In the depths of incomparably darkness, the dark, gloomy streets end. In the narrow, depths of Charnos, beyond the towering gates, everything here was cold and quiet, as if even time had stood still, nothing was flowing, everything was shrouded in darkness, and it was a quiet existence. Whether it's decades, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands of years, it's like this.

However, today it is different.

Someone is having a conversation.

One is, the voice of a composed, indifferent man.

The other is a woman's voice, full of sadness and unease.

"This is the Gate of Tartary, and therefore here I am, before those who have arrived at it, and it is you who have called me."

The man declared indifferently, without a trace of hesitation.

“……… I? ”

The woman's voice was a little questioning.

"That's right, not Joseph. Capek's séance is not the greenstone that the guy gave you, it's you, it's you who called me. Tremble, fear, but you need to make a choice. ”

Select ......... What? ”

"Whether or not to obey my word is free for you."

"What will become of me if I obey what you say?"

"If you don't give up until the end, then your wish will come true."

The man's voice was cold, without the slightest emotion, as if it were the words of a machine.

“……… Is it. ”

The woman's voice paused slightly, but continued.

"I have people I love and are very important friends. Participating in the séance is also for her. I was terrified because I loved that person dearly, my most important friend. If, in the future, something terrible happened to her......... Even if she survives, what about the day after that? And after that? ”

"I can't accept this future, the future that could happen, the possibility of losing her tomorrow. I......... Scared of tomorrow. Even if I am with her and have a good time, but after separation, I will still worry, worry, perhaps, when I am at home, I will suddenly receive a phone call with unfortunate news........."

"That kid was so brave and strong, but at the same time worrying. It was as if that day, I almost watched her leave me forever......... That fear, that uneasiness, I don't want to go on any longer. I don't want to experience an uncertain tomorrow again, I just want to be able to live today forever and be with her......... Forever ........."

"Yes."

In the face of the woman's prayers, the man's voice did not change in the slightest. It's like 10,000 years of ice, stone carvings, and machinery. Nothing has changed, it was so, it is now, and it will be the same in the future. The world, and even him, don't seem to change in the slightest, but it exists here——— just like the darkness itself, never disappearing.

"Then, you can only make a contract with me."

“…………… Indenture? ”

"Yes."

In response to the man's response, the woman was silent for a moment.

"I just want to escape from this fear, if only that's all I can do......... Then I will choose to make a contract with you. ”

At this moment, the woman made a decision.

"Then your wish will come true, as long as you don't give up."

Then, darkness enveloped everything.

Duanmu Huai opened his eyes.

"The ultimate infatuation always brings disaster, and so does love."

Looking at the blonde girl sleeping in front of him, Duanmu Huai said lightly. As he said to Mary, the unforgettable love between Romeo and Juliet does not need to exist, let alone be appreciated. It's just scraps that can be used, distorted, and discarded.

No extreme feelings are needed, love is so, hate is so, hope is so, despair is also. This is the source of the power of the sin of obsession, the victim who is mad for love, who falls, who chooses a twisted path, this girl will not be the first, nor will she be the last.

After all, this world is like this, and so are human beings, and the burning of emotions will bloom the brightest fire. But on the other hand, the moment the firelight erupted, it was also the time when the dark shadows were at their thickest.

But then again.........

"Did you finally succeed?"

This is the ability that Duanmu Huai awakened in the airship case, as long as he touches something, he can see its past to a certain extent. At the beginning of the airship, Duanmu Huai touched the soot on the collar of the corpse, and then saw the murderer standing beside him after the deceased fell. It's just that this ability is a bit ineffective when he was a child, just like Duan Yu's six-vein divine sword, and it doesn't seem to be dominated by Duanmu Huai's will.

After coming here, Duanmu Huai naturally thought about using this ability, such as Xia Li's coma, and after learning that Xia Li was also a guest of the Silver Twilight Hut and arrived at the Tartar Gate, he also tried to use this method to find the root and beginning of everything.

So Duanmu Huai would take time out every day to sneak to Xia Li's room, and then reach out to touch the girl's hair and face, trying to "read" her past.

Of course, it didn't work all the time. But Duanmuhuai didn't give up, of course, one of the reasons is that Xia Li is a beautiful girl, if she were a man, Duanmuhuai wouldn't have this kind of perseverance and perseverance. After all, chasing a man all day long is not a good hobby......... Duanmu Huai felt that he didn't have a hobby in this area.

Since it can't be done once or twice, then use quantity to overwhelm quality, as long as you come enough times, then there must be a chance to trigger that magical power, so as to peek into Xia Li's past, as long as you can directly read Xia Li's past, then what happened to her, naturally it is not a problem.

However, his own rabbit is still very powerful.

Until today——— "lucky" finally visited.

The dice had been thrown, the numbers had finally passed the verdict, and Duanmu Huai had finally seen the past that the sleeping girl had experienced.

But...............

"This one is really ......... I don't know what to say. ”

Looking at Xia Li in front of him, Duanmu Huai was speechless, similar feelings, he had also seen them in Ann and Gu Leiya, but, unlike them, the girl in front of him seemed to have some kind of deeper sadness and grief.

This girl......... Loved Mary.

Since she was a child, Mary has been guarding her and protecting her, and perhaps because of this, this girl will have a deep affection for Mary. On the surface, she takes care of Mary more than anyone else, but in fact, for her, Mary is her only inner support.

