"I don't know...but I guess not?" Tasia thought for a moment. "Ever since Mr. Gobelin stepped down as adjudicator, he has almost disappeared."
"Where can I find him?"
"Uh... I don't know."
"Well," Agnes looked away, "I shouldn't have asked you in the first place."
The atmosphere suddenly cooled down. Meyer looked at his sister and then at Tasia, "...well, it seems like many people didn't come today? These people who came...were all very embarrassed..."
"A lot of things really happened during the days when you were away." Tasia whispered, "Where do I start..."
"Quiet! Quiet!"
The three of them looked at the source of the sound at the same time. There was a man knocking on the table with a fork. Behind him, two young economic monks were putting down the projection screen. After a while, Fayence's face appeared on the big screen. The translucent play button was in front of his nose.
The chatter gradually became lowered. The man holding the fork waved his hand, and the people by the window immediately lowered the shades.
When the colors on the screen became more and more vivid and the picture became clearer and clearer, one person pressed the play button.
"Hello, everyone." Fayence began to speak on the screen. His entire face almost filled the whole screen, and his location was not visible in the background.
The screen was shaking and it looked like he was holding the camera.
"Everyone has heard the explosion last night. I know everyone spent a sleepless night because a group of our companions passed the test once again."
As soon as he finished speaking, the only remaining passengers in the hall were startled.
"I know you are curious about where I am now, and this is what I want to show you first - I am now on the negative second deck."
The camera pulled back, and Fayonce's entire upper body appeared in the frame, followed by a very dark place: an empty bar, several low round tables and sofa chairs, and Yarei hanging on the wall. Gram portrait...
"I tell you responsibly that the second floor below is nothing special - look, it's just a bar, with some warehouses outside and some kitchens handling ingredients, that's it! This feeling is amazing. No? A place that is strictly prohibited by the rules is actually not as mysterious as it is described!
"In any case, the rules shown by that female mercury needle have serious tendencies. The fact that I am standing here safe and sound at this moment is proof. Next, please stay at Bishop's Restaurant. I will, within today, Demanding the selection of a new adjudicator... Everyone, our fight has just begun."
Fayonce reached out to cover the lens, and the screen fell into darkness.
Someone turned on the lights in the restaurant again. The person standing in front of the screen was about to speak, but suddenly stared at a figure not far away and froze.
Everyone followed his gaze - Hesta was sitting not far from the entrance of the restaurant, examining the screen with a serious expression.
"...You, when did you-"
"Pull up the curtains," Hesta ordered.
Seeing that the Thorn Monks were indifferent, a few soldiers stepped forward quickly and raised all the blackout curtains. Daylight shines into the restaurant again, and the sudden change in light and darkness is like a dream.
"Who sent this image?" Hesta asked.
A man raised his head slightly and said, "Me!"
"Rico."
Rico stepped forward, quickly tied his arms behind his back, and escorted him to Hesta.
Hesta glanced at her watch.
"It is now a quarter past nine," she said softly. "At nine twenty, the Shengming will start a new round of safety inspections. This time the temporary refuge point is the observation deck on the seventh deck."
Hearing the words "security inspection" again, Tasia felt her head buzzing, and there was no other sound.
She looked at the slowly rotating second hand on the clock and suddenly felt a heartfelt fear.
"etc--"
"I know what you are thinking," Hesta raised her head and spoke quickly, "But I responsibly tell you that if you die here, you will die. You will not suddenly wake up in another world.
"Stay or come with me, it's your choice."
On the other side, the man caught by Rico was still struggling. It wasn't until Rico hit him hard on the back of his neck that the man finally calmed down. She held the man's collar with one hand and pushed Hesta's wheelchair with the other, and quickly left Bishop's Restaurant.
Almost at the same moment, the soldiers in the restaurant stood up one after another. They pushed open the door of Bishop's restaurant and rushed out.
Amidst the sounds of footsteps, a man climbed onto the table, "Don't panic, everyone! Listen to my advice! Don't follow her!"
Tasia immediately recognized that this was the companion who had just gone to search Hesta's room with her.
Some soldiers slowed down and asked, "Why?"
"Because what Mr. Fiance said is absolutely true, I also responsibly tell you that my eyes are the witness, just this morning!" The man said solemnly, "I am very convinced that this moment is an important moment of decision. ! Please think carefully - not about life and death, but about why we are on this ship! Think about our mission, who we are, and what we should believe!"
During the conversation, more than half of the soldiers had left, and the entire Bishop's restaurant became empty again. Compared with the soldiers filing out, the passengers seemed much more hesitant - a full minute passed, and no one left their seat.
Tasia looked left and right, waiting for another person to come out and object, but no one around made a sound. People were observing each other's reactions in silence, and always paying attention to the passing time.
Finally, another Thorn Monk raised his hand: "...You just said that your eyes are witnesses. Did you see something?"
"Of course! I won't tell you nothing, but I can't tell you everything I saw directly," the man's voice was firm and calm, "I can only say that if we really believe in Alek's protection-"
"We saw the elevator eat another of our companions this morning!"
A sharp female voice suddenly interrupted the man's lecture, and the man looked sideways - Tasia stood up suddenly. She looked a little panicked and very anxious.
"We searched Hestad's room in the morning and there was a small suitcase inside. We left the room with the suitcase and entered the elevator, which then ate the suitcase and our companions - and then we returned to Hestad room, and saw the suitcase in the same position again! This is what we saw this morning!" Tasia turned around, "I don't know why you said this was a testimony... I can also tell you responsibly. , the security check is terrible, we shouldn’t stay here anymore! Leave!”
(End of chapter)
