Of course, this was merely Angel’s jest. Sleeping wasn’t possible, but slacking off might be.
"Its mind is changing." Laplace pointed at Dangross.
"Is this a gift?"
Not only Angel was puzzled, but others were too. Laplace’s gifts before were not long-winded speeches? How come it’s so straightforward now.
Laplace was silent for a moment: "...It relates to you, so I can’t see much information."
Everyone suddenly understood, Dangross’s "gift" happened to be connected to Angel, so what Laplace could see was limited, naturally she couldn’t elaborate or provide a comprehensive definition.
Angel didn’t know how to respond either, after racking his brains, he only managed to say: "Uh... as long as you do your best."
Perhaps Angel’s "comfort" was overly blunt, causing Laplace’s form to waver slightly, her chest heaving noticeably.
After a while, Laplace finally "sorted" her emotions, her gaze moving down to the second "living thing" on Angel’s body—Wood Spirit.
"...It made a choice it believes is right." After a long pause, Laplace reluctantly uttered Wood Spirit’s gift. The gift was simple, like Dangross’s, a description of Wood Spirit’s inner thoughts.
Most likely, it also related to Angel, so there was nothing to be reflected, she had to gloss over it.
By this point, Angel had completely lost confidence in Laplace’s gifts. These gifts were even less sophisticated than White Bear’s rhetoric.
However, despite his thoughts, Angel outwardly remained polite. After Laplace finished, he nodded along, appearing enlightened.
Finally, Laplace turned her gaze to the last "living thing" on Angel—Earl Mi.
Laplace examined Earl Mi closely. However, no one held expectations and instead, they began chatting in the Mind Ribbon while Laplace observed Earl Mi.
"Is what she calls the Reflection of the Heart a prophecy?" Vay asked curiously, "I feel like she actually mentioned me just now."
"What? Do you see yourself as ’the solitary one hiding among the crowd’?" Dox raised an eyebrow, "It’s just a metaphor, don’t forget when we first met, you wrote so many love poems for that person and lamented so many nights. I remember you came to me crying in the middle of the night to vent. Looking back now, isn’t it embarrassing?"
Vay: "...Those two things have nothing to do with each other, okay?"
Vay squinted at Dox: "You’re just trying to bring up these things, aren’t you?"
It must be said, Vay and Dox indeed are old friends, with a little thought, Vay hit the nail on the head.
However, Dox showed no embarrassment once his intent was revealed, instead saying boldly: "I remember a customer in my tavern once told me a theory. Embarrassment can be covered by even more embarrassment."
"Weren’t you embarrassed when you were invaded by the fungus barrier? Now I tell an even more embarrassing story, doesn’t it cover the previous embarrassment?"
Vay was already deliberately trying to forget the incident, but when Dox mentioned it, it felt like another arrow directly to his chest.
And what embarrassment conceals embarrassment? This isn’t right, it’s just double embarrassment!
"This is simply... nonsense."
Dox: "Nonsense? Angel, do you think it’s nonsense?"
If Angel answered yes, it may support Vay but simultaneously admit Vay’s awkward trouble with the fungus barrier. If he answered no, it would seem as if he endorses such logic. Answering either way, Angel wouldn’t benefit.
Caught in this trap designed by Dox to drag him in, Angel chose...
"Instead of debating meaningless arguments, let’s talk about your future plans. Do you want to follow me to Barbarian Cave, or join me to Illusion Demon Island?"
Angel seriously stared at Dox, hinting: Don’t forget, you still owe me a debt.
Dox, originally cheerful, froze as if thunderstruck when he heard Angel’s words ... what’s the difference between Barbarian Cave and Illusion Demon Island?
Previously, Vay was the one being critically hit, now Dox was the one defensively broken.
And the critically hit Vay had started regaining some composure, even having energy left to laugh at Dox, while Dox was still frozen on the spot...
After Angel put an end to the debate in the Mind Ribbon with one sentence, Laplace regained herself from her observation.
She pondered for a moment and softly said: "The demon people dreaming of awakening again, the past is gone, guardianship becomes ruin, history turns to ash, only in the chaotic embers might one glimpse a faint chance of rebirth."
This time, Laplace returned to her previous style of gifting. Perhaps because she repeatedly failed with Dangross and Wood Spirit, Laplace not only defined Earl Mi but also, surprisingly, offered "advice."
Literally, Angel understood the words.
But the deeper meaning beneath the literal surface, Angel was still confused.
Laplace referred to Earl Mi as: the demon person dreaming of awakening again.
Angel knew each word. But... what did it mean?
Awakening seemed like a good term. But in the Panic Realm, it was a deadly term.
Panic Realm has many monsters with energy levels similar to those in the Wizards’ Realm, the power of monsters is evident. Yet, Panic Realm has no extraordinary system like wizards; the only way intelligent beings there survive against monsters is to become monsters themselves.
Seal the monsters within their bodies, becoming "demon people", using monster strength to defeat monsters, guarding their kin’s safety.
But monster power is ultimately not their own. Once the power exceeds its limit, it "awakens".
Awakened demon people can be entirely new monsters, even stronger than monsters. They have no emotions, no ties, not even kinship.
One moment the demon people protect their kin, the next moment the awakened demon people prey on them.
In the Panic Realm, awakening is a forbidden term.
Awakening represents a farewell to humanity.
And Earl Mi is an awakened demon person.
An already awakened demon person, how in Laplace’s gift, became... "the demon person dreaming of awakening again."
How, could demon people blossom twice, awaken twice?