"Argh... He dared! He actually dared!"
When the reincarnated Uraume got to their feet, they felt as though wires had been plugged into their brain. The chaos left their mind in a state of pure overload.
As Uraume opened their eyes, Kenjaku returned from his thoughts to reality—in the crystal coffin before him, Gen's corpse lay quietly—
Unlike the other corpses, part of Mahoraga's soul resided within Gen, making him a target for Idle Transfiguration—but the power of the Divine General of the Other Precepts was simply too ferocious.
Slashing, striking, piercing—Kenjaku had spent the latter five hundred years researching the effects of Mahoraga's Mark, yet as a binding made at the cost of life, Mahoraga's Mark had faithfully adapted to everything.
Aging, oxidation, even anything that could damage the corpse after death had all been adapted to.
Honestly—none of the techniques Kenjaku had accumulated over a thousand years could, even if used solely against this wooden dummy, open a gap in Gen's corpse through which he could perform his own technique.
Beyond that—there was another matter Kenjaku worried about.
After Idle Transfiguration, Gen's head had become a structure that could open and close. The brain once damaged by the Double Serpent Staff had even retained its damaged state due to the injury to the soul. If Kenjaku switched into it, would Mahoraga's Mark adapt by destroying it?
If his technique completely covered Gen's body, would Mahoraga's Mark deem it an attack and adapt to his technique? If his brain-swapping technique were adapted to, would he die outright, or be assimilated...?
After obtaining Suguru Geto's body, Kenjaku immediately acquired the Black Rope—the technique-disrupting effect had indeed allowed Kenjaku to see an opportunity to use this body. But just as he was preparing the operation—the three or four clicking sounds from