The World Within the Book

Within Earl Hall's residence in Empress Borough.

It was already deep into the night when Audrey, who had been sleeping soundly, suddenly opened her eyes. There was no trace of drowsiness in her emerald-like green eyes; instead, they were filled with excitement.

"Three minutes until quarter past midnight..."

She watched the hands of the clock on her bedside table and silently thought, It feels so long...

Thinking of the message Mr. Fool had sent that afternoon, she was still quite thrilled.

Mr. World's strange book, Mr. Temperance being willing to let me experience the abilities of a higher Sequence in the Spectator pathway ahead of time, and ancient figures existing in bizarre ways within the book... What hidden history might be found in their dreams?

Just thinking about it excites me!

No, I need to control my emotions... Susie already noticed something was off this afternoon because I was too happy... Audrey tried to regulate her breathing, not daring to make any sudden movements for fear of waking Annie, her personal maid, asleep in the small bed some distance away.

As a professionally trained personal maid, Annie would immediately notice even if Audrey merely slept in an unusual position, then come to her bedside to check on her.

Annie, you should sleep a little longer...

Audrey tilted her head and quietly watched the clock until deep crimson light devoured everything before her eyes.

When the red light dissipated, Audrey had already appeared above the Gray Fog, seated in her own Bronze High-Backed Chair.

She instinctively looked around and saw the gloomy figure at the end of the long table, as well as the ancient book and three bottles of blood set before him. One of them had been collected after she cut her own arm, while the other two should