After that, the two continued their journey towards the island of Sunstone Narukami.
That place wasn't too far, nor too close, just one island away.
It didn't take long for the two of them to reach the edge of Sunstone Narukami.
Here, there was a huge barrier surrounding the entire island. Without removing this barrier, it was impossible to enter Sunstone Narukami.
Upon arriving, Lumine said seriously:
"Yellow Fox, please step back. I'm about to unseal this place."
Yuuko nodded and stepped back slightly.
Then, Lumine took out the gohei item she had just obtained, held it in her palm, closed her eyes, and slowly walked towards the barrier.
A faint glow slowly emanated from her palm.
This glow began to dye the barrier surrounding Sunstone Narukami.
And the barrier of Sunstone Narukami, at this moment, slowly dissipated until it completely vanished.
The gohei item in Lumine's hand also disappeared with it.
It seemed that once the seal here was broken, it was permanently broken.
After doing all this, Lumine turned to Yuuko and smiled, "Let's go, Yellow Fox."
Yuuko pondered for a while before nodding and following.
Indeed, no matter how he looked at it, Lumine knew too much about Enkanomiya... Not only did she know the contents of the trials in Enkanomiya, but she also knew how to remove the barrier on Sunstone Narukami island... Just like that, the two officially stepped into the domain of Sunstone Narukami.
The most obvious feature here in Sunstone Narukami was the huge building in the center of the island.
And that was also their destination.
What made Yuuko somewhat curious was that on the island of Sunstone Narukami, many Hilichurl monsters could also be seen.
And when Lumine was leading the way, she was consciously or unconsciously avoiding these Hilichurls.
Because of this, Yuuko asked:
"Miss Lumine, there's no need to take such a detour. I can deal with monsters like Hilichurls."
Lumine smiled and explained, "Our goal is simply to pass the trials here. There's no need to engage with those Hilichurls and add unnecessary risks."
"Is that so?" Yuuko nodded lightly.
Although what Lumine said made sense, he always felt that Lumine had a deeper reason for avoiding those Hilichurls.
However, Yuuko didn't expose this point and continued to follow Lumine.
Thus, the two kept taking detours and slowly walked towards the large building in the center.
But the closer they got to the center, the harder the path became.
At first, there were only Hilichurls blocking the way, but later, the area was full of patrolling Ruin Sentinels.
These Ruin Sentinels were probably the guards of Sunstone Narukami.
And the detection range of Ruin Sentinels was quite large.
Clearly, entering the interior of Sunstone Narukami secretly was impossible.
Now the two were at the bottom of a huge stone staircase, and above the staircase, four Ruin Sentinels were patrolling back and forth.
Seeing this, Lumine sighed helplessly:
"It seems we can't get close to the central building without clearing the Ruin Sentinels on the path, can we?"
She looked at Yuuko and said sincerely, "Yellow Fox, I ask for your continued assistance."
Yuuko said nothing, just nodded.
"Thank you." Lumine bowed slightly again, then, from somewhere, drew a long sword of gold and silver and charged fiercely towards the Ruin Sentinels on the stone steps.
Then, with extremely swift speed, she transformed into a swift shadow, sweeping past those few Ruin Sentinels.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Neat cracks appeared on all of those Ruin Sentinels.
Light continuously emanated from the cracks, and then they suddenly exploded!
In just the blink of an eye, Lumine alone took down three Ruin Sentinels!
Seeing this, Yuuko followed, complaining helplessly, "Can't you completely solve this by yourself? What help do you still need from me?"
Lumine shook her head, "No, there might be even stronger blockers ahead. I still need Yellow Fox's help."
Yuuko glanced at Lumine briefly and said nothing more.
After what just happened, Yuuko had judged that this Damselette named Lumine possessed considerable strength.
At least not so weak that she had to avoid even Hilichurls.
And the scene of instantly defeating the Ruin Sentinels just now might have been intentionally shown to him.
As for the reason for doing so, Yuuko couldn't figure it out for now.
"Let's go, Yellow Fox."
"Okay."
No longer dwelling on it, Yuuko continued to walk with Lumine towards the building in the center of the island.
Along the way, they encountered a considerable number of Ruin Sentinels, but both of them were skilled, so they weren't hindered by these Ruin Sentinels.
Thus, after fighting their way through.
The two finally arrived before the central building.
Inside this building, there was a peculiar-looking mechanism, and connected to the mechanism was a device above the building that emitted light like the sun.
"Is this where..."
Lumine smiled and said, "This is the switch for the Sunstone Narukami device. Once it's turned off, without the illumination of this device, the entire Enkanomiya will return to its original state of darkness, right?"
"Then what are we here to do?" Yuuko asked again.
"Turn off this device, and then proceed to the next trial."
With that, Lumine went to turn off the device.
As soon as she turned off the device, the cube above, which had been continuously emitting light in all directions, began to spin rapidly.
After spinning for a while, it dimmed.
Because its light was gone, the entire Enkanomiya suddenly plunged into darkness, as if day had turned into night.
Seeing this change in scenery, Yuuko couldn't help but exclaim:
"The People of the Kingdom of the Night are truly amazing, to be able to invent such a device. With this device, they can control day and night at will."
Lumine also smiled and said, "Indeed, the wisdom of The People of the Kingdom of the Night should not be underestimated."
"What's next? Didn't you just say that after turning off this device, we'd proceed to the next trial?" Yuuko had just asked this question.
He then sensed an additional presence beside him.
At some unknown point, a grayish-blue soul appeared beside the two of them.
Looking at this soul, Yuuko hesitated, "This is..."
Lumine smiled and explained, "Don't worry, this is just a figure condensed from the memories of the former People of the Kingdom of the Night."
"Enkanomiya is a very special location; it is not connected to the Ley Lines, so the memories preserved here do not flow into the Ley Lines."
"Therefore, once someone here forms strong emotions, their memories and emotions will remain here forever."
"This special Ley Line phenomenon is called'Sinister Shadow,' also known as'Spirits of the Evernight.'"
"And these'Spirits of the Evernight' will guide me through the next trial."
After speaking, Lumine looked deeply at Yellow Fox again, surprised, "Yellow Fox, you don't seem very surprised by this Ley Line phenomenon. It seems... Yellow Fox, you indeed have some understanding of the Ley Lines?"
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