Chapter 1842 Scarf <TOC> Chapter 1844 Green Rune System
Translator: SumTLMan
The images of foresight are not a predestined future, much like countless prophecy wizards have trembled before the shadow of the Demon God, yet in the end, human effort has overcome the prophecy, and the Demon God’s shadow did not descend.
The so-called prophecy is merely one of the countless choices that might occur in the future, just like a fork in the road; you can choose to go left or right.
Angel, although unsure if his conjecture is the truth and whether the images are within the Box of Reincarnation, believes that as long as he doesn’t act recklessly in the future and avoids this option, the foreseen images should not manifest.
With this awareness, Angel’s attitude towards the Apocalypse Heavenly Eye has become much more relaxed.
Based on his guess, Alex is probably still inside the Box of Reincarnation, so Frost likely hasn’t emerged yet either.
Angel has no particular expectations for Alex, but he still hopes Frost can find a way to escape, as Frost is a rare and powerfully skilled wizard he has encountered and can engage in conversation with.
After sending Gloria away, Angel, deep in thought, slowly closes his eyes.
He immerses all his thoughts in the Mental Space, and in this strange space fixed by the Universal Axis, Angel focuses his attention on the Mental Model above the singularity.
More precisely, on the first Spell Position of the Mental Model: Gateway of Fantasy.
The fundamental effect of the Gateway of Fantasy is short-distance spatial displacement, a very practical skill that can be used both for saving one’s life and for launching surprise attacks.
Besides this basic effect, the Gateway of Fantasy has a special effect.
The model of the Gateway of Fantasy is half constructed in a bizarre space with a special energy, while the other half is built by Angel in the Wizarding World using conventional methods.
This special energy endows the Gateway of Fantasy with a unique effect——
It opens a peculiar semi-passage, allowing one to traverse spacetime with an illusionary form.
However, this special effect is limited. It only activates when the Gateway of Fantasy is fully charged with this special energy. Although this energy is constantly replenishing, its replenishment rate is slow.
Angel immersed his thoughts in the Gateway of Fantasy this time to check how much of this special energy had accumulated within it.
The reason for checking the level of energy accumulation was because the last time the Gateway of Fantasy was opened, he presumably entered the Ghost’s Box of Reincarnation.
Angel did not believe he would court death in reality, but if Totoro’s prophecy came true, then the only possibility was entering the Ghost’s Box of Reincarnation through the Gateway of Fantasy.
Soon, Angel saw the result: the special energy had nearly covered 60% of the Gateway of Fantasy.
At this rate, perhaps in a maximum of one and a half months, or two months, it could be activated again.
Angel silently observed the Gateway of Fantasy, rehearsing in his mind: the first issue, he certainly wouldn’t go to the location of the Ghost’s Box of Reincarnation in reality, so assuming the premonition came from entering through the Gateway of Fantasy, should he temporarily refrain from using it?
To this question, Angel gave an unequivocal answer: definitely no.
—Experimental Record of the Gateway of Fantasy— was an ongoing research project for Angel. To enrich these records, he needed a wealth of data. Therefore, once the Gateway of Fantasy was fully charged, he would definitely activate it at the first opportunity.
The second issue, if the Gateway of Fantasy was activated and there truly was a chance to enter the Ghost’s Box of Reincarnation, should he go or not?
Upon facing this dilemma, Angel hesitated somewhat. After entering the Gateway of Fantasy, he employed not his true body, but an illusionary one, thus negating any concern of death. Therefore, even if he were to enter the Box of Reincarnation and Totoro’s foreseen vision came to pass, he could rest easy without worry.
But did he truly need to venture into the Box of Reincarnation?
Angel pondered for a moment. Indeed, the Box of Reincarnation held secrets he yearned to uncover: for instance, the developments surrounding Alex, who had joined the Research Institute and was very likely Ivo. If given the chance, Angel wished to ascertain his current circumstances.
Likewise, the core structure of the Box of Reincarnation intrigued him. After all, it was a Mysterious Object, and as an alchemist, Angel naturally harbored curiosity towards the Box of Reincarnation.
However, despite the Box of Reincarnation containing mysteries Angel desired to unravel, he was equally curious about the ultimate destination of the strange passage.
In other words, whether or not to journey to the Box of Reincarnation: the current answer was that he could go, but also could refrain.
After some thought, Angel decided to let things take their natural course. Contemplating excessively now, he might not even reach the Box of Reincarnation upon entering the strange passage. The last visit to the Box was accidental, where Angel had “alighted” unintentionally, ending up inside. The next activation of the Gateway of Fantasy might not replicate the previous operation exactly.
For Angel had forgotten where he had “alighted.”
Even if he did enter the Box of Reincarnation, it was of no consequence; he couldn’t die and could retreat to his true body at any time. At most, he would lose the special effect of the Gateway of Fantasy once, and he could simply wait and try again after a few months.
Embracing a “Go With the Flow” mindset, Angel ceased overthinking and withdrew his consciousness from the Mental Space.
Future matters would be addressed in the future.
For now, he focused on the immediate tasks at hand. After all, even if the Gateway of Fantasy were to be opened, it would be one and a half months later.
Reflecting on this, Angel set aside the prophetic vision offered by Totoro and settled down to focus on his own matters.
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In the days that followed, Angel lived peacefully.
Rhine Mute indeed kept his promise, not letting news of Angel’s return spread. Thus, during these days on Phantom Island, not a single person disturbed him.
During this time of solitude, Angel temporarily set aside all unnecessary and trivial thoughts, earnestly and quietly embarking on a journey of self-reflection.
There were many aspects in which Angel needed to engage in self-reflection. However, he also understood the principle of not biting off more than he could chew, starting from the most basic and core aspects.
Foremost among these was self-awareness.
For other wizards, self-awareness is essentially a spiritual journey. For Angel, however, it was not just about interpreting from an idealistic perspective but also starting from the ego, organizing and analyzing the abilities he already possessed and those he was about to acquire.
For instance, Angel had many abilities. Although he could apply them simply, he couldn’t fully integrate them into his own system because he didn’t fully understand these abilities yet.
To others, this might seem odd and absurd. But for Angel, it was normal.
His right eye, his right hand, and the power of the green runes were all somewhat familiar to him, but he didn’t truly understand them. These abilities were almost all acquired during his apprenticeship, at which time they were beyond his comprehension.
Moreover, Angel hadn’t had the time to understand them before.
Therefore, Angel planned to use the following period to carefully analyze these abilities and, as much as possible, assimilate them into his own system of powers.