IV

Fall.

She tried to stretch, but her body trembled and twisted uncontrollably under the pull of the air current. The wind blows from all directions, and the wind flows from all directions.

Rees Quilahia is falling. Fall in the midst of the world's most powerful natural disaster, the Phantom Wind.

Falling from an altitude of 12,000 meters above sea level. From here, it takes 49.5 seconds to fall to the surface.

There was darkness in front of him, and countless rainbow lights flowed in the darkness. There are thousands of colors in the wavelength range of visible light that can be recognized by the human eye, and these colors are all concentrated together to form a pure picture.

Then there is the severe pain, from the internal organs to the five senses and limbs, the whole body - falling into magma or acid, maybe this is the feeling, right?

Does the world listen to her wishes? She doesn't know, she doesn't know at all. Two hundred and fifty years of magical science achievements, in the face of nature, is it still vulnerable?

The cold wind cuts across the skin - no more worries about maintenance. The force tore at her arm, but she would never let go of her hand—it was all she had. The sustenance of her spirit, and her only relative.

The past began to come back uncontrollably, in less than a minute. The length of this minute, as if it were a century.

Her birthday was June 12, 1868 in the standard calendar, and her birthplace was in Deresa, the capital of Corman. Both parents are middle-class, and the family has a shop that sells small magical items. Quliacia is an elven surname, and it seems that the reason for this is that the ancestors who were human beings were once given the title of "Paladin of Honrinasti" by the elves.

That ancestor once resisted the invasion of the Elves against the "Dark Emperor" Arthur Corman - a man who was the Founding Emperor of the Empire from the perspective of the Holy Corman Empire - was honored by the Elves for this. Of course, as with all heroic stories, he also attracted a beautiful elven woman and received her surname Quirazia. However, that was 1,500 years ago. By the time it was passed down to her father's generation, the family no longer had the slightest trace of elven characteristics, and they were all ordinary human beings.

She doesn't have many memories of her childhood, except that she had a younger sister when she was four years old. This time it's pure brunette - brown curls as beautiful as mom. So, my sister's name is Miriana, which is an elf name......

In short, her capable father and gentle and virtuous mother basically had a happy childhood.

...... 6 seconds, 7 seconds.

She could hear the sound of time flowing.

When she was five years old, the Continental War broke out. Of course, his father, who was a reserve officer, left behind his wife and daughter, and resolutely enlisted in the army with a photo of his family in his arms. She hugged the doll, followed her mother with her sister, and watched her father leave from the booth at the train station. She can still vividly remember the conversation between her parents when they said goodbye in tears:

"Don't bring our pictures, do you?"

"Why? If the war is prolonged, I won't be able to see you for a long time. When I miss you, I can look at the pictures......"

"Soldiers with pictures of their families or fiancées are going to die in battle! I can't allow you to bring that kind of thing!"

"Hmm...... Okay, okay, then don't bring it...... Don't worry, I won't die. ”

"This sentence is also a forbidden sentence, you can't say it! You must come back alive!"

"Didn't you say a forbidden sentence......"

Later it turned out that some of the laws worked. Unbeknownst to Rose at the time, it was the last time she and her father would ever see each other.

The war lasted six years. The empire won three years and lost three years. In the fourth year, the family received a notice from the army. The notice was delivered by a young captain-officer.

"I'm sorry, but I'm your husband's former subordinate. Madame, I have bad news for you. You have to be mentally prepared. ”

The mother didn't say a word, just kept crying, took the notice, and tore it to shreds without looking at it.

"Sister, why is my mother crying?"

At that time, she was 9 years old, she was already sensible, and she knew why her mother was crying.

"That's because Dad went to a far, far away place. ”

"So, will Daddy come back?"

Faced with her sister's question, Ress couldn't answer.

It was the young captain who answered.

"Yes, he went far, far away. That guy betrayed our plan of action and eloped with a beautiful elven agent!"

Of course, the sisters' mother fainted in an instant. The facts that happen in the world are always more bizarre than tragic novels.

"Ah, ah, ma'am, are you alright?!I told you, you must be prepared......

...... 21 seconds, 22 seconds.

The clouds should have been exceeded. If the wind is gone, you can see the sea below.

In the days that followed, the three of them, mother and daughter, could only rely on each other. Probably out of concern and pity for the family, the captain often came to their house to ask for warmth.

The situation of the war was getting worse and worse, and bombers began to visit the imperial capital. Her family's small shop was also reduced to rubble in a bombing. Because there was no insurance, the family was suddenly cut off from financial resources. If it weren't for the captain's help, I'm afraid the three would have starved to death in the refugee camp.

Later, the enemy entered Teresa, and the captain never appeared again. One morning, my mother went to get relief food and never returned.

She deliberately forgot that time and never wanted to think about it again. I don't want to think about the days when I huddled in the corner of the refugee camp with my sister in my arms. Thankfully, that didn't last long - the Kirman soldiers outside the camp were replaced by Confederate soldiers.

"War orphans?"

She nodded vigorously, squeezing out a burst of tears.

"Don't worry! The Allies are a righteous army, and you and your sister can have a new life and get a compulsory education! All war orphans can get a college education for free!"

She remembers laughing when she was 11 years old.

-- Much later, Reese received a message from the New World, with both her mother and the captain smiling brightly. The facts that happen in the world are always more bizarre than tragic novels.

For this reason, she occasionally felt a little ashamed that she had indeed deceived the kind Allied logistics personnel.

"You're the parent of Quilahia-san, are you just a high school student?"

