Chapter 556: A Hardworking Fisherman

What a terrible wine.

In the instant he swallowed this red wine, Gabriel Angelos's sense of identification with the Blood Angels diminished sharply.

It was said to come from Baer, brewed according to ancient methods of the Ninth Legion ten thousand years ago.

Gabriel Angelos had taken a sip expecting to taste a fine wine.

In that moment, Gabriel Angelos saw the Emperor beckoning from the Golden Throne, saw the fallen former Raven Guard Chapter Master Azariah Kyras howling in the Warp, saw the greatest Chapter Master in the Chapter's history, "The Great Father" Asarion Vidyia, smiling at him.

In that moment, Gabriel Angelos felt everything in his long life had vanished in an instant.

How could there be such a terrible wine? Could this galaxy still have hope?

Gabriel Angelos even suspected this was Dante's bloody urine.

Never mind—it's just bad wine, not a real flaw. The Raven Guard have received the recognition of their Primarch; what more is there to complain about?

Gabriel Angelos comforted himself inwardly.

Compared to the respect the Lamenters received, the Raven Guard felt somewhat neglected, even ignored.

But similarly, Saint Guilliman never denied that the Raven Guard were his offspring, never denied they were a Successor Chapter of the Blood Angels—the Raven Guard were, in essence, safe.

Moreover, Saint Guilliman had even invited Gabriel Angelos to join this banquet.

This banquet was originally meant to celebrate the Lamenters and other Successor Chapters reuniting with Saint Guilliman, but now it carried another meaning.

Saint Doraemon.

Gabriel Angelos still remembered the scene that had just occurred.

The reddish-pink wooden door, the round hand reaching out from it, and the human figure stepping through.

That seemingly ordinary figure brought a woman in Cadia military uniform and an Imperial Guard to the Red Tear.

The instant that human appeared, Saint Guilliman's sons froze, then erupted into ecstatic cheers, shouting the name "Saint Doraemon" as if they had seen the Emperor himself.

Saint Doraemon, humanity's new "god," though his followers never called him a god.

It was said that some among the Blood Angels today had once been part of the Doraemon Chapter, fighting alongside Saint Doraemon in many glorious battles, even including the slaying of Erebus and the Chaos Primarch Angron.

Those who weren't from the Doraemon Chapter had mostly fought on Baer and witnessed Saint Doraemon's resurrection themselves; their reverence for him was equally high.

And Saint Guilliman himself had a deep friendship with this figure.

After Saint Doraemon appeared aboard the Red Tear, the two immediately began a private conversation; no one knew what they discussed, only that Saint Guilliman's expression grew complex afterward.

There was joy, bitterness, and considerable guilt and regret.

This made Gabriel Angelos hesitate.

The Raven Guard were always perceptive—he sensed Saint Guilliman had something far more important on his mind.

Through observing the Primarch's expression, Gabriel guessed this matter might be more significant than Perturabo and that broken Warhammer.

Gabriel Angelos had originally intended to report the situation of the Warhammer and Perturabo the moment he met Saint Guilliman.

But now it seemed his own matter was unimportant, even potentially disruptive—if he mentioned Perturabo, it might interfere with Saint Guilliman's and Saint Doraemon's plans.

This left Gabriel unsure how to speak, unable to find a suitable, natural opening to voice the Raven Guard's plight.

At that moment, a Raven Guard warrior suddenly approached Gabriel Angelos.

"My lord, the situation has changed."