Translator: SumTLMan
The gravity field remained dormant around Angel’s soul.
Angel himself was unaffected, but Isabelle could sense the oppressive and heavy atmosphere from the gray-black mist. This was the advantage of law fluctuation; even though the gravity field Angel could control wasn’t enough to even tickle her, its essence could completely ignore the differences in levels.
There were no other objects in the hall, so Angel used his own body as a test subject.
As the gravity field increased bit by bit, his body began to float.
He noticed that when maintaining his body in a floating state, the consumption of soul power was not rapid. However, Angel didn’t know the upper limit of his soul power, so he didn’t know how long he could maintain the float. In general, this could be considered a pseudo-flight spell. Once he got used to the gravity field, it might serve as a short-distance escape spell.
After all, there were many ways to apply the gravity field. As a pioneer, Toby could use gravity to accelerate flight, and Angel believed that with more adaptation, he should be able to do the same.
When Angel’s testing was almost complete, Isabelle said: “Although the Mysterious Soul Whisper can achieve soul separation, there are taboos. The most important is the maintenance of the vitality of the body. Unless you have a method to nourish the body, you cannot leave it for too long.”
“With your current state, you can probably separate for about ten minutes.”
“Another point you need to pay attention to is that after your soul leaves your body, you cannot use magic power, only soul power for combat. So, if you want to protect your soul, it’s best to learn some soul-based defensive spells.”
Having said that, Isabelle had already conveyed everything that needed to be said.
“As for how the soul returns to the body, there’s no need to learn the spell for soul return. You just need to approach your body, and silently recite ‘Mysterious Soul Whisper’ in your heart to see the entrance to the Soul Domain.”
After saying the last point, Isabelle didn’t elaborate further.
Following Isabelle’s instructions, Angel indeed saw the entrance to the Soul Domain.
…
Having gained a skill similar to the Soul Binding spell, Angel was naturally quite happy.
However, because Isabelle didn’t give Angel an opportunity to refuse, he felt somewhat helpless. He owed the Kulakuka tribe’s High Priest a favor and had intended to take advantage of this opportunity to ask Isabelle’s opinion, but now that he had accepted this benefit, it seemed somewhat inappropriate to discuss the matter of the Kulakuka tribe further.
Seeing that Angel still had something on his mind and thinking he was worried about Toby, Isabelle pointed to a pool not far away, constantly overflowing with white mist, and said: “Toby is in the Soul Pool. You can take him away now. His condition is stable now, and his fragmented soul has been replenished. However, there are still some flaws in his soul. For the specific details, you can ask Gloria.”
The implication was that she wouldn’t be accompanying him further.
Angel walked towards the Soul Pool and saw Toby lying at the bottom of the pool.
There was no liquid in the Soul Pool, only an abundance of Soul Beads and the gasses released from them.
Angel carefully scooped Toby out, trying not to look too closely.
After lifting Toby out, Angel walked back to Isabelle, thanked her, and stayed in place without leaving.
Isabelle asked doubtfully: “Is there anything else?”
Angel thought for a moment, regardless of whether he could repay the High Priest’s favor, he still needed to ask Isabelle about her attitude towards the Kulakuka tribe.
After all, Isabelle had sheltered the tribe for a long time, and even if Angel sought a way to repay the favor outside, he still needed to notify the owner of the Living Soul Garden.
Angel carefully chose his words: “My Lady, I would like to ask, what is your attitude towards the Kulakuka tribe?”
“I have no particular attitude, just ordinary humans with decent soul quality,” Isabelle paused: “But I am curious, why do you ask this question?”
Angel smiled sheepishly and explained the High Priest’s request.
After hearing this, Isabelle pondered for a moment: “Oh, it’s Baya…”
“Initially, I consulted him when establishing the bloodline soul integration,” Isabelle said with a faint smile: “I didn’t expect him to regret it after only a thousand years.”
“Forget it, considering the kindness his father once showed me, if they just want to separate a branch of the tribe, let them go,” Isabelle didn’t care much about this and waved her hand indifferently: “As for how to break the shackles of their bloodline, you have to figure it out yourself. Bloodline problems naturally require targeted solutions.”
After saying this, Isabelle waved her hand to indicate that Angel should leave on his own.
Although Isabelle didn’t provide a specific solution, her words “Bloodline problems naturally require targeted solutions” seemed to remind Angel that he might need to seek a solution from a wizard on the bloodline side?
After bidding farewell to Isabelle, Angel left the Soul Domain and arrived at the Black Castle’s hall.
Only Felicia was in the hall, and Angel was about to ask her about Gloria’s whereabouts.
Felicia, however, spoke first: “Go, go, go, take this wine thief away from me. If you want to find Gloria, let the mute servant guide you. She’s on the fourth floor watching people perform monkey tricks.” While speaking, Felicia’ eyes showed obvious disgust.
And the object of her disgust… was Toby in Angel’s hands.
Angel could only leave helplessly.
However, hearing Felicia say something about… Monkey Play? Did the Black Castle also raise monkeys or summon beasts? Angel was full of question marks as he followed the mute servant to the fourth floor.
