Dreamlike, intoxicated...
"An Angel of the Water Attribute?"
Iver murmured, his brows faintly furrowed. "Ascending at a time like this..."
Just in case, he closed his eyes and prepared to enter a state of prayer, intending to ask the Nine Pillar Gods one by one which Path had produced the new Angel.
But before he could enter that state, Lord of Scales and Feathers's voice rang out beside his ear. "No need to ask them. I'll tell you directly."
Boss, you're here? Ever since Iver had returned to Avalon, Lord of Scales and Feathers had been unusually quiet. Iver had assumed he'd found some new amusement again...
"Mm, I was a little busy before. Working on a small project..."
Lord of Scales and Feathers chuckled. "You'll find out after a while."
"...What sort of project have you gotten yourself into this time?"
"Oh, it's a good thing, in any case. This Angel is someone you know, too. She even held you when you were little."
...Held me?
It couldn't be Jacob, could it?
Hearing that description, Iver froze for a moment before realizing. "Sister Sasha?"
Iver wasn't all that surprised... That intoxicated feeling was clearly related to the Banquet Lord. And since the phenomenon was connected to the moon, it was most likely the Path of Love.
"That's right."
Lord of Scales and Feathers answered cheerfully. "Didn't see that coming, did you? A year ago, she didn't even have a Revered Name and was merely an 'Apostle's Apostle.' Now, she's become an Angel."
"...Was it because the power of transcendence was boiling over?"
Iver immediately understood.
As the day of Serpent Father's breakthrough through the Amber Wall drew closer, the power of transcendence in the Material Realm had grown increasingly active.
It was said that the difficulty of Promotion Rituals