A shared oracle

"Miss ' Pure White ' should have introduced me to you already," Klein, removing his hat and bowing slightly, "But I'd like to reintroduce myself."

He straightened up and smiled, "I am Gehrman Sparrow, an Adventurer."

Laila looked at Leomaster, Leomaster nodded slightly and repeated his name.

"Leomaster."

"You can call me Laila," Laila replied.

They didn't question the way Klein was addressed, a form of address Neph had used extensively and which she still preferred to use today; in Leomaster's eyes, it was probably a matter of personal preference.

After a brief introduction, Leomaster got straight to the point, telling them what he knew about Botis:

"Among the items on Botis's person, the most noteworthy is a level 0 Sealed Artifact, known as the ' Box of the Great Old Ones.'"

"As far as I know, the ' Box of the Great Old Ones ' came from the Abraham Family, and because it was never obtained by the Church Orthodoxy, it has no serial number."

"It was transformed from an Angel of the Abraham Family during the Fourth Epoch Age. It is said that this Angel loved to roam the Cosmos, and one time, after returning from the Cosmos, he died silently in his home..."

The Cosmos... Klein's heart skipped a beat, and he instinctively looked up at the sky.

Leomaster ignored his reaction and continued:

"His Beyonder Characteristic, combined with his remains, formed a Sealed Artifact resembling a jewelry box. Instead of attempting to destroy this box, Mr. 'The Door,' Bethel Abraham, named it the ' Box of the Great Old Ones.'"

"The first layer of the ' Box of the Great Old Ones ' can toy-like a target location, swapping its position with its own internal space. The second layer Record different locations; once released, the holder and beings within its effect range can directly travel to the corresponding area, traversing the Cosmos and exploring the Universe like the Angel of the Abraham Family."

"As for the third floor..."

Leomaster frowned slightly and continued:

According to Botis, he himself didn't know what was hidden in the third level of the "Box of the Great Old Ones," in fact, he didn't even have the courage to explore it, because his Spirituality intuition told him that something terrifying was hidden there.

"Although I haven't personally handled the ' Box of the Great Old Ones,' these words should be true."

"Besides..."

He practically laid bare Botis's secrets, making Klein acutely aware of the importance of keeping one's cards up one's sleeve in front of colleagues.

... But then again, since they believe in a "True Creator," it's unlikely they'd keep any trump cards up their sleeves, right? Like the third layer of that "Box of the Great Old Ones"... It's entirely believable that Botis truly didn't know... Hmm, I wonder if Neph knew anything about it...

Klein's thoughts churned for only a moment before he returned to the conversation, and he spoke thoughtfully:

"Your understanding of Botis is beyond my expectations. It seems that, at least in terms of intelligence, we no longer need to seek it from others."

"However, I still have a question—do you know where we're supposed to find Botis?"

"We have a way to communicate," Leomaster said.

"Go on," Neph urged Klein, who was still smiling, "How did he get in touch with Botis?"

"You didn't know?" Klein asked.

"Should I know?" Neph retorted.

"Of course," Klein shook his head, "Because he prayed directly to your Lord."

"... That's one line of thought." Neph closed her eyes weakly.

"Alright," Klein, pulling out a jewelry box and frowning at Neph. "Do you know what's hidden in its third compartment?"

Neph paused slightly, then shook her head.

--Even after she "traveled through time," the secrets hidden within the "Box of the Great Old Ones" remained unrevealed. However, based on the content of the second book and the origin of the "Box of the Great Old Ones," Neph could roughly deduce that the things hidden in the third layer were related to the existence of the Cosmos.

>p/<"? Do you even know?" A faint look of worry appeared on his face, but his brows furrowed as he heard Enlake's words.

>p/<. My head is tilted to one side, what happened? How come?

>p/<. Ask Enlake, "What happened to Stebb? How did you know?"

>p/<"? Is it because I was scared to death that I started fighting? Is there no root cause of the result? The third layer of the 'box of the old day' is determined to start fighting. When will you and him die? Are you sure?" asked Funa, then recalled the action and raised her eyebrows.

>p/<. Dao Ya Jing Enlake "? Dao Zhi Me Zhe You"

>p/<. Next, Funa was surprised and exclaimed, "Ah, it's true!"

