Chapter 315. Getting the Items back
"So even if we find a way to escape, can you escape?" Tyler asked, his voice calm yet direct.
"Tyler!" Mathilda shot him a sharp look, trying to stop him.
But Misra simply smiled—a hollow, tired smile that did not reach her eyes. "It’s alright," she said softly. "I’ve been asking myself the same question for a long time."
She sighed, tilting her head up as if searching for an answer in the void above. "If escape were possible, would I even want to leave? Or am I just a shadow, an illusion fabricated by lost memories? I don’t even know if I am the same Misra who first arrived in this village... or just a ghost of her former self."
Her fingers lightly brushed against her own arm, as if trying to confirm she was still real. "Maybe... I just don’t want to exist in this loop anymore."
Mathilda frowned, a deep sadness settling in her eyes.
Misra noticed and reached out, gently patting Mathilda’s head. "Don’t be sad," she said, forcing a small chuckle. "We still have things to do, don’t we? Let’s go and retrieve your things, shall we?"
Mathilda nodded slowly, though the sorrow in her expression remained.
"Where are they?" Tyler asked, eager to change the subject and focus on something tangible.
Misra turned toward him, her face becoming serious. "Most of the belongings of outsiders are taken by the village," she explained. "They are usually stored beneath the abandoned well, near the edge of the village."
"I explored every part of the village. I found out that most of the Outsiders things will disappear and appear in that well." Misra said.