"Sister... You've come to save me?"
The voice that filled her heart made Queenie, who was swinging a one-handed hammer, beating her little sister in a frenzy, suddenly freeze. She then quickly, and somewhat guiltily, lowered the hammer in her hand.
The [Heart's Soul Core], which she had always carried close to her, suddenly emitted a faint glow, automatically flying out of Queenie's clothes.
Silver-white flames burned on the Soul Core, their light becoming more intense.
A human outline slowly formed within the radiance.
Queenie was not unfamiliar with this sight—as she had seen this human-shaped outline emerge when she had used the Soul Core for speedruns in the Wan Family's trials before.
But now, it was evidently different.
The human form became clearer and richer in the light, until it looked like a ghostly spirit.
The same person Queenie had been chasing all this while, the one she had always longed to see.
It was her, Shirley.