From a certain perspective, scarcity, extreme scarcity!
Even a Level 6 Civilization might not possess a living cosmic bug.
No one has any use for it at the moment.
But—
Better to never need to use a knife than never to have a knife to use!
Keep it for now; who knows when it might come in handy.
"Keep an eye on him."
"Let him do whatever he wants, as long as he doesn't try to rebuild civilization."
"Understood."
In the end, he chose to stay. The "Coco" train had actually made a return trip of several light years, and this bug wasn't erased despite all that time, meaning the universe hadn't noticed this bug at all.
But what if this guy somehow got hold of a Civilization Order and started shouting, "I want to revive civilization!"
That would be game over.
If the Nia Civilization is revived, that would be it, making it hard not to notice this bug.
"And also—"
