As for the players' wildly varied speculations,
Rogue found them quite entertaining. After all, these players had one more bizarre train of thought than the next.
Of course, it would have been even better if some of the more unhinged players had not started suspecting him, a Candle Keeper.
But jokes aside.
The giant skeleton's memories had left a deep impression on him and deserved serious attention.
The contaminated fingerprint left behind, as well as the master of the Withered Finger, clearly had an extraordinary origin. Even Rogue could not help feeling that the master of the Withered Finger was likely inseparable from the Extinguishing Moment.
Yet even though Candlewood Island now possessed abundant intelligence, and the players had learned a great deal through their explorations, Rogue had not found the slightest clue related to it.
However, regarding the Giant Devouring Sun incident at the end of the Dusk Era... perhaps no one understood it better than one of those involved.
"Candlefire from afar... what brings you here again?"
Within the Long Night Domain, the Long Night Queen looked at Rogue, who had appeared before her once more, and spoke.
Like Fallen Fire Twilight, she knew that Candlefire seemingly did not belong to this world. Yet she had no way of learning anything more about it.
Nor was she unfamiliar with Rogue, for he had visited her long ago.
It was precisely because of this that the Long Night Domain experienced by the players was more like a game instance.
"Take a look at this."
Faced with the Long Night Queen's divine inquiry, Rogue did not waste time. Getting straight to the point, he raised a hand and summoned the memories hidden within the giant skeleton.
The Withered Finger and its fingerprint appeared vividly within them, their terror seeming ready