The useful question is not who is stronger. It is how the same story-world makes two different identities legible.
YPS gap3
Layer gap0
PhysicalvsPhysical
Analysis
YPS-2
Dominant power gap
YPS-5
In a direct clash, Benimaru wins: 3 tiers of separation is a gap that DNA edges alone cannot close. DNA tells a different story: Shion: how much the universe protects them, Benimaru: raw destructive ceiling. These are different character shapes, not different power levels. Shion is the more complex character study despite the power gap: a pattern common in isekai where the weaker character carries more narrative weight.
Shion
Domain edges
Benimaru
Combat
destructive output
Systemic
influence / control
Narrative
luck / story weight
Derived from DNA / bars show relative edge, not absolute power