What never happened

The wind outside the window rustled by, almost silently. In such a peaceful state, Lumian allowed his thoughts to spread, and followed his instinct to think about some things:

"There are still lights shining in the corridor. It seems that Lya is not asleep yet. He is still reading Aurora's book collection...

"There is no light in my bedroom. Valentine should have gone to bed to rest. Ryan doesn't know what he is doing...

"Haha, they didn't bring any wine when they came to the house for the first time. They don't understand Dalege's customs at all...

"If Loop can really be eliminated, Older Sister can become Eighth Bureau Informant. Then, she won't have to worry about being investigated when she goes to play with Trier... As for me, I'm just an informant, so I don't need to undergo special testing, right?"

"Now, the whole thing has been fully speculated. The only thing that is not certain is what role the Owl in Tomb Chamber and the dead Warlock played in it...

"If it was them Temptation Parish Priest and others who brought the anomaly and hoped to achieve some purpose with the help of Twelfth Night and Ritual, then why did they do nothing during these Loop times except to monitor the progress of my exploration of Dream Ruins?

"Could it be that like Madame Pualis, they are also waiting for a specific time node, or waiting for Twelfth Night that Ritual, intending to complete the damaged part, so they don't want Change to appear in Loop, always ahead of Reboot?

"Their behavior in turn proves that the key to Loop lies with me, so they come again and again to confirm how far I have explored Dream Ruins..."

"If I unlock the secret of Dream and master the method of recovering Corruption before Twelfth Night arrives, will they no longer worry about Loop possibly Reboot in advance, and attack me directly to forcibly control me?

"Well, they probably retain their memories too..."

While all kinds of thoughts were swirling, Lumian suddenly heard a very slight sound.

"What..."

It was the cry of a sheep, as if coming from a far away place.

Lumian instantly thought of the sheep that the three people turned into, and Shepherd Pierre·Berri.

He doesn't really want to attack us in the dead of night, does he? Lumian stood up and listened attentively.

Outside the window, there was only the sound of the wind blowing through the leaves and branches, but no sound.

It seemed that just now Lumian was so absorbed in thinking about things that he had hallucinations.

But he didn't think so, because he felt a slight warmth in his left chest.

That Black Thorn Symbol seems to be highlighted again!

This means that some invisible force closely related to That One Hidden Being has quietly eroded into this room.

Lumian didn't think much, rushed to the bed in two steps, and shook Aurora.

"Wake up! Wake up!" he shouted in a low voice.

He was instinctively worried that Lya, Ryan and Valentine would notice something abnormal about him.

Aurora opened his eyes, with obvious confusion and confusion remaining in his light blue eyes.

"What time is it?" she asked in a slightly weak voice, and it looked like she was not really awake yet.

"There is a situation." Lumian gave the key words first, and then said, "There is still half an hour until ten o'clock."

They are one of the few families in the village who have wall clocks installed.

Aurora's eyes suddenly became sharp. She quickly sat up, raised her right hand, and pinched her temples.

At times like this, she didn't think about what would happen if she saw something she shouldn't have seen.

If you can't find the anomaly and confirm the problem as soon as possible, you may not need to read anything in the future.

Dead people don't need eyes!

As his eyes became darker, as if reflecting many strange and indescribable lights and shadows, Aurora looked around.

Lumian took this opportunity to tell Older Sister the details such as the cry of a sheep coming from far away and Black Thorn Symbol being aroused in his chest.

Aurora frowned and said, "But I didn't find anything..."

"The burning feeling in my chest is still there." Lumian responded in a deep voice.

He was inexplicably frightened, and felt that the darkness around him was not pure, and contained unspeakable dangers.

Aurora carefully and intently looked at every place in the room, trying to find out the unknown things.

During the silence, layers of cold sweat broke out on Lumian's back, which was in sharp contrast to the burning heat on his left chest.

He thought about it and said, "Why don't you tell Ryan them and see if they can find out the problem?"

Aurora thought for a while, nodded slightly and said, "Using your sudden appearance of Danger Premonition as an excuse."

"Okay." Lumian opened his mouth and was about to shout outside.

Suddenly, he was stunned.

"What's wrong?" Aurora asked with concern.

Lumian frowned and replied, "The heat in my chest is disappearing quickly..."

That means Black Thorn Symbol is gradually "fading".

"The danger of invading our room has left?" Aurora said thoughtfully, "Because we were prepared in advance, so it didn't do anything?"

"Maybe." Lumian turned to the corridor and shouted, "There's something going on!"

In the blink of an eye, Ryan appeared at the door, followed by Lya, and finally Valentine, who looked like he had been woken up.

Without waiting for them to ask, Lumian replaced the burning sensation in his chest with Danger Premonition and told what happened just now.

