Chapter 2515

2515 – Robin's Momentum

"...Which side will you choose?"

"..." Billy's eyes stopped, staring intently into Robin's pupils. "I haven't thought about it from that angle... Will viewpoints about you really differ to that extent, in your opinion? After everything they've seen?"

"Understanding the nature of others is what makes you a good ruler—it's what makes you make the right decision." Robin smiled and nodded, pleased that Billy hadn't tried to argue pointlessly. "Let me make the picture clearer for you."

Then he signaled to Billy to play his role and began moving his hands through the air. "Suppose you have three people in front of you—one carrying armor, the second carrying food, and the third carrying a dagger—and you tell them all at the same time that a ferocious lion is coming... They're now facing the same ordeal and the same situation. What will they do?"

"..." Billy moved a piece on the board, then looked toward Robin with understanding. "The first will think of taking high ground to make defense easier, the second will rely on his provisions and flee deep into a cave or forest, and the third will hide among the grass looking for a chance to use the dagger."

"Well done." Robin nodded proudly. "And this is what will happen today, in this vast universe filled with billions of different forces—each one will think and decide based on what they possess, their surroundings, their experiences, and their abilities."

Then he moved a piece on the tablet and laughed, "Checkmate."

"Ugh!" Billy waved his hand forcefully, "I won't play with you again, this is so frustrating!"

"Hehe, I learned the game from the best." Robin sighed as he remembered playing with the sly old man.

"Honestly, Robin, I understand what you're saying about the nature of others and all that, but…" Billy shook his head, "I don't think your prediction will work this time."

Then he raised both hands to the side, "When you did this and all those magnificent golden lights started coming out, the whole universe felt it, man!! What do they have to think about?!"

"…." Robin chuckled and shook his head when he felt he was back to square one, but at the same time he raised his head slightly in pride: "The momentum release move was really impressive, huh?"

"Amazing, man, that distinctive shining golden color has become a mark for your shining eye and for the True Beginning Empire, and after what happened in the broadcast it will be written in your name forever!" Billy waved enthusiastically, "And those words about breaking fates and certainty and all that, were you preparing for them? You gave me goosebumps!"

"Hehe, no, I didn't prepare for it—it came out on its own. Bragging is apparently part of my blood, that's all there is to it." Robin chuckled, then looked away and began tapping on his seat. "...As for the matter of the color, I don't think the All-seeing God will like it."

"The All-seeing God?" Billy's enthusiasm calmed slightly. "That entity you said you're in contact with..." Billy looked down for a moment. "Why would he get angry?"

"The color has sort of become his own mark." Robin laughed and leaned back comfortably in his seat. "Golden edges have been the mark of his candidates since the dawn of history, and now I've borrowed it from him too."

"Huh?" Billy was puzzled. "Your thinking is strange. That's just the color of the power of the great ones—it's like how the color of energy essence is blue. No one can claim a monopoly on the color of energy!"

"Haha, you flatter me." Robin laughed aloud. "But that's not it... look."

Robin extended his hand slightly, and whoosh—a flame of radiant gold began to shimmer on his palm, its tongues moving in a straight line, its brilliance calm.

"....." Billy stared at it, his heart tightening bit by bit.

This was the first time he had observed the Golden Momentum closely and calmly. Every other time it appeared as a light in Robin's eyes, or as in the last time—a massive amount that blinded the mind and enveloped the heart.

Now he could finally feel it…

Cold, as if nothing in the world could shake it.

Growing, as if nothing in the world had the right to look toward it.

Dangerous, as if everything in existence was a legitimate target for it.

Unsafe—even in its peaceful, calm form, it conveyed a constant sense of a knife in the back at any moment.

"It's…" Billy tried to force a smile onto his face after swallowing his saliva, "…a strange… power… hehe… heh…"

"Oh really?" Robin laughed. "Look at this."

Shwalaaaa

"Agh!!" Billy flinched and fell off his seat.

The flame shifted from shining gold to a dark green color.

And instantly its feeling changed entirely—the tongue of flame split and began to churn violently.

It had become extremely hostile, as if preparing to slaughter the world, giving off a strong sense of malice and envy toward life itself.

"H-how?" Billy shouted. "Th-this isn't you!!"

Baa—Robin snapped his finger and pointed toward Billy with wide eyes. "You noticed too?!"

"Thinking about it…" Billy tried to look away from the dark green flame that blazed with unease and hatred, "…even the golden one wasn't entirely like you, even if it displayed many of your traits."

Then he stared into Robin's eyes, "You are the most committed and safest of the universe's people. In your presence there is only ally and enemy. Your ally will know he is in the safest place beside you, and your enemy will know he is in the wind… that feeling of coldness, insecurity, and instability… that is not you!"

"I don't know…" Robin turned toward the flame, then suddenly a dark orange color appeared.

Then he closed his hand and opened it, and suddenly it transformed into a burning crimson flame, then a dark purple flame, then a pale yellow one.

Each one had an aura, each tongue of flame had its own way of behaving, and with each one Robin wore a slightly different expression.

Then, poof, closed his hand one last time and the flame vanished completely, then with a wide smile he opened his mouth: "I don't know why, but I think I have something special here, something worth exploring."