Of course, with Fede and Chrisna there, he said nothing about gods or anything of the sort.
"Then... this palace?"
They could not imagine how great a being would have to be to build such a palace inside the body of an existence this magnificent.
"I don't know either."
Kuta shook his head. He stared at the utterly indecipherable inscriptions on the mural, swept his gaze past the Void Insect Beast, and settled on another mural.
"There. That fellow is probably the owner of this place."
It depicted a figure with eight arms, two horns on its head, and an exceptionally slender body. It was completely different from a human, yet bore some resemblance to one.
Even after countless years of erosion, they could still feel the oppressive presence radiating from the figure in the mural, though it was nothing more than a silhouette without any distinct features.
They stared at the figure in silence, knowing this might be a great being beyond their understanding, beyond even Other Shore.
Faced with such an existence, even the usually carefree Ahua Trio wore rare expressions of seriousness and solemnity.
Although they all knew the owner had not returned for a very long time, and might never return, the awe they felt toward the unknown at that moment was utterly real.
"All right, there's no need to overthink it. Especially you two, Fede."
Kuta turned toward Fede and Chrisna, who were still standing dumbstruck before the mural. "The world we know consists of nothing but that sea outside and its countless isolated islands. But what makes humanity great is that our hearts will never be confined to this planet, this world at the bottom of a well."
"The universe is vast, far beyond human imagination. Every star we see when we look up,