"Did you and that deity... become one?"
Linsey asked cautiously.
The girl before him looked physically weak, as though she could barely stand steadily in place. Yet Linsey's Awakened senses told him that a powerful force lay within her body.
Having witnessed the entire process, it was not difficult for him to guess the outcome.
"Become one? No, my current state is difficult to describe." The girl first shook her head in denial. Her voice seemed somewhat cool and clear, but then it grew composed, as though another person had begun speaking. "To be precise, this is not fusion, but a conceptual overlap."
"If my life ends, the dead soul and the Divine Soul will separate once again."
"Who I am now is an entirely new person."
At this point, the girl seemed to find it somewhat amusing, and she shook her head slightly.
"So that's how it is—the laws the Righteous Walkers left behind were indeed primarily meant to protect the City of Law. But they did not simply ignore me, a dead soul residing here."
Linsey understood.
"Your current state was caused by the Righteous Walkers' skill?"
The girl before him nodded.
"They had originally intended to resurrect me."
"How interesting—when Muli Danny chose to protect this city, even willing to sacrifice her own existence, her lost life would return under the guidance of the laws."
"Unfortunately, the Righteous Walkers did not foresee the future either. When I revived, I unexpectedly overlapped with a deity, resulting in my current unusual state."
Linsey noticed a particular part of her explanation.
"What do you mean by 'sacrifice her own existence'?"
The girl still wore a smile.
Though she was speaking of herself, it was as though she were telling someone else's story.
"The War Graveyard came into being because of