Rita's steps were unsteady and her face was pale, looking as if she had been completely drained.
Last night, the maid had once again entered the pure white space.
This time, Ye Feng wasn't there.
The black sphere's commands had become exceptionally demonic. It was practically trying to torture her to death.
Rita's thoughts couldn't help but drift back to last night...
That pure white room had transformed into a [Purgatorial Chasm of Wandering].
Rita was like a rose-adorned nun laden with sin, endlessly subjected to baptisms and interrogations... although these baptisms were all fluids she herself had sprayed out.
"Lady Mei, Lady Kiana, in that world you enter, is there a black sphere that issues commands?"
Rita asked impatiently, hoping to get a clue.
The maid was worried that if she went in again, she would genuinely die of dehydration.
"A black sphere that issues commands? What's that?"
Kiana craned her neck and asked, "Don't tell me you went in too?"
Rita didn't hide anything, telling them everything she knew.
She was truly starting to panic, but her expression remained as elegant as ever as she said:
"I'm not certain either. I entered a pure white room, no... a pure white cage. In the middle, there was a black sphere that would issue all sorts of commands."
If Ji Lin had been here and heard the word "cage," she would have been almost certain that this was Ye Feng's handiwork.
But Mei wouldn't think that; Mei believed Ye Feng was a good person.
Kiana wouldn't think that either. She believed Ye Feng was the type to express himself directly. If he wanted something, he wouldn't go through such trouble; he'd just bend Rita over until she was delirious.
Therefore...
"Could there be other spaces?"
Kiana rubbed the back of her head, offering a guess.
Rita's brow furrowed slightly.
If it was a different space, then she had no intelligence on it at all.
No, that's not right.
"The night before last... I met a man named 'Ye Feng' there."
The night before last?
The Bug sharply caught that time reference.
No wonder she didn't see that scoundrel Ye Feng the night before last!
Huh? Wait a second.
"You and that dou... Ye Feng..."
Kiana glanced carefully at Mei, swallowing the impolite nickname that was about to come out, and quickly continued, "...If you were together, then it should be the same world that we enter."
"Is that so?"
Hearing Kiana say this, Rita felt a little relieved.
At the very least, the worst-case scenario hadn't occurred.
Rita stroked her chin, pondered for a moment, and said, "Lord Ye Feng seemed to be trapped there as well."
"Huh?"
Kiana was incredulous. That scoundrel could get trapped?
Rita added, "But I didn't see Mr. Ye Feng last night."
That part was normal.
If that scoundrel Ye Feng had really been imprisoned, he would have surely escaped by last night.
However, if it were an ordinary Valkyrie, even an S-rank, they would likely have trouble performing in such an abnormal space.
Kiana the kitty cat sneakily observed Rita's complexion... Whoa, it looks like she went through a terrible ordeal.
An idea sparked in Kiana's mind. "Tonight, I'll help you ask Ye Feng about it."
Mei's gaze wavered as she looked at Kiana.
Bronya remained silent the entire time, observing the whole scene.
She felt that the atmosphere was a little strange.
---o---
"Dog Ye Feng, this young lady is here! Don't get the wrong idea, I came to find you because I have something very important to discuss!"
Kiana kicked the door open and swaggered inside.
In the past, they always had their "deep exchanges" in this room that no one else could find.
Ye Feng was here again tonight, which put Kiana in a good mood.
"Kiana, you should knock before you enter."
A gentle voice spoke, and the chirpy Bug quieted down.
She scanned the room.
One corner of the room was filled with a messy pile of books. Had this place been turned into a study?
Then her gaze fell upon Ye Feng, and her breath caught in her throat.
In this room, whenever the sun went down, the sunset would shine in, making the entire classroom look as if it were flowing with honey, dyed in a golden hue.
Ye Feng was reading under the light of the setting sun. The hazy, tranquil orange glow cast a halo around the contours of his body.
The scene before her was as beautiful as a painting, giving off the illusion that even if the end of the world arrived, he would remain there, continuing to read.
Kiana's mind and body came to a complete standstill.
—She couldn't help but stare, mesmerized.
Fuck! When did he become like this?!
Kiana found it hard to imagine.
The lecherous, hungry ghost from before was now reading quietly like a sage?
This extreme contrast almost made the Bug think she had mistaken him for someone else.
"Ye Feng, what are you up to now?"
"Don't shout, Kiana."
"..."
Ye Feng's voice was light, gentle, and calmer than the beautiful sunset.
Kiana subconsciously shrank back.
The Bug walked over to Ye Feng's side, craning her neck to look at the book open on his lap.
Hmm... weird symbols, can't recognize a single word.
"Ye Feng..."
Infected by the atmosphere, Kiana couldn't help but lower her voice.
"What is it?"
"First, let me be clear, it's not that I wanted to come. It's just that I have a friend..."
"It's fine. Get to the point."
"..."
Kiana felt a wave of embarrassment and shame.
Then she realized something was wrong.
What the hell am I being shy for?! I'm just here to ask about Rita's situation!
For all I know, she could be suffering something terrible in that pure white space right now.
Kiana coughed to clear her throat.
She gave a simple summary of Rita's situation.
"Rita wants me to ask you, what's the deal with that pure white space and that black sphere? And how can she get out of there?"
"Oh, that. It's something Mobius cooked up."
"Mobius?"
"You've been coming in here for so long, Kiana, and you still don't know who Mobius is? What have you been doing every day?"
"..."
What else could I be doing? Wasn't I just being done by you?
Kiana was speechless with anger.
Did he think she wanted this?! It's not like she could resist even if she wanted to!
"Mobius is one of the greatest scientists of the Previous Era. Forget it, I'll package her information and send it to you. You can read it yourself. As for how to escape that space... if she follows the instructions, she can definitely get out."
"Oh, okay, thanks."