Emilia was truly a little disappointed. She had originally thought she could help Shade. Standing in the mist with her head slightly lowered, she could still vaguely sense that a tree seemed to stand deep within the dense fog, supporting heaven and earth:
"Other than granting opportunities, its other functions are merely to enhance the Time Key's abilities:
"Those assigned a task can learn the contents of a time task half an hour in advance; those undertaking a time adventure can gain an additional period of stay equal to the normal limit, and may return at any time during that extra period."
The first function was easy to understand. For Shade, learning the task details in advance would most likely let him know which god he would encounter. This way, he could consult materials beforehand and determine information about those Great Ones, which would be very useful to him.
As for gaining an additional period of stay equal to the original, that meant thirty minutes becoming an hour. Troubles that could not be solved would still remain unsolved, and staying too long in dangerous places would instead harm him. But since he could leave at any time during the extra period, this function was still an enormous help to Shade.
Therefore, even if the door's main effect was not especially meaningful to him, this door still provided him with considerable convenience:
"It isn't entirely without value. At least from now on, you can tell Miss Danist, 'I'm going to Shade's house to activate the Time Key,' and then receive her permission to come here."
Shade said with a smile. Emilia's pointed ears, which had just drooped, immediately perked back up. A smile appeared on her face, and she nodded firmly.
"Yes, I think I'll try setting out from here in