Creak!
The stairs creaked under my feet as I slowly moved up the stairs that flanked the entrance hall.
I held onto the wooden railing while taking a few breaths to calm myself down.
I looked towards my right hand, where a black marking appeared.
The Nightwalker... It was back.
However, I knew that I couldn't summon it like before.
Thinking back on what had previously happened, I could only bitterly smile.
'It'll probably attack me if I summon it.'
I needed to think of a way to handle the situation with the Nightwalker. It was a really useful helper. It had already helped me get out of multiple terrible situations.
I couldn't do without it.
"...Too bad I don't see anything in the shop that might help me."
There were quite a few items I thought could help, but there was no guarantee they would work. They also didn't seem to be able to solve the crux of the problem.