the things she did β and Carnett certainly did.
Lusha: She's already a man whose fate has ended.
"Oh...... That's right. Rye looked envious: "The Forsaken led you...... That's nice. I was caught in last time
Target. β
"Caught in there?" Carnet was a little curious: "What is it to trick people into going to that kind of place?"
"Because I'm a half-demon, you want to throw me in...... After all, the Forgotten Lands are home to the Wanderers. Ryan smiled self-deprecatingly.