Submission as a mechanism for emotional stability is the hidden link between these two. Alpha operates as a YPS-4 strategic asset, building a global economic empire while believing she is merely a tool for Shadow's vision. Her zero Ego score is not a lack of capability, but a psychological surrender born from a perceived debt. Milim, meanwhile, exists at YPS-6, where physical conflict ceases to be a narrative driver. For her, the surrender to Rimuru is not about utility or debt, but a cure for the isolation of immortality. The gap in their YPS tiers renders a combat comparison meaningless; instead, the tension lies in how they both trade their autonomy for a sense of belonging. Alpha’s tragedy is that she constructs the world her master claims to envision, while Milim’s tragedy is that she can destroy a planet but cannot find a peer. One is a corporate architect who views herself as a secretary; the other is a deity who seeks the simplicity of a friendship. This reveals a systemic trend in the genre: the further a character drifts from the human scale, the more they crave a tether to someone who recognizes them as a person rather than a weapon.