"Humans truly were the race most prone to wild fancies." Laplace gave Angel a faint look. "Vision is not memory, nor is vision something that can be passed down through inheritance."
The suspicion on Angel's face had been far too obvious. One moment he looked at Luigi, the next at Laplace. He had practically been saying, I suspect there's something fishy between you two.
So Laplace simply told Angel to say whatever he had to say.
That was simply Laplace's nature—direct and decisive.
Angel did not mince words either. He voiced his speculation, then received this response from Laplace.
"Luigi is indeed different from my other Time Doppelgängers. He did not receive my abilities, but..." Laplace paused slightly here, as though considering whether to reveal the truth.
Very soon, Laplace made her decision.
"What he received was a portion of my spirituality."
Laplace still said it. Her reasoning was actually simple: once she had joined in the construction of the Dream Crystal Plain, she had already formed a deep connection with Angel. Of course, she could sever that connection, but... there was no need.
She had vaguely sensed before that the Dream Crystal Plain benefited her. Later, when she and Gleipnir discussed authority, they had also secretly discussed the Dream Crystal Plain's influence on her. Gleipnir had not dared be careless and used divination to glimpse a hidden secret. Those secrets showed that the Dream Crystal Plain did not merely benefit her—it might even change the entire state of the Mirror Realm.
At the time, Gleipnir had felt some regret. Laplace had actually had a chance to seize control of the Dream Crystal Plain. If she had taken that control, the benefits she gained would certainly have been greater and more abundant!
Now, she had merely received one authority that