There was no evidence to prove that Ivo's "Box of Rebirth" was the same Mystery item as Froste's "Box of Rebirth". However, there were some similarities between them.
The most obvious one was their names. Both of them were mysterious objects, but they had similar names. That was rare.
However, it could also be a coincidence. After all, Ivo's "Box of Rebirth" had a temporary name attached to it.
Apart from the names, there was another similarity. There were many Mystery items in the world, but there were very few Mystery items with similar names that both went out of control.
Froste mentioned the "Box of Reincarnation" because he wanted to use it to explain to Angor what "losing control" meant. The "Box of Rebirth" mentioned by Granny Fingernail was a sign of the collapse of laws, which meant that the box was also out of control.
It was extremely rare for Mystery items to go out of control. According to Granny Fingernail, the "Box of Rebirth" was made in a small world near the southern wizardry region. Froste also mentioned that the "Box of Rebirth" was also found in a small world near the southern wizardry region. Both of them happened to be near the southern wizardry region, which meant something was wrong.
Perhaps there was still a chance that this could be a coincidence. However, it would be more interesting if Angor used the "Box of Rebirth" theory to find more similarities.
Assuming that both of them were the same Mystery item, and that Alex and Ivo were related to each other, they might even be the same person.
If that was the case, many things would make sense.
For example, Froste had once said that the Reincarnation Box was actually formed by many small dimensions. Each dimension was a scene, and each scene was a reincarnation. The participants from the outside world were the so-called reincarnators. They had to solve the puzzle of the current scene and kill the mastermind in order to leave the current scene and enter the next reincarnation.
This was very similar to what happened in Ghost Town. Ghost Town was a set up as a cage to trap the "outsider" — Alex. In order to leave the cage, the outsider had to solve the mystery of the "Box of Rebirth" — the serial murders.
In terms of background and purpose, these two things were almost the same.
Also, the "Box of Rebirth" mentioned by Froste had a key point — the word "undead". In the town of Guster where Alex was staying, the undead had also appeared, and their goal was to kill the intruders. However, Alex was lucky that Father Bertram Lang had shielded him from Sister Tessa's sight at first.
Therefore, he had reason to believe that Ghost Town was just one of the scenes in the Box of Reincarnation.
Father Bollenlang also once said, "Outside the cage is an even bigger cage, one after another. It is a progressive fear that no one can break free from except for the high and mighty Father."
This was actually similar to the mechanism of the "Undead Reincarnation Box". Froste experienced reincarnation after reincarnation, struggling in different situations. From the Monastery of Terror, to the Wraith Orphanage, to the Ghost City, to the Twilight Magic Palace, and finally, after 20 reincarnations, he escaped.
It was also in line with what Bron Lang had said about the Cage of Fear being built one after another in a progressive manner.
Since Bron Lang was one of the guards stationed in Ghost Town by the creator of the cage, his words could be trusted.
Angor had reason to believe that the "Box of Rebirth" and the "Box of Rebirth" mentioned by Froste were the same Mystery item.
As for Alex's relationship with Ivo …
Angor couldn't tell for sure, but he believed Granny Fingernail's words. There were too many coincidences.
Also, during his time in Goost Town, he always stayed close to Alex because Alex's aura, personality, and way of doing things were all different from the others around him.
He might be cold and indifferent, but he was not ungrateful. He didn't seem to be interested in anything, but that was because everyone else was focused on the sixpence on the ground, while he was looking at the bright moon in the sky.
His way of thinking was similar to that of a wizard who spent many years in the supernatural world. But he was still a normal person.
Angor had been wondering about Alex's identity until Granny Fingernail told him her story.
Angor believed it almost immediately.
He didn't know whether Alex was Ivo or not, but he had a feeling that Alex was definitely not a normal person. Therefore, he trusted Granny Fingernail's judgment.
Thanks to Granny Fingernail's words, Angor connected all the dots and came up with a reasonable conclusion.
According to Froste, the "Box of Rebirth" had its own rules. Anyone who entered it would lose all their power except for a small part of their physical strength.
When Ivo fell into the box, something happened to him. He lost part of his memories, and his wizard powers were also hidden, so he turned into Alex.
As Alex, he continued to experience reincarnation in the Box of Reincarnation until now.
This was the truth Angor came up with.
For example, Angor was able to use illusions inside the Box of Rebirth despite the fact that the box was supposed to hide power. However, this could also mean that the energy level of the Gate of Illusion was too high, which suppressed the rules of the Box of Rebirth. Or perhaps, Angor didn't really enter the Box of Rebirth. He was simply using an illusionary body to wander around. The "physical" power of the illusionary body was an illusion, so it was reasonable for him to be able to use his own power.
