Silver Forest Fischer was a Hollow Man whom Laplace had fished out of the Empty Mirror Sea.
Nothing particularly dramatic or arduous had happened between her and Laplace, no tale of supporting each other through hardships and twists of fate. Yet Laplace still regarded her as the most important person in her life.
Simply because Fischer was the first living being Laplace had seen after her birth.
That first meeting in life was already a special kind of fate.
There was no need for any other deeds to add weight to it. Fischer's place in Laplace's heart was already irreplaceable.
But was Fischer herself especially remarkable? Or especially legendary?
Not really.
She had merely been swept into the Empty Mirror Sea at the right time; Laplace had happened to encounter her there; and they had happened to share a very pleasant stretch of time together.
Everything had simply fallen into place.
There was no earth-shattering story—only a friendship where their first meeting became eternity.
However, while Fischer herself was not all that extraordinary, her influence on Laplace was exceptionally profound.
The time Laplace spent with Fischer had been peaceful and without ripples, yet it was a crucial turning point that changed the course of Laplace's life.
Laplace was so tolerant toward humans because of Fischer.
The three Time Doppelgängers Laplace created were all humanoid—even directly borrowing human bodies—because of Fischer.
Laplace could understand Angel's ideas and follow similar values and worldview because of Fischer's influence as well.
Her feelings for Fischer were not merely friendship. There was familial affection too, as well as the bond between teacher and student.
It was much like the relationship between Jon and Angel.
Many of Angel's beliefs and principles for conducting himself had basically been inherited from Jon. Likewise, Laplace's beliefs were almost entirely