Upon hearing Orsaga's precise answer.
After conferring among themselves, the Ideal Dream Race promptly decided to conduct further reasonable negotiations with Orsaga:
"Although we do not really understand what death is, it feels like it is not a very good thing. If possible, may we refuse?"
Their tone was one of negotiation.
And faced with their attempt to refuse.
Orsaga refused right along with them, issuing a double negation to their denial:
"No."
The firm kind.
Faced with someone who insisted that their side had to die.
After thinking for a moment, the Ideal Dream Race asked again:
"Since you are doing this for power, if we give all our power to you, can we exchange it for everything continuing as usual?"
In their view.
Power was merely something used to make things convenient for themselves and other beings.
As long as their daily lives could be maintained, whether they had it or not did not really make much difference.
But Orsaga refused again:
"Still no. The entire Ideal Dreamland will be my sacrifice. Tangible and Intangible Things alike, all of it."
Rejected once more, the Ideal Dream Race thought again.
Only after quite a while did they ask instead:
"...Then may we discuss it with the other living beings before giving you a precise answer?"
This time.
Orsaga did not refuse. Instead, he gave them an hourglass shining with golden light:
"You may."
"When the radiance within this hourglass has completely drained away, the time will be ripe. That will also be the moment when you must give me a precise answer."
Hearing this.
The Ideal Dream Race, no longer rejected again, seemed very happy:
"Alright!"
"We promise you this."
Orsaga nodded.
After looking toward some distant place without any change in expression, he said frankly:
"Since the appointed