After listening to Parrot's account, Angel wore a rather speechless expression.
He had originally thought that the Mirror Ghost imitating Luigi possessed some heaven-reaching, earth-piercing ability—able to see through people's thoughts and hold everything in its grasp.
Yet unexpectedly, that Mirror Ghost had merely used a few verbal tricks to fool Parrot and even bluff the contents of the contract out of him.
What Angel had thought was so lofty and impressive had truly been nothing more than his own assumption.
Still, the main reason he had guessed wrong was that Parrot had acted far too composed before. Added to the fact that Parrot could toy with Rice God and the others as if they were in the palm of his hand, Angel had thought Parrot far too clever.
He had never expected that Parrot, too, could develop blind spots in his thinking when excited, overlooking many details and falling into someone else's trap.
Of course, that was also because Parrot was unfamiliar with Luigi.
After finishing his own account, Parrot looked thoroughly embarrassed. Scratching his scalp, he gave an awkward laugh. "I was too focused on leaving at the time. There were many things I failed to consider."
Angel sighed softly but said nothing.
Laplace, on the other hand, said mildly, "Beguiling is also an instinct branded into Mirror Ghosts. When it comes to verbal temptation, they are no weaker than the Changhuo Clan. In fact, when it comes to short-term beguiling, theirs can be even more fierce."
In other words, Parrot may not have fallen for it solely because he had been too excited. The Mirror Ghost itself may also have possessed techniques of beguiling.
Under the combined effect of multiple factors, Parrot had become careless and overlooked many details.
After hearing Laplace's words, gratitude flashed through Parrot's