"Cut the nonsense. Keep going!"
Moriarty forced himself to sneer as he looked at Theresa.
The Flame-Chasers also smiled as they watched Theresa's performance, while the little Vitas were curious about everyone's stories and naturally did not interrupt Theresa's lecture.
"Before I tell you all this, I need to explain to you and the little Vitas what the disaster known as Honkai is."
"Honkai is a mechanism by which the Imaginary Tree tests the civilizations of worlds born upon its branches and leaves."
"This starry sky may look vast and boundless, but in truth, our world is merely a cell on a single leaf, and all our stories unfolded within that cell."
"Honkai is a trial aimed at civilization. In order to continuously expand itself, the Imaginary Tree created the mechanism called Honkai to select and correct the direction of development among its branches and leaves. Honkai manifests in many forms, including the Black Death, natural disasters, war, Honkai Beasts, Herrschers, and more. Honkai is essentially the means by which a civilization meets its end—a trial of survival or destruction!"
"And what is the Sea of Quantum? It is the essence of world-space, with everything floating upon it. The Sea of Quantum is the Imaginary Tree's source of energy: a vast ocean beyond description, formed when homogeneous quantum particles gather into membranes and ether anchors materialize information."
"If a civilization can overcome the trial known as Honkai, it earns the right to continue existing and developing. This period operates in cycles of fifty thousand years. Once that fifty-thousand-year limit arrives, the mechanism called Honkai descends once more and begins a new round of trials for civilization."
With a thought from Theresa, a magnificent platinum-gold chair appeared beneath her, and she calmly sat down upon it.
The Flame-Chasers were stunned upon