"What Oddity? What kind of Oddity?"
"I was responsible for Pressure Relief in Sector Ping Eight-8995 and the surrounding star regions. I found an anomaly at the time—a fairly strong response—but failed to track it. Later, I heard Xi Corporation's report about a Suspected Leak Point and thought the two might be connected. Great Monarch Xi Hui happened to be here, so we came to investigate together."
High Priest Cen Fu explained the sequence of events in detail. "We considered another possibility: the collapse of this Demi-Plane might not have been caused by an explorer's mistake. Some other external force may have been working behind the scenes.
"An Oddity may be active in this star region, using this passage to cross the Boundary Curtain in either direction. We don't know whether it's still here. We're trying to find traces of it."
Tai Yu gave an interested "Oh." "That sounds promising. What sort of Oddity is it?"
High Priest Cen Fu smiled. "If we knew what sort, we wouldn't call it an Oddity... That's precisely what we're trying to determine."
"You've come this far. You must have some idea."
"We do, but since you're here, Great Monarch Tai Yu, we'd appreciate your help. We don't want to contaminate your thinking with our information; we'd rather hear a fresh assessment from you."
"Guessing blindly without any background isn't ideal either. Let me ask you this: do you think this Oddity is passing through, or has it been active nearby for a long time? Or rather, which would pose a greater threat—or be more valuable?"
"Since you've asked, Great Monarch Tai Yu, I expect you already have some idea..."
High Priest Cen Fu answered patiently and at length. "For the security of the Boundary Curtain region, we don't want a dangerous Oddity operating