When Annan realized that the female Earl was none other than Ingrid... the story suddenly became both strange and, somehow, inevitable.
Annan had a fresh memory of Ingrid.
The innocent girl he had seen in "Nightmare: Gemini" was actually an old witch who didn't know how long she had lived. She was just one step away from completing the ritual and being recognized by the "Love Ascendant" truth.
Therefore, she would always come to the mortal realm to find talented young people, then hypnotize herself to "fall in love with the other party," let the other party become involved with her; and finally seal away her own memory, pretend to be a novice, and grow alongside the other party.
Her ritual seemed simple—just need the person who genuinely loved her to advance to Gold with the desire for "love." Then, she could ascend to the Truth Rank, or even become a deity.
Up to now, the position of the "god of love" was still vacantly waiting for her.