"You should be rougher with them." Lumine added

"I certainly don't mean to be merciful towards these monsters of the Abyss... But I have a feeling that their plan with this object is of major importance to the entire Abyss Order. One can not discover the truth behind it through interrogation. Or rather, these Abyss Mages likely fear something else much more than they do a painful interrogation..." Dainsleif told them the information

"Fear..." Lumine muttered

"Uhh... Paimon is getting goosebumps thinking about all this! Alright, we shouldn't waste too much time here. Let's continue our search." Paimon said as they keep searching

-Timeskip brought to you by Chibi Ei decides to cook some food for Chibi Boboiboy Thunderstorm. In the end, he is fainted from it-

They found more enemies along with the Ruin Hunter. They decided to take them down again

After that, they decided to discuss

"Wow... Besides the Abyss Order, Ruin Guards sure are active around here... Seems wherever we find an Abyss Mage hideout, there's often a bunch of Ruin Guards roaming around too. Is that just a coincidence, or...?" Paimon is thinking but

"There are no coincidences in the world. Everything is the fruit of seeds planted long ago. Just like your appearance in that tavern... Time is just waiting for those seeds to sprout." Dainsleif told them

"Ehh? What do you mean?" Boboiboy is confused

"But I only heard about you by chance..." Lumine said

"Forget it. Just some needless musings. The connection between the Abyss Order and the Ruin Guards is by no means incidental. Rather, they are both branches that have grown out and up from the same roots below." Dainsleif said

""Branches"? "Roots"? What do you mean exactly?" Paimon asked

"Both originate from an ancient nation that was destroyed 500 years ago — Khaenri'ah." Dainsleif revealed

"Huh? Khaenri'ah!? Really!? The Abyss Order and Ruin Guards are left over from after the destruction of that nation!?

Oh... Speaking of Khaenri'ah, that's really a super ancient name... Oh, right. As your guide, Paimon should explain a bit here. A long time ago, the nation of Khaenri'ah was..." Paimon tried to say but

"I know about Khaenri'ah..." Lumine said as they looked at her

Paimon: ...Huh?

"Because I have memories of Khaenri'ah." Lumine revealed a shocking new

"What?" Boboiboy looked in shocked

"You have memories of being there? But that nation was destroyed 500 years ago..." Paimon said

Dainsleif: ...

"Is that so? Well, everyone has their secrets. You did not pry into mine, so I shall not pry into yours... But if you would like to tell me, I will listen... So, the Khaenri'ah you saw, what was it like?" Dainsleif asked her

'Well, I can't hide it from him any longer...'

'Dain and Khaenri'ah... It's worth a shot.'

'The person who woke me up...'

'And that sea of flames'

Lumine tells Dain about the sea of flames they saw 500 years ago, and that god they encountered...

"So that's the complete story, huh... Paimon thought that you ran into that unknown god first..." Paimon said

"Hmm... I see... So your first memory after coming into this world was being awoken by your brother from within that meteorite..." Dainsleif said

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