"Why? Don't believe me?"
Aslan looked at the disheartened Giada and spoke with a smile. This was exactly the effect he wanted.
If Giada maintained this attitude upon arriving at Little Garden, she'd easily get beaten and become a burden. So, Aslan decided to "beat" Giada first, letting her feel how vast the world was.
"Aurora, let's roar."
Aslan patted the back of Aurora's head, signaling her to look at Giada.
Giada stared at Aurora, whose face still had some sauce smudged on it, with a look of disdain.
How strong could this Matrix No. 12 be?
If Aslan summoned Alrescha-Glacies, Giada might feel a bit of shock.
But just a Matrix, how strong could it be? It couldn't possibly defeat her.
Aurora obediently raised her hand, placed it in front of her mouth, and roared as Aslan had taught her.
To others, it was just a cute little girl making a dragon-roar pose at her older sister.
But for Giada, it was a different experience.
"What is this…?"
As Aurora roared, Giada seemed to see the twelfth Beast Vassal, Alrescha-Glacies, behind Aurora, raising a water jug toward her. It was just lifting the jug, but for some reason, at that moment, Giada felt as if she'd fallen into absolute zero. As if a giant dragon had merely opened its eyes slightly toward her, and she was so terrified she couldn't move.
"Is this the gap within Five-Digit?" Giada said with a complicated tone.
She had gained the chance to advance, received an invitation from a being from another world. Both came together, but the result was realizing how weak she was.
It was fine if she couldn't defeat a Beast Vassal, but who would've thought she couldn't even beat Aurora, who was acting cute over there?
This was truly unpleasant.
"The gap between the strong and weak in Five-Digit might be the difference between you and Aurora."
"As for the gap between you and me? Hmm… when you're qualified to blow up a star, you'll be qualified to hurt me."
Aslan explained calmly, then casually tossed a Magic: The Gathering card containing Little Garden information into Giada's memories.
With the Sun Authority of Dog and Dragon, Aslan's physical strength, having reached Star Spirit level, was far more outrageous than a star. But that was just maximum defense.
Aslan's current level was equivalent to Shiroyasha without the Sun Authority and without using Authority. This wasn't even the exceptional Four-Digit Shiroyasha, just an ordinary Four-Digit Shiroyasha.
Four-Digit is divided into four tiers: Ordinary, Elite, Legendary, and Outlier.
Ordinary are those who purely rely on Gifts granted by Little Garden's Central Core to become Four-Digit. They are pure Four-Digit Gatekeepers, unable to fully utilize their Four-Digit power.
Elite are those like Aishelia and Merlin, who through their own efforts refined their Gifts into Authority.
As for Four-Digit Legendary, they are those who've been Four-Digit for years, long renowned, but haven't refined their Authority into Divinity to become Outlier Four-Digit. Naturally, Karyou is currently at the Four-Digit Legendary stage.
As for Outlier, no need to elaborate. In the Lower Layer, they can only be described with two words: Absolutely Invincible!
As a Four-Digit newbie, Aslan could only say the road ahead was long. There was still an unknown distance to truly become invincible in the Lower Layer.
"A star? You're kidding, right?" Giada was stunned again.
The gap between digits was too huge, wasn't it?
A being who just entered Four-Digit needed the power to blow up a star to be hurt? What kind of monster was this? Don't tell me Three-Digit requires the power to blow up a galaxy?
Then, Giada stretched her body, showing off her not-so-graceful, rather flat curves. She closed her eyes and reviewed the information Aslan gave her.
"So it's really like this."
After browsing the information, Giada blinked in confusion. After reading Thousand Eyes' special version of Little Garden's common sense, she gained a deeper understanding of the world's differences. But the smile on her face grew wider, as she realized her strength level upon arriving at Little Garden.
Though she couldn't be called strong, she could definitely be considered a ruler in one aspect. At least she could protect herself, and if careful, it wouldn't be hard to live well. But advancing further would be extremely difficult.
Soon after, Giada opened her eyes, looked at Aslan, raised her hand with an enthusiastic gaze, and said, "Coach, I want to get stronger! Please accept me!"
Aslan was very satisfied with Giada's attitude and immediately extended his hand. "I can accept you, but where's the payment? Joining me isn't easy."
