Talk:Reinhard van Astrea/@comment-39563204-20200927074857/@comment-44261938-20200929161603

Interlude: Tea Party:

''Watching Minerva punch a dent into the table, Echidona lightly reached out, as a book with black binding appeared in her hand. ''

''This was Echidona’s book of forbidden knowledge which held the world’s Past, Present, and Future―― the “Memories of the World”. ''

''If the Incarnation of the Thirst for Knowledge, Echidona, ever felt like it, she could access any information, knowledge, or history within this world. But, out of personal preference, she seemed to feel an aversion to using the power of this forbidden tome.''

''[Echidona: The Second Trial reads into the challenger’s heart, and finds every crossroad he had passed―― one could also call it “Regret”. The Memories of the World recreates the different choices he might have made, as “Presents that were not to be”. In its very nature, compared to the First Trial of facing one’s past, and the Third Trial of overcoming one’s future, the Second Trial is somewhat easier to pass]''

Chapter 74:

''[Echidona: The “Present” in the Second Trial is no more than a phenomenon which allows you to witness an imagined world. The challenger taking the Trial…… that’s you, in this case. By projecting off of the details of your memories, the Memories of the World draws on everything that makes up your surroundings: the people, the world, the atmosphere, and even the mana, and, assembling them with necessary information from the past, present, and future, a new “Present” is created]''

Chapter 118:

''Emilia: “...It's strange. Me, I was taken away, so I shouldn't be seeing what happens here.” ''

''Echidna: “Don't disparage my architecture of these worlds of memory. Your memories may be the starting point, but the construction comes from my algorithms and takes reference from the Book of Wisdom. To an extent, it's simple to compensate for the events which you haven't seen. Although...”''