Faced with Dox's bombardment of questions, Angel responded by saying nothing at all, then somewhat impatiently digging at his ear.
Dox was so stifled by Angel's ear-digging gesture that he nearly choked on his breath.
Taking advantage of Dox's pause, Angel finally said unhurriedly, "Finally done talking? Then it's my turn."
Angel was not deliberately putting on airs. None of Dox's questions touched upon the core, so he could answer all of them. Besides, he could tell that the others were curious about these questions too. So of course he would answer them. But Dox's chanting-like, nagging, bombardment-style questioning had irritated Angel immensely. He simply let Dox talk himself out until he was choking on pent-up breath before finally speaking.
"The earlier questions can basically be summed up as one question." As Angel spoke, he raised a hand and snapped his fingers.
As the sound faded, the illusion nodes around them swiftly gathered, then rapidly formed four identical booklets.
"If you're interested, have a look. Especially the author's note on the sixth page from the end. It contains the answer you want."
After speaking, Angel placed the books atop Magic Hands, indicating that everyone could take one as they pleased.
Without question, Dox snatched up the first book. Black Earl used his mental power to take the second.
When the books reached their hands, their reactions were entirely different.
Black Earl immediately wrinkled his nose and let out a derisive "Hmph," wearing a look of disgust.
Dox, meanwhile, was the complete opposite. The moment he lowered his head to look, his eyes lit up at the sight of the title. Once he opened the book, a burst of lewd laughter and appreciative smacking sounds followed.
The two gentlemen's differing reactions filled the two apprentices with curiosity about the book as