"Who is Little One-Eye?" Angel asked in confusion.
Wise Sovereign said, "You can think of it as that opening you saw earlier."
Hearing this answer, everyone exchanged glances, their expressions subtly strange. An opening actually had a name? And such a... well, adorable name at that?
Come to think of it, Wise Sovereign's description of Little One-Eye made it sound less like a mere opening and more like some kind of intelligent lifeform. Or perhaps a mechanical puppet?
Wise Sovereign also noticed their puzzlement over the name "Little One-Eye." He had not intended to say much, but then something suddenly occurred to him...
Perhaps this was a good opportunity to explain?
After considering his wording, Wise Sovereign said, "You seem very concerned about Little One-Eye's name? If it knew your reactions, then even if Big One-Eye had not stopped it, it would have swallowed you whole back then."
"Big One-Eye? Little One-Eye? Don't tell me there's a Middle One-Eye too?" Dox quipped.
Wise Sovereign cast Dox a sidelong glance. "There is no Middle One-Eye, but there is a Second One-Eye."
Angel said, "We bear no ill will toward its name. We simply did not expect an opening to have such an adorable name."
"They are not ordinary openings." Wise Sovereign gave Black Earl a meaningful look. "If they were truly ordinary openings, why would you have been monitoring their movements all this time?"
Black Earl said, "When one has suspicions, one naturally wishes to learn more."
"That is only normal. But while you were watching Little One-Eye, Little One-Eye was also watching you. You thought it was an opening, but it was actually its eye, its mouth, its ear, even its weapon."
"It is an alchemical creation?" Angel asked.
Wise Sovereign shook his head. "No. It has a body. Have