The Wise Sovereign couldn’t see the circumstances around him clearly and could only peer inside through the window.
Inside, there was indeed a faint glow, but... to the Wise Sovereign’s frustration, the curtain was closed!
Luckily, the curtain had a small gap, allowing him to glimpse a bit inside. But, the view was indeed limited.
One could only see that the interior seemed delicately arranged, with a desk nearby, the lamp atop it aglow.
On the desk, a hand rapidly scribbled something onto the crumpled parchment.
But that was the extent of what he could see, as the rest was obscured by the curtain.
Even the owner of the hand is unclear. However, this is just a complaint in the mind of the Wise Sovereign; the one appearing in this specialized image is undoubtedly Angel.
Since the Wise Sovereign cannot clearly see Angel, he seeks a way to glimpse what Angel is writing.
But the more he looks, the more puzzled he becomes, as there is no writing on the parchment. What’s going on? Clearly, a feather pen is used for quick writing, but the page is completely blank?
As question marks continuously popped up in the Wise Sovereign’s mind, the hand that was writing suddenly stopped.
The Wise Sovereign distinctly sees the reflection on the table suddenly elongate.
"Angel" stood up!
The sound of footsteps is heard as Angel walks towards the window!
The Wise Sovereign even catches a glimpse of the long golden hair tail through a gap. This matches the image of golden long hair reflected in the initial True Words Tome.
Back then, the appearance wasn’t clearly visible, but now that the person is walking towards the window, the appearance should be visible, right?
As the Wise Sovereign is pondering this, the curtain is pulled open.
But simultaneously, the image is cut away.
The Wise Sovereign sees nothing but the "rustle" sound of the curtain being opened, and suddenly his view is filled with dim yellow light before the scene switches to another location.
The Wise Sovereign feels slightly regretful for not seeing Angel’s true face. Yet, he understands that image transitions in such specialization represent elongated time scales or, in other words... "Growth."
The previous image likely estimated that "Angel" was still a mortal, engaging in some noble’s daily life.
And now this image should be after "Angel" has grown to become an Extraordinary Life.
With this thought, the Wise Sovereign gazes around, and then he... falls silent.
Standing on the balcony just now, surrounded by pitch darkness was bearable, but now the second image is equally dark, what exactly is happening?
Why are Angel’s specialized images so bleak? Is it because his heart is very dark? The Wise Sovereign speculates wildly, but realistically he cannot tell how dark Angel’s heart is.
Despite current concepts of Black Wizards and White Wizards, the Wise Sovereign being a veteran who’s seen countless people, can generally discern whether one’s spirit leans towards darkness or light.
Angel is absolutely not inclined to darkness.
Yet, his specialized images are simply like this.
The Wise Sovereign can only attribute the responsibility to the contract’s power, World Will, as these simulations are formed by the contract, and the contract is the World Will’s manifestation.
Returning to the scene, although it’s completely dark making it hard to discern the surroundings, this darkness is not absolute as there’s a button-sized hole in front through which faint light is visible, allowing one to roughly guess the situation around.
...Looking at that button-sized hole, the Wise Sovereign inexplicably feels familiarity; this sensation is much like when standing on the balcony before.
The balcony was also pitch-black, with only the light from the curtain gap filtering through. And here, the only light is coming through the hole.
Shaking off these chaotic thoughts, the Wise Sovereign begins observing the specific location in the image.
But upon seeing this, the Wise Sovereign’s expression becomes more puzzled and complex.
This world is actually inside a cabinet?!
In Angel’s specialized images, why are perspectives becoming more bizarre each time?
As the Wise Sovereign is filled with complaints, a familiar sound of footsteps reaches his ears.
Previously, outside the window, the Wise Sovereign heard this familiar footstep sound; but then it arrived at the window and opened the curtain when the scene cut away.
Thus, the Wise Sovereign can pretty much determine that the footstep sound surely comes from "Angel."
The footsteps grow louder, suggesting Angel is probably walking this way.
Judging from the sound source, the footsteps come from directly ahead, implying that through the button-sized hole, Angel’s true face should be visible?
At this moment, the Wise Sovereign no longer considers why he must see Angel’s true face; it is perhaps an obsession?
The Wise Sovereign eagerly leans forward.
The Wise Sovereign yet does not notice that the footsteps outside have vanished.
As his eyes align with the hole, his long-dormant heart suddenly skips a beat.
This... this is...
He thought he would see Angel’s true face, but instead, he sees an eye through the hole.
An eye peeking into the cabinet.
At the moment he sees the eye, the surrounding image seems to be infused with water, restoring light; he has snapped out from the specialization produced by the contract.
Meanwhile, a glow flickers on the True Words Tome as the contract gradually fades away. This means... the contract is finalized.
However, the success of the contract signing does not cause much fluctuation for the Wise Sovereign. More than this, he is interested in the pair of eyes outside the hole.
Those are extremely special eyes.
Azure blue irises with densely woven green light patterns surrounding the pupils; these light patterns look like "blood vessels" in the whites of the eyes, yet they are pulsating, spreading. It appears uniquely beautiful but also extremely eerie.
Are these Angel’s true eyes?
The Wise Sovereign can’t help but raise his head, looking towards Angel directly opposite him. Currently, Angel’s eyes are golden, not resembling the specialized image.
Yet, in Angel’s right eye, the Wise Sovereign can vaguely see several drifting green patterns.
Seeing this, the Wise Sovereign confirms that Angel’s true eyes indeed possess strange green patterns.
Although he does not know what these green patterns are, the Wise Sovereign refrains from inquiring, as this might be Angel’s talent, probing someone’s abilities casually isn’t polite.
Nevertheless, while the Wise Sovereign doesn’t ask about the green patterns, he cannot resist making a snide comment to Angel.
"How terribly hideous is your true face? That you need such heavy concealment?"
Reality obscured by Shapeshifting Technique and Illusion Technique is one thing, but now even in the specialized image formed by the contract, his true face isn’t visible.
Angel: "Ah?"
Angel relaxes slightly seeing the Wise Sovereign’s awakening. However, upon hearing the Wise Sovereign’s question, he is utterly confused.