Annan realized that he might still have underestimated the power of the "Book of the Celestial Chariot."
After all, it was also a remnant page of the "Book of Truth." Its re presence there should naturally produce so passive effects.
In those days, the Iris Marquis, not yet deified, almost reached a point where he was invincible under heaven with his "Book of Truth."
Of course, the power of the "Book of the Celestial Chariot" was not as overtly violent as the Iris Marquis’s "Book of Truth."
The essence of the "Celestial Chariot" might just be related to "fate."
It might even occupy a higher position than the concept of "fate" itself.
When Annan had first reverted to his original form, he felt a sense of relief.
The "Giralda" form could indeed deflect spells of the Idol School below the gold rank; however, being an idol wizard of the silver rank, it could not resist the mutual attraction and influence of destiny inherent to idol wizards. This implied that such nature did not fall within the "within gold rank" scope.
But as soon as Annan switched back to his original form, the feeling of being bound by sothing imdiately vanished without a trace.
Initially, Annan thought it was because his original form wasn’t at the rank of idol wizard, thus he was not affected by this sense of fate.
But it wasn’t until the morning after Annan had t Pope Benjamin and received the "key" from him that Annan suddenly realized the feeling of being compulsively tied by fate had imperceptibly disappeared.
It must have been completely erased by the "Book of the Celestial Chariot."
Annan hadn’t even done anything.
He simply reverted to his original form, and those threads of fate naturally snapped without the slightest warning, as if scorched by fla.
—"Fate," such a fragile force, cannot even approach the holder of the "Book of the Celestial Chariot."
The "fate" must have taken shape when Naifertali first t "Giralda" and the werewolf "Dorin." After all, the form of "Giralda" was a curse binding bestowed by the person in the mirror.
The real "Giralda" was a living stone statue created by the Mirror’s own hands. In the tiline of the real world, it should still be within the Frigid Wight Tower.
It was quite normal for the Mirror to intervene in Annan’s avatar.
—And the point at which this fate truly materialized must have been when "Pope Benjamin also went to the sa location." It was by fulfilling this condition that Annan realized the connection among these three idol wizards.
"The Idol School really is troubleso..."
Annan sighed.
To sort out one’s own fate, determine the start and end of every causal thread. To even rember every "temple" and regularly maintain the foundation of one’s power. And to be careful not to get tangled with the fates of other idol wizards...
It truly was a troubleso profession.
Luckily, Annan himself was not an idol wizard.
Upon hearing this, Naifertali just chuckled awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
—Aren’t you an idol wizard yourself?
She deflected the topic: "You just said... that you have found the ’key’?"
Annan denied: "It wasn’t who found it, but soone who gave it to ."
"...Given?"
Naifertali frowned slightly, her surprise tinged with uncertainty: "Who was it?"
Annan nodded: "The Mirror’s Pope, Prince Benjamin. Do you know this na?"
"Ah, this..."
Upon hearing this na, Naifertali was montarily taken aback.
Her brilliant mind quickly grasped the truth behind the matter.
"...I’m sorry, my lord."
Unexpectedly, Naifertali bowed seriously to Annan and apologized in a low voice: "But I really didn’t know..."
This seed like an apology without any apparent reason.
However, Annan simply nodded silently, calmly accepting her apology.
—This was not sothing Naifertali needed to do in the first place.
If the word "use" had to be applied, it would rather pertain to the actions of her teacher, "the Bone Healer" Seti.
And strictly speaking, this couldn’t be considered as "use."
...If it had to be described.
It was like three people had an argunt and sought a police officer to judge right from wrong.
The only difference was that Annan had no obligation to adjudicate their case.
"But I’m quite curious about this matter... so it’s fine."
Annan said so.
To be precise,
He was sowhat interested in "Professor Wolf."
Frederick could also be considered a sinner of Winter to a certain extent. Attempting to control the Hand of Winter was a capital offense on its own. And based on Annan’s intuition, he might even have ties with the Winter Reverser, Vladimir.
