"Blanche's talent is called Dream Design."
"In her own words, it means 'embellishing one's persona in a dream,' Dream Design for short."
Blanche had actually possessed this talent even before becoming a gifted one.
It was simply too well hidden. No one had noticed it, and Blanche herself had not known it was a "talent" at the time.
It was not until she took Camilo as her master and happened to mention it that Camilo realized something was amiss.
The ability of Dream Design could be summed up in one sentence: before falling asleep, imagine a persona, and once you entered a dream, you became that persona.
It sounded rather strange, but many people had actually had similar experiences.
Before people fell asleep was when they were most relaxed, and when their cerebral cortex was most active.
Perhaps because daytime life had been too exhausting, some people would imagine stories in their minds at such times—stories with themselves as the protagonist, or stories that gave them a sense of satisfaction.
For instance, before falling asleep, a lovestruck young girl might imagine herself becoming a princess and meeting the prince charming she secretly adored. Then all manner of sweet yet embarrassing scenes would unfold.
Of course, some imagined meeting more than one prince charming—plump and slender alike, all available for her to choose from in her dream.
Or take a youth with desires as deep as a bottomless ravine. Before sleeping, he might imagine himself achieving great merit and establishing a career, becoming an extravagantly wealthy tycoon scattering money everywhere, becoming a supreme powerhouse, surrounded by countless beauties...
It could be said that quite a few people arranged an identity for themselves before bed, then experienced in their fantasies a story that left their hearts feeling fulfilled.
However, once these people