Inside the reception room sealed off by the Wall of Spirituality, a demigod and an Angel were somehow steeped in an all-too-human atmosphere. As the awkwardness continued to ferment and spread, Sno sighed softly. This woman was so inexperienced that she was nothing like an Intisian from the Knowledge Pathway! If he had not been worried that struggling might shatter the Wall of Spirituality and let all of Backlund know that an Angel was forcing himself on a demigod...
Forget it...
Weary at heart, Sno sighed again and spoke through his swollen lips:
"Anyway, have you heard of the paradox called the 'Ship of Theseus'?"
"No, I haven't..." Bernadette shook her head lightly. Yet the old-fashioned soft hat with its fine mesh veil that she had put back on, along with her reddened chin, made her mood quite obvious.
"Put simply, it is a paradox about self-replacement. Suppose there is a large ship whose parts are gradually replaced over the course of its voyage. Once every component has been replaced, is it still the original ship?"
"Of course..." Bernadette immediately tried to ease the awkwardness by answering the question, but after uttering only one word, her clever mind had already grasped the core of the paradox.
"Looks like you understand." Sno was relieved that the awkward atmosphere was gradually shifting into an academic one. Spreading his hands, he explained:
"This is also an authority of the Paradox Path. Much like how the Destiny Path sheds corruption through restarting, Angels of the Paradox Path can use the Ship of Theseus paradox to prevent themselves from losing their humanity. I can make a talisman like that through Ritual Magic, but it requires Mythical Creature-level Spirituality Material—something like Spirit Worms would work. It would be best if it came from the person himself.