Endless Journey: Infinite Realms Chapter 719 Onwards! To the promised land!

Chapter 719 Onwards! To the promised land!

Realizing that she had no solution about Alina's matter, Wisteria had decided to drop it already.
Why would she even worry about Alina's condition right now, when she herself is powerless to deal with it?
Upon reaching this line of thought, Wisteria took a deep breath as she prepared herself to immediately leave the area.
She did not even care about the ability that the Pope had used on both Alina and Wisteria.
She wanted to leave already, and not even that weird Pope can stop her!
Whether the Pope's ability on Alina and Astria will get worse at this time does not matter for Wisteria any one bit.
Since she had decided to leave, then Alina will just have to deal with the ability herself!
As for Astria, Wisteria will naturally try her best to help her….
Wisteria felt a sting inside her heart as she began walking away from Alina, a sensation which is undoubtedly caused by her slight guilt.
Such feeling made her feel revolted to herself, but she did not let herself wallow in it.
Sure, Wisteria's decision to leave Alina right now is an extremely bad move, but in face of the Chaos Curse and the Mark of the Abyss, Wisteria's departure is just an inevitability…
By the time that her body was a few meters away from Alina, Wisteria had closed her eyes, with her mind already putting Alina's situation on its back.
Now, Wisteria was more focused on how she could leave this place, rather than staying in here for longer.
But before Wisteria could fully grasp her 'escape plan', she suddenly felt a grip constricting her elbow.
This grip brought out Wisteria from her thoughts, and the extreme pain that accompanied it almost made her shout in pain.
This sudden grip on her elbow made Wisteria spooked, and her fear only got stronger when she saw that the one who held her elbow was actually Alina.
Yes, it was the previously unmoving Alina.
"Huh? What do you mean I can already move? I can move all this time." Alina replied as she tilted her head. Her voice sounded just like what it used to be, bearing none of the weird vibrations that she uttered on her abnormal version.
"What do you think I am, huh? A statue? Wisteria, please don't start insulting me too…"
Unlike her robotic version earlier, the current Alina was just like the normal Alina. She did not stare at Wisteria like a target, and she just acted like a proper person.
Her eyes also glowed with the luster that her dull version could never had shown, revealing a level of intelligence that is greater than any average being.
"But what, Wisteria? What is exactly the problem, huh?"
Alina also appeared to have forgotten her inquiry about their 'activity' for the Ancestral Tomb, and she did not mention it, not even by a single bit from this point.
It was as if Alina did not even know that she and Astria asked this question in the first place…
"???Did you just take some special drugs, Wisteria? Of course I am 'me'. Who could I even be?"
&123;Well-"
"Well what? Are you going to spout some philosophical dogma on me? Come on Wisteria. You know I am not listening to that…"
At the sight of this inquisitive Alina peering at her with suspicion, Wisteria could hardly find the words to say, as the latter could not believe what she was seeing.
The Alina who was affected by the Pope's ability can now move again, as if she was already freed from his ability?
This change makes no sense at all, and even if this allowed Alina to be back to her normal version again, Wisteria could not be comforted by it!
And to make matters even more confusing, even Astria had resumed talking too!
::Oh come on, Alina. Give Wisteria some time to recollect herself. Since that weird Pope just left seconds earlier, maybe Wisteria is still feeling unsettled by his presence. Just give her a few second of rest, and I reckon she will be back to normal.::
No weird stares. No rigid movements. And no unsettling words.
This was the state that Astria was in, making her sound like just her normal self too!
"Oh, right. I now understand why Wisteria is being like this. Sigh…. If that damned Pope was not just the head of my allied religion, I could have done something against him already. Tsk, I can't even kick his nuts, for that will trigger a mass crusade against me!"
::Oh, you want to kick his nuts? Hehehe, why don't you let me join in?::
"Pfft, why do you even want to kick his nuts when your body it still in soul form? Astria, get your own physical body first before saying those reckless words. Or else…."
::Or else what huh, Alina? Or else what?::
"Hmph, or else you will be trampled by that weird man!"
::Me? Trampled by that weird Pope? Hahaha! As if that could happen at all!::
If it were before she used her Digi Lens, Wisteria would have been happy seeing both Alina and Astria's normal state.
After all, this indicated that the Pope's weird ability must have been dispelled already.
But after she saw the curse that Alina had, Wisteria realized that this sudden change is not something that she should be happy about!
The more that Wisteria thought about it, the stranger things became.
Did the Pope just use his ability to play with them? Or is there any deeper meaning about this?
Like a rat jolted by the mousetrap, Wisteria's whole body trembled as she suddenly made this conclusion.
She was definitely surprised by this conclusion, and it was mirrored by her body suddenly stiffening up.
::Hm?::
"Hm?"
This change in her body had caught both of Alina and Astria's attention, but Wisteria had already ignored them.
For now, Wisteria was more interested on clarifying her conclusion, which is just as confusing as all the things that had happened already.
Although she was horrified by Alina's curses, and she wanted nothing more but to leave this place, Wisteria could not help but stay still as she tried to uncover the mystery behind the Pope's weird actions.
But no matter how much she racked her mind, she still could not think of any reason for the Pope's machinations against her.
All that she knew was that the Pope must have succeeded on his plan already, and that her current state should have been his aim all along…
Realizing that her thoughts won't be of use to her again, the disappointed Wisteria has decided to drop this matter too.
Since the Pope had already succeeded on what he was planning on doing, is there anything else that Wisteria could do?
Obviously there is none, so Wisteria knew that there is no merit for her to investigate more.
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The combination of Pope's schemes, along with Alina's curses, had further solidified Wisteria's interest to leave this church.
She knew that staying will generate more troubles for her, so as much as possible, she had to keep herself away already!
But just like her efforts to leave earlier, Wisteria's attempts to leave were thwarted once more.
More specifically, it was Alina's next words that destroyed Wisteria's hopes of escaping…
"Hey, are you okay now, Wisteria? Yeah, you look okay. Since you have already recovered from that weird Pope, then there is no need for us to be delayed. Go on with your soul partner and prepare for our trip."
"Trip to the Ancestral Tomb of course. Where else would we go?"
"Why do you sound so surprised, Wisteria? Since that place is the next leg of our activation, then we should go there already. The earlier, the better."
Alina sounded like an innocent child as she said these words, but Wisteria could see a mischievous glint on the former's eyes
This made Wisteria feel numb inside, as she realized that her actions to leave must have been seen through by Alina!
And to make matters worse, it even spurned the swordswoman to initiate a sudden trip!
"Oh don't worry about those two. They're currently fighting each other now, so you can't say that they are busy with work. What they are doing now is just playing around."
"No it doesn't, Wisteria."
"…."
"….You know what, you don't have to worry about Queen Mother and Professor Frances. As long as they're done fighting, we can just swoop in and bring them with us. Doesn't that just sound efficient?"
"Nothing's wrong with me, Wisteria. I just wanted to be in that place before anyone else does. What could be wrong with that?"
::Yes, what could be wrong with that, Wisteria?::
::…::
"…"
There are no departing words, not even cheesy inspirational advices that were given this time.
Wisteria was just grabbed by Alina, who then flew like a rocket towards the distant horizon.