Even the Edge of Life and Death that had originally existed on the third floor of 6 Saint Derain Square, where even Shade's senses could not detect any danger, had caused more than one anomalous incident over the past century. If the Edge of Life and Death in this cemetery had existed before Mrs. Bronte's death, it could not possibly have never caused trouble.
Although the idea of artificially creating a rift into the "Edge of Life and Death" sounded unbelievable, considering this was Vesta City, anything could happen. Shade could accept that possibility.
More importantly, Shade happened to be searching the forest for a monster related to death. That monster very likely possessed the power to connect to the most fundamental source of death.
The forty minutes were quickly coming to an end, but before this special journey through time concluded, Shade and Miss Winslet returned to the Small Auditorium and found Mrs. Bronte again—the soul of Theodore Bronte's mother.
Among the family, her soul was the most rational. Shade wanted to make an agreement with her:
"In the distant future, we will come here again to see you. I hope that by then, you can give me some answers—for example, what your son fears, why he came here so frequently, and what other secrets he knew about the Tree Hollow."
The noblewoman's soul stood before the wall and looked at him:
"But I need you to promise that, in the future, you will free our souls and allow us to continue onward. If possible, please also get rid of my son. He cannot continue making mistakes."
"No problem. Then let us make an oath."
The spell Oath Binding activated. A phantom golden scale appeared above them, and the hands of the living and the dead clasped together. This