"What about you? If you enter the depths of the Lost Forest, will you disturb Lord Nami Midori’s seclusion?"
Parry Mountains hesitated for a while and said: "Probably not, I’ve stayed in the depths of the Lost Forest for three hundred years, and I’ve never disturbed Lord Nami Midori."
Upon hearing this answer, Angel gave a slight smile and said: "Then if you and I enter the depths of the Lost Forest together, will it disturb Lord Nami Midori?"
"We go in together?" Parry Mountains furrowed its brows, not answering but instead asking, "What exactly are you trying to say?"
Angel didn’t beat around the bush, directly stating: "I know, the reason you don’t allow me to enter the Lost Forest is because you don’t trust me, you fear that I’ll disturb Lord Nami Midori’s seclusion."
"Then I can go in with you, staying with you the entire time, and I won’t do anything from start to finish."
"What do you think about that?"
Parry Mountains pondered for a moment. Angel actually understood very well; indeed, it did not trust Angel. But if Angel were by its side the entire time, it seemed acceptable.
However, even if Angel followed it into the depths of the Lost Forest, Parry Mountains was certain it wouldn’t lead Angel to where Lord Nami Midori was secluded.
So, Parry Mountains was a bit puzzled: "What’s the point of doing that?"
Angel: "What’s the point? How about recalling the first question I asked you?"
The first question... If Nami Midori was not truly asleep and perceived my presence, do you think Lord Nami Midori would see me?
Parry Mountains: "...You want Lord Nami Midori to perceive your presence?"
Angel nodded: "As I said before, if I enter the forest, I’ll follow you and won’t disturb Lord Nami Midori’s seclusion. But if he consciously perceives my presence and wishes to see me, you can’t stop that, right?"
This was Angel’s plan, and the premise of it all was that even though Nami Midori was secluded, he still reacted to the outside world.
Angel was also somewhat confident about this.
Earlier, Leaf Groot had clearly said that three hundred years ago, when it advanced to Monarch status, it had invited Nami Midori to the celebratory event. Although Nami Midori did not meet with Leaf Groot directly, he did send a congratulatory message.
Thus, it’s evident that although Nami Midori is in seclusion, he doesn’t entirely ignore world affairs.
Therefore, Angel reasoned that if he, as an "outsider," broke into Nami Midori’s alert zone, which is the depths of the Lost Forest, Nami Midori would definitely sense his presence.
As long as Nami Midori paid attention to him, Angel was confident that Nami Midori would come to meet him.
Parry Mountains thought about it, feeling that Angel’s proposal was actually quite good, but it still hesitated: "Letting Nami Midori perceive your presence is, in itself, disturbing Lord Nami Midori’s seclusion."
Angel: "According to that logic, the fact that you spent a long time in the core of the Lost Forest is also disturbing Lord Nami Midori’s seclusion, isn’t it? Double standards are unacceptable."
At this point, Parry Mountains had nothing to say, but it still did not immediately make a decision.
Angel, seeing this, muttered softly with apparent helplessness: "Is it really right to make decisions for others under the guise of concern? Can you be certain that when Lord Nami Midori awakens from seclusion, knowing that Toby and I were chased away by you, he will agree with your approach?"
Parry Mountains listened to Angel’s words.
It felt that what Angel said seemed correct, but doing so seemed to go against its initial insistence. Wait, what was its initial insistence?
Parry Mountains felt like it had been led into a loop by Angel.
In the end, it sighed deeply: "Alright, I accept what you said."
Angel immediately put away the heavy look and said with a cheerful smile: "So shall we go now?"
Parry Mountains waved its branches: "Even though I accept your viewpoint, to implement what you said, the premise is that we enter the depths of the Lost Forest together. But as I said before, I’m not qualified to enter."
"I can grant you the qualification." Angel: "I can take you in."
Parry Mountains was somewhat incredulous: "Can you really take me into the depths of the Lost Forest?"
"Yes, I have a technique that makes the pressure ignore your presence."
Parry Mountains: "You’re not going to revoke that technique and kick me out once we enter the Lost Forest, are you?"
Angel: "No, I can make an oath."
Parry Mountains looked deeply at Angel: "Alright, I trust you. No need for an oath, but if we do enter the depths of the Lost Forest, you can’t leave my sight at will."
Angel laughed: "Of course."
...
Once the plan was settled, Parry Mountains didn’t hesitate and emerged straight out of the earth.
At this moment, Toby once again realized why Angel had previously said that Parry Mountains’ true form was definitely not small.
Parry Mountains extracted hundreds of meters of roots from the earth, and these roots were not just a single line; they resembled world-ending serpents, flaunting their presence as they writhed.
As these roots emerged from the earth, the entire ground shook and surged, as though a land dragon was flipping over.
After all the roots were pulled from the ground, Parry Mountains’ form began to rapidly change. First, its size shrunk, then its roots slowly entwined, eventually becoming two bizarre "legs," supporting Parry Mountains to stand and walk.
When it all ended, Parry Mountains had transformed into a treant about three meters tall.
And resembling Leaf Groot earlier, once in treant form, the wrinkles on Parry Mountains’ trunk visibly diminished, and colorful paint marks on the trunk made it look not only much younger but even a bit playful.
The treant Parry Mountains looked at Angel: "Let’s go, I’ll take you to the depths of the Lost Forest."