With God of Love's Thorn alone, there was still some distance to go before Shade could achieve "Two-in-One." But Desire told Shade that once he found a way to merge bodies, activating "God of Love's Thorn" at the instant of physical fusion would be enough to achieve complete "Two-in-One."
"So that's the divine art."
Upton, who had no idea what Shade intended to do, nodded:
"This is a true secret of our Cult, a divine art born from the soul's most intense desire for 'protection,' ignited by emotion. Even within the Rosicrucian Order today, only successive chairmen and Believers like us can truly come into contact with it. But we can make an exception today. Mr. Watson, do you have time? If you do, we can prepare the ritual for you right now. I imagine that, blessed by My Lord as you are, there should be no chance of you failing to learn it."
This was a genuine divine art, so followers of the God of Love had to participate in order to conduct the learning ritual. Shade had nothing planned for the day, so he naturally nodded in agreement.
As everyone rose to prepare for the ritual, Richard reminded him:
"Only true love can bring out the power of this divine art. Mr. Watson, are you certain that the one you love also loves you?"
"Of course."
Shade was quite certain, but after a brief pause, he asked another question:
"Can this thaumaturgy be used on multiple people at once?"
The followers of the God of Love all froze for a moment before understanding the implication of his question.
"You..."
Hope took a deep breath, suppressing the thought of whether teaching this divine art to the man before her counted as blasphemy:
"Though there are no definite records, in