Her voice is crisp and pleasant when heard alone, but when strung together, it takes on an inorganic mechanical feel, quite cold.
However, the voice is not the main issue; what perplexes everyone most is her name.
The Poet and the Astrologer both announced their names only at the end of the "test." But this one, she stated her name right from the opening.
Whether stated early or late doesn’t typically matter, but her name contains the names of that Poet and Astrologer. She stated her name right off the bat, seemingly emphasizing the uniqueness of this name.
Could it be a coincidence for one person to contain the names of two others?
In the same location, with less than a ten-minute difference, such a matter occurs—is it a coincidence? At least Angel doesn’t believe it.
Moreover, Angel is very suspicious about the first name "Laplace"; could it possibly be the name of that Rabbit Girl from before?
Her name very likely encompasses the names of all three individuals who appeared previously.
Soon, she opened her mouth to confirm Angel’s suspicion: "Visitors from afar, forgive me for being unable to meet you in person. My true body still sleeps in that Distant Sea; I can only let my three Temporal Bodies replace me to interact with you."
"Temporal Bodies?" Dox caught onto an unfamiliar term.
"The me condensed at different time segments is the Temporal Body," stated the silver-haired girl flatly.
"Bodies condensed at different time segments?" Dox wondered aloud in the Mind Ribbon, "Black Earl, have you heard of such an ability?"
The Black Earl’s specialty is Avatar creation, wherein he distributes his organs to his descendants, which is a form of Avatar ability. So, Dox first thought to inquire of the Black Earl.
Yet, the Black Earl just flicked his nose: "I’ve never heard of the term ’Temporal Body.’"
If spoken of simply as Avatar, the Black Earl’s Avatars are created at "different time segments"; however, this is Avatar. If what the other person means is Avatar, she should have used the term "Avatar" to describe it, yet she uses a new term not heard of before. So, even the Black Earl cannot ascertain the difference between Temporal Body and Avatar.
"Temporal Bodies differ from Avatars, as the Temporal Body emphasizes the condensation of different memories, whereas Avatars entail different bodies possessing the same memory," said the silver-haired girl.
Dox frowned: "Are you eavesdropping on our Mind Ribbon?"
If not eavesdropping, how else could she have accurately guessed their conversation and responded?
The silver-haired girl shook her head: "No eavesdropping, just listening."
Listening? Angel squinted his eyes, finding this claim odd. The dialogue between Dox and the Black Earl happens within the Mind Ribbon, which holds a high Position, released personally by the Black Earl. If breached, the Black Earl would sense it immediately.
Previously, when the Wise Sovereign eavesdropped, the Black Earl pointed it out directly.
This time, even the Black Earl displayed a slight surprise upon hearing the silver-haired girl’s answer, indicating he sensed no eavesdropping within the Mind Ribbon.
This alone explains a lot.
Consider that the silver-haired girl hasn’t exited the Mirror World; she remains within the prism, and the mirror inside and outside are two distinct worlds!
Eavesdropping on the Mind Ribbon set by the Black Earl within the same world is hard enough, let alone crossing worlds.
Angel believes that the silver-haired girl’s strength surely doesn’t surpass the Wise Sovereign, but she might possess some unique abilities. This ability allows her to "hear" the dialogue within the Mind Ribbon.
Dox wished to delve deeper into this matter, but the silver-haired girl seemed uninterested in this topic. Her method of protest was peculiar; without uttering a word, she simply stared at Dox with heterochromatic eyes, her gaze resembling that one would give dust particles.
Despite the fact the other party did nothing, Dox felt insulted. —Why say ’again,’ Dox vaguely felt this familiarity in emotion.
Since the other party’s unwillingness to discuss this topic, after thinking it over, Dox said: "You said before you’d use three so-called ’Temporal Bodies’ to interact with us, referring to the previous three?"
"Yes."
Dox: "Your name, divided, becomes those three names?"
The silver-haired girl’s indifferent glance at Dox carried the same dust-like gaze, only with an added hint of disgust, seemingly saying: You’re annoying.
Even though the silver-haired girl showed a distasteful attitude, after a moment of silence, she nodded, which counted as a reply.
This response also confirmed Angel’s guess to be correct, that the third appearing Rabbit Girl is in fact, the silver-haired girl’s first name: Laplace.
Perhaps due to the silver-haired girl’s overly apparent rejection, Dox turned to Angel, gesturing with his eyes: How about you ask next?
Angel didn’t refuse, as he himself had many questions for the silver-haired girl.
His greatest curiosity centered around the so-called "Temporal Body," but this should pertain to the other’s ability. Inquiring about others’ abilities isn’t a taboo in the Wizards’ Realm, but it’s an unspoken rule respected by all.
After contemplating, Angel asked, "Since you claim your true body slumbers, letting the so-called Temporal Body interact with us, then who stands before us now? Isn’t this your true body?"
After Angel asked, Dox watched the silver-haired girl’s attitude with schadenfreude.
After repeatedly being "insulted," he figured switching to Angel would reveal Angel’s "insulted" expression.
Yet, to Dox’s disappointment, the silver-haired girl didn’t gaze at Angel as she did "dust"; she reverted to her initial cold demeanor.
Perhaps because... Angel was asking for the first time?
Dox thought about it and agreed, when he had first asked, the other party showed no disgust. With that thought, Dox relaxed a bit, now focusing more on the silver-haired girl’s answer.
But the silver-haired girl did not answer immediately, instead quietly observing Angel.
No emotional fluctuations could be discerned, just simple observation.
Angel was also unsure why she continuously stared at him; his Hyper Perception couldn’t transcend worlds, so he couldn’t interpret the silver-haired girl’s emotion, merely keeping eye contact.
It took ages, so long that Dox wondered if the silver-haired girl was falling asleep with her eyes open, until her pink-white lips quivered slightly.
Dox assumed she was about to speak, but she simply pressed her lips again, continuing the silence.
This silence, lasting again for ages...
Of course, this was Dox’s perception of time. Realistically, from Angel posing the question until now, only a minute has passed. But compared to when Dox asked a question earlier, the silver-haired girl’s reaction speed had evidently changed.