When the Resident of the Border slowly reopened his eyes…

“Back already?”

He had arrived in an entirely different place. He was a being who had walked on every boundary line. Thus, he could open his eyes wherever he wanted.

Oceanus was standing in front of the Resident of the Border. While speaking calmly, Oceanus gave a bitter smile.

Yes. Back.

The vestige thoughts that the Resident of the Border uttered was very brief. It seemed as if the Resident of the Border did not want to have a long conversation with Oceanus.

Oceanus’ bitter smile became a frown. “In the end, your answer…was this.”

Just like when he visited regarding Vimalacitra, Oceanus had sought out the Resident of the Border once more. It was to ask the Resident of the Border if he would be willing to join Oceanus’ side.

Oceanus’ side was composed of beings that were left behind after each iterating ‘dream’, and they pursued a different goal than the Resident of the Border did, namely, they wanted to create a ‘dream’ that would never disappear.

Though they pursued different objectives, Oceanus still visited the Resident of the Border. The Resident of the Border told Oceanus to stop speaking nonsense, but Oceanus...