As they listened to Delasion's account, everyone in the meeting room was stunned.
No wonder he had been able to advance through such a ritual despite already being so powerful. He was going to devour the nine Source Qualities and the Primordial Creator...
Advancing to the Outer Deity level required accommodating a Source Quality, so in theory, this ritual meant accommodating nine Outer Deities, plus the consciousness of the being that had evolved everything in this world.
Conversely, the fact that they could devour such things gave everyone a clearer understanding of just how powerful Delasion and the others were.
Wait... they? He?
"Um, when you say 'I' here, and the 'we' from before... do you mean that only Mr. Delasion among you can advance through this, or...?"
Bethel spoke as he stroked his chin.
The Goddess of the Night and Adam, the Sun God silently glanced at him, inwardly giving this Champion a thumbs-up.
They had been curious about the identities of the Café's shopkeepers for a long time. What they could confirm was that some of them were definitely Shopkeeper Reed's avatars...
Moreover, judging by their pathways, they not only matched the nine Source Qualities and the Outer Deities, but also corresponded to the ritual required for the other party's advancement.
However, whether all of them were Shopkeeper Reed's avatars was difficult to determine. This question was quite important, but asking it carried a certain degree of risk.
Now that Bethel had taken that risk for them, he was practically the ideal teammate of the new era!
Delasion glanced at Bethel and smiled faintly.
"Our relationship with the head shopkeeper is actually rather similar to the relationship between the Dream Angel, the Dark Angel, and the Ancient Sun God. Normally, you can completely treat us as independent individuals."