Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

The carriage door opened.

Madame Daisy personally reached out, pulled Shen Ye up, and then tightly closed the carriage door.

Only the large skeleton remained standing in front of the carriage.

A gust of wind blew by.

The large skeleton stood in the wind, silent, and even appeared a bit desolate.

Inside the carriage.

Shen Ye sat opposite Madame Daisy, ready to unleash his Dharma Aspect at any moment.

"Madame, how do you recognize me?"

He asked.

"Baxter, I knew it was you the moment I saw you!" Daisy answered with a smile.

"...Why?" Shen Ye pressed.

He was now a human; how could Daisy recognize him as the vampire Baxter?

"You were going to the Human World to gather inspiration for new songs, and you showed us your human guise before you left, didn't you?"

Daisy said as if it was the most natural thing.

A fragment of memory suddenly appeared in Shen Ye's mind.

It was the scene of him saying goodbye to Daisy and the others.

The faint words emerged along with it:

"A changed history, simply to retain Baxter's footprint and identity in the Necro World—Courtesy of Charlotte."

It was Charlotte.

After winning the battle of personalities, she would no longer make past mistakes.

So, she shouldn't have been imprisoned.

The prison world of "Five Desires" had not trapped her either.

"Five Desires" could not invade the Nightmare World.

She altered the past of the Nightmare World with ease but did not want "Baxter" to vanish from that history.

Now, in everyone's memory—

Baxter was a Diva, a warrior, a powerful Professional.

He had assisted the Underworld Lord Miket Tikaxiwa in creating many great endeavors, then retired after fulfilling his achievements to focus on his artistic creations.

That was the story orchestrated by Charlotte.

Baxter went to the land of the Human Race in search of new song inspiration!

"Baxter, how come you are here? Did Viscount Weiss invite you to sing at his mansion?"

Daisy asked.

"No—it's actually that I snuck in. I don't have an invitation, I just wanted to experience the atmosphere of a human party," Shen Ye said.

"Do you know about the recent events?" Daisy asked.

"I know nothing," Shen Ye said.

"Oh dear, such an earnest child, entering human territory for art's sake, yet blissfully unaware of the world's affairs!" Daisy sighed softly.

"What happened?" Shen Ye asked.

"War is coming—now, to ensure your safety, stay close to me, but revert to your vampire form," Daisy said.

"...My companion can also hear about these matters; it is powerful and of noble status," Shen Ye said.

"Fine, let it come in," Daisy said.

Shen Ye opened the carriage door, jumped down, closed the door, and after a short while, he reopened the door and got back into the carriage.

By that time, he had reverted to the appearance of the vampire Baxter, and he brought the large skeleton into the carriage as well.

"Madame, how come you are here?"

Shen Ye asked.

"Viscount Weiss has decided to ally with our Undead and the beastfolk to rebel against the Human Race's Royal Family. I came along with the Undead delegation as a witness and to offer congratulations. I will be performing later," Madame Daisy said.

"Is the Underworld Lord really going to launch a war against humans?" the large skeleton asked.

"No... The Underworld Lord has disappeared, and with him, the Divine Spirits of several other races," Madame Daisy said.

Shen Ye was slightly taken aback.

The large skeleton, however, asked urgently, "Did the Underworld Lord not leave any message behind?"

"He did mention something, about the succession of the Empire's throne," Madame Daisy said.

"We actually know about that," the large skeleton said.

"But it seems that Baxter has no clue, so I'll still talk about it," Madame Daisy said.

"Please do," the large skeleton crossed its arms, looking somewhat reserved.

Madame Daisy straightened her back, her expression serious, and spoke slowly:

"One month ago, the Underworld Lord Miket Tikaxiwa decreed a divine mandate, requiring us to search for that person's whereabouts at full force, and to bring him back to the Undead Empire to be installed as the new Regent."

"Baxter."

"The person referred to here is you."

The large skeleton leapt from its seat, its skull hitting the roof of the carriage with a "thud," resonating with a loud vibration.

Shen Ye, however, furrowed his brows.

"Him!"

"Me?"

Both asked in unison.

"Yes, His Majesty Miket Tikaxiwa said that if anyone could lead the Undead Empire forward, it would definitely be you, Baxter," Daisy said.

—In that case, the Underworld Lord Miket Tikaxiwa's memory had perhaps not been altered?

Had Charlotte left this assistance especially for herself?

"Did the Underworld Lord say who would be the next Empire's King?" the large skeleton asked.

"To be designated by Baxter," Daisy said.

The large skeleton was dumbstruck.

It opened its mouth as if it wanted to say something, but hesitated for a long time, ultimately unable to utter anything.

Shen Ye, however, had already calmed down and asked: Discover hidden stories at My Virtual Library Empire

"Apart from the divine mandate, did the Underworld Lord leave anything else behind?"

"There's nothing else, just the divine mandate," Madame Daisy said, "This is the divine mandate that was distributed to all the institutions back then, containing the aura of the Underworld Lord to prove the authenticity of the entire matter."

She took out a pale bone fragment and displayed it in front of Shen Ye.

Indeed, the bone fragment had strands of a special aura.

"May I take a look at it?"

Shen Ye asked.

"Of course!" Madame Daisy handed over the bone fragment.

Shen Ye took the bone fragment, examined it from both sides, and spoke softly:

"Madame Daisy, please wait for me for a moment."

He extended his hand, pressing it against the inner wall of the carriage.

"Door."

As he uttered the command low, a door unexpectedly emerged on the interior wall of the carriage.

Shen Ye patted the large skeleton, stored it away, then walked through the door.

The door disappeared.