Mr. Pantalone has no crazy plans today.

Piero, nicknamed "The Clown," cared about only one thing: raising the banner of rebellion against the laws of nature.

He wouldn't care what the plans were for, as long as it was all done for the sake of all this.

That is why Piero was indifferent to what Pantalone's plan actually was or what it was for; as long as the plan could convince him that it was meaningful, that was enough.

The only reason the "clown" questions Pantalone is that he needs Pantalone to give him a reason that can convince himself.

Pantalone was not surprised by the "clown's" response.

He knew from the moment he chose to visit that the "clown," as the commander-in-chief, must have already known about his plans.

However, knowing something is one thing, but as for the arrangements of the plans one has made...

He had to come up with a reason that could convince the "clown," even though the plan was indeed significant in some respects, but these were two different things.

The fact that the "clown" knows about one's plans is undoubtedly very different from the fact that one has received the "clown's" approval as the commander.

"Of course, you still have the keen eye, Your Excellency. In fact, I do have an important plan that requires your approval, even though I, as one of the executives, am qualified to represent Her Majesty the Empress's will."

"However, I still need the consent of my colleagues on this matter, otherwise no one will agree to the approval of this plan, so I need your approval as the commander-in-chief on this point."

"I hope that on the basis of this plan, you can grant me my requests and not stop me."

Pantalone paused slightly at this point before explaining his reasoning.

"Because this plan itself is a plan based on escapism!"

This answer didn't prompt the "clown" to respond immediately; he wanted to know the reason why Pantalone had devised such a plan.

Pantalone could not possibly be unaware that, in the face of the great cause of defying the laws of nature, 'escapeism' was an act strictly forbidden in the plan.

Since that's the case, and he still brought up escapism in front of him, he must have his own reasons. The "clown" wanted to know why Pantalone dared to propose such a plan knowing all this.

After Pantalone gave his answer, he pondered for a while and then looked at Pantalone and asked.

"Tell me what your plan is. I know your reasons for doing this. If your reasons satisfy me, then I will not reject your application under reasonable circumstances."

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Excellency. I say this because the plan itself is not based on a conventional escapist plan."

Pantalone started speaking, then began to explain.

"You should know, or rather, we fools should know, the cruel truth hidden beneath the exquisite and perfect exterior of this world, which is the destiny we cannot resist."

"It's a 'cycle' that never ends, and even if we can perceive it, we have no way of knowing everything about it."

"Just as the information and destiny of everyone in this world are collected and recorded in the World Tree, everything in this world is like a pre-arranged play."

Even if we know the truth hidden beneath the surface of the play, we ultimately cannot change those fates, because we are merely clowns whose destinies have been predetermined within a set of fates.

"This is precisely the reason why we, the clowns who call ourselves fools, rebel against the laws of nature. If we look at it from the bottom of our hearts, we are just a certain existence in the information recorded in the 'Legs of Earth' and the 'World Tree,' only we have been projected out."

"Therefore, we will never succumb to this absurd fate itself. That is why we must rewrite the unreasonable laws of nature, burn the old world to the ground and create a brand new one."

"That's why I devised this plan. If all life and information in this world are certain, I hope... that by recording our information, we can send that information across the stars to the other side of the world."

"As long as the information itself exists and is not lost in the backup, we can be certain that our existence is certain, and then we can transcend the cycle of existence and be reborn in another form."

"In a sense, this can be considered a high-stakes gamble, and for that I need your permission and your agreement on the formulation and execution of my plan."

"After all... as you know, we don't have as much time as we thought, so we need to prepare more to ensure that we will have a 'next time' opportunity."

Pantalone did not fully explain his ideas for the plan; he only explained part of it to the "clown," leaving the rest unsaid.

Because that plan shook the very foundations of the 'Autonomous Machine Project,' he did not explain any of this.

However, this was enough to convince the "clown." After Pantalone explained his general ideas about his plan to the "clown," the "clown" fell silent.

He naturally understood the meaning behind everything Pantarone said, just as Pantarone's words implied: the truth about the cruel reality of this world that was hidden by the World Tree.

Even though it was a secret unknown to some of the executives, it all seemed to make perfect sense when it came to Pantalone.

After all, he was Pantalone, so it's not surprising that he knew the truth.

Although Pantalone appears to be only the ninth seat, he knows that among the Fatui's executors, he is the most secretive, and even he cannot guarantee that he has completely seen through Pantalone.

As a descendant of the former Black Sun Dynasty of Kanria, Pantalone was naturally aware of the unspeakable taboos and secrets regarding the 'reincarnation' that Pantalone referred to.

As one of the few in the past whose talent could be compared to that of the 'Sage', and who was closest to the 'Sage's' abilities.

He knew many secrets that were unknown to others, including the traces of changes and distortions that had occurred in countless worlds during those 'reincarnations', but even so, he could only perceive them.

Even he could not see through those erased things and things, which were the calamities brought about by the past knowledge of those unspeakable 'truths'.

Or perhaps a significant part of the destruction of Kanria was due to the discovery of the 'truth' and the laws that were forbidden to be touched by the Heavenly Throne, which led to Kanria's demise.

The fate of every living being born into this world is recorded like a script, but if someone were to erase the information about their existence from the very source, then that person would be as if they had never existed in this world at all.

The fact that the fate of all living beings can be so easily manipulated is itself extremely absurd and unreasonable.

Such a world still has distorted principles of justice that must be changed; this is precisely the great cause that the foolish masses are pursuing.

After much thought, "The Clown" finally analyzed the plan and gained a rough understanding of it. Pantalone's idea in this plan was quite simple.

That is to input everyone's data and send it into the Star Sea for escape.

In other words, the so-called 'escape plan' is not about abandoning everything to escape, but rather that there is simply nothing that can accommodate so many people, so all that is needed is to preserve information.

As long as the information is preserved, and given a medium, the recorded information can be reborn in another way.