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The high sky is filled with stars.

I stood on the huge winding tree roots, climbing up in vain like an aimless ant.

I don’t know how long I walked, but the vibrant tree roots suddenly showed signs of withering.

I remained unmoved and continued to walk upwards.

But as the altitude increased, there was no longer a trace of life, and the world around us seemed dead.

As if I was tired of the monotonous environment, I came to the edge of the world - the boundary of the withered tree roots, and explored outside the world.

Suddenly, I discovered the truth.

It turns out that those things that once twinkled in the sky were not stars, but... illusory shadows.

They are of various shapes, all distorted beyond recognition.

Like a group of insects, entangled around the tree roots under my feet.

I stood there stupidly, and a plant with curled vines that moved like a snake attacked me from the air.

I was numb all over and didn't dodge or make any movement, as if it didn't exist, just an illusory shadow.

The fang-filled petals were about to prey on me, but in the next moment they were like shattered bubbles, turning into a piece of dust interwoven with brilliance, and falling into the bottomless turbid abyss.

On the dry tree roots, a young girl surrounded by cherry-colored breath walked towards me.

The girl was dragging a huge sickle with a cold expression.

[Dragon's son, this is not the place for you. ]

【go back.】

The world is in chaos... all things are no longer separate...

12 The Mysterious Card Merchant

"Tell the truth..."

"…you clay cat…!"

"I'm not a thief...!"

A loud noise woke up the sleeping black-haired girl.

It was already early morning, she rubbed her eyes sleepily, pushed away the blanket and sat up.

"It seems like a strange dream..."

The first thing Ling did when she woke up was to think about her dream last night.

The dream seemed rather bizarre, and though she tried to recall it, she could find nothing.

"Oh, right, the cabin..."

As she regained consciousness, she suddenly remembered that the house boy had come to her room late last night.

She looked around quickly, but couldn't find the girl at all.

It seemed as if it was just a dream.

“…Ah…”

"…Meow……"

The soundproofing of the new room seemed to be extremely poor, and she could hear the noisy noise coming from outside.

There seemed to be a dispute going on outside the door that Ling could not imagine.

"Xiao Ling is awake."

Just as Ling was about to get up to find out what was going on, the house boy walked in through the door that was almost just a decoration to the ghost.

"cabin!"

When she saw the house boy, Ling blushed unconsciously due to shyness.

Sure enough, what happened yesterday was not a dream, I slept with the cabin.

And he said some strange things.

"Although I want you to sleep more, but..." The boy hesitated, as if he wanted to explain the situation, but it seemed that it could not be explained clearly in just a few words.

"You'd better go to the lobby on the first floor as soon as possible. You're needed there." After saying that, the boy retreated back out the door and disappeared.

"Eh? In the hall...what are they doing?"

With strong doubts and a hint of uneasiness, Ling hurriedly changed her clothes and went to investigate the disturbance that woke her up.

After Ling made some quick preparations, she opened the door and walked quickly to the railing of the second-floor platform. When she looked down at the spacious hall below, she was immediately stunned.

The dragon maids formed a circle, and in the center of them, there was a stranger they had never seen before, who was tied up like the two angels and was on high alert.

If it was just another angel being kidnapped, Ling Ke wouldn't be as surprised as she is now.

The problem is that the man has a special appearance.

In short, she is neither a human nor an angel.

"Cat...Catgirl?"

"It turns out that the cat's meowing this morning was not an auditory hallucination..."

"Let me go, you wicked fellows who attacked me without any explanation!" The tied-up mysterious cat girl shouted angrily to the maids.

"This is our territory. You are the most despicable thief who broke in without permission!"

Palula raised her arms and threatened angrily, "If the head maid wasn't here, I would beat you up!"

The head maid: "Pay attention to your manners, Parura, and maintain your demeanor in any situation. Only in this way can you become a chic maid who will not bring shame to your master."

"Hmph, you escaped with your life." The green-haired maid crossed her arms and turned her head to look elsewhere.

"Palula only has 'grace' when she's in business mode." Flame sighed and held his forehead.

