Chapter 2531 Tulas’ Arrow-Like Return <TOC> Chapter 2533 The Truth Behind
Translator: SumTLMan
Angel did not visit Tulas merely to reminisce; rather, he was fulfilling a promise made with Mandara, testing Tulas as part of their agreement.
Mandara, the thirteenth daughter of King Guman, was stripped of her royal title and reduced to slavery due to accusations by the Grand Princess, entangling her in a scandal involving the loss of the Scarlet Sovereignty. Despite her demotion, the Grand Princess’ persecution continued unabated, deploying various means to degrade Mandara, who ultimately ended up in Black Castle of Fairytale World.
At that time, Black Castle was not under the rule of ‘Twilight Queen’ Isabelle but was controlled by ‘Dusk Queen’ Isabella, a bloodthirsty witch. Under her reign, the castle was a den of darkness and evil.
The witches there emulated Dusk Queen Isabella, bathing in the blood of virgins to preserve their youth. Mandara was tortured as a blood slave in this grim setting.
During Angel’s first visit to Black Castle, he encountered Mandara. After her death, he inadvertently shot her, at the time a fallen ghost, with a white light bullet from the Prelude of Reincarnation.
This bullet transformed Mandara into an intelligent half-ghost. In the unique geographical setting of Black Castle, she almost overthrew Isabella’s rule, becoming a terrifying ghost queen.
Later, Angel “rescued” Mandara with the Prelude of Reincarnation and took her to the Wilderness of Dreams, hoping the simple local culture and customs of Initial Heart City could alter her disposition.
The outcome was seemingly positive.
Although Mandara remained harsh in her words towards Angel, her demeanor had softened considerably, especially as she learned about love and secretly fell for someone.
Her object of affection was none other than Tulas, who was tasked with reforming her.
Tulas, naively sweet, encountered Mandara, naturally dark, sparking an unexpected connection even Angel hadn’t anticipated.
Since entering the Wilderness of Dreams, Mandara never returned to the real world, staying constantly by Tulas’ side.
Aware of Tulas’ naïveté regarding emotions, Mandara felt that his acceptance of her constant presence might indicate a special place for her in his heart.
Thus, this test was conceived.
However, this situation didn’t arise without cause. Initially, it was Angel who approached Mandara——
Upon learning that the magic formation of Princess Castle required the blood and soul of the Guman Royal Family to operate, he consulted Surekha, questioning whether a lone spirit could control it. His intentions were clear: he wanted Mandara to “stroll” through Princess Castle.
Since few knew of Mandara’s status under Angel’s control, it would be logically consistent if Mordiya were to be accidentally injured or die in a royal skirmish or a ghost revenge scenario, extricating him while achieving a dual purpose.
Therefore, Daus’ perception was correct; Angel indeed had a backup plan. Angel’s solitary departure from the tavern earlier was to arrange this very scenario.
After Mandara returned to the real world, she found out about Mordiya, and even without Angel’s calling, she… knew what to do. And why would she refuse this opportunity?
After all, Mordiya was the daughter of the Grand Princess, whom Mandara detested above all!
Once this mission was over, Mandara made a single request to Angel, hoping he could test Tulas’ feelings for her.
Of course, Mandara didn’t say it that way; her exact words were: “Seeing that detestable creature stirred the negative energy within me, and I need a few days’ rest before I can return to the Wilderness of Dreams. So, I hope you’ll tell Tulas that I can’t be with him for a while.”
“Also, keep an eye on him and… see how he behaves after I leave.”
Perhaps because Angel had given her a chance for revenge, Mandara showed him a rare good face.
Angel could tell that Mandara wanted to know more than just the words she had spoken; she was also testing Tulas’ feelings for her.
Thus began Angel’s journey.
However, the outcome was likely to disappoint Mandara.
Angel saw the expression on Tulas’ face, which almost blatantly said: “What does Mandara have to do with me?” He sighed internally.
If Mandara truly wanted to be with Tulas, the road ahead would be very long. At least, Angel felt that, given the current situation, she was still stuck in place.
Although Angel also thought that Mandara and Tulas were a good match, he didn’t plan to interfere in their relationship.
After all, compared to Mandara, who was still aloof towards him, Tulas was obviously closer to him. And, as Mandara said, she was still just a prisoner in the Wilderness of Dreams, undergoing psychological restructuring and reform. Not meddling in Mandara’s romantic affairs was the greatest kindness he could offer; he respected Tulas’ personal choices even more.
Angel said: “I thought you’d ask me where Mandara had gone, given that you two are always together.”
Tulas looked utterly clueless: “Being together with her, isn’t that the task you had Freud assign to me?”
Caught off guard, Angel realized that understanding issues can’t always be taken at face value…
Seeing that Tulas was still clueless, Angel decided not to delve deeper into the issue and directly conveyed Mandara’s message: “Actually, I needed to see Mandara for something, she went back to reality for a bit, and she won’t be returning for a few days. She was worried you’d be concerned, so she asked me to pass this message to you.”
Tulas responded: “I see, I didn’t know why she’d worry about me being concerned, but that doesn’t sound like bad news…”
Watching the thoughtful Tulas, Angel wondered: Could it be that he has finally understood?
Angel asked: “Is there anything you want me to pass back to her?”
Tulas replied: “I just told you.”
“You did?” Now it was Angel’s turn to be puzzled.
