Chapter 164
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In a desolate space against a backdrop of blank whiteness, I gradually blinked my eyes open.
The situation still wasn't clear.
'I remember an explosion... I cast a defensive barrier around Ulysses and myself... Perhaps it didn't hold out since I rushed it. Is this my subconscious, then? Did I lose consciousness from the shock and I’m still not awake yet?'
"Lady Blanchet has to wake up today…”
At that instant, a familiar voice echoed nearby.
I instinctively turned my head to survey my surroundings.
Moments ago, there was nothing, but now, a distinctly recognizable setting unfolded before me: familiar wallpaper, familiar furniture, and an all-too-familiar voice.
"I can't even recall the last time I saw her open her eyes," Emma, a maid of Blanchet Mansion, murmured with an anxious tone.
It seemed she was unaware of my presence, even though I was right in front of her.
