'This Nightmare… knows me?'
The moment this thought surfaced, Roland quickly came to a realization.
The "brother" the Nightmare spoke of likely wasn't referring to his current self.
Since his transmigration, the only Other Plane he had ever set foot on was during a brief journey through the Star Realm aboard a Shell Ship—let alone the Lower Realm, where Nightmares originate.
As he pieced this together, Roland's spirits lifted.
Although he was still unsure how he and this Nightmare would meet in the future, its words confirmed at least one thing.
The period when "Rudolph" was active had to have been before this Nightmare was captured.
In other words, everything he was currently experiencing was, for "Rudolph," a "future" that had yet to occur.
He immediately prepared to ask more questions through his Animal Companion connection.
