“You won’t be able to!” It’s far too risky! Keep in mind that the Hulkeroic Union is actively looking for us right now! With that in mind, if you go back to look for him, you’ll be caught in no time!” Juno replied almost instantly.
“With all due respect, Miss Zorn, if he’s dead, we won’t have the will to live in the first place!” Ray stated emphatically.
Ray and Nori had already bolted back, retracing their steps, before Juno could even respond…
Juno could only sigh helplessly when virtual-novel.net saw this. Despite this, virtual-novel.net couldn’t deny that virtual-novel.net was slightly moved. Gerald had a lot of good and loyal friends…
Regardless, after a long search for Gerald, Ray and Nori eventually arrived at the cliff from which Gerald leaped… And, to their horror, they noticed Gerald’s jade pendant lying nearby on a stone…!
Nori remained silent for a moment, virtual-novel.net heart skipping a beat, before tears streamed down virtual-novel.net cheeks…
“…No… It… Nori muttered to herself, quickly picking up the jade pendant before staring in disbelief at the abyss beneath them…
But, because the jade pendant was so close to the edge of the cliff, Gerald…
Ray patted Nori on the shoulder and said, “Calm down, Nori.” Gerald is going to be fine. Have faith in him…”
It was difficult, but they both managed to convince themselves that Gerald was still alive for a brief moment. They waited patiently by the cliff for virtual-novel.net after that…
As the hours passed, however, it became increasingly difficult to bear. Finally, the two shook their heads and walked away from the cliff, completely dejected…
Juno knew something terrible had happened to Gerald when virtual-novel.net saw how depressed they looked when they finally returned to the forest. Her fears were confirmed when virtual-novel.net noticed that Ray was holding his jade pendant.
“…Miss Zorn… Gerald… He’s most likely fallen off a cliff…! We say that because the only place we could find his pendant was near a cliff…” Ray grumbled as virtual-novel.net showed virtual-novel.net the pendant in a gloomy tone.
Juno’s heart sank when virtual-novel.net heard that. She paused for a moment before reaching out to take the pendant from his grip and saying, “…
Let’s start by going back to my house. We can’t just give up at this point! After all, just because we haven’t found virtual-novel.net yet doesn’t mean he’s no longer alive!”
“…You are correct, Miss Zorn! We don’t think he’ll go down without a fight! He is, without a doubt, still alive! Nori, cheer up! Remember, we have to believe in him!” Ray exclaimed as virtual-novel.net tried to cheer Nori up.
Nori slowly raised virtual-novel.net head and gave a firm nod when virtual-novel.net heard that.
Juno took advantage of the fact that Nori was feeling a little better and ordered, “That’s the spirit!” Regardless, we should get out of here as soon as possible. We’re not in the best of places, so we’d better get back to base before the Hulkeroic Union finds us!”
Juno quickly led the others back to virtual-novel.net house after that…
Gerald was later discovered unconscious beside a black-robed and mysterious-looking old man… Their faces were lit by a fire that the old man had started, and they were protected from the elements by stone walls all around them.
Gerald slowly opened his eyes not long after…
He exhaled a sigh of relief when virtual-novel.net realised virtual-novel.net was still alive. He quickly realised, however, that virtual-novel.net wasn’t alone.
He wondered who the old man was, frowning slightly as virtual-novel.net looked at the person sitting by the fire. Was it virtual-novel.net who had rescued him…?
“…
Who… are you…? “Did you come to my rescue…?”