The duchess’s smile completely vanished. She quietly looked at Nali for a moment, then lowered her head and performed a standard court bow: “Thank you.” This word of thanks was more sincere than anything she had said before. Her gaze fell behind Nali: “But for him…” Nali shook her head with a smile: “I just want you to guarantee his future safety. The rest… I know what to do. Let’s start quickly.” Lady Ifa frowned reluctantly, but caution and consideration ultimately prevailed. She gave a slight smile: “Then let’s begin.” She walked to Kalsas’s side, efficiently pinning him down, her fingertips glowing. Her fingers passed through the fabric and entered his chest, pulling out something. It was clearly a key. It was the original body of the world’s switch. The gears clicked and creaked, the light in the spiral’s center suddenly brightening several times, revealing the countless fine threads connecting the key’s end to the gears. Ifa held the key and walked to Nali, saying softly: “It will hurt.” Nali scoffed, saying nothing, simply pointing to her own chest. The moment the key entered her body, she still shivered.
Like an ice blade piercing through muscle and bone, stabbing into her heart and turning into a trickle, leading the threads connected to the gears to flow through her limbs, stretching her blood vessels, making every inch of skin hurt, every heartbeat a torture.
She felt something about to burst from within, finally breaking through her skin’s restraint and extending, with a light sound of wings beating behind her. Her body was extraordinarily light at this moment, with new power wandering everywhere, even her fingertips eager to try.
She knew, she was certain, that if she wished, she could turn the world upside down.
Her five senses were extraordinarily sensitive. Every part of her vision became several times clearer, able to see the tiniest details at a glance. A slight sound came from nearby, rapid and full of life. Nali looked toward the sound and saw Kar covering his chest, struggling to sit up, his teeth clenched.
