Was that tearing process what the Brass Dial now called "tearing dreams apart"?
If that really was the case...
Elliot narrowed his eyes slightly. He had used the rifts those Lords of Dreams tore open as they tried to squeeze in to kill them one by one.
"Could tearing dreams apart be dangerous? At the very least, having the Difference Engine close them is pretty dangerous."
He had no idea whether other beings had similar control abilities.
Elliot suddenly had a strange feeling. The Difference Engine was more like a "door" that could open in dreams and pull others inside.
It could also close abruptly, slicing whatever had entered in half.
"Perhaps I haven't unlocked all the Difference Engine's functions yet..." Elliot murmured.
As long as someone was a Believer, the Difference Engine could control even their corpse. Perhaps it offered more ways to operate within dreams, too.
Setting that thought aside, Elliot looked back at the advancement information.
"Climbing beyond the first realm... this first realm should correspond to the low ranks of the Supernatural. Reaching the middle ranks therefore counts as crossing beyond it."
"The Supernatural has thirteen ranks in total. Every three minor ranks make up a realm, which gives exactly four realms... hmm?"
Elliot froze.
If three ranks made up a realm, there should have been twelve ranks in total. How had it become thirteen?
Was there an extra rank?
Did one realm have four ranks, or... was there another rank above the four realms?
"I'll check Tryst's books later. He came up with this division of the Thirteenth Rank of the Supernatural, too, so there should be an explanation."
Whether it was the Twelfth Rank or the Thirteenth Rank, they were far too distant for him. Elliot returned his gaze to the Difference Engine.
"Climbing