"Sea God Church."
Chloe spoke the words without hesitation.
Before she had even had time to transport the shell, Theus had summoned her.
After hearing Theus's account, she immediately named it. The moment Theus heard it, he felt as though a string of memories had been activated, instantly surfacing in his mind.
The Sea God Church—one of the churches that had once been erased. Chloe had told him that this name could not be remembered; it would only gradually fade away before vanishing from memory on its own.
In the end, it became the strange state of, "I remember there was something like that, but I can't remember what it was at all."
"Wait, then how did you remember it?"
Theus suddenly spotted the blind spot.
"It's simple. You've seen tattoos, right? Ink is pierced into the skin with a needle. If our memories are like writing and drawing on paper, then remembering something like this requires a tattoo—you use a needle to pierce it into the deeper layers of memory. That way, no matter how it is washed away, it will not be easily forgotten."
"And that needle is willpower."
"Use willpower to pierce through reality's barrier and engrave the memory upon the soul, and it will not be forgotten."
Chloe spoke with a smile as she curiously examined the underground palace. Though she had dealt with quite a few Banshees, this was her first time coming here.
"Piercing through reality with willpower? Why does that sound so much like Cognitive Interference?" Theus frowned. "Is that safe?"
"Of course it isn't safe. Anything that causes disturbances in reality may bring about Pollution, and Cognitive Interference is no exception. That is why only a will honed through countless trials can accomplish it—resolutely and decisively piercing through reality, sending memories deep