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Interlude: The One Who Stacks Stones part 1

A vast chamber constructed of various machines. A temple of machinery. Even a representation of Deus Ex Machina was present.

At what could only be described as an altar, a capsule housing a single human being sat in solemnity.

Vasa knelt on one knee, waiting in silent reverence as if in prayer.

The capsule opened. A naked man emerged. Without hesitation, Vasa handed him a cloth, which the man wordlessly wrapped around himself.

「Ah, my friend. You, the one whom I am destined to stand beside. How splendidly you have achieved my long-cherished wish.」

「Your kind words are an honor. I wholeheartedly celebrate the completion of your biological form Hermes-sama.」

The man had white hair and vivid red pupils. Yet, his body had once belonged to the human named Shuuji. There was no trace of the prior owner of the body left in his appearance.

「Let us dispense with the formalities, my friend. I know it’s