"Rest as usual, then continue advancing. I'll be gone for a while."
Leaving that message behind, Sean departed from the main group alone.
Big guy, although I once saw a wisp of Robin's Residual Soul, it shouldn't have been in that location, right? Sean asked silently in his heart.
Pride's voice carried an excitement and exhilaration Sean had never heard before. "No, that was definitely Mother's presence. I can't be mistaken! I am Her child; a child would never forget his mother!"
"But I remember Robin's Residual Soul being atop a mountain range. Logically, that should have been where She fell. Yet the direction you pointed out—" Sean frowned and looked ahead. All he could see was the crimson glow of lava. Forget mountains; he could not even see a rise in the terrain.
Pride urged him on. "You once saw my mother in a dream. That was above the moon, correct? What you entered was my mother's Soul World, much like your Soul Floating Island. This is an exclusive domain that the Realm of Illusion opens up for every individual."
"In the Realm of Illusion, no one's unique soul domain can be observed. You can think of the entire Realm of Illusion as one enormous bubble, while those exclusive domains are tiny bubbles outside it."
Sean nodded thoughtfully. "But now that the Realm of Illusion has collapsed, a gap has appeared in the surface of that enormous bubble. That means the little bubbles outside can slip in... Even though Robin has fallen, Her Soul World is the largest of them all, which is why you were able to sense it."
"That's right, exactly!" Pride even loudly praised Sean. "Wallerup, you're so smart! Yes, it is exactly as you thought, and I could never mistake Mother's presence!"
Sean nodded, then