After Iver awoke, he immediately tidied up his Ritual Site.
The White Crystal pendant that had been roasted earlier was no longer pure. Iver ground it into powder and set it aside for later use.
After absorbing the aura of the Dream Realm, its spirituality had become excessively mixed, to the point that it had lost the concept of "White Crystal." In any alchemical process or ritual requiring "White Crystal," it would only bring failure.
But it was not pure trash, either. Its academic name was "Sub-Dream Crystal." In alchemy and Ritual Studies, it possessed a very weak concept that could blur the boundary between dreams and reality.
If two opposing types of mana were infused into a portion of crystal dust, then harmonized using the extract of an adult cuttlefish's entire brain, and finally added to a bottle of white wine before being distilled down to half its original volume, the result would be three portions of Forget-Worry Water. Drinking one portion would let someone forget their greatest sorrow as if it had only been a dream.
--In the game's main storyline, after Yulia died, "Iver" fell into grief. He became visibly depressed and haggard. Under the guidance of Iver's adoptive father, Professor James Moriarty, the Player Character used the White Crystal pendant Iver had given them as a memento after advancing as the material to produce this potion, then gave it to Iver to drink.
After drinking the potion, Iver fell into a deep sleep. When he woke up, he was clearly much better.
It was as if the incident had not happened several days ago, but several years ago instead.
That was also the first time James Moriarty participated in the game's main storyline.
...Now that Iver was preparing this potion himself, he felt a subtle sense