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Chapter 116
Subtle Principle
Lucy let go of Ferda's hand and plucked a rose petal from the garden.
As she clenched that small leaf in her hand, it instantly turned into a dried tobacco leaf and went into her pipe.
She produced a flame on her finger, lit it, and deeply inhaled the tobacco smoke once more.
Ferda, who had been waiting for her action, finally asked his question.
"What do you mean by 'becomes a blessing'?"
Еǹ û m̄а̌
Ferda couldn't understand those words.
Lucy smiled a mature smile and answered.
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"As you know, cultivating the Blue Circle universally originates from meditation."
The Blue Circle's cultivation method mostly begins with meditation.
Emptying one's mind or focusing on a single thought to maintain a steady rhythm while forging mana circuits.
If there's a way to screw with those people, it's naturally breaking that composure.
Еń um̄ а. іd̀
"What is the material of strength in the Red Circle?"
"The emotion that originated when creating the circle."
"That's right. If it started with joy, it grows with even greater joy; if it started with hatred, it continues with even greater hatred—that is growth."
Lucy nodded her head.
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"Then how would you hinder them?"
"Contradiction and dilemma."
Wе_b ṅ ӧ v̆el̇ En̄ u m̌ а
One who hates loses their life as a mage precisely when they lose the reason to hate.
Give them contradiction and dilemma, and emotion cools and grows cold.
Ferda knew this well because he had always lived keeping that in mind.
"Right now, there are two things in your heart: yearning affection and regret."
"That's right."
"If you purely want to grow stronger by Red Circle theory, you must nurture yearning affection and suppress regret—only then will you grow purely according to your love, isn't that so?"
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Up to this point was already content Ferda knew.
He lightly nodded his head and asked her.
"So you're saying you know how to eliminate that regret?"
Lucy shook her head.
"That's a foolish choice, baby. Are you trying to burn down the house because of bedbugs? Emotion is such that even if just one is missing, balance collapses."
"What does that mean?"
Ёñ u m̆ а.і̇d̈
"It means all emotions are connected by cause and effect."
Lucy deeply inhaled the tobacco smoke.
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"Because there is negation, there is affirmation. Because that regret exists, you have yearning affection."
Ferda slightly furrowed his brow.
"If I don't erase the regret, it'll keep testing me, won't it?"
Ferda spoke those words, but it still felt like an unnecessary organ had been added.
Еn̂u ṁ_а̀ . id
Lucy probably anticipated Ferda would think that way too.
Because she too was someone who had mastered the Red Circle.
"Then let me ask you. Why does that regret exist?"
"This is......."
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As Ferda hesitated, Lucy added.
"You don't have to answer. Think deeply and find the answer yourself."
Е n̈u̇ m̄ ā . іd̃
Because he killed Valdrova.
Her, who was purer than anyone.
If this regret were erased...... what would become of his feelings toward her?
Thinking like that, he came to understand.
Why he had to keep the regret.
"Baby, your regret is like a heart. Too much or too little causes problems, and if it disappears you die. If you know how to control it, it becomes an excellent driving force. Understand?"
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Ferda nodded his head.
"So what should I do?"
Lucy drew a straight line with her index finger and spoke.
"Drawing a line."
"Drawing a line?"
"If you put up a fence that doesn't mix between emotions, you'll be able to know what they're made of."
W еb̊n̆ о̄ v еl̄ E n̊u m̂a
As a mage who handles the Red Circle, he could roughly understand what she meant.
Emotion is ambiguous like paint.
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If you don't concentrate, they flow together, blend, become muddy, and lose their essence.
The moment essence disappears, Red Circle growth dies.
In that respect, Ferda was an elite.
He who had converted everything to anger purely reached the 9th Circle.
Е n̂ ũ m а . іd̆
'But this time I have to divide two.'
First time with a mana circle operating on yearning affection, first time with regret interfering.
Naturally, putting up fences between those two became a first as well.
A mana circuit operating on both yearning affection toward Valdrova and regret.
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How does one put up a fence between these two?
"In that sense, baby, you've already taken one step."
Ēń úm̄ а. і̆.d
"What step?"
"Shape of Shadow."
It was a mana cultivation method recorded in Barbatos's Shadow Arts.
"Shadow becomes me, and I become shadow. Do you remember that phrase?"
Ferda nodded his head.
"The answer lies in that."
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Lucy ended her words just like that.
Ferda felt like she'd stopped mid-sentence, but Lucy didn't care.
"And as for another reward, what should I give......."
Lucy flicked her pipe.
"Hmm......."
She stared at her pipe intently, then grinned.
Ẁе̃ b̄ nо̌v̆е̄l Е̂ ǹ ũ m̈ ӓ
He wondered if she was trying to give him something useless.
Then the thorn vines lingering around Lucy gathered toward her hand.
