The 'Embers Project' was the result of a joint creation by the Doctor and Enite. This was a relatively important piece of information that Tendo currently possessed.
As for what role Enite played in it, and what he intended to achieve with it, while Tendo already had so vague ideas in his mind, he currently lacked key evidence and therefore didn't voice them.
Moreover, compared to these, Tendo was more concerned with other 'answers' right now.
For example, could the Longevity Isle before him allow his Star Eclipse Eye to evolve again?
And could his envisioned 'Perfect Technique: Infinite Tsukuyomi' find its most crucial 'puzzle piece' here?
The answers to these questions intrigued Tendo more than the truth of the 'Embers Project.'
With this thought, his pair of azure eyes imdiately looked towards the center of the island.
The ani's cara followed Tendo, giving a close-up shot of the island's center, which was hidden in the distant grey mist.
Although this special shot didn't explicitly state anything, watching the deep-eyed Tendo on the screen,
many dinsional viewers still vaguely guessed sothing.
Clearly, this guy, Tendo... was setting his sights on sothing on Longevity Isle.
A trial?
It felt like the one truly being tested was not Tendo, but so existence on Longevity Isle...
[Longevity Isle, East Beach Landing Point]
The remnants of vine branches on the beach still emitted a faint residual Starlight energy. The Rose Gentleman, Wilfred, leaned on his cane, silent for a long ti.
The brief exchange and skirmish with Tendo had made him understand Tendo's strength, and he realized that he probably couldn't take Tendo down alone.
This outco had both good and bad aspects for him.
The good part was that he fundantally didn't want to commit this 'evil deed' of bullying the young, which violated the Gentleman's code.
Tendo's power ant he wouldn't be able to imprison the opponent 'after sunset.'
The bad part was that no matter how unwilling he was personally,
having already beco a 'Servant of the Ancient God,' he could only act according to the 'Ancient God's' will.
The only 'freedom' he had gained was using the remnants of his personal 'will' in the cracks of the 'Ancient God's Contract' to reveal a few inconsequential 'truths' to Tendo.
But even so, as the sun completely set, his 'freedom'... was also entirely exhausted.
"Alas... no ti left."
Watching the last ray of golden-red sunset completely sink into the sea horizon, Wilfred on the beach sighed softly, his voice tinged with an undetectable bitterness.
Dinsional viewers might have felt it was their imagination, but although only a sunset had passed.
The Wilfred in the dark night seed visibly much older than he had been at dusk.
His hair, which had only been frosted at the temples, was now silver-white under the moonlight of the night.
In addition, the skin on Wilfred the Gentleman's wrists, exposed from the cuffs of his tailcoat, was covered in fine wrinkles, like dehydrated tree bark, having completely lost its luster.
In just a few minutes, Wilfred seed to have aged an entire decade.
Tendo, who understood the rules of Longevity Isle and the plot of Longevity Isle in the original work, was not too surprised by this result.
After all, the concept of ti on this island was completely different from the outside world.
Especially for those... who were trapped in this 'cycle.'
One day in the eyes of others was not just 'one day' for them.
And 'coincidentally,' their ti of landing today was the 'Sunday' in a cycle.
This was the 'critical day' for the old guard to be replaced by the new on Longevity Isle.
Looking at Wilfred, who had grown old but whose aura had grown stronger, Tendo suddenly spoke.
"Indeed, there's not much ti left. It's ti... to put an end to this accident."
As his words fell, he slowly raised his hand, his palm facing Wilfred.
There was no exaggerated Starlight energy burst, not even superfluous movents, yet Wilfred's pupils suddenly constricted, sensing an unprecedented danger.
However, after a brief mont of shock, Wilfred returned to normal.
"Truly formidable, the younger generation."
Wilfred chuckled softly, suddenly exerting force on the hand gripping his cane.
The next second, the white jade rose at the top of his cane instantly shattered.
Countless white rose petals surged out from the staff, layering around him, finally transforming into a giant rose with a diater of over ten ters.
The edges of the petals shimred with a pale golden light, protecting him in the center.
At the sa ti, information about Wilfred's Starlight Source ability appeared next to him in a panel format, allowing the dinsional viewers on Site 13 to know his exact details.
[Starlight Source: Multi-Layered Rose]
[Awakening Count: 3]
[Effect 1: Life Siphon: Can use rose vines, rose petals, and rose pollen as a dium to siphon all 'Life Energy' (a portion of the creature's unique vitality cos with the creature's Starlight energy)]
[Effect 2: Life Storage: Can absorb and store excess vitality, and use it to replenish personal vitality consumption at critical monts.]
[Effect 3: Photosynthesis: Can absorb 'light energy' and convert a portion of it into vitality, used for growth and compensating for physical depletion.]
[Awakening Effect: Life Tree Rings: Engraves one layer of life ring deep within the soul each year, preserving current life characteristics, soul attributes, and mories; upon death, the outer ring automatically sheds until the core life ring dissipates]
[Real World, Site 13, Bullet Comnt Area]
'Holy crap! One life per year? This ability is way too broken!'
'Infinite Resurrection build? This is definitely the top survival-type Starlight Source in the Stars!'
'Not only that, but this Starlight Source should also be one of the few 'infinitely scalable' Starlight Sources, right? As expected, never underestimate anyone in this world; this old gentleman truly has sothing.'
'Don't just look at the ability, didn't you hear his conversation with Tendo? He's already a servant of the Ancient God; he probably doesn't have much freedom left. Having many lives just makes him a puppet.'
'As we all know, late-ga heroes often don't make it to the late ga (dog head for safety)~'
Amidst the dinsional bullet comnts' teasing, the grey mist on the Longevity Isle beach in the fra grew thicker and thicker, and the petals of the giant rose slowly began to rotate.
Wilfred stood in the center of the giant rose, speaking with the resolute determination of having burnt his bridges: "Tendo Sii, the majesty of the Ancient God... cannot be infringed upon."
"The majesty of the Ancient God?"
Facing Wilfred's words, which were slightly tinged with 'warning,' Tendo's lips curled up slightly, his eyes full of playful mockery.
"Only the weak pin their hopes on so-called deities."
"Besides... that's only your 'God.'"
As his words ended, a Vector Field far more solid and unique than before... released from Tendo's body!
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