When "Vice Admiral Deep Sea" Howl Constantine recited the honorific name of the "Land of Unknown," Abner, who was resting in his bedroom, instantly received the relevant information from the "Pure White Eye."
"Just reciting the name, without using the Secret Art I taught him?
"Is he testing me?"
Abner quickly guessed the other party's intentions. After some thought, he simulated the "Nightmare" ability and forcibly pulled Howl into a dream, while directing his avatar Owen to transform into a professor and silently enter his dream.
Elsewhere, having just finished reciting the honorific name, "Vice Admiral Deep Sea" felt dizzy for a moment. However, he quickly regained his clarity. Based on past experience, he knew that he was already inside a dream.
—That Saugust Sea Monster was likewise an expert at creating dreams. Whenever it assigned him a mission, it would pull him into an enormous dream palace.
After warily looking around, Howl discovered that, unlike his previous lucid dreams, he was standing in the small town from his childhood... the town where everyone had bullied him and his mother, leaving him with nothing but endless humiliation and resentment...
The town he had sacrificed to the Sea Monster in exchange for the power of a "Sea's Favored"!
"Why did you create this scene?" Howl guessed that the being who had pulled him into the dream was nearby and asked with a hint of displeasure.
Abner walked unhurriedly out of a house and replied with a smile, "I did not create it. This is simply the place that left the deepest impression on you."
"Is that so?" Howl fell silent for several seconds before saying, "The existence behind you can bypass the Sea Monster's mental imprint and invade my mind... I now believe that It can truly help me break free