Chapter 53: “Life-Saving Incantation”

Chapter 53: “Life-Saving Incantation”

Seeing that Audrey was willing to attempt the investigation, Delrau nodded gently and said,

“The detailed information will be given to you later, but I must remind you of one thing: this matter is quite dangerous. You absolutely cannot be careless.”

At this point, Delrau paused briefly before continuing,

“If you encounter an accident and cannot resolve it through your own strength, you may try saying a name. That will allow you to be saved.”

“What name?” Audrey asked, already making a guess inwardly.

Delrau’s expression immediately turned serious.

“It comes from the holy scriptures of the Creator from the Third Epoch. It involves the highest mysteries of the mind domain and is closely connected to a certain object belonging to our Psychology Alchemists.

“It is ‘Adam.’”

Adam… Audrey was not surprised in the slightest, yet on the surface, she still appeared puzzled, as though she did not know what the name represented or what it meant.

Delrau did not explain. Instead, he changed the topic.

“As a councilor of the council, you should, in principle, be entrusted with a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact. However, you and Wrath have only just entered these ranks and still require a period of observation. Furthermore, the previous councilor in charge of the Backlund region, Hvin Rambis, lost a rather important Sealed Artifact. We are considering whether to change how Sealed Artifacts are used, from personal custody to application-based use.

“In other words, all Sealed Artifacts will be kept in this city of the mind. Normally, you will not possess them. Only when you encounter an incident and make an application will you be able to use them temporarily.”

Madam Greed, who was in charge of Saint-Milon, the capital of Feysac, immediately shook her head.

“That method has a very serious flaw: we would be unable to respond to accidents. Whether facing an enemy or a monster, once we encounter them, they will not give us time to apply for Sealed Artifacts.

“I believe the current method is already good enough. Each person controls one Grade 1 Sealed Artifact to respond to accidents, and when there is a need, they can then apply for other items.”

Delrau gave a soft laugh.

“That was indeed better in the past. But now, you no longer need to worry.

“As long as you still have a chance to resist during an accident, you can directly enter this city of the mind to evade the enemy and apply for an item along the way.

“If you have no chance, then, as I just said, speak the name ‘Adam.’”

You’ve said Adam twice. That being may very well already be watching this place. No, perhaps He has been watching from the very beginning… Hearing this, Audrey nearly felt her heartbeat accelerate.

“Then how are we supposed to enter this place when we have not received your invitation?” Mr. Envy asked, nodding as he spoke.

Delrau pointed at his own face.

“Starting from this council meeting, you may bring your own personality mask out of this city.

“Wherever you are, as long as there are at least two humans around you—not counting yourself—you can enter this city by putting on the corresponding personality mask.

“And these seven personality masks are themselves illusory, closely connected to certain aspects of your cognition. They do not need to be preserved through any special method. As long as you wish it, you can take them out of the surrounding sea of collective subconsciousness at any time.”

At this moment, the gentleman wearing the Gluttony mask, who gave the impression of indulgence and obsession, considered briefly and said,

“Will bringing the personality mask out of this city negatively affect our mental state and true personality?”

“It will have a little effect and must be watched carefully. But I believe all of you are experts in the mind domain and have sufficient ability to resolve that problem.” Delrau spoke frankly.

Audrey was somewhat worried that the seven personality masks were connected to Adam…