Chapter 429 - Greya’s Decision
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Constant lightning bolts brightened the dark room.
Felicia sat on her bed with an upright body and troubled expression.
She had entered the illusion a second time. This time, she followed behind the wine thief and went inside the palm tree forest.
After walking through a narrow path, she came to a small harbor town built beside the estuary of a river.
The town sat along the mountain foot. All structures had a bright white theme. White bricks, white fences… even the roads were paved using white cobbles. Every house possessed a small yard with colorful flowers growing inside, which gave the entire town a further, lively look.
Felicia entered the town, while “Wine Thief” would occasionally rest on her shoulder.
After checking the houses, she came to a peeing statue fountain, where a small door led toward inside the mountain.
Felicia gulped and tried to take in what she just heard. “What happened next?”
“Together with ‘Sawai’, we set a trap so that we could kill the injured monster,” Greya said. She suddenly revealed a bitter smile as she continued, “Of course we failed. A legendary monster, even near its death, isn’t something we could hope to conquer. Luckily, it didn’t have enough strength left to kill us, so we managed to escape.
“But then something went wrong. We were discovered by the monster’s underlings. They were all monsters half-step toward legendary, as powerful as Mister Monkey, I would say. They created a perfect barrier that prevented me from escaping. I had to eject my soul. I then left my body on the island as bait and snuck away with my soul.”
“So you left your body behind yourself?”
“Correct.” Greya nodded before she said something which almost caused Felicia to stumble off her bed, “I’m going back to Nightmare Realm to retrieve my body.”
“Are you insane??” Felicia rushed to Greya and held her arms. “You’re going back to that hellhole? What for? So you can die quicker?! Have you forgotten our goal? You’re the biggest hope of Gourmet Wizards and we need you to guide us! If something happens to you, Candy House will—”
Greya gently pressed a finger on Felicia’s lips. “I know. For you, me, Candy House, Butterfly Tavern and… my restaurant. I know everything. And this is why I must insist.
“I told Angor that Toby must face four extra challenges, something he cannot avoid unless he would waste his life away under someone’s protection…” Greya lowered her head. “The same goes for me. I must face this mission.”
“But…”
“Don’t, please. You understand me, right? Why haven’t I fully occupied this body? Why have I maintained my soul independently? Something told me that I cannot settle down. Something told me not to use this body. But the illusion finally reminded me why.
“Taking this body meant giving up my past completely. Will I have a future without a past?”
“You’re saying—”
“Without my original body, I will not have the chance of advancing. It’ll be difficult to regain the strength of a wizard, let alone my full strength.”
Greya looked at the feather ear stud in her hand.
If not for Angor’s “hint”, she might have decided to settle down in this foreign body for real, which meant completely demise. Every time she thought about this, she felt endless gratitude toward the young boy.
It took some time for Felicia to digest Greya’s words. She finally found it impossible to persuade Greya otherwise.
“Still, Greya, Nightmare Realm isn’t something you can enter and leave freely. Besides, will you be able to find your body at all even if you go there again?”
Greya frowned. That was a serious problem.
“I can find solutions on how to establish a tunnel and go to the island… but I need a guide.”
Guide?
Greya lifted her hand and showed Felicia the adorable ear stud.
“You mean… Angor?” Even if the boy somehow added the aura of Nightmare Realm in the illusion, Felicia didn’t believe Angor actually went there before.
“No. Whether he knew about Nightmare Realm or not, he’s not strong enough to help me. I’m talking about Sunders.”
In the last century, Sunders would come to her restaurant and order a serving of “Twisting Protozoa” every decade or so. Greya more or less knew about Sunders’ secrets, including the man’s connection with Nightmare Realm.
Neither of them talked about it openly yet. Still, Greya was almost sure that Sunders knew how to enter Nightmare Realm, and a Twisting Protozoa was the key.