It turned out that things often did not go as hoped.
After the Moon Goddess landed on this planet, Yinsen and the others wandered around for several months, yet they failed to find even the slightest trace of "Prehistoric Civilization."
No matter how one looked at it, this was an undeveloped primitive planet. The civilization on it truly was at this stage; it was not a case of a civilization regressing and starting over.
After replenishing some local specialty foods and a large quantity of fresh water, the Moon Goddess left and headed for the next Target Planet.
Betty had not been in particularly high spirits lately. Her experiences on this planet seemed to tell her that her hope of returning home and finding her relatives was growing increasingly remote.
However, Yinsen had observed her carefully, and Betty's mood was not actually that bad. Perhaps when she had awakened after nearly a thousand years and learned that something had happened to the Empire, she had already sensed it.
"What do we do next?"
"Next?"
Yinsen did not know what they should do next either.
Standing aboard the Moon Goddess, the only people still on the ship at the moment were Maria Hill, Nebula, and a few others. Logan had not been around recently; he was probably in Atlantis keeping Atlanna company.
For now, Atlanna could be considered a family member of the crew. Since she had matters of her own to attend to, she would not be joining the Moon Goddess anytime soon.
Logan had originally thought he might need to travel back and forth between two worlds in the future, but after Yinsen's Small World had gradually begun transforming into a divine kingdom, he suddenly had an idea. He had only briefly discussed it with Yinsen, so no one