Angor was quite surprised when he came up with this theory.
Other than wanting to know if Alex had gotten rid of the nuns, he also wanted to confirm the power of the Gate of Illusion.
He always thought that the Confinement was somewhere in the southern wizarding region because he didn't spend too much time in the Gate of Illusion.
However, he didn't think that the Confinement was in the southern wizarding region. If the "Box of Rebirth" was the "Box of Rebirth for Undead", Froste said that it was somewhere near the southern wizarding region.
He only spent a short time in the Gate of Illusion, yet he already crossed so many worlds and arrived at the Box of Rebirth.
Then, if he hadn't gotten off the Illusory Door halfway, where would the passage in the Illusory Door lead to? Would it lead him to the end of everything? Or maybe something beyond the dimension?
It didn't matter where the tunnel led to. One thing was for sure, the Gate of Illusion had the strongest teleportation ability he knew of.
Unfortunately, it took too long for him to recover, and he couldn't use his real body. He had to rely on his illusionary body.
Also, he didn't know where he would end up if he "jumped off the Gate of Illusion".
Last time, he accidentally jumped off the Gate of Illusion and ended up in Ghost Town.
Granny Fingernail, who had been waiting for Angor's answer for a long time, couldn't hold back her curiosity any longer and spoke up first.
"Can you tell me now?"
How did you know about the story of the Cage of Illusion? Why are you sure it's true? And … where is Alex now?
Before this, Angor didn't know how to answer Granny Fingernail's question.
Now, he had a rough idea. Although he could answer, there were many things that he couldn't say because it involved the special power of the Gate of Illusion.
Angor considered for a moment. "Actually, I need to tell you about the incident at Dark Castle."
Granny Fingernail listened attentively to Angor's explanation. Angor talked about how he used Prelude to Rebirth to help the people of Dark Castle get rid of undead creatures, and how he found a special undead creature.
Granny Fingernail did not know why Angor would say something like this, but she did not want to interrupt him. She had no choice but to listen carefully.
"… A man wearing a bronze mask appeared in the sky above Dark Castle." Angor finally talked about Froste. He then added some vague details about this "legendary" wizard.
"I'm very interested in Mystery items. Plus, I've been in close contact with the Realm of Mystery before. In the end, Sir Frost told me some things about Mystery items."
Angor explained about "controllable", "semi-controllable", and "out-of-control".
Granny Fingernail nodded. "You're right. I heard that Mystery items can be classified according to their stability. Back then, Ivo's Box of Rebirth might be … out of control."
"When Sir Frost was explaining to me about losing control, he gave me an example." Angor paused for emphasis before he continued, "He mentioned a Mystery item called 'Revenant's Box of Reincarnation'."
As soon as he finished speaking, Granny Fingernail's pupils shrank and her expression froze.
After a long while, Granny Fingernail said with a trembling voice, "What … what does the Box of Reincarnation have to do with the Box of Reincarnation?"
Angor shrugged. "I can't give you an exact answer. But I think they're the same Mystery item. I'll tell you more about it, Granny Fingernail. "
Angor told Granny Fingernail everything he knew about the "Revenant's Box of Rebirth".
He also explained the reason for the existence of these small dimensions, as well as how to escape from the dimension and enter the next one.
"Mister Froste went through many things. Horror Monastery, Wraith Orphanage, Ghost Town, Ghost City …"
Finally, he mentioned the town of Gooste, which was also known as the Confinement.
Angor wasn't sure if Froste went there or not, but it was highly likely that he didn't.
He couldn't tell Granny Fingernail that he entered Ghost Town through the Illusion Gate. That would expose his secret, including his Alien Eye and Professor Jon.
He did not dare to lie directly because Granny Fingernail might be able to detect his lies. Therefore, he used this method to let Granny Fingernail think of the possibility of Ghost Town.
Perhaps Froste was the one who told Angor the story of the Cage Shadow, which was what happened in Gooste.
If Granny Fingernail insisted on asking more questions, Angor could just smile and not answer. After all, this was related to a "legendary" wizard.
As expected, Granny Fingernail quickly came up with the rest of the story in her mind.
"That explains why Angor knows about this story," Granny Fingernail thought. Granny Fingernail thought to herself. She didn't ask further since it was related to Froste. Still, she was sure that Froste was the one who told Angor about it.
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