But human life is limited, and without doing so, the Secret Keepers cannot continue the story. So they choose to merge their bodies with steel, transforming into monstrous beings neither human nor ghost, replacing organ after organ with complex machinery until they become unrecognizable.
Compared to me, they are the true monsters, yet they consider themselves pure. I cannot convince them, nor can they convince me. I left with someone who had reached the sanctuary at that time."
The Pioneer was baffled, speaking to himself.
"So it's strange, isn't it? Everyone has turned into monsters, yet they're extremely strict about the 'method' of becoming a monster."
"No, they aren't wrong; the machinery changes only the body but does not distort the soul... Ascension makes us greater and inclined towards inhumanity. In the flesh of mortals, a soul that does not belong to humans grows."
Watson's understanding of Ascension far exceeds Lorenzo's, and she spoke based on her own ideas.
