"Outside! Oh, how I missed this sensation! The Academy grounds you've been is too cramped for me,"
Cedeit who seldom talked to Cesar while they were inside the Academy, started talking to him again almost all the time. It seemed the Academy bored the Nightmare.
Afraid that talking to him now in the real world would make Arnold suspicious as to why he was talking through the air, Cesar remained quiet before he started focusing on himself.
Tak—!
Currently still in their vehicle as it crossed into a bump, Cesar closed his eyes and imagined the white space known as Subconsciousness.
After a whole minute of putting his focus on it, Cesar transferred to his own Subconsciousness and met the eyeball, Cedeit.
"What do you need me for?"
Cedeit asked in a roundabout way even though the Nightmare was already aware of what Cesar needed to be here in the space.
The Nightmare's suspicions became true as Cesar then asked.
"There's a nearby terrain that is highly concentrated with Soul. Well, it was essence for them but you told me there's a connection between the two. We're going to pass it and tell me if a Soul Scholar is currently resting at it. Can you even do it?"
Cedeit contemplated for a bit, the eye seemed to be pondering the answer before nodding once, "I can do that. Since we're all done in here, I want to tell you another thing,"
Cedeit paused as their previous problem seemed to already have a solution as he added, "Now, in the meantime, I advise you to carefully have a proper consumption of using your essence. You're just prolonging the inevitable and it will not be long till you actually break down,"
Cesar took a mouthful of gulp as he voiced out, "It's that bad, huh,"
Cedeit didn't sugarcoat and make things worse as he added more, "Yes, it's that bad. So I'm very happy that you're looking through it. But then again, don't expect that this is going to be easy. You'll have to talk to a creature you loathed and make a deal with it,"
Cesar covered his face with a robe before exiting the vehicle to begin his search for Soul Scholar.
As he went down to their vehicle and saw it leaving through the road, Cesar couldn't help but marvel at the beauty of this city just like any other city he had seen from his entire life.
The city, as one would expect, is very crowded. Towering buildings with very artistic designs spread across the street. Cesar saw families walking around the area, bright smiles across their faces. Vendors and merchants were trying to sell their products to passersby.
Located in a mountainside, feeling the cold breeze of air passing through the holes of his clothes, Cesar began his search while following the instructions he was receiving from Cedeit inside his head.
"The concentration of the essence is located at the edge of the mountain. Feel it yourself." Cedeit guided Cesar before adding, "Watch out for any suspicious person that might watch you."
"I know..."
Muttering under his breath, Cesar slowly made his way to the edge of the mountainside of Flora City. Even though there's a wall that covers the edge which has been built for people with suicidal thoughts, Cesar was determined to see the end of his search.
Hiding through the eyes that might've tried being aware of his presence, Cesar avoided those small things before eventually coming to his destination.
Whoosh—!
Feeling the intensity of the cool air on the edge of the mountainside, Cesar's gaze fell below. At first, he didn't feel this sensation as Cedeit was there to guide him but it changed now.
There was something further below the mountainside that was attracting Cesar to it.
"Do you know what is waiting for us below?"
Cedeit scoffed, "Obviously not. But haven't you been preparing for something like this? I know you're confident so let's just go see and solve your problem,"
Cesar was hesitant for a moment before a sigh escaped his lips. The next thing he did, he jumped towards the edge of the mountainside.