Chapter 36: Tipping Point

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After restocking their supplies at the last village they were at, Higanbana, Team RNJR and Setsuna continued down their path towards the Kingdom of Mistral. This time, Jaune had the map and was leading the group, with Nora by his side, while Ruby, Setsuna and Ren slightly hung back.

Nora: "Another day, another adventure!"

Ruby: "What's on the agenda today?"

Jaune: "Walking."

Nora: "With the side of...?"

Ren: "Walking." The argent eyed girl sighed as Setsuna looked at her with concern.

Setsuna: "Are you okay, Ruby?"

Ruby: "Yeah... It's just... Haven's a lot farther away than I thought..." Ren gradually came to her and Setsuna's side, while raising an eyebrow.

Ren: "Ruby? How long did you think this journey was going to take?" The scythe-wielder suddenly got flustered and began to walk a bit faster now.

Ruby: "I-I don't know! I grew up in a small area, I've never been this far away from home!"

Jaune: "Right but... how long?"

Ruby: "Maybe like... uh... two weeks?" In an instant, Jaune and Setsuna both looked at her in complete and utter disbelief.

Jaune and Setsuna: "What!?"

Ruby: "Okay fine! Three or something! Look, whatever..." She looked down at her feet as they continued to walk before she began to look up, with her becoming a bit confused. She then pointed forwards. "Hey, what's that?" The others stopped and looked at what she was pointing at.

Setsuna: "Is that... a village?"

Jaune: "That's strange... I didn't think we'd be hitting another village for a few days..." he said as he looked at the map while Nora ran up ahead and got up on a rock, trying to get a better look.

Nora: "Are those buildings... damaged??"

Jaune: "We should search for survivors!"

They all instantly began to rush towards the Village, with Jaune tossing the Map aside. Setsuna noticed this however and quickly ran back, jumping up and catching the map just before it could blow away. She sighed in relief, rolled it up and tucked it into her backpack.

Setsuna: "Akito always tells Setsuna to 'never lose your map'." She repeated to herself as she quickly caught up with her friends. They all looked around, trying to search for anyone or anything in the vicinity.

Ruby: "Anything!?"

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Ruby: "Anything!?"

Nora: "Nothing over here!"

Jaune: "No one over here either." Setsuna just shook her head with a slight huff.

Ren: "It almost seems like... the town was abandoned..."

Nora: "Hey, I think I found something!" They quickly went to join the hammer-wielder's side. Nora stood in front of a sign, which seemed to display the name of the village. "Oniyuri? Never heard of it."

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