Chapter 946: The Ultimate God ⑨ (1/2)

Evening, as she placed the fruit on the counter of the bar in the basement under Kaito's mansion, Alice talked with Iris.

[……So, in the end, what were the effects of that fruit?]

[I've tested it, and it seems to be increasing your physical abilities and magic power by 1.5 times for about an hour.]

[……That's it huh? There are plenty of Support Magic with better multipliers than that, so the effect looks rather unassuming.]

[……However, it isn't that simple.]

Although a 1.5 multiplier to all abilities seemed powerful, there were many Support and Strengthening Magic that was more powerful than that, so the effect seemed rather lackluster compared to the original Fruit of the World Tree that healed all wounds.

However, shaking her head at Iris' words, Alice paused for a moment before speaking.

[……When I tested this out…… ”even my ability was multiplied by 1.5”.]

[……You mean, without using Ἑκατόγχειρες's Ultimate Battle Form?]

[Yeah.]

[I see, I take back my previous statement. That's quite an outrageous item……]

Hearing Alice's words, Iris retracted her earlier statement that the effect was lackluster. Alice has trained all of her abilities to its limits, and they basically never grow any strong unless when she uses her Ἑκατόγχειρες's Ultimate Battle Form that allows her to infinitely evolve.

Based on this assumption, the Fruit of the World Tree created by Nebula……

[……The 1.5 increase in ability caused by this fruit could allow the user to exceed their limits. Moreover, it seems like this enhancement is ”applied after any other kind of enhancement”, so if you include other ability-enhancing techniques like Strengthening Magic with this fruit's 1.5 ability increase, this would be quite the outrageous item.]

[With that being the case, wouldn't that raise the possibility that Nebula really was that Ultimate God?]

[Hmmm, I think…… that might be the case.]

[What's with that? You sound rather curt today.]

Seeing Alice's hesitant tone, Iris spoke, feeling as if she had seen something unusual. It goes without saying, but Alice is overwhelmingly smart. It's no exaggeration to say that her thinking speed and intellect are the best in the world.

Iris expected that Alice has already formulated a rough hypothesis, but it seems like Alice doesn't look happy about this hypothesis of hers.

Sensing this, Iris decided to proceed with the conversation with Alice by asking her one question after another.

[You already have a hypothesis, don't you?]

[Well, I have some ideas…… but I think that child is definitely the one who was once called the Ultimate God.]

[Fumu. But she's not a Spirit, she was a God, right? How do you explain that?]

[It's completely speculative, but when Eden-san once talked about Epilogue, she glancingly implied that Shallow Vernal-sama could apparently resurrect those she brought to their end. With that being the case, I think it is highly likely that Shallow Vernal really could resurrect those that she brought to their end with Epilogue.]

Having said that, Alice took a sip of the cocktail that Iris offered her and continued her explanation.

[However, just being able to revive someone she's brought to their end wouldn't be advantageous for Shallow Vernal-sama…… I expect that when she resurrects them, she's able to affect the target in some way.]

[What do you mean?]