John began learning about the world he was in from Johanna.
The Upside-Down City.
Well, the name certainly sounded like John's style.
Considering John had copied a certain Dark Lord's style even when naming his pets, the city's name had probably taken a similarly literal approach.
The Upside-Down City consisted of two cities, one inverted above the other.
The John Council ruled this place.
In other words, John's variants.
Of course, according to Lies, they were all genuine Johns from the Multiverse, while John was the freakish variant.
Together, their council governed this city in the gap between existence and disappearance.
Eternal Day, Eternal Night.
Dawnlight, Dusk.
Eternal Day belonged to Dawnlight, and Eternal Night belonged to Dusk.
That was the council's rule.
It was also something all the Johns agreed on.
Eternal Day was the city beneath John's feet, a place that would never fall into darkness.
Daylight was its constant theme.
The other, inverted city was the exact opposite. Night reigned there, and a John named Dusk governed it.
Apart from those two Johns, there was also the Mirror Tower, where the council resided.
It was the Magic Tower John had seen.
That place lay between Eternal Day and Eternal Day.
Like the city itself, it existed in a gap.
It was also the seat of the John Council.
"Every John loses the person they love most," Johanna said dejectedly. "It's a curse."
"We're all people who fled the curse and came here."
At that, Johanna forced a smile. "You probably look down on us, since you're so great."
"I'm not as great as you think." John shook his head. "I'm just an ordinary, selfish wizard."
"How could that be?" Johanna frowned in disagreement. "You're the Wizard King."
"You seem to know a lot about me," John said.