True agency in an isekai setting is inversely proportional to the scale of institutional power. Because Alpha operates on a physical axis (YPS-4) and Iruma operates on a narrative axis (YPS-2), a direct power comparison is meaningless. Instead, the divergence lies in the relationship between their DNA Ego and Growth scores. Alpha possesses the administrative capacity to reshape global economics through Mitsugoshi, yet her Ego score of 0 reveals a hollow core. She is a high-functioning instrument whose entire identity is a reflection of a misinterpreted master. Her competence is a mask for a total lack of self-determination. In contrast, Iruma begins as a passive survivor, but his Growth score of 100 tracks a genuine evolution from a victim of circumstance to a leader of peers. While Alpha manages a world-spanning organization without ever owning her own will, Iruma navigates a demon society by gradually aligning his actions with his own desires. The tension here reveals a genre irony: the character capable of toppling nations is a psychological prisoner, while the character barely operating above human limits is the only one actually evolving. Alpha’s trajectory is a flat line of perfection; Iruma’s is a climb toward autonomy. The disparity proves that YPS tiers measure what a character can destroy, but DNA profiles measure who the character actually is.
Archetype breakdowns and dispute court land in later phases.