A Very Risky Decision

The grim end by which the conversation ended stirred up a fog of unease in Baiyi's mind. Sometime later, he sighed, "Is there… any way to bring her back at all?"

Noirciel's reply contained a trace of helplessness. "Even if there is, it eludes me." With an expression of regret on her face, she continued, "Only the one who holds Lord Tylemus' Arbiter Right can send someone back to the present from any point in time."

Noirciel was even more disappointed than Baiyi about this. She had undergone countless trials in the realm of mortals, hoping to see Mia and be separated from Lulu's unappeased soul; it was the only way she knew to redeem herself and return to her normal, respected self. Unfortunately for her, the thousands of years of trials had been for naught.