The gate between the rituals is like a barrier that separates the two worlds, completely separating the two rooms inside and outside. When the gate is closed, Panis, who is inside the rituals, can no longer sense the situation outside. Therefore, he does not know the anxiety and concerns of the girls, nor does he know the requests for help from Saen and Sila. In his world, only a faint mist exists in the middle of the room.

As Pannis expected, the interior of the ritual was as seen in the temple in the core of the Death Forest before, and there was a wide and empty space, with no boundaries in every direction. When the door closed, the entire door disappeared, as if it had never existed. However, Pannis knew that the door did not actually disappear, but exceeded his own field of vision. Theoretically, although the rituals were large, it was impossible to see the boundaries. The phenomenon we encountered now was due to the rules of the space between the rituals, which was slightly distorted by the influence of the power of the gods, resulting in the space in the room being enlarged by a large proportion. This enlargement was not an illusion, but a real magnification. In other words, the space in the room became hundreds or thousands of times its original area. In such a room, Pannis naturally could not see a door dozens of kilometers away.

Of course, this does not mean that you can no longer leave here through the gate. On the basis that no one uses special methods to close the gate, as long as you want to leave, the gate will appear in front of you as suddenly as it disappears, and you can open it with your hands. However, Panis obviously has no intention of leaving. He just stood in the position where the gate was originally located, and seemed to be leisurely dazed at the fog.

The fog was very light, as if it was there or not, hanging down from the sky like a tulle. No one knew where the fog appeared, nor did he know why the faint fog never dissipated, but this fog existed so tenaciously, rolling, forming a gate connecting the two spaces.

"Finally, I'm standing here again." Facing the familiar Gate of Fog, Panis said to himself leisurely: "When I stood here, I really never thought that there would be a day to come back."

In the empty room, naturally no one would answer his words. Obviously he didn't need to answer, he was just sighing. The experience he had passed through the gate of the fog made him unable to forget it. So what happened this time? What would you encounter when you passed through the gate of the fog?

"Dear, I'm back to atone for my sins." Panis did not immediately walk into the Gate of Fog, but sat down slowly outside the Gate of Fog, with his elbow on his legs, and his chin stared at the Gate of Fog. He was obviously facing a passage, but he seemed to see Neli's shadow through the Gate of Fog, with deep attachment in his eyes, and said softly: "After entering the Gate of Fog, there may be no chance to get free again, so, that's all. Looking back, we haven't chatted like we are now for a long time. I have never dared to do this for so many years. Only now can we face you like this again. You won't laugh at me."

"For more than a hundred years, I have too many things in my heart to talk to you. Do you want to listen? Just like when I was back, leaning on my shoulder and listening to me, haha, although the armor you always wear on my body will make me feel uncomfortable, the sense of happiness is unprecedented. I really hope I have a chance to feel it again."

"I'm sorry, my dear, I was really wrong back then. I don't want to explain anything, and there is nothing to explain. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. Even if I find a thousand and ten thousand reasons, I can't cover up the fact that I'm wrong. The only thing I want to say about this mistake is sorry. I've fantasized about saying this word in front of you countless times, but I don't have the chance or courage. Now, I finally said it. Are you willing to accept it?"

"I know, you have always regarded me as a hero and have never wavered, but I'm sorry, that time, I was unable to become your hero. I know, you didn't blame me, you sacrificed yourself and created another opportunity for me, but I have become a cowardly bastard who escapes everything. That way, I must have disappointed you. However, now I am finally no longer cowardly. I heard your call, and I am ready to stand in front of you again and become the hero in your heart. I don't know if it's still too late? It shouldn't be too late."

"By the way, do you know? I, a scumbag, have finally changed my mind and are ready to abandon you. Hahaha, it's just a stupid joke. However, you must have understood those girls. After all, Annie and Xiaolu have served your eyes, and you must have seen them. I really can't help but respond to their passionate feelings, but I still love you deeply in my heart. You said, what should I do? Every time I think of this problem, my head hurts a lot."

"And Flar, that guy is becoming more and more proactive, and it is becoming more and more distressing. Haha, every time you confront her, you would pinch my arm with a smile on your face. Why didn't you pinch it this time? Do I still have a chance to feel that sweet pain again?"

"Time flies so fast. I feel like I've just had a dream, but a hundred years have passed. If I hadn't been pulled away by them a hundred years ago, but chose to accompany you here, everything would have been different. Unfortunately, there was no if what happened. No matter how hard I tried, everything could not be saved. All I could do was chat with you again here and relive the happiness and joy of the past in my fantasy."

"Anyway, my dear, this time I'm here." Panis finally got out of his low whisper, stood up again, tied the one-handed sword behind him for the last time, straightened his back and said loudly: "Respond to your call, I'm here, my dear, I'll fulfill your wish, fight side by side with you again, and... kill you, just like you hoped."

After saying all this, the lazy smile that had been hanging on Panis's face for many years disappeared, and the momentum of the blade that had disappeared began to rise again, and his eyes were filled with confidence and decisiveness. After a chuckle, he took a step without hesitation and stepped into the gate of fog.

The feeling that had been experienced hit again, it was the experience of death. For Panis, who had died countless times, this pain was no threat. He had not even blinked his eyes and passed this extremely difficult process for others. He appeared in Danacus's kingdom. In the moment after the space was transformed, Panis finally saw Neli again.
Chapter completed!