"Of course they cannot summon gods, but aside from the Tree Hollow, they once found other ways to travel through time. It was not true time travel, yet it still caused most of them to suffer from the Time Curse.
"They are all madmen abandoned and despised by time. They believe they can uncover time's secrets and thus master the Power of Time, but they are merely children holding the most dangerous weapons, with ignorance so terrifying it is beyond measure."
There was worry in those golden eyes. Shade understood what she meant: the Tree Hole Association likely possessed the power to accidentally bring disaster upon the entire Material World.
"As for sealing those Tree Hollows, the temples and churches of Old Gods associated with time and trees mentioned by the Hermits will certainly work. But disordered time can also be countered with ordered time.
"The Church of the Dawn Church possesses a large ritual related to stabilizing time. Even they themselves do not yet know that this ritual can contain Distorted Tree Holes. I cannot tell you the ritual's name directly, but if you have them investigate, they will find it soon enough with the Church's efficiency."
In the future, "Distorted Tree Holes" in the Material World would certainly become more and more common, just like other disasters. Shade could not possibly contain every Tree Hollow himself, so it was necessary for the Church to possess a standardized means of containment.
"As for the Paradox Worm, I'm sorry, but I cannot offer you any advice on that. For now, you can only use that elf's secret technique. In the stories I know, only candidates among the Chosen Ones can fight such worms."
"What about Luvia, then? Is she also a Chosen One of Time, or has she mastered some