Etta:

"Now now, that's not true."

Chelsea:

"... well, i have been walking for hours, I got a bit grumpy"

Rina:

"let's take a rest shall we?"

Chelsea:

"Yeah."

Etta:

"Is this what's called a Dungeon Meal? Rina's cooking is always delicious, right?"

Chelsea:

"How long is this cave going to be?"

Rina:

"More so, does Shambala even exist?"

Chelsea:

"It's the ideal village that exist somewhere in the world--- Shambala"

Chelsea:

"Some books hinted its existence among numerous
excavated ruins, but there's no way to prove that existence."

Rina:

"Well, the rumor of the legendary town at the end of this cave was what grabbed by our lame leader's attention"

Natsume:

"What u say?"

Rina:

"Ah no, honestly it's not a believable story, but your adventurous blood will boil whenever it's rumored to be a legendary town."

Natsume:

"...even after what I said, everyone still following me. I'm very thankful"

Rina: Oh for Pete's sake, this isn't a gala.

Chelsea:

"Don't you know how to get to the end of this cave with the info you've gathered?"

Natsume:

"Eh? uhh...."

Natsume:

(That info I have was from Mariel, my best friend from the orphanage. I haven't seen them for a while)

Natsume:

(Let's see, what did Mariel say again....?)

2 weeks ago.....

at a certain city bar...........

Natsume:

"Well, I certainly didn't expect to see you in such a place like this!"

Mariel:

"Yeah I was so surprised too. This is the first time after 3 years since we left the orphanage"

Natsume:

"It was that long ago, huh? What was Mariel doing?"

Mariel:

"fufuu. Does Natsume know about Shamballa?"

Natsume:

"The one one from the legend?"

Mariel:

"uh. You see, I went there."

Natsume:

"No way.... Shamballa is legendary. How did you do it? You know where it is?"

Mariel:

"fufuu. Natsume, open your hand."

Natsume:

"eh?"

Mariel took Natsume's hand and put a ring on her finger

Natsume:

"And this is?"

Mariel:

"[The ring of guidance]. Without it, you can't enter Shamballa"

Natsume:

"heeee~"

Natsume:

(sounds like bogus to me...)

Mariel:

"Here, look closely, Isn't it pretty?"

Natsume:

"Yeah, really pretty."

Natsume:

(The jewels scatter the surrounding light, each one of them shines brilliantly)

Natsume:

"very... pretty..."

Mariel:

"fufuu, as expected, Natsume has high affinity with the guidance ring"

Natsume:

"Eh?"

Natsume:

[Launch]

Natsume:

"ah..."

Mariel:

"Good girl, Natsume. Now keep looking into the light of the ring, just as you are, accept its power"

Natsume:

"............."

Mariel:

"There. You can't understand anything anymore. Your mind is blank."

Natsume:

(....)

*like similar RPGs, ""s are used for speaking, ()s are for thought. Natsume's mind is blank*

Mariel:

"The power of the ring is converted into light and flows into your mind. You are ruled by it. You cannot resist."