Annan's first reaction was...... Fortunately, he found Vasily before.

The four sets of buffs that appeared on his body were the powers that Annan had discussed with Vasily before and determined that he could be blessed in the nightmare.

Mr. Yao is the enemy of nightmares, and as long as his power is used to fight nightmares, he can respond to almost any ritual.

In fact, the morning light, which forcibly ends all nightmares at six o'clock in the morning every day, comes from Mr. Yao's power. He regularly removes nightmares for everyone, whether he is a believer or not, every day.

Unless it's a priest of another god.

Then it's possible that they are working...... That is, to purify the nightmare. In order not to interfere with the purification work of the clergy of the other gods, only the clergy's nightmare will not be forcibly awakened at six o'clock in the morning.

And Sir Silver and the old grandmother are the righteous gods that Annan is sure to be able to lend him strength. As for the mysterious lady...... As long as it is a complex and grand ceremony, and all the details are correct, He will come.

The Mysterious Lady loves all who are proficient in rituals as a teacher loves a brilliant student.

Without these four buffs, the difficulty of this nightmare would have to go up......

In real history, whether it is Annan or Dmitry, Elizabeth or Kaphne, they have survived without incident. Even the elder Merlin, who was with Annan, lived at least a few months later...... In addition to the fact that the final trade deal was still not reached, there was no further war between the two countries.

And Annan remembers it well.

The exact date of Michelangelo's death was November 30, 1498.

And now it's August 8, 1498.

That is, the nightmare was three months before the timeline of "Nightmare: The White Tower". This shows that even this attendant beside Annan is not dead...... Because Merlin Manning died three months later during the White Tower ceremony.

That's hell to go.

- In the original history, who solved this **?

It can't really be nine-year-old Annan, right?

It shouldn't, because I'm just a kid.jpg

Annan was in a daze, and was led by the maid through the side hall to the palace garden. And the 'right index finger' of Winter Heart's predecessor, Merlin Manning is like a ghost, silently embellished behind Annan, protecting his safety at all times.

Surrounded by the elder Merlin...... Under the watchful eye of what is probably the best silver-level disabled wizard in the world, Annan doesn't even know where he is "able to move freely".

Do I have to fool Merlin away first?

But that's not going to work.

Because Annan remembers it very well......

Prince Albert's wife, she and her cousin Denton were both believers in rotten husbandry. And her cousin is a powerful "dream stealer".

A gold-level soul snatcher who can directly modify other people's memories, feelings, and preferences in his dreams!

He is now disguised as the Silver Order, lurking beside Prince Albert.

If Annan had left Merlin's sight, he might have been abducted suddenly......

Although Merlin is only a silver rank, he is a "Winter Hand". With the personal blessing of Grand Duke Winter, his feelings were sealed with his verbal function...... This may be a different use of the "Heart of Winter" talent.

The Winter's Hand, whose feelings are sealed, can perfectly restrain the Soul Reaver Wizard. Even if the other party was a golden order, he would never dare to appear in front of Merlin's eyes at will.

Thinking of this, Annan noticed another thing:

At this time, Annan should not have reversed the heart of winter. In other words, he should now be in a state of "not feeling positive emotions".

Annan needs to adjust his acting skills a little.

I look a little sad in front of my acquaintances...... At least not to show the stuffing.

Annan's side quest requires "no identity revealed".

But that's too vague...... Annan is not very clear, whether it refers to "not being able to be found out is a ritual that Annan sabotaged" or "not being exposed that it is just someone's nightmare".

But in short, if you are cautious, you can't go wrong......

More important is the "Great Hunting Ritual".

Annan doesn't even know what this ritual is, where it is, let alone how it will be broken...... That's the first thing he's paying attention to.

And although the main quest is not mentioned.

But Annan knew in his heart - this task must be time-limited.

After all, Annan and Dmitry couldn't stay here forever, they were going back to winter. It's just that Annan doesn't know anything about this ritual at the moment, and he doesn't even know how much time is left......

Based on the urine nature of the previous nightmare, Annan guessed that the ritual was probably on the verge of being launched.

- Time is running out for Annan!

Wait until Annan is led by the maid and passes through the side hall.

He was stunned by the miracle in front of him for a moment—

It was a sea of extremely gorgeous white and purple flowers.

