Eileen Who Came Crawling Through
Needless to say, reconnecting with Eileen really did let Yu Sheng breathe a sigh of relief—and although the little doll was rather irritating when she spoke, her contact this time had also revealed extremely useful information.
His self in the real world was indeed still "dreaming," but clearly, this was different from a normal dream state. Eileen believed that his consciousness had become "lost," which meant...
Yu Sheng raised his head and looked around the cozy little cabin, then gazed through the window at the vast darkness outside.
This "forest"... was a "mental space" existing somewhere. It was complete and closed off, like a trap that would "pull" the minds of dreamers inside while cutting them off from the outside world.
Thinking about it that way, Eileen seemed pretty amazing—she had actually managed to find him under these circumstances?
Various thoughts flashed through Yu Sheng's mind. At the same time, after rattling off a long string of chatter, Eileen finally got to the point. "Yu Sheng, what's going on over there? How did you suddenly become 'lost' after taking a nap? Where exactly is your consciousness now?"
"...I'm in a black forest. If I'm not mistaken, this should be Little Red Riding Hood's Black Forest."
Eileen was a little bewildered. "...What do you mean, 'Little Red Riding Hood's Black Forest'?"
"It's a little complicated to explain. In short, when I was at the museum, wasn't I bitten by that evil wolf that crawled out of Little Red Riding Hood's shadow? It seems that I've established a connection with her," Yu Sheng explained as clearly as he could while organizing his thoughts. "Little Red Riding Hood once said that 'fairy tales' are an Otherworld, while her power is a curse. This place I'm in should be