Chapter 107
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 92
Chapter Title: 19. The Pink-Haired Man
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Ethan and I set off for the underground passage immediately. Harrison stayed behind to manage the town.
It seemed we would have to appoint someone to stay at the police station and manage access to the town and the underground passage after Ethan left for the capital.
We used the passage in the underground prison and found the new opening Amy had mentioned.
The wall-mounted torches lining the passage were lit, so we no longer needed to carry lanterns as before.
After walking a little further with Amy and Ethan, I saw Vanilla standing at the corner leading to Happy House. Spotting us, Vanilla raised a hand in a brief greeting before immediately pointing to her side.
“The path is open, but it’s quite deep. It looked like it needed a proper search, so I waited for you, Miss Sinclair. What should we do?”
Just as Vanilla said, the passage was incredibly deep and pitch-dark.
As I stared into the black void, feeling a bit helpless, Vanilla handed me a kerosene lantern she must have brought from the mansion.
“Sir Ethan and I will go first. Just in case something happens…”
My voice trailed off as I pointed to the shovels Vanilla and Amy had leaned against the wall.
“If that happens, I’ll give you a signal. You two should stay here and block the path.”
“So I’m obviously going with you, Miss Cherry? See, you don’t even ask my opinion anymore. We really are partners, aren’t we?”
Ethan replied with a shrug, feigning bewilderment. Only then did I realize I’d taken it for granted that he would go with me.
“Fine. Let’s say we’re partners. But what’s the point? You’re leaving anyway. Let’s just hurry up and search.”
With that curt reply, I walked ahead, holding the lantern.
It was a shame, but Ethan had to be by Aurora’s side when she met the scientist, Ezra.
‘...Couldn’t he just stay here with me, wait for the news, and then head to the capital? Aurora could let us know when she meets Ezra. We have phones, after all.’
They could just exchange news the same way Aurora called the Brunel police station.
Lost in thought for a moment, I realized that was impossible. While they might be able to exchange calls with Aurora for now, there was no telling when the lines might be cut.
Besides, the situation in the capital was at its worst. They were already busy dealing with monsters, and on top of that, they had to contend with the power struggle between Prince Lloyd and Crown Prince Theodore.
‘Where in the world is Ezra?’