Unlike many Pathways that only began to show their strength in the later or even very late stages, the Monster Pathway could grant formidable combat power as early as Sequence Eight.
Sequence Eight of the Monster Pathway was called Machine. It possessed terrifying computational abilities and precise control, while all physical qualities related to an Extraordinary being's body were noticeably enhanced at this Sequence.
This allowed Extraordinary beings to learn anything quickly and accurately, whether combat skills such as shooting and fighting or all kinds of non-combat work.
That was precisely why Noah and Hikari had appointed Ademisor as boatswain. This job required strong coordination and allocation abilities.
There was a saying used to describe an organization running in perfect order, with every link working flawlessly together—like a machine.
It suited Ademisor's Acting Method perfectly.
And Machine's abilities did not end there. The intuition that had already been especially powerful at Sequence Nine, Monster, became controllable after advancing to Sequence Eight, granting Machines decent divination and anti-divination abilities.
That night, under Noah's watchful gaze, Ademisor finished meditating after consuming the potion and stabilized his condition.
"How do you feel?"
"Better than ever before."
Ademisor opened his eyes.
"Not only is that previous feeling of spiritual bloating, where I had to maintain constant control, gone—even the last traces of auditory and visual hallucinations are gone."
Lowering his head to look at his hands, Ademisor said:
"For the first time, I can perceive everything about myself so clearly... every fraction of strength, every thought."
"Oh? The effects are that obvious..."
Noah looked him up and down for a while.
"You really are well suited to this Pathway. But being too well suited doesn't seem entirely good either. You still need psychological counseling."
Being overly compatible with a Pathway could indeed prevent the