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Ten days later, in the shared space
A suit of armor, gleaming silver-white from head to toe, floated silently in front of Veyron.
Every plate, every joint, was so exquisitely crafted it could've been mistaken for a work of art.
"At last… it's finished."
He nodded in satisfaction at the treasure he had forged—built with the Cloth-making techniques of the Saint Seiya world and the divine smithing methods of Little Garden, using as its core material the Tenth Metal, Element X, from the DC Universe.
With a thought, the armor dissolved into a streak of silvery light and shot toward him. In an instant it had settled perfectly onto his body.
The armor, once pure silver, began to glow golden as it responded to the "Soul Light (light of the mind)" flowing from him—his signature radiance.
A pair of ornate metallic wings unfolded slowly from his back.
『[Admin] Veyron』: (selfie.jpg)
『Lady Avalon』: !!!
『Earth's Cancer』: Damn, that looks good!
『Earth's Cancer』: So this is what you've been working on all this time, Veyron-san?
He hadn't appeared in the chat group once these past days.
Through Kaguya, who occasionally dropped by to game with her, they'd already heard he was in seclusion, preparing to forge something big.
And Shiroyasha had also mentioned in the group that before his retreat, Veyron had received a stack of divine forging techniques and materials from her.
So when his selfie finally appeared, everyone in the group reacted in unison.
『[Admin] Veyron』: Yes.
『Catwoman』: Gotta admit, that looks amazing.
『Catwoman』: Did you name this armor yet?
『[Admin] Veyron』: Even though I've customized it heavily, I'll stick with the name from the original forging method: Saint Cloth.
『[Admin] Veyron』: As for what it does… its core function is to amplify the power of the wearer's Soul Light. Based on that amplification, it then provides the wearer with extremely powerful protection.
『Lady Avalon』: It amplifies the Soul Light???
『[Admin] Veyron』: That's right.
The original Cloths were divine armor that allowed Saints to burn their Cosmos to perfection.
There's even a saying—once a Saint dons a Cloth, they're considered a "proper" Saint.
But that brought up a problem.
Veyron didn't have Cosmos. His path wasn't the Saint Seiya cosmology. His body didn't carry the energy that resonated perfectly with a Saint Cloth.
So how was he supposed to make it work?
That's when he thought of the Soul Light.
As the core of the Gene Lock system, the Soul Light carried unique significance across its Multiverse framework.
In that worldview, things like Divine Ki, Divine Will, Traits Variations—all were considered evolutions of the Soul Light.
Cosmos from the Saint Seiya world was no exception.
Sure, the "laws" of the Soul Light couldn't extend beyond the Saint Seiya's setting.
But if, from the start, he used the properties of his Soul Light to reforge the Saint Cloth—switching it from being powered by Cosmos to being powered by his personal Gene Lock system and his Ki—then it was completely feasible.
『Ghost Spider』: Hhhh… amplifying the Soul Light…
Gwen unzipped her jacket, glancing down at her own suit—a sleek mix of black and white, with pink highlights.
Her spider-suit had originally been gifted to her by Janet van Dyne, the retired superhero Wasp, along with her first set of web shooters.
Later, after █ █ █ █ transported her to Earth-∞…
Following the oracle of Bast, the Panther God…
Wakanda, with its vast vibranium reserves, had become her ally, granting her direct access to "vibranium freedom."
The suit she wore now was the result of Wakanda's decades of vibranium expertise fused with Gantz combat suit technology.
{Selena had originally pulled her Gantz Suit from the Gacha, later gifting it to Gwen—who then went on to fully analyze with the Web's help.)
The final result? Perfection.
The new suit didn't interfere with her strength or agility, and like the original Gantz_Suits, it boosted her physique and provided full-body protection as if she were playing a game with extra defense stats. But unlike the originals, hers had no glaring weak points—no fragile control nodes that, if torn off, would cripple the protection in that body part.
And thanks to vibranium's properties combined with Wakanda's Black Panther suit tech, once they'd cracked the Gantz_Suits schematics, the suit reached a new level entirely.
Every ounce of kinetic energy from physical or energy-based attacks was absorbed, stored, and could be redirected by the wearer.
Tough, hard-hitting, and capable of explosive bursts.
Her upgraded spider-suit felt flawless to Gwen… at least until today, when Veyron casually dropped something that put it all to shame.
Amplifying the Soul Light.
Her Gene Lock was still only at Stage Four—barely at the start. Her Soul Light hadn't even taken the personalized form Veyron had described. But even so, her telekinesis, awakened through the T-virus, was already a glimpse of its potential. It was raw proof of just how powerful the Soul Light was, with endless possibilities still waiting to be tapped.
And if something could amplify that further…
"....."
As Gwen stared at Veyron's selfie, admiring the way his Cloth maxed out both style and strength, a new message appeared in the group chat that made her doubt her own eyes.
『[Admin] Veyron』: If you're interested in Saint Cloths too, send me your designs as soon as possible.
『Ghost Spider』: ????????!
『Catwoman』: WTF?
『Hellish Blizzard』: That's possible?
『Shiroyasha』: Hoho, if I'm not mistaken, Admin-san, you mean…?
『[Admin] Veyron』: Exactly what you think.
『[Admin] Veyron』: The last batch of materials I got from you was a little much. After sorting through what I want to keep and what I don't plan to use yet, I've still got enough left to make one set for each of you as a bonus.
『[Admin] Veyron』:@Esdeath, that includes you.
『Esdeath』: I... I get one too?
『[Admin] Veyron』: Of course. You're part of the group. If I'm giving out benefits as admin, it wouldn't feel right to leave you out.
『Esdeath』: My thanks, Veyron-sama.
『Boa Hancock』: First you gave us the boost to Stage Four Gene Locks, now you're offering these Cloths that amplify the Soul Light… I feel like I already owe you a debt so big I'll never be able to repay it. (covering-face.jpg)
『Lady Avalon』: Simple solution. Just marry him and call it even.
『Lady Avalon』: Veyron is waiting to eat you all anyway.
『Lady Avalon』: 😏😏😏
『Boa Hancock』: !!!
『Earth's Cancer』: !!!!!
『Ghost Spider』: !!!!!!!!!!
『Hellish Blizzard』: This? I...we...uh...
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"…Tsk, still just a bunch of young girls."
Lounging in a hot spring on her floating island, Selena crossed one leg over the other and shook her head at the flood of exclamation marks in the chat.
Honestly, she thought, they didn't even need to bring up Gene Locks or Saint Cloths. Just the last red envelope... Veyron had handed out three vials each of Almighty Source, which was enough.
A single drop of that stuff could buy… well, in certain countries' terms, it could buy him the right to "choose brides" from across the entire world.
And if a man gave such a thing to a girl, well the meaning was clear.
"What young girls?"
Harley Quinn tilted her head at Selena's muttering.
Selena smirked, then stretched one pale, slender leg up out of the water and rested it casually across Pamela's shoulder.
"Harley, Ivy—look at this. Soft, smooth, long, and perfect… don't I look like a girl of eighteen or nineteen again?"
And just like that, she'd steered the topic elsewhere.
Harley glanced... down. "Hmm… well, it's good pink, so yeah."
Selena's smirk faltered, her ears red. She sank into the water without answering anymore.
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