Clara couldn't quite understand what "Land Duck" meant.
If she was a follower, why did she sound so unsure?
"Clara, would you like to visit the Upper District? Big brother can cover all the expenses."
"Really? Can everyone go too?"
To Clara, the Upper District was both familiar and unfamiliar.
She knew it existed.
She knew it was much better than the Underworld.
But she had never been there—
Never had the chance.
If she could, of course she wanted to see it.
And she wanted to bring everyone she knew along.
But… that might be too much to ask.
So she felt a little uneasy.
"Of course. Just not right now. I actually came here to reopen the passage between the Upper and Lower Districts. But since Clara is so cute, I can let you go up and take a look early."
The Underworld population was… complicated.
Opening it immediately would inevitably bring troublemakers to the surface.
If crime rates increased, that would be troublesome.
So Su Ran wouldn't allow everyone up just yet.
Still, compared to other areas, the group under Svarog might be more manageable.
After all, it was governed by a machine.
People there tended to follow rules more strictly.
Machines didn't tolerate nonsense.
"Really, big brother?!"
Clara's face lit up with joy.
"Of course. Right now, I'm basically the owner of this entire world."
Su Ran picked Clara up in his arms.
Though she had been raised by Svarog and wasn't lacking food or clothing—
She was still very light.
"Um… Boss, Belobog has strict regulations. She's still too young…"
Bronya watched Su Ran's affectionate behavior and couldn't help but feel uneasy.
A rather concerning thought crossed her mind.
Even if he was the boss… this wasn't appropriate, right…?
"What are you thinking? I'm a decent person!"
At most, Clara would be treated like a daughter or little sister.
Su Ran wasn't depraved enough to lay a hand on a child.
"…Alright, nothing more to say."
As long as he was decent.
That was what Bronya was most worried about.
After all, he was now the ruler of Belobog—
Of the entire world.
If someone like that wasn't upright…
Then everyone in Belobog would be in trouble.
"Let's go. Time to meet that Svarog."
Since he had said he would persuade Svarog—
He would follow through.
Hopefully, that big machine would be reasonable.
If it understood logic, great.
If not—
Well, he knew a bit of "physical persuasion" too.
And if it came to that, things would get… messy.
Carrying Clara, Su Ran easily arrived at Svarog's base—a villa-like structure.
"Unregistered individuals detected. Identify yourselves and state your purpose."
Svarog quickly noticed Su Ran and Bronya.
Because Clara was present, it refrained from issuing a direct warning.
System analysis indicated that doing so might endanger Clara.
"I'm the owner of this planet. I'm here for one purpose—to integrate the Underworld population, remove unqualified elements, and reopen the passage between Upper and Lower Districts."
Su Ran spoke plainly, without hesitation.
Trying to appeal emotionally to a machine would be foolish.
Besides, Svarog was still just a machine—
Not a true intelligent lifeform.
He couldn't converse like Screwllum.
Screwllum was a Genius Society member.
Svarog was just a centuries-old robot—
Far behind modern interstellar intelligence.
"Evaluating data accuracy… High probability of validity."
After running calculations, Svarog determined the claim was plausible.
After all—
The snow had disappeared.
Even the Underworld could observe that.
But it couldn't explain it.
Because it didn't align with its computational models.
Still—
Reality was reality.
It couldn't deny what existed just because it couldn't calculate it.
"…Unknown individual. State your identity."
"Genius Society, No. 85. Is that enough?"
"…."
Svarog fell silent.
Its database contained limited information about the Genius Society—
But the evaluation was extremely high.
A group of beings possessing the greatest intellects in the universe.
If such a "genius" wanted to solve Jarilo-VI's crisis—
It wouldn't be difficult.
"Calculating combat probability."
Clara immediately grew nervous.
Because whenever conflicts arose—
Svarog would intervene.
And no one had ever defeated it.
"After calculation, victory probability below 3%. Question: Are you an Emanator?"
"Yes."
"Recalculating… victory probability below 1%."
If he were just a Genius, not an Emanator—
There might be a slight chance.
After all, not all Genius Society members were Emanators.
But if he was—
Then there was no chance at all.
The reason it wasn't zero was simply due to scientific rigor.
Clara was stunned.
The big brother holding her…
Was that powerful?
Even Svarog believed it couldn't win?
"Good. Svarog, connect to this. From now on, you have a new mission."
A faint orb of light appeared before Svarog.
It began analyzing its composition.
After a long pause, it finally spoke:
"…Stellaron."
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