Angel did not know that Liriel was already wondering whether he intended to "create a world."
Yes, that great figure wreathed in golden flame dust was Angel.
He had deliberately staged such a grand spectacle for one simple reason: it was meant for Liriel to see.
After Liriel logged off, she would inevitably face questioning from the Cruel Scholar.
In reality, the Cruel Scholar would absolutely be able to tell whether Liriel was lying. Therefore, when facing the Cruel Scholar's questions, Liriel could only reveal the truth without concealing anything.
—Unless her memories were also shielded by the Wonderland Authority, but that was not under consideration for now.
In other words, whatever Liriel saw, she would most likely tell the Cruel Scholar in the end.
Previously, whether through Nomephins's groundwork, the Decayer's hints, or Liriel talking herself into it, she had already regarded the Interrogation Labyrinth as "Deep Dream."
Once she returned to reality, she would certainly tell the Cruel Scholar about her conjecture.
So, would the Cruel Scholar accept Liriel's account?
That depended on two possible situations.
First, the Cruel Scholar would most likely believe Liriel's experiences, because It could tell whether she was lying.
But could the Interrogation Labyrinth alone make the Cruel Scholar conclude that this was Deep Dream?
If the Cruel Scholar knew nothing about Deep Dream, It might accept Liriel's conjecture. After all, Liriel was a dream-type wizard and had no reason to deceive herself.
But if the Cruel Scholar had even the slightest understanding of Deep Dream, It might notice that something was amiss.
That was where Angel's performance came in.
Golden flame dust, creating things with a casual gesture... these were all traits of Deep Dream people explicitly recorded in Basil's Travelogue.
So long as the Cruel Scholar knew even a little, It