Ego had been searching for this extraterrestrial visitor for a long time.
His previous wife had called him a pervert for it, saying he was constantly thinking up nonsense and would ruin the mood even when they were discussing the origins of life by bringing up ideas about extraterrestrial beings.
Ego had left her after that and decided he would never take a telepath as a wife again.
Such an ability was truly terrifying; when it reached its peak, it could even read the memories of someone on his level. They were better suited as pets, not partners.
But that wasn't the most important thing. The seed had been planted, and now he just needed to wait for the harvest.
Of course, what made Ego happiest at the moment was discovering the extraterrestrial visitor he had longed for on Knowhere.
This was far more interesting than searching for women.
"You've been following me."
Although it was a question, Beckett's tone was unusually certain.
"Of course."
Ego put down the musical instruments in his hands, stood up straight, and adjusted his collar. "In this universe, I'm probably the only one interested in you."
Ego, who had been desperately searching for the path of his own evolution, urgently needed a reference point.
To Ego, Beckett, who could distort the universe and travel through it even as an infant, was perfect research material.
Unfortunately, he hadn't arrived in time that day. By the time he got there, the planet called Titan had already been reduced to ruins, and the presence that didn't belong to this universe had vanished from Ego's senses.
"Interested in a trade?"
Ego raised an eyebrow and asked in a deep voice.
"Not interested."
Beckett turned and left without the slightest hesitation.
Ego didn't stop him, merely letting Beckett's figure disappear into the crowd, drifting further and further away from him.
"Really, not interested?"
Ego looked down at his clothes, smiling indifferently. With a clench of his hands, the components fell away, and he continued to hunt for his target with his musical instruments.
There would be plenty of time in the future; he had all the time in the world to play.
"His Highness Beckett, the micro-surveillance device has been installed."
Beckett, who had merged back into the crowd, saw a successful installation prompt pop up on the screen in his right eye.
"Can you find any information on this person, Woz?"
"I'm sorry, His Highness Beckett, Woz cannot find anything."
Woz could not find any information about this Ego.
As an artificial intelligence, there were limits after all.
Although he didn't say it aloud, Woz had deeply realized this.
Beckett then turned his gaze to Zola, who was playing with a cat behind him. "You said I'm a VIP at your Cosmic Auction House, right?"
"Yes, do you have any requests, Mr. Beckett?"
The woman playing with the cat quickly shifted into work mode.
"By tonight, I want all the information on this man. Remember, all of it." Under Woz's manipulation, a bright blue screen appeared before Zola.
On the screen, a beaming Ego was clearly visible; Woz had just captured the image.
"No problem."
Zola said confidently.
It was time to show off her real skills!
However, by evening...
"Name: Ego."
"Beyond that, unknown?"
After Beckett finished reading the information, which was no different from what Woz had provided, he looked up. Reflected in his pupils, Zola's face was filled with shame.
Although Beckett might not believe it, this was truly all the information she had managed to gather by exhausting the Cosmic Auction House's intelligence network.
She had specifically taken the time to ask her seniors, and the response she received made her scalp tingle.
[Your query permissions are insufficient.]
That single sentence made Zola realize the seriousness of the situation.
She was specifically responsible for receiving VIPs of Beckett's caliber, and even that wasn't enough...
"Insufficient permissions?"
"Interesting."
Beckett fell into thought, looking at the feed from the micro-surveillance device displayed on his right eye screen.
In a manor in the capital of Knowhere.
Ego, dressed in a formal suit, held the hand of a beautiful woman, swaying his hips to intoxicating music.
After the dance, the beautiful woman in the vibrant red dress opened her eyes, her gaze shifting, full of affection.
"If only we could dance like this forever."
The woman sighed, her expression filled with regret and reluctance.
"Why not, Jennifer?"
"As long as you wish, we can be together forever."
"Forever."
With her long hair cascading over her shoulders, every move Ego made was filled with a captivating aura in the woman's eyes.
"But, I don't know if we will succeed this time. If we fail, our entire clan is destined to be exiled to the arenas of Sakaar."
With power accumulated over a thousand years, she had to make this desperate decision to reclaim her people's status on Knowhere.
"You will definitely succeed, if you're willing to let me intervene."
Ego's smile faded, his expression serious.
"No, if you interfere, the nature of this matter changes." The woman named Jennifer shook her head, her slender fingers gently pressing against Ego's lips, signaling him to stop talking.
"I know your background is very mysterious, and you're unwilling to even reveal your origins to me. But, I love you, so I don't want to drag you into this."
"Because if you get involved, it will violate the rules set by The Collector back then."
"You will die."
Jennifer did not want to see the man she deeply loved dismembered by The Collector because of her.
"In this universe, no one can kill me, my dear." Ego closed his eyes and gently placed a kiss on Jennifer's forehead.
Elsewhere on Knowhere, Beckett, lying in bed, was still pondering what Ego and this woman named Jennifer were up to when the screen in front of him suddenly went black. Beside him, Zola's ears had already turned completely red...
Meanwhile, Hela, who had already traversed dozens of galaxies, was feeding grass to her horses...
The third update will be quite late~ around midnight.
I'm returning to write quite late~
But there will still be three updates~
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