Chapter 147

Chapter 147 “Appeared in the real world?”

“Uncle Duncan, I’m going to school!”

Amidst the cheerful greeting, Nina sprinted down the stairs, turned around and waved in the direction of the second floor before going towards the main doorway.

The off days are over, and today was another day to go to school again.

But before she reached the door, Nina suddenly stopped, noticing a shaking, shivering figure hiding behind a shelf not far away. It’s Shirley who came out of hiding.

“Ah, Shirley,” Nina stood there happily and beckoned to the girl, “I was wondering where you were. Do you want to go together?”

“Together?” Shirley blinked in confusion, “Where together?”

“School of course la. Today is...” Nina said subconsciously, only to realize her blunder halfway through. Making a slightly embarrassed expression, “Ah, sorry, I forgot...”

Shirley wasn’t her classmate nor attended the school, and the pleasant experience of spending time on campus was just an act. Nina knew it herself, yet the girl would still occasionally forget this fact.

The expression on Shirley’s face also became weird for a while, and her eyes showed an apology again. However, she quickly recovered and shook her head slightly: “I won’t go with you. My investigative activities have been completed at that school.”

“I guess so,” Nina pursed her lips, quickly returning to her usual smile, “sorry, I forgot. So I’ll go first?”

“Mmm,” Shirley nodded, but then remembering something, she added, “By the way, Nina, I... I’m going home today.”

“Going home?” Nina was stunned for a moment. It seems that in the span of only two days, she has taken Shirley as a member of this place for granted. Therefore, when the young lady heard this news, she had to take a good moment to process it, “Are you not staying here anymore?”

“I have to go home. My stay here had always been temporary,” Shirley waved her hand, saying what she had long wanted to say. “I told Mr. Duncan too, and he agreed.”

Nina didn’t say anything for a while, acting like she’s fallen into a shocked daze. Eventually, after a few seconds of spluttering, she managed to come out of it: “That... will you come back in the future?”

As long as it is possible, I really don’t want to come in the future. If possible, I want to steal a boat ticket and hide over at the Frost city-state.

The idea of running away flashed within Shirley’s mind, but then she seemed to sense a gaze falling on her body from the second floor. Shrinking her neck, she quickly corrected her train of thought: “I... I will come and find you if there’s an opening in the future. My home isn’t far away anyways, hahaha...”

“I sensed an aura,” Duncan spoke softly without waiting for Shirley to finish. He stared off into the direction, “It seems to be coming from that direction.”

Shirley didn’t react at once: “An aura?”

“It’s the small fire I left for that little bug.” Duncan lowered his head slightly and looked into Shirley’s eyes, “Do you remember the umbrella freak who attacked you on the edge of your dreams?”

Shirley was stunned for a moment, and her eyes widened suddenly: “Is it the piece you sent ‘home’?” But...... but wasn’t that in the dream world...”

“Yes, it was an attacker who appeared in the dream world,” Duncan’s tone grew meaningful, “but now I perceived that mark in the real world.”

Shirley’s eyes widened, and she suddenly thought of what Mr. Duncan had said to herself in that nightmare: perhaps, it wasn’t just a dream.

“Shirley,” Duncan’s voice came suddenly, interrupting the girl’s memory. “Before you go home, do you want to take another adventure with me? Of course, if you don’t...”

“I DO!” Shirley replied immediately without waiting for the other party to finish speaking. Her attitude was so firm that even she was startled. Then, as if to ease the embarrassment, she explained, “That... that ‘thing’ appeared on the street after the fire, it must have something to do with the event eleven years ago...”

Duncan pressed Shirley’s shoulder: “Then we’ll go together.”

“But how do we get there?” Shirley took a soft breath, “Can you be sure of the exact location of that thing? We’re not going to take the bus like last time again, right...?”

Duncan smiled and shook his head: “I have a more convenient mode of transportation now.”

Shirley was stunned for a moment. But just as she was about to ask what kind of convenient transportation method, a small shadow suddenly swooped down from the staircase of the second floor and perched itself on the man’s shoulder.

“To the Erxian Bridge, walk Chenghua Avenue... Big seat! There’s a big seat in the back... Melon seed snack and mineral water! Keep your feet on your side!”

Shirley nearly fell over backward after hearing that sharp chirpy rambling. Then after a quick stumble, she finally recognized who it was: the strange dove that could eat French fries the size of herself in one meal!

Under the girl’s shocked gaze, Ai circled in the air again, unleashed the burning green flame around herself, and transformed into her undead skeletal form.

Shirley: “...?!”

She rigidly turned to face the man, only to be silenced by the flash that took her by surprise in the next...

Under Ai’s express delivery service and belt buckling yapping, the tiny vortex of flame dashed out of the antique shop and flew off into the distance.