Chapter 148: Respite
Visible only to Sunny, the diamond weave beneath the surface of the gate ignited with ghostly light. Almost immediately, a thin vertical crack appeared in the ancient stone.
Then, the gates silently opened, and a gust of wind hit Sunny in the back.
He took a few steps away, hiding behind Saint, and cautiously looked over her shoulder at the dark entrance.
Nothing was moving in the darkness. From what he could see, the interior of the Obsidian Tower seemed quite mundane. As soon as the gate opened, his Shadow Sense could finally penetrate the invisible barrier surrounding the graceful pagoda — it didn’t detect any danger, as well.
It really did seem safe.
He waited for a few moments, then coughed and waved a hand in front of his face, trying to get the soot that had flown into the air away from it.
"Ah, well. Nothing to worry about, then. Let’s go!"
Sunny glanced at Saint, lingered for a second, and added in a polite tone:
"...Oh, ladies first."
The taciturn demon turned her head slightly, stared at him with one ruby eye, then simply walked forward and stepped over the threshold of the ancient tower. Sunny waited for a few moments, and followed.
Tightly gripping the handle of the Moonlight Shard, he dove into the darkness that reigned behind the tall frame of the entrance, made a dozen steps forward, and found himself in a wide corridor that seemed to encircle the entire first level of the pagoda.