Chapter 88: Law of the World
"Hmm..."
Holding the test tube, which was filled with the blood of the Manticore, Masa then looked at the data on the screen monitor, then looked at part of his organ in vitro, which clearly showed an acceptance with the DNA of the Manticore, Sphinx, and other lion pets that were kept on the domain of the House of Vapula.
Still, at the same time, he had to say that he didn't expect this stage.
Unlike the devils of the House of Bune, which gave all the ability to transform into a dragon, the House of Vapula could only tame or control a lion, making them relatively weak in combat, especially if one could pass through their lions.
While this power was okay since it was also quite similar to the House of Beelzebub, which was part of the leaders among the devils originally as their powers allowed them to tame or control, but not a lion, instead insects, Masa felt that this power wasn't enough.
The power of relying on others had never been something that he could be satisfied with.
Instead, he wished for power to be born within him, like how a god could create and create anything in this world.
Still, unlike a human, who was weak yet full of possibilities, especially when they could have a Sacred Gear, a limitless power given by the god, a devil might have an innate ability, which made them better than any creature the moment they were born yet, they had a lot of limitations, especially when everything was determined from their birth.
Demonic Power.
This was everything for a devil, and it was also determined whether a devil would become trash or mighty.
If there was a reason why Sirzech could become a Lucifer, it was due to his Demonic Power instead of his Power of Destruction.
After all, the House of Bael also had the power of Destruction, yet why could none of them become Lucifer?
So, why a devil could be chosen as the Four Great Satans wasn't due to their innate ability, but due to the amount of their Demonic Power, which was the symbol of the power of every devil.
However, Masa knew that his limit was an Ultimate Class Devil, and no matter how he honed his innate ability or Demonic Power, this was his limit. It was impossible to increase as everything was predetermined from birth. It was also due to these reasons that he tried to search for another way, whether it was to learn various magics and also strengthen his physical ability.
Yet, this was far from enough, and once again, it had a lot of limitations, and unless he got himself a Longinus, then he knew that he couldn't become stronger.
More importantly, the god had died, and it was possible for him to get a Sacred Gear or a Longinus, but he had to say this had a risk, especially when he lacked backing, and at the same time, while Sacred Gear or a Longinus had a lot of possibilities, once again, this power came from relying on others, as the Sacred Gear or a Longinus was nothing but an item.
Sairaorg and Issei might have been able to become stronger due to their sacred gear, but as a system that managed the sacred gear existed and the Longinus created from a certain creature instead of the power of the law itself, it was impossible for them to grow their ability without a limitation.
At the same time, they were lucky that God had passed away and no one could control the system, but as long as someone took over this system, they would be under the control of others.
So, the only way for one to become stronger in this world was either to become part of the creator of the system or leave the system itself.
With Masa's power, it was impossible for him to become part of the system since he wasn't the creator of the world, and he was just a young devil who had just been born recently.
As for leaving the system, the moment he was born as a devil, it was impossible for him to leave the system as every living being in this world was born with a certain mechanism based on the world's will.
In the world of DxD, the world wished for Issei Hyoudou to become the ruler of this world, a mighty being who led this world to peace.
Yet, if the world wished for another protagonist to lead this world, then Issei would be abandoned and lose all of his power, a new leader would appear, and Issei's harem would all be taken by this new leader.
It was like how all of the previous protagonists of the author of DxD had all of their women taken away by the new protagonist, which was Issei.
Still, if the author of DxD created a new story, then Issei's fate would be like that of the previous protagonists, and he would lose everything.
No one could escape this rule, and everyone could only succumb to this will.
Yet, Masa's new ability gave him an opportunity to escape from this rule, which made him gain power that allowed him to escape from the rule of this world.
With this ability, he could escape from the laws of this world, which made all of the heroines automatically fall in love with the protagonist of this world. In the past, he might have worried, especially when even the wife of the brother-in-law, mother, etc., would fall in love with Issei automatically, yet after he got Asia to become his Bishop, he knew that the world was affected by his existence.
His existence might be weak now, but as he had become an anomaly, a singularity of this world, the law of this world didn't work on him, and it was possible for him to escape from Issei's strange attraction caused by the world's will.
Yet, that didn't mean Masa could let his guard down, and he knew that he had to become stronger so that way, he wouldn't be defeated by Issei and others, especially by those who were under the system of this world, whether it was those who wielded the power of Longinus, the deities, the devils, and most importantly, those who were under the Christianity religions.
What if he was defeated?
Then, everything that he had built and connected to would disappear and be taken away.
'So, I have to become even stronger.'
At the same time, Masa also thought of devouring God.
The God in this world had passed away, and it was also the reason why Asia, who had Twilight Healing, could heal a devil even though it shouldn't be possible.
If Masa devoured the body of God, he could take control of the system that managed the Sacred Gear within this world, so the same tragedy wouldn't happen.
Rather, Masa felt that the Sacred Gear should be erased since it had caused so many problems for every creature in this world.
Whether it was the supernatural creatures that were threatened by the Sacred Gear users or those humans who were being treated as monsters due to their strange powers.
Masa felt like he should change this, and to do that, he had to devour the body of God, who had passed away in this world.
By devouring God, he should be able to take control over the system of the Sacred Gears, which allowed him to take away all the Sacred Gears in this world, controlling it so the existence like Issei that harmed him wouldn't appear.
Somehow, when Masa discovered his goal, he felt the world appeared more brilliant.
It was so beautiful, he thought.
Yet, unfortunately, he didn't know where the body of the God was, so he might as well focus on developing the ability of the Neko Neko no Mi, Model: Leopard first, which should be used as a core of his power, he thought.
Still, what should he do to make it stronger?
As Masa thought so, he knew what he should do.