Chapter 156 - We Found Her

"We depart faster than I presume," Ronove commented after she heard that we would leave Uncertainty. 

At present, we are in Teria's airship. As she says, this airship is under repair. They, the crew was replacing Sky Core which became one of the three most important parts of an Airship's main engine.

Not only Sky Core, but the main body of this Airship also gets new paint. As for open or cracked parts on the hull, they are repaired with the best quality wood. 

When repairs are complete, this Airship will be faster and more sturdy than before. That's the thing that Teria said with confidence.

Now, back to Ronove. 

"Visiting this place is out of plan. So, it's natural if we have to leave suddenly," I told the old woman. 

Ronove sighed. "It's a little unfortunate," she said then looked at the place where the Teleportation Crystal was located. 

"Do you find something that caught your attention?" 

"Only monsters. Some monsters in this place are rarely seen in the Heingarz Kingdom and I want to collect it." 

"Did you have the scheme to change those monsters into soldiers of death?" 

The old woman glanced at me without saying anything, she made a light wave then walked away leaving me, alone. 

No longer having a friend to chat with, I continued to tidy up my cabin and items. 

Ruciel? 

The girl had tidied her belongings in advance. Not wasting time hanging around, she left me without a second thought. 

Since her Slave Collar was removed, the girl avoided me and refused to talk to me. She showed signs of wanting to leave me! So, it seems, I have to start making plans to capture and lock the girl up. 

I need a big cage as soon as possible!

"Cage? For what a cage?" Teria put up a confused expression after she heard my request. 

"You don't need to ask many questions, just please provide what I need and don't let Ruciel learn about it." 

"Well ... I think it's a problematic request to be granted. We no longer have enough items to do barter for the cage you want." 

"Can't you do something about it?" 

"With regret, I will say it can't do anything." 

My fox ear hangs weakly because of that fact. 

Now, putting aside my strange request, our preparation goes smoothly. Three days later, we are ready to leave Uncertainty, we are ready to search for Myu and Red Comet. 

Before our airship took off, Yuldra came to see us. 

"Dear mother can't come. That's why I replaced her to send off your departure," she explained with a smile. 

We made a light chat when Teria and the crew were in the middle of preparations. And when the airship was ready, I hugged Yuldra then said, "take care of yourself, Yuldra." 

"You too, Miss Eclaite. And, please take care of our sister." 

"You can count on me." 

The sister she mean was Diana. Then, after saying goodbye, we left Uncertainty, our airship flew to explore the vast blue sky. 

Whit a gentle gust of wind, our airship can fly without shocks. 

In a short time, we left Uncertainty far behind. The enormous and extraordinary Flying Castel disappears into the clouds when we turn away.

The appearance and disappearance of that Flying Castle in a short time make the one who sees it as if they were dealing with an illusion. They will never know whether the building they just saw was real. 

After Uncertainty disappear, our airship became alone in the sea of the white cloud without end. 

"We do back to the sky and now, two questions appear in my head. Where are we? Where should we go?" Teria asked nobody when she scanned the surrounding. A moment later she held her telepathy necklace. "I didn't find any clue and markers. Ruka, bring Zet down, we fly too high." 

With that command, we dive into the sea of white clouds. As a result, we got a limited vision that forces us to move slowly. We did that to avoid scenarios where we would hit flying debris and be ambushed by monsters. 

Luck is not on our side today. 

Not long after we dived, a Wyvern came to attack us. 

Everyone moves swiftly. They quickly used Aether Cannons to attack the monster that is held by this Airship's Barrier. Thanks to the combination between the swift action and Aether Cannons, we beat the Wyvern in minutes. 

"It is good when danger can be erased in a few minutes." Teria who was satisfied look at her compass. 

And after we got out of the cloud she looked around with a map in her hand. A few minutes later, she ordered Ruka to bring Zet towards the south. 

The journey we made for the few next days could be said smooth sailing. 

