'From this line onwards, the situation changes drastically. The mental attacks become more powerful, which makes them desperate, and they end up making a mistake. Or else... This is the end of the line.' Matt couldn't confirm which of the two options was uncrossed, so he mentally prepared himself.
A few minutes later, he stepped forward, and suddenly, a torrent of strange information came from one side to the other.
"You got it; hurry up so you can go to the second test!"
"Good there, you've completed it!"
Numerous voices came to his head in the form of congratulations as he urged him to step forward, for he had reached the end of the road.
For a moment, Matt was tempted to take several steps quickly but immediately stopped himself and kept his legs from moving.
'This is a trap...' Realizing what it was, he took another step closer, and the torrent of voices hit him again.
The words they were saying were a bit desperate, as they were saying it too fast and too loudly, but not at all pleasant to hear.
That was what made him realize that, in fact, this was a trap. He had to remain patient as he walked without getting desperate to avoid making any mistakes.
Keeping a calm mindset was crucial at this time. Therefore, he began to take steps forward.
That lone figure was walking steadily but unhurried down a long, darkened path.
After so much walking, Matt realized that this place seemed to have no end.
'Maybe the end is stipulated in time and not distance.' He thought, and just then, 30 minutes into a long walk.
Then he could move no more, and a soft, soothing voice came from several sides.
"Well done." It was the only thing he heard before his mind went dark. When he looked again, he was in another panorama, somewhat similar but different in several themes.
Among all those who stopped, Alice also stopped for a few minutes.
Suddenly, she saw a shadow come to her side.
"Matt?" Even though she couldn't see Matt's face, she was sure it was him. For one thing, there was no one taller than Matt in the classroom, and there was no way she wouldn't know it was him.
Still, when she saw him, she averted her gaze slightly to the floor as many thoughts hit her.
Although Matt couldn't see her expression, he was sure she was embarrassed, which was strange.
"Are you okay? I saw you failed the last section." With some concern, Matt asked.
Alice lowered her head even more after remembering what happened in the last section.
'There's no way I can keep a calm mindset and keep my thoughts in check when you pop into my every thought in strange ways...' She thought, feeling her face flush.
Even now, she was seeing Matt in many ways in her head and trying to control those strange thoughts that continually came in.
"It's been a little difficult... I didn't expect to be attacked with so many thoughts and to attack a weakness I didn't know I had..." She replied softly.
Matt nodded a little. Because he couldn't see her expression, he had no way of knowing what she was thinking. 'I guess she's embarrassed to fail...' He thought and tried to think of something that might lift her spirits or help her.
"This... I realized that these tests are really very good for understanding the Path of Control that we have been trying to walk, the one we saw in that book. I have explained several things to you about it, and recently, I realized that it is more important than I imagined. So try hard; your effort will pay off in the long run." He said, and after keeping silent briefly, he spoke again.
"Hmm, I don't know if I can encourage you to continue and strive to control your thoughts, but when we finish, we can train together using some of the ways of training the bloody couples; I'll give you a new gift then," Matt said, and after saying this, he took a few more steps.
Alice was stunned where she stood, and her head buzzed as a myriad of strange thoughts crept into her mind out of nowhere. Matt hadn't expected that what he had just said would have complicated things for Alice.
And somewhat unexpectedly, but for Alice, is that when she heard that he wanted to give her a gift, although her mind was filled with impure thoughts that made her shudder, it was also filled with an endless determination to want to finish this ordeal well.
'Good!' She thought in her mind and began to try to control her thoughts...