It was as expected... Neither the Angel Shard left behind by the Wise One nor the Rider Angel's Angel Shard could be used by Little Butterfly Lia.
And after asking Hellerchein for his own opinion, Iver used the Wise One's and the Rider Angel's Angel Shards in succession.
From this order alone, it was clear that Hellerchein still had a mage's heart.
Whether it was an elf's longing for ancient traditions, a warrior's yearning for magic, or a member of the Wild Hunt redeemed by the Wise One... he favored the Wise One more.
It was just a shame... Perhaps because his Intelligence was insufficient, Hellerchein failed to gain the arcane shard's recognition. Just as he had failed to become a mage back then.
"It's all right," Iver comforted him. "The Wise One proved that sometimes, what's powerful isn't the Authority, but the person themself."
After all, under the normal inheritance rules for Angel Shards, the Wise One should have had to choose between "Mystery" and "Magic." Yet he occupied both fields at once... In other words, even if someone inherited the Wise One's Angel Shard and became a new Angel, they could inherit at most half of the Wise One's power.
In contrast...
Hellerchein had an extremely high compatibility with the Rider Angel's Angel Shard.
Its card had already begun glowing, trembling, and humming before it even came into contact with the Angel Shard—
The instant it touched the knight's helmet, the two simultaneously burst into dazzling blue-white radiance.
It was a clear light like lightning, like a crescent moon.
The transparent card, originally made of Blue Crystal, suddenly disintegrated, then instantly reformed. Hellerchein, clad in heavy armor, appeared upon it.
The armor on his body had completely changed. It was no longer the shabby style from the Wild