Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
The Five Elders gathered once more in the Authority Room of Pangaea Castle.
All because Charlotte Linlin had contacted CP0 to deliver a scroll classified at the highest level of secrecy.
Shepherd Ju Peter, who oversaw intelligence and espionage, opened it from afar with his mind.
Then Charlotte Linlin's boisterous voice rang out.
"Mamamama~"
"This is a real memory image I extracted and preserved from the surface of Perona's soul."
"It's very strange!"
"There really is a huge door nailed deep within that little girl's soul!"
"It's shining with starlight and looks quite grand!"
"But with my strength, I couldn't knock it open at all—not even a crack!"
"It's practically mocking Mama for not being qualified to enter!"
"Anyway, I can't see through it, can't figure out where it came from, and can't do anything about it!"
As this went on, the scroll spread across the coffee table lit up with white light, projecting a lifelike virtual image.
Deep within Perona's soul.
A majestic gate, formed from pure starlight and profound mist, stood towering there.
Silent, ancient, indifferent.
It existed within sight, yet seemed to lie beyond endless dimensions.
Charlotte Linlin gathered her immense and violent spiritual power into a giant hand and tried to strike it.
The result was like hitting the Void—not even the faintest ripple was raised.
A second time, a third time, a fourth time.
The gate remained completely unmoved.
As though its very existence was an absolute rejection of all who sought to peer inside.
"Gentlemen, what do you make of this?" Topman Warcury asked.
"An unprecedented form. It resembles the manifestation of some higher-level 'concept.'"
Nusjuro was the first to voice his thoughts, his attitude as forceful as ever.
"Its existence itself is an 'insertion' into Sea Star's soul domain."