Abner felt both body and mind gradually settle into tranquility, entering a half-dreaming, half-waking state as his consciousness became muddled.
Once again, just like the night after he had returned from the first floor of the Dream Labyrinth Tower, he wandered dazedly through clusters of Night-scented Grass and Dreamless Flowers in the darkness until he bumped into a body that smelled of Daniel Pure Dew.
He had no idea how much time passed in that stupor, nor what exactly he experienced. But when Abner came to again, he found that he had returned home and was lying in his own bed, as though his trip to Harvest Church had been nothing but a dream.
But he immediately sensed something. Looking down, he saw a star-shaped gemstone accessory as black as ink lying quietly over the acupoint at the center of his chest... No, it was more like it had been "embedded" there, and it faintly formed some kind of connection with the fine red lines left on his forehead by Beauty Goddess's Blessing.
Seeing this, Abner revealed a thoughtful expression. Then he activated the Pure White Eye and performed Analysis on it.
"Although I can't completely understand its 'principle' or 'function,' I can generally confirm that this thing is related to the authorities of 'darkness' and 'secrecy'...
"But I can't Analyze exactly how to use it... This is most likely because of 'secrecy'!
"So... did I see the goddess in my dream again just now?
"No, it should be said that the goddess led me into a special dream again...
"The last time was to reward me... What was this time for?
"And why did She send me directly home... Hmm, looking at the time, it's already dawn. It isn't far from the time I agreed to meet Edwina...
"Did