Scene – Secret Sky Hall, Meeting Room
(Gesha, Precious's secretary, enters the room)Gesha: Lord Precious, the information you requested about the cave and Donjane has arrived.
Precious: Tell me then.
Gesha: According to what Kal told me, Donjane is located somewhere near Mount Fuji. The cave is also nearby.
Precious: Good. No problems occurred?
Gesha: Actually... there is one problem.
Precious: You just said there weren't any, and now there is one? Go ahead, tell me.
Gesha: Kal saw around 200 individuals inside the cave.
Precious: 200 people? Are they humans?
Gesha: No, according to Kal, they're all wearing silver suits that completely cover their bodies — even their faces. This can only mean one thing: they're Shape Shifters.
Precious: Shape Shifters? What are those?
Gesha: W-What? You don't know?!
Precious: Would I be asking if I knew?
Gesha: Right... sorry. Every Shape Shifter has a unique skill called Shape Shift — it's a signature ability exclusive to their kind. It's actually the reason they got their name.
Precious: So what exactly are they, and do they pose any threat?
Gesha: Well... 8 years ago, their village was attacked, and I heard all the Shape Shifters died. But clearly, that wasn't true. As for the threat — they're not usually dangerous, but they're not exactly friendly either.
Precious: Then I guess I'll have to meet them myself.
Gesha: But that could be dangerous!
Precious: Let this sink in — danger is afraid of me.
Gesha: O-Okay then… when should we leave?
Precious: You agreed way too quickly.
Gesha: After seeing your powers yesterday, how could I possibly argue if you say something today?
Precious: Good. Then we go as soon as possible.
Gesha: Who should accompany us?
Precious: Just you, me, and Grass.
Gesha: As you command, Lord Precious.
Precious: By the way — how's Grass's training going?
Gesha: All the team and army leaders are training him, but he's learning faster than expected. He's already stronger than most of them.
Precious: So soon no one will be able to train him?
Gesha: Exactly.
Precious: If that's the case, I'll take over his training.
Gesha: But if you do that, who will handle Secret Sky's daily duties?
Precious: I'll handle the city's work during the day, and train Grass at night.
Gesha: That's too much — you're overworking yourself, Lord Precious!
Precious: Don't worry. I'll be fine.
Scene – Forest path. Grass, Gesha, and Precious are walking.Precious: Kal.
*(A hologram of Kal appears behind Precious – Skill: "Imagine Person")
Kal's skill creates a holographic double that acts and speaks like the real person when someone thinks of him. When the hologram disappears, all its memory is transferred to the real Kal.Kal: Yes, Lord Precious.
Precious: Where do we need to go?
Kal: We're almost there.
Precious: Are you sure there are exactly 200, and no one else?
Kal: Confirmed.
Precious: Very good. You may leave now.
(Kal's hologram disappears.)
Scene – The group reaches near the mountain.Precious: So this is it.
Grass: But it's huge! How are we going to find the cave?
Gesha: It's on the backside of the mountain. This side faces Donjane — it's further up. By the way, Lord Precious, could you do for Donjane what you did for that village? Shift it?
Precious: I can't shift Donjane itself, but I can shift its entry point.
Gesha: Then please move its entry near the village.
Precious: What if I move the entire mountain instead?
Grass: You can do that?!
Gesha: But there's not enough space for that in the city.
Precious: Hmm. Fine, we'll think about that later. For now, let's rush to the cave.
Gesha: As you command, Lord.
Scene – Behind the mountain, they spot a person in gray clothing.Precious: Who's that?
Gesha: From the clothes, he looks like a Shape Shifter.
Grass: Maybe he's guarding the entrance.(The guard notices them and blows a horn, then approaches.)Guard: Who are you and what are you doing here? This is not a sightseeing spot, so don't bother pretending.
Precious: We're not just—
Guard: I don't talk to children. I'm speaking to the goblin.
(Precious in his thoughts)
Precious: (So what if I'm small and young? I can speak too!)
