What did the thrush do wrong?

Faced with inquiries from [Father]... and [Fredri], Omnia Cicada clenched its fist, then replied with annoyance:

"The thrush previously misreported the situation, causing you to have to use the Ring Time Secret Pattern, forcibly changing the Food God's route to Old Soil, later he babbled nonsense, giving the Dream Resting Master a bad idea to provoke the Food God... Father! You should impose a severe punishment on him!"

"This... punishment might be unnecessary, right?"

The eyes at the lighthouse's apex blinked slightly at the words, and then spoke soothingly in a gentle tone within the thankful gaze of the thrush:

"The thrush also has its difficulties, his [Disaster Avoidance] is a truth blended from [calamity] and [fear], the stronger the Food God, the stronger his fear, and it's understandable to lose composure under the influence of fear, can't entirely blame his cowardice."

"Father!"

Omnia Cicada couldn't help but frown and said:

"Your mercy is moving, but what the thrush did is a betrayal against you! If he isn't reprimanded..."

"Alright, this is all minor."

Gesturing for Omnia Cicada to say no more, Fredri lightly swayed on the back of a cow, speaking peacefully:

"Even if the thrush indeed ruined my plan, just by contributing his [Disaster Avoidance], he already is the main contributor this time.

After all, given Leon's suspicion and caution, if it wasn't for replicating a piece of [Disaster Avoidance] on him, I fear I would be discovered on the first day of contact, not even having the chance to trick him into helping me deal with No. 7... Right."

At this point, Fredri seemed to recall something, opened her mouth to ask:

"What about the Director of the Clearing Bureau and Aries Director? Are they taken care of?"

"Uh..."

Upon hearing Fredri's inquiry, the complexions of the Green and Red Kings slightly stiffened, then the Crimson King reported:

"We were just about to tell you about this, though they were forced into the depths of Ring Time Mountain, no one dares to directly take on Aries Director's Destruction Secret Technique, and the Clearing Bureau Chief seems to have gone crazy, only attacking and not defending, so they haven't truly been killed yet... but it should be soon!" 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Noticing the slightly narrowed eyes on the lighthouse emblem, the Green and Red Kings promptly assured:

"Please rest assured! Without understanding time, they cannot escape from Ring Time Mountain, the Clearing Bureau Chief's desperate fight will eventually fail, we just need to slowly..."

"No need."

Looking somewhat dissatisfied at Omnia Cicada, Fredri coolly said:

"Those two indeed are troublesome, it's understandable that you can't handle them well, I'll personally take action later... But you should also consider, if everything must be handled by me personally, then what's the point of your existence?"

"We..."

Seeing the usually mild [Father], this time speaking so harshly, the Green and Red Kings were shocked and startled, offering apologies with trembling hearts:

"We are ashamed to face you..."

"Enough, you are not ashamed to me, you just believe the opponent is already trapped in a dead-end, the matter is essentially accomplished, and thus you don't want to take risks, thinking it's okay to fulfill my command later.

Under normal circumstances, I can tolerate this bit of selfishness from you, after all, to seek benefit and avoid harm is everyone's instinct... However, not now."

Interrupting the Green and Red Kings' apologies, the eyes at the lighthouse's apex gradually closed, speaking somewhat wistfully:

"I've dreamed too much about past events along this path, the part of me that belongs to [human] feels somewhat sad, so it's best for you to stay diligent, don't let her catch you in the wrong, otherwise, if used as a target for venting emotions, I can only respect my own opinion... You understand, right?"

"We do! We understand!"

"We'll remember it!"

"It's good you remember."

After glancing at the two pillars gods drenched in sweat, the eyes at the lighthouse's apex fully closed, leaving behind the last admonition.

"Let the thrush go, and you two better stay alert, if something seems off... it wouldn't hurt to listen more to the thrush's opinion."

...

Great, that thrush's method is indeed useful!

Seeing Leon in a black old coat, standing bewildered at the grimy street corner of the royal capital, the Dream Resting Master suddenly was overjoyed, fervently praising the thrush within his heart.

True to its name [Disaster Avoidance] as a pillar god, indeed it understands No. 3 the best. By following its advice and using dream fragments extracted from reality to assemble this dream, the effect on No. 3 is outstanding!

Unlike those previously chaotic dreams, just upon sinking into this dream, No. 3's spirit core that has always been well-hidden began to reveal itself, I could even sense his inner confusion.

Confusion is good, just get lost in the dream, end your life as an ordinary person struggling only in anguish, confusedly.

When Leon, after the twenty-first failed job application, stepped out of the Clearing Bureau, turning away in the sunset with unwilling eyes, the passersby in the dream stopped their actions simultaneously, uniformly gazing at his back, revealing identical strange smiles.

According to the "past" pieced together from the dream, this day should be the turning point of No. 3's life. It was precisely because his sister was severely ill and hospitalized, that No. 3, who muddled through the past decade, chose to join the Clearing Bureau, becoming a Food God that even No. 1 couldn't be indifferent to.