Although Abner had long guessed at the state of this "self," Rhine Calendia, from various signs, nothing proved more clearly than the Dream Tapir before his eyes that he had not completely dissipated.
"Just as expected of 'me'... Aside from Giuseppe, not a single one of us was willing to simply perish like that!
"Moreover, Rhine left his original body to Lilith not only to scheme against her. It was also possible that he did not want to 'change sex,' so he was unwilling to let the later 'me' use his body as a medium for Resurrection.
"His plans for Resurrection were probably elsewhere... rather than tampering with a Resurrection Secret Art like 'Alvin' did, attempting to replace me and make his will dominant..."
With a soft sigh, Abner thought helplessly, "But as my Sequence and status rise, I will inevitably come into contact with the various arrangements they left behind. There is no avoiding that...
"So I cannot be afraid or retreat. It would be best to understand them as much as possible and respond proactively!
"The only good news is that existences such as the goddess and Lilith either do not care about my 'mental infighting,' or prefer the current me to take the lead. After all, according to them, this version of me is relatively 'clean,' the one least affected by the Unknown, and therefore the most beneficial to them..."
After stroking the Dream Tapir's head and pondering for a while, Abner finally stood up and said to the still-shocked Closia beside him, "Hurry upstairs before my Transformation ends."
With that, he had the Dream Tapir lead the way while he followed behind, carefully stepping onto the stairs.
Only then did Miss Sloth finally recover her senses. As she followed Abner, she turned her head and scrutinized