Kanzaki Rei answered honestly,
"No, I didn't see her."
Shin Senka's mood instantly brightened.
"Then it looks like you really can become Lady Lotti's companion."
"But seriously, you still didn't feel your trial being completed?"
Kanzaki Rei shook his head.
"No."
This place was not an illusion, either.
If it had been some fabricated realm or false reality, the Deepest Truth should have pierced through it instantly.
"That's troublesome, then. Maybe you really can't enter after all."
Seriously?
I already made a wish. Could it really fail to complete within a single day?
A wish was destined to come true, but it never specified when.
What if it simply wasn't this attempt…
Just as Kanzaki Rei was considering whether he should interfere further—
Suddenly, the entire space began rotating.
It twisted like a gigantic vortex.
Unlike the earlier storms, which had been enormous yet harmless to the two of them—
This time, a terrifying pulling force continuously dragged both Kanzaki Rei and Shin Senka inward.
Toward a single central point.
Kanzaki Rei stood extremely close to that center. Shin Senka watched as he was instantly swallowed inside!
Swish!
The shared perception vanished!
Without Kanzaki Rei sharing his senses, Shin Senka's perception instantly shrank back to its original limits.
Yet the overwhelming suction force continued dragging her uncontrollably toward that singular point.
Countless destinies converged there as well, rushing inward.
More and more fates compressed together, overlapping atop one another.
Boom!
At last, the entire space contracted, collapsed, and folded inward amidst the violent rotation!
…
Tap—
So… I still got in.
Kanzaki Rei looked toward the dazzling sphere of light before him.
An incomparably radiant brilliance shone high in the sky. Threads from every direction gathered toward that single point above.
Yet this light was not a harsh light.
Despite its brilliance, it remained gentle.
Within the radiance stood a magnificent figure.
Graceful and dignified.
Luxurious gold interwoven with solemn black created an elegance beyond description.
Her brilliant golden hair cascaded like a waterfall.
The figure seemed to sense something.
Her eyes lowered slightly as she looked toward Kanzaki Rei.
The moment his perception spread outward, Kanzaki Rei immediately understood where he was.
「Divine Kingdom: Birthplace of Miracles」
「Divine Kingdom Owner: Yakatikto」
This…
Was Yakatikto's Divine Kingdom.
And the figure in the sky—
Was the legendary Moon Sovereign.
Yakatikto, the Harvest Moon.
In an instant, hundreds of thoughts flashed through Kanzaki Rei's mind.
Friend or enemy?!
Negotiate?
No. There was a high chance she was hostile.
Kanzaki Rei recalled the vision he had seen earlier—the scene where he was sacrificed upon an altar, with Yakatikto standing among the observers.
He could also attempt to fight…
After all, this was merely a Future Simulation timeline.
But he immediately rejected that idea.
Her Authority governed Luck.
It was difficult to judge the other Moon Sovereigns, but Kanzaki Rei had a strong feeling that Luck was the kind of Authority capable of influencing even separate timelines.
He also had no idea just how massive the gap between himself and a Moon Sovereign truly was.
At present, he utterly crushed ordinary Level 8 and Rank 8 existences.
Theoretically speaking, Kanzaki Rei felt he could already try provoking Level 9 beings, perhaps even the true body of Aelthymis herself.
But Moon Sovereigns were clearly on an entirely different level from ordinary gods.
Encountering one of the absolute peak existences of the world—
And inside a Future Simulation—
The battle instinct within Kanzaki Rei burned fiercely.
Swish!
The Absolute Mana Sea expanded explosively!
Yet the moment the Mana Sea reached near her figure, it halted completely.
Kanzaki Rei could feel the Mana Sea extending endlessly outward in every other direction—
Yet not even a single strand reached toward her.
His gaze shifted toward her Death Timer.
But all he saw were constantly changing numbers.
Death Timer…
Unstable?
The values fluctuated wildly, from mere hundreds to tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of years…
There was no fixed answer whatsoever.
