Wizard of the Deep Sea

I didn’t fully understand what Nightchaser’s warning actually meant.

Still, the important part was obvious enough. It was dangerous.

And if danger alone was all that awaited me, then my decision wouldn’t change.

"I’m going in.”

"Idiot."

As though she’d expected that answer from the start, Nightchaser hid herself back inside the cup. Curious how she kept pulling off impossible tricks like this, I glanced inside. The cup was filled with gently rippling water.

Would I eventually be able to do things like this too? Frowning, I stuffed the cup into my pocket and headed toward what had once been the capital.

And immediately discovered the first problem.

"...Do I actually have to ask her to open it?”