"...It's been a while," I muttered, staring at the window of the carriage as I stared at the familiar outer scenery.
Although I said that, it wasn't actually a long time since I had last seen the Academy. In fact, it had barely been a week.
But it just felt like it had been forever.
"Remember, try your best not to reveal anything about your identity. Your goal here is to enter the crack and enter the mirror dimension."
"I know."
I didn't need to be reminded by Noel. In fact, he had been reminding me of the same thing over and over again.
Was I that untrustworthy?
'No, rather than him not trusting me, it's more like he's extremely paranoid.'
Indeed, he didn't want to go through it all over again. I understood—and so, without a word, I closed my eyes as the carriage rolled forward.
