Then he added with clear seriousness,
Then he continued, his words growing heavier,
Then he added firmly,
"Tsk~" Robin's expression immediately showed irritation as soon as the recording ended. "That woman has relied on Darvion since the day she was born, and now she wants to rely completely on someone else as well." He exhaled sharply. "What exactly am I supposed to do? Take my forces and go face the cursed Behemoth by myself just for her sake? Even the galaxy will go to her daughter in the end, not to some stranger!"
He waved his hand in frustration. "I'm surrounded by people who aren't rational at all. Not even a little."
"Hehe~"
At that moment, a fairy appeared on the mirror with her familiar laugh, her presence light and playful.
"If everyone is irrational to you," she said teasingly, "maybe the problem is you, Lord Human?"
"Temari..." Robin's expression softened instantly, a genuine smile appearing on his face. "It's been a long time."
Even though Temari always tried to stick her nose into everything he did, and even though he had hated her style for a very long time, he knew this was exactly what she had to do for the Soul Society. He had grown used to her presence, to her directness, her playful interference, and her lack of rigid formality.
The one who replaced her tried to do the same things: extracting information, asking him to remove the barriers around the soul sapling, pushing him toward more projects and larger plans, but she did it in a frozen, protocol-driven way that felt mechanical and nauseating. It felt empty, artificial.
He would need a long time to get used to her presence... and he had neither the energy nor the patience for that.
"I didn't realize I had a special place with Lord Human," Temari said with a playful smile, "that's reassuring to the heart."
Then she puffed her cheeks in slight annoyance. "But your special request put me in a really awkward position with Lord Morval. I got hit with a big complaint. A very big one. You're going to have to compensate me with a biiiiig request that makes dealing with that mess worth it, okay?"
"Hm? Your substitute filed a complaint against you?" Robin raised his brows in surprise, genuinely confused. "What exactly are you, anyway? Conscious soul creatures? Humans controlling these bodies? Aware souls trapped here? Something else entirely?"
Then he added, narrowing his eyes slightly, "And also... where were you?"
"Does any of that really matter, Lord Human?" Temari smiled, tilting her head slightly, her expression calm and confident. "What matters is that I'm here
now."
She leaned forward a little and added softly,
"So... how can I help?"
****
Robin held his gaze on the fairy's eyes for a long moment. It was obvious she couldn't speak at this point. His voice was calm but heavy with intent.
"I have two major things I want to announce today."
"Oh? And what are they?"
Timari's eyes sparkled with curiosity. She clapped her hands excitedly, then suddenly stopped herself.
"No, no, wait a second. Since you've opened the messages, you should read everything properly. You've received messages from extremely important
people!"
"I've seen them."
Robin glanced at the message list, where only a single name appeared. A low chuckle escaped him.
"And I already replied to the Pure Kaylis."
"Your 'I don't care' attitude makes you ignore important things sometimes,"
Timari said as she scrolled down the messages carefully until she found a
specific one and opened it.
"Like this one."
At that moment, the image of a young man appeared before Robin. Handsome, with silky hair slicked back neatly, his overall appearance screamed
"human."
Yet several dark, moving patches crawled across his skin, sending a chilling sensation through the air. It was clear they were connected to curses and the negative karma that continuously accumulated on him.
"Damir? That's strange..."
Robin raised an eyebrow.
He was the son of the Behemoth of Curses. Robin hadn't expected him to contact him again after his identity as Hedrick's supporter had been exposed. Lord Damir appeared in the recorded message as if he were staring at Robin
with barely restrained anger.
Then he opened his mouth and spoke:
"
"
He stared intensely for a moment, then continued:
" Mid sector 101 will be done, whether its inhabitants accept it or not, both the galaxy and Serene will be mine. We only want you to open your eyes and stand with the rightful side... the winning side.>" After those words, the message ended. "Hmm..." Robin let out a long, slow breath. His face showed no expression at all. He turned slightly toward Timari and asked calmly, "What do you think I should reply with? Or is it better if I just ignore him completely?" "That depends on why you built a relationship with him in the first place, Human Lord," Timari replied thoughtfully. "And how much damage their discovery of your true position caused to your plans." "Damage?" Robin looked back at the image of the curse lord's son. "Nothing at all." Then a smile appeared on his face, slow and confident. "I was strengthening them and supporting them with Pearls so they would keep applying pressure in the Mid sector 101, through deals whose total value reached several billions. But now, after I buried their footing and destroyed more than 3000 fleets for them, there's no longer any need to dea with them, they won't stop attacking now, they can't." "Hehe, you're terrible, Lord Human," Timari covered her mouth with her hands and laughed softly. "So that's your answer, then." "Hmm." Robin nodded several times, then pressed the reply button. " Robin replied, lifting his head high. " through your thoughts. She belongs to my son.>" Then he pressed send. After that, he turned toward Timari and said coldly, "Block that bastard. I don't want to see any more messages from him."
