Angel exchanged a few words with Bobota about his insights into the Soft-State Worm's mutation, then left.
By then, there was movement in the hall outside as well.
When Angel pushed open the door, he found that the masked Frost had returned at some point. When Angel looked over, Frost was sitting lazily on the sofa and greeted him.
Angel walked out and respectfully said, "Lord Frost."
Frost waved a hand. "I do not care for needless formalities. Sit down and speak."
Angel sat opposite Frost. Before he could speak, Frost said as though he knew what was on Angel's mind, "You seem to be waiting for your mentor?"
"Yes. Do you know where my mentor went, my lord?"
Frost said casually, "I saw him in the void earlier. He seemed to be studying those Door Anomalies and should still be there now."
After a pause, Frost looked up. "As for me, I went into the void to study the door formed from the Gift of Truth."
Seeing Angel freeze in surprise, Frost continued, "Your mentor did not tell me. Such obvious pan-will fluctuations can be detected by anyone who has studied pan-will."
"However, that fluctuation has now vanished and has even entered a concealed state." As Frost spoke, he looked curiously at Angel. "This concealment method feels familiar to me. Forgive my presumption, but who did it?"
Angel weighed his words for a moment and decided not to hide it.
"It was Time Thief, Cassini."
Frost raised a brow beneath his mask, but showed no surprise. "As expected. It seems he wanted you to hand the door over to him?"
"That's right, but I refused." After saying that, Angel asked, "Lord Frost, was my choice right or wrong?"
The reason Angel did not hide Cassini's matter was that Frost