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Lingling.
A month has passed since Vahn gave that name to the chaos that became her companion.
Thanks to becoming the familiar creature of the battle god, Lingling naturally gained a position like a mascot among the Plutonians.
"Lingling, the name sounds cute, don't you think?"
As Jin took a bite of the Cakto and said, Lingling, which was on Vahn's shoulder, suddenly bared its fangs.
[So, are you dissatisfied?]
Still, Jin and Lingling often engaged in playful bickering. Although they harbored no real animosity towards each other.
"Dissatisfied? I just thought sister battle god has an unexpected side."
[Hmph! Are you saying you didn't like that Vahn picked that name for me?]
"You're interpreting it wrong again. I'm just amazed that the sister battle god prefers cute names like that...…."
[I don't like you.]
"Ha, is that so? I'm not particularly fond of you either."
[Want to try me!?]
"Enough, both of you."
[Mya mya!]
Vahn and Shuri, who were listening, shook their heads. They've been watching Jin and Lingling fight like this for a month now, whenever they run into each other.
"Sorry, sister battle god."
[Okay, Vahn.]
"And Lingling. Brother Jin is right. Why do you always misinterpret Brother Jin's words?"
[Why does Vahn always take his side?]
"Because you were in the wrong."
[Hmph... If Vahn said so. I'm sorry?]
Jin shrugged his shoulders, and Lingling clung to Vahn's cheek, showing a mischievous look.
"Brother Jin, you didn't do anything well either. Lingling has just started living in a group, so there are many things he lacks. So even if he makes some mistakes, you should understand."
Nyeh, nyeh! Lingling teased Jin by sticking out his tongue and pulling down its lower eyelids, but Jin swallowed a laugh and stayed still.
Whenever Lingling did that, it received a light smack from Vahn.
Bang!
[Ouch!]
Lingling briefly massaged his forehead, then leaned against Vahn's cheek again.
'Anyway, he is very fond of the sister battle god. To think that guy was such a dreadful chaos... I just can't adapt to it.'
Jin thought it was very nice to see Vahn and Lingling living together.
"Then, since you seem to have had enough rest, let's start training again."
Vahn and Jin sat down facing each other.
After deciding to accept Lingling, they are practicing 'battle god fusion' every day.
Naturally, battle god fusion was stabilizing at a rapid pace unlike before.
Now, they could control 'Harmony.' Accidents where Jin lost consciousness or Vahn became exhausted due to unintentional battle god fusion has completely disappeared.
It was thanks to Lingling voluntarily becoming a link between the two.
Whoa-!
As the two's illuminating hearts shone, Vahn's energy began to flow to Jin.
Adding Vahn's power to the already reached 10-star energy did not have a dramatic 'visible' effect.
According to Vahn, Jin was still in a state where he couldn't properly control his power.
Only the size of his power has reached 10-star, but Jin was not able to produce that much efficiency because he did not have control over his power unique to a first-class superhuman.
"We need to know exactly how much power you can handle, brother Jin. So focus."
"Yes, sister battle god."
Vahn's method is similar to Luna's mind eye training in the past.
Just like when awakening his mind eye, Jin is "recognising" his own energy with his eyes closed.
It was like swimming in the sea. It was a task to form the image of a sea of power into his mind and find out its size.
How far can you go and where is the end?
As always, Jin was completing the process faster than Vahn expected.
Eventually, as Jin narrowed his brows, Vahn gave a satisfied smile.
"Do you recognize it?"
"Yes. As you said, the sister battle god, I can clearly feel that I've reached the end. This is the limit. And beyond this...… I can see the sea that seems to be a manifestation of your power. In between, there is a layer of dark energy."
The dark energy belonged to Lingling. It served as a conduit connecting Jin and Vahn's powers and also acted as a kind of safety mechanism.
Lingling's will is preventing the two people's powers from mixing excessively.
Without it, Jin and Vahn have no choice but to have problems, just like when the battle god fusion had been manifested before.
"Now that we have reached this point, the control of battle god fusion is no different from being completed."
"... Right now, my vessel is not enough, so even if I synchronized with you, sister battle god, I cannot generate more power than the total amount of my strength."
When Lingling took away Jin's strength, he felt his entire body filled with Vahn's energy. At that time, Jin's vessel was empty, but not now. There was no room for Vahn's strength to intervene.
However, the battle god fusion was still transcendental for two reasons.
"Now, as long as you are with me, you never get tired."
