1692 Alephee's Guidance
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"Keke. It could be just the thing you were looking for, you know– a blessing in disguise. I bet you've been getting some good shut-eye now that you're all alone. Thê ïñčëptïøn øf thïš çøntënt çån bë tråçëd tø n0v€1b¡n★
Enjoy this break, Miss Timeless. Enjoy your me-time while it lasts."
"Well, I can't deny that," Alephee laughed with Eren.
"After being with you for so long, peace almost feels strange to me. You were a problem magnet in Anfang even if it wasn't your fault. So, I still find it hard to believe I've been feeling relatively calm for the past 18 years."
"Problem-magnet, huh? Kinda a harsh way of putting it. But I guess that's something I can't deny as well."
Eren's broad smile turned smaller as he looked at the three-dimensional spectral form of Alephee, which was standing atop his table at this point.
Eren and Alephee started chatting about various things as they accepted the fact that they hadn't meet each other for a very long time. Reen provided her input intermittently while enjoying her breakfast.
Alephee didn't need to tell Eren about the problems with her vessel in Labh Salem. She did not want to make him worry. As such, she focused on directing him in the right way. So he could make as few errors as possible while using the Mesh.
She told him that he shouldn't use his Sin of Lust to brand, someone, while he was in Labh Salem. This was because, unlike Anfang, people in Labh Salem were experts when it came to dealing with soul-related matters.
The Practitioners of Paths in Labh Salem were pretty skilled in cultivating their Spiritual Force. As such, it was very difficult to brand their souls with Sin of Lust unless a wide gap of Spiritual Force existed between Eren and his potential targets. Even if he could brand their souls with the Sin of Lust mark, it was not guaranteed that it would stay that way for a very long time.
Plus, the Practitioners of Paths in Labh Salem had access to various Skills. Skills that could allow them to get rid of such brands on their souls at the right price.
Eren's ability to brand his target's soul could end up backfiring on him as well if the target happened to be a demonic entity associated with the Demon Prince of Lust. The followers of Asmodeus were very skilled when it came to branding someone with the Sin of Lust.
The followers of Asmodeus had access to Asmodeus' Skill Tree, which could allow them to control Eren as soon as he placed his brand on them via reverse branding. Eren had already dealt with a witch who happened to be a follower of Asmodeus– Leesha. Things would have gone horribly wrong for him if he had decided to brand her using the Sin of Lust.
Of course, Eren could kick the Demon Princes from holding a seat in his demonic pantheon using the governing rights granted to him by Aleph's divine throne. He could replace them with the demonic entities of his choice, reshaping his pantheon altogether.
However, Eren was still struggling with wielding his divinity. He had his own limitations. Plus, reshaping the demonic pantheon would make him come out in the open. He would be easy to target for all the Demon Princes who had decided to oppose him.