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"Acorn?"
"Yes. It ran off somewhere earlier. I was too busy fighting to keep track of it..."
Rena's voice, muffled behind the gas mask, was becoming easier to understand. I could almost imagine what her real voice sounded like now.
"Hm..."
However, there was nothing to search or to use my Detection skill on. The passage where the fierce sword fight had taken place was now silent. From one side, a faint clattering noise echoed in succession.
"There."
It seemed like Acorn had been checking the entire passage while making its way through.
Acorn scurried over, curling up and shaking its head from side to side. It lifted its head like a dog about to bark and made a clicking noise.
Clack! Clack!
What is it trying to say?
Its body language didn't reveal much emotion. However, our high Affection level automatically conveyed Acorn's psychological state.
[Empathy: Acorn is worried!]
[All exits are blocked!]
I reached over and pet Acorn's head.
"It seems like it was looking for a way out."
Acorn's head was small and warm beneath my hand, but that was it. Even when I first summoned it and brought it here, I had never expected anything from it. Yet, it had tried to help in its own way, even while...
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