Chapter 1968: Yiluna Returns Home

Amidst the shrill whistle of the train, at the Tobesk train station at the end of the Month of Rain Prayers as heavy snow began to fall, Yiluna walked out of the carriage with a beaming smile. She immediately saw her teammates from the "Black Stone Security Company" waiting for her:

"Welcome back, Miss Beiyasi."

"Good morning, Yiluna. Do you need to go have breakfast now?"

"Miss Miss Beiyasi, today is Monday. Since you are back, I'm afraid you need to go to the church first."

The greetings from the captain and her teammates made Yiluna feel as though she had returned to her familiar rhythm of life once again.

She looked up at the heavy snow above the train tracks and instructed the Ringed Ringed Shushi sent by the Sun Church to meet the train not to forget to help move her luggage. Only then did she walk out of the station with her teammates, laughing and chatting with the crowd. Captain Moody Luo Binsen mentioned that while Yiluna was away from Tobesk, the security company's workload seemed to have dropped significantly. Meanwhile, Miss Famier, the sorceress who painted her lips purple, mentioned that the squad intended to make up a birthday party for Yiluna.

The group walked out of the station just like that. Yiluna was talking to her teammates with a smile on her face, but when she looked up, she suddenly saw a blonde man in a white robe standing in the center of the exit, watching her.

The surging crowd of people leaving the station automatically moved to both sides when they reached his position, making him look like a huge reef in a stream. Yet, strangely, even Yiluna's teammates did not notice him.

The man held a rolled-up piece of parchment in his hand. As he nodded slightly at Yiluna, he wore a mysterious expression, as if he were someone who would certainly only say half of what he meant.

Compared to the attire of the surrounding travelers, he looked as if he had just arrived by train from the distant past. But Yiluna knew who this was; after all, this was already the third time:

"If."

She silently said this name in her heart, then said to the bearded Captain Luo Binsen beside her:

"I suddenly have some urgent business and need to go out for the morning... for the day. I will report to the church tomorrow."

Mr. Luo Binsen looked around vigilantly, then nodded:

"Alright then, take care of yourself."

After saying this, he and his companions watched as Yiluna hurriedly squeezed through the crowd and walked out of the station.

"She just returned to Tobesk, and she's already in trouble?"

The elderly "Key Keeper" in the team shook his head and sighed along with the others.

Conversing with "If" at the entrance of the crowded Tobesk station was certainly not a good idea. Therefore, when the man in the white robe saw Yiluna jump into a carriage, he did not think Yiluna was frantically avoiding him.

The carriage driver shook the bell to remind nearby pedestrians that the carriage was about to start. Subsequently, the four-wheeled rental carriage did not take Yiluna to 7 Chaneum Street, the apartment she rented, but instead took the eighteen-year-old girl who had just returned to Tobesk to St. Theresa Square.

Just as she stepped off the carriage, Yiluna saw the middle-aged man in the white robe, who was out of place in this era, standing by the gas pipe on the outer wall of Xia De's house, watching her. She still did not speak, but first paid the fare, then climbed the steps and knocked on the door of Xia De's house:

"Xia De! Detective Hamilton!"

She did not have the key to Xia De's house. Although Xia De had once wanted to give her the key so that Yiluna could conveniently use the "Secret Keeper's Hall" on the second floor at any time, Yiluna had refused (Chapter 1323). And Yiluna, who had no key at this moment, naturally could not knock open the door, because Xia De was still in Green Lake City seeing off the doctor and the others. Although the cat lying on the second floor watching pigeons heard the knocking and its little ears twitched a few times, it had neither the intention nor the ability to open the door.

Yiluna was a bit anxious. She had imagined many possibilities for the final game of "If," but she never expected to be blocked by a door. She apologized to Xia De in her heart and wanted to use an irregular method to open the door. Fortunately, her luck today was not bad; someone came to open the door for her.

"Miss Miss Beiyasi, why are you here? Did you just get off the train?"

The carriage sent by Miss Miss Jia Lin Na stopped at the entrance of Number 6, and then the beautiful twin Great Mage with brown shawl-length hair stepped out. The one who appeared this time was Audrey. She smiled and asked Yiluna, looking to be in quite a good mood.

"Yes, I... I need to do something in the house, but Xia De doesn't seem to be home."

Yiluna noticed that the mage in front of her was also not looking at "If" standing not far away, which meant that only she could see that Unknown-level Relic.

"Oh, you're early. The detective is currently at Green Lake train station seeing off friends. He probably won't be back for a while. But if you want to go in... come in together. But when you see Xia De, you must explain clearly to him that you entered the house while he wasn't home."

