My Girlfriends Are Hardcore Yanderes - Chapter 117

Chapter 117: Exception
He took a deep breath and cast a spell, “Ancoris Vinculum.”

Golden light flickered to life in his palm, growing into a swirling, radiant glow. It spread out across the ground, wrapping around the stone floors like a wave of light, extending about twenty meters before fading back into nothingness.

After the light vanished, the atmosphere shifted—a localized settled within a limited space around him, holding him in place.

He tested his footing, stepping forward. The gravity field followed him, keeping him grounded. Though small in range, it was enough to counter the disorienting nature of the void.

It was a simple and effective solution.

This only made him appreciate how innovative Index was even more. She had managed to sustain a similar spell throughout the entire house .

He hadn’t asked her how long she had been trapped in this place out of respect, but given her skills and knowledge, he wouldn’t be surprised if she had been here for tens of thousands of years—or even longer.

‘This should work,’ he muttered to himself.

Turning around, he saw Index anchoring the house with long, ethereal chains that glowed with a soft purple hue. The chains anchored it firmly, ensuring the house wouldn’t float away from the main floating island.

Once she finished, she jumped down and landed beside him.

There was no need to cast another spell, as it would only interfere with the one already in place.

Instead, he linked their bodies together, allowing Index to share in the benefits of his spell, as well.

“The spells you had me learn are definitely useful,” he said, glancing at her.

“Yes, you’ll need those to move around the void. And just in case, don’t lose that space bag,” she added.

Asher could tell she was slightly anxious, but he didn’t ask why. He had learned by now that this was simply her way of showing concern for his safety. He respected it, even if she didn’t always express it directly.

“Let’s go,” she said, leading the way. She had far more experience in this place, and at the same time, she held the compass they would use to track the origin of the disturbance.

“From the looks of it, it’s inside that structure,” she pointed toward a massive, ancient building.

The stone steps stretched upward, the structure’s design exuding both mystery and grandeur. Moss and cracks lined its surface, indicating its age.

Despite its old look, the structure remained as imposing as ever.

“Alright, let’s fly towards it now,” he began preparing.

Before he could, she grabbed his shoulder and shook her head.

“Using too much magic here might trigger a reaction,” she warned. “It’s better to minimize it.”

Asher adjusted the strap of the space bag and gave her a nod. “Alright, we’ll do it your way.”

As they approached the towering structure, he couldn’t help but notice how vividly everything around them was illuminated.

The void should have cloaked the place in absolute darkness, yet the ruins were bathed in a warm glow, as if sunlight streamed down from an invisible source above.

He frowned, muttering to himself, ‘Inside the house, I could explain the light. That was magic. But this… this doesn’t make sense.’

Index, walking slightly ahead, glanced back and caught the confusion etched on his face. She stopped and turned to face him.

“You’re wondering about the light, aren’t you?” she asked, folding her arms.

He nodded. “Yeah. The void shouldn’t allow this. There’s no sun, no source for this light.”

Index tilted her head, gazing at the darkness around them.

“I had the same question when I investigated my first ruin. After observing and studying it, I think I know why it’s like this.”

He waited for her to continue.

“My theory,” she began, her voice calm but with a hint of focus, “is that when this place was sucked into the void, it somehow retained that light, trapping it along with everything else.”

His brows furrowed, but the more he thought about it, the more her explanation made sense. If the void could trap fragments of reality, then the light being preserved wasn’t so far-fetched.

“I guess that does explain it,” he muttered, his voice low as he processed the idea.

Another question formed in his mind, one he couldn’t ignore. He glanced at Index, her gaze fixed ahead as they continued walking.

“If the void can suck even light, then why did you say it’s impossible to survive here?” he asked.

“I mean… I was alive when you found me. So there should be more people like us in these ruins if this place got sucked as a whole and is populated.”

“You are an exception,” she replied quickly.

“I’ve been to so many ruins—some of them entire cities—but there were no signs of life anywhere. I used to think it was because the void simply killed everyone the moment they got sucked in. But it runs deeper than that.”

She paused, glancing at him to see his reaction. He kept his expression neutral, giving nothing away, but his eyes were focused, silently urging her to explain more.

“It’s not just that people die. There’s something about the void that prevents life from surviving here—at least, it prevents any sustained, conscious life. I’ve tried to create it but every attempt failed. The consciousness just can’t exist in this kind of environment, not for long anyway. And then… I found you.”

Taking a moment to think, Asher’s mind wandered back to the countless notes he had flipped through in Index’s book. There was a section, buried somewhere in the Alteration and Conjuration topics, that mentioned the creation of conscious life.

He hadn’t given it much thought at the time.

“Then what if we have children? Would they be able to survive in this place?” he asked, purely out of curiosity.

“Children?” she repeated, her voice tinged with disbelief a hint of embarrassment. She had come across the concept through the novels and comics she’d read over the years.

She hadn’t considered it before, but now that he brought it up, she found herself lost in thought.

Could they truly create life here? If they could, it would mean the first race capable of surviving in the void—an unprecedented breakthrough.

And not just that, she realized the implications were even bigger. If they could have children, those offspring would inherit their Magic Bodies. From the very start, they would be overpowered, far stronger.

Their potential would be limitless, something neither of them could fully comprehend yet.

Asher was also thinking the same thing. In fact, it was one of his last moves if they couldn’t escape the void—building a family.

Maybe, after a couple of thousand years, they could even create a civilization.

The thought seemed absurd at first, but in a place with little to no options, it didn’t seem as crazy anymore. Even in the Bible, the first humans started with just two opposite sexes.

At the same time, with more people like them—individuals with bodies capable of surviving the void—the chances of breaking through this place would be higher.

Just as they were lost in their conversation, they didn’t realize they had already reached the top.