Danmaku, my skills refresh weekly.

"Hiss—no, wait, my head hurts, let me sort this out..."

Because Lily's state overlapped with mine, she shared my skills, meaning she also simultaneously gained the abilities of [Double Fate] and [Cookhouse Ash Woman], connecting them to "Fenyana," a character from the same lineage.

The resonance between these skills and magic, like a nuclear reaction, is alternating and gradually amplifying the mutation.

For the first time, Ciel experienced the terrifying nature of the Second Dimension, Pandora.

He rubbed his temples, took a deep breath to calm himself down, and carefully reviewed his experimental process over the past period.

First came Maru's song, specializing in charm; then Lily triggered "Double Fate," transforming into Finana, the goddess of Palum; next, the goddess's soul descended, demanding a "name" exchange...

Hmm? Goddess? Name? Alluring...

My thoughts instantly jumped back to a week ago...

"What do you want to eat? It's on me..." The image of the gray-haired girl's doting smile and gentle, soothing voice floated into my mind.

Ciel's expression changed drastically: "Damn it!"

Chapter 71 "Artifact"

"Holy crap! No wonder Freya was so proactive towards me, so that's what our relationship is?!"

No wonder Ciel couldn't see it.

Helen's name was given by Freya, and Seele's appearance was a figment of Freya's imagination based on the image of a "girl." Ciel never saw Helen's appearance from beginning to end, so naturally, she didn't match the little girl in his memory.

That makes sense now. It explains why Freya wanted to find Chanis, and why Seele was able to pinpoint me from the crowd the moment she saw me.

By carefully comparing the image of my sister in my memory with the interludes in the works in my mind, I easily discovered several distinctive features.

With "Helen" as the target, the rest of the reasoning was naturally completed.

Without mentioning the possibility of directly using magic.

Like Charles, Helen possesses an extremely rare developmental ability—"divine artifacts".

That is, the vessel of God.

Charles was unsure of its specific effects, but the name itself was enough to give him some clues.

"Although Fenana is a fictional god created through word of mouth among the Lilliputians, she still possesses certain divine attributes. Even if these 'divine' attributes are fictitious, they were unexpectedly backward compatible with the 'artifact' ability."

In other words, the "artifact" was anchored to the "illusory god Finana", and then further precisely anchored to the "knight Finana".

Then, through a strange chain of reactions—"Double Fate" + "Cooking Ash Woman" + "Yuumi's Strike" + "Reincarnated Soul"—Fenyana was able to reappear.

In the mental room, Charles ruffled Lily's hair: "You seem to have a lot of potential as a little watch girl."

"What is that?!" Lily was still in a state of confusion and didn't even realize how great this opportunity was.

Charles turned to Jiaofenana again: "How should we exchange names? With magic?"

Ciel closed his eyes, and memories of his past life flooded his mind like a tidal wave.

"found it……"

He opened his eyes, took the three souls in his grasp, and sang:

"The steps yet to be reached, the forbidden gate... At this moment, I will betray the laws of heaven—"

A pure silver magic circle emanated from the three of them, blooming in this strange mental space.

"A phantom soul, a superficial hope. Guided by the exchange of true names… Descend, daughter of the gods—"

Warner Syd

The magic circle shattered.

The light shattered, and the fragments of light transformed from gray into a beautiful, jewel-like silver, merging into the bodies of Ciel and the others.

The three souls were linked together, and Lily's body emitted a silver glow, becoming intensely hot.

……

Inside the room, Ciel broke free of the possession and stared at the silent "Feniana".

"How's it going?"

Lily looked up and pointed to her chest: "It seems she's settled here."

As if in response to Ciel, a flash of crimson appeared in Lily's eyes:

"It's no problem anymore."

"What state are you in now? Undead? Goddess?" Charles scrutinized Lily, whose demeanor had drastically changed.

Finana shook her head:

“I am merely an independent memory, devoid of emotion. I will not affect her personality. My achievements are fabricated, and I do not hold a divine position.”

"Like, a stain that hasn't been washed off?" Charles described.

"Yes. You can think that way, sir."

