Chapter 103: The Trader Chapter 103: The Trader Stepping forward, she continued, trying to ignore the unsettling silence.

She moved steadily for a while, but the monotony of the journey began to wear on her.

Without thinking, she began to hum a song softly to herself.

It was a comforting tune, something she remembered from her childhood.

She kept her voice low, just in case anyone could hear her.

Little Sweetie had told her there was no one else who knew about this tunnel.

But as Nnenna hummed, she couldn’t shake the feeling that she was being watched, whether by someone in the castle or something else entirely.

Still, she pushed the thought aside and pressed on, focusing on her mission.

Finally, Nnenna reached what seemed to be a dead end.

The tunnel stretched in front of her, and she couldn’t help but feel a twinge of confusion.

This didn’t match what Little Sweetie had described.

She had been told there would be a way out, but this didn’t make sense.

“Am I supposed to push something?” she wondered aloud, a bit frustrated.

She placed her hands on the wall in front of her, feeling around for any hidden mechanisms.

There had to be something.

She pressed harder, moving her fingers across the surface, when suddenly, the ground shifted.

With a loud groan, the earth gave way, row by row, as steps appeared beneath her feet, leading her upward.

Surprised but relieved, Nnenna climbed the steps, stepping carefully as the cool air filled her lungs.

As she reached the top, she gasped.

The scene before her took her breath away.

The field stretched out in all directions, so peaceful and still, despite its abandonment.

The grasses, though slightly overgrown, weren’t too high, and wildflowers dotted the landscape, giving the entire area a serene, untouched beauty.

For a moment, Nnenna stood there, taking it all in.

hadn’t expected to find such a

herself, there wasn’t time

pressed forward, focusing

ground behind her sealed up again, disappearing as though it had

north side of the field, where she

to

Nothing.

It was silent.

the break in the wall, ready to open it and slip

about to make contact, a sudden thought made

side?’ “Love system,”

me check

the voice of the love system replied,

confirmation, her

Ding!

deducted for checking.”

against her ribs as she processed the system’s

“What?!

asked in

“Yes,” Love System confirmed.

in his teenage years, is leaning

I say so.”

retracted her

just a second earlier, the secret passage would have opened right in front

She swallowed hard.

That was close.

Too close.

supposed to be

occasional anomalies

have found this place as a quiet spot to relax, perhaps by accident.” Nnenna held her breath,

faint rustling, the sound of someone

away… just go

the stranger to

stretching her patience to its

“He’s gone,”

her, and she quickly

stone grinding against stone as ancient mechanisms clicked

appeared just wide enough for her to

another second, she stepped out, letting the passage close behind

moment she turned around,

her, but this one

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