Manny looked at the letter in his hands with a small smile.
He had read it a couple of times already. He was especially interested in one part.
"As I've stated a couple of times, I really don't want to destroy all of existence. I just want to have agency. So, if you're willing to get a sponsored trip by a party you don't agree with, I'd be happy to have you on board."
"Maybe, I could also get to know you a little better. We've been working together for an eternity now, and somehow, I feel like I never really got to know you as a person. To me, it seems like you were just interested in my ability to resist your illusions."
"To be frank, I'm just good at seeing what's real and what's not because of the Fourth Curse of Karmic Luck. I constantly see things that aren't real, and over time, I got very good at differentiating illusion from reality. That's it. Well, okay, my Complex Mind Law also makes it easier to see through illusions, but I didn't have that back then."
"So, yeah, if you're just interested in learning how I can differentiate illusions from reality, that's it. If learning that was your goal, you've achieved it now. Writing this letter has been quite hard since I don't know your goals or dreams. I have no idea what to say."
"If you have some other reason, you may join us on this expedition. Maybe you would also be willing to share more about yourself at that point. Anyway, I hope you come along."
After looking at the letter for a while, Manny's smile vanished, and a neutral expression appeared on his face.
A moment later, he looked away from the letter with a lost expression.
"My real personality," he muttered to himself.
He remained silent for several minutes.
Finally, he sighed. "I don't even know if I have one anymore. I've been many people. When was the last time I've been myself?"
Manny felt a dull feeling of melancholy and loss.
Then, he closed his eyes.
Seconds later, Manny's eyes opened again, and a smirk appeared on his face as he turned back to the letter.
"It doesn't matter who I truly am."
"There's a reason why I'm Manny and not someone else."
Manny chuckled a bit as he put the letter away.
Meanwhile, in a different Secondary Sector, Fierce Breaker also looked at a letter in his hands.
He read the letter again and again with furrowed brows.
Fierce Breaker hadn't had a lot of contact with Kyle. They had talked from time to time, but rarely about anything personal.
However, Fierce Breaker was in regular contact with Swamp Dragon, Star Genesis, and Manny. After Exploding Karma dissolved, Fierce Breaker decided to follow Swamp Dragon for a while.
Swamp Dragon had managed to kill an extremely talented Advanced Crusher in their fight against Dawnlight. Additionally, Swamp Dragon had seemed so honest, good, and ideologically driven. He seemed like someone who wanted to improve the world, and Swamp Dragon's drive had infected Fierce Breaker.
Fierce Breaker had come to the Secondary Sector with no great goal in mind. He used to be an Inner Disciple from a Lower Primary Organization. He had tried to become a Core Disciple several times, but becoming a Core Disciple in that Organization hinged almost entirely on Battle-Strength.
Sadly, he had always failed during the small tournaments. He had been close several times, but there had always been at least one person with a higher Battle-Strength. Eventually, he ran out of chances.
His old Organization only allowed Core Disciples to stay Disciples in the Compression Realm. Inner Disciples, who became Crushers, needed to become Elders. Alternatively, they could also accept being sold to another Organization.
However, Fierce Breaker didn't want to become an Elder. A Disciple's primary focus was growing stronger, while an Elder's primary focus was making the Organization stronger. Fierce Breaker believed that he could go further, which was why he quit. Sadly, in order to quit, he had to pay back half of what he had received from the Organization over his lifetime.
He lost all of his belongings and promised to repay the remaining debt over time.
With almost no belongings, he went to the Secondary Sector. He just wanted to earn some money while fighting against other people in his Realm.
Everything went as expected. He proved himself to be quite capable, and the Organization he joined was slowly expanding.
Then, they sent a declaration of battle against a small and new Organization called Exploding Karma.

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