World [3]

The World Core was silent for many minutes after Damien finished his proposal. Although there was plenty more he could say, and plenty more that needed to be said, he was only trying to arouse the World Core's interest, so those things could be saved for another time.

[We cannot accept this proposal.]

However, the World Core's response wasn't something he expected at all. Even with its survival on the line, it could still refuse?

'Wait, that's not right. Even its demise isn't guaranteed, and my being able to guarantee its survival also isn't something that it can completely trust with just my words. If I want to bind this World Core, it seems I'll have to wait and make more contributions to prove myself first. Otherwise—'

His thoughts were interrupted by the World Core's voice.

[Damien Void has sufficiently proven his qualifications in the location known as the 3000 Beast Mountain Range. Our reason for refusal is unrelated.]