Going from the hall to the fourth floor was like a winding maze. After passing through various inexplicable mechanisms, Angel finally arrived outside Gloria’s room under the guidance of the mute servant.
“Lady Gloria?” Angel knocked on the door.
“Angel, come in.” Gloria’s voice sounded normal, which put Angel at ease. It seemed that the controlling soul at the moment was indeed the real Gloria.
Upon opening the door and stepping into the room, the surrounding walls instantly vanished, appearing completely transparent. Angel could even see through the walls to the mute servant standing outside.
Gloria was seated at a small table, in front of her was a plate of Soul Beads, which she was snacking on, looking bored.
As Angel approached Gloria, he glanced around the room with his peripheral vision.
The room was not large, besides the central table, there was nothing else. However, due to the transparent walls, the conditions inside the rooms on both sides were clearly visible.
The room on the left contained a large fountain and various statues of magical creatures.
As for the room on the right… Angel fell silent as he saw a huge square, where a nearly naked man was fighting a blonde, blue-eyed beauty.
Angel didn’t recognize the blonde woman, but that man who exposed all his unspeakable parts was… Shadow.
“You went to the Soul Domain?” Gloria invited Angel to sit down.
Angel nodded, gently taking Toby out of his pocket with a tender, doting smile on his face.
Placing Toby into Gloria’s hands, Angel’s eyes showed a hint of reluctance.
Gloria smiled and didn’t ask what benefits Angel had gained from Isabelle. Instead, she gently stroked Toby’s little head, a flicker of magical power running through her hand: “It seems that Toby’s injuries should be almost healed.”
“Lady Isabelle said that the fragmented soul has been replenished. However, she said that Toby’s soul still seems to have flaws, but she asked me to consult you about the specifics.”
“It’s good that the soul is complete… As for the flaws, I indeed know about them.”
Gloria fell silent for a moment before continuing: “Toby indeed has flaws, because this is an inevitable and predestined calamity for him.”
“A predestined calamity?” Angel was puzzled: “Do you mean that Toby may still encounter problems in the future?”
Gloria nodded, slowly revealing the predestined calamity for Toby—
Toby’s birth was an accident, unintentionally created by Gloria, and he is the only intelligent creature she has created so far.
Although Toby was quite ordinary at the time of his birth, since he was created as an intelligent being, the materials used were undoubtedly extraordinary.
Gloria had once unintentionally obtained the internal organs of a legendary magical beast, which she refined into five flavors. These five flavors corresponded to the five tastes of the organs: sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty.
These five flavors were sprinkled into the materials used to create Toby.
Toby’s ability to create the five-flavor seasonings played a significant role, but it was also due to these ingredients that Toby underwent a mutation.
“Its soul contains five emotions that are both free-floating and belonging to it. These five emotions are extreme, including love, hatred, resentment, anger, and sorrow,” Gloria said: “You should be able to guess by now that those five-flavor seasonings actually correspond to these five extreme emotions.”
“Although the legendary magical beast has died, its emotions have corroded Toby’s soul. In fact, Toby now resembles more of an emotional parasite of the legendary beast. Only when Toby conquers all of its emotions will it truly be itself.”
Upon understanding Gloria’s words, Angel linked them to the High Priest’s explanation: “So, Toby’s coma is because the extreme anger emotion appeared, and its soul is fighting for control over its body with the extreme anger emotion?”
Gloria nodded: “Although there is some deviation, it is generally correct.”
“Then, according to this pace, will Toby continue to fight for control over its body with the remaining four extreme emotions: love, hatred, resentment, and sorrow?”
“That’s right,” Gloria saw the concern on Angel’s face and explained with a smile: “This is the path that Toby must go through for growth and the fate it must face in order to pursue freedom. You don’t need to worry. Although there are four more tribulations, this is not necessarily a bad thing for Toby. Haven’t you mentioned that before it fell into a coma, its gravity circulatory system has grown significantly, and it can now affect external objects?”
“Once it completely subdues the extreme anger emotion, its strength will inevitably grow by a large margin. By then, you might not even be able to defeat it,” Gloria teased.
Angel touched the back of his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said: “Actually, I’ve never been able to defeat Toby.”
Gloria chuckled and didn’t comment on Angel’s strength, but continued: “In the Wizarding World, whether human or beast, everyone faces the challenge of survival. These extreme emotions are what Toby must confront. Don’t you have obstacles that you must face too?”
Angel fell silent, indeed having many obstacles to face. Climbing over them would lead to a vast world, while falling into them would mean being trapped forever.
“This is the price of growth,” Gloria gazed affectionately at Toby, reminiscing about when it was a young cub living in Barbie’s restaurant. Under her protection, Toby lived happily and carefree, never thinking about growth.
Surprisingly, in just one year with Angel, it had grown so much.
Was it good or bad? She didn’t judge.
But for Toby, it must be a good thing.
She couldn’t always be its steadfast shield; in the future, Toby would have to rely on itself.