As she spoke, Adele took a rolled-up object from the bookshelf to the right of the "clothesline." Only after unfolding it did Shade realize it was a canvas, though it was completely blank now.
Adele continued explaining:
"I told you before that after meeting you, not only have the experiences of my present self entered my mind, but so have the experiences of my past selves who lived through different Sixth Epochs, all in the form of memories. I discovered something: in every Sixth Epoch so far, I survived into the era after the apocalypse. Yes, every time, I made it to the end."
Shade therefore asked:
"But I remember you saying that there is only one apocalypse, and that after all the Sixth Epochs are destroyed, they all connect to this place. Even the apocalypse that will befall the Sixth Epoch I belong to will probably lead to the current outcome."
Adele nodded.
"You're wondering why only one version of me exists here rather than multiple versions, aren't you? I think that is the most important reason I was able to become a demigod in the era after the apocalypse—versions of me from different times together achieved 'uniqueness,' allowing me to ascend to demigodhood.
"No, that isn't important. What I mean is that although the other me's are theoretically also me, they each had different experiences living through the apocalypse. And among all of us, the most remarkable research was the discovery of a method for long-distance travel during the Doomsday Era."
She brought over an easel and placed the canvas on the drawing board.
"Use World Tree material as the canvas, representative objects from before the apocalypse as brushes, and memories as paint to create an image of a certain place. If that place still has ruins remaining