The question plunged the mausoleum into a brief silence, which only made Roselle feel a little awkward. His shadow-shrouded face shifted slightly as he took the initiative to speak:
"I was really just teasing. If you truly are a female Demoness, then when you advanced to Unaging, the thing the Demoness Sect and the 'Primordial Demoness' fear should have happened..."
"No," Angel said, shaking her head. "My situation is a little strange. In fact, even I find it hard to say whether I'm a 'male Demoness' or a 'female Demoness.'"
Huh? The question was written plainly across Roselle's face.
Klein also looked over silently. Although he had learned about this when the two of them had "recognized" each other, hearing Roselle's concerns about a "female Demoness" still stirred doubts in his mind.
Seeing that she had taken control of the situation, Angel organized her thoughts while asking Roselle a question in return:
"When you 'transmigrated' into this body, he had just died too, hadn't he?"
He nodded.
"The original Roselle died after falling from his horse during a hunt. When I revived in his body, I couldn't feel anything below my neck for a few seconds. That was probably the power of 'Sefirah Castle' repairing my cervical spine... Fortunately, there were no witnesses, or I probably would have been sent to the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun's Tribunal that very day."
"That was an advance on a Miracle Invoker's power, a sort of temporary 'boon.' If you'd chosen the Seer Pathway, you would have had to repay the 'miracle,' but it looks like you'll be leaving that debt unpaid forever."
Klein chuckled and interjected.
Roselle nodded in sudden understanding, as though a lingering question had finally been answered.
Seeing this, Angel continued:
"It was the same for me. When