While the Crimson Denizens, Flame Hazes, Leanan-sidhe... and the others were filled with doubts and speculation.
Shinomiya residence.
Hikaru, who was sitting in the bamboo pavilion, showed a helpless and sour expression as he took out from his body a gear-shaped Treasure Tool intertwined with time and causality. That was Midnight Lost Child (Reiji Maigo). It's just that its central part was clearly missing, which is why the Divine Artifact List recorded it as (Defective).
It might be hard to believe, he had just discovered Midnight Lost Child inside his body, that's right, just now. With his power, if there truly was something dwelling inside his body, like a Treasure Tool... he would surely have discovered it long ago. However, he indeed found not the slightest trace, as if his own perception had been blocked.
That was a type of self-deception in perception.
As for the cause of all this, Hikaru wasn't confused, but very clear.
"As expected, side effects from the failure of the last ascent to The Other Side Realm, didn't completely merge and transcend the self from causality and time perfectly. There was a remaining portion, causing chaos."
Hikaru frowned.
To fully resolve these side effects, or to know what actually happened to time and causality, he needed to once again climb to The Other Side for the third time, and gather those missing portions from causality and time.
This was also a path that Transcendents must traverse to step into The Other Side Realm.
"This time must be one hundred percent safe. I don't have another chance for next time."
Hikaru's eyes showed slight seriousness as he looked at the Divine Artifact List, and Midnight Lost Child, the chaotic causality resulting from that failure.
"If Midnight Lost Child were in complete condition, its ranking on the Divine Artifact List shouldn't only be as simple as rank 60."
He could clearly see his own techniques and technology in Midnight Lost Child's craftsmanship. Undoubtedly, Midnight Lost Child was indeed created by him.
As for investigating the details now, according to Hikaru, that was just futile effort. Once he successfully stepped into The Other Side Realm and retrieved the lost part of himself, everything would become clear. If he failed, he would truly perish this time.
Even if Sei and Mio took action, they wouldn't be able to save him again. Regarding this, Hikaru had already made a decision in his heart.
After calming his thoughts, Hikaru's gaze continued fixed on the Divine Artifact List in the sky. Two Artificial Sacred Gears that slightly caught his attention appeared there.
"Only these two Artificial Sacred Gears have quite high rankings on the Divine Artifact List. Looking at them, they're no longer weaker than some powerful Sacred Gears."
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[Rank 58: Dance of Flower Styles]
[Owner: Kochō Shinobu]
[Owner's Race: Human]
[Introduction: Artificial Sacred Gear created by the Fallen Angel Governor General, a devil-exterminating blade carrying illusion and poison attributes. Can make cut people be in illusion, continuously rotting until death...]
[Ranking Gift: Seal-Breaking Attribute Bestowal (High Level)]
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[Rank 57: Blue Dream Paper Butterfly]
[Owner: Kochō Kanae]
[Owner's Race: Human]
[Introduction: Artificial Sacred Gear created by the Fallen Angel Governor General, paper butterfly like a work of art. Can split itself, grant enchantments, enter dreams, transform into weapons...]
[Ranking Gift: Fire Attribute Immunity (High Level)]
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Grigori.
"Directly granting different attributes to weapons!"
Azazel thought while holding his chin.
Compared to the previous Ranking Gift: Forging Purification, Ranking Gift: Fire Attribute Immunity (High Level), Ranking Gift: Seal-Breaking Attribute Bestowal (High Level) appeared more clearly in an instant.
Every weapon maker could clearly realize that weapons obtaining such ranking gifts would experience earth-shaking changes.
Just like Kanae's Blue Dream Paper Butterfly, originally it had fire attribute weakness. The appearance of Ranking Gift: Fire Attribute Immunity (High Level) directly made it immune. Although only high level, namely high-class Devil strength level, that was very extraordinary.
That was a total qualitative change for Blue Dream Paper Butterfly.
"I want to know what ranking my strongest Artificial Sacred Gear work can be on the Divine Artifact List."
Thinking of this, Azazel's eyes were filled with anticipation as he looked at the purple crystal orb in his hand.
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[Rank 54: Blade Blacksmith]
[Owner: Jeanne]
[Owner's Race: Human]
[Introduction: Sacred Gear created by the God of the Bible. Capable of creating Holy Swords containing holy power from thin air. Number unlimited, measured based on wielder's power...]
[Ranking Gift: Enchantment Stack (High Level)]
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[Rank 52: Sword Birth]
[Owner: Yūto Kiba]
[Owner's Race: Human]
[Introduction: Sacred Gear created by the God of the Bible. Capable of creating Devil Swords containing magical power. Number unlimited, measured based on wielder's power...]
[Ranking Gift: Light Attribute Immunity (High Level)]
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[Rank 50: Forbidden Balor View]
[Owner: Gasper Vladi]
[Owner's Race: Half-Vampire]
[Introduction: Sacred Gear created by the God of the Bible. Powerful Sacred Gear that can stop time. Range measured based on wielder's power...]
[Ranking Gift: Space Attribute Bestowal (High Level)]
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"Blade Blacksmith, Sword Birth, Sacred Gears like these are absolutely not at the same level as the previous ones."
"Don't you see the truly terrifying Forbidden Balor View, which can actually stop time. This might be something even some Gods can't do."
"Gasper Vladi, this person also appeared on the previous Transcendent List, apparently is a reincarnation of Balor's consciousness fragment from Celtic mythology,..."
"Now plus Forbidden Balor View that can control time."
"Previously we already knew he was the Forbidden Balor View wielder, didn't expect this Sacred Gear was so terrifying, terrifying, terrifying..."
"..."
Even for ordinary people who didn't understand Sacred Gears, under the Divine Artifact List's introduction, they all had very intuitive understanding, and finally truly witnessed Sacred Gears' terror.
Creating Holy Swords, Devil Swords, controlling time...
Abilities so heaven-defying made countless greedy people go crazy, at the same time, they were also shocked in their hearts at the God of the Bible's greatness.
Such powerful Divine Artifacts could actually be created.
Moreover giving them to humans. No wonder the previous Divine Artifact List said that Sacred Gears were power bestowed by the God of the Bible to humans to resist the God-Devil race...
It seemed indeed so.
Even humans who weren't Church followers, at this moment, felt admiration toward Heaven's Ruler, the only God who mastered miracles, the God of the Bible.
A truly good and great God!!!
However, what these ordinary people didn't know was that these Sacred Gears were just the tip of the iceberg of Sacred Gears created by the God of the Bible.
The Gods, Angels, Devils, Fallen Angels, powerhouses... all knew in their hearts that the God of the Bible's supreme masterwork, Longinus, hadn't appeared yet.
The next Divine Artifact List would be the true tiger and dragon battle.
Longinus-class Sacred Gears, the Gods' Divine Weapons, various secret Treasure Tools... would appear one by one!!!
In the end it would be decided which weapon was the world's strongest Divine Artifact. Everyone greatly anticipated it.