In one of the areas farthest from the palace entrance, the group came across a sinister staircase that led downward into the depths. Darkness stretched from below, where only those spiral stairs rose up from the black mist toward them.
They were surrounded by narrow, gray, aged walls that seemed to guard whatever was hiding in the darkness. The large columns and the wide, broken wooden door they found upon approaching only reinforced that feeling.
'It's like some kind of vault…' Mitsuki thought, analyzing his surroundings.
Monar was the first to step onto the stairs. He glanced at the others before continuing downward.
"What we're looking for is probably down here. Let's be careful."
'Diving headfirst into a "vault" is never a good idea in most cases,' Mitsuki thought as he followed behind Azel. 'But we don't have a choice, I guess. Whatever fate has in store.'
