As Laplace's true body had put it, there might not be a second awakened Panas Succubus in the entire Abyss of the Barren Face, let alone in the Instrument World.
Hearing the Water Clone's faintly smug explanation, Angel fell silent for a moment before saying softly, "Actually, the Panas Succubus I mentioned earlier, Hai, is awakened too."
The Water Clone froze. "...What?"
Luigi also looked at Angel in surprise.
After a moment's thought, Angel added, "I helped her awaken."
W-what?!
The Water Clone's and Luigi's eyes went round.
"You?" Luigi blurted out. "Are you sure you helped a Panas Succubus awaken?"
Angel was human. How could he help a succubus awaken?
"Well, that..." Angel paused. Memories flashed through his mind, and a trace of nostalgia crossed his eyes. "Back then, I opened a shop in Lasudelan with an Abyss Wind Dragon. Most of our customers were demons."
"Then a succubus named Hai became my customer. While using one of the shop's products, she entered a state of Abyssal Awakening."
"Come to think of it, her awakening made business at my little shop boom."
Faces flashed through Angel's mind, all Abyssal beings he had met in Lasudelan.
"Although I was in the Abyss, that period was actually quite interesting. I got to know plenty of demons, too..."
Angel sighed at the memory.
Luigi looked baffled. "You haven't lived a fraction as long as I have. Why does your life feel so many times more exciting?"
The Water Clone muttered from the side, "If you spent your poetry-writing time on more important things, your life could be exciting too."
Luigi pretended not to hear her and asked Angel, "Is it really that easy for a demon to awaken?"
Angel shrugged. "I'm not entirely sure. According to Fafnir—the Abyss Wind Dragon who ran