"So I think Marisa is becoming a qualified magician who can really discuss academic issues with me, with Patsy, and possibly give advice that we might have overlooked," I said, "specifically around the end of the Night's Mutation." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Miss and I were involved in the event that night, and the light was dim at night, so maybe we passed by by chance," said Sakiya, "and in retrospect, I met Reimu, who was missing most of the sleeves on both arms and even exposed her breastcloth, and she complained to me and Miss Miss, and she seemed to be a little happy to say that the task of resolving the mutation had been handed over to Miss Marisa and Miss Alice." ”

"Well, Reimu is a lazy person," I thought for a moment and said, "If only she really did, we wouldn't have to be in so much trouble." ”

“？”

"That night, I felt some of the fruits of Marisa's years of hard work, such as moving away from the simple pursuit of meaningless destruction, and taking a big step forward in the understanding of magical aesthetics. In particular, in the barrage duel, she and I teamed up to win the victory against Reimu and Murasaki, and she expressed to me a sense of joy that I had never felt before, and I felt that her eagerness for magic had also gotten rid of the sense of being spurred on by the seeming and unknown reasons that had always seemed to exist. If Marisa's pursuit of the profession of magician was only more than half out of her own love for her, after winning the barrage battle, Marisa has put aside other burdens and devoted herself to the pursuit of magicians. ”

Sunny on the side wasn't listening to me and Sakuya talking at all, probably thinking about meeting up with Luna and Starr to do some other pranks to pass the time, and although the elf's attitude to life has its positive side, it is not something I like.

"The true quest for a magician is not more powerful, more destructive, more terrifying," I said, "Marisa finally realized this, and although it was a simple truth, it was the most important step on the path of magicians. ”

"Huh? Yes, is that so? Miss Sakiya's smile was a little reluctant.

"There is no greater destructive power than the destruction of an entire planet, because the basis of life is built on the planet itself. As long as the purpose is to kill, destroying the planet is the most extreme way to achieve that goal," I said, "There are many youkai in Gensokyo who can destroy the planet, or even destroy it on a larger scale and at a deeper level, but why don't they do it?" ”

"Well—because it's pointless." Sakiya finally understood what I meant again.

"So, why don't they use the threat of planet destruction as a threat to dominate the humans in the outside world, so that they can avoid being cowered in a small village?"

"Probably, not motivated?" She tilted her head and said, "My eldest lady may be a little interested, but she has never mentioned such an idea. ”

"Because everyone with powerful destructive power understands the fact that the destruction of living space can certainly become a threat to human beings, but if it is really implemented, their own living space will also be destroyed at the same time, and only young and vigorous and intelligent fools who have not yet developed their wisdom can realize such an idea. Therefore, no country in the outside world really regards nuclear bombs as a weapon to conquer others, and the purpose of war is to seize profits rather than destroy the soil and labor force together. I seemed to get the topic off to the point of irrelevance, so I immediately got back to the point, "For example, Murasaki, although she can deter many youkai with her powerful destructive power, she can't conquer them. So destructive power has no special meaning at its root. Well, back to Marisa. ”

"Ah, by the way, can Miss Alice and Pache destroy the planet?" Sakiya asked curiously.

"I don't know, because I've never thought about it in that direction, and as for Patsy, maybe."

In fact, enough time allows many magicians to exert far more destructive power than they can imagine, but as I've said before, it's impossible for magicians to bother researching meaningless things.

"It's also a simple truth that I've come to understand over the years, so I'm not much better than Sakiya," I said, "but for Marisa, because of the anticipation, I value her progress very much." Maybe Patchy was too, but she didn't show anything positive. ”

"Ah—I know that," said Sakiya, "but Patchouli-sama is not very good at expressing feelings. ”

"You mean I'm not very expressive? Maybe that's true," the life of the shrine maiden in the past few days has made me feel indifferent to my previous performance, "Marisa came into contact with Miss Satoru of the Earth Spirit Hall when she was changing in the hot springs, Miss Satoru's ability is to see through the hearts of others, I think Marisa may have come into contact with someone she was not prepared to face too early, this person is Miss Koming Jikaku, the owner of the Earth Spirit Temple. ”

"Marisa was hurt by Miss Komingchi's words?"

"More or less," I said, "her confusion has not yet been eradicated, although she understands her magical pursuits, but it is true that her confusion as a human part has not been eradicated, she is attracted by Miss Jue's ability to tap into her heart, and becomes a regular visitor to the Earth Spirit Temple, pursuing answers to confused questions that cannot be answered at her current age, in fact, normal people will consciously avoid Koming Jiju, but Marisa's normality is not reflected in interpersonal communication, She was attracted to Miss Jue now, and it was natural for her to be attracted to Miss Jue if she was fearless, curious, and had reached a certain level of self-awareness, and I was a big mistake in not taking precautions against it. ”

No, the real, biggest, most hopeless misstep was my neglect of Reimu's heart.

"Huh?" Sakiya sighed in a flat tone, I don't know if it was because I didn't understand what I was saying, or because I understood it, so I sighed at reality.

"The end result is that Marisa has strengthened her determination to explore magic as a pure human, and I have no intention of asking about the root of it," I closed, rolled my eyes, and then opened them, continuing, "Strangely this wasn't quite a surprise to me, and Patchy wasn't surprised. ”

I have admitted my mistake, but it is still not unexpected, and my thoughts may not be understood by anyone, including myself.

"Remilia may have something similar to me and Patsy in this regard," I ruthlessly pointed out a simple question that Miss Sakiya was reluctant to face, "I don't want to understand what your feelings mean, and I don't care what Remilia thinks. I have my own plans. ”

"Is this the beginning of Reimu's death?"

"Yes."