Chapter 363: Gabriel – She Fused Directly With Me

When Takumi was spending the evening at home, Gabriel returned.

When Takumi saw Gabriel come back and sensed the aura radiating from her, he was immediately shocked.

"You actually went and killed a god? And this aura..."

She really succeeded?

There was a thick divine-slayer attribute clinging to her.

If someone didn't know better, they'd think Gabriel was some kind of battle angel.

"Yeah! I succeeded!"

Gabriel was visibly delighted. She had managed to slay God.

It was something she never dared to even dream of in the past.

But now, she had pulled it off.

"What shocks me the most is that Pandora actually allowed your reincarnation."

Takumi stared at Gabriel for a while before muttering.

Pandora was just too outrageous.

Gabriel wasn't just any angel.

Technically speaking, she could be considered a god herself.

And yet, she had now reincarnated as a god-slayer.

Was Pandora really that unpicky?

"She didn't mind.

"Not only did I slay God, but... I also fused with the Gabriel from that world."

Gabriel's face lit up with a bright smile as she said this.

She was now both the god-slayer and that world's Gabriel.

The two had completely merged.

That was also why it took so long.

When Takumi heard this, his expression darkened.

"You fused with the Gabriel from another world?

"Are you sure that's safe?"

Could that really be done?

Did this mean that those gods from DanMachi could also go to other worlds and fuse with their counterparts?

"Yes! As long as you're strong enough, you can fuse.

"She's now part of my power."

After sitting down, Gabriel began explaining the details.

The disobedient god Gabriel had seen her and immediately relinquished herself, choosing to merge with her instead.

At first, Gabriel thought the other one was trying to devour her, which startled her.

She even regretted going over there so rashly.

But to her surprise, the other Gabriel gave up her own identity and merged with her.

It had gone far smoother than expected, just time-consuming.

After hearing the full story, Takumi frowned deeply.

"Then don't ever go to places like Little Garden again.

"You might get fused by a Gabriel over there."

Takumi hadn't expected that Gabriel could fuse with alternate versions of herself.

If he brought her to Little Garden, she might end up as the one being absorbed.

It would no longer be her doing the merging.

Gabriel blinked in surprise but nodded.

Little Garden, huh?

She had heard about it from Takumi.

But she probably wouldn't go to such a place.

Later that night, Takumi chatted with shiroyasha in the group chat.

He shared what had happened with Gabriel.

Takumi:

[If a being like Gabriel—angel or god—goes to Little Garden and shares the same soul identity, would they automatically fuse?

[What's the mechanism behind this?

[@shiroyasha, you should know, right?]

Seeing the topic, shiroyasha grew interested.

She was quite familiar with these matters.

shiroyasha:

[Of course I know.]

[Fusion strengthens one's divine identity.]

[That's why many in Little Garden are willing to do it.]

[But there's a condition: one side must voluntarily agree.]

[Otherwise, the fusion can't occur.]

[It must be consensual.]

[If not, the two will enter into a struggle, and the divine identity might split.]

[You're worried your people might get targeted in Little Garden, right?]

[Don't worry. Even if they want to fuse, they're also afraid of others trying to steal the divine identity.]

After shiroyasha's detailed explanation, Takumi finally understood.

So that's how it worked?

If the other version didn't consent, then fusion wouldn't happen?

And forced fusion could cause a split in divine identity?

It was like fighting over ownership of a single soul.

After processing all this, Takumi relaxed.

Gabriel lay down on his chest.

Takumi's group chat floated before them.

After reading the messages, Gabriel murmured thoughtfully:

"No wonder that Gabriel fused with me so willingly.

"She probably didn't want to stay trapped in mythology.

"Only her disobedient avatar appeared—not her true self.

"It felt like being imprisoned.

"By fusing with me, she freed both of us."

"That's probably it," Takumi nodded.

"Well, as long as there are no problems, that's good.

"After the New Year, I'll visit Little Garden myself.

"Maybe I can snag a few divine identities."

Takumi's eyes sparkled with anticipation.

If he could collect more divine identities, he'd be hitting the jackpot.

That would mean a big power-up.

Right now, he couldn't grow stronger through training.

His path to developing authority was limited to fusion.

But achieving that was near impossible.

Only by trying did he understand how hard it was.

So now Takumi had given up on that.

He relied on the group chat's enhancements.

He really was just a lazy guy!

Takumi grumbled inwardly.

After chatting with shiroyasha and completing the daily check-in, Takumi went to bed.

Nothing else happened that night.

The next morning, when Takumi got up, he checked out the live streams in the group.

As for the food festival, it still needed a few more days of preparation.

It would coincide nicely with the New Year.

Even though Takumi's announcement was a bit sudden, many people had already begun preparing today.

Including Velvie, who was overjoyed after receiving Takumi's message.

She dropped everything and ran off to start preparing.

Clearly, she was also looking forward to celebrating the New Year.

...

Nyaruko:

[So boring!]

[I don't want to work.]

[Still need 700 more points before I can travel.]

[I want to fight those evil spirits too!!]

Nyaruko was grumbling again in the group chat.

She wasn't eating well, sleeping poorly, and had zero motivation for work.

All she wanted now was to jump to another world.

After recent check-ins, she had saved up 300 points.

Only 700 more and she'd be ready to transfer.

She hadn't even dared to buy anything from the group's store lately.

Everyone who saw her messages was speechless.

This girl was always whining.

Her value was dropping fast!