Angor and Sunders enjoyed their meal in silence.
According to traditional nobles' customs, they were forbidden to speak when eating soup or knife food in order to avoid spilling the juices.
The main dish of this meal was soup. When they were eating, they were basically silent.
Angor enjoyed his meal. There were no Glutton dishes, but Goode knew Angor's appetite too well. Everything he ate, from the side dishes to the main dishes, from the soup to the pastries, was enough to satisfy his appetite. More importantly, everyone did their own thing during the meal, and no one paid much attention to his food.
When the desserts and tea were served, people began to talk among themselves.
Most of the time, Sunders was telling Butler Goode what to do during this period and what to do in the future.
Angor did not interrupt. He continued to enjoy the milky desserts. Just as he was eating to his heart's content, he suddenly felt a pair of eyes staring at him.
He looked up and saw a small head peeking out from behind the curtain at the door.
He was wearing a long robe and a mask, but Angor still recognized him as Hobbiton at first glance.
Hobbiton was peeking at Angor.
Angor gestured Hobbiton to come here. Hobbiton hesitated. According to Phantom Island's etiquette, he was not allowed to enter the restaurant at this time.
But it was Mister Padt who allowed him to go in … Hobbiton remembered what his grandfather told him. Mister Sunders might not allow him to stay at Phantom Island, but he could try to get Mister Padt to let him in.
In the end, Hobbiton entered the restaurant.
The noise attracted Sunders' attention, and he looked over. Goode cursed in his mind and tried to think of a way to tell Hobbiton to leave. But Sunders quickly looked away and continued to talk to Goode as if nothing had happened.
Goode sighed in relief when he saw Hobbiton talking to Angor. The two seemed to be having a friendly conversation.
Angor handed Hobbiton a cup of milk tea. "What's wrong? You kept looking at me. Do you want one too?"
Goode once told him that Hobbiton had a low IQ and EQ, but his mental age and taste were the same. So, he liked to eat milk-flavored food.
Butler Goode meant that Hobbiton would not tell anyone about Angor's dairy habit because it was perfectly normal for Butler Goode.
Hobbiton quickly waved his hand. Stepping into the restaurant was already a breach of etiquette, let alone enjoying the food on the table.
"What do you want then?" Angor was puzzled.
Hobbiton shook his head. "Mister Padt, did you hear anything about what I told you last time?"
"Last time?" Angor raised an eyebrow. "The story of Peter Pan?"
"That counts too, but I'm referring to Ananda." Hobbiton's voice was filled with worry. "Captain Neboya sent word that Ananda hasn't shown up yet. Did Mister Padt run into her during his trip? "
Earlier, when Hobbiton was assigned to guard the door, he heard that Angor and Sunders were going to leave again. That was why Hobbiton quickly gave Angor a hint with his eyes.
"Oh, that's it." Angor remembered that he promised Hobbiton that he would tell him about Ananda if he saw her outside. "Too bad I didn't see her in the Abyss Plane …"
Angor suddenly paused.
Because a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. Before he could figure it out, he saw a hunched figure in front of him. It was a white-haired old woman who was walking alone. It was the same woman he saw in Shepherd City not long ago.
Why did he think of that old woman when talking about Ananda?
Angor was a little confused. In his mind, Ananda was a sexy and beautiful woman. Her clothes were even hotter than Nausica's. However, that old granny had white hair and wrinkles. Her skin was loose and wrinkled. She didn't look like Ananda at all.
For some reason, he somehow equated the two different people with the same sign.
Angor frowned when he recalled the familiar feeling he couldn't get rid of from the old woman's body. Then he began to reverse the woman's age in his mind.
In his mind, he saw the image of a clock, under which a white-haired old woman stood with her hands crossed.
Suddenly, the clock began to reverse.
Following the ticking of the clock, the old granny became younger at an extremely fast speed, as if her youth was flowing backward. Her hunched figure slowly straightened up. Her slightly fat waist shrank. Her wrinkled skin straightened and tightened. Her white hair returned to its usual voluptuous curls.
When the clock rang, "Dong!"