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A hundred snakes rose up, tangled lewdly, and spat something out.
It was a tree branch stretching in a straight line.
Was it because he consciously looked? It resembled the pipe Lucy was holding.
"What do you think this object is?"
Е́ n̈u̇ m̌а̇
"......A pipe?"
"Why would I give you something like that? You're too young to know the true taste of tobacco."
As if saying 'don't smoke things like this,' she blew tobacco smoke with a teasing face.
Of course, Ferda had smoked before too.
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But he'd stopped because of the hazy sensation.
When he was about to ask what it was,
Ѐ n u m̄ а̂
Crackle!
Red sparks flew around the stick.
It was Reverse Heaven-defying Lightning.
She laughed enjoyably, looking at Ferda's expression.
"It's Jibul."
"Jibul?"
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"I named it 'Jibul.' It's a magic staff I made myself."
"Is that so?"
"There's a branch I struck with lightning, right? The thing mages light the wick in their eyes and rush toward. It'll absorb that power knowingly. Then the instability will settle, and you'll be able to use that power fully."
He didn't understand why she was explaining this to him.
In this context alone, it sounded like she'd give it to him as a gift, but he didn't jump to that conclusion.
It could be a test of his desire.
Е́ n̂uḿ ä .і̆d̆
"Take it."
He didn't think so, but that was correct.
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She even said 'take it' directly, but Ferda couldn't grab the staff.
"Your arm will fall off, baby. I may look like this, but I'm a fragile girl?"
"......."
"I'm giving you a gift, why do you make a face like a pig who got a mountain of rice? What? Do I look like I'd butcher you?"
Ёn̄ ũm а̀ ..і̂ d
"It seems that way."
Lucy burst out laughing, "Puh-hat!"
"Truly cheeky words. Why can't you think I might just give it for free?"
"Because those bastards all died long ago."
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"That's right. Those words are right too."
She said, laughing heartily.
Еnu m̃ä .і d
"As I said, I help women of twisted fate. Valdrova also possesses a twisted fate. So I wanted to help that woman. But it wasn't easy."
"Why?"
"There's a terribly fierce dog by her side, isn't there?"
He didn't need to ask who it was.
That fierce dog prevented entry into this space, didn't it?
'Who knows what she'll do when I go back.'
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He was already prepared to get scrubbed down.
Thinking of the green towel in his hand made him reflexively tense.
"That puppy says she can't trust a witch's words, so how can I help?"
It's only natural she wouldn't listen.
Ruri is Valdrova's attendant, and Lucy is a witch with terrible notoriety on the continent.
There's no way she'd just watch while her master gets played by a witch.
Ĕ n̄ù m a.ī_d̄
"No means of contact either, so I thought helping through you would work. Even if you're a man, there's no reason to be anxious about saving a woman of twisted fate."
Listening to this story, it didn't feel like a lie.
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He'd felt it when fighting her in the past too—though she's the witches' leader, she didn't feel filled with malice.
Like Ferda now, it seemed like emptiness continued and she became infinitely calm.
Is she bewitched, or does she have self-conviction?
If bewitched, it's not trusting oneself; if conviction, it's believing in oneself.
W̌ еb̂ǹȯ.v̌ è.ĺ Е̄n u m̂ а̊
There's no choice.
Ferda finally accepted the staff.
When he grabbed the blunt end of the staff she handed him, a change occurred.
Instantly, the tree branch transformed into a smooth black staff.
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It was made without any sense of incongruity, matching Ferda's atmosphere and attire.
Simply transforming is a trick other staffs can do too.
Ẃё bn о̄ v̂ ěl Ӗ n̆ u m а
The one part Ferda was surprised by was just one thing.
'I don't feel any magical power.'
Generally, since staffs or wands assist spell formulas, they must have a reservoir to hold magical power.
The better the staff, the larger that reservoir, but even a bad staff can't have no reservoir.
Ferda tried sending mana in, just in case.
Crackle!
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Then red lightning began to surge.
'Not releasing stored converted mana, but immediate conversion.'
Can use magic immediately when desired, and since it doesn't hold magical power, it's treated as a simple staff.
It's a magic tool that's a dream for all mages.
"I'll use it preciously."
"Hm? Why suddenly use honorifics?"
Е n̆ ŭm̃a.і ď
"You've helped me this much, how could I not use honorifics?"
"Hmm, is that so? Quite a commendable child."
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Lucy gazed at him with bewitching eyes.
It looks like honey would drip from her eyes.
"Is there nothing else you need?"
"I'd like a bit more of a clue from Shape of Shadow being possible......."
Е ń u m a
"Haha, was that why you were buttering me up?"
It would be a lie to say it wasn't.
Feeling good right now, Ferda had to milk her for information.
"Good. I'll tell you. In Eastern terms, that's called Shadow-Self Unity. Controlling it like limbs is the essence of Shadow Arts, isn't it?"
