But Bull Demon King's instincts told him nothing was wrong.
That earlier sensation was just an illusion.
The anxious Bull Demon King thought to himself. After all, as long as he didn't go to the Upper Floors, it was nearly impossible for him to get into trouble. That was just an illusion, right?
He shook his head, casting aside the jumbled thoughts. Bull Demon King picked up his wine glass again and started drinking with Aslan and the others.
"By the way, Great Sage, this visit isn't just for Karyou's sake, is it?"
Aslan raised his wine glass, clinked it toward Sun Wukong, and downed it in one gulp.
Hearing this, Sun Wukong glanced at Kurousagi, then narrowed her eyes.
Leticia understood Sun Wukong's meaning. She turned her head and said to Kurousagi,
"Kurousagi, we're almost out of wine. Go fetch some more from the wine cellar."
Kurousagi was momentarily stunned but quickly reacted. The matters to follow were somewhat inappropriate for her to know.
"Alright, I'll head to the wine cellar now."
But did Arcadia even have a wine cellar now?
Though Kurousagi felt like complaining inwardly, she obediently left.
Afterward, Sun Wukong lightly swirled the wine glass in her hand and said,
"I received contact from Canaria."
Instantly, the air in the room fell silent. Aslan's hand, holding chopsticks to pick up food, froze.
Even Shiroyasha's expression stiffened for a moment.
If Sun Wukong hadn't suddenly brought up this matter, Aslan might have forgotten that Canaria was only exiled, not dead.
As for Shiroyasha, it was even more awkward.
Because the identity Aslan was currently using was as Croix's disciple and Canaria's secret backup plan prepared in the outside world.
But the crux was that Canaria and Croix were completely unaware of this.
Sometimes, the dead are far more useful than the living, especially a strategist like Canaria, who created countless miracles.
No matter how absurd something was, as long as the blame was pinned on Canaria, it would make sense.
No one could guess how many backup plans Little Garden's renowned strategist had prepared or how many secret allies she had.
But now, why was Canaria alive again?
This made Aslan's existence extremely awkward. Once his identity was exposed, he'd be dead on the spot.
Sun Wukong glanced suspiciously at Aslan and Shiroyasha, who were clearly frozen, and asked,
"Even if you know Canaria isn't dead, is there a need for such a big reaction?"
Aslan quickly regained his composure and explained,
"We were just too excited."
Then, he asked with great curiosity,
"But Sister Monkey, how did Canaria send information to Little Garden?"
(Damn it, a miscalculation.)
Aslan hadn't expected Canaria could come back to life.
Couldn't she just stay put? Take good care of Izayoi and wait for him to come to Little Garden, wasn't that enough?
But since it had already happened, what could he do?
Sun Wukong glanced at Aslan and explained,
"It's natural you don't know. This is more accurately an application of Little Garden's Historical Transition convergence mechanism."
By triggering a Historical Transition Period, it could be observed by Little Garden as a new possibility. But Little Garden's observation wasn't just limited to summoning Heroes; it could also converge certain Gifts there.
Canaria used the poet's method to trigger a very small Historical Transition Period, using it to converge a meritorious Gift carrying information to Little Garden.
Such a small Historical Transition Period was almost constantly observed by Little Garden's Central Core, unable to affect the course of history.
It was an extremely secretive one-way method of transmitting information.
"Well, I've really learned something new."
The corner of Aslan's mouth twitched. He truly hadn't expected Little Garden's mechanisms could be used in this way.
You really couldn't underestimate the people of this world. Even the Historical Transition convergence mechanism could be played so creatively.
However, the operational difficulty was indeed high. It was estimated that only a handful of people in all of Little Garden could perform such an operation.
To accurately send a message through a Historical Transition Period.
Even as a Fictional Historian, he couldn't do it. How did Canaria accomplish such an operation?
It could only be called extraordinary.
Shifting her gaze, Sun Wukong continued,
"Canaria is currently in the outside world. She plans to try triggering a Historical Transition Period to become the Center of a Pantheon and obtain Divinity."
However, Sun Wukong was also puzzled. It could only be said that Canaria ultimately didn't realize that her nurtured backup plan, Aslan, actually possessed an Another Cosmology.
He was a naturally born Holy King, the Center of a Pantheon.
It could only be described as losing a watermelon to pick up a sesame seed.
But with too little and distorted information, Sun Wukong couldn't be sure if this was the true intent Canaria wanted to convey.
However, Sun Wukong estimated that even Canaria hadn't expected Aslan to be so accomplished, truly surpassing Azi Dahaka.
