Three years later.
"The Academic World's discovery of the Gray Bean Civilization was purely a chance accident."
Reilo's unhurried voice echoed through the half-metal chamber.
The Space-Time Fortress had now leapt into Curvature Spacetime. If all went according to plan, it would reach the coordinates of the Super Refining Civilization's Eye of the Storm in about a year and three months.
Reilo, Corleon, the Dark Seal Master, Moon Lotus Anna, the Moon Eye, and Edward, the Bomb King, sat facing one another.
There was no need to explain Moon Lotus Anna's presence. Corleon, however, had been personally invited by Lola in an attempt to mend their relationship. As time passed, the gloomy, volatile old man seemed to be letting go of some of his stubbornness. Whether for the sake of the Academic World's overall interests or his family, he had ultimately joined this expedition.
As for Edward, the Bomb King, he was there purely because the fusion-class weapon was undergoing its full-scale test detonation.
As the Grand Natural Sciences Academy's—or, more precisely, Reilo's—personal steward, this quiet, dependable little man had always worked diligently. He was one of the people Reilo trusted most. This expedition was more complex than any before it, so they desperately needed a powerful disaster weapon capable of turning the tide as their trump card.
The fusion-class disaster weapon was still in the experimental-theory stage. They had yet to master the technology completely, and would need to conduct further tests to refine the theory. Edward therefore had to go in person to collect data.
After all, in theory, this was a terrifying weapon capable of destroying nearly half the Wasteland with just a single bomb.
Corleon, Moon Lotus Anna, and Edward were drawn in by Reilo's voice. Reilo continued speaking, lost in thought.
"Based on the few