[Kritias] Cantor Knows

Seeing you here means you have gotten to the heart of the matter.

You gave the testimony of Parma, Hirrel, Blundell, and the princess.

Haha... You mean... What happened that day?

After all, it would be even stranger if no one questioned when something like this happened.

Yes, I am the priest who bore witness to the experiments alongside His Majesty, Hekaton. That terrible underground prison, the countless monsters trapped there... Subject No. 618...

Are you okay? You're shaking...

I'm sorry. I can't bring myself to recall all the horrors I saw. I just want to live a new life behind this cheerful mask.

The cause for all this was... the incident there?

I can't go into details, but... yes. His Majesty, Hekaton, didn't go missing.

He didn't?

I saw it all. He evacuated the room, 'vanished,' and then Trueffet rose.

Wait, all of this wasn't because of the Black Mage's invasion?

Quite the opposite. The pentacle surrounding Kritias is the magic of His Majesty, Hekaton. Our failure is what brought the Black Mage to us. Or perhaps, because of Subject No. 618...

Subject No. 618? Who is that?

A mysterious being called the 'omen of disaster.' His Majesty, Hekaton, wanted to use them to achieve eternal life.

That's crazy...

Indeed. It was that crazed drive that has brought Kritias to its current state.

Where is Subject No. 618?

I don't know. They were there, and then they were not. It's why His Majesty's ritual failed, allowing the Black Mage to invade in the midst of the chaos. By the time I came to my senses, Subject No. 618 was gone and things were as they are now.

Could you tell me any more about what happened that day?

I dare not speak of it any further. Hopefully, I've given you enough to go on. Perhaps one day I'll be able to speak about it in full...

The me that was there that day is gone. Now I am Cantor, and I want to live my simple life.

Please leave me be.