The two old people in the room disappeared. Just like their appearance, their disappearance was sudden and without warning.
I looked at Illusory Light.
He seemed distracted, as if he felt nostalgia, grief, and confusion all at once.
"You didn't know about this?" I asked.
Illusory Light shook his head, then seemed to realize something and glanced at me. His expression darkened. "I didn't. Back then... my aunt and my dad were mainly the ones who handled all this..."
In other words, Illusory Light didn't know the details.
I hadn't seen a calendar in the room, but I guessed this had happened many years ago.
"This place seems to match your memories. What do you know about it?" I continued.
"My grandparents were a little paranoid. They believed Greenleaf and thought the place over there was haunted. I don't know the specifics..." Illusory Light's account grew jumbled. He seemed to be doubting his own memories.
It wasn't strange that he would have doubts.
Before encountering this game, he probably hadn't believed in ghosts or supernatural events at all. Maybe even after entering the game space, he hadn't thought of it as something supernatural. It could just as easily be called fantasy or science fiction.
After seeing the balcony door open inexplicably with his own eyes, Illusory Light had begun to doubt the things he'd once firmly believed.
However, he quickly grew calm and resolute again.
I guessed he'd found an explanation he could accept. After all, this was the game space, not the real world. Whatever happened here couldn't prove that the same thing had happened back then.
I believed everything happening here was what had happened in reality. This was the "reality" Bai An had seen. His ability couldn't be wrong.
The only thing I still had reservations about