Seeing Audrey willing to try investigating, Delaure gently nodded, saying, "Detailed materials will be provided to you, but I must remind you that this matter is quite dangerous—absolute care is essential." Pausing then, he added, "Should an unforeseen incident occur and you find yourself unable to resolve it on your own, you may try to name someone. This will save you." "Who?" Audrey asked, with a sense of anticipation. Delaure's expression immediately grew serious. "It comes from the sacred texts of the Third Age's Creator, touching upon the highest mysteries of the mind, closely related to something within our Psychological Alchemy Guild." "It is 'Adam'." "Adam..." Audrey found this hardly surprising, yet on her face remained a sense of bewilderment, as though she still didn't fully grasp what this name meant or symbolized. Delarou offered no explanation, but instead said: "As a member of the Council, you are expected to hold a Level 1 Seal, yet you and 'Wrath' have only recently joined this category and still require time for evaluation. Moreover, the previous Council member from Beckett, Herwin Lambis, lost an especially significant Seal. We are now considering whether to revise the current approach—shifting from holding to claiming the Seals. "That is, all Seals are stored within this city of the mind, and you do not typically possess them. You must apply for temporary use only when an event occurs." The lady responsible for Saint Milon, the capital of Fsaq, representing 'Greed,' immediately shook her head: "This approach has a serious flaw: we cannot respond effectively to unforeseen events. Whether it's enemies or monsters, once they appear, we simply don't have the time to apply for a Seal." "I think the current approach is already sufficient—each of you holds a Level 1 seal object for unexpected emergencies, and applies for others when needed." Delor smiled. "It was indeed better this way in the past, but now, you needn't worry anymore. As long as you still have the chance to resist during an emergency, you can directly enter this city of the mind to evade your enemies and claim items along the way. If you lose that chance—just as I mentioned a moment ago—simply utter the name 'Adam'." You said it twice, and that person might already be observing here. No, perhaps He has been watching from the very beginning... Audrey's heart nearly quickened. "Then how do we enter here, without having been personally invited?" Mr. Envy nodded as he asked. Delarou pointed to his own face: "Starting from this council meeting, you may now carry your personal masks outside the city. Regardless of where you are, as long as there are at least two other humans around—excluding yourselves—you can don the appropriate mask and enter the city. These seven masks themselves are illusory, deeply intertwined with certain aspects of your consciousness; they do not require special preservation methods. Whenever you wish, you can simply retrieve them from the collective unconscious sea surrounding you." At that moment, the gentleman wearing the "Gorgon" mask—conveying a sense of indulgence and immersion—pondered and asked, "Will carrying these personal masks outside the city have a negative impact on our mental states and authentic selves?" "There will be a slight effect to be mindful of, but I believe you are all experts in the realm of consciousness, and thus capable of addressing these concerns," Delarou replied with confidence. Audrey was a bit concerned about the seven personality masks being connected to Adam, but within this city of minds, she dared not think it aloud, instead forcing herself to calm her thoughts and respond to Delaure's words: "I can accept either of the two methods for storing the Level 1 seals; I will patiently wait until the evaluation period concludes." "Miss," the 'Lazy' lady, appearing as if asleep, smiled and remarked, "you are not at all haughty." After discussing the great dragon of the East Chester region, the other five commissioners in turn presented noteworthy developments within their respective regions, exchanging information at the intelligence level. During this process, the "Gorging" gentleman—always ready to devour a whole cow and wear ten rings—remarked, "The Konstun region has been less than tranquil lately, with several near-miraculous events unfolding in succession: First, Konstun City was completely rebuilt overnight. Second, the citizens of Berdant simultaneously lost memories over a period of time. Third, there is a powerful magician, who delights in fulfilling others' wishes, wandering along the eastern coast of the Intersea, known as Merlin Hermes. And in connection with this, there exists an item called the 'Fully Automatic Wishing Machine.' Besides these, I have noticed a subtle anomaly—many mice, cockroaches, and crows in Konstun City have lost their sense of self within a few days after the city's miraculous