A Cat with a Mind of Its Own
Something he had only seen in reality not long ago had suddenly appeared in the Ancient Castle. It made Han Su feel as though the boundary between reality and illusion had been broken.
By its shape, it looked like a segment of a finger bone placed inside a lantern. It glowed with a clear, crystalline light, almost as bright as a flame.
Crystal Skull could infect nearby humans. Those it infected would undergo a change that turned their bones crystalline. Along with gaining eerie strength and the ability to repair themselves, they would also give off an unusual glow.
But who in their right mind would use crystal for lighting?
As he thought this, he confirmed that the only one who had come to investigate was still the hunchbacked person. There were no other living creatures outside the cellar now, so he took advantage of the chaos and quietly stepped back.
He slowly raised his right hand and activated his Mental Power, silently reciting the Spell:
[I will enter the abyss!]
[..]
After the Spell left his lips, Han Su felt no Mental Power seeping from his right hand.
He froze for a moment before realizing what was happening. His right hand had been helped by Miss Crow to achieve the seepage in the "future," so the ten-year-old him hadn't yet gained the ability to let his Mental Power seep into reality through that "opening."
But as he thought this, his right eye began to ache faintly, and a cool sensation welled up. It was the familiar feeling of Mental Power seeping through.
So only phenomena related to that Fishing Horn could be brought back to the Ancient Castle...
At that moment, the injured boy with the side-parted hair was climbing to