Before the Merchant could respond, Klaus's voice cut through the air.
Long before this moment—before he came here, before the chaos, even before his mother—Raven had surpassed the highest infinity.
All he had ever truly known was the mission that brought him to this place.
As Ash had instructed him years ago, all he needed to do was track Male and the Merchant, then eliminate them once he received the signal.
And.... the signal had come.
'But… he never mentioned the situation would be this interesting,' he mused with a grin.
Klaus's voice rang out across the road, calm and unhurried.
"Congratulations."
All eighteen champions focused at once. Klaus remained seated in the air, looking down at them with a faint, almost lazy smile.
"You've all done well," he continued, his tone carrying a strange mix of approval and indifference.
"Passing the final selection isn't something many can claim. Most who reach the peak of their Realities… never make it this far."