Charles noticed that after separating from Lily's body, Finana's emotional fluctuations decreased significantly. This might be because the "artifact's" effects had worn off.

The reason the other party is still inside Lily's body is because they exchanged their real names.

"That's good too. Now we have a personal grandma."

Charles was very satisfied with the magic he had drawn, and sure enough, the "teacher" who would teach him the skills came to his door.

In terms of skill, even Chardo couldn't match Finana's marksmanship.

This is a ruthless individual who can defeat a horde of level 5 monsters with just his flesh and blood, without relying on any divine essence. His skill level is definitely no weaker than that of a martial god who has mastered combat techniques.

Charles patted Lily on the shoulder with satisfaction:

"Very good, Lily, you didn't disappoint me. From now on, you will be my first subordinate."

The red light in her eyes disappeared, and Lily was equally excited: "Yes! To actually give such power to useless Lily! As expected of Lord Ciel!"

"Hmph, this is merely the tip of the iceberg of my wisdom." Charles stroked his chin with satisfaction. "In that case, let me give you a code name..."

"Like an adventurer's title?" Lily asked, eager to try it out.

Charles thought for a moment and said, "Let's call you Knight. Once you're capable of handling things on your own, we'll take back the title of Finana."

"Yes! Lord Ciel!"

"First, fill the bathtub with water for Maru. After you're done, get a good rest tonight. Tomorrow morning, come with me to the city wall."

"doing what?"

"A date!"

……

On the other side, at the bottom of the Tower of Babel.

Inside the specially designated, narrow workshop, various test tubes were arranged in a messy yet orderly fashion. The colorful solutions and magic reacted subtly, producing a few bubbles.

Fels, shrouded in a black robe, carefully held the test tube, preparing the medicine, his bone claws, devoid of flesh and blood, deftly blending various ingredients.

Carefully drip the solution into the finished product...

"Hey Hey hey----"

An unusual sound broke the sage's work. With a bang, the test tube exploded, the cloak was blown away, revealing a skeletal head.

On one side of the room, an eye-shaped crystal shimmered and emitted a sound that seemed to come from afar.

"Hey, can you hear me? Fels! Hey!"

"Is this really how it's used?"

"What if that kid is lying to us? Knock knock—speak up quickly."

"Hey, don't smash it! What if it breaks?"

Fels tilted her head back, paused as if taking a deep breath. Although she didn't have a lung, she definitely felt like she was about to explode with anger.

"Keep your voice down. Didn't I tell you not to call me in the middle of the night unless it's something important?"

"Ah... I've got it! There's a sound. Fels, is that Fels? Can you hear me?"

"I can hear you, Reed, calm down." Fels calmly packed up the ruined experimental materials. "What happened?"

A rough male voice came from the stone: "Hmph, Marie has been kidnapped! Fels, what should we do about this? Our compatriots have disappeared right under our noses."

“Marie… ah, that innocent mermaid?” Fels paused for a moment. “Can you pinpoint the direction she last disappeared in?”

“Mali couldn’t possibly have left the water. We followed the scent all the way to the 18th floor before stopping, and the scent was still moving upwards!” A gentle female voice sounded, her tone anxious: “We suspect that Mali was taken to the surface by someone.”

"..."

The information, gleaned in an instant, gave Fels a major headache.

Information about the "heretic" has not yet been released to the public, and that fishman is exceptionally naive, which means that panic will erupt in the "city" during this sensitive period...

If they're interested in monsters, not just killing them, but kidnapping them, then Marie will be treated as a commodity...

"Oh no..."

Silence fell on the other end of the eye crystal's line...

Russian qing.

"Marie, can she come back?" a woman's voice rang out.

“Don’t stop us, Fels. Marie is everyone’s friend. If anything happens to her…” a deep, hoarse male voice echoed.

“I’ll figure something out. Calm down, Guros. Give me some time…”

Rubbing his non-existent eyebrows, Fels left the workshop.

A moment later, under the cover of night, an owl with heterochromatic eyes flapped its wings and soared.

Fels himself quietly entered the hall.

"Uranus, that plan needs to be started sooner rather than later..."