[Gemini affinity +10.] [Virgo affinity +15.] [Virgo affinity has reached a milestone. Upon surviving the mission, you will receive Virgo's Invitation Letter.] [Pisces affinity +5.]
Wen Xishu received the notifications the moment the two children embraced, as sunlight broke through the dust.
To his surprise, he had actually gained affinity with Pisces.
And none of the other Constellations' affinity had decreased.
Wen Xishu knew that notifications like these usually meant the mission was nearing its end.
Still, he couldn't be certain. He had yet to receive any "Desire · Charlie affinity," so there was probably some loose-end work left.
This had been his hardest operation in the Desire Tower, yet also his easiest.
If he could wake Charlie up, everything in this operation would fall into place. If he couldn't...
Then everything would be for nothing.
For one brief instant, Wen Xishu had felt something resonate between the Strange Tower and the Desire Tower.
Was that Charlie's ability?
If so, I really need to think about why Charlie could do something on that scale.
The boy and girl finally released their tight embrace.
Anya's tears finally stopped, too.
"Charlie... how did you know I was here? I don't think I ever told you about this place."
Charlie could hardly believe it himself. Until a moment ago, he had been running, running nonstop, running with everything he had.
Only now did he realize how miraculous it all was.
It had felt as though Anya's departure had plunged him into a massive vortex.
That vortex had been enormous... far larger than the one in Anya's diary, as if it would swallow the entire world.
But he hadn't known what to do.
Just when he had begun to think that perhaps he should let it swallow him, as countless jeers rained