Angel accepted Laplace's suggestion, and the group immediately changed course, arriving near the entrance to Silver Coral Island.
Hound Butler had previously heard that Silver Coral Island's entrance was inside a pool. In its imagination, a so-called "pool" had been a large lake—if not boundless as far as the eye could see, then at least a "small ocean."
But in reality, it was merely a tiny puddle no more than two or three meters across.
Hound Butler stared for a long while. "...The entrance is in this puddle?"
"That's right." Angel said, "Don't let its small size fool you. It's bottomless inside... However, the entrance isn't at the bottom. Just jump in and swim down one or two meters, and you'll sense it."
Angel gave a simple explanation, but when he mentioned the entrance, he unconsciously glanced at Hound Butler.
There was another prerequisite for entering the Silver Coral Island Instance: kindness and purity.
Angel and Laplace had no need to worry about that threshold. The question was whether Hound Butler met the requirement.
Perhaps seeing what Angel was thinking, Laplace lightly cleared his throat. "If Meatball has kept true to its original heart, then it should meet the requirement. What we should be more concerned about is whether that book can be brought into Silver Coral Island."
Angel understood what Laplace meant, but Hound Butler was completely baffled. It pointed at itself. "Me? Keeping true to my original heart? What's that about?"
"Keeping true to your original heart is the prerequisite for entering Silver Coral Island," Laplace explained blandly. "If your original heart is gone, or has become muddled, then Silver Coral Island probably won't welcome you."
After hearing Laplace's words, Hound Butler's heart skipped a beat. Although Laplace was speaking of the prerequisite for entering Silver Coral Island,