Several days later.
Dream Realm.
Within the Great Marsh.
A spirit body slowly emerged, taking the form of a cloaked figure.
"Mr. Yasuo's Spirit Realm location technique points here? Ten at night—there can't be any mistake..."
With a father on the 'Shadow' Pathway, Lilliat also knew that time in the Spirit Realm was rather peculiar, so she waited patiently.
While waiting, she saw other Beyonders appear.
For instance, one sneaky little swallow, but she did not disturb it.
The swallow merely glanced at her before immediately flying away.
At last... after who knew how much time had passed, a half-transparent humanoid figure appeared over the Great Marsh.
Cold, deathly still...
An eerie atmosphere spread in every direction...
"Mr. Yasuo...?"
When Lilliat saw Aaron appear, disbelief filled her expression. Only when she saw that he wore the same face as Mr. Yasuo did she cry out in delight.
At the same time, she was incomparably astonished inside. Mr. Yasuo's spirit... is so powerful! It seems to carry a pressure rooted in its very essence... He... he was a Non-Human Existence all along?
Aaron, who had come online only after Auclair altered his facial features, looked at Lilliat and gave a slight nod. "Good evening, Ms. Doreen."
"G-Good evening."
Only then did Lilliat notice that at Aaron's feet lay a reddish wooden—'drawer cabinet'? Its surface was carved with patterns.
"I called you here tonight to give this to you." Aaron pointed to the 'Exchange Drawer' at his feet. "It is a magical item. With it, contact between us will no longer be so troublesome."
He roughly explained the magical item's functions and negative effects. Lilliat's eyes shone brightly as she listened. "What a magical cabinet..."
She glanced around, then asked somewhat suspiciously, "Mr. Yasuo, why not choose the Spirit Realm as our