When Screwllum first received the bead, he confirmed that it was nothing more than an ordinary glass bead.
However, he could sense March 7th's emotional fluctuations, and he couldn't bear to shatter this organic being's lovely fantasy on the spot.
Once they reached Herta's office, Herta told him and Himeko what had happened in the Simulated Universe. Naturally, she left out some trivial, irrelevant details.
Even what Herta did tell them was enough to shock Screwllum and Himeko.
Like Herta, Screwllum had once been granted an audience with the Aeon Nous when he joined the Genius Society. Screwllum still remembered how every axle in his body had creaked uncontrollably as he stood before Nous!
And that was despite his exalted status as the ruler of Planet Screwllum and a leading figure among mechanical lifeforms, someone even the Interastral Peace Corporation regarded with considerable wariness.
No matter how much a mortal accomplished, they were utterly insignificant compared to an Aeon!
An Aeon needed to do nothing. Their mere existence was enough to make them great!
That was a level of existence beyond mortal comprehension.
Thus, the humility and trepidation Screwllum had displayed before Nous stemmed not only from the Aeon's overwhelming presence, but also from his heartfelt reverence and worship.
And that was just one Aeon!
Screwllum couldn't even imagine what it would have been like if, as Herta said, several Aeons had slipped into the Simulated Universe!
Herta hadn't even trembled and fallen to her knees. How remarkable-truly worthy of Herta!
Screwllum's admiration was sincere, and his esteem for his academic partner rose considerably.
Of course, the most important subject of this meeting was Chu Mu!
An Aeon in the midst of revival was simply the perfect subject for observation.
He wasn't like those lofty, distant Aeons whom mortals could