Whispers of the Machine Age
Chapter 1861

Fireside Talk

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After the new Space Aberration appeared, it immediately attacked Leisha. Leisha, who had already manifested her Destiny Ring behind her, swiftly ignited the parchment scroll in her hand:

"Sleeping Princess, Match Girl."

Two phantoms quickly solidified within the White Fog. The princess holding a spindle and the barefoot girl carrying a small basket appeared before Leisha.

Her Fifth-Ring Destiny Ring slowly turned behind her, and the Spirit Runes corresponding to her thaumaturgies shone with an exceptionally dazzling brilliance. Even Leisha herself had not noticed that her Destiny Ring had completely overlapped with a similar yet different phantom ring. But defeating the enemy before her was what mattered most now.

The Space Aberration drifted toward Leisha, while the girl carrying the basket stepped forward to meet it. Behind the Match Girl, Leisha took a deep breath and reached out, allowing the Sleeping Princess to place her hand, clad in a long white lace glove, atop hers.

The golden-haired Sleeping Princess turned into light and entered Leisha's body. Her attire swiftly changed: azure decorations appeared along the hem of her originally scarlet dress, golden streaks emerged in her long red hair, flecks of gold appeared within her emerald eyes, and a golden spindle appeared in her hand.

Saturday after Saturday had taught Shade the power of fairy tales, and both the princess and Miss Writer had likewise gained much from Shade.

Within the Great Fog beneath the night sky, the Space Aberration did not make contact with the Match Girl. Instead, it vanished from thin air and appeared behind Leisha, spreading its six arms in an attempt to embrace her. It truly caught something, but in an instant, Leisha and the Match Girl switched places. Then, the flames that engulfed the little girl carrying the basket completely set the fused spirit ablaze.

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