Tulas nodded gravely: “As I said, I, know, now.”
Angel: “…” He really would have thought Tulas had finally come to his senses as if he saw a ghost.
“Alright, I’ll polish it up a bit and convey it to her,” Angel said. “I’ve delivered the message, and there’s nothing else, I’ll take you to Initial Heart City. By the way, you should leave a message for Mandara in the Tree Group saying you’re heading back to Initial Heart City first, since you were the one who brought her here.”
Tulas muttered quietly: “She could just ask me when she logs on.”
Despite saying this, Tulas still followed Angel’s suggestion and left a message for Mandara, it was no hassle anyway.
After Angel saw Tulas off, he looked around the empty courtyard and let out a long sigh.
“I hope this answer doesn’t disappoint you too much.”
Angel shook his head and walked away from there.
…
Some time later, Angel appeared on the third floor of the Rosewater Pavilion, sitting opposite him was Iron Armor Granny, who was sipping tea.
“I heard from Porter that you went to Princess Castle,” Iron Armor Granny said after sipping her fragrant flower tea. “Since you’ve come to the Wilderness of Dreams, I assume you’ve managed to rescue little Melo?”
Angel nodded: “Except for a few talents who were injured, everyone else is fine.”
“That’s good, if something had happened to Melo, Chilledin would have been very upset,” Iron Armor Granny said calmly.
Angel: “This trip to Princess Castle, I saw quite a few interesting things. Would Granny like to hear about them, or should we wait for Rhine to join us?”
Iron Armor Granny: “He’s got some matters to handle and won’t be able to join us for now.”
“Is it a problem with the ruins again?” Angel quickly asked.
“It’s unrelated to the ruins. He’s currently contacting some old friends and can’t log on. Also, he’s more aware of the situation in the Guman Kingdom than Porter is, so he already had an idea about Melo’s capture.”
Rhine contacting old friends and not being able to log on? Angel felt there was more to this.
The so-called old friends were probably wizards of a similar level to Rhine. Such wizards contacting each other suddenly must mean something significant had happened.
However, Angel did not continue to inquire. Whatever the situation, as long as it didn’t involve the ruins, he probably couldn’t be involved, so asking was futile.
Since Rhine wasn’t coming, Angel didn’t hesitate any longer and briefly shared his recent experiences.
Yet, Angel realized that Iron Armor Granny wasn’t particularly interested in the situation at Princess Castle. She didn’t ask about it even once during the conversation, but she did seem a bit curious about those talents.
Angel could guess that Iron Armor Granny was probably well aware of the situation in the Guman Kingdom.
In Angel’s view, certain matters he deemed significant were, in the eyes of Iron Armor Granny and Lord Rhine, perhaps trivial.
The undercurrents within the Guman Kingdom had surely been noted by the upper echelons of major organizations.
With this realization, Angel was able to put his mind at ease, convinced that entrusting the affairs of the Guman Kingdom to the higher-ups was the right choice.
Since Iron Armor Granny held a significant interest in the talents, Angel decided to focus on this aspect as well.
After discussing at length, Angel curiously asked: “Why does Granny show particular interest in these few talents?”
Iron Armor Granny did not conceal anything, responding directly: “During the last Star Observing Day, Maya saw several prophecy images, which included these talents.”
This reminded Angel of the prophecy. Witch Maya had indeed mentioned it, but since the prophecy did not contain anything extraordinary, just a glimpse of some talents arriving, she had casually mentioned it and set it aside.
At that time, Angel hadn’t inquired further, but now that Iron Armor Granny mentioned it, he remembered the incident.
“After Maya returned, I discussed in detail the prophecy images she saw with her,” Iron Armor Granny said while manipulating the virtual magic power in the air.
Soon, several images appeared before Angel’s eyes.
Above the vast Paramjit Plateau, a steam airship slowly approached. On the deck, a young man wrapped in bandages was surrounded by others, seemingly being bullied. Soon after, a cold girl emerged on the deck, causing the others to disperse immediately. Although the girl did not look at the bandaged young man, her arrival undoubtedly saved him from the onslaught.
“Indeed, they are all the talents of this time,” Angel confirmed, having seen these individuals today, the bandaged young man was undoubtedly Blazer, and the cold girl was Sybil. He had also seen the other attackers.
Regarding why they were attacking Blazer, Angel speculated, could it be because of Red Sword’s comments on Blazer?
After all, aside from Little Tom and Gloshi, Blazer’s assessment was the most positive.
Angel asked: “Granny, do you think there’s something special in this prophecy by Witch Maya?”
Iron Armor Granny shook her head: “I don’t know if there’s anything special about it, I just remembered this when you mentioned Blazer’s characteristics.”
“Witch Maya didn’t see anything special in this prophecy, but since she saw it on the Star Observing Day, we can still carefully observe this batch of talents. Maybe, some promising talents will emerge.”
Angel understood that, in Iron Armor Granny’s view, these future main forces of the Savage Grottoes were evidently more important than the trivial matters of Princess Castle. Thus, her focus was more on this aspect.
However, while the talents were important, Angel still hoped to hear some insider information about Princess Castle from Iron Armor Granny.
After all, Angel had also sent Mandara to Princess Castle, and her mission was not without its gains.
Chapter 2531 Tulas’ Arrow-Like Return <TOC> Chapter 2533 The Truth Behind