Kanase Kanon awoke the following morning.
The unfamiliar ceiling left her dazed for a moment.
But soon, the memories came rushing back.
The battle.
Lucifer.
The spear thrust.
And then—
She sensed it.
The overwhelming power surging within her body.
The sheer scale of it made her freeze.
"…!"
Izumi's voice reached her ears, calm and amused.
"Looks like you've gained quite a bit of power."
From Izumi's perspective, Kanon's status was already crystal clear.
Her overall level had reached S+.
And she had acquired an absurd number of abilities.
[Kanase Kanon]
Overall Strength: S+
Race: Human (Campione / Godslayer)
Abilities:
• Light-Attribute Basic Magic
• Thousand Tongues
• Magic Resistance A+
• Angel Wings
• Fallen Angel Legion
—'March forth, my fallen host!'
• Stellar Summoning
—'O stars, erase my enemies!'
• Angelic Flames
—'Let the flames grant you death!'
Normally, those who became Godslayers only reached A–S rank, gaining a single Authority at best.
But Kanon?
She had leapt straight to the heavens.
Lucifer hadn't been subtle at all—he had dumped everything he possessed into her.
And the Lucifer Izumi had summoned with countless Noble Phantasms had been S+ to begin with.
Which meant—
Lucifer had completely fused his existence, power, and Authorities into Kanon.
That was why she now possessed strength on this level.
Kanon stared blankly at the ceiling.
For a long while, she said nothing.
Once her thoughts finally settled, she fully understood what Izumi had done.
"…Izumi-senpai."
"You teamed up with Lord Lucifer to trick me."
"I'm a Godslayer now… The Church definitely won't let me stay as a saint anymore, will they?"
Her voice carried a hint of grievance.
This was… awkward. Extremely so.
She had originally been eligible to reincarnate as an angel.
Now?
That path was completely sealed.
Godslayers and angels were fundamentally incompatible.
And worse still—
The power she now wielded belonged to Lucifer.
The great archangel who betrayed God.
If she returned like this, being hunted by the Church would already be a merciful outcome.
Once she put it all together, realization struck her like lightning.
Izumi had absolutely conspired with Lucifer.
This senior of hers was far too cruel!
Hearing her accusation, Izumi chuckled.
"Does that really matter?"
"Your strength now rivals the archangels of Heaven."
"And honestly—did you really want to become an angel?"
"Angels can't fall in love, you know."
"They can't have desires either."
"Have them, and you fall—becoming a fallen angel."
"Those rules are a pain. Are you sure you wanted that?"
"After all, Azazel fell because of women."
"And not everyone can do what Gabriel does—
taking off her halo to polish it and putting it back on like nothing happened."
Izumi had never liked the angel system.
It was far too easy to fall.
If Kanon had become an angel, she probably wouldn't even have been allowed to date.
Hearing this, Kanon fell silent.
To be honest—
She had never thought about love before.
Not even once.
Izumi gently rubbed her head.
"Isn't that unfair to you?"
"Kanon-chan is so cute—why become an angel?"
"Wouldn't being a Godslayer be better?"
"And hey—you're still basically an angel."
"You even have wings."
"Though… yeah, it's a bit weird."
Her cheeks flushed as he patted her head.
At his last comment, Kanon rolled her eyes.
That's your fault!
He had tricked her this badly, and now he was saying things like that.
At this point, it was far too late to regret anything.
She finally understood just how terrifying this world was—
Kill a god, and you inherit their power.
No wonder Izumi had insisted she deliver the finishing blow.
She had felt something was off at the time.
She just didn't understand why.
Ignorance really was a sin.
Even if she wanted to curse him now, she couldn't.
Kanon simply didn't know how to swear.
She had never said a single rude word in her entire life.
Which only made this more frustrating.
She sat up on the bed and looked at Izumi quietly.
"…Izumi-senpai."
"What happens next?"
"Where are we going?"
She didn't want to stay here any longer.
Who knew what kind of insane thing Izumi would do next?
She just wanted to go home.
Maybe… just maybe… something could still be salvaged.
Izumi pinched her cheek lightly.
"Now?"
"Obviously—we're going on a date."
"And don't forget—you're a Godslayer now."
"One of the highest existences in this world."
"So go ahead—enjoy that privilege."
The word date made Kanon's face turn red instantly.
As for everything Izumi said after that—
She didn't care at all.
"Please don't joke like that."
"Izumi-senpai, be serious."
Seeing her flustered, Izumi laughed.
"I'm not joking."
"Kanon is really cute."
"I like you a lot, you know."
That near-confession made her completely lose composure.
Her face turned bright red, adorable beyond words.
Her reaction only made Izumi want to tease her more.
Cute things just made you want to bully them a little.
Now that Kanon was a Godslayer, becoming a Church saint was completely off the table.
Which meant—
She would never be able to reincarnate as an angel.
Even if the Church wanted to, it was impossible.
A Godslayer's nature wouldn't allow it.
Perhaps coming to this world at random—
Was fate itself.
Even Heaven didn't want Kanon to become an angel.
With that thought, Izumi pulled her to her feet.
"Come on."
"Let's keep having fun."
"And while we're at it, we'll see if there are any more Heretic Gods around."
"We'll kill a few and bring them back as souvenirs."
Kanon panicked instantly.
"I-Izumi-senpai, let's not!"
"I'm already like this—are you still trying to ruin me!?"
She thought he was planning to make her slay more gods.
And she absolutely refused.
Izumi rolled his eyes.
"Relax."
"I'm not going to trick you again."
"Your strength already puts you among the top Godslayers."
"There are only a handful who can rival you now."
"Lucifer literally handed over everything he had."
"The one killing Heretic Gods will be me."
He wanted to experience becoming a Godslayer himself, after all.
There was no way he'd let Kanon do all the finishing blows.
And even if she wanted to grow through godslaying—
It would be extremely difficult.
This world's Godslayers had a natural upper limit.
No matter how many gods you killed, you mostly just gained new Authorities.
Raw strength didn't increase all that much.
And Kanon—
Had already reached that ceiling.