The person who responded to Annan's question was indeed the "man in the mirror" Pope, Benjamin Foster.
Delicious wind geese and wandering children all know him.
After all, they are comrades who participated in the first major event together.
Seeing that it was this acquaintance, they breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed a little.
But compared with how he dressed at that time, Benjamin today has changed a lot in appearance and temperament.
If he had taken off the wizard robe back then, he would have looked like an ordinary old man with a scholar-like temperament. But now Benjamin is filled with a mysterious temperament... rather than a human being, he is more like a human totem, or a symbol of action.
.
Today, Benjamin's pupils have turned into mirrors, reflecting the pure silver of everything in front of him. He is wearing a rather weird gray cloak.
There are many broken lenses inlaid near the end of the cloak. At first glance, the rainbow-colored halo is overflowing, like a peacock fluttering its wings.
Just by glancing at him, you can't forget his presence. That figure will be directly burned into your mind...
When Pope Benjamin spoke, there was also a strange echo in his voice, as if reverberation was turned on.
The moment Benjamin's voice came out, Annan realized that he had been exerted a new influence:
[You got a new mark "Low-level influence: infinite overlapping echoes"]
[If it is not removed in time, you will fall into a random nightmare (difficulty: hard) with the keyword "mirror" in seven days. 】
…Can the Pope exert influence so easily?
Annan cast his eyes on the dark golden mirror held in Benjamin's arms. His hands were hidden in his cuffs. The mirror held in his arms could reflect everything, but no one person.
Could it be that……
[Man in the Mirror] This title refers to His special way of existence in the mirror?
Benjamin seems to be just one person, but does he actually carry the gods he serves with him?
For a moment, Annan couldn't tell whether this was the equipment of the "god" or the "pope"; or whether the "pope" was the mount of the "god".
What a strange way of symbiosis.
——It’s almost like a dumb hippopotamus.
A very rude metaphor came to Annan's mind.
"What are you doing here?"
After coughing slightly, Annan asked politely.
Let's not forget that Benjamin was half of his teacher, and he also provided a lot of help to Annan in the early stage... As the pope now, Benjamin's status is not much lower than that of Annan after he succeeded to the throne.
"Are you looking for Justus' nightmare?"
Pope Benjamin asked rhetorically.
Without waiting for a response, he made his own declaration:
"——That's absolutely impossible to find."
Before Annan and the others could question, Benjamin made an old voice and further explained: "Because the 'key' to Justus' nightmare...is not in the current timeline.
"That's why the 'Man in the Mirror' asked me to come here to guide you."
……What's the meaning?
Longjing Tea was slightly startled when he heard this.
Annan somewhat understood.
Because he had participated in "Nightmare: White Tower", he had some understanding of the basics of Michelangelo's ritual to become a god.
His ritual foundation is hidden in the "past". There is no way to destroy it without crossing the timeline.
The false gods who were enshrined in this kind of ritual, if the ritual is destroyed, the temporary truth they "rented" through the ritual will be taken back. Therefore, they will be directly pushed back to the gold level... For example, the ritual foundation of the Skeleton Lord is his sacrifice.
The entire principality fell.
If someone wants to kill Lord Skeleton, there is no need to attack him directly. All he has to do is find a way to enter the gray fog, find the ruins of the Principality of Song of Songs, dig all the way underground, and kill all the undead. This is proof of Lord Skeleton's "betrayal"
” was destroyed.
...Although it is very troublesome.
But the ritual of the man in the mirror is hidden in the "past". Therefore, it can be said to be an absolutely safe means of hiding the ritual.
——And Justus’ nightmare is also hidden in the “past”?
"Idol wizards are attracted to each other."
Benjamin said slowly: "This is because the essence of their power is 'destiny'. Once their destinies overlap or are connected, the cause and effect will not be broken even after many years."
Hearing this, Annan gradually understood.
"You mean...the man in the mirror has had contact with Professor Wolf before?"
After Michelangelo became a god, people who knew him could no longer pronounce his past name casually. This would have a new impact and would also be regarded as mysterious knowledge, which would bring meaningless pressure to the bystanders.
Benjamin nodded to Annan's speculation.
Without any hesitation, he answered in the affirmative.
I see.
Annan understood.
That's why... Nefertari came here. Because the "Bone Healer", the former "Professor Gray", must have had contact with the "Professor Wolf".
Idol wizards can borrow power by increasing their "similarity" to each other.
From this point of view, "Professor Wolf" Frederick would call himself this just to steal the power of "Professor Gray".
Perhaps "Professor Gray" changed his name to "The Bone Healer" and is also related to Professor Wolf.
Then their relationship should be more than just "both idol wizards".
Annan frowned slightly.
Michelangelo, the "Eye of Delayed Time", was in the golden rank in the past, but now he has become a god.
"The Bone Healer", "Grey Professor" Seti, was and still is a gold level person.
"Professor Wolf" Frederick was only silver at the time, but now he has reached the gold level.
Past and present...
If you add "Michelangelo", then use Seti as an intermediary.
Can it be considered that this is a ritual in the "mirror" realm?
Annan was thoughtful.
He looked at Benjamin.
He asked seriously: "What kind of help can the man in the mirror provide us?"
"What else do we need to do?"
"Generally speaking, we just need to purify this nightmare."
Pope Benjamin replied: "As the vicar of the Man in the Mirror, I cannot deal with this nightmare personally, otherwise I would have solved it long ago. It must be purified by people of your time..."
"Because Professor Wolf is stealing the power of the man in the mirror," Annan narrowed his eyes slightly, "right?"
I heard this speculation.
Benjamin was silent for a moment.
He was noncommittal and remained silent.
And this silence already told Annan the answer.
——As expected.
Benjamin would come here specially to cut off this nightmare.
When the "destinies" of the three idol wizards converge at one point.
If you think about it carefully, it seems that these three people have some connection with Annan.
In other words, Annan can hear the names of these three people, which means that he has already established contact with them.
Benjamin, who contacted Annan on behalf of the man in the mirror.
Nefertari, who contacted Annan on behalf of Seti.
as well as……
...In place of Professor Wolf, Doreen, a werewolf girl who came into contact with Annan.
What if this is not a coincidence... but that the three idol wizards are all "evading" themselves, so they sent agents who are close to themselves?
"Destiny is a treacherous road..."
Annan murmured.
He had a deeper understanding of this sentence.
——The Sky Crane may be a higher concept than "destiny".