Although taking advantage of good people's kindness was shameless, Ling was willing to go all out for her sister. She only hoped that the person Alicia had chosen would be willing to grant her sisters some kindness.
"..."
After hearing Ling's words, Sakura had wanted to say something. But seeing Gwen's thoughtful expression, she pressed her lips together and ultimately did not interrupt him. She merely watched his expression carefully, ready to apologize the moment he showed any impatience. After hearing Ling out, Gwen began considering the possibility—
For the time being, Gwen retained a certain degree of trust in Ling's words. Even without a system to display the condition of the stigmata, he could sense for himself that the second stigmata was indeed as empty as Ling had said. Unlike the two stigmata on Ling, it contained no consciousness or soul.
As for the help Ling said the altered stigmata could provide, Gwen quickly thought of someone—
Seele.
Or rather... Black Seele, the perfect product that Gray Serpent had called the true success of the Stigmata Project.
If that was really the case, then Sakura would be quite a good candidate—
Although Gwen's strength in this world could now be said to be unrivaled beneath Finality, having another person around would still make many things easier than handling them alone. Therefore, Gwen was inclined to accept this plan.
There was just one more problem...
Thinking of this, Gwen looked toward Sakura.
"Sakura..."
However, the furrowed brows Gwen wore while thinking made Sakura mistakenly believe that he was displeased. She hurriedly spoke up:
"I'm sorry, Gwen. Ling, this child..."
"Stop!"
Realizing that Sakura had misunderstood something, Gwen immediately cut her off:
"I don't mean to reject it right away. I'm just asking—Sakura, do you know of any technique that could