Before she knew it, she began to fear, the loss of her best friend.

Of course, from the point of view of Duanmu Huai, this fear ......... Well, it still makes a lot of sense.

Duanmu Huai still remembers that when he and Mary first met, Mary jumped into the cold, polluted river water without hesitation in order to save a drowning kitten. If she hadn't done it herself, Mary would have been almost swept away by the river. In fact, Mary has done things like this many times, bravely, with action, and with indomitable determination.

All are good quality.

But for those around her, this is not the case.

That's what Charlie fears.

Maybe one day, Mary will drown in the river because of something like that. Or they are nosy when they see injustice, and they are taken away or even killed. After all, she is such a character, even if Xia Li says it, she won't listen to it.

This is similar to Ann and Gruya, but different from the two.

Although Ann also likes to make trouble, Gu Leiya is not too worried about her, on the one hand, Ann's strength is very strong, and on the other hand, Gu Leiya's strength is also very strong. Even if Ann encounters any danger, Gurella will take the initiative to help Ann.

But Xia Li obviously doesn't have such ability, and Mary doesn't have as strong combat power as Ann, and she is just an ordinary girl. So if she encounters any danger, then ......... The consequences are naturally unimaginable.

How so......... It can only be said that women are more sentimental than men, and in the face of this kind of thing, it can only be said that life and death are rich and noble, some people have been focusing on health for 30 years, and they can be stoned to death by flower pots falling from high altitudes when they walk on the street for 30 years, and it is not interesting to care too much about this kind of small details.

But obviously, Xia Li didn't think so.

So, she made a pact so that she would no longer have a future tomorrow.........

Woman......... It's incomprehensible.

Duanmu Huai shook his head, Lorena or Ann may understand?

Probably?

Anyway, I can't understand it.

But it doesn't matter.

The important thing is that through this exploration, Duanmu Huai has finally found the mastermind behind it.

Royal Masters College, First Professor's Office.

"Click......... Click......... Click..............."

In the silent, smoky room, only the sound of the clock swinging. An old man in a black trench coat sat on a chair, holding a pipe and smoking silently. He had gray hair and an old face that seemed to be full of exhaustion. I don't know how long it took before the old man slowly turned his head and looked at the door.

"I really didn't expect that there would be a guest at the door."

"Hello, Professor."

Duanmu Huai stood in front of the door and looked at the old man lightly.

"To be honest, I didn't expect my initial reasoning to be wrong."

"Oh?"

"Charlotte. Where did Brontë learn about the Čapek Seminar? Moreover, why the victims at the beginning were all students of the master's college, I suspected that the teachers of the master's school were suspicious at the time, and now it seems that my idea is really not wrong. ”

Saying this, Duanmu Huai narrowed his eyes, and an aura full of fear and murderous intent emerged.

"Are you right? The owner of the Silvertwilight Cottage, James. Professor Moriarty? ”

"Hehehe........."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's inquiry, the old man smiled.

"Where did you hear about it?"

"From Miss Charlotte."

"It amazes me, if I remember correctly, Charlotte. Miss Brontë is still unconscious. ”

"Yes, but I have my own way."

Duanmu Huai stared at the old man in front of him and said coldly.

"You perceive Miss Charlotte's distress and direct her to Professor Capek's seminar......... You planned all of this behind the scenes, and I'm just curious, why are you doing this? ”

"Hehe..............."

Faced with Duanmu Huai's inquiry, the old man raised his head and looked out the window.

"I opened the gates of Tatar a long time ago. There, I encountered a being who was in this world before the existence of human civilization. So I decided to give him my body to the last Lord of Darkness ——— Old Ruler who had ruled the world before humanity. ”

“…………………”

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows, while the old man continued.

"But that's not all I want to do, I'm just doing this to do an experiment——— which is who will win in the end, between humans and the old rulers? Can humanity defeat the Old Dominators? Or do we deserve to be the ruler of this world by the legacy of the Great Being? Or will the Great Being finally return and reunite the world with it? ”

"It's boring."

Duanmu Huai snorted coldly.

"That's why you're in the company of evil gods with the intention of harming the world? Humanity has enough troubles to go through, and you don't need to add some boring pranks to humanity here. ”

"But it's a grand, great, glorious prank clogged with countless thoughts and wishes and lives, isn't it?"

"In the end, it's just a prank."

Duanmu Huai clenched his cane, raised his eyebrows, and looked at the old man coldly without a trace of emotion.

"Hehehe, it's a pity that you're one step late, they and arrived at the South Pole, who can finally open that door........."

However, the old man's words were not finished.

Because at this moment, Duanmu Huai raised his right hand, and the cane in his hand suddenly stretched out, instantly entangled the old man's neck, directly hooked him from the other side of the desk, and pulled him to Duanmu Huai's feet. Then Duanmu Huai raised his foot and stepped on the old man's face hard!

"Poof!"

With a soft thud, the old man's head suddenly cracked like a watermelon, and his body twitched, then cracked and shattered like a porcelain vessel, and then disappeared into thin air.

"It's stupid."

Duanmu Huai coldly stared at the gradually cracked and weathered residue under his feet, and a touch of disgust appeared on his face.

Humanity is already difficult, so why are there always idiots who want to drag their own race back?

But in this way, the culprit can be completely solved, and the next battlefield is ......... Antarctica.