Although Aiwass deserved most of the credit for modifying this ritual, Pandora did not know of Aiwass's existence, and Roy would not explain it outright. Thus, he nodded and accepted the credit for himself. "...That's right. From the moment I became a Campione, I knew that Campiones had limits. Unlike the other Campiones, I wouldn't complacently enjoy the power I possessed. I would only think about how to use knowledge to break through those limits."
If Roy had been a native of this world, he might have been content with the power brought by becoming a Campione and stopped striving upward. But after learning how vast the other worlds were, he could never be satisfied with the paltry power of a Campione. A more brilliant future awaited him, and he could never be like a frog in a well, reigning supreme only in this tiny world.
"That's right. Exactly..."
Pandora looked somewhat dazed. She bit her lip, never imagining that such an incredible Campione would be born in this world. He had broken through the limits and laws of Campiones, and shattered the ritual she was most proud of. It shook her deeply, but it also gave her hope.
If it's him... perhaps the fate and cycle of these several thousand years really can end here.
With that thought, Pandora seemed to make up her mind.
"Don't become proud over this, little Roy... The Great Sage Equal to Heaven could be called the strongest Steel aside from the Last King, but the gap between them is still the difference between heaven and earth. The Last King, entrusted by the gods with the mission of slaying demon kings, won't be defeated as easily as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven was."
Pandora was afraid Roy would become arrogant, so she whispered