The two of them first watched the anime in detail.
Although Ikaros had not been selected, she still came over and joined them. She even occasionally chimed in, which gave Shen Mo some pleasant surprises.
For example, right now.
When she saw Overlord's desires forcibly reduced to zero, she expressed her opinion.
"The gap between his consciousness and body is too great. His personality and behavior have gradually been assimilated by his power."
"It does seem that way." Othinus nodded. She had some authority on the matter. "We Magic Gods are actually the same. Those who become Magic Gods each have different personalities and different goals, but the moment they become Magic Gods, they all gain something in common: they become free of desire, dwell on the past, and worry even more that their power might bring irreversible changes to the world."
Human consciousness was sometimes extremely fragile.
When power suddenly became too great, it was easy to lose oneself.
The Magic Gods were one example.
Overlord was another.
At the beginning, there had still been many inner monologues belonging to that ordinary man, including some snide remarks that were completely different from his outward behavior and words. But later on, those mental activities had gradually diminished. This showed that Overlord's original existence as a transmigrator was being lost.
In other words, whoever transmigrated into the body of this King of the Undead would gradually come to possess similar words, actions, and beliefs, regardless of what kind of soul was inside.
"That is also why he did not receive the approval of the Member Selection System." Shen Mo joined the conversation. "His growth was far too abrupt. More importantly, his inner goals did not match his past personality, to the point that he could not even slowly adapt and grow.