Operation Red Book

The fourth floor of the castle was no different from the other floors; it was a corridor that stretched as far as the eye could see, filled with empty darkness.

The corridor was lined with white marble walls. They were so cold that they hurt her hands when she put her hands on them. Ivy only lasted less than three seconds before she moved no closer to the wall.

There seems to be some magic at the end of the darkness, attracting all the unknown like a black hole running rampant in the universe.

Ivy and Joshua walked a little further in the dark, and both stopped when the moonlight behind them became too far away.

"Do you see that light over there?"

"What kind of light?"

"The faint fluorescence on the unicorn..."

"It's all dark and I can't see clearly... I should change my glasses..."

"I can't see it. The unicorn shouldn't be here."

"Well, how about we go back to where we were?"

"Good idea, let's go quickly. I'm really afraid that a clown's face will suddenly appear from the darkness with a grin..."

The two of them retreated from the corridor tacitly, and it was not until their figures reappeared in the moonlight that Ivy finally let out the long breath she had been holding for a long time.

"Pfft hahahahahaha!"

For some reason, Ivy just wanted to laugh.

It has been such a long time since they last fought side by side like this.

She still likes the relaxation when she is with Joshua, the actions of mutual understanding, and the spirit of mutual encouragement. Perhaps this is the tacit understanding that comes from the same era.

"If we can't find the unicorn, what should we do next?"

Now that you’ve laughed enough, it’s time to re-examine this mysterious area.

"We still have to look for it. It would be best if we could find a way back..."

Joshua looked around, but the darkness made him retreat.

"Why not wait until tomorrow morning..."

Joshua said with trembling legs, but Ivy's attention was attracted by the full moon outside the glass.

The moon... The moon has always been an ancient and mysterious symbol.

In ancient times, the moon was endowed with infinite power. In the Middle Ages, the full moon was regarded as spiritual and natural, and often appeared in mystical thought.

The moon in this world is extremely different. After so many nights, Ivy doesn't understand why she never noticed this problem.

Whether it is the beginning or the end of the month, the moon here is never incomplete.

The bright moon hanging in the sky is big and bright, and often appears on every piece of glass in the castle.

Moonlight nourishes all things. The blue roses nourished by the moonlight grow particularly beautifully because they have unexpected magic and power.

"The unicorn explored the bedroom and only stopped at the window to look out. What it was looking at was not the scenery, but the bright moon!"

Ivy pulled Joshua's sleeve and said in surprise.

"moon?"

"The moon, the passage connecting the two worlds, is that moon!"

"Beware of the moon..."

Joshua suddenly muttered to himself, his eyes dull and staring blankly ahead.

"Pardon? Be careful of the moon?"

"The sentence that appeared in the red book, which emerged at the end, was written on a whole page in red ink."

"Beware of the moon?" Ivy repeated. "What does that mean?"

"Oh right, those three wizards!"

Joshua seemed to have thought of something again.

"Ms. Bell said this when she was changing your dressing. She was looking out the window at the moon. It was mid-moon, and the moon was round and bright."

"When Professor White was applying medicine to your wound, he often hummed a nursery rhyme with a strange tune. The lyrics only had one sentence, which was this sentence."

"In addition, in addition! Miss Beatrice de Popa whispered something to me when I was about to enter the consciousness space..."

"She spoke very urgently, as if she suddenly remembered it. However, the connection ceremony had already begun and I was half unconscious, so I could only see her lip shape but could not hear her voice."

"Now that I think about it, what she said should be..."

Beware of the moon.

Be careful with the moon.

"But what exactly do they want to tell us?" Ivy tilted her head.

"Witches and vampires have been enemies for generations. They must understand the biological habits of vampires..."

Joshua stroked his chin and said uncertainly: "The moon...is it really the moon?"

"Otherwise, let's go up there and take a look!"

Ivy suddenly interrupted Joshua's thoughts. She pointed at the spiral staircase and then pointed above the castle.

This is not the top floor. The spiral staircase extends upwards and leads directly to the huge crystal chandelier.

Joshua went there happily. The unicorn might not be on the fourth floor. Maybe it had already flown to the edge of the moon, waiting for the two humans to appear.

Mozart's symphony stopped at some point. It was late at night and silence emanated from all around, surrounding Ivy and Joshua, who were standing in front and behind.

The moonlight filtered through the glass on the top floor, illuminating the blue roses wrapped around the railings.

The higher you go, the brighter the moonlight, the more roses there are, and the deeper the stairs become.

It took a long time to climb this level, longer than the two levels combined. By the time they reached the last level, they were already out of breath.

A narrow door stood dully on the wall; this was the top floor.

The strong evening breeze rushed in from outside the door, making the crystal chandelier on the ceiling creak, and it sounded like an old grandmother taking a nap in a rocking chair.

"Is the unicorn out there?"

Joshua asked a question behind him, and Ivy narrowed her eyes and looked out the door.

She only saw the full moon hanging in the deep blue sky with some strange black spots on it.

"There's something like a fly flying..."

Ivy said vaguely, it was too far away to see clearly.

She gathered her dress, lifted her legs, stepped onto the high steps, stood on the spacious top of the castle and looked into the distance.

For some reason, Ivy always had a bad feeling. Her intuition was not wrong, as many bad things had happened here.

But what is it?

Didn't she remember anything yet...

Suddenly, the black spot on the full moon became bigger and bigger, and seemed to be flying towards Ivy.

"Student Ivy, that thing seems to be flying..."

Joshua's voice came from behind. He stepped onto the steps and was cleaning the dust off his body.

The black spot grew bigger and bigger, and Ivy gradually saw some blurry edges.

There was a pair of wings flying in the air, all black, flashing red light...

It's not a beautiful unicorn, the results are obvious.

Ivy's heart contracted in an instant, but her pupils continued to dilate.

My legs felt numb as if they were filled with lead, and the memories that emerged from the depths of my mind came flooding back like a tide.

She had been to this place before. In the dream woven by Lord Leon, Ivy was wearing the uniform of Sigma School and was abducted by him into the night sky.

The moon was right beside the two of them, and in that instant it became brighter, and various characters appeared, forcing Ivy to agree to the proposal.

The moon at that time was scary and dark, with fission black lines and burning ashes.

At the last moment when Ivy fell from the sky, Lord Leon spread his wings, flew into the full moon without looking back, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The moon is everywhere, the full moon that provides nutrients for the blue roses...

That is not a channel connecting to reality at all, but a tool used by Lord Leon for surveillance and teleportation.

Beware of the moon……

Watch out for the moon...

Wizards know the habits of vampires best, and they are always warning...

"Student Ivy, what is that thing..."

Before he could react, Ivy quickly turned around and shoved Joshua in the chest.

"No, why is it happening again!"

Before Joshua could react, he was pushed down the stairs and his back fell heavily on the criss-crossing vines.

The moonlight shone through the narrow door frame, casting a soft, bright beam of light above Joshua.

Ivy stood in the middle of the door frame, her expression filled with fear and her eyes blazing with fire. She gestured to Joshua to keep quiet, then turned around and supported the door frame with both hands.

Lord Leon was already very close, only a palm's distance away from Ivy.

The moment Ivy turned around, Lord Leon just folded up his large gray-black bat wings.

He frowned and his eyes glowed dangerously red.

"I smell something that doesn't belong here..."

"Of course, I don't belong here..." Ivy tried hard to suppress the trembling in her voice.

"Not only me, but also your previous brides, those servants, and even you, do not belong here."

Lord Leon narrowed his eyes and looked at Ivy with full vigilance.

"What are you doing here?"