"You're finally here! Look what I found! To think these two actually tried to hide this? It's simply outrageous. How could they possibly handle something like this?" Pandora looked toward the Root with immense satisfaction.
At this moment, she truly felt that coming here had been the right choice. She had almost let those two slip away. How could she possibly let Gaia and Alaya devour that world all by themselves?
A world with no consciousness, driven solely by instinct. Although it was absurdly powerful, as long as she took it one step at a time, completely taking control of that world wouldn't be an issue.
"What's going on?" Ren Isana looked at Pandora in confusion. What was all this about? What had she found inside the Root?
He shifted his gaze toward the Root. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ren actively sought to learn a few things he needed.
For example, the time-related `[Fifth Magic]` was an excellent choice. This ability dealt entirely with time—Aoko could use it for time travel, time borrowing, and even reversing time to evade death.
Her usage of it was incredibly crude. If Ren were to wield it, he could definitely master it to a far greater degree. And wasn't the timing just perfect? He happened to need space-time abilities, so he could fill that gap all at once.
Pandora turned to look at Ren. She didn't rush to explain, instead looking him up and down before speaking. "Space-time, huh? Not bad. It's a very high starting point, and your foundation is incredibly solid. You might be able to go even further."
This kid didn't have a choice anyway—who told him to converge his own timeline? But this was fine too. He would just have to climb up step by step. How far he could reach in the future would depend entirely on him, though with his talent, he should be able to go quite far.
Hearing Pandora's words, Ren felt a wave of helplessness. *I haven't even started yet, and you're already saying I can go far?* Sighing inwardly, Ren continued his search for the `[Fifth Magic]`.
The Root was a truly miraculous thing. Right now, it was like a plush toy that could be played with however they pleased. Whatever Ren wanted, it surrendered completely in an instant. Various pieces of time-related knowledge immediately flooded his mind.
Once his acquisition of the `[Fifth Magic]` was complete, Ren finally withdrew his gaze and looked at Pandora. "Pandora, what did you call me here for?"
Having obtained the `[Fifth Magic]`, Ren was in an excellent mood. It seemed the time for his breakthrough wasn't too far off now. With that settled, he began asking about the main issue.
In response to Ren's question, Pandora pointed toward the Root. "Deep within the Root, there's a passage leading to another world. I've already sensed it—that world is incredibly powerful. It's the strongest out of all the worlds we've encountered so far!"
Pandora began to explain her discovery. Hearing this, Ren asked in surprise, "So, are we going to explore it? Do you need me to head over?"
Now this was getting interesting. Ren's curiosity was instantly piqued. *Stronger than any world we've seen? Now you're speaking my language.* The stronger the world, the more opportunities it held.
Whether it was the power system or the underlying laws, Ren was deeply curious about it all. This was his path to growing stronger, not to mention he was currently stuck at a bottleneck for his breakthrough.
"Yes, but you have to wait. I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it right now!" Pandora couldn't help but frown as she said this. That world was simply too powerful, and it encompassed countless other worlds within it.
If the current Ren went over, he would likely be targeted immediately. Some of the entities in that world were so overwhelmingly strong that even she didn't dare sneak over. Furthermore, that world lacked a World Will.
However, many things there were fixed in place. If an outsider suddenly intruded, it could cause massive ripples, instantly alerting the inhabitants of that world.
Because of this, she didn't want Ren to take the risk. Even if he was going to go, he had to wait. There was no need to rush!
Hearing this, Ren grew even more curious. Just what kind of world was this? He couldn't help but ask, "Exactly how strong is it? Is it stronger than the Gourmet World?"
Pandora nodded, her tone incredibly grave. "That world contains entities capable of destroying the universe. Going over recklessly is a bad idea. Although they likely have certain restrictions placed upon them, an outsider would definitely catch their attention the moment they arrive."
At those words, Ren fell silent. *Entities capable of destroying the universe? They must be Tier 13, right? Beings at the absolute limit of a single universe?* If that was the case, then rushing over really would be incredibly dangerous.
Although Ren really wanted to go right now, for the sake of his own life, he decided it was better to get a bit stronger first. But if she wasn't letting him go over, what did she call him here for?
Ren looked at Pandora and asked directly, "If you're not letting me go, then why did you call me here?"
Hearing this, Pandora pointed at Alaya and Gaia. "Go give them a slap, then take them back to our world. Send them straight into my Throne of Heroes!"
Ren didn't know whether to laugh or cry at Pandora's words. *Good grief, what kind of grudge is this?* However, he now understood why she had called him over.
He looked at Pandora and asked, "Are you unable to leave this world right now? Or are there some kind of restrictions on you?"
