We discovered a cave after Agnis teleported back.


    Hey, I know his feet hurt but was it a good idea to send him back? How are we going to find the root without his eyes? We will figure something out; we can''t keep relying on him. This might give him time to rest and get rid of some stress. That is if he doesn''t get stuck in another space like that.


    Yeah, we got lucky that we only got caught in one once! Hmm, I don''t think it is related to luck. I think this prison complex is targeting him specifically, probably because he is a nine-tailed fox. Why is that?


    Think about it if you use some time-related item to lock someone in a prison and a creature that is known to easily mess with that appears, don''t you think that would be a huge oversight? I think there is a defense mechanism to deal with that. Just as I think that these shades are a defense mechanism to deal with anyone trying to lift the seals. They don''t seem to randomly attack people but if we get close, they attack. Hmm, now that you mention it, that seems to be the case. I had no clue what Greg and Ted were talking about. But they would definitely figure out how to deal with any problem. We kept walking and walking and I just got the feeling that we were lost.


    Hey, just curious, you’re not letting Greg lead, are you? Oh shit! I forgot that Gregory has a poor sense of direction! I just walked with you guys! Don''t blame me!


    Can we get Agnis back? I don''t want to spend a whole day being lost! Even if that would be the best idea how do we go about it? We don''t know where we are!


    Note: Don''t go adventuring underground without bringing your nine-tailed fox friend. We can do this! I think we need to go that way! We just came from there!


    It is time for my intuition! Oh? You can turn it on at will?


    Nope! Ehh what is it telling you?


    Nothing! Ted stomped on the ground.


    Then how is it helping? I heard someone say: Crack. Hey Greg, did you say something? No? Crack crack.


    See! I knew it! You said ‘Crack’! Why would I say ‘Crack’, wait did you say ‘Crack?’ I looked down and the floor under us seemed to unfloor itself. We fell down and I tried to try and break our fall but there was water below us.


    Someone do something! Don''t let us hit the water! But we don''t have to use any magic or skills the water will break our fall. Nooo! Greg freaked out and created an earth pillar that pushed us away from the water.


    Great! Now we will go splat on the floor! Better than falling in the water! It is not! Ted unleashes the bear inside and catches us with his bear ghost thing.


    Thanks, Ted. Phew, we almost got assassinated by Greg. Where are we?


    Hey doesn''t this look like a bathtub to you guys? Don’t be silly Raishin… hmm it does look like a bathtub indeed. It is quite large though.


    Ha! Imagine! I bet this is the bathtub of the guardian! If that is the case, I''m glad the bath wasn''t occupied while we fell down.


    Just zap him while he is taking a bath! Easiest win ever! That feels dirty…


    What? do you want to wait till he is bathed and clean to zap him? Ha, he beat you with a pun there! The worst part is that he probably didn''t even notice…


    Let''s go find this clean freak! I think I feel the root’s presence. It feels, diluted... That is bizarre. We left this bigass bathroom. Whatever lives here doesn''t seem to believe in doors.


    Hey, do you hear that? What is this? A song? If Agnis was here he could add his [Boss music].


    Why did he even pick up a useless skill like that? It isn''t useless! The sound got louder and we started hearing what this song was.


    Hey, this is a rap! When you think you''ve seen it all. We entered a hall and in the middle of we saw a 4-meter-tall mole with shades rapping and breakdancing. His clothes were really cool. I wonder where he got them. Of course, it’s a rapping and breakdancing mole.


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    I''m the underground king, like a mole in the dark


    Rhymes so cold they''ll leave you with a frozen heart


    I got a flow that''s smoother than a protein shake


    Breakin'' down beats, like a breakdancer, ain''t no mistake


    I rule the underground, the king of the throne


    With a gangster''s flow and a breakdancer''s tone


    Blind to the haters, I''m standing tall and proud


    I''m the mole, underground, the king of the crowd


    I''m living life on the edge, with no sight to see


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    But my rhymes are hotter than a broccoli tree


    My beats are sick, they''ll blow your mind


    I''m the blind mole with the underground grind


    I''m rooted deep, like the earth below


    My rhymes are solid, like rocks you know


    My skills underground, like a precious gem


    Ain''t no one stopping me, I''m at the top again


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    Wow, he’s good! I… I’m impressed. Hello Mr. Mole, we are looking for a pink tree, are you, its guardian? The gangsta mole turned around, faced us, and lifted his shades.


    “A pink tree? Can’t say I’ve seen one! Hahahaha!” Hahaha! Ugh. Is there something you are guarding by any chance? Can we take a look at it?


    “Who is that!” Oh sorry, I’m Ted, this is Raishin and this is Gregory


    “Huh where!” We’re right here!


    “Oh, my bad, I didn''t see you there! Hahaha” I love this guy he is really funny and he can even rap! Hey, Ted, he is a mole, you are setting yourself up for mole jokes…


    “Hahaha, mole jokes! What can I do for you homies?” Hey, Ted, you’re getting owned in the pun department. We are looking for something pink.


    “Pink? Why are you looking for it? You have one on your hand each, they are next to your ring finger!” Noo, that is a pinky! Hahaha, Ted, he is blind! Why are you asking him about colors?! I couldn''t keep in my laughter; I was really hoping this mole wasn''t the guardian. He is too cool and funny to vaporize. We are feeling Agnis’ absence right now, although he might have joined in with this mole.


