"Existence rewriting, virtual-real conversion. This is the ability Ryn gained after becoming a Herrscher and turning Cortana into his own 'partner beast.'"
The Zero-Rated Power—Virtual-to-Real Conversion—can only be activated when Cortana's computational power is fully unleashed and Ryn possesses an immense amount of energy.
The energy required is staggering. Even draining two or three Herrschers like Ryn wouldn't be enough. Fortunately, Ryn had two great fathers...
The Sea had also bestowed a Blessing upon him, similar to Seele's Death Reversal, directly reversing time to alter the fact of his death.
Ryn's plan hinged on this resurrection. While Death Reversal was achieved through the Sea's immense power, making it nearly an invincible buff, the process of resurrection would cause a massive surge of power from both the Tree and the Sea to flow through Ryn's body. Ryn would use his Stigmata to siphon this energy, opening a passage through the Sea of Quanta.
Then, by harnessing the Sea of Quanta's infinite energy, he could activate Cortana's Zero-Rated Power to achieve Kallen's Virtual-to-Real Conversion.
Ryn felt like a complete idiot for resorting to suicide to reach the Sea of Quanta. If there had been any other option, he would never have used his own death to activate Zero-Rated Power. This was merely a desperate measure born of time constraints.
But his resurrection cooldown would be over in a few days, so he wasn't particularly heartbroken about it.
The real problem was explaining everything to Kiana, Bronya, and the Stigmata on his hand later. He needed to convince them that his actions weren't frivolous. And then there was Cortana... This stunt might have created a rift between Cortana and Kiana, which gave Ryn a massive headache.
Still, as long as the problem was solved, that was all that mattered. Touching the Honkai-corrupted marks on Kiana's body, Ryn felt a pang of sympathy.
"Silly girl... I told you not to rush, no matter what happened..."
Ryn kissed Kiana's forehead, then prepared to leave with the unconscious Kallen and the stunned, bewildered Bronya.
"Hmm? Wait a minute. Bronya, do you want to see Seele?" Just as he was about to leave, Ryn suddenly remembered. Since he'd brought Bronya to the Sea of Quanta, why not let her see Seele again before they left?
At the mention of Seele, Bronya immediately forgot about the still-processing Kallen situation. She grabbed Ryn's arm firmly and said:
"I want to! Bronya really wants to see Seele again!"
"Wait for me... I'm not sure if I can contact her yet..."
Ryn clasped his hands together and began channeling the Sea's Blessing within him. As if his perspective had shifted from third-person to first-person, his consciousness began to ascend, granting him a full-spectrum view of the Sea of Quanta.
Previously, Ryn had been completely unable to sense the Blessing within him. Most of the information about the Sea's Blessing had been relayed to him by his Stigmata.
But this time, during his resurrection, the energies of the Sea and the Tree had surged into his body once more, allowing him to clearly perceive the Blessing's presence.
The world of the Sea of Quanta had no boundaries, where space and time held no meaning. It was a realm of souls and wills. With the Sea's Blessing, Ryn and Seele, if their desire was strong enough, could reshape space to their will.
"I found her," Ryn said, following a faint guidance in his heart. He located Seele in a desolate World Bubble. "You take care of Kiana and Kallen. I'll go get Seele."
"Yes, Bronya will take care of them. Be sure to bring Seele back..."
Ryn nodded and stepped forward, his figure instantly vanishing before Bronya. His foot landed, and he reappeared before Seele.
Seele stood with her back to Ryn, completely unaware of his arrival. She was utterly absorbed in watching the World Bubble around her gradually collapse. She had witnessed countless World Bubbles meet their end, yet she had never seen one give birth to something new...
"Another me... Why do you think the world has to be annihilated?" White Seele asked Black Seele, seeking an answer.
"How would I know? I'm not some Sea or Tree. That Sea is a real bastard, showing us all these World Bubbles collapsing without telling us what to do. And that damn Ryn! If he shows up again, I'm going to hack him to pieces!" Black Seele fumed.
"Oh? What if he's standing right behind you right now?" Ryn stealthily approached Seele and covered her eyes from behind. "Guess who it is?"
"Brother Ryn!" "Damn Ryn!"
Both Seeles cried out joyfully, then turned to face him.
"Brother Ryn, it's really you! How could you possibly be here? Did Sea send you?"
Ryn clutched his chest, feigning deep hurt, and said to Seele, "What? Can't I just miss you so much that I came all this way to see you? Your words wound me deeply!"
Seele's face flushed crimson with embarrassment. She waved her hands frantically, apologizing. "No, no, that's not what I meant at all! It's just... I haven't seen Brother Ryn in ages. Sea told me you couldn't open a passage to the Sea of Quanta, so I wondered if Sea had sent you here..."
"Forget all that, Seele. Let me take over your body so I can give Ryn a good pat-down. First, I'll slash him a couple of times. I want to see if he can ignore me this time like he did before!"
Hmm... Black Seele's voice was completely ignored by both White Seele and Ryn. There was no way White Seele would let Black Seele come out and attack Ryn.
As for why Ryn could hear Black Seele... well, both girls had been reborn with him as their anchor. A little special treatment was only fair.
"From now on, let's call the pure and innocent Seele 'White Seele,' and that fierce, grumpy Seele 'Black Seele.' It'll be easier to tell you apart that way," Ryn said after thinking for a moment.
"Black Seele and White Seele? Uh... Other me, do you like these names?"
"..."
Black Seele fell silent. While she loved being called Seele, what was this 'Black Seele' nonsense?!
(╯‵□′)╯(┻━┻.
Seeing Black Seele's silence, Ryn made the decision for her.
"Black Seele's silence means she agrees. Don't worry, Seele. I'll only call you Black Seele and White Seele when necessary. Usually, I'll just call you Seele."
"Mm... But will the other me get angry?"
"Hmph, Black Seele it is! I'll definitely slice him next time I see him."
Deep within her personality, Black Seele puffed out her chest angrily, then immediately melted into a dreamy expression.
Black Seele is also Seele, Seele hehehe, my Seele~
"Come with me. I have a surprise for you."
"Ah? What kind of surprise, Brother Ryn?"
"You'll see when we get there."
Ryn took Seele's hand and vanished into the World Bubble.