When I could see those chains, I could also see the differences between them.
There were differences not only between the chains of spirits, ghosts, ordinary people, and ability users, but also between the chains of one ordinary person and another.
It was probably due to individual differences. But these differences had clearly affected how well my ability worked.
When I used my dream ability, my soul's chains exerted force on the chains of others. That was how I could possess them and, in turn, travel through time.
The strength of that force depended on the strength of my soul, as well as the strength of the other person's soul.
There was no doubt that Minsit was very strong, but the same couldn't necessarily be said of the others.
On the other hand, when I traveled through time, I could feel that the closer I got to the present, the stronger that force became.
Finding a dead person from several hundred years ago to possess was too difficult. At least with my current strength, I simply couldn't do it.
If I could find an ability user from several hundred years ago to possess, it would be easier.
But among the people Minsit had encountered, there hadn't been a single ability user.
It only harvested the souls of ordinary people.
Come to think of it, the souls it harvested weren't of particularly good quality. People with strong wills wouldn't be so easily tempted into selling their souls.
Although Minsit's chosen form of trade was to exchange lives, sacrificing oneself to save another soul, just look at the people it chose. Either they had lost their senses at the time of the deal, or they had seen the trap Minsit had set and believed they could make the deal using money or