"I didn't expect this situation to be quite so tricky this time."

In the guest room, Ann mused with curiosity. She was one of the people who had followed Duanmu Huai the longest and had seen many different worlds. But the situation in this world still greatly exceeded Ann's expectations.

The Honkai disease, which erupts without any warning, and the appearance of Lawyers, which seems almost random. Every appearance of a Lawyer is impossible for humans to guard against. As the Princess of Manaria, just thinking about such trouble randomly appearing in Manaria gave Ann a headache.

Perhaps using Prophecy Magic could preemptively lock down their position?

But Duanmu Huai was firmly against the Tribunal using any prophecy-like technology.

"I've already talked with Dr. Mei. We will temporarily activate the Kant Counter on the Tribunal Warship to comprehensively monitor this planet. If the Hume Index somewhere decreases significantly, it might be a precursor to the appearance of a Lawyer. But until then, we don't have much else to do."

Ordinary Dead Soldiers and Benghuai Beasts were something Duanmu Huai had also looked at. Given this world's technological level, they weren't impossible to handle. Honestly, if it weren't for the presence of Lawyers, these oversized problems caused by the Honkai disease wouldn't cause much trouble for this world anyway.

Ogis lay curled up on Duanmu Huai's lap, like a little cat, while Duanmu Huai petted her hair and sipped his tea. He set the teacup down and glanced around.

"Where's Satori?"

"She said she was bored and planned to go out for a walk..."

Mary, standing nearby, hastily responded when she heard Duanmu Huai's question.

"...Never mind, let her be. It's not like she can cause any major trouble."

Duanmu Huai thought for a moment and didn't pay any more attention to the minor detail. After all, he had brought Mianmu Zuo Niao along this time to test her combat power after becoming an Ancient Follower. With Mianmu Zuo Niao's temperament, she shouldn't randomly attack people at the base... probably not.

Whether she would or not, Duanmu Huai didn't know, but he was too lazy to concern himself with it.

Why bother with a madcap?

While Duanmu Huai was enjoying tea with Ogis, he had no idea that he had already gone viral on the Intergalactic Peace Network.

In fact, sending someone to rescue a planet in trouble isn't uncommon in the Outer Star System. But this time, because it was the Tribunal involved, it became a hot topic for coverage. After all, to the Outer Star System, the Tribunal was also a fresh and foreign force, and observing how they handled things was intriguing.

Therefore, when the Foxman reporter Qingqing published their first report on arriving on this planet and dealing with the Collapse disaster, it quickly sparked heated discussions online.

The introduction of the Honkai disease and Lawyers caught most people's attention only briefly, without much interest. After all, the Outer Star System also had Commanders and other extraordinary beings. Wiping out a city or even a planet wouldn't be out of the ordinary. To them, Lawyers might as well be the same, with the only question being which Commander these Lawyers belonged to.

However, the mention of reality distortion by Duanmu Huai garnered significant attention. Reality distortion and Hume Index are ways of defining the world from another perspective. People from the Outer Star System had never considered the universe from this angle, so when the show aired, the topic of reality distortion quickly became a hit on the Intergalactic Peace Network.

Not only were idle onlookers joining the discussion, but even some scientific experts got involved, suggesting it could be a new perspective that might lead to the development of a new discipline...

In a certain space station, a girl was also watching the program in front of her with keen interest.

"Reality distortion... Hmm, quantifying reality to monitor and alter it? That indeed is a very interesting perspective, possibly useful in creating a simulated universe."

The girl rested her hand against her chin, staring intently at the screen, and murmured to herself.

"Perhaps we're obscured by overly complex concepts, ignoring the macro changes. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication... Hmm, there seems to be some truth to that. It's really a pity that the one appearing in this isn't a particularly intelligent fighter. If an expert studying this field appeared to provide an explanation, it might offer more inspiration."

Not only her, but many scientists were also discussing it, while they seemed less concerned about the Collapse disaster. Such disasters were all too common in the Outer Star System. If the Tribunal couldn't handle a disaster of this magnitude, it would imply they had no real strength to speak of.

And a force capable of overpowering a company and making them submit would clearly not be incapable of solving such a simple problem.

So in those scientists' eyes, the issues on the Ruined Planet didn't even count as a problem.

The first episode wasn't very long and ended quickly. Seeing the show conclude, the girl stood up.

"Aisten, make sure to notify me when the next episode starts."

"Eh? Dr. Heita, are you interested in this kind of program?"

Hearing her words, a cute girl with long pink hair beside her was somewhat surprised. In her impression, Dr. Heita didn't seem to be interested in such programs.

"I'm interested in the Tribunal's theory. Maybe we'll see actual applications of it soon enough. I'm off now to reconsider my experiments from this perspective."

After saying this, the other person stood still, bowed her head like a puppet without movement, while the pink-haired girl blinked her eyes, then looked back at the screen, furrowing her brow.

