Innocent
"What?"
Hugh furrowed his eyebrows as he was genuinely confused as to the sudden outrage from Ace. He had been patient all this time, but it seemed that he had lost his cool.
"Answer my question. Why did the Central building collapse?"
Ace almost seemed annoyed at Hugh. His ears were slightly red, and he gripped his hands on the chair with such force that it almost bent to his will.
"Th-the cube."
Hugh was still confused about the situation, so he was only able to blurt out two words. He was still in a state of stupor.
"Cube? What cube?"
With this information, Ace felt that he had another clue to go on. He regained his cool as he slowly sat in his steel chair and looked patiently at Hugh for his next words.
"I don't know what it was. It was black and had the color of the stars. Once you look at it, you find yourself staring at the endless void of space."