"Wait a minute—! You cannot just go in there as you please—"
The guard yelled from outside the door, but it was too late. The door had closed behind us already and in front of us was the mycelium that had guided us this far. Just looking at the bundle of fibers made others anxious.
"S-Shopkeeper, this is…"
Leo tried to talk, his voice filled with awe as he looked at the giant bundle in front of him. But he was not able to speak suddenly as the bundle moved toward him.
[Interpreting the incoming message]
I took out my phone immediately to take a look at what was happening.
[You both feel familiar. You both carry the power of my vanguard. But your essence is no longer pure. Did you both…change fractions and get influenced by someone else?]
The being asked, curiosity lacing his voice as his fibers reached toward Leo and Luna to test them.
Leo and Luna took a step back and my phone beeped with another message.
