Noldrei's one question had stumped Miss Hare, the executor of Project Stigmata.
'How can you guarantee that the Stigmata beings, after realizing that their existence could be a threat to humanity, won't turn around and threaten the humans hiding in the Stigmata space?'
Simple, assign someone to monitor them.
But it wasn't that simple, as that meant some humans would still be in the original universe.
This created a very strange paradox.
Stigmatized humans would know that there were non-stigmatized humans living better lives in the outside universe.
Everyone else is living in a dream, and you're the only ones still playing in reality.
After realizing this point, Hare immediately understood the wishful thinking behind the implementation of Project Stigmata.
That was the rejection generated by humanity itself, which made it impossible to ensure that their thoughts were always stable at the same time and space.
This characteristic gave humanity infinite creativity, but also brought endless suffering.
Oh dear, the dialectics of thought had started up again.
Hare gave up on fighting. She needed some time to recover from the mental shock caused by Noldrei.
Before, she had still been thinking about the importance of life, about the Honkai disaster, and all that nonsense.
But Noldrei had just casually thrown out such a strange question.
Dreams weren't reality, but reality also wasn't a dream. It was the very background which allowed one to feel the difference between reality and dreams, *that* was the true reality.
Hare's CPU had been fried, and she lost all will to fight.
The Stigmata will also hadn't expected Noldrei to be so proficient in human debates, even having his own perspectives on life and reality.
And even he, as the Stigmata will, had almost been convinced by his words…
No, he actually had been convinced.
It was just that, as the Stigmata will, he couldn't change his actions.
The Herrscher of the Void stated that she didn't understand this debate at all.
She was floating beside Noldrei, vaguely hearing some strange words using Noldrei's sensory organs.
"Hey, someone's cursing you!"
"What?" Noldrei had just been thinking about tricking Hare into working for him, how could he pay attention to what was happening in reality?
Many people had cursed him out; one or two more didn't really matter.
"Here, listen…"
Somehow, the Herrscher of the Void amplified and spread Noldrei's scolding throughout the Stigmata space.
[…Noldrei is a perverted fur-loving Hermes! A Teletubby lover!…]
[…That pervert is into minors, into flesh and jelly, into slime, into eyeballs and organs!…]
Everyone in the Stigmata space could hear it now.
Theresa shivered and started to wonder if Noldrei had some strange fetishes.
Could it be that future humans also liked little girls? And were also furries?
That was a tentacle monster. How could he not have some special preference for human women?
Who knew that, after hearing this, Noldrei would immediately fly into a rage, saying, "Damn it! How dare she insult the Emperor's aesthetics! That matriarchal primitive Tesla is a psychopath!"
"I'll be right back!"
After he finished speaking, he disappeared from the Stigmata space. Everyone didn't know what he planned to do.
Noldrei's departure eased the tension a bit.
"We can finally have a relaxing chat…"
Siegfried moved his arms, he had been worried that these people would suddenly start fighting, especially after Noldrei's words fried Hare's CPU.
"It's fine. I can show you around this Stigmata space."
Stigmata will Kevin was like a tour guide, deciding to spend some time with these Kaslanas.
He had realized, that he, as the Stigmata will, was like a school.
This place would soon become some kind of imaginary school. And he didn't know if this place would remain this peaceful by then.
"The Stigmata space is connected to human dreams. Here, you can feel the shift between reality and illusion, the exchange between matter and information."
"Follow me. If there's anything you want to know, just ask."
"I'll show you the residual information within the Kaslana family Stigmata."
"Oh, right, and that one too…"
The Stigmata will pointed to Durandal and calmly said, "You should be the true Kaslana of this generation."
?????
Durandal blankly pointed at herself, wondering if she had misheard something.
How did she become a Kaslana?
"If your past genetic information hasn't been devoured yet, then it should have been devoured by this 'Kaslana Mother.'"
The Stigmata will pointed at Kiana Kaslana.
?????
Question marks also appeared above her head.
'How did I get kicked out of the Kaslana family again?'
Siegfried and Theresa seemed to realize something.
They stared at Durandal in shock, seemingly recalling what had happened in the past.
'Oh dear! If either of these nieces lose their temper, it'll be bad news!'
Theresa trembled inwardly, wishing she could just kill the Stigmata will right here and now.
Kiana was still smiling innocently, unaware of what was happening, although she vaguely felt like something was wrong.
For example, she didn't have any memories before the age of eight…
"My memories? But I don't have any memories from before I was eight."
Durandal also didn't have any memories from before the age of eight. She didn't know what had happened either.
'I feel like I've seen this scene in some kind of play before?'
Question marks also appeared above Shadow Mei's head.
She looked at the floating head, wondering if she should speak up.
The Herrscher of the Void was unexpectedly quiet today. She didn't know if she had seen something in the Stigmata space.
As someone who could originally use her Herrscher powers to communicate between the imaginary and reality, the Herrscher of the Void felt more familiar with this place than others.
Because she still remembered the dream Sirin had…
It was precisely because of that dream that she involuntarily inherited the name Sirin.
And now, was she about to see Cecilia in her dream again?
"I remember now. In China, this is called '狸猫换太子' (Swapping the Prince)." [A Chinese idiom referring to secretly swapping a child with another]
Fu Hua was much more knowledgeable. She hadn't expected such a strange thing to happen in this world.
"Kiana, your position as 'crown princess' might not be secure! What if she's the real Kaslana Mother?"
Fu Hua had always been honest, but her serious tone while saying such strange words really amused Kiana.
Kiana said nonchalantly, "I don't mind letting her have it if she can."
Durandal frankly refused, "I refuse, I don't have the ability to turn into a tentacle monster."
Soon, they followed the Stigmata will on a sightseeing tour.
Fu Hua also stopped Wendy, the little newbie, from stabbing Theresa, preventing her from doing anything strange.