Three days later.

After leaving the fort and entering the town, Jack came to the Golden Skeleton Store and planned to return the collection.

When he had just stepped into the threshold.

Xiao Hei, who was on his shoulder, suddenly tilted his head and screamed, "ya!ya!"

"Hey, just a little bit settled."

Jack reached out to comfort the other person and walked to the counter with a low step.

"Is anyone here?"

"I borrowed this book from your store last time and now I want to return it."

The boy's voice echoed in the shop, and no one responded.

There are only a wide range of goods on the entire store, and there is no movement at all.

The ancient wooden clock was rotating, the armor of the knight sculpture beside the door sign refracted light, and the aquaticworm slowly squirmed in the sand table...

What's going on in this store?

Why is the enthusiastic receptionist Lameth gone?

etc.

Here, it may be the hidden stronghold of the wizard.

He needs to be careful.

In this quiet atmosphere.

Jack's eyes moved slightly and he noticed something was wrong.

He slowly pushed the book on the desk, touching the hilt of his wolf's head at his waist with his other fingertips, keeping aware of changes at any time.

"Boss, are you there?"

"boss……"

Jack pretended to look at the surrounding environment easily, his eyes fell on a classical oil painting on the wall.

Girl watching over the wheat field.

Decades ago, this kind of oil painting began to emerge in the east, which was a painting made on canvas linen, cardboard or wooden board using quick-drying vegetable oil to blend pigments.

In the wheat fields with wind and waves and light golden oceans.

A girl in a long white dress sat on a wooden chair, holding the book in her arms, looking to the other side of the wheat field.

The girl only has a snow-white side profile, making it difficult to see her entire face clearly.

Next to her was a scarecrow in a dirty farmer's outfit, with a carrot's nose firm and a numb expression.

There are dense and neat slogans next to the oil painting:

In the depths of the wheat field.

I've met someone I love deeply.

Her snow-footed feet are slender.

She told me to let go of my obsession.

...

One night I burned all my memories, and my dreams became transparent from then on.

One morning I threw away all yesterday, and ever since my steps have become lighter.

Life is so hard, I hope that someone can break in every day and stir up the stagnant water.

Looking at these slogans with profound meanings.

Jack's eyes changed in complexity.

In order to buy the potion materials, he came to the Golden Skull Store several times, and seemed to have never noticed the existence of this oil painting.

For some reason.

This oil painting always has a kind of "magic" that attracts him.

When his eyes left the slogan column and returned to the oil painting.

The next moment.

"wrong…!"

Jack's eyes changed drastically, and even his pupils magnified in full circle!!

After the next few breaths, he almost forgot to breathe, and his back was firm and straightened unconsciously!

Every pore in the body from head to toe is opened, and weak cold sweats keep coming out!!

My head began to swell and hurt.

"No, it's impossible..."

Jack said in shock, as if he had seen something incredible.

I don't know when it will start.

The little girl in the oil painting turned her face and smiled at him.

That gaze accurately looked at Jack's eyes across the air.

That flawless and delicate face fascinates people.

A smile on the corner of the mouth gradually rose, even making the whole face more and more distorted, as terrifying as a demon.

A demon is looking at Jack in an oil painting?

The plants on the wheat fields begin to move with the wind and rejuvenate.

The farmer pretended to be a scarecrow and swayed slowly, as if dancing.

This oil painting seems to be a real world.

Until some point.

“hahahahahaha!!!”

A girl's laughter with her scalp numb laughter echoed in Jack's ears.

It's creepy!

"I can't move anymore?"

Jack's eyes flashed and his heart was beating rapidly.

He even found that his whole body was tightly bound and fixed, and he could not even move his fingers.

The head is getting stronger and stronger!

Very uncomfortable!!

Jack's eyes were blood red, and he felt like his brain was congested and he was almost dying.

He wants to escape from the store...

He wanted to tear the oil painting...

However, he could not move at all, and could only stare at the strange changes in the oil painting.

Only see.

The scarecrow, who was originally standing, suddenly changed strangely on her face and condensed into a handsome boy's appearance.

The moment I saw the boy's appearance.

Jack was shocked again!

Because that face is himself.

It's over, it's a big deal!!

“ya!ya!”

A sudden desolate cry sounded like a loud urban bell ringing in the morning, making people feel refreshed.

It was Xiao Hei on his shoulder, flapping his wings and screaming strangely.

At the same time.

"Ah!" Jack lifted his restraints like relief, and fell on the cold ground.

He was covered in confusion and sweating, and he kept adjusting his rapid and disordered breathing rhythm.

Looking at the oil painting again, it has changed back to its original appearance.

The girl in white looked at the wheat fields in the distance, as if waiting for someone to return.

What happened just now?
To be continued...