The second boy stood up; he had bruises all over his body. His gaze shifted past the first boy.
The first boy's condition was even worse. The second boy lifted him and walked away slowly. The Sage couldn't control his temper anymore.
He jumped out, but a formless force grabbed him instantly and pulled him back inside. The King's eyes turned toward the Sage.
He said, "Please don't interfere, Sage. If the situation had gone that far, I wouldn't simply sit and watch!"
But the Sage snorted, "King! I get it, but where is the righteousness you said you were going to show me?"
The King replied with a smile, "Be patient! Haste makes waste. Time won't wait for you; you have to wait for it."
The King's eyes suddenly glowed brighter as he waved his hand. "Come! Look here, Sage. It's the moment I wanted to show you."
The Sage quickly crept forward as he watched the scene unfold.
The three bullies had already left, leaving behind the two boys. The first boy's condition had turned critical.
Now even the King hesitated a bit on whether to wait or take action—after all, he couldn't be perfect either.
However, he decided to stay. The second boy started to heal the first boy and himself. After a couple of minutes, both of them were fully healed.
The first boy opened his eyes and stared at the second boy.
He asked, "So... you can heal using cosmic energy?"
The second boy smiled and shook his head. "I can only use it to increase my luck! But as you know, we can use it for any purpose..."
The first boy's pupils shrank as he asked, "Did you forcibly use it for healing? Now... you will face instability and can never use cosmic energy ever again!"
The second boy smiled as he took a crumpled piece of paper and passed it to him—it was his money! The first boy was dazed. "How do you have my money?"
The second boy laughed, "While they were busy trash-talking us, I took back both of our money! Hehe! Now come on, let me run before they find out."
The first boy asked, "What about your... cosmic energy?"
The second boy said, "I got a friend like you! Why would I need any more luck?!"
He laughed and ran away, "Haha! Come on, if you keep standing there, you can't buy medicine!"
Both of them ran away, joy evident on their faces.
The Sage's expression turned warm, but he sighed, "It is true—these normal people are even more righteous than us, King!"
The King replied, "Haha! Anyone who does good deeds is righteous! It's not just about fighting members of the demonic path."
The Sage nodded and asked, "But... those three brats—are we just leaving them as they are? Let's teach them a lesson!"
The King smiled gently. "No need! They have their own parents, who should teach their kids. What right do the two of us have?"
The Sage's eyes shone with admiration as he stared at the King.
The King spoke, "However, I have recorded everything that happened here. You go and give the footage to their parents, and then erase their memories regarding us!"
The Sage asked, "But... you said we shouldn't interfere?"
The King sighed, "We are just informing them about what happened! That isn't interfering. Go do it, and I will give that boy a gift."
The Sage asked, "But... isn't that interfering?"
The King replied, "Okay! Let me explain.
We have certain tasks assigned to each of our members in the space station, right? Would anyone else interfere in those tasks?"
The Sage replied, "No!"
The King continued, "When they make mistakes, who gets notified? Their higher-ups! And when they finish a task successfully, what do we do?"
The Sage replied, "We reward them!"
The King laughed, saying, "If you still don't get it, feel free to ask me anytime! Now, I will take my leave!"
The King vanished instantly. The Sage thought, *"Hmm! The King should have been our Supreme Head, I guess!"*
He left as well to carry out the task the King had assigned him.
At night, in the first boy's house, he and his sister were sleeping peacefully.
A white light shot past outside their house, invisible to others, as the King's vague figure appeared.
He took a quick glance at them and sent a message inside through a device.
He did the same for the second boy.
The Sage had also finished his task and was waiting for the King. He thought, *"What gift was the King talking about?"*
He was keenly interested in the gift because the King was no ordinary person.
His species was C-tier, on the brink of extinction. When he became the Crowned Prince, he took control and elevated his species to S+ tier all by himself.
After that, he became the King! The space station's All-Seeing Sage had once deduced, *"If this person is recruited into the space station, something huge and good awaits them in the future."*
Countless years had passed since that day. With each passing day, the King's reputation soared beyond the heavens.
He became the most respected person not just in the space station, but in the entire solar system.
Even members of the Organization never dared to show up where he was, and members of the demonic path respected him as well.
On Lord's planet, Lord and the Pride Crystal were discussing something important.
Lord rubbed his chin. "Hmm! So you're saying that even though I am invincible now, I can't go to the Eternal Abyss of Life and Death?"
The Pride Crystal replied, "Yes! Because it is under the control of the Fate Crystal, the Life Crystal, and the Death Crystal! And the three of them combined are literally beyond scaling!"
Lord's eyes widened as he laughed crazily, "Alright! Come on, let's go there and kill Fate! Kill Life! Kill Death!"
The Pride Crystal thought, *"Damn me! I'm dumb. I shouldn't have told the truth—I should have said they were the weakest of all!"*
Regretting it now was too late, so it said, "It's all the Fate Crystal's scheme! It made me say that, so if you go, it's not your own decision!"
Lord snorted, "That shitty stone! How dare it! Hmph, I won't go there; those others are a disgrace to my pride!"
The Pride Crystal felt power surging through itself and smirked, "But what about your rival, Lucan? Isn't he one of those others?"
Lord replied, "No! See, my ranking system works like this: I am literally beyond everything—even beyond the word 'beyond'! Don't forget it! And Lucan is in last place!
All the others... aren't even worth ranking!"
The Pride Crystal thought, *"Lucan, that kid... is he really worth that much? If this guy says so, then it must be real!"*
In the Eternal Abyss of Life and Death, Lucan sneezed multiple times and said, "Hmm! A lot of people must be thinking about me."
He felt something was amiss, so he stood up and walked around. He discovered that he had lost some of his lifespan! Lucan's expression showed a hint of surprise.
He said, "Org 1000! I know how to increase and decrease one's lifespan here! In fact, I even found out the reasons behind it! Let's trade intel and a few artifacts! Contact that Universal Being!"
Org 1000 clenched his teeth. "No, Lucan! I can't contact him right now. Understand the situation!"
Lucan grinned, "Haha! Alright, let me gain some more intel to exchange! Hmm... it's about time. The golden butterfly must have reached my home by now!"
Somewhere nearby, the slime had a lifeless expression. He had lost the will to live and had tried to die countless times, but he was still alive.
He screamed, "Ah! Let me die, you stupid place!"
A bright white light glowed brighter as a voice spoke, "Get lost, fool! You are within my range—the Life Crystal! How can you die, idiot?!"
"Life Crystal? Are you... the Life Crystal?" the slime asked.
The voice replied, "Yes, and don't waste my time!"
His eyes showed a trace of hope. He asked, "Life Crystal! Oh! Can you bring her back from death? My Ocean?"
The voice laughed, "Yes! I can!"
He begged, "I will do anything! Please help me, I beg you!"
The laughter ceased as the crystal coldly said, "No! Doing so would harm my friend, the Fate Crystal. Dead people should stay dead."
The slime began to curse the Life Crystal and the Fate Crystal, but no response came back.