The Preservation Front reactivated their artificial harmonic network—but this time, in consultation.
They requested direct data from both Kaito and the Watcher.
Transparency shifted tension.
The next synchronization pulse aligned correctly.
The Boundary Stars held steady.
Kaito felt something new:
Not intrusion.
Support.
The Watcher observed the cooperative structure carefully.
Distributed stabilization reduces Axis strain by 12%.
Silver Eyes smiled faintly.
"They are learning."
"So are we," Kaito replied.