Outside the secret realm.
After Abby departed, the pitch-black mirror finally displayed an image again.
Everyone who had been anxiously watching from the outside breathed a slight sigh of relief when they saw John's face.
Thank goodness, John was still alright!
Some cried tears of joy, not for John, but for their own children still trapped inside, their fates unknown.
As long as John remained conscious, there was still hope that they could bring the children home.
Everyone looked at John with hopeful eyes, as if he were their savior.
Geoffrey, Percival, and the others felt a bit more relaxed.
It seemed there wouldn't be any other issues for the time being...
Principal Sophia watched the silver mirror and furrowed her brows slightly.
She felt... there was something different about John now.
What exactly it was, she couldn't quite say.
But definitely, he had changed from before.
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