“Be good~ Just go to sleep~”
The Lady reached out and suddenly pulled the Foolish Goddess into her arms, catching her off guard.
“Ugh?!”
With no chance to resist, Veil was directly embraced by Ileya…
“Veil, don’t you want to sleep with me?”
Ugh…
It’s not about wanting or not! Suddenly asking someone to sleep together…
Although she wanted to refuse firmly, feeling the way the other looked at her…
Veil could only slowly lower her head.
“No answer…that means you agree~”
Ileya rested her head against Veil’s, then slowly closed her eyes.
Ugh……
I’m not agreeing!
It’s just…a human under the same roof has to lower their head sometimes!
Sensing the gentle fragrance beside her, Veil grumbled inwardly while slowly shutting her eyes.
Bad person…
Consciousness gradually fading…
In the dim space, Ileya clearly felt a soul-pulling sensation, like being drawn in.
This feeling… was very similar to when she replenished magic, that soul-tugging sensation…
No! Maybe it was exactly the same feeling…
But now, she felt no discomfort. If before it was like someone roughly dragging her into a room, now it was as if that person stood at the doorway, opening it wide and asking if she wanted to enter.
Maybe…after all the times she replenished magic with that Foolish Goddess…
Ahem!
No, no, no, it’s that daily interactions gradually built familiarity, so now subconsciously, she no longer rejected herself?
What the heck…it’s not that she invited me in…
Looks like I have to…train her more~
Hoo—
In the pitch-black, endless space, countless gas-like humanoid forms twisted and drifted.
Ileya’s consciousness had somehow arrived here without her realizing when.
At first, it seemed no different from those forms—wandering this space like cicadas yet to hatch from the ground, completely unaware of anything.
After an unknown amount of time, Ileya’s dazed expression turned restless.
Like a girl in a scorching summer who lost the air conditioner remote, wandering aimlessly around her room.
Why…am I here?
Her purpose…anyway, she wasn’t here to wander aimlessly…
She had other goals…important matters to handle………
She wanted to get stronger, understand the use of this space…and grow stronger!
“Hmm…?”
Gradually, those red eyes cleared from confusion to clarity, and Ileya’s mind regained its ability to think.
“It’s easier than I thought…”
Actually, the Lady had prepared to fail multiple times, but unexpectedly, on just the second attempt, she had already restored her thinking ability in this space.
Existence.
Was the core of success…her own will?
Or was it…a desire for something?
Or…
Ileya wasn’t completely sure yet, but that didn’t stop her from taking in this space with her eyes for the first time in a meaningful way.
Black, boundless void stretching beyond sight.
There seemed to be no concept of time here, no wind, no stars, no sound…and apparently no other consciousness besides her own.
Was the sky here…enclosed?
Or did this place simply not belong to the Universe as Ileya knew it?
Speaking of which, this place was definitely inseparably linked to that Foolish Goddess and the Goddess of the Dead…yet here, she couldn’t sense that one’s consciousness.
In fact…it seemed they didn’t even know she could enter this space through them, or that this space existed.
The Goddess act, as always, was utterly incompetent~
Smiling helplessly, Ileya began consciously exploring forward through the dark void.
Soon, she discovered the ground here seemed made of earth and stone?
Only it had no vegetation, just shallow pits and bumps, but overall…fairly flat.
Just like those super-flat worlds in some games from her previous life.
Could it be said this world existed physically as well?
And that touching Veil’s forehead was just the way or “gateway” into this world?
Looking at the gravel on the ground, Ileya bent down to pick up a stone…but the next second, her hand passed right through it.
She couldn’t pick it up…or rather, she couldn’t touch those black stones at all.
So, she was just an illusory consciousness, while this space…actually existed physically?
Realizing this, Ileya no longer dwelled on the matter.
It was still too early to develop this space.
Right now, the urgent task was to continue acquiring “Necromancy.”
With this in mind, the Lady casually picked a target and charged forward…
The figure was still as before…impossible to discern gender, distorted shape, face stretched long, resembling an abstract painting screaming…
Hoo—!
Without hesitation, Ileya reached out and touched the “Remnant Soul” in front of her!
Buzz!
Just like last time, a piece of information and a strange power flooded into her mind instantly.
Advanced Necromancy: [Soul-Body Separation]
Allows the soul and body to temporarily separate.
Meaning?
The body appears “dead,” while the soul becomes a phantom that can roam freely in darkness.
Separating body and soul?
The so-called astral projection…
Ileya immediately thought of many uses for this ability.
To ordinary humans and knights who couldn’t see souls, she could even boldly enter some private places they considered forbidden.
Of course, this was assuming the world lacked much research or defenses against “soul” and “Necromancy.”
In short, a highly valuable skill to develop…hmm?
But zzzzt zzzzt…
Just as Ileya was thinking this, she suddenly felt the surrounding space fade, and the “gas phantom” she had touched instantly twisted again…
Its gaping, shrieking mouth closed at this moment…those sunken eyes stared straight at her…
And then it revealed a strange smile.
[Finally free…]
Whoosh whoosh…
Faint whispers seemed to sound by her ears, then that phantom’s form dissipated like steam in the air…
Vanishing from this space.
Is this…really a skill book?
It disappears right after learning?
Kekekeke…
But at the moment the phantom vanished, before Ileya could react…
Sounds like rusty door handles turning rang out one after another.
Looking around, Ileya was surprised to discover…
Those seemed to be the gas phantoms twisting their necks.
As if reacting to a companion’s dispersal?
Or perhaps that silent phrase had drawn their attention…
Now, this group of beings all fixed their hollow eyes intently on Ileya’s direction!