"Directly pointing to the essence... my previous thoughts were stuck in a rut, and I forgot the essence of the Kryptonian bloodline."
Night. After dinner and a shower, Sorata didn't follow his afternoon plan to draw two sample EVA manga pages to evaluate the effect. Instead, he lay on the bed.
His conversation with Shiina Mashiro in the evening, when he spoke of directly pointing to the essence, sparked a flash of inspiration in his mind. He understood why his attempt to deduce the second-stage bloodline fusion had failed these past two days.
The main issue lay in the essence of the Kryptonian bloodline. The superhuman gene cells, filled with rapid evolution, were constantly absorbing solar energy under sunlight, evolving frantically.
Sorata's envisioned additions to solve the Kryptonian bloodline's low magic resistance and insufficient damage against the mystical side were based on innate law abilities of god-level bloodlines containing various powerful abilities.
This, however, created a conflict. The god-level bloodlines, which inherently had stronger exclusivity the higher their rank, clashed with the rapidly evolving, physically strengthening Kryptonian genes, which lacked the excess energy storage in the body.
The tension became even more intense, especially since the initial-stage Kryptonian bloodline was only transcendent rank four. Despite its potential for reaching a True God-Demon leve, it was inherently suppressed when facing god-level bloodlines and could not fuse at all.
"Actually, I only need to look for special bloodlines at the ordinary transcendent rank, with abilities leaning toward physical body modification and strengthening. I can fuse fragments of their information into the second-stage Kryptonian bloodline genes, allowing them to evolve with the cells."
"I believe that with the Kryptonian cells' frantic rate of evolution, those low-level bloodline fragments will soon merge with the Kryptonian bloodline, eventually becoming intrinsic innate abilities."
Thinking of this, Sorata began to browse his memories, searching for transcendent bloodline information that could help address the Kryptonian bloodline's physical weaknesses, analyzing and extracting the law information chain fragments he needed.
"I remember the Titanium Steel Giant of transcendent rank four. After adulthood, their Titanium Steel Body wasn't just dozens of times harder than diamond, but it could also form an invisible force field to defend against various cosmic rays, with high resistance to extreme hot and cold energy attributes."
"Hmmm, I can analyze the gene law fragments related to the Titanium Steel Body and the defensive force field of the Titanium Steel Star people's bloodline and fuse them into the Kryptonian bloodline to improve it."
"After all, Superman's body is just purely evolved to be strong, not fundamentally altered. Otherwise, ordinary kryptonite radiation wouldn't be able to harm him."
"However, while defense is covered and Superman's strength is sufficient for attacking, there's a significant flaw in damage against the magical and mystical sides. This problem also needs to be solved."
"For the same type of bloodline, it's best if it's related to light and fire—an ability that can be integrated into the body's instincts, so it can fuse with the Kryptonian bloodline."
"The low-level Flame Demon bloodline's Hellfire... the Three-Eyed Fire Crow's Great Sun True Fire... the Light-Winged Human's innate light energy control..." Information about transcendent-level bloodlines flashed through Sorata's mind as his thoughts rapidly sparked and selected what he needed.
The next morning at seven o'clock, Sorata, mentally exhausted, climbed out of bed listlessly. After washing his face and brushing his teeth, he came to the living room and met the energetic Kamiigusa Misaki.
"Hi, Junior, what's wrong with you?"
Looking at Sorata's pale face and listless spirit, Kamiigusa Misaki was first surprised, then seemed to realize something. She patted Sorata's shoulder with a knowing look and comforted him.
"Aiya, Junior, I know young people have needs, but you have to control yourself. Doing it too frequently is bad for your health, you know?"
"And if you want, you can go to little Mashiro, she definitely won't refuse." After saying that, Kamiigusa Misaki winked mysteriously at Sorata.
"Uh... indeed, Senpai, but I'm not as thirsty as Jin-senpai," Sorata shook his head. "I'm going to call Shiina to get up."
