The magic-patterned hide scroll Sanders used was the one Angel had sent into the Dream Wilderness through the Dream Conch so that Frod could better maintain order in Firstheart City. There were not only magic-patterned hide scrolls, but many alchemy tools as well.
Although it was currently still impossible to bring real-world strength into the Dream Wilderness, with these tools, controlling a person was quite easy.
Under the effects of the magic-patterned hide scroll, Rolando sank completely into a daze.
"What is your name?" Angel asked casually.
"...Rolando Nord." After a long hesitation, Rolando replied.
Angel murmured to himself, "It seems he did not lie to Jin about his own name."
But just then, Sanders suddenly asked, "Rolando Nord, is that truly your real name?"
Rolando hesitated for a long while. Beads of sweat seeped across his forehead before he softly said, "No."
That answer startled Angel.
"How did Mentor know that wasn't his real name?" Angel frowned, confusion flashing through his eyes. "He has clearly been hypnotized. Can he still lie?"
Sanders said, "Did you not once speculate to Xius that the true master of Crimson Sovereignty should be someone with blood ties to the Guman King?"
"Since they share kinship blood, their surname should be the same. The Guman Royal House bears the family name Guman, not Nord."
Rolando's surname clearly differed from the truth. That was why Sanders had asked whether it was his real name. Sure enough, Rolando denied it.
"As for whether he is lying, we only need to ask."
Rolando seemed especially hung up on his own name, answering with particular reluctance. "I know my name is not Rolando, because I feel that Nord is not my surname."
"You feel?" Angel frowned. Under what circumstances would someone use words like "I feel" when speaking