"I've already told you, I'm a businessman, not a thief!" The mysterious cat girl struggled for a few seconds, "You tied me up without giving me any explanation, and you didn't even give me a chance to explain!"

"I'm sorry, but we have to be so cautious for some reasons," the head maid said to her, "Please wait for our master to come."

"Schindler, who is she?" Ling's voice came from upstairs in time, "Where is she from? Is she a visitor who is curious about the renovated Wanlong Hall?"

"My lady, she is not a visitor from outside. She appeared from inside the house."

"Inside the house?" Ling was confused.

Will cats grow in the newly renovated mansion?

Looking at the actions of the house boy just now, Ling realized that the cat girl in front of her was not the elf sleeping in the mansion, but must have come from some other place.

Since we have angels, then having cat monsters shouldn't be a problem.

But Schindler said that she appeared from indoors, which made Ling even more confused.

“That’s where it appeared.”

Following the guidance of the head maid, Ling looked over.

"Isn't that just a fake door for decoration?"

An ornate wooden door without a door handle fell smoothly into the wall.

If she remembered correctly, that was the door that existed before the Wanlong Hall was renovated.

It can't be opened at all, it just looks like a decoration for the door.

"Although it is hard to believe, there is a dimensional gap there," the head maid said, "independent of your power, which has distorted time and space and led it to an unknown direction."

"And this lady who calls herself a businessman appeared from this unstable space-time gate."

"I've said it several times! I'm really a businessman, I'm here to sell things, meow!"

merchant?

Ling was a little skeptical.

Since she didn't see the cat girl's goods, could it be that she wanted to sell herself?

"Wait a moment." Ling waved to them from the stairs on the second floor and ran down quickly.

"Let her go." Arriving at the hall, she ordered the cat girl to be released.

"Don't try to escape." Palu pulled the rope and untied it in an instant.

"This young lady is very reasonable, totally different from the mean servants."

"So, want some cards?"

After being untied, a smile immediately appeared on the cat girl's face, as if the conflict just now had never existed.

"card?"

So he was really a vendor?

If it is something the size of a card, it is possible to carry it with you.

"It's the Duel Monster card that everyone likes. I have some very good rare cards for sale. Please take a look."

"Why do you know about Duel Monsters?" Ling was surprised. How did she know that I was collecting this kind of cards?

"It's the smell of a businessman, because it smells like making money."

"You haven't told me who you are." Ling still doesn't know her specific identity.

"Of course, I'll tell you step by step." The unpleasantness of the first meeting disappeared, and the cat girl began to introduce herself to Ling.

And Ling also formally observed this strange cat girl.

She was not very old, and was wearing a patched white dress with floral patterns on it. Her neck-length hair was the same color as her clothes, a mixture of orange, brown and white.

The colorful cat ears and tail symbolize the fact that she is not human.

"I am Gotokuji Sanka, the maneki neko that brings in wealth and guests."

"Lucky cat? I know, it's that one, right?" Fulius' eyes suddenly lit up as she watched from the side. "When I went to the store with Nathalie, I saw a cat doll that shook its paws up and down!"

"Yes," the cat girl smiled and raised her hands, shaking them vividly a few times, "but I know how to run my own business."

"Miss Lucky Cat, how did you get here through that door that can't be opened?" Ling asked.

"Well, um..." The cat girl hesitated for a moment, then smiled, "Because I came here just because I wanted to!"

"that's it?"

"Don't be bound by common sense, start trading now!"

She spread out her palms and many cards appeared in the air.

The style is exactly the Duel Monster Card that Ling is familiar with.

"Pick the card you like from here!"

"But you can only choose one, meow!"

13 Transactions Across Dimensions

A wide variety of cards were displayed under the smile of Gotokuji Sanka.

They faced the bird and lined up in a row in the air.

"I haven't said whether I want to buy a card yet."

"Miss, I have all the powerful cards here. If you miss this opportunity, you will never get it again."

Seeing Ling staring at the card list as expected, Cat Girl took the opportunity to further promote the product to Ling.

"And, there is one more important point, have you noticed?"

"An important point?" Ling asked casually.