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Gawain stood to one side, listening to Daniel and Selena converse, when he suddenly found himself thinking of his experiences in Konde Territory years ago—

A dream gradually invading reality, reality growing increasingly absurd and distorted, a nightmare creature that had nearly entered the real world...

In this world filled with Supernatural Power, dreams were often more than just dreams, and the boundary between reality and illusion... had always been blurred.

What Selena and her church brethren feared most now was clearly that something inside the sandbox would lose control and enter reality. And that thing... probably could not be dealt with by simply sending in an army.

These shut-ins obsessed with cutting-edge technology had finally managed to screw themselves—and everyone else—over big time in the field they knew best.

"Something brewed within the sandbox..." Daniel's tone turned grave as well. He softly repeated those words, his line of sight sweeping over the eerily silent church and the gray-robed old man standing quietly there with confusion in his eyes. "Let's hope it isn't..."

The old mage did not voice his concern, but judging by the deep, solemn looks in Selena's and Archbishop Yuri's eyes, they had clearly thought of something from this church and the "Upper Narrator faith" it represented. Yet in this strange place, out of basic occult common sense, no one spoke aloud of things that should not be spoken.

"We need to report what happened here to Your Holiness the Pope," Archbishop Yuri said after a moment of silence. "Also, this town must be preserved. We will need to gather more personnel later for a more thorough investigation."

Selena nodded slightly and said thoughtfully, "In addition, the customs and legends of this sect that worships the 'Upper Narrator' need to be analyzed in depth. Logically speaking, no