Grass: You can't speak like that to our Lord! I can't kill you yet...
Guard: Try me.
Gesha: You two — silence!(They both go quiet.)(Guard's thoughts)
Guard: Why did I stop? I don't even know these people… they're supposed to be enemies…Narration (Precious):
Because Gesha's unique skill "Silent" activates — a fitting ability for a secretary.Gesha: This is our Lord, Lord Precious.
Guard: What a joke. A child — a human at that — is your lord?
Gesha: Believe it or not, it's true.
Scene – The Chief of the Shape Shifters arrives.Guard: Chief! Why are you here? You're not supposed to come out!
Chief: I wasn't planning to. But the jungle protector, Dryad, told me I should personally meet them. So here I am. What's going on? Who are they?
Guard: I don't know much, except that the child-like one is supposedly their lord.
Gesha: He truly is.
Chief: Alright… I'm Kilua, the chief of the Shape Shifters. Who are you and why are you here?
Gesha: This is Lord Precious, ruler of Secret Sky City. I am Gesha, his secretary, and this is Grass, his guard.
Chief (Kilua): Come, let's talk inside.
Scene – Inside the cave, in the meeting room.Precious: First, I want to know — why are you all here? Why not in your village? Is it true that 8 years ago your village was attacked and most of you were killed, and the survivors hid here?
Kilua: Yes. Our village was attacked 8 years ago. Only a few of us survived and escaped here. It was hard in the beginning, but after meeting Dryad, things got easier.
(Precious thinking)
Precious: (Dryad again… who is this Dryad really?)
Precious: Do you know who attacked your village?
Kilua: Not just a guess — we know. It was the Black Gang.
Precious: Black Gang?
Gesha: A criminal organization formed 15 years ago. They're extremely dangerous today.
Precious: How were they formed?Gesha:
We don't know for sure… but an entire kingdom fell under this Black Gang's control — that much we do know.Precious (thinking):
If I'm right… these might be the same Black ones who were fighting five years ago when I was observing the world... Hm...Precious:
I can sense their power… but I can't say anything for certain.Kilua:
Now tell me — why are you here?Precious:
Oh right, of course.Gesha:
Our spy informed us that someone was living in this cave.
After receiving that intel, we decided… if the person is dangerous, we'll eliminate them.
If not, we'd bring them back to the city.Kilua:
So what have you decided?Precious:
That depends on you — do you want to come to our city or not?Gesha:
You'll get protection, good food, a home… and work.Kilua:
That's not really something you need to ask... but—Gesha:
But what?Kilua:
The Black Gang soldiers… they're still searching for the last remaining shapeshifter.
That could put your city in danger.Precious:
Don't worry about that.
By the way… do you know who the leader of the Black Gang is?Kilua:
No. Not even a guess.Precious:
Alright… Gesha, this is just a theory — nothing confirmed —
but is it possible that the creator of the Black Gang… is the Black Primordial Demon?Gesha:
Hmm... that could be the case.
If you say so, I'll order an information search starting tomorrow.Precious:
Please do.Kilua:
So what about us, now?Precious:
Like I said, there's no danger here anymore.
The rest is up to you — whether you want to come or not.Kilua:
For the sake of my companions… and a better future… yes.
We'll definitely come to Secret Sky.Grass:
That's great news!Precious:
But just so you know — you'll have to work hard.Kilua:
That's fine. It'll still be better than staying here.
We can handle any kind of work.Precious:
Alright then. Gesha, take them with you.
I'll finish up some things and join you later.Gesha:
What things, Lord Precious?Precious:
I need to store something.Gesha:
Ohh… got it.Kilua:
Store something?
[Scene transitions]
Everyone heads toward the Secret Sky city. Precious flies toward another direction.Precious:
So this is the entrance to Donjane… looks right.Precious flies into the air and moves away from the mountain.Precious:
Infinity Space.
[Scene shows everything getting absorbed into Precious's pocket space.]Precious:
All done.
Once there's space in the city… I'll take this out again.
[CHAPTER 19 – END]