The King of the North, Ulyssan, was a Frost Dragon who had not become a Demigod through a normal Pathway advancement. He was a monster driven mad by the accumulation of numerous frost-type Beyonder Characteristics. In certain areas, he might rival a Demigod, but he had weaknesses elsewhere...
For now, though, he was fast asleep atop a mountain of treasure, utterly unaware that three uninvited guests had arrived.
Even so, Abner and the others did not let their guard down. After investigating through Divination, Prophecy, and Analysis, they finally confirmed that Ulyssan would not wake unless he was harmed.
"Perhaps it's because the cast of protagonists in Groselle's Travels isn't complete yet, so the story has stalled," Abner speculated, drawing on the original story and what lay before them.
Edwina nodded thoughtfully. "The last few pages of the travelogue really are stuck together. I still can't turn them...
"So entering the way we did can't move the plot forward?"
Staying in character as Gehrman, Klein held up the Card of Blasphemy in his hand, then pointed to the cards held by the two Mysticism Mentors. "Black Emperor. Error. Door," he stated flatly.
Imitating Miss Sharron won't make you any cuter... Abner thought. Still, he understood Klein's point.
The Black Emperor symbolized the Distortion of rules. Error exploited loopholes in the world. And a Door opened on the basis of those two—how could that be the same as entering normally?
Roselle's ritual had clearly been designed to open a back door.
"Since he's been asleep this whole time, let's not attack him for now. Something unpleasant might happen... Besides, the exit is above his head. If he dies, there's no telling whether the Cards of Blasphemy can open another door," Abner suggested after some thought.
The main concern was that once