Complete Control

"Once a Demon God obtains a Divine Position and fulfills its divine duties, it becomes what people usually refer to as a god.

This should be a relationship of inclusion and being included.

Not every Demon God can 'occupy its position' and 'perform its duties.' Therefore, a Demon God is more like an Innate Status—a Divine Being living outside the established order.

Its definition is broader and more expansive than that of a god. We Archmages, Legendary Experts, Demigod Heroes, saints, angels..."

Roy continued, "can all be collectively called Demon God-level Existences. In fact, all lifeforms above Rank Four should be included in this category."

Afterward, Roy explained the matter in detail to Furia.

Of course, the Magic Universe had no such inborn definition.

Everything had been defined by people through continuous exploration.

Even before him, many had tried to define it according to their own understanding.

He had "accepted" and "adopted" this definition because, much like Roy's Alchemy divided the development of alchemy into eras, it allowed existences above Rank Four to be classified and understood.

From the chaotic, indistinct, indescribable things of the primitive stage, it developed into the Great Existences of ancient mythology and the Ignorant Era, when interaction with them was limited.

Then, as civilization developed, they became increasingly easy to "understand," and the gods could even be approached through rituals for "communication" and "trade."

Ultimately came the Rationality Era, when they became symbols that were turned into tools and controlled in reverse.

Just as the Scientific Spirit began to emerge and the Industrial Era developed, humanity began trying to analyze and even reconstruct divinity, turning it into concepts.

Alchemy inevitably tried to create gods as well. This was an expression of the Four Ultimate Pursuits ultimately converging despite taking different paths.

The alchemists' attempt to