"No matter what, we need to go deeper."
After completing the analysis, the two boarded the airship called [Mistletoe] once more.
The cabin door closed soundlessly, and the instruments inside lit up with a deep blue glow.
The engine emitted a low, steady hum. The airship adjusted its course and charged toward the barrier ahead like an arrow loosed from a bow, ripples of data spreading around its hull.
Throughout the process, their thoughts and discussion never ceased.
Herta kept her eyes fixed on the complex structures constantly flowing ahead.
"Zandar had to deceive the original Phainon and Cyrene. That much is certain."
Screwllum nodded slightly.
"Logic: he had long recognized the threat of [Remembrance], yet had no means of eliminating it."
On the console before them, holographic displays showed real-time environmental data from within the Demiurge Matrix. Curves and numbers constantly flickered and shifted.
Screwllum observed the readings, a faint glimmer flashing in his mechanical eyes as a trace of confusion entered his voice.
"Path energy readings: [Erudition]—declining. [Destruction]—abundant."
"[Remembrance]... zero?"
"What's going on?" Herta immediately pressed, shifting her gaze from the barrier to the anomalous readings.
"Cause unknown." He gently shook his head, his metallic voice calm.
"In the Reality Matrix, It left behind no trace whatsoever."
"That shouldn't be possible." Herta folded her arms and investigated.
"Was [Remembrance]'s material exhausted by [Re-Creation]?"
"Let's keep that in mind for now. We can't connect these clues yet."
"Exercise utmost caution. The [Destruction] reading is still rising." Screwllum watched the red curve steadily climbing on the screen.
"Hm?" He suddenly made a quiet sound of surprise, as though he had caught an unusual signal.
"What is it?" Herta looked at him in confusion.
"Interesting: I have detected a signal from [Beyond Mythology]."
At that moment, the Fourteen-Line Algebraic Formula barrier