"Dimensional Demon God, a pleasure to meet you. I am Keisha, Queen of Angels."
Keisha's hands rested lightly on the armrests of her throne.
Her eyes, touched with subtle shadow, gazed sternly down at the figure of Yamanaka Shinno.
With porcelain-white skin, golden flowing hair, and an expression of haughty indifference toward the world—exuding an aura of divine authority that brooked neither insult nor irreverence—every movement of Keisha radiated the majesty of a queen who wielded the divine right of angels.
"Oh, Queen Keisha. Hello."
Shinno gave her a once-over, and when his eyes dropped to her leg armor, he couldn't help but curl his lips in mild distaste.
Sure, the woman's face and figure were undeniably beautiful—but the divinity in her manner that overshadowed all trace of humanity? Utterly off-putting.
And that leg armor? Looked just like red thermal underwear.
So ugly.
"You're... looking at me like that because you don't like what you see?"
Keisha caught the twitch of Shinno's mouth and, for a moment, looked genuinely confused.
In her tens of thousands of years of life, she had seen countless expressions from the opposite sex—lust, greed, admiration, fear, panic...
But this? Someone disgusted by an angel?
"You're just going to say it out loud? Not embarrassed at all?"
"Not really. I'm just curious. Angel genes are said to be the most perfect genetic sequence in the known universe—flawless appearance, impeccable biology, lofty moral code. They should be universally appealing to all beings in the system. Does Void energy alter one's perception of beauty?"
"This has nothing to do with your so-called Void."
"Then what is it?"
"Tch... fine. To me, once divinity outweighs humanity, no matter how beautiful something is, it might as well be a math equation. Oh, and your red thermal pants are really ugly."
Although Shinno couldn't see Keisha's traits due to this being just a projection of dark energy, based on the original narrative, it was clear she was a perfectionist to the extreme.
After all, hadn't she died uttering the words: 'Will absolute justice eventually perish to an obsession with perfection?'
With someone like that, beating around the bush would just invite a cascade of questions.
Besides, it wasn't like he was afraid of offending her.
Might as well be direct!
"…Is it interfering with your view of my legs?"
Keisha glanced down at the red-gold patterned leg armor.
Thermal pants?!
These were high-defense-grade leg guards!
Leg guards!
According to the analysis from her Knowledge Vault, this so-called Dimensional Demon God was very likely distracted by her leg armor and couldn't properly enjoy the view!
As for the debate between divinity and humanity...
Thinking of all the contradictions between emotion and law under the angels' righteous order, her brow furrowed slightly.
"It is affecting me. So, would you be willing to take them off?"
Faced with someone like Keisha—who was utterly incapable of euphemism—Shinno chose to respond in kind.
She was a woman, and she wasn't shy about saying what she wanted.
So why should he, a man, be shy?
He liked looking at legs.
So what?
"Are Yan's long, pale legs no longer enough for you?"
Keisha returned from her musings, and as more analysis streamed in from the Knowledge Vault, an amused smile slowly formed on her lips.
Resting her cheek in one hand, she began teasing Shinno.
Although Yan's dark energy couldn't fully analyze this man's existence, the intense Void fluctuations when he appeared—and again when he looked toward Earth—left no doubt: this man had control over Void energy.
And just now, his casual theory...
It might have upended many of their long-held assumptions about the so-called Ultimate Fear.
A Dimensional Demon God?
Was he detached from dimensions—or did he control them?
She'd lived for 30,000 years. It had been a long time since something piqued her curiosity like this.
"You've seen the mountains, and now the ocean doesn't impress you?"
Shinno glanced at Yan, whose cheeks were a bit flushed, and lazily leaned back in his chair.
A 7,000-year-old girl blushing?
Huh. Pretty cute, actually.
"You've got a point. But right now, the ocean isn't interested in showing itself to you."
Keisha's lips curved upward slightly as she tapped a finger against her throne.
"So stingy."
"You're an interesting god. You embrace freedom but don't indulge your desires. Maybe Morgana should learn a thing or two from you."
"Please don't. I'm not a fan of smokey eye makeup."
"She'll definitely curse you for that. She's convinced her style is the most beautiful in the entire universe."
"Are you sure she's not just trying to seduce me by turning back into Liang Bing?"
"That is very possible. So, Dimensional Demon God—could you resist such temptation?"
Shinno could tell Keisha was still testing him. And his response? A test right back.
He hadn't come here just to chat. His goal was the Secondary Bio-Engine trait.
If possible, he'd rather skip using a Trait Copy and directly snatch the tech from the angels.
But Keisha's behavior was... odd.
She had to have caught his hint, but she brought up Morgana instead.
Wasn't she worried that he'd really team up with Morgana and tear down the angelic order?
"Kexi, did you hear that? The Dimensional Demon God has taken a liking to you."
Keisha's tone took on a rare note of playful teasing.
...
A moment later, under Angel Yan's dark-energy projection, the figure of Celestial Queen Kexi appeared before Shinno.
A white half-length skirt embroidered with silver leaves hugged her elegant curves.
Under moon-silver hair that shimmered like frost was a face so perfect it seemed carved from stillness itself, tinged with curiosity.
Even after seeing Angel Yan, Shinno had revised his standards upward for angelic beauty.
But now, laying eyes on Kexi?
Yeah—he was stunned all over again.
"You're even more beautiful than I expected."
"Thank you for the compliment. You're quite handsome yourself."
Kexi gave him a subtle smile, then cast a glance toward Keisha, her expression just a tad mischievous.
It clearly said: He said I'm prettier than you~
"To each their own."
Keisha couldn't help but chuckle.
She wasn't the least bit annoyed by Kexi's playful jab.
They'd been sisters for over thirty thousand years. No one knew Kexi's temperament better than her.
...
"Can we please get to the main topic now?"
Shinno cut in, tired of the back-and-forth probing.
He'd mentioned Kexi on purpose. They let her show up on purpose.
That meant they were ready to talk.
No need for more wordplay.
"Dimensional Demon God, wielder of Void... may I ask what exactly you're interested in obtaining from the angels?"
Keisha's expression turned serious once more.
Kexi, too, shed her more relaxed demeanor.
Angels defined the existence of life by thought and belief.
This man, though he came from the Void, clearly met the standards of a complete life form by the angels' measure.
His ideals were the antithesis of the demons'.
And he had chosen to work with them.
If possible...
Neither Keisha nor Kexi wanted to lose a potential ally who could usher in a new age for angelkind.
"The Secondary Bio-Engine, genetic modification tech, third- and fourth-gen divine body blueprints, Void research data, celestial computer projects, dark silver alloy research... and weapons that can kill gods..."
Shinno mentally ticked off a list of all the useful tech the angels held.
"...Or maybe, would you prefer to go rob the demons first?"