In the white space of the Nightmare Mansion, the Emir finally reached the top of the White Tower after a period of climbing.

He didn't know how high it was, only that he had climbed for a long time, longer than it took him to climb to the top of White Peak that day.

Because he doesn't feel tired here, even a person with poor physical fitness like him can climb up.

Looking down from here, Adams and the children had become little dots, and the Emir looked around, but didn't find anything special for a while, as if the platform had just risen after triggering the mechanism.

“…… It doesn't make sense. The emir scratched his head and looked left and right on the platform.

Thankfully, the effort paid off, and after a period of observation, he noticed that something seemed to be above the center of the platform.

It's only because it's white, almost blending in with the surrounding background, that it's hard to see.

When Emir looked closer, he saw that it was a vertical ladder leading to a higher place, and he climbed up without thinking.

After all, it's all at this time, there is no need to hesitate at all, even if there is danger, he has died once, what is there to be afraid of?

Then there was another period of climbing, and he still hadn't reached the end of the ladder, and he looked down again, and this time he couldn't even see the dots on the ground, and the whole world was white.

For a moment, he felt like he was suspended in the air, and only the touch of holding the ladder in his hand could make him feel real.

Then, without further thought, he continued to climb upwards, and the intense curiosity he had flared up again, and he was eager to see what was at the end of the ladder.

So, driven by this desire, he unconsciously sped up until his head hit something.

It seemed that there was a new platform above, and he knew that this ladder led to the top of the platform, and only because his head was too far away from the ladder, exceeding the size of the hole, that he would hit it.

So he reached out and probed, and sure enough, he found a very narrow hole, just enough for a man to barely pass through, and then he clinged to the ladder and got through.

Upon reaching the top of the platform, he was greeted by a strange object, which the Émile examined closely, and saw that it was a huge half-man-tall cup, and it was a goblet that was often used to hold red wine.

However, the cup appears to be made of iron, rusted on the outside, and stands out in the white world.

Emile leaned over and looked inside the cup, revealing that it was empty, and that the cup was clearly intended to hold something, most likely related to leaving the nightmare mansion.

So, he began to think about the whole thing, hoping to deduce the answer to the puzzle in front of him.

First of all, what is this Nightmare Mansion used for, every space has a meaning of existence, just like the space created by Anne, it can be used to deal with enemies, so in the same way, this Nightmare Mansion should also be used by Cornes to obtain the souls of enemies, which he has learned before, so he came to this kind of place.

Then there is why Cornes wants to get the souls of those children, and if he has no special intentions, he can capture them completely indiscriminately.

And in the previous battle, he could have released only one skeleton to deal with Ophelia, but in the end, he was even hit by himself, thus using the souls of the children in his body.

Although it seemed like a show off of his strength at the time, this argument was untenable, and it was unlikely that a cunning man of Cones's would have behaved in such a childish manner.

In addition, when Emir was talking to Adams just now, he learned that the skeletons in the Nightmare Mansion were all from his comrades, and their souls were imprisoned here, and after a long time, they turned into skeleton form.

But there are a lot of things that don't make sense, such as why didn't Adams become a skeleton? And how can the soul form decay?

Emir was puzzled, he stared at his hands, and suddenly he felt terrified that he might also become a skeleton, and all the feelings here were ethereal, but the mental pain was very real.

Later, he thought about it for a while, but the more he thought about it, the more confused he became, and finally he finally realized that he could not do it on his own, and that perhaps he should ask the "native" Adams if he wanted to solve all this confusion.

However, he was considering whether to climb down to discuss with his father, but he did not think that Adams had come up from the hole in the platform.

"Hey, emir, how's it going? Figured it out? Adams looked at his son with a grin.

"Not yet, I don't have a clue," the emir shook his head solemnly, "by the way, I found a problem, I don't know if you noticed it. ”

"What's the problem? Just say it, Dad, I know everything. ”

"Before I was captured by Cornes, I found out that it was a skeleton that captured me, but since they are in a soul state, how can they become skeletons? Also, you say they're your comrades-in-arms, but why do you still remain human? ”

Adams was stunned by the barrage of questions, but then, with a slight smile, he decided to tell the truth, because now he was the only one who could help the emir.

