One Player Short

After seeing Moon City's Exploration Team carrying lanterns, Neph's spot-the-difference game officially ended in failure.

She followed the Exploration Team across the boundless wilderness to Moon City. Their reunion was neither as grand nor as dramatic as she had first imagined. When she entered the room atop the tower, her second arrival as an Oracle drew no attention whatsoever.

Once the Exploration Team members left, Moon City High Priest Nim looked at Neph and stood. He came around the desk, took several steps toward her, then crossed his arms and bowed.

"Your Excellency Neph, it is a pleasure to see you again."

This time, Neph neither stepped aside nor made any other unnecessary movement. She stood where she was and accepted his bow, smiling quietly.

"There's no need to be so formal, Priest."

This was hardly something she would have done before leaving last time, so Nim easily noticed the second change in her. Recalling that Pure White Space and Neph, who had become one with it, he bowed even lower and said,

"I offer you our respect and gratitude on behalf of everyone in the city."

That was about the limit of Neph's patience. She walked past Nim and sat in the chair he had just vacated. Nim turned to follow her movements. Looking at him, Neph sighed and said,

"Sit."

Only then did Nim sit down. Neph noticed that the High Priest still kept his head cautiously lowered, never looking up at her.

*Surely an Oracle alone doesn't warrant this-to be honest, it's more like a believer meeting a god... I remember Mr. A and Ouroboros doing this. Even if they wouldn't be corrupted, they wouldn't look directly at Him. But he wasn't like this before I left... Is it because of my attitude? Or the Pure White