"..."
Laigushi fell silent for a moment and carefully scrutinized Herta.
"Within the boundaries defined by the ultimate protocol, I possess a chain of logic that may be used to persuade you."
"After filtering it, I believe only three of those points are needed to achieve the result I desire."
"Oh?" Herta was intrigued. "Let's hear it."
Laigushi remained remarkably composed.
"First: for unspeakable reasons, Amphoreus is an absolutely sealed celestial body."
"Other than myself, there is no method that can assist you in entering it."
"Second: if you intend—as you implied just now—to coerce me into cooperating by declaring war, then please understand..."
"Like you, I too have bathed in the gaze of The Erudition. With dignity, I must state that under extreme circumstances, our destruction is mutually assured."
"...Oh?" Herta sank into thought.
"No wonder I scanned the entire place and couldn't find a backdoor."
"The security protocols on you are on par with Screwllum's. Interesting."
Laigushi continued.
"Presumably, you would also like to hear the third chain of logic?"
"Of course. Why wouldn't I?" Herta tilted her head.
Laigushi calmly explained.
"Third: even if you exhaust every possible means in an attempt to find a way to break through my defenses..."
"Once you learn of the grave consequences this would inevitably bring about, you will abandon the attempt."
"After all, throughout your long life—even if you may not admit it—[conscience] has played an extremely important role."
"Hah?" Herta gave a disdainful laugh.
"What an arrogant robot."
"You think your little calculations are enough for you to claim you understand me?"
"But since we've come this far, go ahead and tell me: what are these consequences?"
At that, Laigushi slowly began.
"They concern the third path entwined around Amphoreus, the one that you and your friends have yet