Although Sigmund and Coleman had entered the real Otherworld through Wonderland Authority, they had no way to open the Text Panel.
If one had to say, the Dark Corner Guide in Sigmund's hand was somewhat like a rudimentary Text Panel. But in essence, Wonderland Authority had merely stripped off a small portion of its power to temporarily set up an offline terminal. It could not connect to Dream Crystal Plain's main network at all.
Moreover, its utility was extremely limited.
As for Coleman and the others, once they entered Instrument World, their Text Panels shut down completely. No information was displayed, and no quests would be triggered. Only after returning to their physical bodies would the panels reopen and perform the final quest settlement.
Their examples showed that Wonderland Authority was indeed affecting the real world, but its influence was limited.
The "Text Panel," in particular, could not possibly be opened in reality.
Yet this time was different. Camilo's Text Panel had appeared in reality. Even if it had lasted only an instant, it had appeared.
Did this mean... that Wonderland Authority's influence over reality was growing ever greater?
At this rate, might it one day be possible to open the Text Panel in reality as well?
If the Text Panel could truly be opened as a normal state, that would be extraordinary.
It would mean that Wonderland Authority had begun to intertwine with reality, thoroughly becoming part of reality's laws—perhaps even one of the universe's underlying laws!
That might sound somewhat abstract, so here was an example.
Quest World, the world of the dead, was a special world capable of permeating countless planes and drawing all souls home.
At intervals, it stirred up Soul Tides throughout the boundless planes, guiding souls into its own realm.
This "Soul Tide" was