-1124- Faux Angel

— Faux Angel—

That is a kind of existence that resides in another dimension, just like demons, and serves as both messengers of God and beings from another world.

No, they can't even be called a form of life.

Because angels do not possess will; rather, they exist like heat and light, akin to a phenomenon.

However, they are indeed existing beings in higher dimensions, serving as messengers of God. They can not only use divine energy but also, by virtue of being higher-dimensional beings, construct a membrane of super-dimensionality, isolating interference from the lower dimensions, meaning all interference from this world.

Therefore, they are weapons comparable to Primogenitor and even surpass Primogenitors in practicality.

And Faux Angel is a ritual that artificially evolves life into angels.

This is a ritual that Kanase Kensei has been studying for a long time, using artificial means to induce spiritual evolution, allowing humans to undergo a transformation, becoming higher-order beings.

"Human beings possess a circuit called the 'spiritual power center.'"

With a calm, knowledgeable, and steady voice, Kanase Kensei began to speak.

"That is a circuit that creates miracles using spiritual power, also known as chakra."

Its nature is very similar to that of magical circuits; they are both simulated nerves. The only difference is that magical circuits convert life force into magical power and are used to manipulate magical power, while the spiritual power center uses spiritual power to create miracles.

"In theory, all humans possess this circuit, but few can activate it. Even top spiritual users can only access about thirty percent of it. If one can fully utilize it, they can obtain power equivalent to that of gods and Buddhas, thereby causing personal spiritual evolution and ultimately ascending to a higher level of existence — angels."

But humans cannot achieve this.

Not only can they activate too little of the spiritual power center, making full activation impossible, but also because human bodies cannot withstand that power. Once overloaded, they are doomed to collapse.

However, Kanase Kensei took a different approach and promoted this evolution by artificial means.

That's what Kanase Kensei thought.

"Since the innate circuits of humans are insufficient, it suffices to increase their number externally."

That was the assumption Kanase Kensei made.

So...

"As long as seven candidates are selected, and one of their spiritual power centers is magically strengthened to the limit that the human body can bear, and then they take the spiritual power centers from the other candidates for themselves, it is possible to evolve their spirits. Without causing the body to overload, they will become angels."

This is the so-called ritual — Faux Angel.

In other words, like the ritual called the "Holy Grail War," where seven servant kill each other, accumulating enough power to fulfill a wish, the ritual called Faux Angel can only fulfill one wish: to cultivate artificial angels and make them ascend to higher dimensions.

In this way, the candidates kill each other, with the surviving individual swallowing the spiritual power centers of the other candidates. This process of "absorption" refers to the fusion of spirits and does not affect the physical body. Thus, the best individual remaining can achieve spiritual evolution and ultimately become an angel.

Of course, this is only theoretically possible. The ritual known as Faux Angel is both complex and difficult to control, and it is uncertain what changes will occur during the process. It is also unclear whether the candidates, whose spiritual power centers have been magically strengthened to the limit that the human body can bear, will self-destruct. All of this is uncertain.

However, if the individuals are carefully selected, it's a different story.

"As a member of the Aldegyr royal family, Kanon has the highest qualifications as a spiritual medium. With my knowledge of the Aldegyr royal family and technology, after adjustments, the uncertainties of the ritual will be greatly reduced. In the end, Kanon will also become the best individual remaining and will eventually ascend to become an angel."

Kanase Kensei spoke with such certainty.

"Now, the ritual is basically over. After the fighting in the personal space provided by the magus craft, Kanon has successfully devoured the spiritual power centers of the six other candidates, leaving only herself. In addition to the seven spiritual power centers inherent to humans, the total number is thirteen. The number of connected pathways is thirty, which meets the minimum number required for a human to elevate their spiritual level by one level."

In other words, Kanon Kanase now has the qualification to ascend to become an angel.

"Next, Kanon just needs to undergo the final ritual, let all the spiritual circuits operate at full speed, and she will be able to evolve to the final stage and become an angel."

Kensei Kanase and others came here for this purpose.

"As long as we can fight strong enemies, all the spiritual circuits will be able to operate."

And in Itogami Island, the place where the most and strongest enemies gather, isn't it right here?

"The divine child who sealed the Fourth Primogenitor."

"The vampire noble closest to the Primogenitors."

"The eldest daughter of the Aldegyr royal family."

"The Sword Shaman and the Shamanic War Dancer of the Lion King Agency."

"And even subordinates of the Warlord Dominion."

Such a group of strong enemies is gathered here.

Therefore, Kensei Kanase came here.

The people he wants to attack are not just La Folia, but everyone present.

As for the people from Magus Craft, they just want to profit from Kensei's technology.

If Kanase Kensei can really create angels, then this enterprise that specializes in making mechanical dolls can make a fortune by selling artificial angels as weapons.

With this in mind, Magus Craft sent a legion of mechanical dolls to attack La Folia.

This is not only to prevent La Folia from causing trouble, but also to obtain the best experimental subjects for Faux Angel, and to bring La Folia back for artificial replication. By then, they can produce Faux Angels without restriction.

The female vampire and the male Beast Man who came with Kensei Kanase are probably from Mageus Craft, specifically here to witness the progress of the experiment and take back the most useful experimental subjects.

Naturally, in this way, neither Kanon Kanase nor La Folia will survive.

Leaving aside other matters, just talking about Kanon Kanase, once she becomes an angel, it means descending from life to become a pure phenomenon, with no will and no life.

That's no different from killing her.

And La Folia, needless to say, will probably become a more tragic experimental subject than Kanon Kanase and will be extensively exploited, right?

"You...!"

Learning this, Yukina and Sayaka Kirasaka reacted extremely fiercely.

As combat tools specially cultivated by the Lion King Agency, both of them had strong reactions to the actions of Kensei Kanase and Magus Craft.

On the other hand, Rozen and La Folia Rihavein subsequently calmed down.

Because...

"Good! Excellent! That's fantastic!"

The ecstatic voice came from Dimitrie Vatler.

The terrifying magical power began to surge from Vatler's body, shaking the ship as it opened the atmosphere and shook the hull.

"Anyway, you all came to seek strong enemies. If that's the case, I welcome it wholeheartedly!"

Vatler opened his arms, and the surging magical power on his body had already caused the people around him to retreat as if struck by lightning.

"Let me be your opponent!"

"Faux Angel!"