"..."
"Do you mean making their development more diverse?"
The Lady of Pain had seen different versions of humanity before.
In the plane called Dominia.
All she could say was that among those fellows, there had been quite a few lucky specimens whose appearances were far too abstract...
Even Orks would have jumped at the sight...
"Yes."
"More diverse development might just benefit you down the road~"
After casually offering those few reminders.
Orsaga did not care whether she believed him, and calmly changed the subject:
"Before long, we should have a winner in this game. Is there anything you want to do afterward?"
"..."
After some thought, the Lady of Pain slowly shook her head:
"No."
"Only absorbing the portion of essence of strength you traded me could loosely count as a must-do on my list of plans."
At that, a trace of anticipation appeared on her face.
For her, beyond providing some increase in strength, the most important thing about that mass of essence of strength of unknown origin was that she could follow its clues, using the information within it to gain a fuller understanding of different time and space.
Thereby laying the groundwork for her various future plans.
Much as OAA attempted to draw in and release information from different time and space, screening it for useful things.
The Lady of Pain inevitably harbored similar intentions.
For her, born in this plane and destined to remain one with it, with far less freedom than Orsaga.
Information from different time and space.
Was undoubtedly.
Something exceedingly precious!
It could fill in all sorts of blind spots her own plane had yet to discover, plugging the gaps in her knowledge.
It was like pieces of a puzzle. She held one herself, and the essence of strength Orsaga held,