Chapter 2777 Answer <TOC> Chapter 2779 Sea Eye
Translator: SumTLMan
Hearing the words of the silver-haired girl, everyone then understood, she was not planning to make a move against them, but was preparing to…… eliminate the misunderstanding?
This kind of behavior, in fact, made them even more puzzled than if she had directly taken action.
Angel’s words had already become this sharp, yet she still had not gotten angry, and instead even took the initiative to take a step back, this was very different from what they had imagined before.
Before this, the silver-haired girl had displayed an attitude of coldness, impatience, and disregard for everything.
Because of this, they did not feel that such a cold-natured silver-haired girl would compromise with them. Yet the facts happened to be completely opposite to what they had imagined, the silver-haired girl had not been angered by Angel.
Her current behavior made everyone’s assessment of her personality undergo a new shift.
Whether her intentions were truly good or only superficially so, at the very least, she had not yet shown malice, so…… perhaps they could proceed to communicate further.
Everyone put away their state of alert, glanced at each other, none of them opened their mouths to speak, but the meaning in their eyes, they all understood.
First, prioritize communication, especially to probe for more information. And as for who would act as the representative to communicate, Daus hoped Angel would step forward.
Daus’ thoughts were also very simple, what kind of treatment had he previously received from the silver-haired girl? Everyone had seen it. The silver-haired girl did not enjoy seeing him, and had repeatedly shown eyes that looked at him as trash.
Therefore, Daus definitely could not be the one to step up.
As for the others, the two apprentices were temporarily not considered, the questions they thought of would not necessarily be comprehensive. The best would be for the Black Count and Angel to communicate, if the Black Count wanted to step forward, he would already have spoken by now, since he had not spoken, then he should also be supporting Angel as the link for communication.
Angel actually somewhat wanted to refuse, because his earlier words had been spoken too harshly, he believed he had no retreat left.
But when Angel lifted his head, he discovered that the silver-haired girl in the prism was still staring at him.
The others seemed to not exist at all in her eyes.
Seeing this scene, Angel knew he definitely could not dodge this, he silently sighed in his heart, and spoke: 「Mm…… since the link has already been severed, then why not consider it even, how about it？」
The premise of being 「even」 is that both sides have hurt or benefited the other. Angel’s use of this term here was not very appropriate.
However, the silver-haired girl in the mirror was not the kind of person who digs deeply into wording, she lightly nodded: 「Alright.」
When Angel first opened his mouth he was somewhat embarrassed, not knowing what to say, but he very quickly found his rhythm again: 「So, you still hope to obtain the so-called answer from my mouth? Hm? Laplace Gleipnir Luigi…… miss？」
The silver-haired girl: 「You may call me, Laplace.」
「Oh？」 Angel narrowed his eyes slightly, instinctively beginning to ponder why she would only let them address her as Laplace, were there not still two other Time Bodies?
Perhaps having seen Angel’s doubt, the silver-haired girl said lightly: 「Laplace is the Time Body condensed entirely from my own memories, whereas in the other two Time Bodies, a portion of the floating memories in the Far Shore Sea has been integrated.」
「They are me, and also not me.」
The silver-haired girl…… or rather Laplace, these words of hers sounded hazy and indistinct, but they revealed some quite interesting information.
Time Bodies, according to her explanation, are herself condensed from the memories of different time periods.
But according to this explanation, a problem then arises, this problem lies in the bard 「Luigi」, Luigi is, without any doubt, male. If Luigi is a Time Body condensed from some stage of her life, does that mean that in different time periods she even had different genders?
This doubt was not a big one, but it was indeed a point of curiosity for them. Now, this doubt could be said to have been partially answered, this Time Body not only holds her own memories, but also the so-called 「memories floating in the Far Shore Sea」. Perhaps the reason Luigi presents a male appearance is precisely because of the influence of memories that do not belong to herself.
To speak further, the memories that truly condense into the silver-haired girl are Laplace, that rabbit girl, does this mean that in essence she actually tends more toward a child?
「It seems I have heard ‘the Far Shore Sea’ more than once, including that your true body is also in the Far Shore Sea？」 Angel did not inquire any further, but the meaning was already very obvious, that is, he was asking: what is the Far Shore Sea.
In order not to let the other side develop the idea of 「they are going to the Far Shore Sea to find her true body」, Angel’s question was very tactfully phrased.
