As expected… Having confirmed his thoughts, Leonard stopped dwelling on it and returned to the main topic:
“Old man, didn’t you just ask me whose dream I went into?”
“Yeah. During my revenge against Ince Zangwill that day, Amon’s brother, some Angel King, appeared.”
Inside his mind, the slightly aged voice didn’t respond immediately. After a few seconds, it sighed:
“Just as I expected. Things related to ‘0—08’ always attract Adam at some point.”
“Fortunately, I chose to fall asleep early.”
Leonard didn’t have time to ponder Pallez Zoroast’s words before blurting out in astonishment:
“Old man, you, you said His name!”
“Adam’s gaze is about to fall, or has already fallen!”
The slightly aged voice gave a “heh”:
“You actually found out about Adam’s special nature… But mentioning Him is fine. He’ll just think someone is talking about Him. Of course, you shouldn’t know too much, or you’ll occasionally think about Him. Too many times or too close, and Adam will know, just like ‘0—08’. Moreover, ‘0—08’ affects only a big city, but Adam affects the whole world.”
Just as terrifying as Amon… a different kind of terror… Leonard steadied himself, forced himself not to think about Adam, and replayed Pallez Zoroast’s words.
Suddenly, he barely suppressed his voice as he blurted out:
“Old man, you didn’t fall asleep because of weakness, but because you were afraid of running into Amon’s brother?”
“Cough.” Pallez cleared his throat. “Both reasons, they’re not contradictory. After giving you two ‘Time Worms’, my state worsened again. Under these circumstances, how could I face an Angel King and conceal my existence? I’m already so old, with creaky limbs. There’s no need, so I definitely had to keep out of the way.”
Leonard couldn’t find words to argue for a moment. After a few seconds, he said:
“Amon and His brother should be older than you. The Ancient Sun God was an ancient god before the Cataclysm…”
Not waiting for Pallez Zoroast to respond, he said with some relief:
“So, because of your self‑sealing and sleep, that Angel King didn’t notice anything wrong with me?”
Pallez chuckled:
“No, He did.”
“…” Leonard’s expression froze, and he nearly looked around.
He suspected that Adam was sitting in some corner of the room, quietly listening to his conversation with the old man!
Then Pallez Zoroast added:
“Back then, you must have been very close to Him. Did you think you could hide your thoughts from an Angel King who has accommodated the ‘Uniqueness’ of the ‘Spectator’ pathway?”
“Besides, you probably rudely murmured ‘old man, old man’ at the critical moment.”
Leonard was stunned and instinctively responded:
“… You, you heard that?”
He suspected that the old man had clearly heard but deliberately didn’t respond, afraid Adam would notice.
“No.” Pallez’s slightly aged voice was full of mockery. “I don’t need to hear to know what you would do. Don’t I know what kind of person you are?”
As Leonard felt a bit embarrassed, Pallez Zoroast continued:
“Adam must already know that you’ve been parasitized, but because of my sleep and sealing, He can’t tell who is parasitizing you. Demigods with this ability are not too many, but not too few either.”
I see… Hearing this, Leonard breathed a sigh of relief. His biggest worry was that Adam had “seen” the old man and would go back and inform the “Blasphemer” Amon.
Thinking of this, Leonard brought up a doubt that had been accumulating:
“Old man, what is an Angel King?”
Pallez Zoroast didn’t ask Leonard where he had heard this concept and simply explained:
“Those who are above Sequence 1 but not yet gods.”
“If specifically referring to the eight Angel Kings, they are the ones who fit that definition and served the Ancient Sun God before the Cataclysm.”
What does it mean to be above Sequence 1 but not yet a god? How is that possible? By accommodating the so‑called “Uniqueness”? Leonard wanted to ask further, but suspected the old man wouldn’t explain in such detail, so he decided to talk about other things first and then circle back.
He thought it over and said in a low voice:
“In the battle to take revenge on Ince Zangwill, I encountered great difficulties. I couldn’t even look directly at the enemy, let alone use the ‘Fortune Stealer’ talisman… When my attempts to get your help yielded nothing, I chose to recite the honorable name of Mr. Fool and received a response.”
“Afterward, as if in a dream, I went to an ancient palace located above the boundless Gray Fog…”
Before Leonard could finish, Pallez, who had been listening silently, interrupted:
“You met Mr. Fool?”