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n“Anyway, I wanted to tell you that I might have an idea of what we need to do in this trial. When I first woke up here, my mind was filled up with images of ‘Mystic Pearl.’ I think that is what our objective is this time.”

nAurora heard the message but it did not compute inside her mind.

nOr, it was more accurate to say that she had never heard of a ‘Mystic Pearl’ before. It was certainly not an artifact that existed under normal circumstances.

n“Is there any other information you can share with us about this ‘Mystic Pearl?’ I don’t think I’ve heard of it before.”

n“Me neither. But I can ask around.”

nRita seemed equally worried about the existence of this new artifact. This certainly curled out the possibility of this place being crafted from someone’s memories entirely.

nIt was surely possible that the abyssal magic was playing tricks on the trio.

n“To be honest, I feel like I’ve known about the existence of the Mystic Peral forever but I know this is my first time hearing this name as well. I’m sorry that I cannot be of any more use.”

nNatasha looked down. Aurora could understand why the youngest was feeling like this.

nThis was most likely her first experience with the abyss and it was through a trial. It was a given that Natasha would be confused under these circumstances.

n“Don’t let it get to you kid. You are doing the most you can. But it would be better for us not to contact each other too much.”

n“Why?”

nRita’s words were followed by a confused question from Natasha.

n“It’s because of our present situation. Rita and I are with the tower right now while you are the princess of the Northern Republic. And the relationship between the two groups is not the best.”

n“It would be better for us to contact each other with the system.”

n“System?”

n“Ah, wait. Give me your arm and I’ll show you how to use it.”

nAurora took the offered hand before she activated her system to make a sub-copy.

nSince Aurora was on a trial right now, the system she made was not of the highest capacity. It had limited functionality.

nAnd by that, Aurora meant that it could only serve as a communication device. Most of the higher functionalities needed to be cultivated with time.

nSystem User registered: Natasha Silkovya.

nThe user will be granted communication privileges

n“Take care of yourself and keep me posted about your update. We still don’t know where our objective for this trial is.”

nAurora hated to be the party pooper but she had to do what she must.

nShe was mainly doing this for herself and to remind her kind not to get too comfortable with this setting.

n“Of course, I’ll keep in touch. I’ll also try asking around and looking into this topic more. I have a feeling that the Northern Republic is somehow connected to this case.

nTo be honest, Aurora had a similar feeling when she heard Natasha’s words.

nThere had to be a reason the voice had sought out Natasha out of the three to deliver this message.

nNot to mention, the trail has been developed by the Northern Republic. It was more than likely that it favoured the Northern Republic people than the tower soldiers.

n“Alright. Keep your eyes out and take care of yourself. I should get going now before I am found out to be missing.”

nAurora wanted to stay longer and figure a few more things out. But she knew she had to go back. Quince would be getting on her back anytime soon.

nHe was a persistent one but he was not the real reason Aurora was heading back. Clove would be worried if Aurora stayed out for too long.

n‘How pathetic. Even in this trial, I am concerned about Clove and her feelings.’

nAurora did not know when this obsession had started but the more she fell into it, the calmer she felt.

nIn the end, that was what led Aurora to sneak back into her room without alerting the soldiers but she was not lucky enough to avoid all the watching eyes.

nAnd as the normal tower fashion, the gossip did not take long to travel all over the camp.

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nAurora tip-towed into her room to avoid making any noise.

nBut her efforts failed as soon as she took a single step inside the room. The pair of blue eyes looking back at Aurora halted her in her steps.

n“You were late. Did it take this long for you to shower?”

n“Ah, C-Clove. What are you doing here?”

nAurora tried to change the topic as soon as her lover brought it up. Aurora had never been able to lie well in front of Clove.

nAnd she knew if she opened her mouth, then Aurora was sure to get caught in her lies.

n“Aurora, don’t try and change the topic. You were not at the baths, right? I heard the news all over. Do you prefer Rita over me?”

nAurora stopped cold as soon as she heard those words.

nShe knew she should not have ignored the gossip going on all around the camp. But it seemed like Aurora had not learned her lesson in her previous life.

n“Of course, I do not prefer Rita over you. We just met for the first time today and I was a little surprised. This is all. You don’t need to worry about this so much.”

nAurora flinched as soon as she finished speaking,

nShe was getting too defensive over something that was not even worth talking about. Had it been any other person or any other situation, Aurora was sure she would have brushed it off easily.

nBut just because it was Rita, it somehow felt wrong to let things left unsaid. Aurora wanted to air out everything and take out the heavy feeling inside her heart.

n“If that is all then I’m relieved. Maybe I was too quick to believe the rumors. I should think over my actions.”

n“N-No. it’s not your fault. The situation was just a bit weird so anyone could have misunderstood.”

nOnce again, Aurora did not know why she was making such a heavy effort to justify her actions. But Aurora could not help but feel guilty.

nBut guilty over what? She had not done anything wrong.

nThis all was not even real, to begin with.

n“I understand. So let’s end this debate for now. Come here, lie down next to me. I just want to spend time with you.”

nAurora sighed in relief as soon as Clove patted her side. She quickly made her way over to her lover and threw her body on the bed.

nIt was far too comfortable for Aurora’s liking. Her back was not used to such comfort and Aurora found it difficult to lie down.

nClove finally took pity on Aurora when she twisted and turned around for the fourth time in a minute.

nStrong arms circled Aurora’s waist and pulled her back into a soft chest. Aurora felt the touch of Clove’s soft touch of breasts against her back.

nIt felt relaxing but Aurora could also not help her body from getting excited.

nShe was not sure what it was about Clove, but Aurora felt excited every time she was near her. That was the whole reason Aurora had started changing the other female.

nAnd then it gradually turned into love along the way.

n“Don’t give me that look. Just let me enjoy your body. It’s been a long time since we’ve been to a safe place like this. I just missed you a lot.”

nAurora wanted to tell Clove that she had missed her more.

nUnlike the Clove in this trial, Aurora had not been able to touch the real Clove at all. Mainly because the real Clove was too young right now to reciprocate Aurora’s interests.

nThis trial was the most time Aurora had spent with her wife any close space after the time had been reversed.

n“I m-missed you too. C-Clove, your hand?”

nAurora felt the first shy touch on her pussy. It was a barely-there feeling but Aurora was sure she had felt the touch over her clothes.

nIt was unlikely for Clove to be this hesitant with her so Aurora felt a little confused. She wanted to turn around and ask Clove what that was all about but she did not get a chance to.

nClove seemed to have recovered from her earlier bout of shyness and finally decided to push the charge as she meant it.

nA finger rubbed against Aurora’s wetness right on top of her clothed pussy and Aurora let out a loud moan at the feeling.

n“This feels good, right? I have some time so I want to play with you. Won’t you allow me this honor?”

nAurora felt a blush creep up her face at the question. But she reached back and pulled Clove into a rough kiss.

nThis time, she was going to give as good as she got.

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