Ron sighed again and set down the Rubik's cube in his hand.
So far, he had only solved it to the Second Floor. At this rate, when would it ever end?
Just then, Perfect King's voice came from one direction of the inner chamber:
"Number Thirty-Four, you've gone too far."
The puppet's expression did not change.
"Your Majesty, I am merely enforcing the rules."
"You are using the rules to do things beyond the rules."
Perfect King sounded somewhat helpless.
"Remove all those projections of the outside situation."
The puppet tilted its head. A moment later, those cross-sections disappeared.
The inner chamber returned once more to a silence of nothing but stone and light sources.
"Ralph." Perfect King turned his attention to him.
"Number Thirty-Four has its own detection logic. I cannot change that for you, but..."
"Let me remind you of one thing. Since it was the one who set the difficulty first, rules can be used, and they do not have to be used only one way."
The puppet did not refute him.
It walked back to the chair and sat down.
It looked toward the entrance leading deeper into the inner chamber, as if nothing had happened at all.
In front of the low table, Ron picked up the Rubik's cube, then set it down again.
In truth, he had been thinking of doing this ever since he came in, but other concerns had kept weighing on him.
This was the Creator's territory, after all. Reckless actions might trigger unpredictable consequences.
But Perfect King's words were basically a reminder for him to take the initiative and try.
He raised his head and looked at the puppet sitting upright on the chair.
Then he opened the Void Shell.
Of course, he was not going to directly attack the