[Coolshaymin]

"... So I take it this is the real one? Still kind of disgusting but I guess not fighting another one is good," Viridi replied as Arle cooled it's mouth. She did not seem to pay much mind to her earlier comment. Viridi stepped out of the way now that it seemed decently safe. Why was she even putting herself in front of the human? Sure, it was kind of in the mission to protect her but put herself in harm's way for a human? She did not really put much thought into that impulsive act either...

"Either way, it looked like we got rid of the leader. Though we lost track of that skeleton and dragon girl. I am not seeing any more leads though so maybe we should just finish what we came here for. Why do you think his mouth was on fire anyway?"

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Rulue casually held up the fire-breathing Carbuncle. This was a sight she thought it'd happen eventually, with the whatever-the-heck-Carbuncle-actually-was' obsession with curry. Why was it so obsessed with curry anyway? Did Arle pass this on to him? Why was she asking this all of a sudden if it didn't bother her? Anyway, Arle had stopped the fire breath issue, so she let Carbuncle out of her grasp.

"I'm sure Draco can get off on her own. Skeleton-T isn't exactly the sharpest tool in the shed. Nor is he a particularly resilient one." Rulue reassured, or at least, attempted to. "So, what comes next?"

[Mari]

"...I guess he does have his own unique 'charm'." Arle remarked somewhat bashfuly. "This is Viridi, by the way. She's a goddess! ...Of nature, or the earth--I think." Arle went on to explain for Rulue's sake, just sort of taking a guess based on what she'd observed of Viridi's fighting prowess.

Just then however, Carbuncle called out to them and ran off deeper into the cavern at a leisurely pace! "Guu, gu gu guuu!" he announced. Arle took one look at Carbuncle before rushing to follow. "He wants us to follow!" Arle explained.

...

Carbuncle led the girls to the end of the cavern, at which they discovered a giant cauldron full of curry! It turned out that he had been drawn in by the smell and hadn't been able to resist the urge to go exploring for some curry. More importantly though... That was a lot of curry. More than any of them could possibly eat. A giant ladle was sticking out of it. Who made this curry, and why? These were thoughts Arle was not concerned with.

" . . . I don't suppose either of you would be willing to help me carry this back to the life sphere?" Arle asked, a hint of pleading in her tone. You couldn't let all this curry go to waste! Even if it was spicy enough to burn your mouth, it was still a substantial amount of food!

[Coolshaymin]

"Goddess of NATURE, specifically. I just have forces I can use the power of. Speaking of which..." Viridi began as she followed Arle and Rulue as they followed Carbuncle. It would seem there was a large supply of food down here. Maybe that will keep the Sphere quiet for a while... Probably not but one can be hopeful.

"Looks like Crag's power is still going to be helpful. Don't worry, I think me and Rulue has this. Let's get this curry back, shall we?" Viridi insisted as she walked over to the Cauldron and began to lift it. Cragalanche's strength made carrying it a lot less effort for the Goddess. Still, she could use someone on the other side to make it less stressing to lift. Would not want to spill any of it.

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Rulue looked at Viridi. While her expression was quite impartial towards the girl, there was doubts. Seriously? That girl, a goddess of nature? Right, right. Next thing you're gonna tell Rulue Arle Nadja is in a committed relationship with someone. She wasn't going to give much thought on that in particular as Carbuncle wanted to go somewhere. "I bet there's a huge cauldron of curry and he wants to take it." Rulue guessed.

Needless to say, Rulue's expectations were not shattered. "Oh look, there's a huge cauldron with curry. How could I have not seen that coming." She stated with open dry sarcasm before Arle asked for help on carrying it. Rulue only sighed and picked up the free side of the cauldron.

"All right, let's move this thing out."

[Mari]

Silly Rulue, that isn't a thing yet!

"Thanks girls; I don't know what I'd do if it were just me~" Arle remarked. Really, she didn't think she could have carried the cauldron even with help. Lifting just wasn't her thing.

And with their reunion complete and the curry tended to, the group was free to make their way back out of the ruins. Perhaps Arle would have to come back here and explore further. Surely there was more to this cave than a bunch of monsters guarding a cauldron of curry, as wonderful as that was. For now though, they had a wonderful payload and the creature they'd come here to retrieve. It was a pretty successful mission.

MISSION COMPLETE