Chapter 933 933: Fidgeting With the Universe

Chapter 933 933: Fidgeting With the Universe

"You're still playing with that?"

"For the last time, I am not playing with it."

"It looks like you are."

"Seriously, how old are you supposed to be?"

"Same as you, I'm just more fun — even our mother variant is more fun than you."

Back in the Council of Ross, the dead universe was still dead, but the activity going on inside it could not be even more alive, even compared to when the Council of Ross was still actually the Council of Ross and not just a hub for multiversal friends. Or in this case, Dr. Caitlain and Dee, Diana's variants.

Dee was previously in another dead universe, but opted to bring her work into the Council of Ross instead since she could use another eye to help her. Unfortunately for her, the only other one crazy enough to actually help her in experimenting with the Cosmic Compressor was Dr. Caitlain... and Dr. Caitlain never stops talking.

Hera's variants were there too, they could probably help if their ability deems it so that learning about the Cosmic Compressor would be helpful to them — but alas, their bodies do not seem that eager to even get near the Cosmic Compressor.

As for Hera herself, well... she was busy acting as a mother for Talia. The press had also been giving them a hard time; instead of focusing on the universe-ending events, they were focusing on her love life and trying to guess who Talia's father was — and it did not really take long for them to come to a conclusion because Riley and her actually legally registered Talia as their daughter.

Suffice it to say, that became the news of the century even above them literally saving several universes.

"If you are not going to help me, then can you just please stay quiet?"

"You hate it, don't you?"

Dee and Caitlain were currently inside a secured and reinforced part of the Council of Ross, with Ahor Zai recording their every move and warning them if she detected even just a single speck of fluctuation or change with the Cosmic Compressor.

The Cosmic Compressor was being kept inside a sealed box, with robotic arms inside that Dee was controlling from the outside. There was also a hologram projecting above the sealed box, allowing Dee to almost seamlessly interact with it, like it was actually in front of her and not sealed away.

The sealed box was made of compressed themarian steel, but suffice it to say, it won't actually do anything if the Cosmic Compressor decides to malfunction.

"You hate it that I am probably the only person in the entire multiverse that could actually help you," Caitlain repeated her words as she was just walking around the silver room, looking at all the holograms projecting everywhere, as well as the formulas written on the walls, "Oh, there's a mistake on this one."

"Yes, I hate it very much," Dee rolled her eyes, scoffing as she left the Cosmic Compressor and walked toward Caitlain, "Where's the mistake?"

***

"I can't summon the Cosmic Compressor, Riley Ross."

"Why not?"

"Because we have no idea how it works, we just know what it is capable of."

Back in the Domain of the Gods, Marleen had finally escaped the angry crowd that was mobbing her, and it did not really take long for her to find Riley and the others since they were just hanging out near Miss Pepondosovich's favorite restaurant... it also helped that their table was practically covered by a tower of food, specifically a feast of what seemed to be seafood.

"Come on, Marleen. Don't embarrass me in front of the kid," Miss Pepondosovich cracked open a claw of a crab larger than the size of Riley's arm, "I told him you can summon anything from your memory. Well, his memory to be more specific...

...I also told him you will summon something for him."

"...Why would you make a promise on my behalf?" Marleen could really only cover her forehead as she watched as Miss Pepondosovich sucked the juicy meat of the crab, almost as if what was happening had nothing to do with her. And so, the only thing she could really do was turn her focus back to Riley...

...only to see him looking at her; his eyes, filled with expectation.

"Look," Marleen groaned before violently snatching the crab leg that Miss Pepondosovich just cracked open, "Since a promise was made, even though I didn't even know about it, I'm not the kind of person that wouldn't honor it."

"...See what I told you?" Miss Pepondosovich did not seem to mind that her food was stolen as she just grabbed another thing from the tower of food in front of her, "She always keeps her promises."

"Shut up," Marleen almost snarled at Miss Pepondosovich. But after a few seconds, she started to calm down; sighing as she turned her focus back to RIley again, "So, just tell me what you want me to summon."

"The Cosmic Compressor."

"Except for that," Marleen sighed, "And even if I do manage to summon it, it probably won't work as intended — that is the very reason the vendors were after me, because I sold them things that don't... work as well as they remember it...

...Do you really want something like the Cosmic Compressor malfunctioning on us?"

"Yes."

"Right... Yup," Marleen closed her eyes and nodded, "I forgot who I was talking to. Just tell me what else you want to summ—"

"Ahor Zai," Riley then said without any hesitation, "Please summon Ahor Zai, Miss Marleen."