"Lorry, a Sequence 9 Beyonder of the Marauder Pathway." Lorry also extended his right hand and shook Fors's lightly.
Lorry... so that was his real name? The Marauder Pathway... I've never heard of it. I wonder if Xio knows anything about this Pathway...
Their hands parted, and Fors spoke first.
"First, thank you for your help just now.
"Second, I want to make it clear that we aren't enemies. The real instigator is Falk. Perhaps there's room for us to work together.
"I hope we can exchange information and ideas to find a solution together. Of course, as a gesture of gratitude and sincerity, I can go first.
"I have a rough idea of what's going on-that black cat should be a creature from the Spirit World called Randolph's Brain."
Randolph's Brain? Lorry knew about the concept of the Spirit World, but he had never heard this monster's name before. Bewilderment instinctively surfaced in his dark eyes.
"I read an introduction to it in a book about the Spirit World.
"Supposedly, Randolph was a down-and-out writer from the Fourth Epoch. He lost a wager stipulated in a contract with a Demon, and his soul became corrupted, transforming him into a Spirit World Creature.
"That was how the first Randolph's Brain came into being.
"Because of their desires in life, their food is very unusual: the inspiration produced by human thought-I think that's also why Falk frequently holds Salons for fellow writers.
"Unfortunately, I only just realized this. Otherwise, I would certainly have warned everyone. Of course, that's also because nothing ever went wrong at previous gatherings."
At this point, she sighed softly and continued sharing what she knew.
"If their hunger isn't satisfied, they attack their masters and devour their brains. That's why they have another name:
"Brain Eater!
"These