After ending his visits to the Ancient Civilization and the Vortex Sea Lord, Reilo returned to the Academic World.
Almost no one outside knew of his whereabouts or return.
Not until more than twenty years later.
When the new Constellation Festival arrived, the Academic World finally learned that the highly respected scholar had returned.
"Never mind the others, but Orn came in person. The Human-faced Spiders often carry out large-scale operations along the borders of the Academic World, and it's said that many of the mysteriously missing Star Melters are connected to this. Are you really not going to get involved?"
This was the third time Lola had tried to persuade Reilo.
Ever since his journey to the Ancient Civilization and the Vortex Sea Lord, Reilo had stopped concerning himself with the affairs of the Academic World. He had even completely entrusted the Curvature Reef Plan, which he had once been so passionate about, to the Academy Alliance. He himself seemed to have become a recluse, spending his days in his private laboratory with Quanzu for company.
"I've already told you: unless the Academic World faces the threat of annihilation, I won't interfere in its affairs again—let alone those of the Grand Natural Sciences Academy."
After Lola left, Quanzu sighed softly. "Why must you do this?"
Reilo pressed his temples hard.
"Lately, that dream has been growing more and more real. I can't even tell whether entropy is affecting my mind, or whether my obsession with the Heliocentric Theory has become a shackle of this new era. This pain is like a thorn driven into my heart."
Seeing Reilo in such anguish, Quanzu could do nothing to change things.
As the guardian of the Star Curtain World and the guide of the Academic World, Quanzu had benefited from the Academic