Olao’s previous worried expression disappeared, and he quietly stood at the Qingkong Poetry Room’s door, awaiting the arrival of Angel and the others.
However, Adanis now burst out from the inner chamber.
She saw Olao standing at the entrance but paid no attention, instead attempting to dash past the door to rush outside.
But before Adanis could break through the door, Olao stopped her.
"Move aside," Adanis restrained her anger, addressing Olao with a suppressed voice.
Olao: "In the Material Realm, you can’t defeat them."
Adanis turned, staring intently into Olao’s eyes: "Then release the mirror channel!"
Olao: "Do you believe in fate?"
Adanis had already prepared for a confrontation with Olao unexpectedly, her train of thought derailed by his sudden change in topic and cryptic statement.
"I don’t believe in fate."
Olao: "Do you trust me?"
Adanis remained silent for a moment: "I can believe you. But, if you speak to me of fate, I can only scoff."
Olao: "Fate is a beautiful façade, a concept adorned. Beneath fate lies the tumultuous truth of countless undercurrents."
"Truth is inherently truth, unshakeable. Fate merely coats the truth with a layer of fantasy."
Adanis: "What exactly are you trying to say?"
Olao: "I mean to say, if you truly trust me and care for me, then show me the truth. Do you think I willingly accept the fate of eternal waiting? No, I don’t wish it either."
"I also don’t want to eternally bear the burden left by Augustine, I too wish to see the world beyond, to search for the sibling separated by millennia."
"Yet I cannot lay down this burden now."
Adanis: "I can help you, as long as I..."
Olao: "I’ve given you millennia, lenient with your every act, yet you’ve seen as well, my state remains unchanged."
"As long as the covenant remains, I cannot leave here for even a step."
Adanis: "I can try to annihilate the current Naraku City, using the name of the Mirror Demon God; I can summon those believers back..."
Olao shook his head: "Destruction solves nothing, only letting latent crises erupt. Do you know why the Witcher Organization that attacked Naraku City didn’t end up destroying it, but left a shell here? Because they discovered a massive hidden threat Naraku left behind."
"Imagine what kind of a person Naraku was. Regardless of whether his actions were right, his mere existence threatened much of the Wizards’ Realm. One can only imagine the consequences if his buried landmines were detonated."
"This isn’t something I concocted; you can ask the Wise Sovereign. You know, I’m cautious of that Triclops Blue Demon because of its wisdom and ambition; you might find my words alarmist; would you believe his instead?"
"Your so-called destruction would only trigger potential hazards, affecting even those hiding in the Mirror Domain. Besides, my covenant prevents me from dodging this threat."
Olao: "Therefore, I seek answers from these people, while also wishing to see my escape route."
"...And your future."