"That lord deemed that we had passed and gave us one chance to ask a question."
Liriel's words stirred a flicker of interest in Cruel Scholar's eyes. "Oh? Then what did you ask?"
Liriel answered truthfully, "I am a dream witch, and I have always been very interested in the Deep Dream World. So at first, I wanted to ask a question about that world."
As soon as she said this, everyone present felt their hearts rise into their throats.
It was not just Liriel. They too wanted to know about Deep Dream.
"Bzz bzz, did you ask?" The red-and-blue flames in Mechanical Creator's eyes suddenly surged upward.
Liriel nodded. "I did, but it said that it could tell me information about this enclave, yet once I left, all memories of this place would be erased."
"Then it further confirmed whether I still wished to ask about the enclave."
Lowering her head, Liriel said in a voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz, "After weighing it for a moment, I changed my question."
Everyone: "..."
"At the time, I thought that since my memories would be erased, I might as well ask something else. But as it turned out, whether I changed the question or not, as long as I left the Interrogation Labyrinth, my memories would disappear... If I had known that, I would not have changed my question."
Liriel murmured helplessly.
Though everyone was somewhat speechless at this point, there was nothing wrong with Liriel's reasoning itself, and she had not lied.
So, even if they found it regrettable, they could only accept it.
Beast Lord asked, "What question did you change it to in the end?"
Liriel said, "Later, I asked it... whether it was creating a world."
Liriel's question seemed somewhat out of left field, but