Inside the Dark Hut, Raphael withdrew all his power and reflected on Mr. Fool, whom he had just "encountered."
He remembered the Oldest One once saying that the current owner of Sefirah Castle was merely a tenant. The moment he became a god, he would have to pay all the rent he owed.
The other party's situation was much like his own: both were bluffing under the guise of a Sefirah.
The difference was that Raphael was purely bluffing and had no particularly impressive abilities.
Although Mr. Fool's abilities were not as terrifying as the level he displayed, Raphael could sense that the Fool had far more tricks at his disposal and was much stronger.
Raphael figured that the owner of Sefirah Castle was already a demigod, while he was only at Sequence 6. It was only natural that the other party had more tricks and stronger abilities.
The western outskirts of Backlund.
Raphael and the other three returned from the Spirit World to the real world one after another. Only then did Audrey and the others recover from their dazed state.
Fors looked around and discovered a small suburban town a short distance ahead of them.
She froze for a moment, then asked, "How did we get here?"
She only remembered Raphael telling them to lower their heads. Then she seemed to have suddenly fallen into a daze, and by the time she came to her senses, she was already here.
Raphael said, "We should thank the Lord of Evil Desires and the Fool. They saved us."
He then briefly described what had happened. After listening, Audrey and the other two said together, "Praise the Fool."
Raphael paused, feeling that this praise had come rather abruptly. He wondered whether he should praise the Lord of Evil Desires as well.