Before Shade left last time, he had asked the little Hound to help deliver letters, so the ladies roughly knew about the Corpse Tree as well. After they regrouped, Shade briefly described the sealing plan he had brought from the future. The striking Witch Emperor affirmed the future generation's idea of "Witches," then asked Shade:
"This is a realm of corpses and the undead. If left untreated, this tree will soon revive. What are you going to do?"
"I have a thaumaturgy specifically for sealing. I've accumulated enough spirit again just now. I don't need the seal to last long; a temporary seal will do."
He spoke to the Hound standing by his feet alongside his child:
"Because this involves time, there are some things I can't say. But I promise you that in the future, it will definitely be destroyed by my own hand."
The Hound then spoke in human language:
"That is enough for now. Just seal it temporarily. Even my master had no means of containing it permanently."
"Do you need my help?"
Miss Violet, who had been holding Shade's hand ever since earlier, asked again. Shade shook his head:
"It's all right, I'll do it this time. Once this place is sealed, we'll leave immediately. I have a feeling something else will come later."
"Wait, there are still things here. The burial objects you left behind last time, and many things I collected before, are all here."
The Hound pointed again beneath the trunk, and Theresa walked over with an iron shovel. Shade wanted to help, but Miss Violet pulled him back:
"Let her do this sort of thing. You haven't changed after all these years—you still like rushing ahead on your own. You were the same way back when we were in the Tower of