Lynn would clarify this matter with both parties before the tea party, discussing the pros and cons and mediating to the best of his ability to ensure Ouroboros and Will temporarily put aside their competition and simply enjoy the tea party.
He would also act as Will's temporary guardian at the tea party, ensuring his safety throughout the event and guaranteeing his safe departure without being tracked, ensuring that both parties could abide by the agreement.
However, if the negotiations before the tea party failed, Lynn would abandon this particular fun and give up inviting Will.
He indeed enjoy having fun, but he wouldn't treat innocent lives as mere entertainment.
As for inviting the Evernight Goddess and Earth Mother, Lynn planned to write a letter in Pre-Epoch language to the Evernight Goddess and another letter to the Earth Mother discussing the dangers of the Primordial Moon, emphasizing that combating the Mother Goddess of Depravity is everyone's responsibility. He believed the Earth Mother should choose to accept the invitation.
Convincing the Death Consul was straightforward. Whether through official or private letters, Lynn was confident he could persuade him to come.
The tricky part would be the Lord of Storms. Lynn wasn't very familiar with the Wind Angel, who also betrayed the Ancient Sun God. He didn't hold much animosity toward him—primarily because, with the Storm Pigeon's character, Lynn was almost certain that his betrayal was a spur-of-the-moment decision rather than a long-planned one.
Given this and the original work's influence, Lynn's attitude toward the Storm Pigeon was neutral—neither too negative nor too positive.
This time, Lynn planned to invite the Storm Pigeon mainly to see if he could gain some of his abilities for free. As a top-tier Sequence 0 in combat, Lynn was truly coveting the Storm Pigeon's abilities. Besides, since he had already invited others, after a few seconds of thought, Lynn decided to send an invitation to the Storm Pigeon as well.
As for how to attract the Storm Pigeon to the tea party—Lynn thought for a few seconds and considered that rather than guiding him through schemes, perhaps kidnapping him would be faster.
Just kidding!
Lynn actually planned to write a letter to the Storm Pigeon, discussing the possibility of the Original Creator's resurrection in the Eternal Blazing Sun and a hundred ways to deal with the Eternal Blazing Sun.
Lynn believed that after reading the letter, the Storm Pigeon's likelihood of attending was quite high. Even if the letter fails, Lynn wouldn't lose anything.
As for whether these individuals with mutual grudges would fight when gathered, Lynn thought the likelihood was low. He believed that precisely because there were many people, mutual checks and balances would prevent conflicts.
Moreover, Lynn wasn't absent. He would be responsible for maintaining the peace of the gathering and suppressing troublemakers—this could also serve to show off his strength, intimidating others slightly, making future actions easier.
While the invitation issue was easy to resolve, Lynn soon found himself troubled by another problem—he couldn't force everyone to become children like he did with Amon. For figures like the Evernight Goddess, it was obviously inappropriate.
"But if they don't become children, the biggest significance of this tea party is lost. A tea party with child versions of the gods is much more interesting…"
Thinking this, Lynn couldn't help but show a troubled expression. His gaze then swept across Bethel and Antigonus in front of him. Suddenly, he thought of something, and his eyes lit up as he looked at Mr. Door and said, "Bethel, with my assistance, can you create a space where everyone entering turns into a child?"
Forcing everyone individually to become children was impossible, but if becoming a child was an implicit rule of the tea party?
As long as everyone, including Lynn, turned into a child, even if there were objections, Lynn could justify it.
—This is the rule of the tea party; if you don't like it, don't attend.
Of course, as a principled person, Lynn would write this point on the invitation in advance.
Although this might make some people refuse to attend, Lynn believed he could still attract them with some negotiation.
After all, for high-sequence beyonders in the mysterious world, even those who betrayed each other yesterday could cooperate for benefits today. These small matters of face were trivial.
Lynn believed he could achieve a satisfactory result.
Even if he failed, he wouldn't lose anything.
The only issue was whether Bethel could accomplish this task.
Thinking this, Lynn immediately looked at Mr. Door, his eyes filled with anticipation.
Bethel was stunned for a moment and then slowly displayed a question mark on his forehead. The spiritual reminder made Bethel feel an unprecedented sense of crisis. Bethel pondered for a moment before saying, "Are you planning to hold the tea party in such a space?"
Obviously, Bethel knew Lynn very well.
"Exactly!" Lynn nodded without hesitation and added, "No need to seal their powers like with Amon; just making them look smaller is enough, but it must be effective for Sequence 0."
"I'm planning to hold a tea party involving about five Sequence 0s and several angels."
Even Bethel couldn't help but widen his eyes at this moment, wondering if he had heard wrong. Otherwise, how could he hear something so outrageous?
However, the cold air made it clear that Bethel hadn't misheard—Lynn indeed planned to do this.
Has he gone mad?
This was Bethel's second thought.
But Bethel knew Lynn wasn't crazy. On one hand, with Lynn's strength, even five Sequence 0s might not be able to do much to him. On the other hand, Mr. Door believed Lynn was a person with a sense of boundary.
Because Lynn indeed always acted within boundary, everything he did, though making Bethel feel his heart challenged, never truly crossed certain lines.
Such a Lynn wouldn't actively do anything that would make him an enemy of the world.
Thinking this, Bethel gradually calmed down. He looked at Lynn and confirmed, "Is this a friendly gathering among friends?"
"You could say that, at least most of them aren't hostile to me… And don't worry, I won't actively make enemies of the world, so this is indeed just a friendly tea party!" Lynn blinked at Bethel, showing a reassuring smile.
With this assurance, Bethel completely relaxed. After pondering for a while, he said, "If that's the case, I can indeed give it a try…"
This wasn't empty talk. Although the target was Sequence 0, if it was just about changing appearances, with Lynn's assistance, it wasn't a big challenge for Bethel. There was just one thing…
Bethel looked at Antigonus, his expression serious and earnest, and said, "With Antigonus's help, I would be more confident; the Fool is better at this kind of transformation than I am."
The serious tone and earnest gaze made it unclear whether Bethel genuinely thought so or wanted to drag Antigonus into sharing the risk, or perhaps both.
(End of Chapter)
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