"Stop, stop, stop! Stop!"
Aiou shouted to stop them. The tables and chairs were fairly obedient and all came to a halt, their pairs of Kaxilan Big Eyes gazing at Aiou with tears shimmering in them.
"Little Yukali, what's going on?" Aiou asked inwardly.
He was a little dazed. He had woken up from a nap, and all the tables and chairs had somehow come alive. Could he actually still be dreaming?
Yucali answered, "Aiou, I don't know what happened either. Just now, all these things suddenly gained life. They are living beings now."
"Could this be one of Infinite Space's strange phenomena too? Let's ask the True-Self Perfect One." Aiou stroked his chin and muttered to himself.
At that moment, the True-Self Perfect One entered from outside. Seeing the roomful of tables and chairs surrounding Aiou, he said in surprise, "It seems you are quite suited to this world."
"Just what is going on?" Seeing that the True-Self Perfect One was not surprised, Aiou immediately asked.
The True-Self Perfect One smiled with narrowed eyes. "We've arrived. This is Myriad Universe."
"So these tables and chairs have life because of Myriad Universe?" Aiou asked thoughtfully.
The True-Self Perfect One nodded. "That's right. In Myriad Universe, all things can possess life. The stronger a living being's Infectious Force, the more easily it infects the things around it and grants them life. It seems your Infectious Force is quite good."
"Infectious Force? What kind of power is that?" Aiou asked. He did not feel that he had gained any different power.
The True-Self Perfect One smiled. "Infectious Force is Infectious Force. You can regard it as a unique setting of Myriad Universe. In Myriad Universe, everyone's Infectious Force differs in strength. The higher a lifeform's Infectious Force, the more easily it infects