「An invisible sea that connects countless Mirror Worlds, you seem to call it…… the Sea of Void Mirrors.」 When Laplace’s explanation reached this point, she noticed that in the eyes of everyone opposite her there was a look of curiosity, she hesitated for a moment, then added another sentence: 「The Sea of Void Mirrors is not a blissful land, there it will wash away all the emotions and memories of living beings, until even consciousness disappears. This belongs to the laws of the Sea of Void Mirrors.」
Laplace stopped at just the right point, but everyone understood what she meant, which was to warn them not to step into the Sea of Void Mirrors.
As for whether these words would have any effect, Laplace did not care. Originally, she did not need to remind them of these matters, it was only because she was somewhat concerned about that strange youth outside the mirror, this long-lost emotion made her willing to say a few more words, that was all.
After speaking about the dangers of the Sea of Void Mirrors, Laplace returned to the main topic: 「The question you just asked me, my answer remains unchanged. I hope to know the answer.」
Looking at Laplace’s solemn expression, Angel thought for a moment: 「So, you still only have Gift-Words to exchange？」
Laplace’s brows and lashes lowered: 「My true body is still in slumber, all I can do is analyze the reflections of the heart that are projected in.」
Her words were spoken very tactfully, but in essence they expressed: utterly impoverished, with only Gift-Words.
Angel pondered for a moment: 「If all you have are Gift-Words, then I am not willing to make this exchange.」
Hearing this, Laplace’s gaze dimmed slightly. However, in the next second, Angel’s words made her eyes light up again.
「If, on top of that, you can answer a few of my questions, I will choose one『answer』to tell you.」 Angel: 「But whether this answer is the true answer, I do not know, it is for you to judge. I can only say that it is among my considerations.」
What Angel emphasized was 「one」 answer. Among the many possibilities he had just considered, there was indeed one that he could speak out.
If it was used for an information exchange, Angel believed he would not be at a loss.
Laplace actually hoped to know all of the answers, but she also knew that this would be equivalent to directly asking the other party to lay all of his cards on the table for her to see, which was not very realistic.
After thinking for a moment, Laplace nodded: 「Alright.」
Angel: 「You do not even care about the scope of the questions I will ask？」
Laplace said lightly: 「What you hope to know will not exceed your cognition.」
Her meaning was also very clear, Angel’s level of cognition was not the same as hers, it was like a child asking questions of an adult, the questions of the child cannot escape the framework of what he has seen and heard, and these frameworks cannot exceed the range of the adult’s cognition.
Even though Laplace had no other intention, this could still be considered a kind of ridicule on the level of knowledge.
After Laplace finished speaking, Angel then heard Daus stifling a laugh behind him.
「So you have such a day too……」 Daus secretly laughing was one thing, but he even started mocking through the mental connection.
Angel fell silent for a moment, and likewise replied in the mental connection: 「I was originally thinking of seeing whether you had any questions you needed me to ask, but thinking about it now, I had better handle it myself.」
Ignoring Daus’ wails in the mental connection, Angel spoke on his own: 「Shall I ask first？」
Laplace: 「You may.」
Angel thought for a moment, and brought forth the first question: 「What are you?」
This question sounds simple, but in fact the scope it encompasses is extremely broad, and the room it leaves for circling around and for manipulation is also very large.
「If you are intending to ask my race, that may disappoint you.」 Laplace: 「I have no clan, and no division into races as you humans imagine. If I must be classified, you may, like the Wise One, classify me as a creature born in the mirror.」
This answer also proved that Laplace indeed was not human, and that this humanoid form of hers might only be a projection for the convenience of communication.
「Do all creatures born in the mirror have no clans? Is Younus the same？」
Laplace thought for a moment: 「I am an exception.」
Seeing Angel raise his eyebrow, Laplace seemed to guess what he wanted to ask, and spoke ahead of him: 「An exception does not mean being special. The ecology of mirror life is different from that of the outside world.」
Angel: 「The ecology of mirror life？」
Laplace: 「This question should not be answered by me. If you wish to know, you must go and see for yourself…… however, I do not recommend that living people enter the mirror interior.」
Angel: 「Because of the Sea of Void Mirrors？」
「The Sea of Void Mirrors is only one reason, if there are no methods of guidance and positioning, once you enter the Mirror Worlds, you will very quickly lose your way.」
Previously, the Sovereign of Wisdom had also mentioned that the Mirror World is easy to get lost in, but Angel still had one doubt about this: 「Is it not possible to break open the void？」
In his thinking, if one could use an interplanar passage, then getting lost would not be such a big problem.
