My Mentor Has This Much Clout?

Christina woke once more from a nightmare that faded away rapidly, but for a moment, she didn't dare open her eyes.

She was a little afraid that the moment she opened her eyes, she would see some terrifying thing she shouldn't...

Although she had long been mentally prepared and knew that the atmosphere in the Spirit Tower would inevitably be rather hellish—this was still a little too hellish!

So useless.

The little girl's mocking voice echoed eerily through her heart, accompanied by wind and reverberation: To be scared by something like this...

She had the voice of a little girl, but her tone was as mature as an adult's.

"—What do you mean, 'something like this'? If you showed this to ordinary people, at least eight or nine out of ten would be scared!"

Christina argued inwardly.

After becoming familiar with Alice, she wasn't as afraid of her anymore.

So, you think you're an ordinary person?

Alice's laughter rang like silver bells: You... want to be an ordinary person?

For a moment, Christina fell silent.

I don't.

She said inwardly.

Then, mentally preparing herself to open her eyes and see a ghost, Christina suddenly opened her eyes—

Unexpectedly, she found herself looking at a room decorated in a style suited to a young girl.

Purple gauze, reminiscent of grapes, adorned the corners of the walls and blocked the sunlight. The curtains were decorated with many winding green vines, while countless silver wind chimes hung from the ceiling. She was lying on a soft bed rather than a terrifying dismemberment table covered in blood and grease. A huge brown teddy bear nearly as tall as she was was pressing down on her. This was perhaps the source of her suffocation and nightmares.

Suddenly, Christina felt the weight on her body lighten,