Having copied down the contents of the pages, Audrey reluctantly glanced at the books on the shelf before wandering through the Ancient Tower once more.
To her frustration, although the Ancient Tower in the illusory world was perfectly intact, the one in reality was already half-collapsed. The upper floors existed only as phantom shadows; even though she could see the stairs and walls, she could not continue upward.
As for sending her Stand up there... according to Mr. Devil, her Brilliant Diamond was a close-range, power-type Stand and simply could not stray too far from her body.
"Seriously, why couldn't Father... oh, no, Grandfather, why couldn't Grandfather have protected this place better?"
Audrey complained in a most unladylike manner and called for Susie, preparing to investigate elsewhere. But at that moment, Susie suddenly raised her head and said:
"Audrey, Princess Susie the Flying found another door!"
"..." Compared to Susie's rather indescribable Stand name, Audrey was clearly more interested in the word "door." The disappointment of being unable to explore higher up vanished at once, and she asked excitedly:
"Where?"
"Down below. Um, somewhere like a kitchen, perhaps?" Susie said uncertainly, then led Audrey toward the location of Princess Susie the Flying—Flying Princess for short.
The Ancient Tower was not very large. After returning to the first floor, Audrey quickly reached the location of the so-called "door." However, unlike what she had imagined, it was not the magnificent door overlapping with the main entrance outside the tower. Instead, it lay flat against the ground, a door with no "real" entrance at all.
This door was completely unlike the elegant front door at the entrance. It was carved with vicious demon reliefs and looked rather eerie and terrifying.
Audrey picked up a branch and gently poked the ground where the door