Everyone watched Morgana vent her delight in the chat group without restraint, and for a moment the atmosphere turned strangely complicated.
Should they tell her? That there was actually someone from the Superstring Academy universe already in the group?
And not just anyone — Angel Yan, Holy Guardian Left Wing of Angel Civilization. The future King of Angels.
Then again — even if they were from the same universe, they existed in parallel timelines. Morgana would never be permitted entry into Angel Civilization's territory, and Angel Yan's timeline's civilization couldn't exactly reach into hers.
Thinking about it that way... there was probably no reason to say anything.
The group stayed quiet. Morgana, meanwhile, was still running at full output.
**[Demon Queen]:** Oh right, I just realized — there are demons in this group besides the angels.
**[Demon Queen]:** Which one of you is the demon?
**[Demon Queen]:** Want to run with me? I'll treat you well — good food, good drink, the whole package.
**[Holy Lord]:** ...
**[Holy Lord]:** No thanks.
Perhaps because of the memory clips they'd all experienced — including scenes from Superstring Academy — everyone had a sense of who Morgana was before she'd said a word. Her behavior landed as expected rather than offensive. If anything it felt almost fitting.
*Was that just typecasting based on established character impressions?*
**[Demon Queen]:** Don't be so standoffish, little brother. You don't know what kind of power I'm working with.
**[Demon Queen]:** I'll be direct. Demon Civilization ranks top three in the entire known Superstring universe.
**[Demon Queen]:** Once I finish off that bitch Keisha, Demon Civilization becomes the undisputed number one. No contest.
**[Demon Queen]:** King of All Gods — you understand what that title means? It'll be mine before long.
**[Demon Queen]:** Working under me is not a bad deal.
Morgana pressed her pitch after seeing Holy Lord decline so cleanly.
Holy Lord didn't quite know how to respond.
What Morgana was saying was accurate, as far as it went. Demon Civilization genuinely was top three in the Superstring known universe — roughly equal with Angel Civilization and Solar Flare Civilization, with Angel Civilization at the top, and Solar Flare's ceiling unclear since they'd never settled it in a proper fight.
Keisha's death was also something Morgana could genuinely accomplish — though when in her timeline was the question.
The part he questioned was what came after. If Keisha died, would Demon Civilization actually become the strongest? Angel Civilization still had the Throne King He Xi. And even in the memory clips, Morgana's story ended with a black hole — because of Ruosha.
Demon Civilization becoming the strongest?
That had never happened. Not once across any timeline shown.
**[Holy Lord]:** Come back and ask me after you've finished the plan. And after your strength is enough to beat me in a fight.
Of course, regardless of whether Morgana ever completed the plan or beat him in the Virtual Battle Arena — he still wouldn't join. Even if he did, there'd be no true loyalty involved.
Who was he? A demon.
You were lecturing a demon about loyalty? That wasn't funny, that was just naive.
Whatever Demon Civilization used to bind people — genetics, technology, or even genuine personal charisma — none of it was getting to him. Not to Holy Lord.
**[Demon Queen]:** Haha, fair enough! Then just wait for my good news, Holy Lord.
She didn't know how strong this "Holy Lord" actually was. But a demon from another world who'd already joined a chat group like this — that spoke for itself. Unlimited future potential.
A demon with that kind of ceiling — *of course* he needed to submit to Demon Queen Morgana eventually.
**[Holy Guardian Left Wing]:** Even in a different timeline, you haven't changed at all, Morgana.
**[Holy Guardian Left Wing]:** Still this disrespectful toward Queen Keisha.
Angel Yan had finally stepped in. Apparently she'd watched enough of the spectacle.
She hadn't expected it either — that one of the new members this wave would turn out to be Morgana, from a parallel timeline.
For a moment she found herself quietly grieving for the version of herself in that other timeline. For Angel Civilization. For the entire universe.
The chat group's ability to forge the strong was too potent. Even by the standards of a top-tier civilization's intellect, a single Devil Fruit alone could push a super-fighter to several times their natural limit.
It wouldn't take long before Demon Civilization had the firepower to overturn the Order of Justice.
The entire known universe would likely slide toward freedom and ruin.
*Who would stop it?*
Angel Yan let out a quiet breath. If this had been any other world, no matter how evil, she wouldn't have felt this particular unease. But this was Morgana. From a parallel timeline of her own universe.
Morgana, for her part, had frozen when she read the message.
She looked at the name.
*Holy Guardian Left Wing?*
Why did that sound so familiar.
*Queen Keisha* — !
*No way. That can't actually be Angel Civilization's people.*
**[Demon Queen]:** Keisha's reach actually extends into the chat group?!
**[Demon Queen]:** No. No, wait.
**[Demon Queen]:** Doesn't the group only allow one person per world?
**[Demon Queen]:** Parallel timeline?! ...So that's actually real.
**[Demon Queen]:** Wow. You really do learn something new every day.
**[Demon Queen]:** Nearly gave me a heart attack. For a second I really thought it was those people.
If it had been Angel Civilization from her own timeline she'd have had genuine cause for alarm. But a parallel one?
*I can say whatever I want. Are you going to cross civilizations and come hit me?*
**[Demon Queen]:** Not gonna lie though — you angels beat me to the group.
**[Demon Queen]:** So the version of me in that timeline already got caught, huh?
**[Demon Queen]:** Plan failed too?
**[Demon Queen]:** Doesn't matter.
**[Demon Queen]:** At least in this universe, I'm the one who got lucky.
**[Demon Queen]:** HAHAHAHA, why am I enjoying this even more now.
**[Holy Guardian Left Wing]:** You should learn to grow, Morgana.
**[Holy Guardian Left Wing]:** Right now it doesn't matter that you haven't — because Queen Keisha governs the known universe, and Queen Keisha is more than capable of suppressing any darkness that rises. But when the day comes that Queen Keisha steps down, someone must be ready to take her place.
**[Holy Guardian Left Wing]:** Freedom and ruin is not a state a universe should exist in. If you want to claim Keisha's mantle, you have to learn what it means to grow. To look at the entire known universe through the eyes of the King of All Gods.
**[Demon Queen]:** ???
**[Demon Queen]:** What the hell are you barking at!
**[Demon Queen]:** For a second I thought Keisha herself was talking to me. You're a *Left Wing*. A Left Wing is out here lecturing me?!
**[Demon Queen]:** I need to grow? I'm older than her!
**[Ordinary Group Leader]:** ???
**[Richest Man]:** ???
**[Cook Daigu Into Soup]:** Something feels both wrong and somehow right about all of this.
**[Size-Shift Anywhere]:** This is more information than I was equipped to process.
**[Evilest Spirit]:** Things are getting lively fast.
**[Demon Queen]:** Alright, alright. I manage myself however I manage myself. I don't need some little Left Wing to show me the way.
**[Demon Queen]:** Besides — coming from an angel? I'm practically embarrassed for you.
**[Holy Guardian Left Wing]:** ..."Angel Len"?
*(End of Chapter)*