"It's because it was once activated but died that it has different properties from a Divine Core that has never been activated at all. It's not in a state of complete death and returning to the Spirit Corridor either. It's dead, but not completely dead... Is this also the special thing about Old Deus?" Saying contradictory and funny words, Think finished the last stroke, stood up, and looked at the Divine Core with a faint sigh.
"Don't Old Deus return to the Spirit Corridor after death, other than leaving behind their Divine Core? Or falling into slumber or something?" Su'er asked curiously.
"Yes, if the power that destroys the Divine Core is strong enough, even the Divine Core won't be left behind. The will born from that concept will disappear and return to a basic conceptual state, until a will is born again and activated who knows how many years later. Although it sounds a lot like a state of immortality, in reality, the Old Deus that is activated again is two different existences from the previous one," Think nodded and explained.
"So the newly born will has nothing to do with the previous one?" Su'er thought he understood, but then he remembered the special nature of this Divine Core that Think had emphasized, "Then what do you mean by 'dead but not completely dead'?"
"It's just as you thought. This Divine Core will not give birth to a new will because the Old Deus it carried did not die. What is continued is still the consciousness that was born when it first gained life and was activated. Its current state, well~, can be understood as suspended animation?"
"It's just a similar description. The definition of the state of an Old Deus is really impossible to describe most accurately," Leaning on the spell formula she had just carved, Think checked and verified her guess while answering, "How about this? Let's name this peculiar state, even among Old Deus, as 'pseudo-inactivation'."
"...Wait a minute," Su'er suddenly reacted and looked at Think speechlessly, "Didn't you already understand it very clearly? You even gave it a name. Why did you act like Jibril and I were tricking you just now?"
"Eh~, of course, it's because I wanted to see what kind of reaction Mr. Monkey would have~. Isn't it very interesting?" Think chuckled.
"...You're really bad," Su'er rolled his eyes in annoyance and said, "So what now? According to what you just said, the previous eruption and response of this Old Deus were subconscious reactions during suspended animation, right? Should we wake her up?"
"Ah~, that's about right. But before we wake her up... Miss Monster?" Think suddenly raised her voice and looked around as she called out.
No reaction.
Su'er waited blankly for a moment but found that after Think's loud call, Jibril did not appear, but the silence continued. While he was questioning, he saw Think's gaze fall on him - he understood!
"Jibril?!" Su'er suddenly shivered and also raised his voice and shouted.
"Okay~~~, Jibril, who has been watching her friend from Avant Heim to the nameless island, has arrived! Is there something you want to kill? Or a place you want to flatten?"
This time, there was finally a reaction. Just like the first time they met, bright light points scattered, and amidst Think's sneer, Jibril made a spectacular entrance.
"Ahaha, it's mainly about this Divine Core..."
"Oh! Su'er, have you finally given up! Are you going to give me this super precious collection?!"
"I'm not going to give it to you! Didn't you hear it react just now?! Listen to me properly!"
Su'er's words were interrupted by Jibril, whose eyes lit up. He retorted to this impatient Flügel in annoyance.
"Although you say that, isn't it still in a state similar to death now?" It was obvious that Jibril had already secretly listened to Think's explanation. The pink-haired loli shrugged her shoulders very casually.
"Yes, so now Think said she has a way, right?" Su'er let out a dry laugh.
"Oh my~, it seems so~," Jibril exclaimed in an exaggerated and pretentious manner. She hypocritically covered her lips and looked at Think with a fake smile, "Did I hear that the weed was calling me just now? Is there something you need the great Miss Jibril to save you from?"
"Ah~, it's just for the purpose of a battery~. It's very simple~. Miss Monster doesn't have to worry that she can't understand~," Think returned with a fake smile. These two women... just looked at each other and smiled sinisterly.
"..."
Speechless, Su'er was really a bit confused about how these two guys got along. They quarreled so fiercely, but when it came to doing something, they wouldn't drag each other down... What a weird thing.
"Is it today?"
"It is today. What's wrong? Do you miss Miss Monster, Mr. Monkey? Or are you not used to not seeing her for so long?"
"...Don't be so sarcastic," Su'er turned away from the window speechless and looked at Think, who was sitting at the table leisurely drinking tea, "And aren't you worried at all?"
"This time is different from before. If Jibril's calculation is not wrong, she will completely recover her power today and appear in front of us in her complete form..." Su'er's voice became a little low, "According to her, the change in her body state will also affect her way of thinking. So, aren't you worried at all that she will change her attitude on some things after she recovers?"
Yes, after such a long time, today was the day Jibril had precisely calculated to recover her power. And what Su'er was looking at from the window just now was the direction of the Flügel's capital, Avant Heim. Jibril was there at this moment.
This was also the reason for Su'er's worries.
For him and Think, Jibril's power was simply too strong, and she knew too much. If she changed her mind about some things after recovering her power, Su'er and the others would not even have any way to restrain her.
"Hmm~, so Mr. Monkey really has considered these issues?" Think elegantly put down the teacup in her hand and said with a surprised raised eyebrow, "Seeing how good your relationship with Miss Monster is, I thought you were completely indulged."
"...What do you mean by 'indulged'? Can you be more serious?" Su'er sat down next to Think with a blank face and took a sip of his tea.
Why did those words sound so strange?
"It's the literal meaning? Mr. Monkey has fallen in love with that monster... Is there anything difficult to understand?" Think said in an understated manner.