Mystery: The Stars Returner

Snapped!

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Lumian slapped himself lightly first, feeling the slight touch, and then slapped himself hard twice, so painful that he almost screamed.

The pain didn't seem fake, and he didn't wake up again, which proved that he was now in the real world.

"Aurore..."

Lumian immediately got out of bed, covered his right cheek that was almost swollen from being slapped, and rushed in, rushing to the kitchen on the first floor.

Sure enough, Aurore is still here, in the same position as in the previous time loops.

Aurore is wearing a light blue dress and carefully preparing for tonight's dinner.

"That's great. It's great that Aurore is still here."

Seeing Aurore acting as usual, Lumian's panic instantly calmed down.

He was really afraid that because of the sudden arrival of the two strangers and the intervention of the mysterious lady, everything would change away from what he was familiar with.

If I could really control dreams and keep time looping, that would actually be great. At least Aurore was not harmed.

Lumian leaned against the kitchen door frame, and a thought suddenly came to his mind.

But dreams are still dreams, and you always have to wake up...

Although he understood this truth, Lumian was very repelled by it. An indescribable panic filled his heart, making him afraid to think about what was happening in the real reality.

He was afraid, afraid that there would be some unbearable pain in reality, so he hid himself in the dream...

Lumian shook his head, not daring to continue thinking.

"Lumian, if you come back so early today, it will take a while before you can have dinner."

"Yeah, I know, Aurore."

"Remember to call me sister." Aurore waved the shovel in her hand and pretended to be threatening.

"Okay, Aurore." Lumian smiled happily.

……

The night after dinner, the moonlight was good tonight, and the sky was full of stars. Aurore was still admiring the stars on the roof. Lumian found her smoothly and sat quietly beside her.

"Aren't you going to the pub tonight?"

"I won't go, it's boring."

"I heard from the neighbor next door that two foreigners came there recently, a man and a woman. Don't you like to join in the fun?"

Lumian's heart skipped a beat, and the bad premonition in his heart became stronger, but he still smiled and said, "I still like to watch the stars with Aurore."

"By the way, you told me last time, what was the name of that constellation? I forgot." Lumian changed the subject and pointed at the starry sky.

"That's Leo, which is brighter in the spring and is south of the Big Dipper."

"Oh, what about over there?"

"That's Ursa Major."

On the other side, in the room on the second floor of the old tavern, Miss Frenk had six finger-long notes taped on her face. She looked at the remaining pair of three in her hand and muttered: "Why did you lose again?" My luck is really bad.”

"It's not that you have bad luck, it's that someone has great luck tonight." Forsi, who also had two notes taped on his right cheek, glanced at Claude opposite him with a resentful look.

"I just have good luck. As you know, diviners have always been favored by fate." Claude smiled and played the last card in his hand, "Miss Frenk, it's time for you to put up another one. "

"..." Miss Frank was silent for a while, then said with a smile: "Okay, let's stop playing here tonight."

As he put his cards into the pile, Forsi also added the cards in his hand, "I really don't have the mood to continue playing."

"Ms. Fors, is it really okay for us to wait here?"

"Don't worry, when Lumian realizes his own problem, the time loop in the dream will naturally be solved."

"He's so pathetic."

"Compared to others, he is very lucky."

A trace of compassion flashed in Forsi's eyes. The dream cycle had already started before she came here, and she could only watch it all as a bystander.

"Muggle, uh, Miss Aurore, will she be okay?"

"There are miracles in the mysterious world."

"Miracle..." Miss Frank murmured twice, feeling a little heavy.

"Miracle may be out of reach for us, but there are always some beings who can grant miracles and change some things that have become regrettable." Forsi raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Claude.

"As a diviner, I believe in the existence of miracles more than anyone else." Claude smiled.

Miss Frank sighed heavily, "Well, when I think that everything here is a dream and made up, it feels very unreal."

"Get used to it, maybe you will experience more magical and mysterious phenomena in the future." Forsi smiled and said: "Want to eat something? I think you must be very hungry."

"I just had dinner... Hey, after you said that, I suddenly felt very hungry."

"Because we are at the junction of reality and dreams, the food here cannot give us a real feeling of fullness. It can only deceive our perceptions and give us the illusion of fullness. When I point this out , you return from the dream to reality, and the feeling of hunger comes with it."

"It's amazing." Miss Frank sighed, then stood up and said, "Ms. Fors, if you want to cook, I can help you."

"No need." Forsi just smiled and shook his head. He opened a travel portal with his right hand and reached out from the transparent light door to take out several exquisite dishes that were freshly prepared and still radiating heat.

This was the meal that Xio had just prepared tonight to reward himself for a hard day's work.

Anyway, it was very convenient for her to eat there. She just wanted to borrow a few dishes. The big deal was that she would return the plates to her later.

"What an amazing and convenient ability!" Miss Frank was first shocked by Forsi's magical ability, and then her eyes were filled with stars and her face was full of envy.

"It tastes good, pure Intis flavor." Claude on the other side had already moved his chopsticks and commented.

"Mr. Claude, you don't seem to be shocked at all by the abilities I have displayed?" Forsi said with a smile.

"Ah, I forgot, it's so awesome!" Claude clapped and smiled: "My attention was attracted by the food just now, I'm really sorry."

Miss Frank looked at Forsi and Claude suspiciously, always feeling that the relationship between the two of them was inexplicably close.

"Ms. Fors, Mr. Claude, have you known each other before?"

"Probably, I feel very familiar. What do you think, Mr. Claude?" Forsi blinked.

……

Time passed little by little. Although Lumian was afraid of touching the truth, when he saw Ava's happy face because she was chosen as the spring elf, he couldn't help but think of how her head was chopped off during the celebration. .

Even though he already knew that this was a dream, he still couldn't remain indifferent.

"Ava..." Lumian tried to say something.

"Lumian, are you also here to congratulate me on being selected as the Spring Elf? Thank you for your blessing, and I will also give you beautiful blessings on behalf of the Spring Elf."

"..."

Lumian forced a smile, then turned and left.

He did not look for a way to break the situation, nor went to the old tavern to meet the mysterious lady and the two strangers.

He stays at home every day, staying with Aurore who doesn't like to go out.

This made Aurore suspect that Lumian was mentally abnormal. In the past, Lumian did not have the patience to stay at home listening to her teachings and learning knowledge. He always liked to run out and do things to tease people.

"Lumian, you..."

"Aurore, I'm fine now. By the way, where did you talk just now?"

Lumian pretended to be a good student and motioned for Aurore to continue the class.

"Lumian, have you caused any big trouble outside recently?"

"I just thought about some things and felt that I should study hard, get into a good school, and then find a good job in the future."

"Really?"

"Of course, Aurore, when have I ever lied to you?"

Aurore believed this, so she put aside her suspicions and continued teaching.

The gears of time are still moving forward slowly, and Lent in Kordu Village is still here.

The streets were bustling with activity. Ava, who had become a spring elf, put on a long white dress, wore a round headdress woven from branches and flowers, and hung a similar giant necklace around her neck, embellished with green leaves. Looks like a fairy in the forest.

This is the protagonist of Lent, the spirit of spring.

Standing at the window on the second floor, Lumian watched this scene silently and smiled knowingly. He knew it was time to start the time loop again.