"Its instinctive desire is to invade, to extract fear and submission from the depths of the soul, rather than mere destruction and slaughter... Therefore, for a single target, the cluster will not exert its full power."
The tapping of the Black Dream Key's fingers on the tabletop gradually sped up, causing ripples in the tea, and the tone became increasingly agitated.
"But now, not to mention the Heroes who have directly battled it, you, me, the Liberation Saintess, the Isolated Island, and that little Siren, plus the big commotion caused by the Hero a year ago, leading to some others who have become aware of the truth...
"There are too many within the Church who can become its anchor points. It has even broken through the barriers between the deep sea and the land on a conceptual level, I can sense, the Nightmare is very, very close to us."
"Then, where will it choose to invade from?" Though the situation sounded dire, the Pope's voice retained its usual calm.
