"Don't let instinct drive you!"
"We're at the most critical stage!"
Faced with Gluttony's blunt admission, Sloth rolled his eyes again and gave his "younger brother" a straightforward reminder.
There was no beating around the bush. He said it outright.
Their relationship had long since ensured that they could speak freely to each other.
Of course, Sloth also worried that Gluttony wouldn't understand anything too complicated.
After all, Gluttony focused on different things than they did.
Just like now.
Under the influence of the external power, all the Source Force within their original body's flesh had been mobilized. Sloth carefully "distributed" the nourishing power among those forces, allowing Demon Power, Dawn Force, Plague Force, and Holy Thorn Force to begin growing in their own unique ways.
The process itself wasn't complicated.
The complicated part was ensuring that their original body didn't burst from the strain while still allowing it to grow stronger effectively, achieving a perfect balance and smoothly proceeding to the next step... the most crucial step.
After all, every conversion had to be completed by their original body.
Only a powerful body could allow them to keep growing stronger. Without their original body, they would be nothing more than rootless duckweed, liable to drift away without a trace at any moment.
With that in mind, not only Sloth but also his elder brother and the other two fellows in the heart were being extremely careful.
Yet Gluttony was still thinking about eating.
The mere thought of what his "younger brother" might do gave Sloth a headache.
Instinct wasn't so easy to control.
He and his elder brother were still influenced by it.
Unlike the other Original Sins, however, they worked hard to minimize that influence.
As for his "younger brother," past experience had left Sloth with absolutely no