The useful question is not who is stronger. It is how the same story-world makes two different identities legible.
YPS gap1
Layer gap1
AuthorityvsNarrative
Analysis
YPS-3Authority
Narrative layer supersedes Authority - Subaru Natsuki leads by world influence
YPS-2Narrative
World Influence
20vs100
Different power types make direct strength comparison misleading. What matters here is the character identity gap: what each existence does to the world, not who hits harder. Subaru Natsuki's DNA tells a broader story: their narrative is built around how much the universe protects them / constant growth arc. Echidna's identity is more narrowly defined by comparison.
Echidna
Domain edges
Subaru Natsuki
Combat
destructive output
Systemic
influence / control
Narrative
luck / story weight
Derived from DNA / bars show relative edge, not absolute power