Now that the repair work of the soul is completed, the next step is to return the same way they came from before.
Although Karl stayed in the alchemy furnace for more than a month, the world outside seemed to have not changed much and was still the same as when he came in.
However, when the two of them were about to walk out of the forest and reach the bottom of the hillside where the previous tavern was, Karl realized clearly that something unusual had definitely happened during this period.
The hillsides and rivers that were in a magical state before were separated from the gradual change of seasons. Starting almost at the edge of the woods at the foot of the mountain, the environment changed directly from spring to cold winter. He could even notice that the temperature here was higher than before.
It was even lower when I left for the first time.
Just as Karl looked at the scene in front of him with doubtful eyes, Nyarlathotep beside him directly told him the reason for this change.
"The environment here is maintained by the power of Miss's dreams. The occurrence of this situation shows that the battle on the front line is absolutely fierce, so that Miss can't be distracted to maintain this place."
Karl nodded, indicating that he understood the current situation.
Then the two of them walked through the thick snow to the hillside.
Although there were still people accompanying him here, the people around him changed from the cute Alice to the "cuter" little Naia in every sense. This change of situation also made Karl feel a little emotional for a while.
After reaching the top of the hillside, unlike the last time Alice knocked on the door politely, Nyarlathotep just pulled Karl to the door. The door of the tavern was immediately pushed open automatically by a mysterious force, completely
There is no need for reception staff inside to come and help.
After entering here, the atmosphere inside the wine tube is already a little different from the last time.
The originally bustling tavern has now become a little deserted. Many of the people I saw last time have disappeared. There are still many girls who are responsible for serving as waiters, but the smiles on their faces have also changed.
It became a kind of meditation.
Before Carl could say hello to Alice, who was lying on the table, Nyarlathotep dragged him down the stairs, level by level, directly to the fourth floor at the bottom of the river.
In this strange atmosphere of the hall, there was only one silent woman sitting at the four round tables. Because she was the only one, it was easier for Karl to observe this guy...
The reason why Karl looked at this woman out of curiosity at this time is because when he entered here last time, this woman was one of the few "people" who set his sights on Karl.
This lady, or girl is more appropriate. After all, she looks like she is sixteen or seventeen years old. If she were a human, she would be in high school. This girl, who is as beautiful as Nyarlathotep, is wearing a
Wearing a simple white shirt, underneath is a black skirt, stockings, and a pair of black leather shoes, making her look very fashionable.
There is thick and smooth black hair on her forehead, and the bangs hanging down even cover one eye, but even this cannot conceal her amazing beauty.
After seeing Karl and Nyarlathotep entering here, she paid attention to Karl as before and said nothing.
Then, before Karl went to say hello to her, he was dragged directly into Holly's study by Nyarlathotep. As the door closed, Karl also lost awareness of the sight of the girl behind him.
Compared with the last time I came here, Holly's study has changed slightly after forty-nine days.
Although Holly was still leaning over the desk and writing furiously, there were completely different manuscripts on the desk, and the previously sunny window had become covered with dark clouds, and a depressing feeling permeated the space outside the study.
"Miss, the mission was successfully completed!"
"Mr. Carl's soul has been repaired!"
None of these changes seemed to affect Nyarlathotep, who started reporting as lively as ever.
"Um…"
Lifting her head from the desk, Holly briefly looked at Karl, and then nodded with slight satisfaction.
"Mr. Karl, according to the contract, we have helped you repair your soul. Now it is your turn to perform your duties, right?"
"Of course." Karl immediately took a step forward. Although he was unsure, he still pretended to be confident. "Now I just want to leave quickly and complete the task early so that I can return to the real world. After all, there are still people waiting there.
Looking after me."
Without saying anything more, Holly stood up and walked to the bookshelf nearby, pulled out a book from it just like last time, and then threw it to Karl accurately.
Reaching out to take the book thrown by Holly, Karl first looked at its cover.
As a result, he was surprised to find that his portrait was painted on the book, and the name of the book was also "Calvindi".
"What is this..."
Before he finished speaking, the book in Karl's hand began to glow with a dazzling white light, and then the shape of the book in his hand gradually disappeared and its weight began to change.
After the light completely dissipated, the books in Karl's hand had disappeared and turned into four talismans that he had used before, lying obediently in his palms.
Looking at these familiar things, Karl couldn't help but ask:
"Miss Holly, is this...?"
While answering Karl, Holly sat back on the chair and continued her writing work.
"In order to make it easier for you to complete the task, I helped you make these things during this period. I believe you should be familiar with their use, right?"
"Of course." Karl replied immediately.
Then the four talismans were integrated into his body at the same time. Even without the blessing of Cyril's artifact, he can now perfectly control this power. This is definitely the benefit brought by the previous Taoist Priest's "exercise".
"Let's go, Carl."
Before Karl could say anything more, Nyarlathotep beside him dragged him out of the study.
After Carl walked out, a gust of wind blew open the window behind Holly.
In an instant, an indescribably terrifying roar came from outside, which seemed to be mixed with the shouts of some people. The sound waves almost tore the room into pieces!
It turned out that outside the window, there was a battlefield where countless terrifying creatures and various magical beings were fighting. However, the movement there was isolated by a small window, so that Karl, who was here just now, could not see anything at all.
Unnoticeable.
In this case, Holly slowly threw the book she had just written out of the window. The pages quickly glowed and expanded before they hit the ground, and finally turned into an indescribable monster and joined the battle.
Then the windows closed without wind, and in the quiet study room, Holly started writing again.