The wind and snow stopped unexpectedly. On the second day of the station square incident... the sky was still gloomy, and in fact the temperature was not much warmer than when there was wind and snow.

But the view is much better.

After a group of people packed up hurriedly, they continued to search for supplies. Some useful items they finally found on the train yesterday were all lost when they were in the conductor's square.

Monsters generally do not move during the day. They like to sleep in dark corners. During the day, they can move more boldly as long as they do not enter places where no light can be seen.

 These words were told by Mr. Katz to Remia.

Probably because of the incident at the Commander’s Square, Remia felt that Kaz and Taromaru were obviously more enthusiastic towards her than before.

 “How is it? What did you see, [Z]?”

 On a high tower, [Z] is observing the distance with a telescope.

Hearing this, [Z] put down the telescope and looked down, only to see Taromaru carrying Remia on his back and jumping up easily.

“There is still wind and snow outside the city.” [Z] shook his head: “It’s everywhere, but it only stopped here, which is a bit strange.”

Remia thought for a while and said: "I heard people say that typhoons will appear in a location called the eye of the storm. Inside the eye of the storm, there will even be calm weather... Could it be the same thing?"

  【Z】still shook his head, not sure whether it was in the negative or because he didn't know it himself.

“Can I take a look?” Remia looked at the telescope in [Z]’s hand with a look of anticipation.

  【Z】did not refuse.

She used it immediately, looking at the gray area in front of her, as if she was trying hard to find something. For a long time, she fixed the telescope in a certain direction.

 “Want to go and take a look?” 【Z】said suddenly.

Remia subconsciously put down the telescope in her hand, and looked at [Z]'s pair of eyes as if absent-mindedly... Those eyes didn't seem to be really smart.

 【Z】is not a human being, he...it is just a...

"That place." [Z] smiled slightly and said, "The place where I found you and your companions... there."

 He ​​stretched out his hand and pointed, and the direction pointed by his finger was surprisingly the same as Remia's position when she held the telescope.

Remia nodded subconsciously.

 …

 “Why am I doing this here?”

“Do you think I can move these rocks?”

In the ruins of the station square, the temporary and unscrupulous employer Mr. Sunny is making trouble for the tireless armored man Kaz, making him do unpaid illegal work.

“What are you looking for?” Kaz raised a large stone and threw it aside [Sunny Sky] asking it to dig out a passage as much as possible.

"There's something I'm more concerned about." Mr. [Qingtian] said thoughtfully at this time: "We have been traveling for so long. Is this the first time we have seen a plant-type monster?"

“It seems like...that’s it?” Katz was startled, “Then what?”

"I saw it." Mr. [Qingtian] said seriously at this time: "When I was fighting against the Christmas tree monster, I saw something, but the situation was very bad at the time and I didn't have time to look carefully... So, I want to study it. Okay

Okay, let’s continue working!”

 “Okay.” Mr. Iron Man replied weakly.

 …

Before this place turned into ruins, it should have been similar to a bank... Remia and her classmates spent the first half month in the ruined city here.

On the way, Remiya's words gradually became less and less, until Taromaru put her down in front of the door.

“This gate is blocked, the gap is too small. Taromaru, please watch from the outside while Remia and I go in.” [Z] said at this time.

 “Don’t worry, if anything happens, I will call out to you.”

Remia was at the entrance, seemingly hesitant... She glanced at [Z] subconsciously, then nodded silently and walked in.

 The space inside is actually not small.

“Did you ever open the bank’s vault while you were hiding here?” The voice of [Z] suddenly came.

Remia seemed to be frightened, "What did you just say...?"

"Vault." [Z] said casually: "We have found some before, and the contents inside will be well preserved."

Remia shook her head and said: "The world is like this. Even if there is a lot of wealth, it still doesn't exist."

  【Z】But said: “It is not wealth, but it is also something of wealth.”

Remia looked puzzled.

[Z] explained: "It seems to be something called a safe. People in the past would put the things they considered the most valuable in it to keep. So in addition to things like banknotes, gold and gems, you would occasionally find some other things...

Although, very little.”

"I haven't opened it." Remia shook her head, as if thinking of something, and then turned away and whispered: "How can I open it as an ordinary person?"

 “We’re here, it’s just ahead.” 【Z】At this time, he stretched out his hand and pointed ahead: “The place where I found you.”

Remia hummed slightly... She walked a little slower.

She is familiar with the environment here. After all, it is a place where she has lived for a period of time. She even knows it well. In order to facilitate her smooth escape from monster attacks, she has already memorized the layout of the surrounding environment.

Remia finally came to a bank clerk's office... There were still some traces of her temporary life here.

The girl subconsciously took a sip of warm air on her hands and asked in a low voice: "[Z], did you help move my classmate's body away?"

"No." [Z] shook his head: "But I moved her to the table, but...it seems to be missing."

Remia looked at the only table in the room absentmindedly, and subconsciously said: "What does missing mean...?"

[Z] thought for a while and said: "The temperature is so low that it cannot be corrupted. I still believe that your companion indeed has no vital signs... In other words, the most likely thing is that he was taken away by a monster.

.Of course, there is a very small other possibility.”

"What?"

"Besides you, there are other companions here." [Z] thought for a while and said: "If they find the body and they happen to know each other, they will probably take it away. But... maybe it's some kind of

We don’t know the situation yet.”

Remia looked suspiciously.

   【Z】 simply means that there are no traces of monsters moving around here. At most, there are only the footprints of him and Remia...the bodies may have disappeared on their own.

 How could the corpse disappear on its own?

Remia shook her head. She hoped that the other extremely rare probability [Z] mentioned was true.

"I...I want to stay here for a while." Remia suddenly whispered: "Is it okay to be alone?"

 “I’ll go inside and take a look.” [Z] nodded: “Maybe we can open the vault and find something.”

 …

She realized that [Z]'s footsteps started to move away from her. It turned out that [Z]'s footsteps were quite heavy. Probably because [Z]'s body was much heavier than a human being.

 No wonder...I can’t hear my heartbeat.

Remia huddled in a corner, which was a temporary place built to keep warm at night when she was hiding here.

She hugged her legs and gradually buried her face in it.

 It was here in the beginning.

 In such a small, cold, dark room.

 …

 …

 …

 …

 This is the dungeon in the village used to imprison villagers who have committed crimes... The dungeon is dark, damp, and even more chilly at night.

“Daxiu, Daxiu...Daxiu, can you hear me?”

 The sound of calling.

 In the dungeon, the little boy sitting in the corner with his knees in his arms subconsciously raised his head and looked at the only skylight above his head, "Remia..."

 The little boy got up in an instant, rushed under the skylight, raised his head, "Remia! It's really you!"

"Shh... don't be so loud." The little girl made a silent gesture at this time, then took out some roasted potatoes from each pocket of her clothes, and stuffed them into the dungeon through the skylight grid.

.

The boy must have been hungry for a long time, so he caught one and ate it in a hurry.

 She saw... saw the crisscross wounds on the little boy's back. This was the punishment for desecrating the temple, and there were three more wounds in the next month.

Had Dashu not been just a child, the punishment would not have been so light...compared to the burning.

 Silently, Remia shed big tears and said, "Daxiu, I'm sorry, I..."

The boy who was devouring his food stopped suddenly... His nose felt sour, and he knelt down on the ground while eating, and quickly wiped his face with his clothes.
To be continued...