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The United States... that's the sphere of influence of anti-entropy.

A wisp of golden feather flew by, and Feather Crossing Dust's ability was activated without anyone noticing.

After testing Ryusuke Murata's loyalty, Otto granted him leave.

But from an angle unseen by Otto, a black marshmallow was sitting on Murata Ryusuke's shoulder, eating the wisp of feather dust as if it were food.

Some time later, Ryusuke Murata, who had arrived in America, met Tesla and Einstein and handed them the key to the Fourth Divine Key.

Years of experience always made her a little incredulous.

On the road to market expansion, companies will always encounter all sorts of planets, and quite a few of them have ecosystems that have been damaged.

For planets that can bring more resources and have greater investment potential to the company, the company naturally does not mind providing solutions to help the planet restore its ecology.

However, if the people on a planet are not enough to generate sufficient resources for the company, they will likely be ruthlessly abandoned by the company.

However, while solutions are provided, cases of truly restoring a planet's original ecosystem are extremely rare. More often, companies are leading the way into new economic sectors.

If only we could possess technology like that Fourth Divine Key...

While helping planets whose ecosystems have been damaged to recover, even just the development of tourism can bring more benefits to the company.

During Welt's class, Himeko's deskmate noticed that Himeko was staring blankly at Welt, and her gossipy nature immediately kicked in.

So Himeko likes this type of girl~

Himeko hurriedly explained that she simply shared the same hobby as Professor Welt.

As a Herrscher, Welt naturally heard every word of the two's heated discussion.

When the bell rang, Himeko found Walter with her observation report on asteroid 439.

But after dealing with Alahato, Walter naturally didn't want to spend too much time on it. Just as he was thinking of finding a reason to refuse Himeko, a long-lost sense of danger came over him like a tentacle.

He immediately shielded Himeko behind him, only to discover that the person standing not far away... was just an ordinary person?

"Himeko's...father?" Watching Himeko and Ryusuke Murata walk away, Welt couldn't help but sigh, "It seems like the father and daughter have a very good relationship."

After Walter left, a small black marshmallow popped out from inside the coat of the departing Ryusuke Murata.

"Phew, we almost got caught."

Chapter 36 The Celestial Beings and Hughes

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The sudden activation of the Fourth Divine Key shattered the peaceful daily routine.

The hurricane it created began to hurtle towards Houston.

Upon learning of this news from the news, Murata Ryusuke immediately rushed to Anti-Entropy. He told Tesla and Einstein that he had never expected that Bishop Otto had designed such a "trap".

Therefore, he went to the launch site with Tesla without hesitation, because at this time only he knew the coordinates of the Fourth Divine Key.

Sensing something was wrong, Einstein decided to inform Walter.

Meanwhile, in the office of the Bishop of Destiny.

Otto, the "mastermind" they mentioned, was leisurely listening to Amber's report.

This attack wasn't actually their doing, but he didn't intend to waste time clarifying it. In his own words—

"I am quite aware of how low my credit score is."

"The most important thing now is to find the truth and clear our names."

Although Ryusuke Murata didn't know how he had tricked Yuto, he was right about one thing: Otto had indeed left another layer of protection.

The security guard on night shift noticed some insects flying by and reached out to catch them.

"What... is this?" The security personnel looked at the small, spider-like robot in their palm, their hands outstretched in confusion.

The next second, the "little spider" burrowed directly into his body.

"Aaaaaaah!"

Their main reason for coming to the galaxy was to protect this world from invasion by celestial beings.

And to this day, he has not encountered anyone from the heavens again, and has even lost his way home. Void Treasury might have some information, but given that guy's personality, he probably won't tell him easily.

Oh well, we'll meet again someday.

We'll ask them properly then.

[2005, Anti-Entropy Launch Base]

Murata Ryusuke clutched his injured left hand. Just moments before, the crazed security personnel had attacked them. Murata Ryusuke had shoved Tesla aside and single-handedly lured away the security personnel controlled by the mysterious monster.

“No, their minds are locked,” the black marshmallow on his shoulder explained. “I can’t interfere.”

Then the only solution is to resort to violence.

Tentacles climbed onto his body, and Hughes's power began to surge.

"Everyone, I'm sorry."

Upon returning to the launch site control room, Tesla saw that his left hand was still bleeding profusely and forcibly pushed him to get treatment quickly.

After he walked away, Tesla's expression changed.

"The Fourth Divine Key, the Silver Bullet. A berserk guard, and... a machine never seen before."

"What do you think, Alliance Leader?"

Walter, wielding the Star of Eden, has arrived.

Candy House, a special world bubble clinging to the tree of imaginary numbers.

This place is filled with candy and desserts and is the settlement of the Hughes clan.

"Peppermint, why are you still sitting here so leisurely? You should be at Anti-Entropy's base right now."

