The power of Time Reversal seemed to be shoving Iluna backward. No matter how brightly the Dark Gold Scales in her hand shone, she could not resist the might of time. Fortunately, just before she was forcibly "pushed" out of the performance hall, a hand pressed down on her shoulder from behind. All temporal abnormalities vanished in an instant.
Iluna turned her head and saw that it was indeed Shade behind her:
"All right, I admit there was a small accident. Your eyebrows are beautiful."
Shade gazed at the stage and could not help sighing:
"Stop teasing me. How did this place end up like this? Everyone along the entire corridor outside has disappeared. Did this relic's negative effect spread that quickly?"
As he spoke, he took Iluna's hand and pulled her behind him. The young woman did not even hold the scales anymore. One hand clutched Shade's clothes, while the other held the jar containing the umbilical cord that he had handed her.
Iluna peeked out from behind him while hugging the bottle:
"The Seer Association diviners got it wrong. This relic did not appear here by accident; that guy onstage brought it here! He fell in love with a local actress, so he used the relic to freeze her time. Just now, he was saying something about staying with her until the end of time."
"Time Stop, huh? A classic theme. If he couldn't control his Greed and desire and wanted to possess her, he should have just said so. What's with this 'until the end of time' nonsense?"
The man who had half-Fusion with the grandfather clock pointed at the two by the performance hall entrance again. This time, however, he did not issue an order related to time. Instead, he fired the finger made of Flesh