Eisen paused, then pointed at the grotesque doppelganger radiating terrifying dragon might.
"But because of the restrictions in the rules behind summoning a 'possibility doppelganger,' it can only summon the concept of 'you'—nothing else."
"The superior dragon bound to your doppelganger is clearly an independent existence, possibly even in an overwhelmingly dominant position, so it can't be directly summoned. And so…"
Eisen spread his hands.
"The chat group—or rather, the underlying rules of the possibility-doppelganger system—noticed that the doppelganger's state was missing a crucial link. To preserve the internal logic of its existence and the baseline of its power, it intervened."
"It grafted the superior dragon's source of power, bloodline authority, and even certain concept-level symbols… and completed them inside the doppelganger you summoned."
He smiled slightly. "And the result is right in front of you."
"Unexpectedly, this helped her break the shackles inherent to hybrid bloodlines. That completed draconic source not only raised her power foundation—more importantly, it patched the fatal flaw where excessive dragonization inevitably leads to loss of control."
"That's why she can activate Fourth-Stage Blood Rage and still stay rational and obey your commands."
Sakiko's small face remained tight as she nodded, serious and laser-focused—
But her slightly dazed eyes exposed the truth: she only understood about half of it.
Eisen immediately saw through her and switched tactics, using an analogy she'd understand.
"Here's an example—your relationship with the Toyokawa family."
"There's a de facto tight connection between you and the Toyokawa family. You can assemble Ave Mujica, you can wrestle with agencies and companies—doesn't a big part of that come from leveraging the Toyokawa name and network?"
Sakiko's body stiffened ever so slightly.
"As the Toyokawa family's young lady, you can indeed mobilize part of their resources. But you don't truly control the Toyokawa family in any absolute sense."
"In some ways, you're the one being constrained—and controlled—by the Toyokawa family's rules."
"Like how you can't just erase the 16.8 billion yen loss your father caused with a wave of your hand."
"The Toyokawa family's resources, to you, are limited. Conditional. And chained."
Sakiko's fingers curled unconsciously.
Eisen's gaze shifted back to the humanoid dragon—a violent sculpture that somehow still carried a brutal elegance.
"But now, with the chat group's 'completion,' your hybrid doppelganger is essentially holding full dominion over that superior dragon's total power and source—"
"Just like you suddenly gaining unconditional dominion over all Toyokawa assets, connections, and accumulated foundations."
"Therefore her power has been elevated at the level of essence. The Blood Rage side effects that came from hybrid bloodline conflict… vanish due to the intervention of superior power."
Behind Sakiko's mask, her pupils contracted sharply. That metaphor about "dominance over the Toyokawa family" made the meaning of completion snap into place immediately.
But before she could get excited—
Eisen poured cold water on her.
"However, Sakiko—having power in your hands is one thing. Using it perfectly is another."
"There's a saying: you can never earn money beyond your own cognition."
"Power is the same. Humans rarely truly master and apply power that lies outside their cognitive range."
He looked at her, tone lightly teasing.
"Like you—even if you suddenly could mobilize all Toyokawa resources unconditionally, the most likely thing you'd do first…"
"…is pour it into the band, right?"
"Buy the best instruments, rent the most luxurious studios and venues, produce top-tier MVs, do nationwide—global—even tours, promote Ave Mujica with zero regard for cost…"
"…instead of playing finance and investment games you don't understand. Correct?"
Under the mask, Sakiko's face stiffened—and even felt hot.
H-He nailed it.
Her first thought upon getting money would absolutely be Ave Mujica…
Eisen chuckled and pointed at the azure dragon form locked in Fourth-Stage Blood Rage.
"That's exactly the situation your doppelganger is facing."
"She does have the superior dragon's full source and authority inside her now."
"But her cognition, her experience, her instincts—are still stuck at the 'hybrid' level."
"She knows hybrid combat: Blood Rage to force out physical potential, releasing 'Words' to cause destruction, refined sword technique."
"But for the superior dragon's authorities and combat paradigm, her cognition is blank—let alone actual usage."
"She's like a primitive holding a nuclear launch button—she only knows to smash people with the console, without understanding the true terror of its power or the complex principles underneath."
"In other words: overwhelming stats, but no matching mechanics."
"Pure brute-force might solve some problems, but against opponents involving rules, that kind of usage becomes crude and inefficient."
Eisen paused.
"And especially here, Sakiko—this is the Cognitive World."
"This is where distorted cognition defines rules, and rules outrank everything."
"'Some being has physical immunity'—if that cognition is widely accepted…"
"Then as long as you're inside the Cognitive World's framework, no matter how huge your physical power is—"
"Even if you can punch a planet apart—you still cannot harm that being with physical attacks. Not even a hair."
"So, calm your mindset. Prepare yourself."
"Relying solely on this 'numbers-exploded but mechanics-missing' possibility doppelganger… may not necessarily let you cross that 256× gap and defeat your father's Shadow as you hope."
Eisen had clearly seen what she was thinking, so he'd given her the vaccine in advance.
And Sakiko merely nodded steadily—no trace of being intoxicated by power.
Someone who could force-awaken a Persona by pure willpower didn't need their mental toughness explained.
Eisen nodded in satisfaction; a flicker of approval passed through his eyes.
He stepped forward and gently patted Sakiko's still-slight shoulder, like an elder encouraging a junior.
"So? Want me to help you get familiar with this new power you just acquired?"
Fight the group leader…?
Sakiko's heart jolted.
A thread of restrained battle intent mixed with intense anticipation ignited her blood instantly.
She nodded without hesitation, gaze firm.
Eisen smiled, seemingly pleased with her drive.
His eyes swept between Sakiko's main body and her doppelganger, then he said:
"But if you fight directly using the Fourth-Stage Blood Rage doppelganger…"
"Your main body might get torn apart by the aftershocks of the battle… hmm?"
"Huh?"
Sakiko froze, completely thrown off by the abrupt twist at the end.
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