Using the divine artifact as a medium, Herta appeared once more.
Before Yan Huan and Cyrene could ask anything, she spoke first:
"First, that little crown with a candle stuck on top firmly refused your request to take over [Law]... Hmm, understandable."
"Second, Laigushi has indeed gotten close to that little crown. The little crown is hiding him... As expected."
"Looking at it this way, the road ahead really is long and difficult..."
"Indeed." Yan Huan sat in a recliner. "So can I start a rebellion now?"
"Oh? Since you didn't refute me, I'll assume I guessed everything correctly." Herta said calmly.
"We've made some progress on our side as well, but it's hardly good news."
"Time is limited, so I'll keep it brief..."
She quietly looked at the two of them.
"As for the origin of that mechanical brother: the firewall he wrote used a fourteen-character algebraic formula—ever since Lier invented the nine-character algorithm, that sort of mathematical logic has long ceased to exist in the galaxy."
"Laigushi must be connected to the Genius Society somehow. Stay extremely vigilant."
Yan Huan raised a brow. "Do you think Laigushi could actually be one of The Erudition's thought units?"
"After all, you and Screwllum have been working at this for so long. He has to be related to The Erudition."
Herta shook her head.
"No. Rule out that machine head first."
"It specializes in staying aloof from anything that doesn't concern it. It wouldn't personally enter the fray."
"But as for who this guy really is, Screwllum and I are still eliminating possibilities one by one..."
"At present, the most likely candidates are these few: the Silent Lord, Acha... Oh, the two Ruperts count too, but it'd be far too boring if it were either of them."
"Who even are these