He looked once more toward her future—
And saw nothing but golden light…
Kanzaki Rei also saw the spells she possessed.
Yakatikto indeed wielded the 「Eighth Forbidden Magic — Destiny」.
Beyond that, every spell she possessed appeared completely random.
Kanzaki Rei's perception could not touch her, meaning Hidden Origin could not analyze her information either.
"Hm?"
A soft sound of curiosity descended from the sky.
The Moon Sovereign gently pointed downward with one finger.
Buzz!
Almost simultaneously—
Time froze.
Kanzaki Rei instantly halted time himself, yet he still saw a figure walking freely.
Golden hair.
Elegant posture.
Beautiful and dignified.
Though her face remained difficult to discern clearly, the woman calmly walked toward him.
"Let me guess… Is this Talent of yours the Pinnacle Ascension Realm?"
"Sorry, I'm not entirely sure either. I'm just guessing."
She raised her hand once more.
Kanzaki Rei sensed absolutely no danger.
And yet—
Boom!
Golden chains erupted from every direction, instantly piercing through his body!
Those chains simultaneously penetrated every layer of space—
Phase-space.
Soul-space.
Mental-space.
They struck every overlapping version of himself across all dimensions at once!
The nearly unsolvable Azure Path — Fourth Principle: Eternal Void Displacement had, for the very first time, encountered an attack capable of striking every spatial overlap simultaneously.
Kanzaki Rei made a decision instantly.
Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately canceled Future Simulation!
He could not continue interacting with this Moon Sovereign!
She was far too terrifying!
「Future Simulation: Terminated」
Tap—
He mentally issued the command to terminate the simulation.
Yet there was no response whatsoever.
He remained standing exactly where he was.
Still trapped within the frozen spacetime of the Pinnacle Ascension Realm.
Meanwhile, Yakatikto continued moving leisurely.
"Fluctuations in time… Mm, is this… Future Simulation?"
Kanzaki Rei could vaguely make out an apologetic smile upon her face.
"I just feel like there are things I want to say to you. If you leave now, I don't know whether our next meeting will be convenient."
"It seems luck is slightly on my side."
"Your Talent doesn't seem very willing to let you leave."
Future Simulation failing during activation…
This was the first time it had ever happened.
The last vaguely similar situation was when he had fallen into the illusion within the Deep Earth. More accurately, those later simulations had never actually occurred.
But this time was completely different.
This was real.
At the very least, the Deepest Truth confirmed it.
"Let me guess…"
A coin flipped into the air from her fingertips.
Even within frozen time, the coin continued rising, spinning, flipping, before finally landing back in her palm.
"This coin spun thirty-eight times in the air."
"Do you possess thirty-eight God-Tier Talents?"
"Mmm… Let me guess your current levels too."
"Would you happen to be a Level 6 Mage, a Level 6 Death Priest, a Level 6 Scholar of Mysteries, a Level 6 Warrior, a Level 3 Prophet, a Level 3 Alchemist, along with a recently advanced Level 4 Blacksmith and a Level 4 Enchanter?"
"Staying frozen like this the entire time… isn't it tiring?"
Kanzaki Rei remained trapped inside the frozen time of Pinnacle Ascension Realm, while Yakatikto moved freely.
Inside this stopped time, Kanzaki Rei himself was not free to move.
He only gained one second of mobility after long intervals.
This time stop—
Almost seemed designed for her instead.
This existence…
She got everything correct.
How…
How did she do that?
Unsolvable Mystery should have remained active the entire time.
Any existence stronger than him should have been incapable of obtaining any information about him.
Only Level 8 or Rank 8 existences should have been able to recognize him.
Level 9 beings and gods theoretically should not even know he existed.
And yet…
She knew everything.
Or was she really just guessing?
Kanzaki Rei suddenly recalled the destiny recorded in the book Destiny left behind by Pally.
Yakatikto's destined fate—
Was the destiny of creating miracles.