Three Months Later

After Ren agreed, the old man nodded slightly and disappeared.

Whew~

After letting out a long sigh, Ren closed his eyes and began to think.

Facing a true god is too much pressure, but thankfully the other party isn't a babysitter and won't be around Ren all the time.

Finally, he had time to think things through properly. In front of the other person, Ren's thoughts were almost transparent.

After a while, Ren opened his eyes, a slight smile playing on his lips, his mind completely absorbed in the system.

"Sir, you've spoken on your own initiative again. Those contents weren't in the draft!"

A month later, the former captain put on a stern face and spoke to Ren.

"Dongfang, don't be angry. You've seen the effect yourself, isn't it great?"

Ren responded with a grin, then quickly went to the captain's side and said softly.

"Alright, Captain Dongfang, tell me how I defeated Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki and Otsutsuki Kaguya back then, and I'll speak from the prepared script next time, without changing a single word, okay?"

"My lord, this cannot be said. As I said before, you only need to know that you ultimately won, and have complete faith in yourself!"

"Tch, this is boring. I'm going to find Orochimaru!"

Ren shook his head, wanting to leave the room and go to the next one, but was stopped by the captain.

"My lord, you have altered the content of your speech without authorization today. Please remain inside the room. If you need to speak with Orochimaru, I can relay the message for you!"

"I remember you were assisting me, so you were considered my subordinate?"

"That's right, my lord! That's what His Majesty said."

"Then why are you blocking my way? Now I order you to get out of my way!"

"I'm sorry, sir, this is also His Majesty's will."

"..."

Frustration—that's how Ren has felt over the past month.

Although Ren likes to show off in front of others, he shouldn't be treated like a tool.

At this moment, Ren is like a packaged star, Star Alliance is the evil entertainment group, and the captain is the despicable agent.

Orochimaru was given a similar job as Ren, and among a small group of people, Orochimaru was more popular than Ren.

The Star Alliance essentially pulled off a scheme to completely control the two of them.

For example, Ren's reward was the system that rightfully belonged to him, while Orochimaru's reward was the ability to go out and relax, to move around the ship, instead of being confined to his room.

Information and intelligence are valuable; they allow us to see tangible creations of the future, which we may not understand, but at least they can provide a general direction.

Orochimaru chose to compromise and obediently accepted the arrangement. After his few small actions were discovered, he received a lecture.

Compared to Ren, Orochimaru is just an extra, as can be seen from their titles.

One is an adult, the other is a teacher.

But this respect was only superficial, after all, Ren couldn't even beat the captain who followed him around calling him "sir".

Not only the captain, but many of his subordinates are also far more capable than Ren is now.

What can Ren still has to put on a smiling face.

However, Ren thought he should just endure it a little longer. Although he didn't know what he had done, he was sure this situation wouldn't last much longer.

After numerous attempts, Ren, still unable to extract information about the Shinobi World, stopped causing trouble.

They dutifully went through each day's schedule, as if they had resigned themselves to their fate.

Time passed by Tenten.

Two months later.

Ren had just finished her promotional activities and returned to her room.

A familiar figure appeared in the room, and Ren was overjoyed. They've arrived!

"Senior, what brings you here? Are you here to tell me another story?"

The Five Pillars of the Star Alliance opposite him, the Tokotachi, God of Time, was no longer the kind-hearted figure he once was. His face was expressionless, and his eyes were utterly empty.

Whatever you've done, stop now!

"Senior, I only did what you asked me to do; I didn't do anything else."

Ren answered with a sincere expression.

The old man's eyes seemed to hold the birth and destruction of countless universes.

Ren's thoughts were indeed transparent in front of such a supreme being, but Ren himself didn't even know what he had done, and he didn't even want to guess.

Ren simply chose to believe in himself.

After the two stood facing each other in silence for a long time, the old man fixed his gaze on Ren. At that moment, Ren felt as if his soul had been frozen, and even his thoughts had stopped.

"I will obliterate the part of your mind that you entrusted to the cosmic artifact, or you will witness what a supreme power truly is!"

Ren was frozen in place; not only was his movement halted, but even his thoughts were suspended. Fortunately, the old man slightly loosened the restrictions, allowing Ren to regain his ability to think.

Senior, then let me see what you've got!

I believe that a cosmic marvel and an immortal being could be dealt with by my predecessors, who could destroy my system, annihilate my mind, destroy my soul, and even freeze everything about me forever.

Or enslave me, change my will, whatever the method, these are the only things I can think of. My predecessor must have many more abilities beyond imagination.

Let me take a good look at it!

How did you know?

The old man's voice echoed in Ren's mind.

Senior, just as you said, humility is what keeps people moving forward!