If he could delve into this aspect, he might be able to figure out what exactly happened back then, how they were faring now,
And...
How to efficiently eliminate them—such secrets.
If utilitarianism was to be ntioned, it was mutual.
The man in the mirror wanted Annan to sever the ritual by which the wolf professor was stealing his "mirror" power;
The Bone Healer probably hoped that Annan could avenge his student.
They probably knew long ago that the Book of the Celestial Chariot could sever the threads of fate with its special trait and used it to strike at the wolf professor, their common enemy.
And Annan himself wanted to take action against the wolf professor. So, they could be considered the enemy of his enemy—that is, temporary allies.
...So here cos the question.
Why did the wolf professor send Dorin to Annan’s side?
It was also the wolf professor who directly assigned Dorin to "Giralda."
—What was he hoping for?
Could it be that he thought Annan wouldn’t kill him?
He surely didn’t believe Dorin could actually kill him, right? No way, no way?
Or is it...
"Has his goal actually been achieved already..."
Annan furrowed his brows slightly.
He felt a bit of a headache.
—These idol wizards, every one of them is crafty as a fox.
That’s right, where there’s a will, there’s a way, and where there’s a way, there must be traces.
But the desires of these idol wizards are just too abstract...
Pope Benjamin left after handing over the key and moving on.
While clearly hoping that Annan would take action against the wolf professor, he hadn’t given Annan any other intelligence about the "wolf professor."
Rather than him being unwilling or not wanting to...
Annan vaguely felt — perhaps that was all he could do.
It was likely that the wolf professor was subject to so Curse Binding that would trigger if "soone ca to know of his information" or "soone spoke out his secrets."
—Is he also Yoshikage Kira?
Moreover, the key to entering this nightmare was sothing that surprised Annan.
It made him even more certain that his coming here—was definitely due to the pull of "destiny."
"The reason I ca looking for you is because of this key... One cannot enter alone. The information is critically lacking at the mont, I can’t proceed with the next step of reasoning."
Annan said to Naifertali with all seriousness, "I need your help, Naifertali."
"There’s no need to be so polite, sir. I originally ca here to get to the truth... Seeing that you’re the guest. I’m truly sorry for dragging you into this with no affiliations to any side."
Naifertali responded earnestly, "So... what’s the key? Let’s set out right away."
...No, it actually does have sothing to do with .
Because I am Annan Winter. The wolf professor and I have a direct grudge...
Annan muttered to himself in his heart.
But he didn’t voice that thought out loud.
Because soon, Naifertali would co to know.
He simply replied, "The na of this nightmare is called [Fevered Dream].
The key to entering this nightmare is... a silver-ranked idol wizard, along with a non-wizard professional who isn’t well-acquainted with themselves, [exchanging three important secrets unknown to the other party in the Coal Cinder Wasteland].
"The crux is that these three secrets must be directly related to oneself, must not ’weigh’ anything, cannot refer to the sa thing, cannot be a Curse... and they must be capable of endangering one’s own safety."
...It is indeed a very strange requirent.
It could even be said to be harsh.
However, the peculiar thing is, Annan ets all the conditions.
He and Naifertali are indeed not well-acquainted... including this ti, they have only t three tis. Naifertali indeed is not a wizard, although she was supposed to beco one originally.
And as "Giralda," Annan could also be deed a silver-ranked idol wizard.
- From this point of view.
Annan began to suspect that the Curse Binding Michelangelo originally placed on him... might have been for this very day.
The three secrets were particularly tricky.
Unless one plans to silence the other party afterwards... only three insignificant secrets could be told. And yet, they had to be significant enough—that’s a paradox.
But it wasn’t entirely unavoidable.
If one divulged "secrets the other party would sooner or later find out" or "letting the other party know would be better," the intelligence loss could be minimized...
"I’ll go first."
While Naifertali was frowning in contemplation, Annan spoke in a warm voice, "Let demonstrate...
"[I can gain strength by killing my enemies].
"[mbers of the Hidden Eye can resurrect an unlimited number of tis].
"And—
"[My real na is Annan Winter]."
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