Chapter 362: Kong: I can tell at a glance that you are not...
Nashida: "The third question is, what are those spaces outside the city?"
Sora: "It is a dream without a subject. The Order Institute extracts the consciousness of the dreaming Sumerians from their own dreams and puts it into the space we are in. That is why the people in those spaces are like zombies."
"Absolutely." Nashida clapped.
"Well...in other words, this place we are in is actually someone's dream, and everyone else was forcibly pulled in?" Paimon asked.
"It seems that Paimon has also figured it out." Nashida said with a smile.
Paimon raised his chin: "It seems that I am quite smart... However, those spaces disappeared later... Why?
If they are all dreams, does that mean everyone’s dreams have disappeared? Hmm... It feels a bit weird..."
Sora: "What Paimon said is correct. The Order used the void to take away the dreams of other people, and then placed the subjects of these dreams into the space we are in now. They became the people we see."
"I understand what you said." Paimon nodded heavily, "But how do we wake everyone up from their dreams?"
Nashida: "There is no need to wake everyone up. We just said that the space we are in is actually a dream of a certain subject.
That is to say, there are now 10,000 Liarflowers in the nursery, absorbing the elemental power of nature, but there is only one Liarflower that can provide elemental power to this nursery. The entire nursery exists because of it."
Paimon: "That means we just need to find that one person, right? It sounds much simpler, but there are so many people in Xumi City, how can we find him?"
Nashida: "There is a simple way to identify the subject of the dream. When we dream, we are the weavers of the dream, so the subject of the dream can freely change the form of the dream.
For example, if you are a sweet flower and you want to become a cheating flower, then in your dream, as long as you think so, your wish will come true. "
"It seems to be like this. I can always find a lot of delicious food in my dreams. Unfortunately, every time I want to take a bite, I wake up from the dream..." Paimon said regretfully.
Nashida smiled and said, "Well, this is because in your subconscious mind, you cannot enjoy delicious food, and everything in front of you is false, so you will wake up quickly.
Paimon can try to tell himself before going to sleep: The traveler will buy me a lot of delicious food. Repeat it several times, it will be very effective. "
"Okay, I'll remember that! I'll try it after I get out." Paimon said in surprise.
Then, as if she realized something, she spread her hands in frustration and said, "But we don't seem to have met such a person... someone who can make everything he wants come true like a wishing machine."
"Oh..." Nashida held up her chin, thinking, "Then perhaps we need to use the second nature of dreams: some dreams are full of absurdity and can even inspire the subject's inspiration. Many famous artists were inspired by dreams.
Some dreams, the people and things that appear in the dreams are all witnessed by you...Someone once said, "I have never seen an angel, so the angel will not visit my dreams." Of course, real dreams are often more complicated, but it can help us rule out many people. "
"It seems a bit complicated, Traveler, do you understand?" Paimon looked at the airdrop for help.
Kong nodded: "The Ministry of Education chose a very real dream, which even restored the Xumi City, so no one noticed anything unusual.
In such a dream, the appearance of incongruous people or things is a breakthrough point, Paimon, think back to what we saw at the Zubair Theater. "
"The Zubair Theater? The Pretender lost control at that time... and made a mess of the theater - wow!" Paimon said, his eyes suddenly widened.
Sora: "Yes, that's right. The one who knew that the moving sweet flower in the theater was a 'pretender', the one who knew that the ointment given by Tinari would make the 'pretender' go out of control, and the one who most likely knew that there was a 'pretender' mixed in with the sweet flower planted in front of Harold's door, are all the same person."
"Is it Harold?" Paimon said.
Sora nodded approvingly, and Nashida also acknowledged this with a smile.
"That's great, then we just need to find him and wake him up, and then we can go back to reality!" Paimon said happily.
"...maybe things aren't that simple." Sora said, frowning.
"Why?" Paimon spread his hands, expressing his confusion.
Sora: "All signs indicate that he doesn't want to be found by us, nor does he want to wake up."
Paimon was surprised and said, "Ah? Does he want to sleep forever? Well... sleeping for such a long time is harmful to the body."
Sora: "He has leverage in the hands of the Order, so he has no choice but to cooperate. Tinari and Seno are also secretly assisting him."
"Let me think...Oh! Tinari said that Harold's two roommates disappeared before him!" Paimon shouted.
"They may have become hostages of the Order of the Church, and Harold has secretly reached some kind of agreement with the Order of the Church...
If the subject of the dream is really Harold, and he is deliberately hiding from us, then it will be difficult for us to catch him. After all, he is the master of the dream and can turn into anything—"
As Kong said this, an idea suddenly occurred to him. He released the "disguiser" that he had captured at the door of Harold's house from his bag, and a golden sweet flower suddenly appeared at the feet of the few people.
Sora squatted down and pinched the petals of the "Pretender" with his hands:
[1. "Stop pretending, Harold!"
2. "Trapping everyone in a dream won't solve any problems, maybe we can work together."
"Ah? It's Harold?!" Paimon's mouth opened into an O shape in surprise.
Nashida blinked, with an expression that said "I don't know".
Sora: "I know it's difficult for you, but if you continue like this, everyone's life will be in danger."
Sora: "I don't think your roommate wants you to become an accomplice of the Order. Now we have a chance of survival only if you wake up."
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The "pretender" in the sky and on the ground stared at the small petal.
"...Maybe I'm wrong." Sora stood up and patted his knees.
Paimon: "Uh... You're so sure, I thought Harold really turned himself into a 'pretender'."
"We can't rule out the possibility that he's very good at pretending." Kong narrowed his eyes and let the wind elemental force wrap around his fingertips.
Paimon was startled: "Traveler, what are you going to do?!"
"Nashida, after the main body of the dream is cut into pieces, it will be resurrected, right?" Sora asked.
“But then, perhaps it will be reborn somewhere else,” Nashida said.