Laplace: 「Only a very small portion of the places in the Mirror World are relatively stable, the vast majority of places are flickering between existence and nonexistence, liable to shatter at any time. At the very least, I have never seen anyone dare to use space abilities in the Mirror World, that would only accelerate the shattering of the mirror surfaces, and lead to complete loss within them.」
Angel: 「If space abilities cannot be used in the Mirror World, then how do you perform rapid transfers？」
「The mirror surface itself is the passage.」 When Laplace said this, she raised her eyes and gave Angel a light glance.
She did not say anything, but Angel nevertheless read a meaning from her gaze.
So, now do you understand, the questions you pose have not exceeded your cognition, and all the more cannot touch my limits.
Angel was silent for a moment, then changed to another question: 「These two masks made from Elderstone…… you just now said they are called the Two Faces of the Shepherd God? Can you introduce them？」
Regarding these two masks, there were two points Angel was most curious about: first, whose memories were stored in the masks? Second, why they were called the Two Faces of the Shepherd God.
The first question did not need to be explained, the focus of the second question lay in 「Shepherd God」.
In the Southern Region, so long as one is an extraordinary being, at the mention of 「Shepherd God」, the first thing that comes to mind is definitely the mysterious Shepherd God family.
The Shepherd God family is most famous for the Shepherd God Divine Outfits.
Back then in the Purification Garden, that 「Divine Dress Maiden」 Carvelyn that Angel encountered, was from the Shepherd God family, and the clothing she wore was the famous Shepherd God Outer Garb.
By means of the Shepherd God Outer Garb, Carvelyn could transform into countless forms, combat stance, defensive stance, offensive stance, each stance had a corresponding outfit, moreover, there was not only one set. For example, among the offensive stances Angel had seen, there were several, including the Garb of the Reaper, the Space Time Witch’s Robe, the Valkyrie’s Battle Armor, the Wasp Queen’s Attire…… and so on.
Each set of attire possessed special abilities. These abilities, just from what could be seen at present, were already incomparably powerful.
Once Carvelyn became a formal witch, the amplification effect of these attires would be further strengthened. It is even to say, that once Carvelyn advanced to formal witch, to call her the most all-around under the true knowledge level, would not be an exaggeration. Some of the abilities even surpassed those of true knowledge wizards.
And the Shepherd God Outer Garb was only one among the Shepherd God Divine Outfits.
However, it is said that of the Shepherd God Divine Outfits, only the Outer Garb still remains in the Southern Region, the other components were all taken by the Shepherd God to the Source World.
But regardless of whether the other components of the Divine Outfits are in the Southern Region or not, the Outer Garb that Carvelyn has now revealed is already astonishing enough.
Precisely because of this, Angel had also paid attention to the Shepherd God Divine Outfits. When he heard Laplace say that these two masks were called 「The Two Faces of the Shepherd God」, his first thought was to guess whether they might be components of the Shepherd God Divine Outfits.
Let alone Angel, everyone present knew of the Shepherd God Divine Outfits. Therefore, when they heard Angel ask this question, they all pricked up their ears in curiosity.
Daus was especially attentive. If this truly was one of the Shepherd God Divine Outfits, its value…… would absolutely be astonishing!
However, as Laplace’s account went on, Daus’ eyes slowly dimmed.
According to Laplace’s narration, she had discovered these two overlapping masks in the Sea of Void Mirrors. When she discovered the masks, the memories inside them had for the most part already been washed away.
After she read what remained of the scant memories, she learned their name, the Two Faces of the Shepherd God.
And the memories now in the masks are fragmented memories Laplace casually poured into them from the Sea of Void Mirrors……
As for why she wanted to pour memories into the masks, it was because in the depths of the masks she discovered extremely stubborn 「shadows」, these shadows also seemed to be memories, but they had not been affected by the Sea of Void Mirrors, and at the same time, Laplace was also unable to read these shadows.
She wanted to decode the secret within the shadows, so she used various methods, and memory infusion was one of those methods.
She hoped to use the infusion of memories to flush out the stubborn shadows inside, as long as the shadows floated in the Sea of Void Mirrors, she could think of a way to read them.
However…… there was no effect at all.
Aside from infusing memories, she also tried shattering the masks, the reason why the mask with the male appearance was broken was precisely because of Laplace.
The result still had no effect.
Afterwards, as time passed, Laplace’s curiosity about the shadows slowly wore away, however, the masks were rare physical objects in the Mirror World, so she did not casually throw them away, but instead used them as the medium for casting 「Fate Bridge」.
This is the whole story.