 Noah: So this is the sanctum. It feels different from Moonlight Hill. Clamor: You're right. Maybe because we're so close to the El, but the power of the El feels stronger here. Darkmoon: Now, Noah. Please lie down.- Darkmoon: I will use the power of healing and regeneration to heal you.
- Noah: Do you also need my power?
- Darkmoon: There's no need. The energy in the Sanctum should compensate for my lacking power. You just need to lie down and relax. Better if you fall asleep.
- Clamor: Hear that, Noah? You should take some rest.
- Noah: Not doing anything is actually making me more nervous.
- Clamor: ... Should I sing you a lullaby?
- Noah: No.
- Clamor: Tsk, so heartless.
- Darkmoon: Noah, I will now cast the spell. Close your eyes.
- Darkmoon: Relax, and breathe slowly... in... out...
- Noah: ... ... ... ...
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- Noah: ......?
- Noah: What is this place? I thought I was at the Sanctum?
 Young Noah: Hello.- Noah: You...
- Young Noah: Did you forget? I said we'll see each other again.
- Noah: You... ah, you did. Inside the illusion.
- Noah: Wait, am I under another illusion spell?
- Young Noah: Nope. Your body is safe at the Sanctum, sleeping. Consider this... your mindscape.
- Noah: A dream? Like lucid dreaming?
- Young Noah: That works as well.
- Noah: .......
- Young Noah: Huhu, since it's a dream, you'd rather if Harque showed up, right? Are you disappointed?
- Noah: ... Honestly, yes.
- Young Noah: I can do that for you, but I shouldn't. Since you'll end up running away.
- Noah: Run away? What do you mean?
- Young Noah: Because you were going to say farewell to Yuria.
- Noah: ... I know this is a dream, but that's kind of random.
- Young Noah: It will all make sense in the end. You're a model student. You try to lay groundwork no matter what you do.
- Young Noah: You demand perfection, and when you find something lacking, you feel uneasy.
- Noah: What does that have to do with anything?
- Young Noah: It has everything to do with it. You had a clear goal when you were defeating Titania with Yuria. Defeat the bad guy and save everyone! Plain and simple, right?
- Young Noah: But after you defeated Titania, you didn't know what to do. Without Titania, you no longer had a shared goal with Yuria to continue the bond.
- Young Noah: Creating a bond between people... It's an unfamiliar concept to you, isn't it? Because every person you had a bond with ended with the other person dying.
- Noah: You mean I end the bond before it becomes stronger because I'm afraid?
- Young Noah: Precisely. At least it seems you're making an effort on that front. Or else, you wouldn't have woken up Clamor.
- Young Noah: You're not good at it, but since it's something you want, you'll get better eventually.
- Noah: Who are you?
- Young Noah: I'm you. Don't question it. No tricks here. You can say... I'm your inner voice.
- Young Noah: Let's talk about something else. What do you think about the conversation you had with Rosso?
- Noah: About revenge? Rosso said it's meaningless...
- Young Noah: But you don't agree?
 Harque: That's it, Noah.- Harque: Avenge me. The devil that murdered me and stole my identity! Punish the ones who became sinners of the world by causing the El Explosion!
- Harque: You'll do that for me, won't you? Noah...
- Noah: What are you doing?!
- Young Noah: Hahaha... Are you mad?
- Noah: Do you even have to ask? Harque won't say something like that!
- Noah: ... Ah.
- Young Noah: Huhu, see? You understand. Harque isn't someone to request something like that.
- Noah: .......
- Young Noah: Right?
- Young Noah: We brothers suffered enough from the household. It was a gilded cage.
- Young Noah: They watched over Harque like a hawk in the name of bringing honor to the family, while you, who didn't meet their expectation, were neglected.
- Young Noah: ... We just wanted each other to be happy. You wished Harque could escape by becoming a Master, and Harque hoped that becoming a Master would lead to better treatment of you.
- Noah: .......
- Young Noah: You know already. What you really want isn't revenge. You only think you do to ease your guilt.
- Young Noah: You couldn't prevent your brother's death, you didn't remember him... yet your brother gave you a chance to live on. This overwhelmed you with a sense of guilt.
- Young Noah: And it's that guilt that led you to force 'revenge' as a piece to complete the puzzle of why you are still alive.
- Noah: I forced it?
- Young Noah: Yes. It's always like that with you. Instead of saying thank you, you say sorry. When you want to stay, you run away because you're too 'shy'.
- Young Noah: You don't allow yourself to be happy. Ah, well... I understand though. Your ideal happiness only existed with your brother by your side.
- Young Noah: But he's not here anymore. It's time to look for another path.
- Noah: ... It's not as easy as you say.
- Young Noah: Hmph. You wouldn't have made it this far if it weren't for Yuria and Clamor anyway. I suppose it's not that bad.
- Noah: Are you saying... chasing the Order goes against my true desire? That it's wrong?
- Young Noah: That's not what I'm saying. Though your reasoning was twisted, your determination is true. Don't focus on the cover that is revenge, and look beyond that.
- Young Noah: When you faced against the Order, trying to stop them, there must have been something meaningful that remained? That is your motivation, not revenge.
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