Leon had no idea what the two girls were thinking at that moment.
There was no way they could use up so many magic stones all at once.
He just wanted to pour in all the magic stones at once, to avoid any trouble later.
After two full minutes, Leon finally emptied the last box of magic stones into the reincarnation pool.
The energy value surged past 600,000.
That meant the magic stones Demeter had collected were worth far more than 500 million Valis—at least 600 million.
"Wow… no need to explain, huh," Leon muttered with a faint chuckle, shaking his head.
But he didn't overthink it.
After all, the relationship between himself and Demeter had already grown to this stage. There was no longer any need for excessive formality.
In the future, if the Demeter Familia needed help, they would come to him.
"All right, I've finished replenishing it. You two can go in now." Leon said, turning to look at Lili and Haruhime, who were already practically bouncing with impatience.
"Yes, Leon-sama!" The two girls jumped into the pool without hesitation.
In the blink of an eye, under the glowing power of the reincarnation pond, their forms melted away into light cocoons.
I wonder how much strength Lili and Haruhime will gain after reincarnating as angels? Iv.2? Iv.3?
If Mikoto wasn't about to leave for Takemikazuchi after just one year, I'd reincarnate her too.
But after reincarnation, they become my subordinates, bound to obey me.
Would I really want to reincarnate her as an angel just to have her follow me?
Then let her life flow straight to the Hestia Familia?
Leon sat cross-legged on the ground, eyes fixed on the glowing cocoons, lost in thought.
Time flew, and within an hour, the reincarnation was complete.
A dazzling light suddenly burst forth, illuminating the entire room, and in the radiant glow, Lili and Haruhime's figures reappeared.
No surprise—the two had become two-winged angels.
Judging from the force of their transformation, they were probably around Lv. 2—the lowest angelic rank.
But that was to be expected. Both had limited potential. Even if reincarnated, their strength wouldn't skyrocket overnight.
Both had been level 1 before—just ascending to level 2 was a good start.
Still, their potential had increased drastically, and now they could grow stronger at a much faster pace.
While Leon was still contemplating this, Lili and Haruhime flapped their wings and quickly fluttered over to him.
"Leon, I gained an ability called the Power of Illusion." Lili announced proudly.
"I gained an ability called the Hero's Power." Haruhime added with a smile.
The next morning, Belle and the others set off on their journey.
Leon created a thought projection, sending it along with them but he himself did not travel with Belle's group. Instead, he acted separately.
As Belle and her companions departed, the entire city of Orario seemed to pulse with rising excitement and fervor.
"Leon, your clone really isn't going with Belle and the others?" Hestia asked curiously in the library.
"Well, I originally planned to help clear obstacles for Belle, giving her and Hyakinthos a chance to fight alone." Leon replied with a nod.
"But now, it looks like I won't need to do much. Still, I'll keep an eye on things."
Originally, Leon intended for his thought projection to handle the remaining Apollo Familia members. After all, their numbers were significant.
But after reincarnating Lili and Haruhime as angels, Leon felt there was no need for his intervention.
The combined powers of the two were enough to deal with the Apollo Familia's forces.
Although Lili's Power of Illusion sounded deceptive, it was more akin to the materialization of fantasy.
Lili could erode the real world itself, turning it into the world of her fantasies.
In other words, as long as her strength was sufficient, she could instantly trap her enemies within the world she created.
Of course, she couldn't capture the entire Apollo Familia in this illusion at once. That was beyond her power.
But Haruhime's ability made up for this.
Haruhime's magic was skewed toward supportive amplification.
Her Hero's Power could increase a person's strength by roughly one level, as long as sufficient magic power and mind were available.
Unlike her Uchide no Kozuchi, Hero's Power had no cooldown and could stack indefinitely—even stacking on other amplification effects.
In other words, Haruhime could simultaneously use Hero's Power and Uchide no Kozuchi, boosting a fighter by two full levels.
Together, Lili and Haruhime could restrain the entire Apollo Familia, if not defeat them outright.
The Apollo Familia was no pushover. After all, they were strong enough to fight the Goliath.
Still, even if they couldn't be destroyed, they could be contained.
Lili and Haruhime's efforts would create an opening for Belle to confront Hyakinthos.
Despite all this, Leon didn't let his thought projection sit out the war game.
He knew he needed to be prepared for the worst-case scenario.