"However much they resemble worlds, Star Spirits are ultimately still part of the universe. The only way they can anchor their own infinity is by glimpsing the whole through a part."
Root Shiki explained in a tone as light and cheerful as if she were on an outing.
"After all, understanding your own infinity without being able to verify its reality in practice amounts to nothing more than a fantasy in your head."
Although they had a multiversal cosmology to back them up, the Star Spirits within a world could not prove themselves as Demon Gods did, with power that could crush a world without doing anything at all.
But the advantage of that cosmology offered them an approach that would be unthinkable in a single universe.
Stepping on one foot with the other to climb into the sky.
Since they knew they were infinite, they simply had to bind themselves to another existence with equally apparent infinite possibilities and validate one another.
And in the vast Sea of Worlds, there were many possibilities that could connect to planets and Divine Spirits while still possessing potential. But the most outstanding of them was undoubtedly-
"...Human History."
Roland spoke gravely.
At this point, no one could accurately judge the logical relationship between humanity and the strongest species anymore.
But one thing was certain: humanity's special qualities gave it ample advantages when it came to mutual advancement.
"Gaia and Alaya are both Counter Forces that rely on Human History to prove their existence. They constantly approach and entwine with one another, like two roses competing for nutrients."
"Although they finally managed to establish a distance at which neither would be hurt by the other's thorns, at that distance, their densely entangled branches leave no room for Human History to advance."
"Humanity today