"..."
"Among all the people I've met, you're the second most annoying."
After a moment of silence, the merfolk statue spoke coldly:
"I admit you've guessed right, but do you think that by ripping open my wounds like this, you'd persuade me to cooperate with you?"
"Of course not."
Omnia Cicada smiled and bowed slightly:
"Whether or not to cooperate with us is entirely your decision. However, because you deeply love your kin and your world, no matter how angry or how much you wish to kill me now, once you calm down, you will ultimately choose to agree to our proposal.
To minimize backlash from time as much as possible, we need you to return to the past, back to a time before the person we need you to deal with was born. So, you have a very long time to think it over, and we have the patience to wait for you to calm down."
"..."
