What was this?
At first, I had assumed Ryan would eventually overpower her once Enhancement fully settled in.
After all, if the person I suspected—the friend who might have created this world—was involved, there was no way he'd create a character this absurdly overpowered.
At least, that was what I believed.
I thought his limit was indirect intervention through that unknown black substance.
Not... this.
The smoke slowly began to clear.
Fragments of the shattered cage lay scattered across the battlefield. Dust drifted through the air, illuminated by lingering sparks of golden lightning and fading holy power.
And then—
The figure inside finally became visible.
The mask was gone.
My eyes narrowed.
...Who are you?
For a brief moment, a ridiculous thought crossed my mind.
Could it actually be him?
Could this somehow be my friend?
But the idea immediately felt wrong.
No.
Not impossible.
Just... unlikely.
Very unlikely.
The person standing before us was a woman.
