"Last night."
Setting down the bottle of holy water, Shade unbuttoned his shirt somewhat wistfully and looked at the faint mark on his chest.
"Long-Haired Luvia's words actually pointed to many things. If I'm not mistaken, although he isn't a Ring Arcanist, Demon Man Stone Osenfott, who can already wield supernatural power, should be the second candidate among the Chosen Ones of the Earth."
You already understand why La Ses had to be killed before she could become one of the Chosen Ones?
"Yes. Because most likely, when she spoke with Long-Haired Luvia, the first candidate still existed—and something had gone terribly wrong. To the extent that... I'd better not speculate wildly. We still need evidence. But fortunately, I now know the location of that Black Night Spirit Temple. It's truly very important."
The Time Key, originally planned to be activated on sunday night, had been forcibly delayed until today due to Shade's injury. Fortunately, the Sand of Time, Soaked in Black Night was already in his possession.
Before heading to Randall River Valley today, Shade planned to activate the key first. Before formally setting out, he went up to the attic and separated a small cluster of the tiny flames produced by the Sun Fire ritual over the past two months, swallowing it into his body.
Other than mission-related items, supernatural objects could not be carried into the past. But because he bore the embers of the Primordial Fire, Shade could bring Sun Fire into the past by absorbing it himself. He had already done this once when helping Miss Chloe.
He intended to give the flame to Miss Fiona to help her survive in Eternal Night City.
Just like last time, Little Mia was very displeased that Shade was giving the fire to someone else again. She eagerly