“…… That's the case, this Nightmare Mansion is actually to help Cornes refine powerful souls, he will regularly catch some souls in, useful souls will always remain in human form, and those useless will be absorbed, gradually decay, and finally become skeletons, such souls are useless, so Cornes is in a hurry to release them, and then replace them with a new batch, he is proficient in a kind of magic that can absorb human souls, of course, Nightmare Mansion can also capture souls, but the disadvantage is that it is too obvious, if someone finds out, His plans were likely to be ruined, so he decided to collect the souls himself, and then move to the Nightmare Mansion if necessary. ”

"I see, it seems that it is because the children are easier to get their hands on, so they ......" Emir was still indignant.

"yes, the reason why I've always kept my human form, you should understand now."

"Well, so Cornes wants to focus on cultivating you and then use it for himself."

"That's right," Adams nodded, then asked, "Do you know what this cup is for?" ”

"Uh...... It can't be a container for souls, right? The emir guessed casually.

"Haha, it's my son, I guessed it at once," Adams smiled heartily and continued, "I don't know how long Cornes wants to train me, but now that you and those children's souls have been captured, it means that Cornes is not willing to give up, and he wants to refine a more powerful soul for him to drive." ”

"Once Cornes finishes refining, you'll put your soul in this cup, right?"

"Exactly, it's just that I'm only now discovering it, because you touched this mechanism, and although I knew about Cornes's plan before, I didn't understand how he was going to drive my soul in the end, after all, if he let me out, I would probably capture someone else and disappear myself, and then he would be in vain."

Hearing these words, Emir finally figured out everything, but at the same time he also realized a serious problem, and that was that the only way for him to get out of here seemed to be to let his father's soul into the cup.

Adams, of course, also understood that the emir had thought of this, so he decided to comfort his son.

"O emir, do you know what is the sign of a man's maturity?"

"When is this all about asking such innocuous questions?" The emir was getting impatient.

Adams could understand his feelings, because he knew that Emir was a very filial child, but now Emir had to sacrifice his father if he wanted to live, but how could a father want to see his child die? What's more, he's dead, and staying here only adds to the pain.

"What I want to tell you is that a truly mature person can face the cruel reality, when something happens, he will not complain, and then his mind will be full of why this happened, why this kind of thing happened to me, but bravely face the reality, and then think about what to do after that, I hope you have become such a person."

"I'm sorry, Dad, I ......" Emir lowered his head, his mood at this time was quite complicated.

Now that all his relatives are gone, his best friend also died for him, and now he finally found his father's remaining soul, but he had to leave here.

"Hehe, sure enough, I overestimated you, it turns out that you are still the little boy in my memory." Adams couldn't help but smile wryly.

"Dad, is there really no other way?" The emir still wants to fight for it.

"I don't know," Adams shook his head, "and besides, I'm not even sure if doing this will get you out of the Nightmare Mansion." ”

Feeling desperate for a moment, Emir sat down with his back to the huge cup, his eyes glazed and his face glazed.

Adams looked at his son like this, and although he hated iron and steel, he still smiled silently, and then said in a happy tone.

"I'm glad you think so much about me, but, Dad, I'm dead, the flesh outside has been drying for three years, and it has long since turned into white bones, even if I can get out, I can't be resurrected, and if I stay here, sooner or later I'll go crazy, it's been three years, you don't know how I've spent these three years, although I pride myself on being very optimistic, but I still can't resist the erosion of time, if it weren't for your arrival, I would have almost collapsed, so ah, the most important thing you should do is to let me get free, understand?"

The emir, of course, knew that he could not have known, but the root of his pain was that he could only watch his relatives leave one by one, and could do nothing.

Adams sighed helplessly, then walked over to the emir.

"Emir, I have something for you."

"Huh? What is it? ”

"Oh, you put your hand out first, I want to surprise you."

“…… What the hell is it, mysterious? The emir was puzzled.

When do you still play this set now, I don't know how to look at the atmosphere, but he still honestly stretched out his hand.

Then, Adams took his right hand out of his pocket, placed it in his palm, and held it tightly.

The emir is wondering, isn't this nothing? He stared at Adams suspiciously, and noticed that the other party had a prank-like smile.

Immediately afterward, a strong feeling of dizziness struck, and the emir soon fell to the ground, unconscious.

At this time, Adams did not look at the Emile again, because he was afraid that he would regret it, and in fact he did not want to part with his son.

But for the sake of the bigger picture, he had to make a choice, so he slowly approached the huge cup.

Upon approaching the edge, his soul turned into a wisp of green smoke that was sucked into the cup, turning into a white ball of light.

Immediately afterward, the light began to expand rapidly, and finally swallowed the entire white space, and the souls of everyone else disappeared from the Nightmare Mansion.

“…… Farewell, Émile, and may you live bravely in the future. ”