Emily, clad in a nightgown, had just emerged from the Magic Array and was completely bewildered.
She had been quietly meditating before bed in her room at the academy residence when, without realizing it, she suddenly fell asleep. Then she found herself in this pitch-black place.
This was highly abnormal. As a spellcaster who walked the path of dreams, she could not possibly enter a dream uncontrollably unless some external force had interfered.
She looked around. Beneath her was a faintly glowing, strange Magic Array. Beside it stood an odd rabbit dressed in formal attire and white gloves, staring at her with pink eyes.
At the same time, she sensed a peculiar feeling of weightlessness. It seemed she was slowly falling. "Did you bring me here?"
Unable to make sense of the situation but not sensing any immediate danger, Emily looked at the rabbit and cautiously asked her question. At the same time, she activated the power of the Nightmare Lantern hidden within her spirit.
As someone chosen by the Nightmare Lantern, this could be considered one of her innate abilities. A faint azure glow radiated from her body, making her Dream Body appear as crystalline as Crystal.
The faint outline of a lantern phantom enveloped her entire body, making the Girl at its center seem like the lantern's wick.
"Do you still remember me, Emily? I'm Anvis."
Under the Girl's astonished gaze, the rabbit in formal attire suddenly spoke, and it did so with an exceptionally standard Empire aristocratic accent.
That was not all. Seemingly having seen something on her, the rabbit's tone became somewhat teasing.
"...Remember now? Yes, that naive fat sheep who invested in you at the Academy Free Trade Zone, provided you with a large sum of gold coins and cultivation resources every month for free,