While Luigi kept trying to heal Uriel with music, elsewhere, inside the Heart Space.
After closing her eyes for half a minute, Laplace finally opened them.
"Did Gleipnir find the Ancient Tooth Fairies?" Angel asked from beside her.
After returning from the Dream Crystal Plain to reality, Laplace had closed her eyes to begin a mental link with Gleipnir.
In the past, Laplace only needed an instant to share mental information with her Time Doppelgängers. Yet this time, she had remained in contact with Gleipnir for a full half minute.
That made Angel wonder whether something had happened on Gleipnir's end.
Laplace said, "We've made contact. Gleipnir is bringing the Ancient Tooth Fairies here."
Laplace paused at that point before adding, "Gleipnir just discussed the ownership of the Heart Space with me."
Angel froze for a moment, seeming to understand something.
Laplace said, "I have made it clear to her that the ownership of the Heart Space has nothing to do with me—past, present, or future. My will represents my stance. If she wishes to change my stance, then she is trying to destroy my will."
Laplace spoke harshly, yet she once again made her attitude clear: she stood with Angel.
In truth, Angel had already guessed as much when Laplace and Gleipnir had remained in contact for a full half minute.
Sharing information could be completed in an instant. Yet Laplace had communicated with Gleipnir for half a minute, which meant they had not merely been sharing information—they had also been exchanging views.
Angel could roughly guess that, after learning the specifics of the Heart Space, Gleipnir had immediately seen deeper profits to be mined from it. Coupled with the fact that Angel found it difficult to enter the Mirror Realm directly, she might have suggested that Laplace seize