"Yes, I'm her oldest elder. The two of us are war orphans. ”

“...... Sorry, I forgot. Anyway, I want to tell you today...... You, your daughter...... Your sister does have an extraordinary talent for magic. ”

"Talent?"

"Miriana-san has a genius understanding of both arcane and divine arts. Unlike the usual half-hung 'double xiu', your sister can use both spells in the same way. Such people are generally referred to as 'Double Class' rather than 'Multi Class', and are geniuses only one in 100,000 people. I don't think she should go to a public high school and go to a real elite school to study magic. She will definitely be able to enter the arbitration association in the future. ”

“...... So, is that kind of school expensive?"

"I think Miriana can get a scholarship, so it only needs a small amount of money. ”

Miriana's teacher said a number. Rose couldn't remember what she had done after that, as if she had spent the night in the same place where her former home was.

"Sister, aren't you going to college?"

"No need...... With my grades, it's useless to go to college. And I hated history and magic lab classes, and I didn't want to be reprimanded by those professors anymore. ”

So she became an insurance salesman.

...... 38 seconds, 39 seconds.

That's the best memory, that's the last memory you want to recall. I always feel like it was a happy day, but every time I think about it, I burst into tears.

In the fourth year of her insurance salesmanship, she met him. From that moment on, her fate changed completely, and she sailed into a very different course.

Then, she also became an elite member of the arbitration association.

Later, for her contributions to the exploration of the outer planes, she was appointed a visiting professor at the Dorlan University of Advanced Arcana.

Later, she was elected to the executive committee of the association.

Right now, she's doing important research that no one really needs. She and her sister are among the world's top magical researchers, representing the forefront of modern science.

She decided she wanted to ......

With just the slightest change in wind direction, the speed of the boat can change dramatically. With just the slightest change of fate, the world will be completely different.

...... 48, 49, 49.5 seconds. Very punctual.

The resistance of the wind becomes the resistance of the water. A huge impact hit the body - a huge impact of falling from a height of 12,000 meters.

Then there was darkness.

A familiar voice, as if asking something in the ear, no, more than just familiar. That's her own voice......

It was a reflection of her own spirit.

Rose froze and looked up at the sky. She saw a white glow that enveloped everything.

Everything goes into the realm of the spirit. It is the aggregate of all the faiths of the world, of all the spirits of the world, of all the wills of the whole world — that is, of all the forces of the world.

"Who are you?" his own voice sounded.

"Rees Quilahia. She replied in the same voice.

"Where are you from?"

"I'm from Teresa. ”

"Where do you want to go?"

"I'm going to North New Zealand. ”

"What are you going to do?"

"Complete the most powerful magic in history. ”

"Hah, it's all a lie, that's just a superficial answer. What is your deepest desire?"

She froze, and the voice continued.

"You're Res Quilahia. You come from a lonely world, and you are going to a barren world. You'd rather give up everything than chase that person. To do this, you can sacrifice your youth to delve into magic and get ahead. That's what you really want, isn't it?"

"This ......"

"You're going to a world where that person is there. You want to see that person again. ”

This is indeed her greatest wish. In contrast, everything else, such as figure, appearance, age, youth, etc., is just a wish, and cannot be described as a wish.

"But ......"

"Also, you don't want to spend your life alone. You have to change the world you live in. You have to regain your lost youth, to your youth. You want to be happy, and you want your sister to be happy......"

"It's all dreams and fairy tales. However, this world cannot tolerate the existence of such dreams and fairy tales. ”

She was forceful and made a rebuttal. The other party did not answer her directly, but made a rhetorical question.

"So, do you believe in fairy tales, do you believe in fantasy?"

"I don't believe it. The world is not like that. ”

"So, do you believe in magic?"

"Magic is repeatable, magic is falsifiable. Magic is a science. ”

"Maybe this magic is fantasy in other worlds. ”

"As a scientist, I don't deny the possibility. ”

"Why, then, do you deny the existence of such dreams?"

She was speechless. The voice chuckled softly.

"You are me, I am you. You are one, and I am everything. So, let's kick in the real magic. Let yourself return to the most perfect moment and let all your wishes come true. ”

The power of the phantom wind exploded in an instant, and it dispersed uncontrollably. She felt a myriad of primordial elements flood into her body and fly out of herself.

"The rule of this world is that the spirit determines the power. Your spirit and will have been recognized, and your wishes will come true. ”

After some time, she opened her eyes, and there was a blue and a golden color.

All that remained in his palm was a silver chain, and the soul stone that had turned into a normal sapphire. She clung to the plain sapphire, which was evidence of her existence in the past.

Other than that, all memories have become a thing of the past, like a dream.

In the surrounding waters, there are some wrecks of old sailboats. Rose took a deep breath and used what little magic she had left to transform some of the wreckage into a raft, dragging herself and her sister's bodies back on. Miri's magic was clearly overused as well - she also noticed that her sister's figure had changed considerably. Of course, she herself is ...... Now it seems, the two no longer look like sisters, but like twins.

"That's a wish...... Did you make it?" Her hands trembled uncontrollably, trying to reach into her coat pocket and pull out her cigarette. The cigarette was already wet, and Rose pinched it, each dripping with salty, bitter water, and she threw the last pack into the sea and let it sink.

"Now that you have a chance to see that person again, you might as well quit. In what way will this wish be fulfilled?"

An elven galleon is approaching from afar—the world has been divided, and new probabilities have arisen.

Today is no longer February 14. Valentine's Day is over – and a new history has begun.

(End of the prelude to the trade winds)

I would like to dedicate this interlude to the great group of dead and dead! Long live the group of dead and dead!

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