A double entendre.
The four words "my world" both refer to Jack's future complete control over this world and indicate that Arbiter, Empress has now fallen into his, the Creator's, home turf.
And Empress, true to her reputation as someone who had seen great storms, maintained her composure and elegance even when betrayed by her subordinate and deeply surrounded by the enemy.
"Oh? It seems you are the special individual 'Commander.' Nice to meet you. You are handsomer than I imagined."
"Hmph hmph~ Of course! Commander is the most handsome!"
Observer proudly puffed out her chest.
Although, in reality, Jack's divine appearance had little to do with her.
"Observer… Heh heh, have you already fallen to the enemy's side? That is… as expected."
"What do you mean by 'fallen'? Arbiter's old hag, do you understand what's happening now? Soon you'll be captured by us, then dismembered and sent to the experimental table to become a lab rat~"
Observer continued her verbal assault.
After his opening remarks, Jack remained silent, observing Empress's reaction.
He had learned a trick or two from old fogeys like Zhongli and Venti.
When facing an enemy, speak less and listen more, letting subordinates speak for him.
This way, while enhancing his own prestige, he could also roughly understand the enemy's personality and habits through their actions.
So far, watching Empress converse with Observer like an adult teasing a child, Jack sensed the inherent confidence emanating from her.
Confident people generally have strong wills, and making them submit cannot be achieved by petty tricks like hypnosis.
"What, are you mesmerized by my posture? If it's you, I wouldn't mind ascending to bliss with you once, provided… you join us~"
Empress took a step towards Jack.
Her long legs, adorned with black and white high heels, moved with an elegant cat-like grace that was both pure and alluring.
Swish! Swish!
Ayanami, Laffey, and others instantly raised their muzzles, aiming them at Empress.
Ibuki: "Don't you dare come any closer to our Lord!"
Ayanami: "Don't you dare come near our Commander!"
Laffey: "Big-breasted one, is an enemy~"
However, facing their threats, Empress showed no fear, even raising an eyebrow provocatively, as if to say: At such close range, if you're not afraid of injuring your dear Commander, then go ahead and fire~
Ayanami frowned, let out a cold snort, and then directly raised her Ship-Slaying Blade, swinging it towards Empress. The heavy blade even cut out fine air slashes.
Buzz!
A Cham blue light barrier lit up.
Ayanami was blocked three meters away from Empress.
That hexagonal grid-like object was identical to Observer's positional shield, but its sturdiness was two or even three times that of Observer's.
"Hmph!"
With another delicate shout, Ibuki also raised her katana and slashed forward.
So another light barrier lit up, and she was also blocked outside.
"Heh heh, nice strength. It seems this is the reason for Observer's defection. But I still don't understand, if it's only this level, where does your confident expression come from?"
Empress stared directly into Jack's eyes, wanting to see something within them.
However, she forgot a saying.
[When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you]
Jack's eyes were like a black hole, devoid of any light, yet attracting everything around them.
Deep within that darkness was the convergence point of all worldly truths, the ultimate destination of all tangible and intangible things.
Universe... all things... growth... decay. All things come from this, and all things return to this. Isn't this what we have been searching for—no! What was I just...
Empress awoke from her hallucination, looking warily at Jack's... arm.
"What did you just do?!"
"It should be what you did. I didn't even blink."
"Blink?"
Empress paused, then realized that the other party was mocking her for her rash prying.
"Heh, is it a new Mind Cube technology? I didn't expect that humans in this world have already researched to this extent."
Empress tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, re-evaluated Jack, and stated that she would no longer be careless.
Jack sighed helplessly.
He really hadn't done anything.
It was like he hadn't exerted any effort, yet the other party, acting as if they understood everything, said a lot, which in a roundabout way was actually praising him.
It... gave a rather large contrast.
"Miss Empress, has anyone ever told you that you're a bit narcissistic?"
"Narcissistic? What does that mean?"
Empress frowned.
Did she guess wrong? The other party didn't use Mind Cube's technology?
"Alright, perhaps I misunderstood."
"I underestimated your human creativity, but even if your human technology embarks on a new journey, from a depth perspective, how many centuries will it take to reach the level of the Mind Cube?"
Empress confidently extended her hand towards Jack.
"Siren is different. As long as you come here, technologies several eras beyond the current world are readily available."
"As a Commander of Shipgirls, you can only occupy a corner of the sea; but as a Commander of Siren, what you will gain is the entire ocean!"
Like the most infectious marketer.
Empress went against her principles and extended an invitation to Jack for the second time, because the more she interacted with him, the more she was drawn to a certain aura about Jack, and she simply couldn't get angry at him.
"I refuse!"
"Good, then... Hmm? Did I mishear? What did you just say?"
"I said... I refuse!"
Jack's answer caused Empress's face to completely darken.
"May I hear the reason?"
"There are many reasons, the most important one is... too insignificant."
"Insignificant?!"
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