Translator: SumTLMan
“Besides this vision, is there anything else?” Angel inquired.
Totoro hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: “That’s all.”
“Really, that’s it?” Angel noticed the fleeting pause in Totoro and pressed again.
“… There are some other scenes, but I can sense that these are trivial. Perhaps because Angel was the first person Totoro saw upon awakening from a thousand-year slumber, a bond similar to imprinting formed, causing Totoro to be particularly concerned about Angel’s circumstances, which was reflected in the visions he occasionally witnessed.
However, not all visions are meaningful; some may just be fragments slipping through cracks of the Wheel of Time, others could be unremarkable splashes upon the River of Destiny. These visions might be meaningless, and they may not even occur, representing only potential futures.
Previously, Totoro couldn’t discern which visions were significant and which were not. Thus, he would report all that he saw to Angel, but as his abilities grew, he gradually developed the skill to distinguish the implications within the prophecies.
Among the scenes that Totoro had seen, only the one he had just described, the “Apocalypse Heavenly Eye,” held profound significance for Angel.
Moreover, just the content seen in the vision was enough to fill Totoro with dread. Perhaps, the scene within the vision was no less ominous than the one he had seen before, where Angel was enveloped by the shadow of the Demon God in the Abyss.
For this reason, after “seeing” Angel return to the Savage Grottoes, Totoro promptly went to the Sky Bridge, solely to convey this news to Angel.
However, Totoro noticed that after delivering the message, Angel didn’t seem to take it to heart.
“Aren’t you worried?” Totoro couldn’t help but ask.
“With no pertinent information to refer to, what good does worrying do?” Angel replied, and seeing Totoro still frowning, he couldn’t help but chuckle: “I’m not worried; why are you so anxious? Maybe this vision is just the cover of some novel I’ll read in the future, like the back cover of —The Plane Expedition Chronicles— with —The Apocalypse— painting.”
“And moreover, as an apprentice of the prophecy school, you should be aware that the future is not set in stone. When you relayed this message to me, the wings of the butterfly effect had already begun to flutter.”
Angel’s composure gradually eased the worries harbored in Totoro’s heart.
Since the vision from the “Apocalypse Heavenly Eye” was indecipherable, Angel didn’t plan to dwell further on the topic and smoothly shifted the conversation to another matter.
“Speaking of which, the Star Observing Day is fast approaching. I recall you mentioned that you had gone with Maya previously?”
Totoro nodded: “Yes.”
“Will you be going with her this time?”
“Mentor Maya didn’t mention… However, if I request it proactively, she won’t deny me,” Totoro paused, “Does the Lord wish for me to go?”
Angel nodded: “If you can go, I would like you to help me observe if anyone is secretly planning against me.”
While speaking, Angel conjured the symbol of the Bud.
He hadn’t told Totoro about the details concerning the Bud; he simply wanted him to be on the lookout for anyone bearing the symbol of the Bud who might be scheming against him in the shadows, possibly seeking retribution.
That is, if Totoro could indeed attend.
Totoro carefully memorized the pattern of the Bud and nodded, “I understand.”
Without saying much more, Totoro resolved that upon returning to Star Island, he would immediately request Mentor Maya to attend the Star Observing Day. Moreover, he wished to use the occasion to try and uncover the truth behind the “Apocalypse Heavenly Eye” vision.
After the discussion about the Star Observing Day concluded, the curtains of the great hall were drawn aside, and Butler Goode entered carrying a tray with tea.
After Butler Goode set down the tea and left, Angel said to Totoro, “Actually, I have something too, and I would like to hear your thoughts on it.”
“It’s still a vision, one that Sparrow Blossom told me about. I hope you can help me interpret the meaning behind this vision.”
Although Angel asked Totoro to interpret the vision, he did not display it directly because he hadn’t truly seen the vision himself.
He took out a mini signal tower from the button of a mechanical gear, planning to contact Sparrow Blossom directly to let her converse with Totoro.
For one thing, it would allow Sparrow Blossom to explain the content of the vision. Secondly, since Sparrow Blossom and Totoro had never met, and both were ‘prophets’ from the Laudsourcian clan, perhaps they would have something to say to each other.
For Angel, the key point was to have Sparrow Blossom and Totoro meet, but for Totoro, helping Angel interpret the prophecy vision was more important.
Therefore, when Sparrow Blossom and Totoro formally met for the first time through the mini signal tower, before Sparrow Blossom could even express her surprise and emotion, Totoro directly inquired about the content of the vision.
At this time, Angel did not know that Totoro was so direct because after connecting the mini signal tower, he left the hall, leaving the space for conversation to Sparrow Blossom and Totoro.
Outside the hall, Angel found Butler Goode and chatted with him casually about things like the recent events in the Savage Grottoes and the latest situation on Phantom Island.
Initially, Butler Goode was responding to Angel’s queries until Angel stopped asking questions. After a moment of hesitation, Butler Goode said, “Master Pat, the round stones you gave to Wimbledon earlier, could they be… created by Ananda?”
“Have you been to see Ananda?”
Butler Goode shook his head and said, “I once accompanied Wimbledon to Shepherd City, but I did not see Ananda either. However, I have heard from Lord Sridhar that Ananda has recently been studying the art of rituals. So, I surmised that it might have been Ananda who gave something to Wimbledon.”
Angel nodded, “Yes, it was her who gave it to Wimbledon.”
“It really was her.” Butler Goode sighed lightly, “I used to think that Ananda did not care about Wimbledon, but it seems I may have wrongly blamed her.”
“It’s not that she doesn’t care, but rather she dares not meet Wimbledon.”
“Dares not?”
Angel briefly explained Ananda’s current situation and then said, “Don’t assume that Wimbledon’s intelligence is merely at the level of a child; his observational skills are actually very strong. He has roughly guessed the reason why Ananda avoids him, otherwise, he wouldn’t keep sending potions to her.”
It was also because of Wimbledon’s potions that Ananda’s depleted vitality began to slowly recover.
While Butler Goode listened with a dawning realization, Angel felt that the mini signal tower in the hall had disconnected. It seemed that the exchange between Sparrow Blossom and Totoro had ended.
Angel, without disturbing the still contemplative Butler Goode, turned and walked into the hall.