Ego's spaceship was clearly several tiers more advanced than the Milano. Its interior was minimalist, but whether it was traveling through space or making spatial jumps, Hayato did not feel the slightest bump or vibration.
This ship was not a product of science, but of mysticism. Its structure was much like Beardy's composition—it was part of Ego's body.
That was why Hayato felt uncomfortable while aboard. Of course, he had also noticed that the ship was a genetic scanner. It was scanning everyone's genes, especially Star-Lord's.
Ego wanted to determine whether Star-Lord had inherited his "divinity." If he had, then just as Ego had said, he would grant Star-Lord a one-of-a-kind inheritance—immortality and creativity.
In Marvel's multiverse, the definition of a god was simple: first, immortality; second, creation.
This "inheritance" meant becoming one of the Celestials.
If Star-Lord lacked divinity, then like his countless half-siblings, he would become dry bones in a cave behind the mountain.
A creature like Ego, who had lived for millions of years, had no concept of family affection.
Most living creatures reproduced in order to pass something on.
But if one was immortal, was there any need for inheritance? Thus, for ageless beings like Ego who had gone down a blind alley, familial love and romantic love were emotions that could be stripped away.
From Hayato's perspective, creatures that lived too long generally developed a few odd quirks. In severe cases, they even became perverse.
Barring accidents, Hayato would also live for a very, very long time. He was currently doing everything he could to avoid ending up like that. So, he tried his best to retain the emotions of an "ordinary person."
Get it? Hayato neither rejected the emergence of the heart demon of "lust" nor hurried to destroy it.
The so-called seven emotions