"Is it really that interesting?"

Meanwhile, amidst the heated discussions on the Intergalactic Peace Network about that episode, a green-haired girl was wandering down a deserted corridor with her hands behind her back, like a curious child, skipping and jumping around.

"La la la, la la la..."

Mianmu Zuo Niao walked forward with her arms outstretched, humming a song no one could understand. She didn't know where she was going, simply meandering aimlessly. Regardless of where she ended up, Mianmu Zuo Niao didn't care. She'd go wherever she felt like; no one could stop her, right?

"Hmm?"

Reaching a large door, Mianmu Zuo Niao twitched her ears as if hearing something, and then she curiously turned and walked inside.

Inside the door was a training field, where a pink-haired girl wielding a sharp blade knelt.

"Ahahaha!"

Seeing the girl, Mianmu Zuo Niao's eyes brightened, and she cheerfully ran over. The other girl seemed to sense Mianmu Zuo Niao's approach and opened her eyes to look at her. She glanced at Mianmu Zuo Niao, then her gaze shifted to the longsword hanging from Mianmu Zuo Niao's waist before standing up.

"Hello there."

Mianmu Zuoniao raised her hand with a cheerful smile, greeting the girl in front of her.

"My name is Mianmu Zuoniao, what's yours?"

"Sakura."

"Ah, cherry blossoms, how beautiful."

Hearing Sakura's response, Mianmu Zuoniao walked towards her with a giggle.

"Falling cherry blossoms blow in all directions, ripples on Lake Biwa's surface, the view in front of the hall is so beautiful. Really wonderful... Matsuo Basho... isn't it?"

"Ah, um..."

Confronted by Mianmu Zuoniao's words, Sakura seemed a bit puzzled, but still nodded her head.

"It's a beautiful poem."

"Yeah, that's just how cherry blossoms are, so then... "

As she spoke, Mianmu Zuoniao had already reached in front of Sakura, and in the next moment — without any warning, a flash of a sword appeared from Mianmu Zuoniao's waist!

"———————!!"

In almost the blink of an eye, Sakura, who had been standing there, disappeared without a trace, leaving only a few strands of hair floating in the air. She herself was now in a rather awkward position, rolling backward and kneeling on the ground, staring at Mianmu Zuoniao in shock with wide-open eyes.

"Ahahaha, interesting, it turns out people here are quite entertaining too..."

"Who are you!?"

At this moment, Sakura's face was tense, her expression cold. She drew the blade from her waist and pointed it at Mianmu Zuoniao, asking sharply. At the same time, Sakura was secretly alarmed in her heart. As an assassin skilled in stealth, she considered herself highly skilled.

In fact, when Mianmu Zuoniao approached her earlier, Sakura had instinctively become more vigilant.

However, back then, Mianmu Zuoniao's eyes were unfocused, not staring at her at all but rather seemed to be absent-mindedly looking around. Thus, Sakura never would have expected the other party to draw a sword and launch an attack in such a state. And it was so precise and fierce, as if she had been staring at her the entire time!

But her eyes clearly weren't looking at me!

"Then, let's have a fight!"

Missing her initial strike didn't bother Mianmu Zuoniao. She cheerfully gripped her blade and then charged directly at Sakura. In response, Sakura quickly raised her weapon, and soon the two were clashing together with a series of loud clangs!

The battle within the training ground naturally caught the attention of the Fire Moth members. When they arrived, they were shocked at what they saw.

Many of them realized that the green-haired girl was a member of the Tribunal, and now she was actually fighting with someone from the Fire Moth!

What on earth is going on!?

They wanted to separate the two but didn't know how to proceed, so...

"Ah, I knew this would happen."

When Duanmu Huai was called over and saw the scene in front of him, he was speechless.

From what he knew about Mianmu Zuoniao, her doing something like this was basically... okay, completely predictable.

Or rather, if she didn't do this, she wouldn't be Mianmu Zuoniao.

"What's going on here?"

In contrast, Mary seemed somewhat surprised.

"Why is Miss Zuo Niao fighting with the Fire Moth people?"

"Probably because she's bored and wants to find someone to pass the time."

"Huh? Just because of that?"

"So didn't I tell you, don't delve into her mental state."

Duanmu Huai silently remarked to Mary. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know what to say. After all — mental illness or such, it was the first time Mary encountered it in the real world.

"Beep beep beep..."

"Hmm?"

At this point, Duanmu Huai's terminal beeped. He looked up at it, and his expression darkened. He then grabbed the war hammer from behind him and threw it forcefully at the two fighting in the arena! The next moment, the howling Thunder Warhammer flew out like a meteor, heading straight towards them!

"—————!?"

The unparalleled pressure forced the two engaged in battle to quickly retreat. In the instant they separated, the Thunder Warhammer crashed heavily onto the ground between them.

Then, Duanmu Huai's voice rang out.

"Alright, stop playing around, a Lawyer might appear!"

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