Arriving outside Shiina Mashiro's room on the second floor, Sorata called out, "Shiina, I'm coming in," and directly opened the door and walked in.
Today, Shiina Mashiro's room was a bit messy, but better than the previous few days. She was sleeping on the bed, wearing a set of white floral pajamas, her sleeping posture very quiet. However, it seemed her top wasn't buttoned, revealing quite a bit of her chest.
"Shiina, wake up."
"Mmm~ Good morning, Sorata." Sitting up, Shiina Mashiro rubbed her eyes sleepily, climbed out of bed, and then changed her clothes in front of Sorata.
Nothing special happened that day. Sorata combed Shiina Mashiro's hair and let her brush her teeth and wash her face herself. They came downstairs at seven-thirty.
When Sorata and Shiina Mashiro came downstairs, Sengoku Chihiro, who was sitting at the dining table drinking beer, looked up. "Looks like Kanda, you've adapted to the task of taking care of Shiina. Keep it up."
"Pushing the responsibility of a guardian onto a student, aren't you ashamed, Sensei?"
Just then, Kamiigusa Misaki came downstairs with her backpack on. "Junior, ask little Nanami if she has time after school. I need her help with some voice acting for my animation."
"Okay."
Because he had no energy, Sorata was too lazy to get up and prepare breakfast and lunch boxes. He and Shiina Mashiro bought bread on the way and ate as they walked to school.
However, when they walked through the school gate, the four people they encountered slightly caught his attention.
"Buchou, seniors, I'm going to the first-year section."
Wearing a white shirt and red skirt uniform, with short white hair, a petite figure, and very cute like a kitten, the girl spoke to the stunningly beautiful red-haired girl among the four.
"Mm," Rias nodded.
"Ara ara... having just transferred to Suimei High, Koneko, remember to get along well with your classmates," Himejima Akeno covered her mouth and said with a smile.
The handsome blond boy beside her also nodded to the white-haired girl, his handsome face stern, seemingly not the type to be good at conversation.
Among the four, the woman had a voluptuous and fiery figure and stunningly beautiful looks, while the man was also tall and handsome. Just stopping at the school gate for a moment made them the center of attention, and passing students couldn't help but look at them, including Sorata, who was a few steps away.
Similarly, the other party also noticed him. Among them, Himejima Akeno, whose black hair was tied in a ponytail, a slight glint in her eyes, stepped forward and smiled.
"Hello, two students. I'm Himejima Akeno, a transfer student in the second year of the general studies course. This is our Occult Reasearch Club's president, Rias Gremory, and club member Kiba Yuuto. Please take care of us in the future."
As Himejima Akeno introduced them, Rias and Kiba also nodded slightly.
Seeing the other party's polite greeting, Sorata also showed a suitable smile on his face. "Hello, my name is Kanda Sorata, second year of the general studies course. This is Shiina Mashiro-san, second year of the art department."
While Sorata introduced himself, a rare hint of vigilance appeared in Shiina Mashiro's usually calm eyes as she looked at the elegant red-haired Rias and the incredibly charming Himejima Akeno.
After a brief introduction, Rias and the others politely smiled, nodded their farewells, and Sorata also returned a polite greeting before they all dispersed.
"Interesting." Sorata's eyes narrowed slightly as he watched their departing figures thoughtfully.
Although Rias and the others concealed their auras like ordinary people, Sorata could tell with just his eyesight that they weren't human, without needing to use mental power detection.
And the names they introduced themselves with, along with the faint demonic aura on their bodies, made Sorata think of their identities, causing him to feel somewhat puzzled.
Because this was Suimei Affiliated High School, not Kuoh Academy! How could characters from High School DxD appear here?
Just then, Shiina Mashiro beside him looked at the pondering Sorata with a calm tone. "Sorata, l-l."
Uh... Sorata, feeling somewhat confused by what was said, turned his head to look at Shiina Mashiro blankly, unable to understand why he was "l-l"?
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