"Yes. The Upper Universe is not a dangerous battlefield where the myriad races slaughter one another. It is a vast, almost empty space."
Yves sighed, endless loneliness showing in his eyes.
"For every civilization that completes the evolutionary leap, the greatest dangers it faces after entering the Upper Universe are not outside enemies."
"They are loneliness... and self-destruction."
Aiden immediately thought of the black node on the topological map, the one marked [Three Thousand Years Ago].
"Was that why the civilization from three thousand years ago was destroyed?"
"That's right. The Supreme Miko's civilization was too extraordinary. They evolved too quickly—so quickly that they lost every point of reference."
Yves pointed to his chest.
"In their extreme loneliness, their law system began to expand uncontrollably. In the end, it completely collapsed in the silence."
"That was why those words were left on the crystal: Don't be in such a hurry to leave."
