Chapter 309

But when he glanced at Little Misha,

it seemed he understood something.

"........"

Himeko watched the strange exchange between the two,

and suddenly guessed something too.

【...... By the way, Mr. Mikael.】

【What do you mean by "gravestone"?】

【We didn't see any graveyard when we arrived.】

To break the strangely tense atmosphere,

Welt chose to change the subject.

【Hehe, calling it a tomb is just a metaphor—these are merely symbolic memorial mounds.】

【Since Mr. Welt asks, let's go see them in person.】

【If I'm not mistaken, you'll all gain considerable rewards there.】

【But before that, there's one important guest who will join you.】

Funaena: "The... caretaker of Flowing Dream Reef?"

Funaena: "Oh no!"

Funaena: "The tomb guarded by Mr. Mikael must represent yet another tragedy!!"

Paimon: "Aaaah! Please don't bring another tragedy!!"

Paimon: "Paimon hates tragedies!!"

Sandgold: "But sadly, this world never lacks tragedies." Hu Tao: "So this time, through this tomb, what story will we uncover?"

Wendel: "Probably... an heroic tale centered on tragedy?"

Ying: "Huh... I feel Wendel's guess will be spot on."

Gui Naifen: "Don't worry, I've already prepared tissues!"

Gui Naifen: "If need be, we'll just cry our hearts out!!"

Miss Sushang: "Hey, Xiao Xiao Guizi, why must you cry?"

Miss Sushang: "Isn't crying embarrassing?"

Gui Naifen: "What's embarrassing about crying?"

Gui Naifen: "Look at Miss Huohuo—doesn't she cry every day?"

Huohuo: "......."

Huohuo: "I... I don't want to cry either...."

Huohuo: "But who else can I blame for constantly encountering terrifying things....."

Judge Hanya: "It doesn't matter. As long as crying relieves your fear, it's harmless."

Gui Naifen: "Exactly!"

Gui Naifen: "Crying actually has its benefits."

Miss Sushang: "But... but I'm a Cloudrider!"

Miss Sushang: "Cloudriders shed blood, but never tears!"

Hearing Yanqing: "Miss Sushang speaks truly—we Cloudriders must never do anything to tarnish the Cloudrider Corps' honor!"

Stelle: "Tsk tsk tsk, being a Cloudrider is tough—you're not even allowed to cry!"

Stelle: "Luckily, I'm not a Cloudrider—I can cry however I want!"

March 7th: "????"

March 7th: "Wait... why do you sound so proud about it?"

March 7th: "Is crying something to be proud of?"

Funaena: "I just remembered... Miss Stelle, before the video..."

Funaena: "You must've already cried, right?"

Colette: "Yes."

Colette: "Seems like she was scared by Huang Quan?"

Huang Quan: "No."

Huang Quan: "I'm not that frightening—I wouldn't scare her into tears."

Silver Wolf: "If you're not frightening, then no one is."