Adele and Hermione enjoyed the night breeze, drove around the city, and ate street food at a stall that was still open at three or four in the morning. They had one last intimate moment in the car before parting at dawn, sealed with a dewy kiss. By this time, both were decisive, because they had confidence in each other. They had promised to see each other on Saturday, and they wouldn’t go back on their word.

Adele returned to her dormitory. First Snow and Xiao Ai were still asleep. The two little ones had already developed the ability to sleep independently, which Adele found very gratifying. It was definitely not because she had been staying out all night or coming home late recently...

Seraph, the angel who didn’t need sleep, came out to greet her, and habitually embraced Adele. Even though the girl was covered in the scent and taste of another woman... Seraph didn’t mind. Even though she also had her own selfish desires, and because of her fallen state, she always wanted to do indescribable things with Adele. She kept all of this in her silent mouth and heart, giving Adele everything she needed: a warm embrace, a good morning kiss at dawn...

“Welcome back, Adele. I think everything went perfectly, right?” Seraph congratulated her with a smile.

Adele blushed. Of course, she knew that the scent on her body couldn’t escape Seraph’s nose. Moreover, with her ability, if Seraph wanted, she could probably observe everything that happened between her and Hermione tonight. She nodded.

“Yes, now I’m more confident... than ever before.”

“And not just confidence, but also trust in you. I mean, it was already very high, and now it’s even higher!”

“Next... I might go to sleep late.”

“Could you please prepare breakfast for First Snow and Xiao Ai, Seraph?”

Seraph looked at Adele’s determined eyes and nodded gently. “Of course, Adele.”

“And... good luck.” Knowing Adele as she did, she couldn’t be unaware... that Adele was about to do something very important. The girl always acted relaxed, and then chose to face those difficult situations alone.

Adele smiled slightly. “Hehe, I will.”

“Also, since my room is probably occupied by First Snow and Xiao Ai,”

“I’ll go sleep in your room~”

Seraph nodded. “No problem.”

“You’re not allowed to do strange things secretly while I’m sleeping~”

Seraph looked away shyly, embarrassed. “...N-No.” The girl’s hesitant tone clearly showed her guilty conscience.

Adele continued, “And you’re not allowed not to do strange things secretly while I’m sleeping~”

“Eh...” Seraph froze, and what Adele wanted to see was precisely the girl’s cute, bewildered expression after being teased.

Adele playfully stuck out her tongue, then lightened her steps and walked towards the upstairs room, leaving Seraph, who gradually realized something, with a faint blush on her cheeks.

“Adele... you little rascal,” she muttered to herself, her tone overflowing with affection for the little rascal.

Adele pushed open the door to Seraph’s room. The furnishings inside were still simple and unadorned, without even a computer. Seraph didn’t have much need for the online world, and for a long time, she didn’t have much need for the real world either. As an angel, she seemed to be something that shouldn’t exist in this era.

Before the return of the Lord of Heaven, for thousands of years, Seraph couldn’t find the meaning of her existence, until she met Adele and finally had an anchor that could stabilize her in this era and this world, making her fall in love with this world.

It was rare to fall in love with a world because of a person, but it did exist.

Adele took a deep breath of the air filled with Seraph’s fragrance, then did something like a “stage dive” at a concert, which was to turn her back to the bed and fall backwards without hesitation.

It must be said that the bed was very good, warm and comfortable, always there waiting for you. Adele kicked off her round-toed shoes, then tucked her little feet clad in white stockings into the blanket, along with herself. The girl closed her eyes and let the drowsiness that had long been looming wash over her, letting it take her into dreamland.

It was a hazy feeling like being swept into an underwater vortex, or perhaps falling from the ground into the sky, falling into a deep sea of stars.

..................

When Adele woke up again and opened her eyes, the world she faced had changed. It was a dream, but the girl keenly noticed... this was different from all the dream worlds she had experienced before.

