Yuffie had a dream. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

She had expected the dream to come sooner and more suddenly, as it had done the previous two times, to pull her out of reality and bring her back to some time in the past. Instead of coming from sleep calmly as it is now.

Actually, there is no difference. She remembered that she had been sleeping before, and she knew very well that she was dreaming now—normally, it would be difficult for the person in the dream to realize this, but she had enough experience to be the first to find out.

herself, or her mother, was sitting in a familiar home. It was the living room on the second floor of Baron Stanmez's palace, and it was winter, and the fire in the fireplace was constantly warming. On the table lay a basket of leftover loaves of bread, flanked by two pears that had been wrinkled a little over time. The scene was inexplicably familiar, and she thought hard for a moment before she could confirm which moment it was.

She saw 'herself' stand up, kiss a folded, pink-covered letter tenderly, and press it under a pear.

"It's time." She said to herself, "How many ends will there be in the future from this moment on?" ”

The long-haired woman gently pushed the door open, walked through the corridor, and walked outside, without greeting anyone, and the maids and guards didn't seem to see her at all. In this way, she walked out of the manor and slowly blended into the city at night.

Yuffie knew that in a few hours, she would wake up six years ago and see the farewell letter left by her mother. My father seems to have received a similar letter, but she still doesn't know exactly what it contains.

She had almost forgotten how she felt when she first read the letter. From the beginning, though, she was steadfast in her belief that her mother would come back at some point - or somewhere in a particular place, waiting for her to find her.

Walking through the streets at night, the world in her eyes seemed to turn into countless in an instant. They are intertwined, as if extending in different directions, sometimes entangled with each other, thus merging together. Before she could get used to the strange feeling, the illusion in front of her was gone, and everything returned to the deserted street scene in the dark night.

The surroundings seemed to be a little different from a moment ago, but she couldn't make any sure difference. She saw Mother turn around and look in the direction of the Viscount's Palace. She quickly looked at the window where she had been, and it was pitch black, as if no one had lived at all.

"Maybe it's not the best, it's probably not the worst, is it?" She heard herself say to herself in satisfaction, "Well, Sister Jill, I've come to you." ”

The pink glow scattered softly, sinking into the darkness and leaving no trace.

……

More than a week has passed since the decisive battle in the Breeze Forest and the final signing of the peace treaty. Most of the participants in the war returned to their territories and were busy with the post-war affairs and the upcoming spring ploughing. Of course, there are also some people who have nothing to do, such as everyone in Lilianor's regiment, who still leisurely stays at the volcano fort, thinking about their next steps.

Through Annaville's introduction, the day she wakes up from that dream, she meets Jill "Windwhisper", her and Lynn's mother's former companion.

The handsome dark-haired woman casually greeted Annaville, and without further chatter, turned her eyes to Yuffie and asked what the maiden was about. She skimmed over most of the less valuable backgrounds and simply made her request.

"You want to visit my hometown?" The black-haired woman looked at her, clapped her hands, and suddenly sighed, "I really let her say it." It's not easy to get past now, though—you've heard of the Sea of Storms, right? ”

Yuffie blinked, and immediately understood what the black-haired woman meant, "Is it because the astral boundary is closed?" ”

"Absolutely." Jill snapped his fingers, satisfied with the girl's reaction, "Although there is no way to enter that magical chaotic area, it is not difficult to teleport around through the astral positioning. It's a pity that who knows which unlucky guy closed the entrance to the astral plane, and I can't go back and see it now. ”

"Of course, if you want to say that Alicia has a way to get there, then I'm sure I believe it. After all, it's a guy I can't even figure out. Jill shrugged and said lightly, "But if you want me to take you to her, I really can't help you." ”

"No problem, thank you, Ms. Jill." Yuffie rolled her eyes, already thinking of another way, "When we get there, do you want to come along?" ”

"Let's talk about it." The black-haired woman waved her hand, "But you can tell me before then." After all, I'm afraid there will be chaos over there now, and with the strength of a few of you, you have to prepare well. ”

Yuffie thanked the other again and turned to leave.

She walked acutely across the ramp of the volcanic castle, tapping three times on a wall that was slightly different in color from the surrounding one, and watched it turn inward, revealing the laboratory of the head of Correns House, which seemed to float in the sea of stars and the void.

Ever since she and Lynn had helped the Headmaster complete the antidote to the potion, Vanka Correns had told them about the lab's entrances and how to enter them, and allowed them to use the equipment freely. They have been staying in the Volcano Castle for the past few days, in fact, they have spent most of their time in this half-plane, verifying the many secret questions and conjectures that have accumulated before.

"I'm back." The blonde girl greeted her casually, her eyes still focused on the test tube containing the translucent liquid in her hand, "What's the result?" ”

"You were right." Yuffie replied, "Looks like we'll have to try to make a replica of that mirror...... Speaking of which, what about the dean? ”

"Let's go back to the academy." Lin replied, and then nodded to the side of the table, "He left a note for you, saying that what you wanted, probably related to that mirror, right?" ”

She walked over, picked up the note her friend had spoken of, flipped through it from the beginning to the end, and exhaled.

"As the head of the academy, in just such a short period of time, I have basically figured out the infrastructure and connection methods of the "Mirror Realm". With Mantur's note, it shouldn't be too much of a problem to remake a mirror. She held her chin and seriously thought about the specific plan, "But there are more details that need to be improved, and it seems that we will be busy in the future." ”

"I'll do it for you when I'm done with this experiment - it's definitely a big discovery, and you won't leave me behind." Lynn responded with a smile.