Duncan and Alice returned to the "Witch's Mansion" at 99 Crown Street as quickly as possible.
On their way, they saw the streets of City-State which had completely returned to normal—whether it was the neighborhoods that had been fully covered by the "jungle," the adjacent paths affected by those spreading vines, or the buildings that had once fallen silent and empty under the forest's shadow, all had regained their bustling appearance in the early morning.
Pedestrians on the road were gradually increasing, the first morning bus had already driven down the avenue, and the Knowledge Guards at the intersections were handing over to the City-State security patrol. The strange phenomena that had permeated the streets just hours before... seemed like a grand illusion that only Duncan and his compatriots could perceive.
When Duncan and Alice returned, everyone was already waiting in the living room. Lucrecia was the first to greet them; she briskly approached Duncan: "Are you alright?"
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