Chapter 2514

2514 – The Perspective

Planet Donara—

*Bam*

"You knew all along?!" Billy stood and slammed his hand on the small table.

"Swooof~" Robin took a sip of his mixed juice with a faint smile, then nodded, "Theo told me everything."

"That bas—" Billy held his tongue from cursing and settled for grinding his teeth, "Ugh!!"

"Don't belittle yourself and get angry at him. What did you expect him to do?" Robin chuckled, "Your plan was foolish and you would've been exposed the moment you set foot on Planet Donara. With one slap I would've sent you back to where you came from before you could even get your whole body out."

Robin then opened his arms, "Instead of embarrassing you directly, Theo presented the matter to me and proposed that I pretend not to know, and that this would make the broadcast seem like a relaxed interview, better than a pre-prepared formal speech, and I agreed." He then chuckled, "You still deserve credit for planting the idea, that counts for something."

"I recall in his plan how he intended to scare me to death throughout the broadcast too?!" Billy sat back down weakly; every time he remembered those moments he felt his legs tremble.

"You're not a good actor. Telling you would've ruined everything." Robin waved, then passed him a glass with a light-colored drink, "Have another one, strengthen your body and forget about it."

Billy immediately reached out and drank it in one go without preamble, his face beginning to contort.

The taste was disgusting, but he could feel his body changing in that very moment—his muscles becoming stronger, his energy absorption improving, all from just a sip of something foul-tasting!

Then he placed the cup on the table with the same twisted expression and spoke in a distorted voice, "Well, at least the war is over."

Robin smiled, then took out a board game from his ring and began setting it up on the table, asking, "What do you mean?"

"Does this need explaining?" Billy helped Robin arrange the game. "You've probably heard what's happening in the Middle Sector 90 War by now. If not for Renara and Hedrick's decision to attack the Syndicate forces, the bloodshed would have ended completely. But I don't blame them after what was done to Arkail… But aside from that, the war there is over, and it's not the only one."

"…After that display of muscle, all wars will end—whether against us, or between people and each other. Everyone will focus on the unified goal you announced. Actually, I pity the officials of my Empires of the Cradle and the Grave right now for the sheer number of people who will flood toward them to declare loyalty and arrange their joining with us."

"Heh~ You're overestimating things, Billy." Robin laughed and then made the first move. "Something like that will indeed happen, but it'll mostly be the weaker powers who do it. As for the big whales... forget it."

"Huh?" Billy showed a shocked expression. "Why? What else is there to be said?!"

"Oh, there's plenty." Robin nodded a few times. "Qarun, Sevar, and their group will come up with all sorts of elaborate lies about everything that happened and everything that was said. I bet you one of them will be that The All-seeing God—*My Lord, according to them*—is the one who sealed off the universe with the Buffer Zones, and that he's also the one who broke them to make me look strong."

"That's... unreasonable, isn't it?" Billy swallowed. "Is there anyone who would believe something like that?!"

"Why not?" Robin laughed. "People will believe anything that suits their own path."

Then he snapped his fingers and pointed at Billy. "Let me give you an example." He continued after taking another sip. "Have you heard about the Behemoth of Ghosts? A report came to me today saying he managed to meet The Great Devil in the Necrofortress Galaxy, and that The Great Devil gave him immense power and told him he would rule the universe after making certain sacrifices."

"Rule the universe?" Billy showed a small smile and then moved a piece on the board. "That sounds like nonsense. Clearly the Shadow Swords have grown weak."

Robin laughed, "Why are you so sure it's nonsense? It's a big claim—why don't we go and stop him before he makes the sacrifices and rules the universe?"

"Tsk~" Billy waved his hand, "Rules the universe while you're around? Impossible. Either these are rumors or that Great Devil is unconscious."

"…." Robin smiled and said nothing, just kept staring into Billy's eyes.

"….?" Billy was puzzled, "What?"

"……."

"….?" Finally Billy raised his eyebrows, "Ooooh!"

"There you go!" Robin laughed, "People see others according to their own experiences, and anything that contradicts those personal experiences immediately becomes suspect. For example, right now—you placed the Behemoth of Ghosts' illusory claim on the Scale alongside my own power because you've tested my power yourself… But what if someone else heard the same news and hadn't tested my power?"

Then he shook his head, "I speak, Qarun speaks, one sings and another shouts—in the end, people will analyze all of it based on their own experiences and the history their ancestors left them… I did show them immense power by destroying the Sectors, but I also confirmed the existence of The All-seeing God and the existence of his enemies. This disclosure will be used against me."

Then he moved a piece on the board, "As a spectator from the side: Robin says he is the strongest in the universe and the defender of good, others say he is evil trying to destroy everyone. So before me I must either join him and guard against his power, fearing his tyranny and join the party against him, or a middle path — to strengthen myself and continue watching from the side."

Then Robin raised his gaze and stared into Billy's eyes, "If you were a spectator from the side, you don't know me personally and you don't know Qarun, you only see a shooting star that appeared from the void with immense power and ancient mountains trusted for their stability… which path will you take?"