“…” High above the Outer District, Harmonia looked down with indifference at the round ‘egg’ under her feet. She looked dazzling, as if her expressionless face had been chiseled and created from stone. Her beauty was so extraordinary that she gave off a sense of mysteriousness.

The moment Harmonia had longed for, the creation of an ‘egg’, had arrived. Her sole task was to devour the Ruyi Bang and awaken the Balck King who had fallen asleep deep down in the emptiness, bound in the void. However, for some reason, she did not seem happy at all.

Harmonia just stared at the shadows oscillating ominously along the surface of the egg. No, the shadows were turning into a haze that slowly became increasingly black.

“Ohyohyo. You’re normally always hugging a large teddy bear and smiling softly. Where has all that softness gone? Why is your expression so cold?” A strange laughter rang out from behind Harmonia. It was a laughter that Harmonia had heard countless times as she charted and executed her plan, so it was one she found familiar.

Turning her head, Harmonia saw Yvlke standing alone while adjusting his monocle. Yvlke’s gaze was firmly fixed on the egg. Harmonia narrowed her eyes. “How did you come out?”

The guardians belonged to the Tower. They were subordinate to the Tower’s system and represented its will. They acted as the Tower system’s...