>p/<. "Death is a real possibility, and it's quite likely. You're used to it, so you know," Enlake said. "Death is a real possibility, and it's likely a loss of control."

>p/<: Dao replied, exhaling slowly from her breath, Funa

>p/<. He couldn't die, but the ground changed, the time changed, I never thought that this was the original reason he died.

>p/<"... It's really true."

>p/<."The End of Humanity's Game": The name flashed through his mind abruptly, and he shook his head, laughing like a lost soul.

>p/<. What did she do? She had never even been in contact with anyone special or extraordinary. To this day, she is known as the Demon of Medicine. This is the 1st in the series of sequences.

>p/<! The imposed force seemed to have only been applied to her, but she couldn't find a new form of pressure—this was just the name she needed, but the authority of the name was unclear, it only brought no knowledge of the magic potion, using the 1st sequence of authority, and in fact, the other 2nd sequence of authority could be used Pure White, logically speaking

>p/<! The sense of death, the slight neglect she was in, was the most obvious among them.

>p/<."End of the game" is called the promise or that, 1 column in the order--

>p/<. He sighed slightly, his upper body Enlake over, his eyes fixed on the falling line of sight, and he used his hands to support his head.

"If so," she shook her head slightly, "Then you must go out from here."

I can't find a solution...

Klein seemed to realize what was happening and asked curiously, "Am I about to surpass you?"

"...?" Neph stared at him expressionlessly.

Klein coughed softly and asked, "Is this box Rian with me?"

"There's no safer place than here," Neph said.

"Is that so?" Klein said thoughtfully. "I'm actually a little worried, you know? This time, the ' Sefirah Castle's' reaction is much stronger than before, and it's the first time I've encountered an object that, even while I was on the ' Sefirah Castle,' when the thought of Divination about it arose, my Spirituality intuition was preventing me from doing so..."

Nonsense, because if I'm not mistaken, this thing is related to the Outer Deity, and your "Sefirah Castle" probably can't stop the Great Old One... However, the power of the Outer Deity should be weakened within the barrier, right? They shouldn't be able to really do anything to you... But knowledge itself is a risk to you right now...

Neph hesitated for a few seconds, then suddenly reached out and pressed down on the "Box of the Great Old Ones".

"Relax the suppression a little," she said. "I have a rough guess about the source of this power, but I have no answer as to whom it belongs or what level it belongs."

"It came from the Cosmos," Klein said, "Isn't that right?"

Neph didn't answer, but frowned slightly as she looked at him. Klein smiled and said, "I know I can't ask, right?"

Neph nodded, Klein's smile faded as he reminded her, "I'm going to release the suppression."

Neph became serious. As the White Mist surged, within it, Neph heard the sounds of chewing and gnawing, the gurgling of digestive tracts. A palpable hunger struggled to break free. Neph closed her eyes slightly, feeling as if she could hear a delirious whisper:

"Hungry..."

That was, of course, an illusion. The owner of this power was far away in the Cosmos, and with the "Sefirah Castle" acting as a barrier, there was absolutely no way it could have transmitted the whispers. However, Neph still managed to figure out who the power hidden in the third layer belonged to.

"' Primordial Hunger '..." she whispered a name.

This puzzled Klein. He searched his memory for the name but couldn't find it, so he could only ask:

"Who is this?"

"The owner of this contamination," Neph curved her lips slightly, "Is my mother's brother or sister—or perhaps He has no gender, who knows?"

Klein's face suddenly darkened, and he asked warily, "Is there an item hidden inside that's on the same level as the ' Sefirah Castle '?"

"How could that be?" Neph rolled her eyes. "However, if you want to see something on the same level as the ' Sefirah Castle,' I can take you to see it once you become Angel... Well, to be precise, it's a soul on the same level as the ' Sefirah Castle's' master? Probably a soul, but I'm hard to pinpoint its exact form..."

Klein paused for a moment, then suddenly remembered something Neph had mentioned, and asked thoughtfully:

"Are you referring to... that Artifact Spirit?"

"Ha," Neph chuckled, "You still remember?"

Klein nodded and replied, "It's hard to forget... To be honest, I feel like my existence is quite similar to that of Artifact Spirit..."

