A Thousand-Person Ruler's Personal Take

"Hehe! Sweetie, Liuying, don't rush. We should at least let Amon think it over seriously, right?"

The two who had originally ignored Liuying's condition had somehow gathered around. One stared eagerly at Amon, while the other wore a gentle smile. Clearly, they both cared deeply about this topic.

Amon seemed to raise her brows in surprise, a radiant smile blooming across her face.

"The essence of Entropy Syndrome is that, at the genetic level, you were designed with a constitution constantly subjected to intense contamination by Imaginary Energy. Imaginary Energy, as its name suggests, is energy opposite to physical reality, originating from a dimension beyond reality. Such deep, prolonged contamination will gradually peel you away from the dimension of reality. The symptoms are a steadily thinning sense of existence, until you disappear completely—and no one will remember that you ever existed."

The three listened intently to her analysis.

At that moment, another Amon brought over tea. While handing cups to everyone, she picked up where the previous Amon had left off.

"The reason your armor can suppress Entropy Syndrome is that, while you are wearing it, the mech absorbs the Imaginary Energy that should have contaminated you and turns it into firepower capable of burning the heavens and boiling the seas. That is the truth behind the Lagomorphic Cavalry. The mech was never treating you. You were embedded within it as a battery... And how could a battery be allowed to remain detached from its device for long, right?"

"I was... Yes. In the Empire's design, we really were humanoid batteries. Batteries did not need freedom, nor emotions or dignity. They only needed to exist alongside the mechs. Once the mech was damaged, the battery lost its value of existence as well. It was best for it to disappear then