"Some call it 'Power of Faith', or a 'Collective Consciousness Aggregate'."
"But in Teyvat, we call it this—'power of prayers'."
"It is precisely this vast and pure 'power of prayers', accumulated over untold ages, that has granted it a 'Status' beyond that of ordinary celestial bodies."
"Only such a 'Keystone' can stabilize Teyvat's crumbling boundaries and buy a little time to find a real solution."
Asmodeus's voice grew lower and lower, until it was almost inaudible at the end:
"A 'Dead Star' without the accumulation of history and prayers... is useless."
Saitama: "..."
He remained silent, scratching his smooth chin, his dead-fish eyes filled with pure confusion.
power of prayers? Status? Keystone? Stabilizing boundaries?
He knew how to write every single word.
But combined together, he had absolutely no idea what they meant.
It sounded very impressive, very complex, and very... troublesome.
Saitama tried to think hard for a few seconds.
Then, a look of sudden realization appeared on his face, and he nodded solemnly:
"I see."
His tone was certain, his gaze deep, and his expression serious.
As if he had already gained insight into all the truths of the universe.
King glanced at him speechlessly.
Too fake; this bald guy was clearly pretending to understand.
Boros, on the other hand, actually understood. His massive single eye narrowed: "Condensed faith?"
"Interesting."
"I've seen this form of power quite a bit during my conquests."
"Some advanced civilizations do indeed rely on similar things to shape their 'Gods' or 'Totems'."
"But using such an unstable power to stabilize a world's structure..."
"I've never heard of it."
"This is undoubtedly drinking poison to quench thirst."
"It seems your 'Teyvat' has run into big trouble."
Asmodeus didn't deny it; she just stubbornly pursed her lips and looked at King helplessly.
King took a deep breath. He looked at Saitama, not knowing how to start.
Saitama spoke first instead, pointing at Boros: "Cosmic Bar-Lord."
Boros's single eye rolled an almost invisible white as he corrected: "It's Cosmic Overlord. What do you want, Baldy?"
"Oh, Cosmic Overlord."
Saitama readily corrected himself: "Can I trouble you to find a new asteroid for Earth?"
"It doesn't have to be too big, just about the same as the Moon is fine."
Boros crossed his arms, his massive single eye glancing at King: "Just that? Fine."
"My ship is top-tier in the universe. Catching a rock, dragging it over, and modifying it isn't hard."
"Great."
Saitama nodded and looked at King, pointing at the 'lunar cube' in Asmodeus's hands.
"King."
"Then let's give this Moon to this glowing young lady."
"She needs to use it to save her world."
Asmodeus snapped her head up, her eyes bursting with intense radiance.
She clutched the cube tightly, looking at King with a pleading, almost humble gaze.
King looked at Saitama's blank face, which practically screamed 'Isn't this very simple?'
He raised his hand and helplessly supported his forehead, but the corner of his mouth uncontrollably leaked a bitter smile, as if he couldn't do anything about the guy.
You're too kind, Saitama-sensei.
This kind of gentleness that completely ignores one's own gains and losses.
That's probably why you became a true [Hero].
"Okay."
King lowered his hand, his tone returning to being flat: "Boros, I'll trouble you then."
"A small matter."
Boros agreed readily.
But immediately after, his massive single eye blinked, as if he remembered something, and his movements froze.
"Uh..."
Boros's voice carried a rare hint of embarrassment.
"There's a small problem."
"Hm?"
King looked at him.
Boros scratched his chin: "My ship is probably still usable. But the people to fly it..."
"That guy Groribas was knocked out by me; he won't wake up for at least a week."
"The other core members who can control the ship seem to have either died or been injured in the aftermath of the battle just now..."
His voice grew smaller as he spoke, finally concluding:
"In short, there's no one who knows how to fly the ship right now."
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