Duwaduke Administrative Planet.
"Heavens, it, it... they're actually lifeforms! Lifeforms capable of surviving in the near-absolute-zero void of space! Unbelievable, utterly inconceivable—this is practically a miracle in the history of cosmic life's evolution!"
Saididikinuo shrieked beside his disproportionately huge head, his exaggerated expression written all over his face. The service robot beside him had been holding out the coffee for quite some time, yet he had not taken it.
"It has to be an illusion! Impossible, this defies science!"
Ail swiftly denied everything he had seen with his own eyes. Lowering the telescope, he said in a low voice, "Converted to the United Star Calendar, is today April Fools' Day?"
"No."
After handing the coffee to Ail, the service robot answered as if it were only natural.
"Then who exactly is fooling me, switching a holographic image onto the astronomical telescope? Oh... it's those bastards from the Civil Aviation Administration. They must have learned of our conversation somehow and are using this to toy with us!"
"Ah!"
All of a sudden, Saididikinuo let out a terrified shriek. Startled, Ail asked, "What is it?"
"That thing, it... it's looking at me!"
No wonder Saididikinuo had been startled. On one hand, he was peering at Green through the astronomical telescope; on the other, Green was using the Eye of Visual Perception to peer back at him. Through the telescope's field of view, it looked as though Green were staring directly into Saididikinuo's eyes, a cold sneer on his face.
Although Green's location was not particularly far from this administrative planet, by the astronomical units of the Cosmic Great World, the distance was still measured in light-years. Even a warp vessel from an ordinary civilian aerospace company would need several days to arrive!
"Enough. This is just another prank from the Civil Aviation