The flower is very peculiar - it resembles a moon in appearance, but the petals are almost transparent pure white. Its foliage, on the other hand, is the color of violet...... This pure sea of white and purple swayed by the wind, reflecting the sparkle of a summer afternoon.

And in the garden, there are cobbled paths. Roads in the garden lead in all directions to three pavilions of varying sizes.

"This is it, Your Highness Annan. This is the garden of the blessing of the Silver Sir and the spirit will gradually change for the better. ”

The maid coaxed softly, "Please go a little further...... Chilled juice is already available at the kiosk. If you have any other needs, please let me know. I'll have it ready for you. ”

Annan would have paid attention to the chilled juice - when he saw something delicious and delicious, Annan's first reaction was to taste it first.

But his attention was sucked away by something else.

I saw that in the sea of flowers, there was a girl wearing a black gauze dress made of the same material as Elizabeth, sitting quietly in the flower field. Her black curly hair hung down to her shoulders and her appearance was delicate and cute.

Her black heels were taken off and placed neatly on the side of the road, and she was stepping on the ground barefoot.

On her lap, with a small sketchpad and crayons in her hands, she looked up at the sky, not knowing what she was thinking.

Her crimson pupils shimmered like glass in the summer sun.

It's like a lifeless puppet.

…… That's, Kaphne?

Annan quickly recognized the girl who was too close to him.

A thought popped into his head:

Could it be that Annan and Kaphne ...... Got acquainted at this time?

The maid noticed that Annan's steps had stopped, and she followed Annan's gaze as well.

She was amazed.

How did Her Highness Kaphni end up here?

"Who is she?"

Annan asked in a cold voice.

Noticing that Annan was actually curious, Old Merlin, who was following Annan, raised his head and looked at the maid silently.

His meaning was simple: speak quickly.

The maid's smile froze slightly, and then she explained to Annan with a soft expression, "This is Her Highness Kaphni...... Daughter of Her Royal Highness Albert. ”

"Can I play with her?"

Annan asked politely.

The maid smiled bitterly with some embarrassment: "Of course you can, Your Highness Annan." Just Her Highness Kaphni her...... Somewhat quiet. ”

Out of politeness, she swallowed the word "withdrawn."

Annan gently shook off the maid's hand—apparently because the maid had allowed him to break away—and walked over to Kaphni, who was sitting in the middle of a field of flowers, looking up at the sun.

"Looking directly at the sun is not good for eyesight."

Annan walked over and twined his tone slightly.

Eventually, he grimaced and said something more like a slightly more mature child: "It's going to hurt your eyes." ”

"No, it won't."

Kaphne's tone was as vague as a dream, and her voice was extremely soft and soft: "Mr. Yao has a good temper......"

At this time, Annan noticed the drawing board in her hand.

It seemed to be a sea of silver-purple flowers in front of him.

But it was different from what Annan saw......

Kaphne uses crimson crayons.

Like blood, like flames.

The color of the remnant sun——

…… Could it be that the clue is with Kaphne?

Annan suddenly remembered that Kaphne seemed to have some kind of talent for vision...... You can see some of the traces of fate.

He asked softly, "Are you painting?" ”

At this time, Kaphne moved her gaze to Annan.

She was silent for a while, and then asked coldly, "Who are you?"

"You have the color of winter on you...... But it's summer. ”

"My heart is like ice."

Annan said solemnly—this was the motto of the Rindong family, and it was not surprising that he knew it.

He held out his hand to Kaphne and said in a friendly voice, "My name is Annan Rindong. My last name means winter. What about you, what is your name? ”

Kaphne looked at Annan with some suspicion on his face.

She always suspected that after she put her hand up, Annan would suddenly pull her hand back and slap her with a grin...... Her siblings would have someone play this boring game.

But she looked at Annan's outstretched hand, at the smiling maid in front of the pavilion, and at the scary thin old man staring at this side in the distance, and vaguely realized something.

It didn't take long for her to tentatively reach out and gently put the letter on Annan's palm.

It was not the "warm palm" mentioned in the story, and Annan did not have a "warm smile". Her fingertips even touched the chilling cold......

But for some reason, she was vaguely aware of some inexplicable peace of mind.

"Kaphne."

She whispered, "Kaphne Noah...... Kaphne means to run your fingers through your hair.

“…… Can I call you Anna? ”

"It's Annan."

Annan corrected Kaphni's pronunciation and took her hand.

He said solemnly, "Then we are friends, Kaphne." ”