After Angel logged off, he immediately looked around.
Only after quite a while did he spot Rabbit Girl crouching silently in the shadows beneath a massive tree branch.
Rabbit Girl seemed somewhat dazed, with no light in her eyes, as though all her thoughts had retreated into her own little world.
It was not until Gleipnir leaned on her cane and walked up to Rabbit Girl that she blankly raised her head.
Backlit, her gaze took a long time to focus. Only after it finally did, and she saw Gleipnir's figure, did she start in shock and come back to herself.
Two minutes later, led by Gleipnir, Rabbit Girl finally left the shadowed corner and came over to Angel and Laplace.
Perhaps because Angel was present, Rabbit Girl still acted timid and shy around strangers.
It was truly difficult for Angel to reconcile her with the little battle goddess he had seen on Dream Crystal Plain before.
Perhaps this was what they called contrast?
Angel shook his head, casting aside those irrelevant thoughts. Just then, Laplace looked over as though she had something to say.
After hesitating for a moment and exchanging a glance with Gleipnir, she said to Angel, "I've already spoken with Laplace. Something... unexpected happened on her end."
As she said this, a rare subtle shift appeared in Laplace's usually impassive expression.
They had been offline for less than three minutes. Laplace had not even moved, yet she said they had already finished communicating. Outsiders would surely have questions, but Angel was not surprised.
On Dream Crystal Plain, they had been separate individuals and found telepathic communication difficult. But after returning to the Mirror World, they were both Laplace's Time Doppelgängers, and with one another nearby, telepathic communication was as effortless as drinking water.
Communication through the