Audrey said. Yiluna nodded hurriedly, feeling very fortunate that she didn't have to break Xia De's door lock. Immediately, she saw the mage pull a silver thread from her neck, and at the end of that silver thread hung the key to this door.

The mage opened the door with the key and entered the foyer with Yiluna. Yiluna stared at the key, wanting to say something but stopping. Audrey explained:

"He gave this to me this morning."

Yiluna realized almost immediately what had happened. In fact, for a Ringed Ringed Shushi, a door certainly couldn't block the means of attack of curses and Qi Shu. But the key to Xia De's house was a symbol in Yiluna's heart. And with one more owner of the key, it meant that someone else had snatched the lead in committing that shameless act.

The eighteen-year-old girl didn't know what to say. Her mood was a bit complicated, but she also felt it was very reasonable. She knew the story between Xia De and the Great Mage of Wisdom, and she also knew the bumpy life experience and unfortunate fate of the lady in front of her.

Now that the knight had saved the mage, and the mage had followed the ancient tradition of offering herself, this didn't seem wrong. But thinking that the knight was Xia De Hamilton, Yiluna still felt a sense of loss in her heart.

"Actually, you could be bolder."

Audrey saw what the expression on Yiluna's face represented. She patted Yiluna's shoulder lightly, feeling it necessary to give this immature girl some advice:

"Waiting blindly won't bring you your own happiness. You must actively reach out to grasp the future, so that the future you choose can belong to you."

"I know."

Yiluna didn't want to talk about this with the mage in front of her who seemed to be showing off, but Audrey was actually being kind. The only ones she needed to guard against were other mages. In her view, apart from mages, other girls were neither beautiful enough nor perfect enough, so she didn't need to worry.

But seeing that Yiluna didn't want to talk more, she couldn't say much more, only reminding her at the end:

"There are quite a few girls who have their eyes on Xia De. If you are always like this, you might even end up behind that Princess Jielina."

Yiluna opened her mouth, still feeling that maintaining the current progress and slowly advancing was just fine. Audrey then bid her farewell, not forgetting to remind her that if Xia De hadn't returned home when she left, don't forget to lock the door.

"Goodbye to you too."

The Great Mage waved at the cat that appeared at the top of the stairs at some point. The cat was not very happy; it felt that someone had invaded its territory.

Audrey walked toward the basement. After confirming that she had truly left, Yiluna saw the cat squatting on the high steps without coming down, and it didn't seem to have any intention of rushing out the door and disappearing. Only then did she reopen the door and look outside.

The strange man in the white robe was now standing under the rain eaves on the steps. He only needed to take one step forward to cross the threshold and enter, but he stopped right there.

"If" smiled and said to Yiluna:

"You see, fate and time are just that interesting. The mage from just now, the fate she faced in most possibilities, although she wouldn't die in Green Lake, because her soul was damaged, from then on only one soul could wake up at a time, while the other soul slept. This made the sisters clearly fused together and using the same body, but they could never meet again."

He paused, letting Yiluna understand his words:

"Although this meant they no longer had to suffer the torment of mental confusion, this was a worse result for them. But now, both sisters are completely intact, and even because they inherited the power of Edwards and accepted the gift of the Red Butterfly, they are able to stand together hand in hand. Different choices time and time again lead to different endings. Possibilities are truly wonderful. What kind of choices could create the ending we have today?"

Yiluna kept a straight face:

"Does this count as telling me the story of a destroyed time and space?"

"Of course not, Chosen One of Balance. Just as I said before, any information you get from me is just a game. As for whether it is the past or the future, you have to judge for yourself."

"If" said, still standing at the door without coming in. So Yiluna signaled for him to come in:

"Don't stand at the door and talk, it's very strange."

"Please don't worry, no one will notice this place. I still have that ability. As for coming in..."

He smiled, his peripheral vision catching the young orange cat watching the conversation below with a stinky face:

"Rashly entering someone else's house without being invited by the owner is not a wise choice."

Yiluna wanted to ask a question, but was interrupted by the other party's words:

"Then, Chosen One of Balance, do you want to start the third, and final, 'If' game here?"

"Yes!"

Speaking of this, Yiluna was quite confident:

"I got inspiration from Xia De. He discovered that every time your story starts, although the surrounding environment changes, only the position where I am initially is still 'now'. Then, after I make a choice, it will be introduced into those past stories along with my movement." ===== CHAPTER 1969 =====