This was Angel's second time in Wise Sovereign's Hall.
The last time, they had spoken in a hidden secret chamber to avoid being spied on by Adanis in the mirror. This time, however, they sat face-to-face with the Wise Sovereign directly in the hall.
And Adanis, whom everyone had previously feared and avoided, was also present.
She simply did not take a seat. Instead, she hid within a mirror high on the wall, looking down upon everyone from above.
The lit candles on the gilded round table hissed softly.
A faint fragrance drifted through the air.
After everyone had taken their seats, the Wise Sovereign's gaze never left Angel. Time itself seemed to have come to a standstill.
After a long while, not until Adanis in the mirror gave an impatient cold snort did the Wise Sovereign chuckle.
"Is this the effect you wanted?"
Angel wore an innocent expression. "What effect is the Wise Sovereign referring to?"
"You should know perfectly well." As the Wise Sovereign said this, he glanced at Adanis before smiling at Angel.
Angel still looked harmless on the surface, but inwardly, everything was indeed as clear as a mirror, just as the Wise Sovereign had said.
On the condition that he would "whisper in Olao's ear" in the future, he had asked Adanis to do one very simple thing for him: say one sentence to the Wise Sovereign—borrow Sweet Dream.
As for whether Adanis could actually borrow Sweet Dream, Angel had not given it much thought.
If she could borrow it, that would naturally be best. If she could not, it did not matter.
At first glance, Angel seemed to have done something pointless. But that was not the case. One only needed to look at the Wise Sovereign's current expression to know that everything was