Sensing the power of Sefirah Castle suddenly descend into the dream, Salted Fish sprang up in the distant real world, feeling as though he had missed a great deal:
"Mr. Fool has descended?"
"What's going on? Is he confronting an Outer Deity?"
The Dark Robe on Nimrod rapidly contracted and transformed, becoming a yellow-and-black formal suit at his command. Faint gray mist drifted in from somewhere, shrouding his face.
A mere trace of the Circle of Inevitability's power could not actually transform him into his "future" state, but there was an abundance of Sefirah Castle's aura here, and the Celestial Worthy himself was residing within Nimrod.
Although Nimrod could not directly use the power of Sefirah Castle here, once the Circle of Inevitability's power joined in and attempted to alter his state, he and the Celestial Worthy could unleash a thrilling combination move.
This was an error, a "BUG," and also an authority belonging to the Lord of the Mysteries.
"On you..." Aurore caught on, her expression turning ugly in an instant. "Was I affected just now too?"
"Yes, but I've already removed the influence from you." Sensing the additional symbolism within himself, Nimrod waved to the people beside him:
"I just used a little something special to frighten the evil spirit inside you."
"Aurore, just now, you..." Lumian's gaze suddenly grew urgent as he questioned her:
"What happened to you just now? What did Godfather mean by an evil spirit?"
Yet Lumian felt time around him slow to an endless crawl. As he watched Aurore's eyes gradually regain their smiling warmth, he felt as though he had plunged into an ice cellar.
Even Aurore's words, which left him somewhat embarrassed, failed to thaw the chill running through him:
"Lumian, when did you suddenly get a godfather? To think my