Chapter 789: Returning to Reality

Chapter 789: Returning to Reality



"Brother, where were you last night?" Joanne asked with a mischievous smile on her face. "You and Ramona didn't return. Did the two of you do something fun?"

Ethan wanted to pinch his cute sister's cheek for being snarky so early in the morning.

He had just returned from the tower, and the first thing that his sister, who was still wearing her nightgown, said was this.

"It's time to go back," Ethan said as he lightly patted Joanne's head. "You can already feel it, right? This world has already completed its duty."

Joanne nodded, knowing her brother was right.

She could feel the invisible shackles that bound her to this world gradually grow weaker.

Also, her Other Half, who mysteriously disappeared when she entered the painting, was now talking to her once more.

"Where is Ramona?" Joanne asked. "I'd like to say goodbye to her."

"She... is no longer around," Ethan replied softly. "But I'm sure we will meet her again in the future."

Joanne's eyes widened in surprise for a brief moment before nodding her head in understanding.

"Un!" Joanne hugged her brother and closed her eyes. "Find her, Brother. She's waited long enough."

Ethan didn't know why her sister said those words. It was as if she knew that Ramona was somewhere out there, waiting for him to find her.

Even so, he only nodded and hugged his sister back.

"I'll do my best," Ethan replied before shifting his gaze to Hecate, who was looking at them with a faint smile on her face.

"Shall we go?" Hecate asked.

Ethan nodded, and soon, the world around them slowly faded away. But before it completely disappeared, Ethan saw the "Ramona" from the world of the Painting standing behind Hecate.

The Princess winked and waved goodbye before she disappeared with the world.

A few seconds later, the three teenagers found themselves at the Forbidden Section of the Library.

As if knowing what each other was thinking, they all looked at the Painting of Enlightenment and observed the scenery that it now depicted.

To their surprise, they saw something that they weren't expecting to see.

They saw Ethan sitting on what seemed to be a throne, and on his lap was a little girl with blue hair, no older than two years old.

The little girl was sleeping peacefully in Ethan's embrace, and he was looking at her fondly.

As if sensing their gazes, the Ethan in the painting raised his head to look at the people observing him.

"She's cute like me, so the possibility exists," Hecate said, which made Joanne giggle.

"Hehehe. Well, I don't mind if that's true as well."

"Right?"

Ethan, who was busy talking to Sebastian and his Other Half inside his Sea of Consciousness,

wasn't aware of what the two girls were talking about.

He was busy discussing his experiences inside the painting and asking the two for advice on

how he could find Ramona.

There was no doubt in his mind that she was out there somewhere.

He could feel it in his heart, so he wanted to look for her as soon as possible.

"There is a way, Ethan," Ethan's Other Half said. "But you might not believe me even if I tell

you about it."

"Try me," Ethan replied.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes,"

Ethan's Other Half eyed the young man before nodding his head.

"Ethan, you do remember that you have Ashmedai's blood flowing inside your body, right?"

Ethan's Other Half said.

Ethan nodded. "What about it?"

"It's about memories," Ethan's Other Half explained. "Even if you forget, your heart remembers. If your heart remembers, the body remembers it as well. What I'm trying to say is that your body is a bit special because it will remember the women it has embraced."

"...For real?"

Ethan and Sebastian looked at Ethan's Other Half as if he was crazy, but seeing how serious the latter looked, both of them felt that he was truly telling the truth.

"So you're saying that Ethan's Demon Blood can tell where Princess Ramona is?" Sebastian, who already knew who the Princess was, asked with a smile on his face. "Do you mean that he only has to tap into his inner power and see if he will get a reaction?"

"She did say that she now looks different from her previous appearance, so Ethan might not be able to recognize her even if she were standing right in front of him." Ethan's Other Half nodded. "Exactly. But, in order to do that, you need to fully awaken your demon bloodline first."

"How?" Ethan, who wished to find the Princess as soon as possible, asked.

"Deal with the Demigod first," Ethan's Other Half replied. "It will be best to settle the matter with him as soon as possible. Though it will be best if you take Hecate with you. She knows a bit about Godfrey, and you also need a witch with you to fight him at your peak condition." "But why Hecate?" Ethan asked. "Shouldn't I take one of my lovers instead?" "That works as well, but I still think that you should take Hecate with you," Ethan's Other Half insisted. "Think about it for now. You can decide once you've talked to Professor Rinehart and received permission to travel to Migard to look for Godfrey's whereabouts." Ethan nodded in understanding. Although he didn't know why his Other Half was insisting that he take Hecate with him to Midgard, he believed that his supporter had a reason why he was saying something like this.