After explaining Luigi's situation, Angel cut off his telepathic transmission with Laplace.
He leaned back in the principal's exclusive chair, his fingertips lightly tapping the armrest as he silently sorted through the two pieces of information he had just learned.
He was somewhat surprised by the news of the Night City Evening Bell. There were actually two worlds, one surface and one hidden, concealed within the stage. But on second thought, even remnants of a Demon God had appeared in the Echo Library. Compared to that, a surface world and an inner world were hardly unusual.
Besides, Rabbit Hole's response measures were quite sound.
With the Nightmare Illusion Node paired with Gray Porcelain's talent, facing the Boundless Ghosts should not pose much of a problem. Even if something truly went wrong, Gabriel's Raven's Mouth could serve as a trump card to flip the table.
Thus, Angel was not overly worried about Rabbit Hole's situation.
It was the information from Luigi's side that truly caught his attention.
After all, this kind of special "instance linkage" using reality as a medium was simply too rare.
Moreover, although he had kept talking about how the Uriel Instance and the Mist Swamp Instance were connected, casually producing all manner of evidence, he was actually not entirely certain in his heart.
Once matters in Fool's Academy City were settled, Angel intended to focus on those two instances.
Time passed.
Another hour went by.
The fifth batch of faculty and staff who had entered had finally finished learning how to operate the Auxiliary Hand.
Upon receiving the news, Angel immediately informed the Spirit of the Academy City and had all faculty and staff gather at the school gate, ready to welcome the new students.
After spending an entire day settling matters large and small, Angel