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Would be a debate for another thread tho.I'd like to fix a translation about Mercurius.
Here the translation in the English version is partially incorrect.
1) The actual text says: "No one is capable of understanding the language. Even the Snake of the「Throne」who is reciting in the language, is just the remains of a myth that has been forgotten down to its concept."
2) The next text says: "Therefore, he doesn't know his own craving. It is possible for him to imagine it, predict it or even assume it, but it is impossible for him to ascertain what his true self sought when he reached the「Throne」."
I think everyone would feel that text 1) and 2) make more sense after the correction I made.
So, we can speculate that Mercurius is an unusual one because his origin is peculiar to begin with. He is simply a remnant existence from a myth that is conceptually forgotten. If 'being forgotten on a conceptual level' means 'nonexistence at a similar level', 'being part of something whose concept has been forgotten' could give him 'nonexistence on a conceptual level'.
It also makes sense that he can't ascertain the information about himself, despite being such a mighty existence, due to the concept about the myth he was a part of (and consequently his own concept) not existing any longer. Just take a look at this information about his Nonexistent Physiology with what what I mentioned here in mind.
I won't say anything more on this. It's up to the knowledgeable members on the topic of NEP to decide whether it changes the type of his nonexsitent physiology or not.