Yuirel finished her story with the Federation banning its members from entering the Pagoda of Dreams’ premises after that incident. They had judged that it was better to not risk anything, lest something they feared happened again.

“This is everything we know about the Pagoda of Dreams. We wouldn’t be able to tell you more about it even if we wanted to.”

That was the end of her story. Seol Jihu asked a few more questions before expressing his gratitude and getting up. He went back to the tent to relay the story to his comrades. Once he said everything without leaving out a single detail, a grave expression fell on everyone’s face.

“Hey… how come the expeditions you come up with are all like this?”

Even Chohong, who prided herself in being fearless, was uncomfortable with going.

“A contagious nightmare… and nightmares becoming reality….”

Kazuki sighed, his head dropped and his arms crossed.

“Can we get some of the veil that the Sky Fairy was covering herself in? It looked like it had the power to resist the curse.”

Seol Jihu shook his head.

“I asked about that too, but Yuirel said it was only a temporary countermeasure. Apparently, it can block the curse seeping out of the pagoda for a moment.”

“…Yeah, I figured.”

Kazuki conceded gravely and then raised his head.

“We have the choice of going back and returning with Invidia’s Priest. Eva is well-known for its Priests, so it shouldn’t be difficult to find one who is well-versed in lifting curses and witchcraft.”

“I don’t know. Even the Federation gave up on lifting this curse. I’m not sure if even a Unique Ranker Priest can lift it….”

While it sounded like Seol Jihu was being...