"But... if it was the Omniscient and Omnipotent, then how did the God of Knowledge and Wisdom die? And White Tower's Uniqueness shouldn't have been given away either, should it?"
To become the Omniscient and Omnipotent, didn't one inherently need the God of Knowledge and Wisdom's Uniqueness?
"Uh..."
The discussion abruptly stalled, followed by a sigh:
"Does that matter?"
"..."
That was right. It did not matter which Great Old One the other party actually was. What mattered was that the other party possessed the strength of a Great Old One and could silently eliminate a group of Sequence Zeros.
"But, but aren't you curious at all?"
Someone asked incredulously:
"How could an existence advance all the way to a Great Old One without ever making a name for himself? Didn't he need to obtain resources? Didn't he need faith? Even for those pathways with very little need for anchors, wouldn't advancement still require rituals?"
How many High Sequence advancement rituals caused only a minor commotion?
"I'm not curious at all."
An Extraordinary being hidden in the shadows, unwilling to show his face, spoke casually:
"With the power of a Great Old One, all the Sequence Zeros in the world have either submitted or died. Under those circumstances, they even specifically informed us before ruling the world. What more do you want?"
"Yeah, yeah. By that logic, we've basically experienced the treatment reserved for Sequence Zeros. As long as Café isn't planning to kill us outright, I'll praise them as wise and mighty."
"You people..."
That person could not help grinding his teeth. What happened to the dignity of High Sequence beings, even Angels?
"Enough. There's no point continuing this meeting. Don't you all have anything to do at home?"
One figure after another vanished into the shadows, until only