"Creed?"
Joe and Miss Godney were both quite surprised to see their companion suddenly appear here.
"What are you doing here?"
"Why shouldn't I be here?"
Faced with his companions' questions, Creed smiled and spread his hands.
"Whose dream did you think this was?"
"Wait, what do you mean? Isn't this our teacher's dream? This is what happened during his archaeological excavation years ago. It has nothing to do with you!"
Joe frowned and glared at Creed in displeasure, but Creed merely smiled without saying a word.
Just then, Li Wei spoke.
"Though it seems impossible... don't tell me you were that child."
"Huh?"
"The local guide and his child, remember?"
Li Wei explained to Annie and the others.
"When I saw him earlier, I thought he looked a little familiar. And if this isn't the professor's dream, then it must be someone else's. So far, only three people have appeared in the professor's dream: the professor himself, the local guide, and his child. With Mr. Jansen showing up here as well, I think this is the only explanation."
Everyone stared in astonishment at Li Wei's guess, while Creed turned to look at him again.
"A detective indeed. Even our teacher didn't recognize me. But that's only natural. Back then, he abandoned us and left this temple alone. I imagine he wanted nothing more than to put everything about this temple out of his mind."
"Our teacher abandoned you?"
"That's right."
Creed nodded.
"Let me show you what really happened back then."
As Creed spoke, everything around them began to change. The enclosed underground space transformed into an old fishing village. A group of villagers knelt on the ground, bowing and praying over and over, while a little boy stood before them on a wooden crate.
At the same time,