If there weren't any issues, she wouldn't have needed to call him over specifically. After all, she could have just tossed these two over herself, right?
"Exactly. I'm currently digesting the Root and converging this world's timelines. I also have to take over for Alaya and Gaia, so I can't leave here for the time being. Help me take them back!" Pandora didn't hide anything.
She was indeed in this state, and there was one more thing she hadn't told Ren: she needed to seal the passage hidden deep within the Root. Otherwise, they would be discovered by the other side.
If the people of that world noticed and came over, it would be a disaster. Previously, the Root had been blocking the way, so it wasn't a big issue. But now that she was draining the Root, she was the only one who could step in and plug the gap.
Once she completely digested this world, she would slowly infiltrate her power over there. After seizing some authority, she would let Ren cross over. Who knows, she might even be able to give him a pleasant surprise when the time came.
Having received confirmation, Ren didn't say anything more. After all, this girl really was frantically extracting information from the Root. Furthermore, after taking a beating, Alaya and Gaia had been frozen in place over there.
Right now, they couldn't move or even speak. They had probably been cursing up a storm, which was why Pandora treated them like this, right? How were these two going to be handled in the future? Ren suspected Pandora would turn them into tea-serving maids!
Thinking of this, Ren turned to look at Gaia and Alaya. At this moment, the two lolis' eyes were filled with indignation toward Pandora. They were completely unyielding. It looked like things were going to be very interesting from now on.
But remembering everything these two had done, Ren let out a chuckle. "Feeling stupid yet? You've fallen into our hands now!"
Saying this, Ren walked over to them and hoisted them up, one in each hand. Hearing his taunt, the two immediately glared at him with immense dissatisfaction. *This bastard is the real culprit!*
"Heh heh, you two are going to suffer big time. Once I'm done handling things here, I'll come back and beat you up some more!!" As she spoke, Pandora felt incredibly smug. These two had finally fallen into her clutches.
Although she spoke harshly, she was actually quite happy on the inside. As a World Will, she was actually quite lonely. After all, many worlds didn't give birth to proper sentience and emotions like they did.
Even if they did have sentience, it was usually the absolutely cold and calculating type, completely devoid of any human touch. That kind of entity would only harbor malice toward other worlds, so Pandora usually just devoured them directly.
But Gaia and Alaya were different. They could clearly be treated like little sisters. However, they needed to be properly disciplined first. By devouring this world, they should actually be thanking her.
Having already seen the future of this world, Pandora naturally knew how terrible it was. By doing this, she was actually freeing them. If they refused to serve her tea and water in the future, then she would just have to keep serving them with her little leather whip.
Pandora removed the seal binding their mouths, but she quickly slapped it right back on. The moment she was freed, Gaia immediately started yelling, "If you have the guts, give us back the Root and fight us one-on-one! What kind of skill is playing dirty?!"
"Shut up! I won this time, so if you're not convinced, hold it in! Ren, take them back. I'll come back and beat them up in a few days!" Hearing Gaia's words, Pandora instantly grew displeased.
She made it sound like Pandora was some kind of evil World Will. She wasn't that kind of World Will! If you can't win, you can't win—what are you yelling about? *If you're not convinced, hold it in!*
Ren watched this scene with amusement. Pandora really was just like a child. However, the relationship between these girls actually wasn't that bad. It seemed that even if Alaya and Gaia were taken back, their lives wouldn't be in any danger.
Shaking his head, Ren couldn't be bothered to worry about it anymore. Carrying the two of them, he vanished from his spot and began the journey back to his own world.
The moment they completely left the Type-Moon world, Gaia and Alaya's spirits visibly deflated. They knew very well that they had truly lost this time. At the same time, a look of relief appeared on Gaia's face.
Ren had been keeping an eye on the changes in these two and had a rough guess as to why, though he didn't say anything. The Type-Moon world... was actually a bit of a cesspool. It had plenty of massive pitfalls, and all sorts of miserable things happened there.
Now that it was being completely devoured by Pandora, there didn't seem to be any issues. One could even say it was a release for these two, though Pandora was certainly reaping massive benefits as well.
After bringing the two back into his world, Ren used the bracelet on his wrist to communicate with the world's interior. He then vanished from his spot, arriving at a place similar to where the Root was located.
At this moment, there was a palace here as well, and it was one Ren was incredibly familiar with. It was none other than the Throne of Heroes he had pierced through before. However, aside from the Spirit Origins placed here, there didn't seem to be anything else.
Landing on the Throne of Heroes, Ren directly set Gaia and Alaya down. The next moment, the bindings on their bodies were undone, only to be replaced by an even greater restriction—the two were directly imprisoned within the Throne of Heroes!
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