Morality.

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Tapping his chest twice, Rita looked at him with tiredness on her face and said, "Do it in moderation. This single-minded fixation, especially toward revenge, only leads to stagnation."

Sighing, knowing that he had gained no benefit over the five years, only fleeting emotional satisfaction that vanished the moment he left the room, Yoriichi replied, "I know. And… I am sorry for dragging you into this."

Shaking her head while transforming the two tortured people into dust once more inside Huggin and Munin, she simply replied, "It's okay. It actually benefits me. It gives me a new perspective on your condition when you are quantum-locked."

Seeing that Yoriichi wanted to continue apologizing, Margarita changed the topic, "So? Shall we continue the meeting with the other multiverse representatives?"

After thinking for a moment and considering that Loki and Melitele would be uneasy if they were not given time, because they have been dragged into his time relativity abilities, Yoriichi shook his head. "It's okay; we don't need to tell them about the Order and Chaos plan immediately. We still have much time before Conjoin happens. So let's do something else first before informing them about the Sonic Screwdriver."

"Like what, my love?"

Rolling his eyes at the desire in her expression, Yoriichi kissed her briefly before shaking his head and saying, "Are you really that thirsty? Anyway, that's not what I meant. What I meant was helping Ember with the administrative side of Herald and Undvik."

"Oh…"

Seeing her shoulders droop, he chuckled, understanding what she was thinking. However, spending eons playing orchestra together is just as flawed as a single-minded fixation that leads to stagnation. Because of this, he didn't want to let his mind be consumed by lust.

"Moreover. I have a gift for Ember that needs to be given to her immediately."

"What is it?"

Waving his hand to clean the torture room until it was as pristine as a surgical room, Yoriichi then brought Margarita to swim through the space-time dimension, arriving at their bed once more. Using gravity, he pulled the pouch from the table into his hands and opened it to show Rita what was inside.

"I-is this w-what I think it is?"

"Yes," he replied, without revealing where he obtained it. Although he had already mentioned Gaunter O'Dimm, disclosing more details would only provoke unnecessary anger and disturb her mind.

Without delay, seeing Margarita vanish through a portal to a different office, Yoriichi chuckled and followed her in. As he looked around the room, which was likely Ember's, his gaze was drawn to the main desk. Noticing that Margarita had already taken Ember to her labs for regeneration, he walked to the desk and began reading the report.

"Hmm… Just as I thought, her subconscious quantum consciousness wasn't that naive."

Seeing the detailed planning and strategy development for Undvik and the Heralds in the Physical Realms, Yoriichi chuckled at her subconscious cunning. Because at every report and response given by Ember, though they initially appeared to be acts of pure selflessness, were, in fact, strategies designed to secure the other party as a permanent ally through this act of kindness.

For example, when Ofir requested extra food to be transported, Ember instructed the people of Undvik to provide aid immediately, but in a very subtle and humble manner that would change the people's mindset. The food was given directly to the common people, while the Aasimar delivering it were instructed to thank Sun Herald Yoriichi as though reciting scripture. This, in turn, would draw the people's attention toward him and the Herald as a whole, eventually planting the seeds of their religious belief—a belief that Ofiri Maliq would be unable to curb once it had spread quietly.

Because of that, once the King and Queen lose their army of Knights, Bishops, Rocks, and Pawns—who are the common people—since their hearts will be with the Heralds' Heavenly Kingdom rather than the mortal kingdom of Maliq, the King will have no say over what happens in his territory. It will already be under the control of the Heralds, who have quietly become the de facto leaders.

Chuckling at the probable future he saw in his mind, Yoriichi couldn't help but think that perhaps this is what makes good alignments consistently prevail over evil ones. While the evil doers focus on themselves and how to improve their own power, he and other righteous individuals are more flexible, thinking about how to empower others and improve their situations, rather than just focusing on their own gain.

Because of this, individuals aligned with good are able to think more sophisticatedly, as they have many factors to consider. In contrast, those aligned with evil often focus solely on simple destruction, which is something that every sentient being can easily achieve.

Rubbing his chin, he also couldn't help but make a discovery: maybe, just maybe, this is why people as a whole are more drawn toward evil alignment. Not because their conscious mind thinks that the devil and demon are cool, but because their quantum subconscious mind believes that it is easier to deal with simple-minded evil alignment who having an illusion of cunningness. Rather than dealing with good alignment, which seemingly has an illusion of being simple-minded, but whose subconscious actions involve a very, very deep level of cunningness.

Having Quantum Psychology discoveries about alignment in the seemingly simple action of reading a piece of paper, Yoriichi chuckles and takes the recording pen from his kimono. Clicking the top to activate the recording, he starts rambling, "Hidden Catalog: Quantum Psychology. Log: 0001. Date: November 16th, 1272."

"Now, I am glad that I was given the chance to be the first to discover the use of microtubules inside the human body, thanks to the boundless inspiration of the two doctors who have now become one with infinity or the Tao."

"Because of that, I have gained insight into the deep meanings of the inner workings of good morality. When I consider the well-being of others as well as my own, my subconscious mind becomes more flexible and cunning. This will later help protect our seemingly simple-minded and naive actions from becoming brittle and easily destroyed by the winds of entropy."

"Like in Tao Te Ching, Chapter 62, when my good deeds are accepted as gifts to help Ember in Tretogor, I am able to escape the winds of entropy that are hounding me. Ember's subconscious action of giving extra food to the land of Ofir and simply wanting to thank me, became a trap for Maliq and anyone greedy for that land."

"Because When my first action created a safe haven for the people of that land, Margarita's second action provided living necessities, and Ember's third action of giving extra food solidified the hearts of the people, it fostered ten thousand deep emotions within them. This will later give rise to a powerful religious military country that will remain loyal to Herald for many years."

"Like the mythological bear that could tear invaders to shreds, this new empire will be able to destroy any opposition or enemies who covet their land, which has been granted by the gods. Because of this seemingly simple, independent, yet coherent righteous action, I was able to escape the worries about what would happen to them if they were not affected by my Breathing Technique, which were hounding me."

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