From the very first moment she saw Dark, Professor Medea had believed him to be the "Child of the Stars." Now, that belief seemed to have gained further confirmation.
The original reason she had been invited to serve as a professor was to decipher a prophecy related to the stars, black mist, and the abyss.
Thus, she had paid Dark particular attention for a long time.
This time merely deepened her certainty.
But just as Dark was growing bewildered by the eighty-eight constellations, a mirror door suddenly opened on one side of the hall. Then a brown-haired little cutie staggered out from within.
Guided by some instinctive feeling, Eevee-chan had somehow entered this palace as well.
After seeing the upright short-legged cat, it suddenly sniffed hard, its eyes lighting up as it toddled over.
Just as Dark was wondering why there was a human child in the Star Palace Maze, Eevee-chan had already run up to him.
The golden cat with tiny limbs and the child who looked two or three years old embraced with a smack.
"Eevee, Eevee!"
That delighted cry immediately gave away Eevee-chan's identity.
Dark curiously stroked its hair, gaining an even deeper understanding of the Star Palace Maze's wonders.
The journey through the Star Palace Maze had not yet ended.
After recognizing Eevee-chan, Dark took its hand and entered through a side door in one corner of the palace. Then they passed through a mirror within the side passage and continued onward.
He would not stop until he had found the inner constellation that belonged to him.
"Rumble!"
Scorching flames suddenly rose beneath his feet.
Though they did not burn him, he could feel their heat.
He instinctively lifted his foot, and the flames erupted at once. Torrents of fire surged in every direction,