Ever since the Inquisition's advertisement went out, countless messages seeking the Inquisition's aid had poured in. The phones were ringing off the hook, and the entire Inquisition was in chaos, rushing around to put out fires everywhere... That was how Duanmu Huai had imagined it.
Unfortunately, reality was different.
"It's so boring..."
Duanmu Huai slumped on the sofa and yawned.
"The advertisement has been running for several days now, and it plays continuously every day. How come there's still no response? Could the Interstellar Peace Company be deliberately blocking my advertisement?"
"Probably not. After all, whenever I open the Interstellar Peace Company's network, this is the headline news."
Rumiere complained helplessly.
"Could it be that the civilizations contacting us are too low-level, so they can't get in touch with us in time?"
Lorena asked curiously, but Rumiere shook her head.
"No. The Inquisition is using a high-powered receiving device. You could basically say it covers the entire Extraterritorial Star System. As long as the other party transmits a signal on the designated frequency, we'll receive it the moment they send it."
"But I can understand it too."
Ann folded her arms and nodded thoughtfully.
"If Manaria suddenly received a message like this, I wouldn't know what to do either. Even if Manaria were facing some troublesome crisis at the time, unless I determined that we would truly be destroyed, I wouldn't make such a decision casually as long as there was even the slightest hope—after all, who knows what that suspicious advertisement is really about? What if it attracts someone even more terrifying?"
"You don't need to worry about that."
Hearing this, Okegis proudly raised her little head.
"There can't be anyone in this universe more terrifying than Master."
"...Thank you, I suppose."
That armor-piercing blade was as sharp as