Contrary to Yongyongi’s initial concerns, the atmosphere wasn’t hostile interrogation or a trial.

If anything, it felt...

“Hm...”
“So, this is the one they call World?”
“Is this another pet His Majesty picked up?”
“You know how much His Majesty enjoys peculiar things.”
“To have been in His Majesty’s company all this time... How enviable.”
“I miss him so much already...”
“His Majesty...”

What?

Yongyongi felt a wave of cognitive dissonance from the sudden shift in mood.

Gone was the sharp tension from before, replaced by an air of indifference—almost as if they were …