Within the corridor shimmering with seven-colored light, Luca now stood alone.
By this point, he had mostly adapted to the corridor's spatial fluctuations. The mild headache that had plagued him earlier had faded away. Still, he decided to linger a bit longer—just in case there was something else to discover.
"What are you still doing here?"
Sophia's voice suddenly echoed around him, carrying her usual note of amused sharpness.
"If you really enjoy this kind of passageway, I could always make one exclusively for you."
A flicker of surprise crossed Luca's face.
"When did you emerge from the deepest part of my dreams?" he asked.
"The moment you stepped into the Northern District of Dragon Bone City," Sophia replied calmly. "There was no way I could ignore such an overwhelming surge of magical energy."
Her answer didn't surprise him. Luca nodded slightly, then stepped forward into the gate of light.