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"Right."
"If you think shadow can truly become you, wouldn't anything be possible?"
Е n ümâ
What is she saying?
Ferda wanted Lucy to explain more, but before he could even ask, a small finger touched his lips.
"This is the last favor this girl can give, the clue, and the subtle principle."
Lucy's small finger slid up and touched Ferda's forehead.
At that moment, Ferda's spirit was sucked somewhere.
When he opened his eyes again, he was back at that place where he'd received the invitation.
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* * *
After Ferda disappeared, only the witch remained in the Witch's Garden.
Lucy covered her face with black cloth and returned to the Rose Pavilion.
The witches were laughing and chattering as usual.
"How did that man Ferda look?"
"A cheeky bastard. Talking informally to our Big Sister and all."
Ẁѐb̂ n о̀vēl̂ Е̃ ǹ u̇mа̀
"I wanted to shove this needle between his fingernails......."
"There's nothing better than a stoic man screaming."
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"I like moaning. I'll make him moan for 3 hours."
The witches cackling as they listed twisted fetishes.
Then they poked at Lucy slyly.
"Our Big Sister seems demure today, did you decide to go with that concept?"
En uḿ å
Lucy Philiaz.
The Big Sister of all sat sprawled in her seat, smoking endlessly as if uninterested in the conversation topic.
Other witches watching her chimed in.
"Right, you look unusually worried, not like our Big Sister."
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"It's been a while since you saw a man. How fluttered your heart must be?"
"Youth, youth."
Е̂ṅ u̇ m̀ а.і́ d
Lucy tapped ash into the ashtray.
Despite all the mockery, she opened her mouth without getting angry once.
"Ferda Valdrova."
A name coming out with tobacco smoke.
A name coming from Lucy's mouth meant becoming a target.
"How do you want to handle it?"
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"I'm curious what scheme you'll cook up.
Gesture like her heart is burning.
Lucy answered like this.
"Investigate that man more thoroughly."
"That's it? Nothing more to order?"
"There is."
Ё.n̂ ü m а̂ .їd́
Lucy added as if just remembering.
"Don't you dare touch that child carelessly."
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The witches' giggling laughter stopped.
"Unusual command? He's a man, and you're saying don't touch?"
"Oh my, has our Big Sister really taken interest in a man?"
"Pathetic things, pathetic things. It's not because of simple entertainment like you all."
Е n̊ŭm̀а.і̃_d
Lucy raised her head and spoke to the seated witches.
"Because I don't want to see you all die by that child's hand."
"......What?"
"Does that make sense? A mere 19-year-old brat killing us?"
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If it were anyone else, they'd think it's a joke, but Lucy's words carried weight.
When speaking to witches, she doesn't carelessly say things she doesn't mean.
Е nům̃ а. і̂ d
"So like...... you're talking about reincarnation or something, right?"
"Think it's such a trivial story? That child has erased your existence from this land before."
"She invaded here?"
"Didn't stop at invasion."
Tobacco smoke puffed out.
"She took even my life."
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All witches held their breath.
It was a soundless question, and simultaneously shock.
Limbo is a land no existence can properly track.
She entered such a land and killed Lucy Philiaz, mother of all witches.
It was a practically impossible feat.
The witches who had been teasing and making her a joke closed their mouths along with Lucy.
Ёn um̂ а.і̇ d
It was the first quiet silence greeting the Rose Pavilion.
They must be racking their brains in their own way.
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'If I died in that position, there must have been a reason.'
Lucy considered this another message sent to herself.
She didn't know the meaning, but a signal that Ferda is special.
'All of that...... is it for that woman after all?'
W е b̆ n̈o̊ v el Еn u m̄ а̌
Lucy subtly emanated mana from her hand.
It drew a fixed form.
It was a rune.
The rune that had dwelled in Echidna's heart and nearly killed her helplessly.
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That rune is a massive aggregate of information purely forged from emotion.
'Is this rune that child's regret?'
Ӗ n ūḿ ā
Like Echidna, Lucy tried to taste it slightly.
But she let go before even tasting.
Even she, the Big Sister, can't handle this.
She who can be called the Red Circle Authority,
Wondered how a human could possess this much emotion.
The answer was clear.
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'She turned back time.'
How Ferda could do that was inevitably curious.
Because to reach that realm, one must enter the 9th Circle, the Demigod realm, and use a 'Wish.'
'Did she go all the way to that place I gave up on because I couldn't reach it?'
It would be a lie to say she wasn't jealous.
But knowing futility, she killed the emotion.
Еn̂ú m â . ī.d̊
'Sang regret as a wish.......'
Lucy smiled.
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"A guy worth watching for a while appeared, so it won't be boring."
After over a thousand years, the emotion worn down in her chest beat.
It was unmistakably excitement.
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