While the strongest beings were clashing in the depths beneath Holy City, within Death World,
at the highest point of Holy City, opposite its underground depths,
an unconventional contest—or rather, a battle of minds—was unfolding within the "Holy Ring" suspended among The Column of Steam.
At this moment,
Holy City's skies had been covered by vast flocks of crows, concealing as much as possible the gaze of some dreadful shadow on the moon... Such a gaze would not directly affect the battle, but it made Mr. Black and White uncomfortable.
Main conference room.
The people inside remained seated exactly as they had been at the beginning.
Black and White and Newton sat beside the Patron, respectively.
Directly across from them, by the entrance to the conference room, sat Teacher Mr.'s First Avatar. It was also his external body, an indispensable part of his main body.
At first, Teacher Mr. had been very pleased with this meeting.
Having just finished Climbing the Mountain, he found it immensely pleasant to sit here, drink tea, chat, and speak face-to-face with these human sages.
It could pass the time,
while also allowing him to properly understand the powerful humans before him and secretly assess whether they were qualified to become "avatars."
He had no desire to be sought out by belligerent Native Kings and dragged into life-and-death battles, only for trouble to follow... He merely wanted to wander about and wait slowly for the didactic influence to be completed.
In Teacher Mr.'s eyes, this invasion of the S-01 Native Humans was nothing more than an appetizer. There was no need to waste excessive energy on it.
The true main course would be Nicholas and Mr. Goodman.
However,
as the conversation deepened, Teacher Mr.'s originally relaxed and comfortable expression began to change.
There were two