Time seemed to have been reversed 60 years ago. The old woman turned into a beautiful woman in her prime.
Angor was stunned when he saw the woman's face. The old woman returned to her youthful appearance, which was about 90% similar to Ananda's!
Ninety percent was already very high. There were always unknown variables in the passage of time. Considering all these variables, Angor was almost certain that the old woman was Ananda.
No wonder he felt a sense of familiarity when he saw her earlier.
This sense of familiarity was not too strong, and it did not seem like they were close friends.
It turned out that she was Ananda!
He had seen Ananda a few times before, but it was not the first time he met her. But she was still a stranger. Angor only remembered three things about Ananda: a thief, a beautiful woman, and a strong woman.
Angor considered carefully. Ananda probably changed her appearance because she traded her youth with Zslade in exchange for a chance to enter the wizarding world. What was the result? Did she succeed? Or did she fail?
Hobbiton lowered his head in disappointment. "I'll be on my way then."
"Wait." Angor stopped him.
Hobbiton looked at him in confusion. Angor considered. "I didn't see Ananda in person, but I think I know where she is."
Hobbiton's eyes lit up.
…
A moment later, Angor and Sunders left Phantom Island. On their way, Sunders asked, "Did you show him the image of the old man in Shepherding City?"
Angor gave a simple explanation. "I didn't know she was Hobbiton's childhood friend. Professor, if she really got the Potion of Austere Night from Mister Zslade, can she become a supernatural? "
"If her spiritual power level reaches 8 or above, yes. But it's still a slim chance. Even if she does become a supernatural, she won't be able to make much progress in her life if she can't make up for the loss of her body. "
For Angor, if he wanted to make up for the loss of his body or even extend his life, he could simply make potions or find someone to buy them. He already had a lot of resources. In the wizarding world, however, there were many low-level creatures. Just like mortals, it was extremely difficult for them to climb to a higher level. The class divide was severe, and few low-level apprentices could get their hands on resources.
Therefore, even if Ananda really became a supernatural, it would be extremely difficult for her to find enough resources to make up for her lost body. If she couldn't do that in a short time, she would lose her lifespan quickly.
"But if she does become a supernatural, Zslade will probably take her into his care. This is the path he chose, and he will be responsible for the consequences."
They didn't talk much about Ananda. She was an outsider, after all. After chatting for a while, they moved on to another topic.
Greya's disappearance.
When Angor returned to Phantom Island last time, he noticed that Greya's hut was still there, but she had already left. According to Butler Goode, after Angor returned to the Old Earth, Greya went into seclusion to stabilize her new spell.
She left Phantom Island as soon as she came out. Goode had no idea where she had gone, but it seemed that someone had sent her a message, which was why she had left.
Angor thought that Greya still needed Sunders' help to find her body, and she wouldn't be gone for long, so he needed her help to check on Toby. However, Greya still didn't come back.
"Where did Lady Greya go?" Angor wondered.
Sunders didn't answer his question. Instead, he moved his lips as if he was talking to someone.
After a while, Sunders spoke again, "All messages sent to the mirror world are sent by Tree Spirit. I asked Tree Spirit, and he said that Greya left because someone sent her a message. The message was encrypted, so Tree Spirit doesn't know the details.
But according to Tree Spirit, it was a female apprentice from Dark Castle who sent the message. "
Dark Castle?!
Angor was surprised. The first time he saw Greya after she went missing in Haunt World was at Dark Castle. At that time, Candy House's other gourmet wizard, "Lady Butterfly" Felicia, was also at Dark Castle.
It seemed that Candy House and Dark Castle were quite close.
It was possible that Greya went to Dark Castle.
However, Angor heard that Isabella didn't get along well with Greya, so it was either Felicia or "that person" who sent Isabella to Dark Castle.
"Let's put Greya's matter aside for now. I remember you promised Bobota that you'll take him to Dark Castle to see his sister. If Greya doesn't show up by then, you can go to Dark Castle and have a look. "Sunders paused.
"I also need to pay a formal visit to 'Lord of Twilight' Isabella, who just returned to the southern wizarding region."
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