For three days, we got seven attacks made by monsters. This number sounds a lot but according to Teria, it is a small number of attacks. 

And yes, most of the monsters that attacked us were defeated by Aether Cannons. And even if there are monsters who reached the deck, the monster was defeated by the crew before I arrived. 

So unfortunate, I didn't get the chance to try the new power I got. 

With all that, we arrived at the place where Dishonesty and Honesty attacked us. At least, that's what Teria said. And to prove the truth behind her claim, I looked around, I tried to find the Flying Island that I remembered. 

The search lasted for a dozen minutes until finally, I found a familiar flying island. From there, we split to look for Myu. 

There were several places that we suspected, can be used as a place to stay and a shelter for the girl in the past few days. They are a cave, the ruins in the form of a house, the small forest, the bottom part of a sky island, and the spring that forms a small waterfall. 

Of all that place, I chose the ruins. The house I've visited has no damage caused by the monster's attacks. This made me believe that the house was abandoned not because of being prone to monster attacks. There must be another reason and yes, the house can be a safe shelter. 

With a confident guess I made, I arrived at the house. I stand in front of it to do some inspection. Then I commented, "This place looks cleaner." 

To get to this place, I along with Ruciel must spend a few dozens of minutes walking, jumping, and climb. On the other hand, Diana flew low when she followed us. Seeing the woman looks relaxed on this trip makes me wish I could fly. 

"Are you sure the girl is here?" Ruciel asked. She made an expression showing doubts. 

"Yes, I'm sure especially when I smell Myu's scent." Leaving Ruciel, I approached the entrance and I passed it. When I'm on the inside, I took a deep breath and then shouted, "Myu! Are you here!?" 

Time passed when I was waiting for an answer. 

Unfortunately, the answer I wanted never came. 

"Why do you have to shout!" Ruciel scolded me. "Don't you think it's a stupid act that invites danger!?" 

"Why do you say that? Shouting in this place is the fastest way to find Myu." 

"But, the person we are looking for doesn't show herself," Diana commented. 

"She might be scared because of the stupidity made by this fox girl!" Ruciel began to check this place after she left the poisonous words for me. 

I sighed and then followed her steps. We checked this place and we found signs that someone did live here. The leftovers of the food, a clean bed, and a warm fireplace became strong evidence that support me.

However, we did not find Myu here. 

"Maybe she was hunting," I made a guess. 

"Or maybe she is looking for water," Ruciel continued. 

Diana nodded and asked, "Should we look for her or wait for her here?" 

"We will look around. If we haven't found Myu, we can return to this place. And as a note, I will leave a message for the girl. With this, she will give us a signal when she is back." 

"Do you believe someone will do things in the message left by strangers?" 

As usual, the tongue of the girl I loved was so sharp. 

"I left my name in this message. So… it wasn't a message from a stranger, okay?" 

Ruciel gave me a mocking stare before walking out of the house. When I finished, I chased the girl but she disappeared! 

"Ugh! She sucks!" I said with frustration. 

In the end, I along with Diana decided to look for those girls. 

Tens of minutes passed and a flare was fired. 

The flare was so close to us, right in a forest. So we were able to reach the source of that signal faster than the others. I was surprised when I arrived, I found Myu hanging in a tree. No, the girl was not suicide. Ruciel hung the girl in a tree and the rope tied her body, not her neck. 

"What have you done!" I scolded Ruciel. 

On the other hand, Diana cut the rope and then lowered Myu to the ground. As soon as possible, I checked the poor girl. I found that she fainted, she became thinner than I remembered, and she was quite messy. 

Seeing her condition which could be said to be alarming made me want Ruciel to recognize, her decision to leave Myu and not think to look for her was a big mistake. 

Yes, I agreed to Ruciel's decision also deserves to be blamed. I felt guilty for not trying to reject her request more firmly. I will say, I don't want to be alone when feeling guilty, so... "You should feel guilty too," I told Ruciel. 

The girl snorted and walked away.. She did not give me or Myu a glance.