The black, marshmallow-like creature, which was actually a mint, swallowed a lollipop and said, "The launch plan has been delayed. We underestimated the 'people in the sky'..."

"The lockdown has not been lifted."

This was something he could be certain of: the "boundary" of the universe had been unexplored for many years, yet this suddenly appearing, wondrous civilization was able to break through the blockade and reach the Tree of Imaginary Numbers.

What does it rely on?

He actually had several possible guesses in his mind, but as a scholar, he still needed more evidence to prove his guesses.

The beings in the heavens are evolving at a speed he cannot even imagine.

Hughes, however, remained stagnant, and the young Peppermint couldn't imagine what would happen to them if things continued like this.

It angrily poked the konpeito with the stick.

"Peppermint, stop! How could you be so rude to Elder Kinpeito!" Toffee, with a blue ribbon in her hair, scolded.

"Hmph! I'm the one who wants to complain. Shouldn't Black Sugar have been the one in charge of infiltrating human society and stopping the 'Celestials'?"

Five years ago, she suddenly disappeared without a trace, and you guys just dumped this mess on me.

Konpeito listened attentively to Peppermint Candy's complaints.

He's still young, and his choice to trust humanity is a strength, but it might also mean...

When Murata Ryusuke returned home, he saw someone he never expected to be in his house—Walter Yang.

With Himeko's gentle urging, the two men awkwardly sat down facing each other.

“...Um, hello...Professor Murata.”

“…Hello, Professor Walter.”

Chapter 37 Confession and Choice

"Sorry to keep you waiting! Himeko Murata's Special Curry!"

After Himeko introduced Welt and Ryusuke Murata to each other, Ryusuke Murata took the initiative to express his gratitude.

"This child is always a worry. I remember when she was six years old..."

Himeko stomped hard on Murata Ryusuke's foot, signaling him to stop talking.

"Alright, alright, dinner's ready. Come on, try my cooking."

"I'm really sorry to trouble you to treat me to a meal..." Walter casually scooped up a spoonful of curry and put it in his mouth.

It looks good, so it must taste good too...

Walter felt like he was about to breathe fire. Was this curry that a human could make?

Seeing that Welt fell silent after taking a bite, Himeko quickly asked, "Walter-sensei, what's wrong? Is it not tasty?"

"How strange, I put in a lot of chili peppers that I brought back from Mexico."

Who taught you to put so many jalapeños in your curry?!

Unlike Walter, Ryusuke Murata, standing next to Himeko, wolfed down a serving of curry, as if savoring some unparalleled delicacy.

"My daughter's cooking is so delicious, I can't stop eating!" He handed the plate to Himeko. "Himeko, another plate, please!"

"Okay~" Himeko happily took the plate to get some curry.

He watched Himeko walk toward the kitchen with a smile, then immediately picked up a water glass and drank some water.

"Cough-cough-"

On the table, Peppermint curiously popped a piece of curry into its mouth...

As long as I don't drink coffee, everything is fine... well, I guess so...

As for Walter?

He chose to remain silent for the time being, even though he was the only one present who had eaten both of Himeko's cookings, but he couldn't say anything.

The night sky is dotted with stars. Whenever people look up at the sky, the vastness and mystery of the universe always evoke both longing and fear.

After finishing their meal, Ryusuke Murata and Walter went to the rooftop.

Here, Murata Ryusuke is about to confess his secret to Walter.

“I love looking up at the starry sky. Isn’t it beautiful?” Ryusuke Murata leaned against the railing at the edge of the rooftop, looking up at the starry sky. “Every star is a shining treasure, containing infinite future potential.”

"Earth, the solar system, the Milky Way... compared to the entire universe, they are but a drop in the ocean. Professor Walter must understand what I'm saying, right?"

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Walter's face. He saw it—

A scarlet single eye and slippery tentacles clung to the man's body.

"Human beings have never been the only civilization."

In the end, it was he who killed Himeko's father...

As the leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance, Welt knew all too well that Ryusuke Murata's madness at that time was unforgivable. But as Himeko's teacher, he always felt apologetic towards her.

[Rewind the timeline.]

Peppermint, who had just arrived in the human world, looked down at the humans below and was selecting a suitable host.

Anyway, let's look around first.

A white-haired man taking his daughter shopping.

"He's so carefree and irresponsible, he's obviously no good."

As for his daughter?

"Good manners, it's a pity he's just a child."

He also went to the headquarters of Destiny, to the bishop's office, where a handsome blond man with a frivolous expression was swirling a glass of red wine in his hand.

"My instincts told me that this one person was absolutely not enough."

"Hmm?" He noticed a man arguing vehemently in the laboratory.

Muryota Ryusuke.

At that moment, he was arguing about the cancellation of the spaceship research program, but his superiors had already made up their minds and left after closing the door.

Back in his office, Murata Ryusuke gradually went from silent to angry.