"Haha! Nobita's gonna be so jealous!"
Gian couldn't help but gloat.
But as soon as he mentioned Nobita, all their smiles faded. Gian, Suneo, Shizuka, and even Dorami showed visible concern.
They hadn't heard anything from Nobita since he entered Sadako's alternate dimension. Even Doraemon had gone silent.
No one knew what had happened to the two of them.
The joy of receiving rewards was quickly overtaken by worry for their friends.
["The Scranton Reality Anchor is a device designed to counteract reality distortion."]
The screen's calm voice resumed its explanation.
["According to years of research by the Foundation's scientists, reality has measurable strength. This is measured in a unit called the Hume Index."]
["Imagine that the surface of all matter in the universe is covered by a thin layer of sand. These grains of sand represent reality strength—the Hume Index."]
["If, by some method, you lower the Hume Index in an area—like removing sand—the fabric of reality there weakens. If you increase the Hume Index—by adding sand—the strength of reality is reinforced."]
["Reality distortion—like the abilities of the Reality-Warping Cat—comes from having a higher Hume Index than the surrounding space, allowing one to manipulate reality in weaker zones at will."]
As the screen explained reality warping, many people were completely lost—even Tony Stark found it difficult to digest right away.
Usopp: "Wait… what? I don't get a single word of this!"
Nick Fury: "Hill, it mentioned your cat. Do you understand any of this?"
Maria Hill: "How would I know? I'll have to ask the cat."
Doctor Strange: "This is… complicated. The Ancient One once said reality warping meant rewriting existence itself. Like making a table disappear—not by moving it, but by making it never have existed at all. Or summoning something by making it always have been there. But this sounds way more complex."
Ancient One: "It seems the Foundation has found a scientific model for explaining reality distortion. Even I don't fully understand it. Fascinating."
Tony Stark: "Wait! I think I've got it! This is incredible. The Foundation actually quantified reality itself—measured it! Even gave it a unit! Unbelievable!"
Jiraiya: "Hey hey, can anyone explain this in plain language? What the heck is going on?!"
Aokiji: "Yeah, seriously. Break it down a little!"
Bruce Wayne: "Alright… let me give an example. Think of a kitchen knife. It can cut vegetables, fruit, meat. That means the knife has a high Hume Index compared to those materials."
Bruce Wayne: "But it can't cut steel or stone. Why? Because those materials have higher Hume Indices than the knife. It can't affect them—it gets damaged instead."
Bruce Wayne: "Reality warping works the same way. If your Hume Index is higher than the target, you can control it. If it's lower—you can't."
Ancient One: "That's an excellent analogy. Nicely said."
Asmodel: "So reality has layers like this? Seems my understanding of existence is still shallow."
Luffy: "Oh! I get it! Reality warping is like chopping vegetables with a knife! Sanji, doesn't that make you a reality warper?!"
Sanji: "You moron! That's not what it means at all!"
Hill: "Actually… I just asked the Reality-Warping Cat, and it did say that's what it is."
["The Scranton Reality Anchor works specifically against reality distortion. It absorbs Humes from other universes and floods the surrounding area of the warper, raising the local Hume Index higher than the warper's, nullifying their ability."]
["To prevent unbalancing the multiverse, it only absorbs Humes from dead universes."]
Hill: "So it can seal a reality warper's power?! That means even the Reality-Warping Cat wouldn't be able to use its abilities!"
Strange: "In magic, we have forms of reality warping too… if this anchor can nullify those, it's extremely dangerous."
Ancient One: "Indeed. I wonder if it could even suppress the Phoenix Force."
Regulus: "Wait—what's a 'dead universe'?"
Dan: "Probably a universe where all life has perished."
Gen: "Heavens… how terrifying!"
Tony Stark: "Another thing I need to study—Hume Index, reality warping, inter-universal absorption! This is cutting-edge! Science is the key to everything! If only I could reverse-engineer a way to counter reality warping…"
Natasha: "That's got to be nearly impossible. My brain has been developed to over 50% capacity, and even I can barely grasp Hume mechanics. With current tech, it'd take decades—or centuries—to even detect reality strength, let alone build devices to manage it."
Tony Stark: "Ha! Don't forget—we have Cain! Cain could probably help us crack this!"
Nick Fury: "Good point! That's totally possible."
Dan: "Reality warping, huh? Even the Land of Light has no concept like this. I'll need to report this to Hikari. He might be eager to dive into it."
Bruce Wayne: "I wonder if the power rings hold any knowledge of this."
Bruce Wayne: "Wait… if the Foundation developed a device to specifically counter reality warping, doesn't that imply future SCPs will possess reality-warping powers?"
Hill: "No way… if more things like the Reality-Warping Cat appear, we're screwed before we even get close! They'll turn us into mice or something!"
Ancient One: "And it might not stop there. There are surely even worse abilities out there…"
Tony Stark: "Damn it—I need to find Cain and start asking questions now!"
Seiji: "Reality warping… it does sound like an absolute nightmare. Is there any other way to counter it?"
Didiel: "If it's about increasing reality strength… maybe boosting our own power to the max is enough?"
Ancient One: "Hard to say. Reality warping exists in a completely different framework."
While everyone was debating and theorizing passionately, the screen's announcements continued.
["Now calculating rewards for the DC Universe."]
Finally, it was the DC world's turn. Both Bruce Wayne and Diana looked forward in anticipation—eager to see what powerful rewards they might receive.
(End of Chapter)
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