Now, it was no different from having fully surpassed him. All that remained was the beheading.
After losing his Another Cosmology, Azi Dahaka was just an ordinary evil dragon.
After Aslan exiled Angra Mainyu, he was quickly sealed by Uesugi Kenshin in a short time.
Hearing this, Aslan speculated inwardly and figured out Canaria's current timeline.
Roughly around the time when Canaria planned to trigger a Historical Transition Period and aimed to obtain Divinity to become the Center of a Pantheon.
It was likely that Izayoi would soon be born.
It seemed Canaria hadn't given up on her dream of building a Great Floor Master Alliance.
"By the way, I can reverse the coordinates of that world. Want to go?" Sun Wukong looked at Aslan, testing him.
Sun Wukong wasn't easy to fool. Her understanding and instincts were not far off from prophetic authority.
Aslan and Shiroyasha's reactions were too obvious. She quickly realized something was off with the two of them.
Instantly, Sun Wukong became intrigued.
She had originally planned to ask Bull Demon King to go support Canaria. After all, Canaria was her disciple.
As a teacher, when facing a disciple with lofty ambitions, she naturally had to provide support.
"Forget it, I'll help the teachers guard Arcadia first." Aslan said firmly.
The waters in Izayoi's world were too deep, not suitable for him to venture into.
Aslan clearly remembered that in the second part of Mondaiji, that world was almost a mini version of Little Garden.
Every notable figure had another identity in the outside world. Even Kalki was present in that world.
And Kudou Asuka's twin sister, Kudou Ayato, the Faithless Knight of Queen Halloween, ended up reincarnating into that world.
Under the chessboard of so many major figures, Aslan didn't believe Izayoi's Another Cosmology was naturally born or that Canaria stumbled into that world by chance.
The waters were too deep; Aslan couldn't handle it. He didn't want to confront Two-Digit entities in the outside world.
Going to Kudou Asuka or Kasukabe You's worlds was much safer than Izayoi's.
Instantly, Sun Wukong was puzzled again. Could Aslan really have a connection with Canaria?
Using Canaria's banner, shouldn't he seize this opportunity to find Canaria and align their stories?
With Aslan and Shiroyasha's relationship, Canaria would, at most, dig into Aslan's dark history and control him.
At the very least, it would make Aslan's origins more legitimate.
"Alright then. I'll ask Big Brother to go instead. But later, please help send Big Brother off." Sun Wukong said, scratching her face and looking at Aslan.
She didn't quite understand Aslan's thoughts. But no matter. She was confident Canaria would understand her intent.
Regardless of whether Aslan's current identity was real or fake, there was still room to maneuver before Canaria returned to Little Garden.
"Then it's settled. Let's keep drinking, drinking!" Aslan raised his glass, clinking it with Bull Demon King.
"Later, please lend a hand, Big Brother."
"Why call it a bother?" Bull Demon King laughed heartily and downed his drink. He hadn't seen the information Sun Wukong had.
In the end, the Bull wasn't as sharp as the Monkey.
Aslan also recalled. It seemed in the original plot, Bull Demon King was one of the orphanage's sponsors for Izayoi and also the gatekeeper of that orphanage.
Now, it could only be said that everything was returning to the original storyline.
But Aslan also felt relieved. Because of this, there was no need to worry about Bull Demon King getting into trouble.
The waters in that world were indeed a bit deep.
Aslan didn't want to get involved.
Shiroyasha, who had initially wanted to say something, felt relieved seeing Aslan's attitude.
As long as the situation was still under control, as expected of her subordinate. Reliable.
Just a little Canaria? Watch Aslan handle her with ease.
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After that, Kurousagi quickly returned. Everyone present tacitly avoided mentioning Canaria.
As Canaria's adopted daughter, Kurousagi would surely panic upon hearing news of Canaria.
And Kurousagi's ears were connected to Little Garden's Central Core. If this information reached the wrong people, it would be dangerous.
This was one reason Sun Wukong hid it from Kurousagi.
Let her quietly be their pet bunny. They would handle the rest.
Soon, the drinking reached its peak. Bull Demon King and Sun Wukong left slightly drunk.
Only Karyou, her face bright red, stared at Aslan, lost in thought.
"Aslan, are you drunk?"
Aslan was still somewhat restrained. The wine's quality was very high, and he didn't like the feeling of being drunk, so he could only be considered slightly tipsy.
"No." Aslan shook his head, looking at her.
"No, you should be drunk." Karyou said, glaring at him with slight embarrassment.
Aslan seemed to realize something and immediately slumped onto the table.
"Ah, I'm drunk."