Proverb

However, he still had quite a few things to do before leaving.

First, he organized the changes in Jon's physical data over this period. Then Angel began sorting through his bracelet, setting aside some things he no longer needed to leave for Leon.

Once he had finished organizing everything, Angel's gaze slowly shifted to a corner of the room.

It looked unremarkable, but Angel had layered an illusion over it. Within that illusion sat a Soft-State Worm nest.

He took out the nest and examined its interior.

Angel discovered that the special egg still had not hatched, though it was growing larger and larger.

The Soft-State Worm nest itself possessed certain spatial properties. Though it did not look large from the outside, the space within was actually quite vast for the Soft-State Worms.

Yet if this special egg continued growing unchecked, the small compartment containing it would likely be filled before long.

It could no longer be moved to another space. It was too large, while the compartment passage was too small. Moving it would inevitably mean damaging the nest.

Angel calculated the time. At most, in another month, the egg would fill the compartment. If it still had not hatched by then, he could only destroy the nest.

Naturally, the Soft-State Worm nest could not be left here. Angel put it into his bracelet, then took the box he had sorted out and left the room—

Within the bracelet space, unnoticed by Angel, when the Soft-State Worm nest settled into place, a black-and-white ant slowly crawled out from another pyramid-shaped nest. Its antennae waved wildly, as though searching for some information.

Very quickly, the black-and-white ant sensed a familiar aura in the air... Its antennae froze, and it swiftly crawled toward the Soft-State Worm nest.

At the same time,