Giada blinked, waving her raised hand. "Alright, Coach. What do you think of me? Whether in a dark dungeon or an open garden, I'm ready."
"By the way, I'm still the real deal."
Hearing those words, Aslan unhesitatingly swatted Giada's raised arm and said expressionlessly, "I don't need a flat-as-a-board body. I mean the other Matrices and detailed information about the Cleansing."
(Flat as a board?)
Giada looked down at the small mounds on her chest. They couldn't be called flat as a board, right?
Didn't the information show Aslan liked that type? Whether it was Himeragi Yukina arranged by the Lion King Agency, Minamiya Natsuki, Aurora, or Aiba Asagi—weren't her curves still much better than theirs?
But she wouldn't give up so easily. As the Third Primogenitor and a former Deva daughter, her pride wouldn't let her back down.
Giada stared at him, unable to resist licking her lips. She suddenly felt Aslan was also good prey. If her sense of smell wasn't wrong, she seemed to detect the scent of another Primogenitor on Aslan, not one of their four, but a Primogenitor with a completely different life structure.
Aslan looked at the re-energized Giada, rubbing his temples in pain. He felt the hardest to deal with were enthusiastic girls like her. Though Giada wouldn't mind if he had a harem, that didn't mean she wouldn't ignite a Shuraba.
Or rather, someone like Giada, who'd lived too long and only sought fun, would love to see such a scene.
But how could Giada easily let go of prey she'd chosen?
After thinking, Aslan had no choice but to give in.
"By the way, the Fourth Primogenitor's Matrices and the Cleansing data—remember to send them to Minamiya Natsuki's address."
Aslan rubbed his temples in pain, pulled Aurora, and prepared to leave.
"You're not taking me with you?"
Giada blinked, looking at Aslan with a teasing gaze and winking at him.
Then Aslan ruthlessly crushed her.
"No. I'm afraid you'll cause trouble for me. And remember to return Himeragi Yukina's equipment."
Aslan waved his hand. He hadn't even settled matters in this world—how could he return so soon?
At the very least, he had to wait until he completed the Cleansing and saw if he could release Algol.
The risks of observing the Strike the Blood world hadn't been fully calculated. How could he suddenly pull this world into Little Garden's observation universe?
It must be noted that the Strike the Blood world is one where humans declared war on gods and won a great victory. He couldn't be sure if a world like this, even as Another Human History, would be permitted by Little Garden's gods.
It was better not to provoke the nerves of those old bastards in the Upper Layer. Having just created the Final Trial of Mankind, the Upper Layer's old bastards were nearly scared to death.
Now came another worldview where humans defeated gods, and gods fell to become Demons. Moreover, the gods in this world resembled the Devas of the vampires.
What are you implying?
Damn… who knows how sensitive the Upper Layer's nerves are?
How would they view the Strike the Blood world?
Would they erase everything in this world, including the possibility of humans defeating gods, all at once?
Or would they try every means to erase him, the cause of all this?
To be safe, Aslan still needed to make some preparations. Moreover, this world was a gift he planned for Leticia, to help her revive the vampires' glory.
Of course, there couldn't be significant risks. It wouldn't be fun if the gift wasn't given properly and instead got Leticia into trouble.
"Alright, then I'll wait for you in the Chaos Zone." Giada happily waved at Aslan, then her figure vanished.
Along with her, the Schneewalzer guitar case and the suitcase of equipment prepared by the Lion King Agency for Yukina also disappeared.
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Meanwhile, after paying the bill, Aslan and Aurora returned to Natsuki's villa.
Aurora went back to watching TV. As for Aslan, he played games with Asagi.
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At the same time, Yukina, who had just gotten off the plane, picked up her Schneewalzer and suitcase, steeling herself to carry out the mission the Lion King Agency gave her to monitor the Fourth Primogenitor.
"Stay strong, Yukina, you're the best. You're just monitoring a pedophile." Yukina quietly encouraged herself, completely unaware of the two Lion King Agency staff behind her, whose sweat was nearly soaking their clothes.
Thankfully, Schneewalzer was returned unharmed. Otherwise, they couldn't imagine what kind of torment they'd face.