The vortex in Sam's home was still turning slowly, like the eye of a storm made visible.
Angel looked at it, hesitation flickering across his face.
While searching the sea of authority information earlier, he had checked the status of Dawn's Dream and found that the Wonderland Authority classified it as an "open Instance."
What was an open Instance?
It was like Silver Coral Island: anyone who met certain conditions could enter and leave freely.
The condition for entering Silver Coral Island was a pure heart.
Once a Challenger was deemed "pure," the island lowered its defenses. They could come and go as they pleased.
Dawn's Dream was also an open Instance. Meet its prerequisite, and you could enter and leave freely.
But what was that prerequisite?
Angel didn't know.
He hadn't checked. He was worried the answer lay in the "deep sea," and a reckless search might be too much for him to bear. Still, it wasn't that important.
As someone with authority, he could force his way into or out of any Fairyland Instance.
He had never done so before because forcing open a passage would tear the Instance apart. That wouldn't matter if the Instance was stable enough, but the vast majority weren't...
At present, the only Instance that could withstand a forced entry or exit was... Silver Coral Island.
Yes, only an open Instance would remain unaffected.
As a newly formed open Instance, Dawn's Dream shared that property. If Angel wished, he could ignore its prerequisite and force his way in.
Angel stared at the vortex, wondering whether he should go in and have a look...
After a moment's thought, he decided to enter in person.
He could see what was inside from a god's-eye view, but many things were hard to grasp fully just by