Reentering the Interstice

Today was Wednesday. Shade was going to enter the Interstice with the Witches to deal with the Mountain Waist Seal. Therefore, for safety, he carried the Night Watchman and God's Gift Box with him.

Little Mia was currently being looked after by Dorothy. Yesterday's lesson had taught Shade that when going out on an adventure, it was better not to bring that troublesome cat along.

After meeting the Old Witch with Miss Aurora at the Cassandra Auction House, the group, including the Witches' Followers, set off for the mountains.

Although they already knew the location of the seal hidden by the Witch Emperors at the mountainside, the Witches could not simply open a passage to the Dreamlands and use it to reach the Interstice from anywhere.

The true location where they would "open the door" was still quite far from the passage at the mountainside. After entering the Interstice, they would have a long journey ahead of them.

Other than Shade, everyone on this trip was a Sorceress of six rings or above. To prevent the deathly power of the Interstice from damaging their bodies, Grandma Cassandra had spent a great deal to obtain several intact branches of Elf Wood. To confirm the correct time, in addition to Shade's Time Perception, Miss Aurora's follower carried the Poet Level (Level 5) relic, the Never Damaged Hourglass of Time.

This relic was quite famous. Together with the Gravity Detecting Pebble and the Kingdom of Dylan Wind Direction Sensing Banner, it was known as one of the most useless Poet Level relics.

In any case, once everything was ready, everyone gathered in an autumn forest clearing carpeted with fallen leaves. Shade stood in the very center, which was also meant to protect him.

Miss Aurora took Shade's left hand, while Grandma Cassandra held