Human science still had its merits, even in this mysterious world filled with abilities and magic. For example, human research showed that dreams might actually be a fictional world simulated by the brain based on everything experienced in memory, such as the environment, events, interactions with people, etc. The human mind could freely roam in it—but most of the time unconsciously.

In other words, humans wouldn’t dream of something they had never heard of or seen before for no reason, just like how people couldn’t imagine things they hadn’t seen.

But what Adele could confirm was that she had never heard of or seen the dream world she was currently in, let alone had any special experiences in it. Unless Adele’s memory was once incomplete, this was an undeniable fact.

She came to a vast and mysterious ancient city. Although it was an architectural style she had never seen before, with painted patterns she had never seen before, and a desolate environment with no one around, it made Adele feel somewhat familiar.

But after thinking about it carefully, she couldn’t tell where this familiarity came from. But if... this scene came from the original “Adele”‘s memory, it seemed to make [N O V E L I G H T] sense.

Adele’s plan was to enter the dream world, find the original owner, and ask her what she was thinking. Otherwise, Adele wouldn’t be able to sleep or eat! How could she tolerate someone else sleeping soundly under her bed!

Whether it was called turning the tables or usurping the nest, Adele wasn’t that kind-hearted. On the contrary, she was a very selfish girl. So if you wanted her to give up everything she currently had, the bonds and beautiful memories she had gained in this world...

Adele’s answer was only those three words. Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Therefore, the girl wandered through this vast and mysterious city, shouting at the top of her lungs, “Adele, I know you’re here!”

“Stop playing hide-and-seek, it’s not fun at all!”

“Adele, come out.”

“I want to talk to you!”

Even without a response, Adele didn’t give up. After all, she had failed many times. Even if she failed again, the girl wouldn’t be discouraged. In the dream, there was no physical exhaustion, no wear and tear on the throat. There was only a test of the mind.

Adele walked alone in the vast city, searching for “Adele”‘s traces while observing everything around her. She couldn’t describe the architectural style here, and finally thought of the word “all-encompassing.”

She saw nests made of wooden branches on towering giant trees. The houses on both sides of the road were huge, with doors about three people tall, made of pure stone, magnificent and extraordinary. On the other side were low-rise buildings. Adele only needed to stand on tiptoe to remove the tiles from the roofs.

It was as if one side was a giant’s country, while the other side was a dwarf’s country. Could such two races live side by side in peace?

While carefully observing, Adele vaguely felt an invisible gaze directed at her. This made her feel greatly encouraged, guessing that it must be “Adele” who couldn’t hold back.

What was she worried about? Or rather, was there finally something that even she couldn’t help but care about? Adele couldn’t guess what that thing was that made “Adele” care. But her intuition told her that perhaps she should go to the deepest part of this city. Adele was still on the outskirts of the city, far from reaching the center where the solemn palace stood.

The girl made up her mind and began to act. It’s just that the roads in the city were intricate, and she had to spend some effort to find the correct direction. In the process, the feeling of being watched became stronger and stronger.

This greatly encouraged Adele. And it was worth mentioning that although the girl had never seen, let alone been to this city in her memory, she didn’t seem unfamiliar with it... Being in it was like returning to a place of peace of mind.

But the excessively desolate and empty environment made the girl’s mood complicated.

“It shouldn’t be so deserted here...” Adele muttered to herself unconsciously. She reached out and touched the statue on the stone wall beside her. It wasn’t carved with the usual statues of gods or some important totem of faith. Instead, it was carved with ordinary scenes, like banquets, hunting, burning bonfires.

But with a little thought, these scenes carved on the stone wall would give people a huge sense of dissonance, because every scene carved on this stone wall, without exception, needed... human participation! Or even if it wasn’t humans, but Foreign Races, animals... In short, it would be normal for those lives to appear on it!

Otherwise, just imagine, if the delicious food and sweet fruits prepared for the banquet were not tasted by anyone, would there be any meaning? Who was hunting, and there should be people gathered around the bonfire, chatting or dancing.

But now, these had all disappeared from the content of the murals. The existence of all life had been erased from this city. After realizing this, Adele felt a chill run down her spine.