108-108. Soul Road

Don't you?

Meku looked stunned and muttered, his voice trembling.

'Hmm. Why isn't there one?　Where did he go?

Clarica tries to remember.

'Why would you lose it!　Isn't that what you keep on that shelf all the time!

'No, the spell I'm going to get back to is written in that note. If I forget the spell, it might be dangerous, so I take the note with me when I go away. I wonder if I dropped it then. Now that I remember, I certainly don't remember putting the note back on the shelf.

Clarica muttered, taking out a piece of paper and writing a note of some sort.

'That's good. Good thing I didn't lose the paper when I was trying to remember the spell.

Apparently, he had written down the spell he was going to use to get himself back on track.

Meku was indignant at his fast-paced behavior.

'Not good!　What happens to me!

I'm sorry.

f*ck you!　Remember where you lost it!　Now!

Meku shouted at Clarica, crowding her.

''Hmmm, well speaking of where we went away before, it was the Soul Road. Oh, I'm pretty sure I got in danger, and when I ran away, I think I got my jacket caught and dropped it. I wonder if I dropped it that time?

"Where's the Soul Lord?

It's a place that even the erudite Mekku doesn't know about.

It's such a low-profile place, isn't it?

'What do you call the Soul Road, what is it like... an otherworldly place?　It's not an easy place to go but there are some bad guys there anyway and if a weak person goes there, they'll be dead in a heartbeat. Even I can barely get away, you know. I honestly don't want to go there again.

"What brings you to such a place!

I'm just curious. I wondered what I would find there. It was an interesting place, and I wouldn't want to go back, but I don't regret going there.

He's going to a bad place for such a light reason.

He seems to be a very strange person, doesn't he?

If it's the only place you can find it, go and get it!　I don't give a d*mn if you're in danger!

''Well well I certainly feel bad that you can't come back, but in the end, if you die, you won't be able to come back.''

'If I go in my stuffed animal form, I'll be able to go and come back without dying, won't I?

Hmmm, that's the strange thing about it, you know. Even in that form, it seems to cause damage to the body. Not directly to the body, but directly to the soul. That's why I don't want to go there.

Directly to the soul is something that sounds scary.

What kind of place is the Soul Road?

It's a scary place but I might as well go there for this one.

If only Clarica goes there and she dies and can't come back, Meku will never be able to return to his original form again.

Then I'd better go with you to increase the success rate.

'Wouldn't it be a little easier if I went with you too?

Did you...?　Yes, you're right. Surely you could help me with that.

"Well, wait, Tetsuya. To be honest, I don't know what the Soul Road is like, but that's why even you could be in danger, even if you're a quirky fellow. You'd better not...

'You may be in danger, but it's a small price to pay if you can get Mek back on track. I'm going.

Tetsuya....

Mek didn't object any more.

'I'll be there!

'Oh, maybe you shouldn't go. You'll die.

Yeah, but I'm still going!

You are not going to go. You're getting stronger, but you'll be a burden to me if you go. It's a shame, but we have no choice but to stay.

Nya~....

Raina seemed to want to go, but after Meku admonished her, she decided not to go after all.

'Then follow me to the Soul Road entrance.