Meanwhile, near Rabbit Town on the Dream Crystal Plain.
Angel rubbed his slightly throbbing temples.
After leaving the Interrogation Labyrinth, he had originally planned to log off and see what changes had taken place in the Instrument World.
After all, when the Uriel Instance had still existed, Luigi had mysteriously told him that the changes in the Instrument World would leave him utterly stunned. Who would have thought that the Interrogation Labyrinth would suddenly receive visitors, the Mist Swamp Instance would undergo upheaval, and Dawn's Dream would abruptly emerge... One startling change after another had forced him to postpone logging off time and again.
This time, the Interrogation Labyrinth's first run had finally concluded smoothly, and with nothing pressing for the moment, he had managed to make time to log off.
But as soon as he left the Interrogation Labyrinth, he received two messages from Laplace.
One was good news, and the other was bad.
The good news was that the Rabbit Hole Team had perfectly cleared "Night City Evening Bell." Not only the Dreamscape version—the real version of "Night City Evening Bell" had been cleared as well.
And the most outstanding performer in this Night City Evening Bell run had been... Gray Porcelain.
In the Inner World, relying on his terrifying talent, Gray Porcelain had accurately sensed the ghosts' whereabouts and led the team through that danger-ridden Inner World as though they were taking a leisurely stroll through a courtyard.
In the end, they successfully found the sealed-off "Heavenly Light" in the Inner World.
When Heavenly Light restarted and day and night once again divided their domains, the muddied waters of the Surface and Inner Worlds finally ceased to mingle.
As the blazing sun hung high in the sky, Gabriel, who had remained in the Surface World, arrived at