"Most importantly, I need to confirm that such a place even exists before I can accept your mission, right?"
Annelise Locke lowered her gaze, only looking up to meet Flora Bloom's eyes again after a long moment.
"I know you're afraid I'm lying to you. But I can guarantee it, a place like that really exists! There's a cave there, so deep you can't see to the end, and it's shrouded in a thick mist. The entrance is surrounded by vast natural mountains and marshes. Without me to lead the way, no one can find it!"
'Shrouded in mist? Surrounded by mountains and marshes? Impossible to find without her leading the way? Does that mean the place has formed a natural maze?'
'That has to be it. That's definitely the place. I can't believe a secret land like this has already appeared so early in the apocalypse!'
'I have to get my hands on this secret land! Even if it's just for my family's future safety and survival, I must be the one in control of it!'
