Miracle Summoner

When Gawain fell, Kinu circled in the air before returning to Rozen's side, landing on his outstretched arm.

"Well done."

Rozen praised Kinu with a single remark.

Kinu showed no joy, only raised its head high with a natural sense of arrogance.

Then, Kinu transformed into a scattering fire powder, enveloping Rozen before reforming into a luxurious jet-black coat.

"Huh?"

At that moment, Rozen let out a surprised sound.

Because as the Kinu coat re-equipped itself onto his body, Rozen noticed something unusual.

"My power has increased?"

Rozen was astonished.

The reason was exactly as he stated—he had discovered an increase in power.

This wasn't referring to Rozen's own strength, but rather Kinu's power.

More precisely, it was the power of the jutsuryoku tool that Kinu had transformed into.

The jutsuryoku tool formed by Kinu had always possessed external abilities such as flight, autonomous jujutsu casting, physical attacks, automatic defense, counterattack mechanisms, and jutsuryoku enhancement. These aspects had been previously mentioned.

But now, Rozen realized that all of these abilities had been enhanced.

"The flight capability has improved in speed and agility—simply put, its mobility has increased."

"The power of its autonomous jujutsu has also increased."

"The effectiveness of its physical attacks has improved."

"The speed of its automatic defense has increased."

"The response speed and counterattack speed of its counterattack mechanism have improved."

"The enhancement effect on jutsuryoku has also been strengthened."

"What exactly is going on here?"

Rozen carefully felt the changes, and his expression grew more and more surprised.

When he finally gauged the extent of the enhancement, Rozen understood.

"Threefold."

"These abilities have all increased by a factor of three."

"Could it be...?"

Rozen recalled Gawain's skill—〈Numeral of the Saint〉.

Gawain, possessing this skill, was able to exhibit three times his normal strength under the sunlight. The enhancement Kinu underwent happened to match this factor.

"Kinu has replicated the effect of 〈Numeral of the Saint〉?"

Rozen's face lit up with delight.

Indeed, his speculation was correct.

After all, Kinu was the incarnation of the sun itself—a true deity with immense power.

Although Kinu and Gyokuto rarely took the initiative to fight, that was because they had been granted the form of jutsuryoku tools. Normally, they only served as Rozen's support, but that didn't mean they had lost their original strength.

Given this, the jutsuryoku tools that Kinu and Gyokuto transformed into possessed performance beyond imagination.

Rozen had summoned Kinu and Gyokuto using the same method as Tsuchimikado Yakou had used to create Raven's Wing and Tsukuyomi. This caused the effects displayed by Kinu and Gyokuto to mirror them, but in doing so, it had also restricted the divine power of these beings.

Kinu and Gyokuto should have been far stronger—much more than what they had demonstrated so far. Even in their jutsuryoku tool forms, which supported and protected Rozen, their potential was not limited to what had been seen before.

In other words, Rozen had yet to fully unlock the true power of Kinu and Gyokuto.

Their tool forms were still in their embryonic stages—they hadn't yet fully matured.

If even Gawain could gain a threefold boost under the sun's blessing, then as the embodiment of the sun itself, how could Kinu not be capable of the same?

Thus, just as Rozen had previously deciphered the mysteries of the Lawbinding Shackles and learned to wield divine energy—applying that divine energy to Kinu's transformed coat in order to grant it similar divine properties and targeted abilities to counteract defenses—Kinu had now replicated Gawain's ability.

Kinu had chosen to tear open Gawain's chest and pierce through his body because it aimed to devour Gawain's spirit core, thereby analyzing the essence of the Sun's Blessing and reproducing it.

Now, Kinu had mastered the use of the Sun's Blessing, not only enhancing the performance of the jutsuryoku tool it had transformed into but also granting Rozen the same threefold increase in strength when wearing it.

This was the true power that should belong to someone who possessed a sun deity.

Of course, even Kinu couldn't enhance all of Rozen's abilities by threefold.

At the very least, Rozen's vast, planet-like High-Grade Mana was something beyond Kinu's influence—it couldn't be tripled.

However, in all areas where amplification was possible, Kinu had granted its boost.

For example, Rozen's physical body had been strengthened threefold.

Additionally, when Rozen used mysteries, their potency and effects were also tripled.

Unless the mysteries in question were of divine-tier power, Kinu could amplify their effects.

And—

With a burst of flame, a radiant sunlit sword suddenly materialized.

Rozen, of course, immediately recognized this sacred sword.

"Galatine..."

—〈Galatine〉.

This name was derived from "Galuth," meaning "solid."

It was the Holy Sword of the Sun that had belonged to Gawain.

Kinu had devoured this Holy Sword and, just as it had with the Sun's Blessing, reproduced it.

The Sun's Holy Sword and the Sun's Blessing—Gawain's two most powerful and emblematic abilities—had now fallen into Kinu's hands and become Rozen's possessions.

Unfortunately, Rozen lacked Gawain's extraordinary martial prowess. Even with the Holy Sword of the Sun and the Sun's Blessing, he couldn't become a second Knight of the Sun.

However, Rozen now wielded Gawain's noble phantasm, and the Sun's Blessing was immensely beneficial to him.

Because Kinu, as the incarnation of the sun, was constantly by Rozen's side, he could maintain his summon of Kinu at all times. This meant that even if Kinu were to be transformed into a Beast Vassal and housed within his bloodstream, Rozen would still receive a threefold increase in power.

And that effect would be perpetual.

Gawain had to rely on the presence of daylight to receive the Sun's Blessing, but Rozen did not.

The sun was always by his side—no, it was within his very body. So why would he need to wait for the sunrise?

Thus, Rozen's Sun's Blessing was eternal. As long as he didn't dismiss Kinu's summoning, it would always be in effect, even at night.

And Rozen soon realized something else.

"If Kinu can grant the Sun's Blessing, then could Gyokuto grant the Moon's Blessing?"

The more Rozen thought about it, the more excited he became.

In fact, he didn't even need to speculate—when Kinu successfully manifested the Sun's Blessing, the delicate ring adorning his left hand shone with a brilliant glow.

Gyokuto had communicated with Kinu and learned the method to manifest a blessing's power.

Immediately, on the ring formed by Gyokuto, a sacred number appeared, as if invisibly engraved.

At the same time, Rozen sensed that the internal abilities of Gyokuto's jutsuryoku tool form—including sensory perception, mental interference, spirit protection, curse resistance, and automatic illusion counteraction—had all drastically increased in effect.

Moreover, Rozen's High-Grade Mana regeneration rate had tripled, his stamina recovery rate had tripled, and even his Thought Acceleration and Thought Partitioning had increased threefold.

Noticing these changes, Rozen knew—the Moon's Blessing had manifested.

Likely, his mana consumption, stamina expenditure, and even energy depletion on a cellular level had all been reduced by a factor of three.

Kinu and Gyokuto continued to complement each other—one externally, one internally—granting Rozen two divine blessings and bestowing upon him a threefold amplification.

Rozen grinned.

He grinned with boundless satisfaction.

"This time, I've really hit the jackpot!"