Multiverse: Why does the world show a health bar? !

Words hold power. In the realm of mysticism, this statement stands as an independent truth. In Japan, the concept of **"kotodama"** (the spirit of words) exemplifies this. In the West, it is believed that demons use words to tempt people into falling into hell. In the East, there are spells that use language to steal the souls of others. Even in Buddhism, there exists the practice of **"silent meditation,"** where one refrains from speaking as a form of cultivation.

Even outside the realm of mysticism, in the field of psychology, language is of utmost importance. Skilled use of language can open the hearts of those who are troubled, making them laugh and feel at ease. It can turn enemies into friends.

—But the latter often requires the skills of a social genius.

For example, **Kamijou Touma**.

In Li Mo's memory, Kamijou Touma always had the ability to change others. Why is that? Perhaps it is because he eloquently articulates his philosophy of action and then follows through with his actions. He speaks and acts. Such people often have the power to change others.

Li Mo, however, is not such a person.

Regarding the conflict between Hamazura and Mugino, Li Mo knew that in the future, Hamazura would completely defeat Mugino. The former would become the latter's understanding counterpart. Could Li Mo say the same? Probably not.

When it comes to observing the future, who in this world can truly do so? Fate, in a world where beings like **Magic Gods** exist, seems almost laughable.

Yet, even though Li Mo had saved Frenda, Hamazura continued to follow the path of his predetermined fate. Was it because of fate itself? Or perhaps...

"The courage to strike at the strong, the luck that transcends the ordinary—do these qualities inherently exist within him?"

From their earlier conversation, Li Mo had learned the details of the battle. As the second case in Academy City of a Level 0 defeating a Level 5, Frenda, for various reasons, had asked Hamazura about the process of the fight. She was utterly shocked by his maneuver of dodging Mugino's attack by simply tilting his head.

Could that really work?

Li Mo had learned about the process through Frenda's retelling.

Based on this, he made the following judgment.

Today is **October 11th**.

Two days have passed since the great battle among the dark side organizations.

Li Mo spent one day performing a ritual to erase and grow his **fourth tail**.

Then, he spent another day reading through the contents of the **Grimoires**. Previously, it seemed as though he had treated his brain like a computer, stuffing all the knowledge from the Grimoires into it. The process was akin to copying and pasting. But if you were to ask how much he truly understood of that knowledge, that would be a question mark.

It's easy to imagine that erasing so much knowledge would take a long time.

However, Li Mo had already found the knowledge related to **"Angel Fall"** in advance. After a day of preparation, the prerequisites for Angel Fall were complete.

Angel Fall is a ritual that is both difficult and not difficult. The difficulty lies in the fact that the user must know about the Angel Fall ritual and also figure out how to use the fallen angel to achieve their goal—Angel Fall pulls an angel down, and to return to their rightful place, the angel will kill the one who initiated the ritual.

The simplicity lies in the fact that initiating the Angel Fall ritual is straightforward. Even someone like **Kamijou Touya**, who knew nothing about the occult, could accidentally trigger Angel Fall under the right circumstances—though this might have been related to his encounter with **Lidvia Lorenzetti**, a nun from the Roman Orthodox Church in Italy. This nun, sympathetic to Touya's concerns and frustrations about his child's misfortune, had given him a bunch of small trinkets that would have an effect just by being placed around.

Of course, this still demonstrates the difficulty of Angel Fall.

To understand why Angel Fall works, one must analyze it.

Even without fully mastering the 103,000 Grimoires, the accumulated knowledge is enough to decipher the reasons behind Angel Fall's success.

The four great elements have deviated from their original positions, causing an imbalance between the four archangels and their corresponding elements.

"Yes, I should have realized this earlier. **Left Seat of the 'Seat of God'** corresponds to the angel **Raphael**, the **'Medicine of God.'** Raphael's corresponding direction is the front, his color is green, and he is associated with the wind element. Meanwhile, the left, earth, and green correspond to the angel **Uriel**."

The four great elements—this is the ancient Greek theory of the composition of the world. They are earth, fire, wind, and water. These four elements together form the entire world.

In the Christian system, each of the four elements has a corresponding angel. However, currently, the elements guarded by Uriel and Raphael, their corresponding directions, and symbolic colors have been swapped.

This misalignment is the reason why Angel Fall can be initiated. Angel Fall is not simply a ritual to pull an angel down from heaven, but rather to pull an angel down from being an **"angel"**—that is, to turn an angel into a human.

According to the **Kabbalistic Tree of Life**, it is absolutely impossible for a human to ascend to the status of an angel. However, Angel Fall demonstrates this possibility.

"What a pity~~~"

Those who are unaware of the ritual need not be mentioned, such as Kamijou Touya, who was just an ordinary person who knew nothing about the occult. Those who do know about the ritual disdain becoming angels. For example, **Fiamma of the Right**, whose goal is to become **"The One Above God."**

Even Li Mo himself disdains the idea of becoming an angel.

Li Mo refuses to become someone else's subordinate. He has a clear path ahead of him—the path of the **"Beast."** He is already halfway there.

"Indeed, there's no need to look for another place. This city will do."

After understanding what Angel Fall truly is, Li Mo silently made this decision. There might be some risks, but it shouldn't provoke **Aleister Crowley**, who is currently floating in his tube of nutrient fluid.

What would the existence of an angel mean for the **Artificial Heaven**?

The results of such an experiment would be...

"I guess I still need to test the waters with someone."

After spending some time in Academy City, Li Mo felt that his courage had grown significantly. Although he is an outsider, his presence has little impact on Aleister Crowley's plans.

—This city was built as a training ground for Kamijou Touma.

Pacing back and forth on the tatami mat in the room, Li Mo relaxed his brow.

If the ritual is to be performed in this city, can the target of Angel Fall be specified? The process of degrading an angel requires the existence of someone to be exchanged. No wonder Fiamma of the Right needed that Russian sorcerer. Was she used as part of the ritual to specify where the angel would appear? Yes, pulling an angel down is simple, but the difficult part is ensuring the angel appears before you.

Completing Angel Fall is easy. But devouring an angel is troublesome, isn't it? Ah, this sudden greed is really annoying.

—Devouring an angel.

This is a bold idea. But upon reflection, using a secret method to consume a part of the angel should suffice. So, is it necessary to ensure the angel's existence before you?

Then...

Does it have to be a human body? This city already has one, an angel unique to Academy City, doesn't it?

"Frenda..."

Li Mo's subconscious wanted to ask Frenda about **"AIM Burst"** and **"Kihara Noukan's Five Elements Institution."** But then he remembered that she had gone out to eat with her friends.

Well, he might as well take a walk around the city. As long as he avoids Kamijou Touma during this time, it should be fine.

With the change in his objective, his plans needed to change as well. Even the Angel Fall ritual itself needed to be modified.

First, he would go and see how far Academy City's Artificial Heaven had progressed.

Li Mo walked out of the high-end residence of **"Diamond-like"** quality.