Ryan listened very attentively and did not question that it was Lumian's hallucination. He said with emotion, "It is really useful to take turns to watch the night."

"Most of the time this may just be a boring wait, but as long as it comes in use, it can almost save everyone's life."

While speaking, he caused little bits of pure Dawn to appear around him, and circled around every room on the second floor.

Although he failed to discover the power of Evil, he at least sanctified the environment.

Lya was wandering around mumbling words, while the Silver Bells on the veil and boots sometimes became intense and sometimes stopped.

Finally, she said to Aurora and Lumian: "It was really dangerous just now, and it has a certain power of Anti-Divination, so my Sealed Artifact didn't have a timely warning. I'm afraid I have to wait until it really starts to deal with Someone before this broken bell will ring."

"But now, it has left."

"That's good." Aurora breathed a sigh of relief.

"Maybe it's not it." Lumian regained his normal state and said with a smile, "It's them."

"..." Ryan and others were silent.

"This is even scarier, okay!" Aurora scolded Lumian and said to the three investigators, "Since the alarm has been lifted, let's continue to follow the previous arrangements."

She did not discuss who the "erosion" just came from. There were too many possibilities. For example, Shepherd Pierre·Berri. For example, the unknown figure in Tomb Chamber belonged to someone. For example, the abnormal Assistant Parish Priest.

In the absence of sufficient clues, pointless discussions will only waste everyone's rest time. It is better to wait until daytime.

As for now, they just need to remember that the night is indeed dangerous, and if someone does try to deal with them, they must increase their vigilance.

When Lya and others returned to their rooms, Lumian took advantage of the Crimson Moonlight seeping in from the window, glanced at the wall clock on the wall, and said to Aurora, "Would you like to sleep a little longer?"

"No, it's too uncomfortable to fall asleep and wake up again at this time." Aurora opened his arms and stretched out to a moderate degree Dignity, "Hey, in order to prepare for accidents, this skirt hides a lot of magic materials and useful items. I didn't dare to turn over just now, for fear of hurting myself, so I slept very stiffly."

As she spoke, she jumped out of bed, walked to the window, opened the curtain, and took a look outside.

Cordou Village It was quiet, and many people still had their lights on.

"Actually, I just thought it was Owl who couldn't help but attack us, but there was no sign of it outside." Aurora looked around and explained his actions to Lumian.

Lumian nodded:

"I thought so too."

He immediately told Older Sister everything he had just thought about, his voice lowered.

"Yes, my ability to analyze problems has been improving over time. I have nothing to add." Aurora smiled and praised, "But we can't take the initiative to do anything, that Tomb Chamber is too dangerous..."

At this point, she said "uh":

"When daybreak, we can visit Madame Pualis and tell her your theory, saying that the possible purpose of Warlock and Owl's death may affect her leaving Loop at a specific moment."

"Okay, I'll go by myself." Lumian was quite worried that Madame Pualis was plotting against Older Sister.

Aurora didn't show off, and just warned:

"Be careful and don't anger her, otherwise..."

She cast her gaze on Lumian's belly and used this action to replace the words that followed.

Then, Aurora sighed and said, "Actually, the mysterious Lady in Old Tavern That One is obviously stronger, but she doesn't want to directly interfere with the internal affairs of Loop at all, and it is impossible for her to take us to investigate that Tomb Chamber."

"Yes." Lumian agreed deeply.

He immediately said, "But I am still planning to go to Old Tavern tomorrow to see if I can run into her. What if she changes her mind?"

"Yeah." Aurora had no objection.

The two siblings chatted in low voices, letting time pass by. Soon, midnight arrived.

After handing over Lya to Study, Lumian returned to Aurora's bedroom and lay down next to Older Sister.

Smelling the familiar smell and feeling the soft and bouncy pillow, he couldn't sleep for a while.

"What's wrong?" Aurora noticed his stiffness.

"I'm not used to it." Lumian replied slightly cautiously.

Aurora immediately sneered:

"Is this still the bold Lumian?"

Without waiting for her brother to respond, she slowly exhaled and said with a smile, "Do you still remember the time when you first followed me, you were afraid that I would sneak away, and you always refused to sleep at night, so you were very vigilant?"

"Remember." Lumian also fell into memories, "At that time, you would hum songs to me and let me fall asleep listening to your voice."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the familiar melody, which was light and soothing, making people feel peaceful both physically and mentally.

Aurora, who was sitting on the bed, looked at the crimson darkness ahead, humming the melody from Homeland with a gentle and sad expression.

That was the song her mother used to put her to sleep when she was little.

"Sleep, sleep..."

In the gentle melody, Lumian gradually let go of his discomfort and fell into a deep sleep.

The place filled with a faint Gray Fog, Lumian woke up.

He looked around and found that he did not appear in Older Sister's bedroom, but was still in the original room.