"Stop looking, Vanessa." Victoria sighed. "The fact that she could leave the Abode directly means her strength has already reached an unimaginable level."
"Or her Path is extremely unusual... even then, she's probably no weaker than I am."
"That's a level beyond history... even if the Era ends and the world collapses, she could survive alone."
At this point, a trace of complicated emotion flickered through Victoria's eyes.
"I built this Abode merely to escape the destruction destined to happen within history, but she already exists outside history... her very existence is on the same level as my Abode."
Vanessa slowly turned her head. "Then who's stronger, her or a Great Being?"
Victoria faltered. "A Great Being, of course, but even a Great Being might not be able to catch her... probably. History in a Dream isn't linear, either. Anyway, it's very complicated..."
As Victoria explained in a low voice, Vanessa suddenly grabbed her hand.
"Ah! What are you doing... what's wrong?"
Startled, Victoria even began to stammer.
She looked at Vanessa, only to find her staring straight up into the air.
"It's no use. She's already left this place. If she hadn't left completely, the Great Being might have stepped in to stop her, but she's gone entirely now. Could anyone forcibly drag her back?"
After saying this, Victoria looked up into the air.
Then she froze, rubbing her eyes in disbelief.
"Why is she back?"
Lillian was equally incredulous.
In midair, she blinked and looked down at the familiar Courtyard, utterly bewildered.
"Huh?"
It was not as though Lillian had never encountered a Great Being taking action personally. She would be somewhat worse for wear in such circumstances, but as long as she abandoned a few more Cast-off Skins, she would still be able to escape.
She had