In the state of battle god fusion, the power of Vahn is added whenever Jin's energy is drained. It means that he can always have the maximum amount of strength.
If the 'mirror' gave Jin divine mana at the time of the Sword Emperor castle war, Vahn gave him infinite aura and lightning energy.
But there was something else that really surprised him.
"Yes, on top of that, the experience, senses, and perspective of the sister battle god are being added...."
Jin, who had been talking until there, suddenly shuddered. It was because a thrill ran through him, making his spine shiver.
Just now, Jin accurately recognized the maximum level of his strength, and recognized the connection point of the lingling and the strength of Vahn beyond it.
Thanks to the progress Jin had made in one month, the battle god fusion was showing a different level of synchronization than before.
The result is the sharing of experiences, senses, and perspective of Vahn.
Everything Vahn had accumulated through her battle god experience was seeping into Jin's brain.
Like Boras shared his experience through memory transfer blacksmithing technique, Valeria's recording magic, and Solderet's recording device.
If they are legacies, what Jin is experiencing now is a literal 'fusion'.
In other words, Jin was no different from being Vahn.
'I guess this is how a blind person feels when he opens his eyes....'
Even the sight of the training ground, which was familiar like home, looked completely different.
Jin could discern which wall was weak, which ground was firm, how the wind flowed diversely; he could recognize all of it.
It was a sensation like overseeing the world as a god, not a human. Jin was thrilled by that feeling.
Even the breaths of the other brethren far away from the training ground were distinctly transmitted.
'Is that meaning sister battle god usually lived with this feeling?'
The current Jin could not maintain that state for long. Just standing still overwhelmed him with information and sensations that were hard to bear. Dealing with it alone was enough to make him breathless.
Jin felt as if he was reborn when he experienced first battle god fusion. That was nothing compared to now.
The light that dyed the hearts of the two became weaker. Before Jin became too exhausted, Vahn canceled the battle god fusion.
"Hoo."
Jin could only wear a bewildered expression, as if a person who had just experienced an unbelievable miracle that no one would believe.
Moreover, he had to barely suppress an extremely disappointed feeling.
It feels like the world has returned to a monochrome as soon as the battle god fusion is lifted.
The ground and wind at the training ground were no longer conveyed accurately and perfectly, and the breathing of the brethren could not be felt. The feeling of becoming a god disappeared as if it were a dream.
"You look quite shocked, Brother Jin."
"Not quite like that. Just now...… I felt like I had reached the realm of genesis knight without any effort."
"It is wrong to say that there was no effort. In the first place, my senses were conveyed to that extent because you have that level of skills."
Just as Jin felt Vahn's feelings, Vahn also keenly felt Jin's sensations.
"... To that extent? Are you saying that wasn't everything?"
At that, Vahn smiled softly and replied:
"Brother Jin, I am a battle god."
[Yes, Vahn is a battle god! You poor bastard, I think it's an honor!]
[Mya, mya mya?]
At Lingling's reaction, Shuri screamed as if she was proud of Jin, but Jin couldn't get out of his shock for a while. He just realized that the 'Vahn' he had experienced wasn't everything.
'How strong is the sister battle god...?'
At the time of the first training in the past, the day when Jin was able to share battle god fusion. Even then, Jin felt Vahn like a huge wall, and it has always been that way ever since.
But now, stronger than ever before, it seemed more distant than ever.
"You will be able to step into the same realm as me. If you couldn't, you wouldn't even be able to accept my senses at all."
Vahn does not speak empty words. Jin silently nodded his head. Jin doesn't know when it will be, but if she said that, it meant he could definitely reach it.
"The senses may be gone, but the memories will remain, Brother Jin."
"Yes, sister battle god."
Even though it seemed like the world had returned to monochrome, Jin vividly remembered the sensations he experienced during the fusion.
"We will proceed with training through those sensations. In other words, you learn how to fight like me. Also, try to extend the duration of the battle god fusion concurrently."
There was no training that could make one grow faster than that. Jin was convinced of that.
[If you want to increase the time, it would be better to behave well towards me.]
"Uh-huh, Lingling."
[Huh.]
"When brother Jin's skills reach a certain level, from then on, he will start sparring again with the battle king brethren. The first opponent is brother 12th battle king."
12th battle king, Teto. The reason Vahn singled out Teto as Jin's first opponent was because he was the weakest of the battle king.
Vahn was looking forward to seeing Jin defeat the battle kings one by one in order of battle prowess.
"All right."
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