Endless Knot-Ai Shiping

Ai Shiping's expression grew solemn in his soul form.

He studied the "Iver" before him.

His short, brilliant-golden hair stood up messily like flames, while purple-red radiance flowed within his eyes like smoke. He was bare-chested, with clearly defined muscles and wheat-colored skin close to the shade of coffee.

His skin was covered in countless silver runes, overlapping to outline a magic array and strange rune incantations that radiated an intense mystery. They inhaled and exhaled the Elemental Power filling the air, continuously drawing in or releasing blue, red, white, and yellow radiance. Behind that "Iver," the radiance formed a Giant Light Wheel composed of four circulating colors.

Simply standing there gave off an intense feeling of oppression.

—If one had to describe it, it would be "Magnificent Divine Might."

Compared to Iver's fair, jade-like skin, and his body where the slight contours of muscle could be seen but only truly felt by touch, this was completely different.

This "Iver" before him gave off the feeling that he could kill someone with just a few punches of his bare hands.

...Compared to the "aged Iver" existing within this painting, Iver would rather believe that this was another person he had been waiting for.

"Ring Angel..."

Iver murmured, "I've finally met you."

The mastermind who had dragged Iver into the maze and made him the pivot of countless schemes; the culprit who had developed and planned the Ouroboros Ring Ritual, bringing about numerous world-ending crises; and the god who intended to devour Iver's existence...the true transmigrator, Ai Shiping.

He had even taken away Iver's precious memories and name from his Previous Life...or perhaps he had never left them for him in the first place.

And in a certain sense, he could even be considered Iver's original self and creator.

Until now,