"Yes, it's His Majesty's birthday...... I dreamed of you at that time. ”

When Kaphne said this, she looked away slightly, and her face was slightly red: "You were quite cute at that time......

Am I not cute now?

Annan thought to himself.

She held the biscuit in her right hand but did not continue to eat, and the five fingers of her left hand tightened slightly with some uneasiness and retracted into her sleeve.

She was silent for a while, and then whispered, "When I woke up from that dream, I almost forgot it. But I vaguely remember...... You ended up killing my uncle. ”

“…… Shall I apologize then? ”

Annan chuckled and said, "Apologize for my actions in my dream? ”

He vaguely understood something in his heart.

No wonder the key to that nightmare was Kaphne......

No wonder that Kaphne can be so calm, and at the critical moment, she can not drop the chain, not panic, cry or make noise.

No matter how withdrawn she is, it is impossible for her mind to become so mature without experiencing anything.

I'm afraid it was a nightmare for two.

It's just that Kaphne herself has no memories of the future...... It's like a real dream.

"-No need to apologize!"

Kaphne only subconsciously said, her voice a little louder than usual.

Immediately, she quickly realized her faux pas, and her voice lowered: "I'm sorry, Annan...... I just wanted to say...... No, it's fine. I'm sorry. I don't know what's going on today...... My emotions ......"

If at that time, you can really kill Philip...... That's it.

But it was her sanity that made Kaphne swallow the sentence back.

After all, Annan is the future Grand Duke of Winter.

Not only is this inappropriate...... Maybe it will make Annan think that he is a cruel and greedy person for power.

Why are you sorry too......

Annan smiled helplessly and didn't say anything.

Suddenly, Kaphne's eyes lit up.

"By the way, I still remember one more thing!"

Her voice was slightly urgent, and she quickly stood up and saluted Annan: "By the way, His Highness Annan...... Wait a minute! ”

Annan nodded gently, signaling that he had heard.

Don't say anything else...... After this nightmare is over, Kaphne, who used to talk softly like a ghost and doesn't seem to care about anything, has a little more human flavor.

She also became fluent in speech, and her feelings became a little richer.

It's like a corpse is gradually coming back to life.

…… Is it because the erosion has decreased?

Annan watched as Kaphne brought her jewelry box from the dresser, and vaguely guessed.

Sure enough—

When Kaphne opened the jewelry box, there was a blue gemstone marble lying quietly inside.

"Frost Eyes, ......"

Annan sighed.

"Your Highness, you gave me a gift back then...... Great help. ”

"Thanks to it, I wouldn't have realized that my memories had been altered," said Kaphne.

"It's just...... Sorry, I can't exchange it for you just yet. I also need to use it against my enemies...... And I'm ...... There is nothing of equivalent to give you...... I didn't know you were here, or I would have brought all my collection with me before I came......"

Looking at Kaphni, who was trying to explain to herself, Annan was in a trance for a while.

…… Did the original Annan Winter also choose to give the "Frost Eye" to Kaphne?

He even said something similar to himself.

This made Annan a little strange.

He himself has no real memories of Annan Rindon, and there is no possibility of his subconscious being influenced - he gives the Frost Eye to Kaphne and asks her to find something of equivalent value to return to him the next time they meet, which is Annan's own character.

He knows himself very well.

But Annan in history made a similar choice to himself......

"Keep it for now, Kaphne. It didn't work if I wanted it. ”

Annan said gently: "As for your enemies...... Don't be afraid.

"When spring comes, I will accompany you to the royal capital."

"But that's too dangerous!"

"It's not dangerous, Kaphne."

Annan said slowly: "I'm already about to advance to silver. ”

Caveni's eyes widened slightly.

In the morning sun, her ruby-clear pupils seemed to sparkle.

“…… Aren't you, being a transcendent for only a month? ”

"Maybe I'm a genius."

Annan said with a smile.

But Kaphne got up with some seriousness, walked over and touched Annan's forehead with her forehead.

At this distance, Annan could clearly smell the gardenia and citrus on Kaphne's body, as well as her body temperature lower than normal.

Annan had thought it was some kind of ritual, or maybe she wanted to see if she had a fever......

But soon Annan saw a line of prompts appear in front of his eyes:

[Kaphne Noah is trying to absorb your Erosion ......]

Annan hurriedly interrupted her movements.

"-What are you doing?"

"I want to see if you've been corrupted by my curse......"

Kaphne looked up in confusion and looked at Annan.

She emphasized: "It's not normal to advance so quickly. ”

"Aren't you fast too?"

Annan asked with a casual smile, "What about the result?" ”

“…… No. Your soul is clean, clean and not like a transcendent......"

It even shines with dazzling brilliance.

It's like Annan that Kaphne had seen in her hallucinations.

She said with some apprehension, "Do you remember...... As I told you, there are demons in the royal capital. ”

"I remember."

Hearing that it was serious, Annan became serious: "What the hell is that?" ”

"At that time, my mind was not very clear, and I may not have been able to explain it clearly......"

Cavene bit her lip and explained softly, "Have you heard of the Fallen Path?

"In fact, what we often refer to as the 'transcendent path' is correctly called the 'path of sublimation'. And the path of ascension and the path of depravity combined, is the path of transcendence.

"If the path of ascension is to constantly purify nightmares to extract curses, then to defeat curses with will, and finally to reshape the soul with strong personal desires, and to reach the 'dyeing' level, which is now the 'golden' stage......

"The path of depravity is to completely erode oneself with a curse.

"On both roads, only the bronze steps coincide. If you choose to purify your soul, you will reach the Silver ...... If you choose to be cursed, you will step into the path of depravity. There is no silver rank in the Path of the Fall...... You can go straight to a new level equivalent to 'dyeing'. So they all misunderstood, I'm not actually a silver tier without curse bearers...... I am on the path of depravity.

"There is also a need for some kind of heterogeneous and intense desire, but not by desire to reshape the soul, but by desire to reshape the body.

“…… That is, to become a demon. Self-Aware Demons...... It's like those who get out of control. ”

When Kaphni said this, she was silent for a while and looked at Annan: "After becoming a demon, you can't carry the truth. For our souls are still mortal.

"There is only one exception. It is the demon who has received the gift of a righteous god and is willing to cleanse himself of the erosion...... In that case, the demon will become an 'apostle' and receive eternal life like a demigod who has grasped the truth. It just needs to respond to the call of the ritual...... This is the price of shortcuts. ”

— that is, the summons of the ritual.

Kaphne took a deep breath and looked at Annan.

"And since I met you...... My erosion rate has been decreasing. ”