Another God Slayer

No matter how much Su Youzi wanted to stop Divine Remains Pupil and Kujo Iruka,

Kujo Iruka's desire to synchronize with Forced Ascension and trace back what had happened to Su Youzi seemed inevitable.

Actually... even Su Youzi and the will of the World's Foundation seemed to have no choice but to admit it.

At certain times, in certain respects, Divine Remains Pupil really was a genius.

Although Forced Ascension was dangerous,

if they could truly complete Forced Ascension and trace back the process of Forced Ascension,

perhaps they really did have a chance of recovering Su Youzi.

"Forced Ascension isn't a simple matter—" Divine Remains Pupil, having recovered somewhat, explained to Kujo Iruka.

"If 'Ascension' merely means crossing the boundary between an Ability User and an Altered User, surpassing the limits of Ability Users and Altered Users..."

"Then what Forced Ascension awakens—"

"is actually the power of the Dirac Sea. What it opens is the door to... the powerful sea of negative-energy particles that bears the real world."

"It is also a forbidden door that perhaps should never be opened, no matter what."

Recalling the series of abnormalities that had occurred when she became the tenth throne beyond the established order,

Divine Remains Pupil had felt as though the world was rejecting her, trying to kill her.

Su Youzi had most likely experienced the same thing—

Although she had obtained unrivaled power... power that could even distort the world, she had also been expelled by the world beyond the 'world,' floating above the unobservable Dirac Sea.

"As a cripple..."

"I don't possess the ability to perform Forced Ascension."

"It's simply impossible..."

"Otherwise, with the way I am now, I absolutely wouldn't have sacrificed you, nor... sent you to 'welcome' Youzi."

After Su Youzi had forcibly bent her and then