Annan suddenly remembered.
The reason Philip initially entered a state of near-death aging was because he "acquired some power" from a nightmare.
"— That's it!"
Annan realized in a flash, "So, Philip wasn't sacrificing half of his life through an 'unspeakable ritual'... It was because he accidentally purified a nightmare, which led to an enhancement of his [LV]!"
"And so, just as he acquired that bit of transcendent power through the nightmare, he began to age abnormally fast."
Kafney finally understood as well, "But he did indeed hold the 'Blood-eating Holy Rite' afterward..."
"What he held then, was not just a 'Blood-eating Holy Rite'."
The Silver Baron sat Annan and Kafney down, taking a seat on Annan's other side, and slowly said, "What he actually did was offer all the power he gained from the nightmare to the Goddess of Cup.
