“Good luck.” Ruan Mei moved you out of the segment, disappearing a second before 【Death】 arrived.

The Emperor's cenotaph, the end of self-coronation. Unfortunately, someone arrived earlier than them. The moment of struggle, frozen at the instant hope shattered, would become the butterfly's most beautiful moment.

“What bad taste.” Herta glared with disgust at the candy-colored figure.

That solitary wave, the same research subject, yet two Geniuses reached two equally correct but incompatible theories—one said the universe is not a clockwork toy, and the future is forever undecided. While the other said...

“The universe is a precise clock, and now, the 【moment】 for the Geniuses to stop struggling has arrived.” Polka wiped her scalpel and slowly approached them.

But at this critical moment, a sudden change occurred.

“Finished? Burp, I haven't even rushed out of the universe yet!”

A shattered gondola crashed into the sea of flowers, and from it tumbled a clown wearing a mask. A distant Knight praised loudly: “What a Beauty feat! Simulated life intends to march toward reality!”

“I have emphasized repeatedly, I am not fictional!” Beside him, a History Fictionologists roared.

“...”

Polka-Kakamond fell into silence for a moment.

Stelle could not tell if this silence, as heavy as a celestial body, was born of confusion or suppressed anger.

Suddenly, a giant iron man hundreds of meters tall stepped through the skybox of the Simulated Universe, one foot causing the earth to shake. The The Architects shouted through a massive loudspeaker, “False barriers are also a trial from the Amber Lord to me!”

From countless corners, data poured out like rain and gale: the bells of the Omen Vanguards, the weeping of the Mourning Actors, the heat waves of the Cremator lighting their flamethrowers—they were just law-abiding code in this universe, yet at this moment, they all emerged together.

It was practically like a... team building.

——

One-Punch Man.

“Is this... human wave tactics?”

Inside the Hero Association, Atomic Samurai frowned slightly, watching so many Aeon factions appear one after another; even someone with an unstable mind could see there was something fishy. Could this be the trap Screwllum set for Polka?

But he did not believe Polka-Kakamond was an enemy that could be dealt with by sheer numbers.

Seeing Herta and Stelle being hunted so miserably, Tanktop Master was greatly perplexed: “Isn't the Simulated Universe Herta and Screwllum's own territory? As an outside intruder, it makes no sense for Polka to be so arrogant and overbearing in someone else's domain.”

“No, I think it's mainly the uniqueness of Polka's 【Omniscient Domain】,” Child Emperor analyzed calmly. “Just now, when Stelle and Herta prepared to temporarily hide in the Crystal Hotel, the moment they had that thought, the Crystal Hotel was destroyed by a natural disaster due to the coupling of probabilistic events. It's like tossing a coin; one heads could be luck, but if it comes up heads all one hundred thousand times... this means that within Polka's Omniscient Domain, all probabilities will lean towards her.”

“Then could this be related to the unfortunate events Herta encountered in her early years?” Flashy Flash crossed his arms and guessed: “Back then, Herta said it was as if within Mei Mei there was a 'resistance' preventing her from stepping out of the circle of knowledge, repeatedly cutting the rope of her quest for knowledge outside the circle. Looking at it now, those bizarre events back then were probably all Polka's doing, right?”

“Probably, except at that time Herta had no chance of stepping out of the circle of knowledge under her prevention, so Polka didn't kill her. But now it's different... if she isn't killed completely, it's only a matter of time before Herta walks out of the circle of knowledge.”

——

“The Simulated Universe has gone mad.”

This was not chaos caused by a code error, but a scene carefully set by the Geniuses. Call, copy, call, copy... the cosmic landscape released all resources, attempting to squeeze the approaching 【Omniscient Killer】 off the stage with madness. All things seemed to shout that there was no place for you here.

“A trap prepared for me...” The candy-colored killer seized the storm by the throat, her scalpel cutting, stabbing, and slashing... like a conductor on a stage, under her light arms, the code all turned into fragmented shards.

She paced with a haughty air, and wherever her gaze fell, all observation systems became rigid iron plates, returning to perfect order.

“Now, what other tricks do you have to play?” Polka posed leisurely toward Stelle—though her gaze could not penetrate the facial recognition filter covering her features, her light hum seemed to betray her mood. “In front of me, there is no randomness in the sequence of cards in a deck, and the heads or tails of a coin are preset results. Whether it be storms or waves, all chaos must turn in the direction I demand.”

Suddenly, she began to laugh.

“Humph... haha... humph-humph-hahahahahaha!”

What exactly was so funny? Her laughter was full of confusion, as if even she didn't know why she was laughing. This eerie scene left Stelle baffled.

Anxiety and fear were burned away by a sudden Wind of Elation.

Excitement, madness, and supreme pleasure seized her senses. A sound as crisp as a thunderclap rang across the Celestial Screen of the Simulated Universe—

“Aha!!!”

Stelle laughed, Herta laughed, and Polka was also clutching her stomach in laughter. Everyone present, all code, and all things were laughing out loud!!

Countless laughs overlapped, the laughter infecting everyone present like a virus, and a strong thought occupied their bodies and minds—

Laugh out loud!!

——

One Piece.

The crew of the Blackbeard Pirates surrounded several large bonfires, holding a grand celebration. However, beyond the aroma of rum drifting in the air, what occupied everyone's body and soul was a pure, mad laughter.

“Ahahahahahaha—!!”

Teach sat on the ground, holding half a broken barrel in his hand, his body trembling violently. He laughed so hard he leaned back and forth, even tears flowing uncontrollably from his eyes. He didn't know why he was so happy, but the thought of laughing out loud kept scratching at his heart, making him laugh until he could barely breathe.

“Ahahahaha! Why... why am I laughing so happily? Hahahaha!”

“I... I don't know either, ahahahaha!” Burgess laughed while repeatedly pounding the ground, making deafening thudding sounds. At this moment, the entire Blackbeard camp had turned into a chaotic mess, and it wasn't until they were exhausted that the smiles on their faces finally subsided slightly.