Angel glanced at the two options in the Text Panel, but chose neither. Instead, he looked toward the sand table.
"Who are you?"
After a moment of silence, the mechanical voice sounded from the sand table again. "Principal, I am the Spirit of the Academy City. I can assist you in managing the Academy City."
After a pause, it continued, "Principal, would you like to enter God Mode?"
Angel shook his head. "No rush. Since you say you're the Spirit of the Academy City, introduce yourself first."
Although the Text Panel had also said that the Spirit of the Academy City could assist him in entering God Mode, Angel still did not know what direction this Instance would take.
If it was an Instance akin to a puzzle-solving game, or something even more bizarre, then the "Spirit of the Academy City" might well be something that could be impersonated or replaced.
It was even possible that the one speaking was something like Sebas—something the Wonderland Authority had forcibly locked onto him and insisted he enter the Instance to resolve.
So compared with learning about its various functions, he was more concerned about this suddenly appearing "stranger."
"I am the Spirit of the Academy City, the spirit born from this Fool's Academy City... Though I vaguely remember that this place was not originally called Fool's Academy City? Perhaps it was renamed? But in any case, the essence of the Academy City has not changed."
As it spoke, it seemed to start muttering to itself. Only after quite a while did it realize it had gone off-topic, and hurriedly apologized. "I'm sorry, Principal. I shouldn't have suddenly spoken of unrelated matters."
Just as Angel was about to say it was fine, it sank back into self-reflection. "When I was a spirit before,