2490 - The Wrath of the Ignorant
Mid Sector 135—Hog Galaxy
"Khkh?!" In the middle of a muddy forest with a massive throne at its center, the Behemoth of Momentum stood in anger.
The Behemoth of Momentum was massive in body, nearly four meters tall, with a full belly and a prominent rounded nose. He had two tusks curving upward from his mouth like horns, and large hollow ears from which thick rings dangled, like the ring adorning his nose.
"Khkh! What does this talk mean?!" One of the Behemoth's sons, another bearing the lineage of the star-butting pig blood, shouted with a voice that shook the forest, "The universe will end? Everyone is trying to survive and leaving us behind?!"
"Damn it, how oblivious we were! We plan to develop the sector and build more pens to enlarge the army and protect ourselves, while they look at us like fools building castles of sand before the high tide!"
"Are we not good enough for those filthy humans to tell us so we can survive with them?!"
"Perhaps it's a lie? Perhaps Robin Burton is trying to shift the pressure off himself? Perhaps it's—"
Kshsh
The broadcast cut off at that moment, and the image of Robin drinking from his cup began to distort.
"Khaaaa!!!" The Behemoth screamed and stomped his foot on the ground, "The Soul Society is trying to silence him!!"
Then he pointed toward his many sons around him, "Tell Morval that if he stops the broadcast, I will erase your Soul Society headquarters from this sector and uproot every Soul Seedling myself!!"
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Middle Sector 80—
Amat opened his mouth slightly, his single eye trembling violently… Neither this expression nor that had appeared on his face for nearly 60 million years.
There was nothing left that surprised him, nothing left that warranted such a reaction… except now.
He knew that something would happen after 100 million.
First, because the masters of truth from the Fifth Level had predicted it repeatedly. Second, because of the indicators pointing to the interruption of civilization exactly 97.8 million years ago — an odd number relative to the age of the universe. This was because the Cosmic Elder Zolan himself had uttered it in passing and said: Work for what is coming, and he emphasized it in a concealed manner in his speech about Robin and the Cosmic Academies.
But he knew it as scattered puzzle pieces. He knew that something would happen… but it could be something good. It could be a prediction of a disaster that would befall them, but people would survive it, as happened when the Ancestor of the war beasts and his monstrous army came.
But…
Total annihilation? All the Supreme Entities know and are trying to survive?
Robin says he is tasked with protecting the universe?
Is this why they are trying to kill him?
Who is in the right?
Kkshh—
Amat's face twisted from pain and anger when he saw the image freeze.
For the first time in tens of millions of years, he screamed, "Morvaaaaaaaal!!!"
The office shook from the tremendous force he unleashed.
Then he continued in the same voice, "If this broadcast is cut off, let the Soul Society forget entering my sector and my library for the remainder of this Cycle, and let them do whatever they can!" Then he hardened his voice, "Tell him immediately!"
Hoom~
Around him, dozens of trunks and statues began to move, their eyes gleaming with Soul Seedlings, relaying the urgent message…
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Sector 500—Dreamer Galaxy
"Lord Morval, the Behemoth of Bodies renews his request to open the broadcast."
"The Behemoth of Nightmares has threatened several new penalties on the Soul Society in his sector."
"The Behemoth of Preservation has announced that he will close his library to us."
"…….." Morval slowly raised his hands to the sides of his head.
His expression was in the worst possible state; he began to feel his own health deteriorating.
Why… why would you leak a secret like this, you wretched child?!
He had made a hasty decision after Robin said those words and told those around him to start the interference. This was a normal thing that had happened many times before, and they could say it was a network glitch or that the broadcast was cut off from Robin's end. After all, this was their platform; they did with it as they pleased, and no one had authority over them.
But not this time…
All the Behemoths of the universe sent a threat demanding an immediate reopening.
Even the filthy Millennial Empires and Centennial Empires found their voice and sent threats!!
The broadcast had been cut for five seconds now. Tens of thousands of threats to reopen had come to him… His closing of the broadcast at that suspicious moment was an impulsive response to the disaster Robin had caused, but unfortunately, it confirmed people's suspicions and increased the credibility of Robin's words.
And if he kept the broadcast closed and stubbornly defied all those threats, the Soul Society would not only lose its foothold, but Robin's words would be like carving into stone. Even though they were just words without evidence, resembling conspiracy theories, silencing them would bring a terrifying backfire.
And that wasn't the only problem…
Morval could feel his brothers' gazes on him. On the surface, they were waiting for orders, but in truth, they were reading his body language, wondering internally if what they had heard was true, if their elder brother knew that something like this was real.
No one in the Dreamer Galaxy knew except Morval alone… or that was how it was supposed to be.
"Ugh."
Under those gazes, Morval showed a fake smile and began to slowly massage his head until he lowered his hand to his side, "Robin Burton… his conspiracy theories will bring problems for ordinary people, but it's fine, as long as everyone wants to hear… continue the broadcast."
Kshhh—
Robin's shaky image began to move again, and people everywhere breathed a sigh of relief and stared at Robin's face from the side seriously.
Robin was still drinking from his black cup while reading a book… he hadn't said anything during the cut-off period. This reassured everyone and slightly eased their anger toward the Soul Society.
But that relief quickly turned into tension and anticipation once again, when Billy opened his mouth after a few more seconds:
[…U- umm…. I-is this the real reason that makes you… ignore what's thrown at you? That you see everyone as dead?]
"……."
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