High Priestess Niren

[Niren]

Sorry. I am busy at the moment.

May Freyja's blessing be with you.

Adventurer, you came. Thank you so much for taking the time while you are busy.

I asked to meet you like this because I have something to ask of the adventurer.

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If it's a long request...did anything happen to the Pope?

First of all, forgive me for giving you the request.

Regarding the Pope, it is strictly forbidden to make any public announcement except that it is permitted to be revealed in the temple. It is a felony punishment for anyone who speaks or hears.

However, even if this is the situation and the adventurer sees me as a reliable person, listen to what I have to say from now on, and whether you accept the request or not, you must keep today's dialogue absolutely confidential.

Do you understand?

After all, I think you are trustworthy, so I will trust you and tell you.

As the adventurer speculates, a small problem recently occurred with the Pope.

Pope's sleeping time is abnormal, and it is increasing more and more.

At first, she started to go to bed early in the evening, then she started to get up much later in the morning, and now she goes to bed more often.

Right now, she's still asleep.

Is there something wrong with her health?

It's not like that. We also tried all kinds of tests, thinking that the Pope's health might have been abnormal, but the physical condition was extremely good except for falling asleep all the time.

But...

But?

After waking up, she has a sad expression, often immersed in other thoughts, and shows a loss of concentration. And she just goes back to sleep.

As the situation continues like this, words of mouth are starting to spread out little by little even inside the temple.

If it's not her health, what is the problem?

It must be a psychological issue. In my opinion, it seems to be connected to what she sees in her Dreams.

Just once, she woke up and asked about her brother Luwmin.

So the Pope has a family...?

Yes. However, it is a matter of our religion that before coming to the temple and becoming a Pope, everything must be washed away and forgotten.

This includes any connection to families.

It is a once in a life chance: born as a child of choice and entering the temple to be reborn as a body to enshrine the goddess.

So, officially, the Pope has no secular family.

When the Pope, who knows that fact, asks about her family's affairs after dreaming, it means she's seeing something in her dreams.

But it's just a dream, isn't it?

Yes, it's just a dream, of course, but I don't see it that way. And that's why we enlisted adventurers.

The Pope is not allowed to touch anyone in the temple, and if someone had to approach the Pope, this person would have to bribe someone within the temple or use another method.

However, that method is rather unlikely due to the high probability of getting caught.

The only way to get in touch without getting anyone else's suspicions is to dream. It seems that someone is breaking through the surveillance and interfering with the Pope's dream.

Is that possible?

It cannot be confirmed, but it is possible.

And there is one, someone who has doubts.

The Pope's twin brother, who was sealed in ice by Kthullanax in the depths of the Ice Cave.

According to a recent investigation report, it was due to the influence of Kthullanax that it was given a weak magical power.

In one instance, there must be a special connection as the twins born at one day and at one o'clock.

If somehow, through a dream, consciousness came into contact with the Pope, it would be possible to intervene in everything about the Pope through a dream.

In the unconscious way.

As the current Pope's sleep time is getting slower, it is speculated that someone is trying to hold onto her or that the Pope does not want to wake herself up.

So I hope you can get into the Pope's dream and see what's going on, and if you find any problems, you can solve them.

But how do you get into someone else's dream?

It is possible through a special device that crosses the dreams.

But why do I have to go, not the temple officials?

I can't give you more details, but the situation in Arunafelz is not very good, especially inside the temple.

It is a situation in which the current state of the Pope may be politically exploited.

That's why the Pope secretly enlisted the adventurer after trying to find someone who was open to both sides and was reliable.

I was inevitably asked to do this because I had to keep my position and take care of the Pope.

The Pope is Arunafelz's hope and dream.

If her dreaming duration continually increase, then one day she won't wake up and sleep forever...

Protect the Pope in your dreams and go as far as possible to find out what's going on.

However, as it is a dream, I do not know what there might be. No one knows what the Pope will show or how she will react.

Maybe it's really dangerous. So please be careful.

Okay.

Would you like to enter her dream right now? Or do you need time to prepare?

Okay. Then, please prepare yourself and speak to me again when you are ready to walk your dream path.

Adventurer, what was the Pope's dream state like?

- You describe the dream of the Pope and Luwmin in detail -

That's bizzare. So you found out that her dream was due to her anxiety in daily life?

I'm sure she came to her senses.

Adventurer, do you mind if I were to ask for another favour?

Could you accompany the Pope in her dream again? She...needs company.

Sure. I've also promised that to the Pope herself.

Thank you very much. She is haunted by her inner demons...

As for today, it's time for you to relax comfortably.

...I don't think that this is right.

You should form a party first before we proceed any further.

I need your help.

Recently, the Pope began to have long dreams. And they got longer as days went by.

Maybe by entering her dream, we could identify the cause behind it and resolve it safely.

The Pope has yet to fall into slumber.

The trace of dimensional space travelling has disappeared. You can now move between dimensions.