    “What? Do I hear that right? You have a mole in your group?” Hahaha! So fitting, if we did have a mole in our group Agnis would have the right skills for it! Hey, Moleguy do you want to join our team? Hey, don''t just invite random people ehh moles into our group!


    “Who are you calling a mole guy? The name is Molerock, a professional rapper and breakdancer!" So, who pays you?


    “Nobody…” Molerock looked down and seemed depressed. Wait is looking down accurate? He is blind so he is blinding down? Blind what you did! You made him depressed!


    “Ha, I blind what you did there!” Guys, can we stop the mole puns? You want mole puns? Gotcha!


    No! Aagh! We’re getting nowhere. Did you find any large organic or magical object that gives off a vast amount of magical energy?


    “A vast amount of energy? Do my protein shakes count?” Your... Protein shakes?


    “Protein shakes are shakes with a high amount of pro…” Yes, I know what a protein shake is! But why would you bring those up?


    “Well 5 years ago I was just doing ma thing ya know, just diggin'', chillin'', rappin’ breakdancin’ and I hit this thing that emitted a lot of magic. So, I was like yo! If I make this into a protein shake, I can get bulked up and replenish mana! So, I breakdance chopped it into pieces, did some grindin’ and windin’, and turned it into a protein shake” Molerock started walking and we followed. We entered a huge kitchen with an even huger fridge. “It was quite the big boy so here it is!” He opened the doors to his fridge and it was filled with gazillions of bottles of pink broccoli juice. You... You turned the root into protein shakes? There is no mistaking… that is our target… Won’t this give you a stomach ache?


    “Good question! It did at the start but I upgraded my toilet to accommodate it!” Wouldn’t the normal solution be to get rid of the problem? We are interested in your protein shakes, what do you want for them? “Are you coming after my life!?” No, just your protein shakes.


    “Same thing!” We will try to fulfill any request you have, within our power, to get those shakes!


    “I see how it is, protein shake addicts eh?” Yeah, Ted is addicted to his shakes! Hey!


    “Hmm, can do but let’s make it a match! If I win, we will have a weeklong rapping session for the 4 of us! If you win you can have all my shakes!" Deal! Wait Raishin we don''t know the terms!


    “Good! Here are the 3 things we will compete in! Rapping! Breakdancing! And a Digging contest!" Hey, that is favorable for you! Ted smacked me. That is why you always listen to the terms before agreeing! Now we are stuck with this thing we are disadvantaged with! When will the matches be held and is it the best out of the 3?


    “Yes, yes! Be prepared because I will put you in the dirt! The first match is tomorrow at noon, the second one the day after same time and if you somehow manage to get a win in, the last one will be in 2 days at noon!” We will bury you! Right, let''s go we need a strategy meeting.


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    I''m a conqueror of the underground art


    My rhymes are fire, like a victory spark


    I may be blind, but I see my win


    With my moves, my rhymes, I''m ready to grin


    I''m the champion of the underground


    With a gangster''s flow and a breakdancer''s sound


    Blind to the haters, they can''t bring me down


    I''m the mole, underground, king of the crown


    <hr>


    He started rapping again. Pff, he thinks he has already won! I teleport my buddies to the surface.


    The reason he thinks he already won is that he’s not wrong, can any of you breakdance or rap? I can rap! I can''t dance but I can break things! It shouldn''t be different from martial arts, right? Gregory made a difficult face and facepalmed. I wanted to try out rapping though.


    I will do the rapping! Let Ted breakdance! I want to see that! Ugh, we are so going to lose! Do you think Agnis can rap or breakdance?


    I don’t think so, he doesn''t put the effort into anything he isn''t interested in or likes but if he is then he will probably be uselessly good at it. Hmm, this doesn''t seem like something he’d be interested in. That is fine! I will win the rap battle; Ted will lose the breakdance battle and Greg will win the dig battle!


    Uh, why do you assume I will lose? You will lose and I will win! Why do any of you assume that you are winning? Because winning is what we do! Yo, Yo! Nobody can break our flow!


    Is that your rapping attempt? I need to polish it, I''m getting there. I started to think of the best rap ever it will involve victory, chicks, PB, and my Raishin kick. Ooh, look at that the town looks like an icy porcupine! There are a lot of ice spikes and arrows sticking out of the town. I see a really huge pink shade but Agnis seems to turn it into a pink beehive with ice arrows and finishes it off with frost magic.


    What! What is he doing! He is making an icy porcupine! Hmm, punching holes in the shade so that he doesn''t absorb a lot of energy when he hits it with frost magic. It seems he isn''t taking stupid risks anymore.


    Look at the city! This is why we shouldn''t leave him behind! Eh? It’s fine, right? It seems he is venting and looks like it''s working. He looks quite relaxed. You are right, I haven''t seen him look this relaxed in a while. Let''s hope it stays like that. We went into Boshi town there weren''t many shades left, most of them got one shot by ice arrows.


    It seemed like he stopped caring and just leaves the ice out here. It will melt, it isn''t that cold here. Hey is that donkey? And is that his father?!


    I like what he did here. Is… is that a pinball machine? Ugh, it is half-melted I can''t beat his high score like this. Donkey and some other people were frozen into balls, there was a big pinball machine in this street but it was already melting. Greg inspected the pinballs.


    They will be fine if they just melt let''s go inform Agnis about our challenge. I kicked the donkey ball and followed my buddies.