restoration." "Why can you detect this issue?" asked the "Libidinous" gentleman, gazing at the "Gorging" one from below upward. "Gorging myself," she swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "I've recently been studying the cognitive aspects of ordinary organisms—mice, cockroaches, and crows are all part of my experimental subjects." Immediately, several members of the council took up the discussion, and the meeting officially entered its third phase. The academic exchanges enriched Audrey, who listened intently and occasionally shared her own insights. "Well," Deloray said after a moment, lightly clapping his hands. "That concludes today's council meeting." Audrey instinctively reached for her feet, intending to rise and lead the other members in a bow of farewell, but quickly realized she should stay seated, and remained in her place—only the second-to-last to rise. Before leaving, she asked with a touch of curiosity, "Mr. President, does this city have a name?" "Yes," Deloray replied with a smile. "Eden." "Eden..." Audrey noticed the other council members moving toward the door and thoughtfully asked, "There are so many churches here—shouldn't that symbolize faith itself? I wonder, though, which entity the residents believe in." Delaure nodded solemnly, responding, "The All-Knowing, All-Powerful Creator."... "Eden"... The All-Knowing, All-Powerful Creator... This wasn't Adam's idea. I've written the name backwards! Above the gray mist, within the ancient palace, Caine silently murmured a few words to the deep red star representing the "Justice" lady. Moreover, the strategy of simply reciting the name "Adam" when facing danger was almost entirely unhidden as a clue to the issue at hand. — Since the "Justice" lady entered the "Garden," the "Source Citadel"’s "true perspective" has been suppressed, and Caine has had to rely on her viewpoint to observe his surroundings, much like he previously used the fixed camera angle of the mysterious queen Bernadette on the original island. To some extent, this illustrates the distinct identity of the "Garden" as a city of the mind. Caine then lightly tapped the edge of the weathered long table, materializing a sheet of paper and pen, ready to put his thoughts into writing. This isn’t merely something he cannot analyze through pure thought alone; it is essential, when facing the being known as Adam, to repeatedly examine and scrutinize every detail. Thus, putting his thoughts onto paper helps him review them repeatedly, identify gaps, and refine them. The fundamental premise is: Adam has ascended to the rank of True God through the comprehensive war sequence of the past, now qualifying as a "Visionary." "Miss Justice became a Sequence 4 Operator precisely some time after Herwin Lambis's passing, convincing others—but not Adam. What does Adam intend? Arranging a Sequence 4 Saint seems inconsistent with His identity as a 'visionary,' unless He has another purpose in mind... Is His true objective the great psychic dragon, or me, behind Miss Justice? We must remain vigilant here—no complacency. The church where the Psychological Alchemy Council meets bears a resemblance to Adam's chapel of remains, yet it is only superficial. It features skulls embedded in its stone columns in varying numbers, but there is no corresponding internal arrangement, and the interior is deep and profoundly dark. What does this signify? What does the great white dragon coiled around the massive cross symbolize? Has the effort to resurrect the Creator achieved its first decisive step?" “Well, Adam is already a ‘dreamer.’ If either His father or the very first Creator returns, Adam will surely be the first one to suffer. Does He really intend to sacrifice Himself for this? That’s what ‘obsessiveness’ means, isn’t it? ‘That rabbit’—perhaps Hermes… But as an angel who has journeyed through the path of the ‘Audience,’ it doesn’t make sense that He hasn’t yet lifted the transformation curse from the messenger girl, especially since there’s a ‘dreamer’ above Him who could assist. Hmm, perhaps Hermes is deliberately doing this? Ah, the psychological alchemist Delor mentioned that, for the ‘Audience,’ death signifies only the end of an identity—after that, He can participate in other dramas under different identities. So, putting it all together, can we conclude that, once the ‘Audience’ reaches Sequence 3 or Sequence 2, they can separate out some of their past identities, allowing them to become living, tangible individuals—identities that, even when they die, won’t cause the core self to perish?” "This indeed appears to be the prelude of a 'visionary's' emergence... 'Hmm. Hermes has separated himself from his cursed form—now a rabbit—and directly participated in the psychological alchemy? What exactly does He intend? Even during internal communications within the Twilight Monks, He was seated beside the Emperor...'"