"You know what, you really shouldn't say," Neph looked Klein up and down, a strange thought suddenly popping into her head, "You tell me, wouldn't the body of Beyonder be considered a Sealed Artifact...?"

"...?" Klein hesitated, stopping his movements and looking at Neph, lost in thought.

"I don't think this is a normal person's way of thinking," he said.

"I'm not human," Neph said.

Klein was speechless. He took a breath, decided not to provoke himself further, and changed the subject to business.

"I contacted Miss ' The Magician,' hoping she could convey goodwill to the Abraham Family —using Botis's head."

"Has it really come to this?" Neph's eyes showed a hint of bewilderment. "Then, you'll soon be free from this life of relying on your own two legs for transportation."

"Really?" Klein's eyes lit up.

>p/<: Instead of answering the question, Funai only curved her lips into a smile.

>p/<"? Is it necessary for you to be Divine Office? In the case of the family of Hamabraham, the foolish one."

>p/<. "... Confused Enlake?... The God of Messengers"

>p/<: Dao Mei Tiao Fu Nai

>p/<. Ah, yes"

>p/<. The cursed bloodline of the Hanlabea clan, they are capable of solving the problem for them, but they cannot, they are the ones who have given birth to them."

>p/<. I can't deal with her, I don't even need to keep my heart, the 'door' of that seal, um... little sister 'magic master', but you yourself are not enough for the next level."

>p/<"... The prayers of the Arabs will be heard every full moon. You don't need to, but when the moon is full, they are separated. Perhaps I can try."

>p/<"... but", Enlake frowned slightly, "... but, it is possible, it is possible"

>p/<". I am the one who believes in them, it is because of another side, of course... it is the situation that forces us to, the city is silvery, it is not the Moon City moves, it is not the city that moves, you have no faith in me, Mr. Fool", to supplement the way", "I will let you recite the name of the venerable Mr. "

>p/<"? I believed in the city, and when I became a city, the city was silvery white and the Moon City was bright, and I was worried about this." Enlake shook his head.

>p/<"? This foolish one waited to see how the city's silver-white and the Moon City were saved by the world's master... showing that I never thought,"Funa blinked her eyes"? I never thought I'd never come from you"

>p/<". It has already appeared, you can": He shook his head, then paused, Enlake.

>p/<: Saying Enlake again, he put down Zhang Weifuna.

>p/<... I want to be straight and I am"

>p/<? Is it possible for faith to coexist? Since the believer and the divine being exist, what is the situation? "Fennell"

"The church leader is like a good person, um... the Holy God of the West and East don't all come from faith, we are in a culture, you need to know."

Like Eggs, we only believe in Gods who are useful.

"But sometimes there isn't just one useful god..."

Neph shrugged and said:

"Just as devotees of Steam and Storm would go to Winter Offering Day to collect food stamps."

"From this perspective, the General Believer remains prevalent and unchanged, but I'm unsure whether there's a difference between truly devout and fanatical believers in this respect."

"In fact, I can't be sure whether the depth of faith affects the quality of the 'anchor'."

"So you don't have an answer either?" Klein asked thoughtfully.

Neph nodded slightly, and Klein continued:

"Let's get back to the original topic."

"I doubt that the Abraham Family will easily trust you—this has nothing to do with you, and I don't think they would easily trust Fool either."

"Miss ' Pure White,' I don't mind having a Oracle like you, but gaining the believers' recognition may have to be up to you."

It really is... wait, this seems familiar...

The scene of Moon City flashed through her mind, and Neph spoke somewhat absentmindedly:

"It's broken."

>p/<". So that God may share and make me"

>p/<: She opened her mouth and said something suggestive, then paused.

>p/<"? Is it your own intention to evaporate, and if so, regarding the question about you, Mr. Fool?"

>p/<. Ask Enlake, "Do you intend to introduce me?"

>p/<. Say Funa. Value references have "

>p/<"--The branch's female mother is especially concerned about her... the hatred and love of those who are foolish and don't want to hear me", she warned Enlake ", "This is too absurd and ridiculous"

>p/<. The interesting rumors and sayings I've compiled myself, have they returned to me?, I swear to heaven, Funa, "This one won't guarantee me"