Seeing that she could no longer find any trace of Indra, Queen Jade clenched her little fists.
"King, next time I definitely won't let you leave!"
"Uncle Qiao? Myself!?"
Still groggy with sleep, Jade opened her eyes. She seemed to have heard Indra's voice.
But when she looked over, all she saw was the figure of "herself."
"Hmph! Stupid me~"
After looking down on herself for a moment, Queen Jade absorbed the dark energy of the Tara Mask and sank into the shadows, vanishing from the room.
She was going to fulfill the goal Indra had set for her and become the true queen of the Shadow Kingdom!
Jade switched on the bedside lamp and sat up, quickly calming down from her fear.
She vaguely sensed the thoughts of her other self. This all seemed to be related to Indra.
"Uncle Qiao..."
Jade murmured softly, then fell into a deep sleep with complicated thoughts swirling in her mind.
At the same time, Indra returned to the All-Heavens Space and checked the progress bar on the All-Heavens Pearl.
"45%. Looks like letting Queen Jade out is going to stir up quite a few things."
Jo grinned, feeling delighted inside.
He had let Queen Jade out partly because he could not bear to part with her emotionally, and partly because of practical considerations.
Just as he had expected, Queen Jade would drastically alter the plot, causing the All-Heavens Pearl's traversal progress to surge by more than half.
As for the Tara Mask he had given Queen Jade, Indra did not feel much regret.
He had specifically studied the Tara Mask. It was more like a kind of authority; once worn, it allowed one to draw upon the power of the Shadow Dimension.
Back in his residence within the Uchiha Compound, Indra took