A round head, followed by a tail... Honestly, brother, this looks even stranger.

Are you a Pokeby?

If I could choose a starter Pocket Monster, I'd still prefer Pikachu...

Of course, joke asides, though Herbert was inwardly complaining, he didn't let his guard down outwardly.

He stared closely at the tail protruding from the egg, analyzing its species.

A scaly tail!

But it doesn't quite look like a dragon's tail — he had played... researched it many times and was familiar with the general structure.

This thin and slender feeling looks more like a snake's tail.

Herbert analyzed inwardly, while outwardly maintaining a smile and nodding at the egg.

"My friend, we... we finally meet." Herbert, usually good at acting, struggled to maintain his expression at this moment.

Could this really be considered a meeting?

In response to Herbert's goodwill, the Viewer Egg showed no gratitude, remaining silent.

"..."

"... Hmm?"

After waiting a while, and with his outward smile becoming stiff, Herbert uncertainly continued, "Could it be that you can't speak?"

Splat.

The Viewer Egg finally responded; its snake tail gently tapped the ground, conveying affirmation to Herbert.

Cannot speak.

Why didn't you... Well, an egg being unable to speak does make sense.

Herbert frowned in thought, and when his mind came up empty, he sought help from the Ancestor of the Harmonious God.

Ancestor, assist me!

"Nenasha, what do you think? Can you help me communicate with it?"

["I cannot."]

"Not even you?"

Herbert's eyes slightly widened at Nenasha's straightforward answer.

["It gives me a very strange feeling."]

Even Nenasha felt it was odd, with a deep undertone of surprise in her voice.

["Honestly, I can't even sense its soul, so I can't communicate through the soul."]

In this world, everything and every creature has its own soul.

If one does not have a soul or loses their soul, it means complete demise.

Yet now, they encountered a being without a soul that could act and even communicate on its own.

Or… does Nenasha's inability to sense it not mean that it truly lacks a soul?

The former would be an explosive discovery, while the latter... would be an explosive threat.

What kind of power could even Nenasha not see through?

As Herbert was worrying, Nenasha dismissed his guess: ["By the way, you can slightly ease your mind; its power is far weaker than you expected."]

This answer allowed Herbert to slightly relax.

"So, is it it?"

["If you're referring to the gaze you sensed before, then yes, it was indeed it."]

It really was it...

Herbert rubbed his chin, feeling that the situation before him somewhat exceeded his comprehension.

Truly strange.

After thinking for a bit, Herbert continued to ask, "Are you deliberately not speaking?"

The answer was — tap tap.

After a few simple inquiries, Herbert grasped the way to communicate with the other party.

It could understand Herbert's words but couldn't utter any sound.

This seemed like a deadlock, but it didn't faze the clever Herbert.

Herbert would ask questions, and the other would express affirmation or negation.

To express affirmation, the snake tail tapped once.

To express negation, the snake tail tapped twice.

Very simple.

"Okay, since you're willing to cooperate, I have a few questions for you."

Tap.

The other seemed in a good mood and gradually got accustomed to conversing with Herbert.

"Are you a Divine Spirit?"

Tap tap.

"Are you a Giant Dragon?"

Tap tap.

"Are you a Demon?"

Tap tap.

"Are you a human?"

Tap tap

...

After a series of questions, all answers being negative, Herbert squinted and changed his question.

"Do you know your identity?"

Tap... tap...

This time, the tapping was not as quick as before, immensely slow and hesitant.

Clearly, the other party was also unsure of their own identity.

"..."

This made things somewhat problematic.

Herbert didn't worry about plotting or scheming, but rather this situation of not even knowing who oneself is.

"Then... why were you watching me?"

After a few more unyielding questions, Herbert's hanging heart finally gave up completely.

The other party was unclear about its identity, unsure of why it was here, unaware of why it was watching Herbert...

A bit better than knowing nothing, but still—two unknowns—this and that are both unknown.

Blood pressure rising, oh dear family.

Herbert locked his brow tight, before finally shaking his head and letting out a long sigh.

Sigh—

Forget it!

If it's unclear, then don't dwell on it.

Given the situation, put it aside for now.

Leave it.

Unburdened, Herbert asked the last and most important question.

"Do you—hold any malice towards me?"

And the other party's response was earnest as well.

Tap! Tap!

No malice.

After confirming this, Herbert slowly nodded and completely relaxed.

"I see."

Although he couldn't see its expression or feel its soul's fluctuations, Herbert was willing to temporarily believe it wasn't lying.

"Thank you for cooperating."

Such willingness to cooperate from the other party indeed surpassed Herbert's expectations, rendering several of his prepared contingencies pointless.

He really wanted to test the scenario of smashing a cup to signal the attack... but alas, the other didn't give him the chance.

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