Divine Eagle.
In a lifeless town, devoid of vitality yet filled with a mechanical, science-fiction feel.
Inside a research institute, a video call appeared before a young man with short brown hair and a pockmarked face. He had a mechanical prosthetic limb, and even one of his eyes was mechanical.
On the screen was an indistinct figure.
Whatever the person on the other end said, it brought a look of disdain to the pockmarked young man's face.
"Heh, I said ages ago that Pari was useless."
"He relied on his connections to squeeze out one person after another and turn the Association into his own dictatorship, without having any strength himself. Look where that got him."
"That Jack is useless too. He was actually stupid enough to get mixed up with Pari."
"Whatever happens to them next, they brought it on themselves."
"At a time like this, they're still in the mood for infighting." The mechanical young man curled his lip. "I accept your invitation. I happen to need the Federation's power too."
"Mr. Aube, we will do everything we can to assist you." The video call ended.
Aube, the Divine Eagle Federation's Modifier, looked toward the mechanical laboratory and shook his head.
He still could not understand what these politicians were thinking.
He had once visited a Breakthrough Secret Realm set in the Mechanical Era and witnessed the "Star-Moon Federation at its height."
In that era, even a child could control mechanical pet beasts and gain tremendous power.
Even an ordinary person too weak to truss a chicken could intimidate legendary lifeforms by operating the buttons of forbidden weapons.
It could be called the pinnacle of human civilization on the Star-Moon Continent.
For that very reason, that Breakthrough Secret Realm had been incredibly difficult. All the Blue Star trial