Chapter 9
The people in the Mechanical Settlement turned to watch the newcomers with curiosity.
"Who are they?"
"No idea. Judging by their clothes, they're not from the lower city. We don't have outfits that fancy down here."
"Has the passage between the upper and lower city opened again?"
"Look at that deer—it can breathe fire!"
"Wow, that's amazing! If I had one at home, I'd never have to worry about the cold again."
"Yeah, right. With your little tent? The deer would burn it down as soon as it stepped inside."
"Hey, don't underestimate my tent!"
Ignoring the chatter, Yuri, Clara, Hook, and Rios arrived at a large metal door. A traffic-light-shaped robot stood in front, verifying visitors.
"Verification in progress... Verification complete! Clara, welcome home."
The door slid open, revealing a towering three-meter-tall humanoid robot.
