The Defiance Courtyard, shrouded in endless darkness and chaos, was as peaceful as ever today. Amun the Giant Deer lay motionless amid floating boulders and shattered ancient ruins, bathed in a faint holy radiance. Milmina, meanwhile, was not immersed in the Neural Network today, but silently pacing in circles beside Amun.
The scene made her seem like a ghost as large as a Clock Tower drifting back and forth beside the Nature God.
After who knew how many laps, Amun finally could not bear the silence any longer. "Haven't you gone around enough?"
"I'm just worried that if I connect to the network, you'll go report me to the administrator again," Milmina said, finally stopping. Her eyes, hidden within mysterious mist, glared viciously at the Nature God. "I've finally realized that people like you, who usually look honest and simple, are the hardest to guard against when you turn bad. I helped you so much, and you reported me?"
"...You seemed pretty happy playing cards last time..." Amun muttered helplessly. "Even Duvall surrendered, but you still refused to leave that space..."
Milmina answered him with a sharp glare, followed by a long stretch of silence in the Defiance Courtyard.
After an unknown amount of time had passed, Amun's voice finally sounded through the dim chaos. "These days... time really has gone by quickly."
Milmina watched him quietly for several seconds. "Was time not fast before? Thousands, even tens of thousands of years slipped away in the blink of an eye. Before we could react, the mortals' dynasties had changed generation after generation... so quickly that even gods found it dizzying."
"That was different," Amun said softly. "Back then, time was like a set of endlessly repeating illusions to me. The whole world may have changed quickly, but none of it