Fusing a tool with flesh and blood was a special state of control.
First, it allowed one to gain a deeper understanding of the tool's significance and wield greater power. Second, this fusion of flesh and blood was, to a certain extent, equivalent to acknowledging a master, making it difficult to lose. Even if it were misplaced, one could use the resonance of flesh and blood to find where the tool was.
"So Crimson Sovereignty has acknowledged a master? That can't be right. Angel, Crimson Sovereignty has 'Blood Source Reversion' inscribed upon it, and the magic energy array is still operating. How could it possibly have acknowledged a master?"
"I find it puzzling as well. But from my observations during this time, Crimson Sovereignty has indeed fused into Yurika's body." Xius was also somewhat baffled.
"When did she begin fusing Crimson Sovereignty into her body?" Sanders asked.
"At the very least, before she went mad, I never saw her take Crimson Sovereignty out of her body," Xius said.
In other words, Yurika had most likely only begun this flesh-and-blood fusion recently.
But hadn't she already gone mad?
The deeper they dug into this matter, the stranger it seemed. It always felt as though something was amiss behind the scenes, yet when they carefully tried to unravel it, they could not find a thread to follow.
Just as Sanders was feeling perplexed, Angel suddenly said,
"Crimson Sovereignty's effect is to bewilder people's minds. Put another way, it is akin to turning others into loyal puppets. Then I have a question: can Yurika truly control those servants who were previously affected by Crimson Sovereignty?"
Angel's question made Sanders' eyes flicker, as though he had thought of something.
Xius frowned. "I remember that the servants affected by Crimson Sovereignty all seemed to want