From the very beginning, Roy had possessed this qualification.
That connection point serving as the medium was precisely the Ark in Roy's right hand.
The Ark was the Remnant of Old Gods, a fact Roy had realized long ago.
Just as the Enlightened One was the Remnant of Old Gods known as the "Buddha," the Ark was likewise the Remnant of Old Gods known as "God."
It could be said that, from the very beginning, an existence as powerful as the Enlightened One had dwelled within Roy's right hand.
The power brought by the Disobedient God Roy slew in the Campione World had merely awakened the Divine Right.
Judging purely by displayed power, the Enlightened One was inferior to a Demon God. Likewise, the Divine Right was not as powerful as a Demon God in terms of manifested strength.
Otherwise, back in the A Certain Magical Index World, Roy would only have needed to wave his right hand to defeat all the Demon Gods.
There would have been no need for him to cautiously avoid the Demon Gods' attention.
Yet although his right hand and the Enlightened One were inferior to Demon Gods in displayed power, they possessed an ability that drove even Demon Gods into a frenzy.
That was the ability to cross the Sea of Worlds and travel through the Omniverse.
The Moon World bore traces of the Enlightened One. The Hako Niwa World created by Roy bore traces of the Enlightened One. In countless worlds, there were traces of the Enlightened One.
In every world, the Enlightened One was collectively known as the "Buddha."
But only Roy and the Enlightened One themselves knew that he could not truly be considered the "Buddha." He was merely a part of the True Buddha.
Moreover, the Enlightened One could never