Chapter 43: Farewell
"Huh, wait a minute. The witcher's train of thought suddenly reminded him that something was wrong—it made him strange: "Ellina - you told me not to ring the bell at midnight......"
"It's the midnight bell that rings in the church. The girl prompted very strictly.
"Whatever it is, don't you mean it!" Canette replied helplessly, "Why did you suddenly say such a thing at that time? Since the decision could turn out badly, wouldn't it be better not to tell me—and you were in the agency room at the time, why didn't you just turn on the clock yourself to dispel the shadows?"
According to what the girl said before, although it feels a little messy, Canette has been able to sort out the situation in general.
First of all, the church bell tower is a landmark – that is, a public area where time and space meet. The inside and outside of this church is the same in the eyes of everyone. Unlike the ruins of memory, everyone sees things differently in time and space.
But the shadow of the ruins of memory that was released only appeared in the time and space of the person who rang the bell and the person who was pulled into his plane.
Others who are not affected by the shadows can still see that the clock has stopped, and they should be able to hear the bell.
But what El Lina did was really wrong.
"I was just...... I thought you were joking with me. So I want to tempt you. I didn't expect you to react at all when you heard that sentence. The main purpose is not to remind you of the mechanism. Ellina put her hand slightly against the mask, but her tone suddenly became a little awkward: "It's not all because of you...... How could I restart the clock myself? Who knows if you had stumbled into the depths of the church. Once the shadows are dispelled, they will all return to the lower levels. ”
"Wait, wait. While I appreciate that you've thought so much through me, ......" Carnet was dumbfounded, "Are you trying to test me for something?" or how do you imagine me to react?"
"......" Ellina was a little speechless for a while, but obviously a little sad: obviously she didn't want him to ask this again.
"Ah, I...... Let's not talk about that. Thinking of how excited Ellina and herself were when they first met, I probably understood what was going on.
Canette decided not to talk about it anymore: this is a place of temporal confusion. Allina may be someone she knows in the parallel world, or she may be someone she will meet in the future - in short, the current Canette certainly doesn't know her. It's just that I have a sense of déjà vu because of the influence of memory ruins and parallel worlds.
If it's a girl she will meet in the future, then before Canette is about to meet her, the world's memories of Ellina as the Forgiveness will almost disappear - at least Canette and his wife will not remember such a person, so they can meet Elina normally.
The Forsaken are bound by the law, and cannot directly recognize their friends.
You can only approach it by pretending not to know.
Ellina says don't ring the bell at midnight in the church - that's probably something I know when I met her on a timeline that I know the full meaning. Now I don't know, forget it. Because it's true that there is no need to say that to alert me to the mechanism that unleashes the shadows, or even to remind me of this at all.
In this way, Ellina's actions were basically figured out by the witchers.
El Lina ...... Is it possible for me to meet her in the real world in the future......
Looking at the masked woman with a complicated expression, the witcher couldn't help himself not to care.
"I also put summoning charms in the depths of the church...... You don't even need it. At this point, Ellina muttered, looking a little lost.
"Thank you......" Hearing this, Canette began to be a little moved: "But fortunately I didn't use it." ”
In fact, at that time, Canette had summoned Lusa, Lucina, and Ino.
Even if you go any further, you won't be able to see Ellina's summon again.
But it really surprised and moved him.
Then again, he would have been very surprised if he had seen the summoner.
Maybe you'll cry (not really).
"Elina, have you done so much...... the witcher couldn't help but sigh a little when he was moved: "After this is over, why don't you leave here and be a guest at my house?"
“...... Let me think about it. Although it seemed a little difficult to resist the temptation, Ellina hesitated, and her expression was equally solid.
Indeed, there may be inconveniences...... After all, according to speculation, she has already met me in the timeline - and possibly Ash and Nissa.
It would make her sad. It must be a little sad to look at your friends who you know very well like you are to yourself.
So who rang the bell......
Instead of thinking about those things, Canette thought about the headache: only a glimmer of an eyebrow.
That's what Rey said about the demonic relics sealed in the depths of the church using the shadows of the ruins of memory.
He also said that the seal has been unstable recently, and he wants to kill the demon first...... But the Templars hadn't done anything yet.
If so, it can indeed be explained: Ryan has said that he did not dare to write this matter publicly on the notice because he was afraid that more people with ulterior motives would know about the existence of the sealed demon.
Its value is quite enormous. Sealed demons are more likely to be enslaved or contracted.
I wonder if that person has ...... succeed?
It is necessary to warn Rye and have the temple send someone to confirm. Or...... I'll just check it out.
The witcher pondered this, and suddenly noticed a soft sound around him: a white summoning charm appeared on the ground.
You don't have to go over to check it, you know it's Lusha's summoner.
So, the witcher went over to touch it. At this time, Erlina looked at him a little depressed, and suddenly said, "Then, I will take my leave first." ”
"Hey, won't you come with me?" the witcher was surprised, and hurriedly retained him: "You can meet my friends......
“...... Forget it today. Ellina was silent for a moment, but chose to leave: "I'll see you another day." ”
"It's fine. "The witcher is also beginning to regret it, but he doesn't intend to force it. So, he didn't summon Lusha for the time being, but said goodbye to her: "So...... Good bye. ”
"Well, goodbye. The girl under the mask smiled, bowed slightly goodbye, and turned back into the hall, gradually disappearing from the witcher's view.
Looking at the silver hair under the girl's mask, Canette even felt a little like Ash's long hair in a trance.