A few minutes later, a gap slowly opened in the thin mist.
Luigi was "pushed" out through it.
As Luigi watched the mist that had yet to disperse, he grumbled over the Mind Tether, "It wouldn't kill you to let me see your intelligence network. You had to kick me out. How stingy..."
No sooner had Luigi finished speaking than Angel's voice came through the Mind Tether. "Next time you badmouth me, don't do it over the Mind Tether."
Luigi gave a couple of disgruntled grunts. "If I didn't say it here, how would you hear me?"
Angel said, "Then go on. I can pretend I didn't hear."
Luigi's brows shot up. He took Angel at his word and began slandering him over the Mind Tether. But no matter how outrageous his claims grew, Angel said nothing more.
Luigi glanced at the swirling mist and finally muttered helplessly, "What a bore."
Meanwhile, at the center of the mist, Angel paid no attention to Luigi's complaints. He summoned Hyde Land from his bracelet.
As soon as Hyde Land appeared, the pale violet glow he gave off washed the surrounding mist in a hazy, watery light.
As usual, Angel rubbed Hyde Land's soft body, then prepared to connect to the Void Network.
But just as he raised his hand, before he could point at his brow, he stopped.
Angel looked down at Hyde Land, puzzled.
A moment earlier, his Extrasensory Perception had sensed a trace of "vexation" from Hyde Land.
That sudden emotion surprised Angel.
Hyde Land rarely expressed emotion. In fact, apart from Wang Wang, the Void Travelers as a whole seldom showed much emotion.
Emotional expression reflected a degree of intelligence, and Void Travelers had little intelligence to speak of.
Of course, that did not mean Void Travelers could not