"Tang Qi's Ebony Forest Guide
Only in the Ebony Forest would you realize how terrifying it was to have no sense of time.
In the Twilight Forest, you could at least maintain a basic daily routine by following the cycle of day and night.
But here, perhaps because of the faint singing that often reached your ears, or the hypnotic effects of fairy magic, you would frequently feel as though you were 'enveloped' in a Sleep Spell.
During that time, you would not dream.
Based on my past in-depth research with the Succubus in dreams, I am quite certain of this.
In other words, by the time you opened your eyes, you might already have spent two full days asleep in the Ebony Forest.
And the concept of time in the Ebony Forest was distorted.
From the outside world's perspective, that might even stretch to a month.
I learned this by asking the Ebony Forest Squad."
"So why is my manuscript in your hands?"
The sunlight in the courtyard was just right, though its brightness made Tang Qi's eyes sting. Squinting slightly, he suspiciously studied Little Rascal, who was reading his manuscript with relish at the other end of the long oak table. "By the Ebony Forest's rules, you stole my manuscript and violated the [Ownership Law]."
The bugbear's long, slender arms allowed him to scratch his back while answering, "No, this is actually just a magic trick called 'making the papers in someone else's hands appear in mine.'"
Chuckling, Little Rascal returned the manuscript to Tang Qi, then pointed at the four fresh leaves on his head. "See? I've handed it back to you now. Ownership of this item has remained yours the entire time."
"So it was a magic trick! Anbi thought it was just plain theft—" The