name
Continue reading in the app
Download
Chapter 38 Encounter
update icon Updated at 2026/4/11 17:00:02

In the end, we were too confident in ourselves.

Because we didn't have class in the morning, we all woke up around eight or nine, and after getting up, having breakfast, and getting ready for school, we ran into Ms. Mary and learned that the church had already left the Witte Empire at four in the morning. By the time we knew, it was already eleven in the morning.

"Oh no, if that's the case, Fran probably ran off too."

I said with a bitter smile.

"Oh, speaking of which, I saw a leave of absence letter from Fran on the table this morning, she asked me to give it to the school. So that's what happened... well, I'm not interested, after all, Lanya is still here and I have the task of monitoring her."

Ms. Mary said while sipping her coffee.

"Monitoring?"

"Yes, because the people at Thane's Gate said that Lanya seemed to be researching something strange. They saw words like 'green name,' 'red name,' 'healthy status' in the scraps of paper she left behind. I feel like she knows something."

"Hmm? Does that mean she has a way to see our names and titles?"

"Who knows, it's best if she doesn't know, but we can't take that gamble, can we?"

While Ms. Mary was speaking, she had a nonchalant expression on her face.

"Well, be careful yourself too. Although I think Lanya is our friend and she probably won't do anything too extreme."

"I'll be cautious about it, but what about you guys? Without the church's help, how are you planning to go to the Abyss?"

"Well..."

I looked at Aliyah and Oyado, both of them had a helpless expression on their faces.

"Well, we'll just have to think of another way. As for the entrance to the Ais Empire... to be honest, we can't open it ourselves after experiencing what we did. I think Yabber and the others knew that and that's why they secretly ran away."

Open the Abyss passage in the Ais Empire? Even if we can, the people in the Ais Empire won't agree, and if we destroy it secretly, we'll definitely become public enemies of the continent. I absolutely don't want that to happen now, no matter what.

"Well, there's nothing we can do. Let's think of another method. By the way, have you seen Bai Yueguang and the others? I feel like I haven't seen them for a long time."

"Oh, them... I heard they encountered someone interesting, so they're wandering around the city."

"Someone interesting? I didn't hear about them having any shared missions... well, whatever, we'll talk about it later."

"I must say, even if you find a way to go, can you leave in your current identity?"

Ms. Mary suddenly spoke up.

"No matter what, you're borrowing someone else's body right now, and she has a family, right? If you keep running around like this, her family will worry, won't they?"

"...That's a good point. I came home a little late last night, and Lily waited for me at the door all by herself... sigh, I don't know what to do, but if I don't go, if I don't retrieve my own body, what should I do?"

"That's something you'll have to wrestle with. Well, make a mess if you want, but just don't do anything that will hurt other people's feelings."

"I got it, I got it. You don't need to worry about this."

I waved my hand and said.

"Hey, can I skip class this afternoon?"

"Hey hey hey, don't be too much."

"Got it, we'll try our best."

After saying that, I pulled Aliyah and Oyado and left.

Who would go to class anyway?

—————Airi POI?—————

"What should we do next? Should we really go and ask Blanche and Princess Cher for help?"

After walking for a while, Oyado suddenly said.

"No way, if we open that, we will definitely become enemies of the continent."

I immediately denied.

"Then what should we do, Lady Sister? Should we go to Fran's laboratory that we went to yesterday? She said there's a crack underground. Let's try to open it?"

"Don't joke around, wouldn't that be the same as opening the passage to the Ais Empire? Do you want this place to become the second Abyss Passage?"

"Ah~ I don't know, Lady Sister, what do you think we should do?"

"Well...let's take another look, we should collect clues everywhere at times like this...oh right!"

I suddenly remembered something.

"Do you remember that elf we met before? The elf nurse, didn't she say she's an information broker? Maybe she has information about the entrance to the Abyss."

"Oh, yeah, that's right."

Aliyah also had a sudden realization on her face.

"Then let's hurry up and set off!"

"Wait, let's find more people first, let's call Bai Yueguang and the others. I don't think the three of us can roam freely in the Abyss. After all, judging from the situation, the people in the Abyss are much stronger than those on this side. It won't be easy for just the three of us."

"Oh, it's rare to see you being so cautious."

"Haha..."

I could only smile bitterly a few times, there was no alternative. I was the one who got taken out in an instant at the beginning, and then returned here.

"Anyway, let's go find Bai Yueguang first. By the way, where does that guy live?"

"I heard he lives in the teachers' area because he's in charge of Eastern swordsmanship."

"Swordsmanship..."

That guy looks more like a knife user, why would he be in charge of swordsmanship?

"Well, whatever, let's go take a look first...huh?"

Just as I finished speaking, I saw Bai Yueguang, Hei Luoli, and Taishi Xi walking towards us not far away.

And, there was even an unexpected person following behind them!

"Ms. Mary said you guys were looking for us? Is there something interesting?"

"Yeah...it was troublesome at first, and we were worried about how to solve it, but now we suddenly came up with a solution."

I quickly walked up to the person behind them.

"Nice to see you again, Miss Mingluo Xin. Can you find a way to take us to the Abyss?"

That's right, the person following Bai Yueguang is none other than the person I saw not long ago, the master of Tianhan Difang, Miss Mingluo Xin.