Huh! Something's Not Right!!

Thinking back to what had happened before, Lan Qingyou couldn't help wanting to take out her Card.

But after giving it some thought, she put it away.

After all, research needed to be done at one's own pace.

Take her, for example.

If someone interrupted her when her research had reached a critical point, cutting off her train of thought—

at the very least, they'd get a little rock thrown at them.

So Lan Qingyou managed to resist the urge to investigate.

Since everyone else was busy researching,

she might as well join in.

Only, instead of studying the Emerald Tablet, Lan Qingyou was studying the photos the witches had sent back from across the distant sea.

The Time Magic Array had ground to a halt because of her.

In other words, until it was repaired, the Cursed Corridor wouldn't produce any more weapons like Palpitation Grass.

In fact, because it had been a whole month without repairs,

the corridors that had once been lifeless were now bursting with green vitality.

Creek Water, which had evaporated almost as soon as it entered the Cursed Corridor, was now flowing through it.

Then came schools of fish, microorganisms, moss, and all sorts of other things.

The sight really left Lan Qingyou fuming.

The only reason they'd chosen to occupy the Cursed Corridor in the first place was its safety.

No one except witches who could manipulate time could enter, and no one could disrupt their lives.

But now that the curse was gone, hadn't this place become ordinary?

So,

more than anything else, restoring the curse had to be their top priority.

Well, everyone knew what this "curse" really was.

It had been used to seal the Tentacle Forest.

But with that thing gone, this lousy place had turned into an entirely