"Another interesting question." Hermes Trismegistus stroked his chin. "They are connected! He is not us, yet he is also us."
"I see." Wizet nodded and asked his third question. "Mr. Trismegistus, are those items kept in Departments of Mysteries around the world connected to you?"
Hermes Trismegistus nodded. "Of course they are."
Wizet gave an understanding hum. "I understand..."
Both his own theory of the soul and the line of writing he had just obtained from the Emerald Tablet rubbing could be used to understand Hermes Trismegistus's two answers.
"Your understanding of the self runs deep..." A trace of surprise appeared on Hermes Trismegistus's face as he asked his second question. "What exactly do you understand?"
"He is not us, yet he is also us..." Wizet explained. "I understand what that means."
"Mr. Trismegistus, if my conjecture is correct, Odin shares the same origin as you, though his memories and experiences diverged."
"That was why he ultimately chose to sacrifice himself and bring Runes to the world, much as you brought the 'Otherworld' to it."
"And those items from the Department of Mysteries—I learned of their possible origins from Headmaster Dumbledore. So the same reasoning applies..."
"Those items from the Department of Mysteries were also gifts you gave to 'them,' meant to help 'them' develop properly. Mr. Trismegistus, are you satisfied with this answer?"
"No wonder it was you..." Hermes Trismegistus said wistfully. "Your conjecture is correct—one could even say it is without the slightest deviation."
"Whether it was the Odin you mentioned or the items preserved in the Department of Mysteries, they were among the last things we could do."
He watched Wizet. "Your focus is rather strange. Based on what I originally thought, I expected you to ask about something else..."
"For example, what exactly your mission is,