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Cattleya lowered her head even further. She did not find this frightening. After all, such behavior was perfectly normal for a God. By comparison, she still felt that the conversation she had interrupted posed more of a threat.

Klein turned to Neph. Neph blinked, looked at Cattleya, and spoke rapidly:

"If I remember correctly, you're a member of the Moses Ascetic Order?"

"Yes." Cattleya nodded.

Neph stared at her for two seconds before suddenly saying, "You possess a great deal of knowledge-"

She paused, turned to Klein, and asked, "Mr. Fool, could you help?"

Klein nodded gently. With his assistance, the White Corridor Neph had seen in her divination dream materialized. Then Neph turned and asked Cattleya:

"Have you ever seen a building like this?"

Cattleya shook her head with absolute certainty.

Neph frowned and leaned back against the sofa. Klein realized she had no further questions. Although he was curious about Cattleya's encounter with the Hidden Sage, he still said:

"If there's nothing else, you may return."

Cattleya bowed again. "As you wish."

Klein severed her connection to Sefirah Castle. Once her figure vanished, he asked Neph:

"Do you know why the Hidden Sage has targeted her? Hmm-perhaps you also know where the Hidden Sage came from?"

"Strictly speaking, she hasn't actually been targeted." Neph shook her head. "Do you know that higher-ranking beings of a Pathway can influence those at lower ranks?"

Klein nodded, and Neph sighed.

"The Hidden Sage was once the God worshipped by the Moses Ascetic Order. At first, this wasn't a specific God that actually existed, until the Uniqueness of the Hermit Pathway became corrupted and developed consciousness-

"At that moment, the Hidden Sage truly came into being. From then on, he began pursuing all Mystery Pryers. As a member of the Moses Ascetic