"It's meaningless."
Leoz watched the battlefield below, where a swordsman dragged Tanzimate around, relentlessly slashing at a monster dozens of levels higher than himself.
"I won't argue with you about the meaning; the power to define is in your hands. No matter what, I can't win against you, but I have said—I didn't come here to win."
"Saying such things at this stage—"
"I mean it, [Twilight Duke]. My original intent wasn't to wage war, but to unite with you."
Leoz calmly gazed forward and said:
"We are all citizens of the Starry Abyss. Continued internal strife will only benefit Earth's invaders and the Lai Anding Group. But I also know that both you and the Void cannot be reasoned with."
"So what? You want to change our ecosystem, change our ideals, forcibly annex us to facilitate your Grand Narrative?"
Ira sneered, directing a team to surround the Sword Bearer:
