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When Maria patted her head, she felt not just pain but something bizarre—an eerie sensation, as if the entity had briefly entered her body and soul.
She glimpsed fragments of memories from her life here: the loneliness, the ache of missing her family.
It was an almost otherworldly power that defied logic, eerily similar to her own.
"Could it be? Is Veronica developing into some kind of Outer Goddess like me? Her existence is paradoxical. She distorts reality simply by moving. Even touching her could destroy someone, as they're consumed by her without her realizing it. It's as if... because of the Emptiness caused by being an Embodiment of the Dreams of Someone Forgotten by the entire World of Azure Star, her existence—hollow in both form and soul—can consume anything. I'll need to examine her further to understand."
"Ah, right!" Maria snapped out of her thoughts. "I was wondering if you could let us enter the tower..."
"oK..."
