"So you want a slothful life." Azekiel summarized.
"Well, when your life is like a rollercoaster, every once in a while, being sloth is fine, isn't it?" Lia asked. "What about you? What are your plans after you are done with your revenge on that woman?"
"Who knows? I haven't thought that far. I'll be returning to my old life after I'm done..."
"You mean you'll go back to handling the tower at the top floor? Won't that get boring for you? Always being stuck there?"
Azekiel didn't answer the question. He simply smiled as he continued eating.
"The future is too far at the moment. We are one at the eleventh Floor. The higher we get, the more attention we are going to receive from the ones on the top," he answered after a brief pause.
He knew just how many people would've wanted him dead if they found out that he was alive. He wasn't a favorite of the people around him, and he also knew why. Still, he wanted to get to where he belonged.
After an hour, Azekiel stopped eating and lay on the bed more comfortably.
"Aren't we going to continue the journey?" Raphael asked, noticing that Azekiel looked like he wanted to sleep.
"We will. But there's no hurry. Rest for a light because you won't be getting it after this," Azekiel answered. "After we leave this place, there will be a constant barrage of challenges. Just gather your strength. Moreover, how many times can one get an opportunity to sleep in a place like this?"
He didn't worry about any competition at this point, mostly because even he knew that it was impossible for anyone to get to the place he was targeting, no matter what. That place was too secure, and it was going to be there, even if they traveled slowly.
"The faster we finish here, the faster we can get to the next floor," Raphael reminded Azekiel.
"Yeah, and that's what I don't want to do so soon," Azekiel replied. "I'm sure someone is waiting for me on the next floor. If they are waiting for me, why give them the satisfaction of being on time? Let them wait for me."
"Someone is waiting for you there? Who?" Raphael asked. How could he know who was waiting for him on the next floor?
"The one who had been keeping an eye on me as soon as I stepped on this floor," Azekiel explained. "I had noticed him as soon as I stepped here. That's also why I was taking my sweet time to see if they were going to attack me."
"They didn't attack, which meant they didn't want to kill me here. It can only mean they want to kill me in a place where they can get some benefits from me, and that being the next floor."
"Are you talking about the old man?" Lia asked. It did feel like he was talking about the old man.
"Nah, that guy won't attack me. I doubt he'll even think about attacking me. It's someone else... Someone who had been with us even on the lower floors. We just didn't know that," Azekiel answered, talking about Zheng.
Even though he wasn't at his peak, his perception was still incredible. He had realized who it was that was keeping an eye on him.
"So when you strolled around like you were wasting time, you were observing that person?" Raphael was surprised that he hadn't noticed anything off. He just thought that Azekiel was just taking his sweet time for no reason. So there was a reason behind that all.
"Of course, there was a reason behind it," Azekiel replied. "If they want me, they can just wait for me."
"Is the person who was spying on you one of the people from the Higher Floors?"
"That's right. Or rather, that should be right. Anyway, enough talking. You two should rest as well. We'll continue after I wake up."
Azekiel genuinely felt sleepy after eating. He closed his eyes as if he had gone to sleep. After an hour, Raphael and Lia also went to sleep.
While Raphael slept while sitting on the Sofa, Lia slept next to Azekiel on the huge bed. Oh, they were going to spend time here, then it was definitely better to just sleep and recover their strength.
Two hours passed. After everyone had fallen asleep, Azekiel opened his eyes. Right before him, he could see the peacefully sleeping face of Lia, who seemed to be in a deep sleep.
In another part of the room, Azekiel also noticed Raphael, who was sleeping.
He stood up and got down from the bed without making much noise. The only reason he went to sleep here was because he wanted them to sleep as well. Now that they were asleep, he could get to his work.
He walked to the door without making much noise and stepped out of the hall.
He left Raphael and Lia behind and traveled ahead, but not to their destination. On the map, he had seen another important place which wasn't far from here. That was also one of his goals, but he didn't want Raphael and Lia to accompany him there.
He wanted to go there alone and return before the others could wake up, only for them to continue to the core of the Castle of Infinity.
Azekiel took the left route and kept walking. After reaching the end of the hallway, he took a left and continued.
Before long, he disappeared from the view. It seemed he was going back to where he came from, but not all the way. He stopped in one of the hallways which they had already cleared. He already knew the traps here, so it wasn't hard to avoid them now.
He stopped in the middle of the hallway and placed his hand on the wall, tapping it with his fingers. He kept tapping different parts of the walls as if looking for something.
