It didn't take long before Emilia returned to the treasure vault accompanied by the others.
The girls filed in one after another, following Emilia while they scanned the vault expecting to find their Master waiting for them.
But that wasn't the case.
Because, to everyone's confusion, when they arrived there wasn't a single trace of him anywhere.
"So… where's the Master?" Ely asked, somewhat confused.
"I could have sworn you said he'd be waiting for us here, Emilia," Aria murmured, moving further in and peeking between the display cases.
"He's supposed to be here…" Emilia replied, frowning.
Ely turned toward Emilia with a raised eyebrow.
"Hey, are you sure you brought us to the right place? Because this palace has like forty identical rooms full of shiny junk."
"I've lived here my whole life, Ely…"
"Just saying maybe you got confused."
"…No."
The six of them stayed quiet for a moment, taking in the empty vault.
And then, as was to be expected, the theories began.
