Echo's gaze didn't waver.
"Why?"
The old man exhaled slowly.
For centuries, no one had dared to ask this.
No one had dared to seek the Fifth World.
Because those who did
Disappeared.
Every last one of them.
Erased from history.
Forgotten by time.
Gone.
Echo had spent years searching.
Reading through ancient texts.
Studying forbidden archives.
But every record of the Fifth World ended the same way
With nothing.
There were no failures.
No warnings.
No messages left behind.
It was as if the world itself had erased the knowledge.
And now, standing before the Grand Judge, Eiko was finally about to learn the truth.
The old man's hands trembled.
"This world… It does not allow the Fifth."
Echo narrowed his eyes.
"What does that mean?"
The Grand Judge shook his head.
"Every civilization has tried to reach it. Every emperor, every god, every ruler of power "
He took a slow breath.
"And they were all… removed."
Echo remained quiet.
He wasn't surprised.
