10. Memories of That Day

The room was filled with dozens of telescopes, all haphazardly arranged.

Standing in their midst, Tarmin couldn’t contain himself any longer and asked about the witch’s suspicious reaction.

“What’s going on, Eldona? Am I destined to go bald after all?”

The witch didn’t answer at first, only gazing at Tarmin with a look full of suspicion.

She tilted her head and peered through the lens again.

She raised her head and shifted her gaze as if thinking, checked Tarmin with her naked eye, then looked through the lens again. She repeated this several times.

“Hey, Eldona. What on earth are you—”

“Are you really Tarmin?”

“Huh?”

Faced with such a baffling question, Tarmin could only respond in confusion...