Yarra's Adventure Notes-Chapter 1429 - 215: The Last Contact

"Mr. Kyle, we hoped to see you earlier this time precisely because of Lady Nellie’s situation," Luscia paused for a few seconds, seemingly searching for the right words. Pannis did not rush her, simply standing up from her tail, waiting silently. After a moment, Luscia spoke gravely, "We hope that you can help her."

"This is not a normal request, even without your asking, I would have no choice but to help her," Pannis’s eyebrows were knitted together tightly as he said solemnly, "You should be aware that I am here to help her, but even so, you still make this request, which must mean you have your special reasons. Tell me, why?"

"If you listen patiently to what we have to say next, you should understand why," Luscia did not directly answer Pannis’s question, but instead said diplomatically, "Then let us know your decision." ƒrēenovelkiss.com

"Alright, I understand," Pannis nodded, his expression grim, "Speak, we will listen."

"The things we just mentioned, including repeating her words, they are all things of the past," Luscia said earnestly, "The last time we established contact and communicated with her was over a year ago."

"Crack," a series of crisp sounds came from Pannis’s joints, clearly, the statement had an impact on him, unable to control his own muscular strength despite having been prepared. But Pannis was still Pannis, and within a second of losing control, his body quickly relaxed again. Although his eyes narrowed once more, he was still able to speak calmly, "Continue, I’m prepared in my heart, and I can withstand it."

"Before that, even though it was always her initiating spiritual contact with us one-sidedly, it happened quite frequently, nearly every month there would be a few exchanges, and we had never lost contact for so long," Luscia explained, "So, this sudden break in contact let us know that what was supposed to come, had indeed come."

"Yes, what is supposed to come, always returns," Pannis stood before Luscia and Finche with his arms crossed, letting out a light sigh, "Did you try going directly into Between the Rituals to find her? At that time, the passage between the world of the living and the Undead had not yet opened, meaning she was not restricted by the Divine Barrier and should still be residing in Between the Rituals, right?"

"No, she had already created her own Divine Kingdom and left this world to the care of the Undead five years ago," Finche shook his head, refuting Pannis’s conjecture, "At that time, she said that she must not be disturbed and that being in her Divine Kingdom, she could better resist the corruption from Danacus. We both believed her then, but looking back now, this world was originally her Divine Kingdom, and by her logic, there was no need to establish another. So, it is probable that even back then, her struggle against Danacus’s corruption was already difficult, and she chose to retreat into another world alone to avoid worrying us, or to prevent us from being negatively influenced."

"I understand," Pannis nodded, his face stern, "So, even if you entered Between the Rituals, you could not see her. To force your way into the Door of Mist would require a confrontation of strength if she does not agree from her side, which could adversely affect her."

"Exactly, by doing so, we might have had good intentions but ended up with the opposite result," Finche said, "So we can only worry from the outside, continually unable to find a way to contact her. We don’t even know if there’s still a chance to reconnect with her."

"It can’t be over yet," Pannis said with narrowed eyes, "What happened next?"

"Be patient, don’t rush," Luscia spoke softly, "We had a bad feeling when we first discovered the lost contact because the day before, she had repeatedly entrusted us with many things. This included her plans, what could happen after Death’s Gate opened, what we needed to do, and even your arrival. She told us that after Death’s Gate opened, you would definitely come and hoped that after we met you, we would tell you all the details. Then you would naturally understand what had happened. When we heard her say this, we didn’t realize anything, but a few days after we lost contact, we understood that she was entrusting us with... her affairs for the future. You know, our kind, the Guardians, have long lifespans and have grown accustomed to the birth and vanishing of life, becoming numb to it, but this time, even until the last moment, she was still concerned about the worlds of the living and the Undead, yet she can no longer witness the success of her plans with her own eyes. Thinking about all this makes me quite sad."

Pannis’s narrowed eyes slowly closed as he asked gently, "Over a year ago?"

"Yes, over a year ago," Finche said somberly, "Certainly not more than two years."

"Then you don’t need to be so downhearted for the time being," Pannis said thoughtfully, "She should still have her consciousness intact, not entirely devoured. At least, that was the case over a month ago."

"Really?" Luscia asked in surprise, "Are you certain?"

"I couldn’t be certain before, but now I can be," the response did not come from Pannis, but rather Catherine, the knight stepped forward as Pannis signaled to her with his eyes, "Over a month ago, we attended a high-level coalition meeting in Neville City. During the meeting, I distinctly felt a gaze on me that disregarded the barriers of space. Of course, I didn’t know then that I had always been under her consideration, so I couldn’t be sure, but now that I know the attention was from Lady Nellie, then I can be certain that it was indeed her gaze. So, at least at that time, Lady Nellie still had her independent consciousness."

"But this may not necessarily be a good thing," Pannis said, "You should understand what I mean."

"It seems you already know what task entrusted to us by Lady Nellie we wish to pass on to you," Finche said bitterly, "Indeed, this is far from good news. I’ve even begun to feel that perhaps this is Danacus’s doing on purpose."

"Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t, speculating on this is pointless for now," Pannis remarked, "But even if it isn’t good news, knowing that I still have a chance to meet her with her own consciousness intact is a relief to me. Of course, all this is for the future. What’s most pressing now is for you to tell me everything that happened after we lost contact. What happened next?"