You had come into contact with "Blasphemy."
"What?"
As he tried to go around the Grape Arbor, a voice suddenly appeared in his head. Blasphemy Elements were mostly connected to evil gods. Doctor Schneider had said that once one encountered such an element, the correct course of action was to turn around and run.
Shade wanted to turn and run as well, but there was someone in front of him. The weeping poet seemed not to have noticed Shade moving nearby.
"Is the poet a Ring Arcanist?"
His feet kept moving forward as he asked uneasily in his heart.
No.
Shade sighed in relief. While marveling at how useful Another Me was, his steps also became lighter. Without looking around, he walked straight beneath the Grape Arbor.
Only after he had completely left that area did he relax and stop beside a flowerbed for support. Just now, he had truly feared that a pair of hands would suddenly drag him into the darkness.
"Is something hiding beneath the Grape Arbor? Oh, it seems I can't run around carelessly anymore, or something really will happen."
The strange luck of this evening was truly difficult to understand. Shade felt it would be best to find somewhere safe and stop wandering about.
Once he had calmed down, he finally looked around. This was actually the Garden Maze. Built from hedges and bushes, the Garden Maze was not enough to make someone lose their way, but once one rashly entered it, they certainly would not get out without spending some time.
Shade checked his pocket watch. It had been nearly an hour since he had parted from Priest Augustus. He did not know whether he could play any role in the coming events, but at the very least, he could not sit here all