Edward's luck had to be said to be rather good.
He had happened to arrive during the routine gathering of multiple races.
Because there were too many outsiders coming in, the Crystal-Eyed Race guards were far less strict in inspecting their own people. They merely gave Edward a glance before letting him into Crystal City.
Edward slipped inside without lifting a finger. He even made it into the core Ring Fortress, and no one discovered that his body belonged to Xiluda.
Later, Edward reached the floor occupied by Pirus.
When he saw the Tooth Staining Shop with scarcely a soul at its door, something stirred in his heart.
Tooth staining might have been a Pirus tradition, but if one dug deeper, it could also be considered part of cosmetics. And cosmetics were precisely what Edward did best. Tooth staining, hair dyeing—dyeing was dyeing, so why not combine them?
Thus, Edward found the owner of the Tooth Staining Shop and proposed a partnership.
"And after that, you came looking for me..."
Edward recounted all of his experiences. There should have been some things he concealed—for example, how he had swiftly crossed the void within the vast Day Mirror Domain.
But those were minor matters, insignificant details.
At the very least, judging from the sequence of events and the logic behind his actions, Edward's account was complete and internally consistent.
Gleipnir also believed he would not lie about this.
Returning to the main point, after hearing Edward's account, everyone's focus was actually rather different.
What Angel cared about most was, "Only after you took over Xiluda's body did you determine that the outside was the Mirror Ghost Domain?"
Edward did not understand what Angel was getting at. As far as Angel's question alone was concerned, he nodded. "Yes."
Angel rubbed his chin