The Hanged Man was quite satisfied with everyone's reactions. He casually shifted his posture and continued:
"High Sequence Beyonders can choose to pass their Beyonder Characteristics on to their descendants, and they can decide how much to pass on. Mid Sequence Beyonders—more precisely, those of Sequence 5 and Sequence 6—will uncontrollably pass on a small portion. This generally won't cause a decline in strength, but if they have enough children, it isn't impossible for them to fall back to the Low Sequence.
"These descendants will be born with some of the characteristics of that pathway, equivalent to half a Sequence 9. This locks in their path of development, but it also gives them greater spirituality and innate Beyonder Abilities."
"Wait, if Beyonder Characteristics can be passed down to descendants this way, does the transfer happen when the descendant is born, or during... that?"
Just as everyone was immersed in the Hanged Man's lesson, Miss Empress asked in confusion.
The moment she finished speaking, she regretted it, because everyone's gaze, including that of the World at the end of the long table, focused on her.
If not for the Gray Fog, I'd even suspect Mr. Fool was looking at me like that...
She wished she could crawl into a hole in the ground and could only hurriedly add:
"I-I was just discussing it..."
In the end, she still did not imitate Audrey and invent a friend out of thin air.
"Hmm, it should be the instant new life is formed, but I haven't tried it myself, so I can't guarantee that's accurate..."
The Hanged Man answered somewhat helplessly, letting the awkward subject pass.
"What about the Low Sequence? I mean Sequence 9."
Miss Magician pressed on. What concerned her most was still the excess Beyonder Characteristics within her.
"Ordinary Sequences 7,