No Identity: Blue Teardrops on the Floor

Chapter 15: Trapdoor

"Hey, Hitsuei?" Himiko asked.

"Yeah?" Hitsuei replied.

"I forgot to ask, but how do we get to Garry Grasslands?"

"Hm. I didn't think of that." Hitsuei pondered to himself. "We should ask anyone if they know."

"That sounds like a plan to me." Himiko looked around the area to spot a teenage boy and girl. "Oh! Think we should ask them?"

"Sure." Hitsuei looked at Himiko. "Lead the way."

"Alright." Himiko started walking towards the duo. "Hey! You two!" She yelled.

"Huh?" The boy of the group took off his headphones. "What do you want?"

"Can you tell us where Garry Grasslands is?" Hitsuei asked, as he stepped forward.

"Uh, aren't you...?" The boy looked at Hitsuei. "Hitsuei?"

"How'd you know?" Hitsuei asked.

"I knew it. We've seen you from town."

"Ah. Well, that makes sense. Anyway, can you answer our question?"

"Yep!" The girl stepped forward. "You should be able to find it over there." She pointed behind them.

"Okay, thanks." Himiko smiled.

"No problem." The boy smirked. "coman!, Let's go." He put his headphones back on while walking away.

"Mhm!" The girl walked away with him.

"Well, that helps out a good bit." Himiko looked at Hitsuei.

"Yeah. Let's go."

"Yep."

"I feel stupid." Himiko said.

"Why?"

"We didn't even look at the map."

"Oh, yeah, we are kinda dumb. Ahaha." Hitsuei laughed it off. "Anyways, we should be here?"

"Think so." Himiko looked around the area. "Now the question is as last time,"

"Where is it, correct?"

"Yeah. We should probably start looking."

"You're right. Where should we start?"

"Probably over there." Hitsuei pointed to a wooden frame in the ground just ahead of them.

"That's not a bad assumption, but," Himiko pondered to herself. "Why put something out in the open like this?"

"Good point." Hitsuei opened the latch to the trapdoor. "Well, I don't know, but we should go."

"Alright." Hitsuei climbed down the ladder, with Himiko shortly behind him.

"Wh-what is this place?" Hitsuei looked around the room. "It's so dark in here..."

"No kidding. You think you could use your magic to make the room brighter?"

"Ah, right." Hitsuei's hands started to glow. "Okiska!" The whole room grew with light.

"Nice. But..." They looked around the room to find monsters everywhere. "What are those?"

"I don't know, but they don't look friendly." Hitsuei's hands started to glow again.

"Yeah. Oh- hey look!" Himiko pointed ahead of them to spot an orb. "That's an orb!"

"It is?" Hitsuei asked. "Sokido!" He shouted, as a monster approached him.

"Let's get it, and then leave."

"Agreed." Hitsuei took out the monsters in front of him and ran towards the orb. "Got it!"

"Alright, move!" Himiko started climbing back up the ladder.

"Wait!" Hitsuei ran over to the ladder and started climbing up it.

"You got the orb?" Himiko asked, as Hitsuei got out of the room and closed the trapdoor.

"Yeah, we're good." He pulled the orb out of his pocket.

"Now we just have to find the last one!" Himiko shouted and smiled.

"Right. We just have to find out where the last one is."

"Yeah, but where would we find it?"

"Dunno, do you have any ideas?"

"Hm." Himiko pulled out the map. "Nope. We should go back to town and see if anyone knows."

"Alright." Hitsuei and Himiko started to walk back to town.