Chapter 121 121: Back to the boundary of the middle layer
Looking with their consciousness inside their soul spaces, Idan and Arabel both noticed the presence of doppelgangers inside the red stars.
Both could sense that when exposed to the star, the doppelgangers were in a semi-conscious state, and the soul damage sustained during the conclusion of the contract was slowly recovering.
Idan and Arabel decided not to bother their doppelgangers and focus on recovery. Finally, they noticed Geminia, who was silently waiting and watching them.
"Sorry to keep you waiting," they apologized at the same time.
Without Geminia's help, they would not have been able to form a contract with the doppelgangers and obtain such an amazing ability as Avatar. It was a real surprise for the couple.
"I see you have a lot of surprises," Geminia's bright smile shone on her face again. Then, looking at the couple, she said:
"Take care of them!"
Idan assured her with confidence:
"Don't worry Geminia, they will be in good hands, we give you our word."
"Okay, if that's all, then go ahead. I'll be back soon to say goodbye to all of you," Geminia said, sending the couple away.
After getting what they wanted, Idan and Arabel left Geminia's house and returned to the others.
By this time, the others had already packed their tents and were ready to return.
Little beast was still with Geminia, so she wasn't here. There was also no sign of Eulalia's doppelganger. At their insistence, Eulalia decided not to show her doppelganger to Alois and Liam, so that they would not find out about their abilities to conclude a contract.
Last night, the couple had a few ideas about the "Manual to the "Path of Beast Tamer", so they decided not to spread this information as much as possible.
The doppelganger with whom Eulalia had signed a contract watched them from a distance, turning into a small bird that could safely hide from the Soul Forces of Alois and Liam. Even Nemo and the couple couldn't sense her presence.
When everyone was ready to return, Geminia came up to them with a small beast in her arms. Geminia did not look at the group all this time, but looked at the beast, still stroking it. It was obvious that Geminia did not want to part with the beast. Only after a while did Geminia finish stroking it and, going up to Nemo, held it out to him.
Nemo immediately took the beast into his own hands. At this time, the little beast looked like a small black kitten. Establishing a contract with Nemo allowed the beast to more or less take control of its uncontrollable ability to transform, and since yesterday, the beast has not changed its appearance from a kitten to another.
"I'm entrusting her to you, take care of her," Geminia said as her hands left the kitten.
Nemo nodded to Geminia, letting her know that he would take care of it.
The kitten's golden eyes, which were looking at Geminia, began to ripple and began to fill with tears. Kitten knew that she would have to leave, leaving Geminia and the others here. But it still hurt her to leave them, and she couldn't hold back the tears.
Eulalia, Idan, and Arabel almost cried themselves when they saw the kitten's tears.
While Alois and Liam were perplexed, not understanding what was going on. What is this little kitten?
And the fact that this great being handed the kitten to Nemo also raised many questions among them. There were many ideas in the minds of this master and disciple pair, but none of them could have guessed that Nemo could have signed a contract with a kitten, let alone that this kitten is a unique creature like Geminia herself.
"I didn't tell you that I fulfilled your request yesterday, and the messenger returned at night, delivering your message," Geminia said, looking at Idan and Arabel.
The others were surprised, especially Alois and Liam, that the couple even dared to ask her for something and, surprisingly, she did it.
Idan and Arabel's eyes shone when they heard this.
"Thank you!" they said at the same time, thanking Geminia again.
Then, after taking a look at everyone present, Geminia wordlessly turned around and headed back to her building.
The group watched her go until she disappeared through the door and went inside.
After checking once more if they had taken everything with them, and making sure that they hadn't forgotten anything, they nodded to each other and began to leave the clearing where they had spent the last two days and two nights.
The group chose the same path to return as they had come here.
Just like last time, not a single creature from the central layer stopped their progress. Everyone understood that it was because of Geminia. Although the atmosphere was still tense, everyone was in high spirits and they were moving forward quickly.
Before nightfall, they reached the boundary between the central and middle layers.
Just like last time, no one except Idan noticed how quickly they had covered the distance.
After receiving a signal from Idan, they decided to stop and set up camp at the border to wait out the fifth night here. Only the next day they intended to cross the middle layer, where, as they assumed, they could be ambushed by outsiders and locals.
Idan and Arabel asked Geminia about the ambush, but she wouldn't answer. Geminia explained that she could not afford to interfere further in Limbo's affairs. Everything needs a boundary, and Geminia decided not to take any more risks and abstain.
Geminia has already provided the group with everything they need and even allowed them to sign a contract with members of her own race.
Idan and Arabel were a little disappointed, but they didn't think much of it.
Time flew by unnoticed, and now it was night.
The group returned to their duty, splitting into pairs.
Alois and his disciple Liam were the first to take over, followed by Nemo and Eulalia, and Idan and Arabel were the last.
Everyone agreed to the distribution and went to their tents, leaving Alois and Liam alone by the campfire.
Time passed, and it was Nemo and Eulalia's turn to take over the duty. And after a while, it was Idan and Arabel's turn.
It's the middle of the night. Idan and Arabel slept well. They didn't get distracted by small things when they left, remembering that they had an important day ahead of them tomorrow.
After watching Eulalia and Nemo go, the couple sat down by the campfire and began to add wood in silence so that the fire would not go out.
Soon, out of the corner of their eye, they noticed a guest who suddenly appeared by the campfire and sat down opposite them.
The couple smiled when they saw the guest.
It was Sierra, the Dark Valkyrie.
Sitting by the campfire opposite the couple, Sierra looked at them attentively, then, using her Soul Force, said:
"You pleasantly surprised me by sending me a message in such an unusual way."
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