This was Shade's first time nearly exhausting all his spirit to cast the Space Stabilization Aura. With his Destiny Ring appeared and the amplification of the Yggdrasil Staff, the effect had nearly reached the absolute limit of what he could currently achieve.
In an area where space was unstable, the visual effect was indeed rather exaggerated, but it also nearly left Shade drained. Seeing that the Apothecary Miss had lowered her head and seemed emotionally unsettled but otherwise fine, Shade secretly took out a small pink bottle and took a sip. Only then did he lean on his staff and say to his companion:
"Let's go. Such a huge spatial disturbance, along with the changes in the clouds over the island, will definitely draw the Church's attention."
The sunset shone upon the water, reflecting vast stretches of bleak orange-red ripples. It also shone upon the face of the brown-haired Sorceress. She finally raised her head, looked once more at the towering white spiral column of smoke above the island, then at the young man beside her, whose profile was illuminated by the setting sun and looked slightly weary. He seemed to be glowing, as though he himself were about to melt into the sunset.
"Oh, sorry. I almost forgot about this."
The rope tied around the Apothecary Miss's waist untied itself, then shrank back into Shade's hand. He turned it into a toy and put it away. Smiling, he wanted to walk toward the Apothecary Miss, but then realized he could not do that. He stood there awkwardly, at a loss.
The light-brown-haired lady blinked twice. For some reason, she felt her cheeks grow hot. Perhaps it was the last warmth of the sunset.
"If you were holding a sword instead of a staff, I might even suspect that you