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WordsofAutumn（akishi）秋詩

Kagamislowlycametotermswithhersaddeate，andbyautumn，sheofficiallywithdrewfromallclasses。

“AkishiOnee。。。”

AkishisatbesideKagamiatthelunchtable，andheldKagami’sshoulder。SheplacedthesideofherheadagainstKagami’s，andpatientlywaitedforwhatKagamihadtosay。

“Onee，Ifeelit。Magidalchemyarecoldtome。EvenwhenIwatchArashiOneesamagivedemonstrations，myheartfindsitinprehensible。。。”

Akishislowlyswayedfromsidetoside，rogKagamiverylightly。

“Onee，Idon’twanttoleaveKageyama。”

“Thenstay。Iwantyoutostay。Weallwantyoutostay。”

“HowIfindwork，though?Ilovecooking，andnowI’teveerthekit。”

“Youareverytalentedevenifyoudon’tbeeamagioranalchemist。Youtrythingsout，andseewhatfitsyou。Wouldyoulikemetohelpyeit?”

“That’salright。Onee，Iwillaskthelibrarianfirst。”

“That’snice。Librariansalwaysweargloves，andyoudon’thavetobesoself-sciousaboutyourskinditionanymore。Eversinceyoustoppedexerg，haveyoueverhadanotherrea，Kagami-?”

“Idon’tthinkso，Oneesama。”

“Nobodyatschoolhasdevelopedsimilarsymptoms，soI’mnotworried。Maybeiureyouusethekitintheeveningtodevelopyourrecipesagain。”

“Thatwouldbenice。IfIplanoinganything，Iwillaskthekitmanager。”

Them，brushingaleafoffherhair，KagamistoodforamomentinfrontofPhoenixHall，aintothelibrary。

Thelibraryoccupiedfivefloorsofthetraltower，directlyabovethegroundfloorlecturetheatreandthesedflooroffices。Kagamiaskedtheheadlibrarianifshecouldbeapage，dustingshelves，airingoutmaps，arrangingbooks，orhelpingpeoplelocatetitlesbyslowlymemorizingthetopicsofeachseofthelibrary。

TheheadlibrarianhadheardaboutKagami，asthestoriesofherdepressingplighthadbeencirculatingforalmosthalfofayearbythatpoint。Aftersomethought，thelibrariansuggested“Youjusttur，soitdoesn’t。。。hmm。。。Iguessdustingshelvesandbringingrequestedtitlestothereadingroommightserveasasuitablestartingpoint。Familiarizeyourselfwiththislibrary，andspendsometimeeverydaysamplingafewtitlesfromeachse。Onceyouarethhlyknowledgeablewitheveryshelf，Iwilltrainyoutobeealibrarian。”

Kagamiwasverypleasedwiththispossiblecareerpath，andnodded。“Thankyou。Iwouldliketostartassoonaspossible。”

Kagamistartedthreedayslater。“Ioremembermygoal，andnottogetcarriedawaywithdusting，oroverzealouswithcartingbooks。Mygoalistoknowthelibraryanditstentsbyheart，soIbeeapetentlibrarian。Agoodlibrarianisnotmadebydustingshelves。”

Everyday，Kagamifocusedononeparticularshelf。Readingthetitlesonthespine，lookingatthenameofauthors，orsometimesglangthroughforewordsandintrodu，Kagamisteadilyaddedinformationtohermentaldepository。Shewouldonlyspendonehoureachdaydustingshelves，andshegotpermissiontocartbooksaroundonlyduringthehoursafterdinner。

Dayspassedpeacefullyinthelibrary，andwhentheflowersofspringdottedthecampus，Kagamimadeherwaytothethirdfloorofthelibrary--TheoryofMagic。

Someauthorsproposedresohtheelementsasthemainreasonfictoexist;someoldertitlespoiotheologyandsuggestedthatmagicassivelyalloweddivierventionafterthedeitiesceasedtheiractivepreseillothersimagihatmagicwasmaterializedseeing:apersonwould‘see’theresultthatwasstillyettoe，andonewhocouldmaterializetheseeingwouldbeeffectiveatusingmagic。

Kagamithoughtofherself。Shecertainlydidnotresohthemagicelements，maybeslightlywhenshewassix，butdefinitelynotanymore，soiftheresoheoryhappeobeclosertothetruth，thenKagamineedednottryatallinthefieldofmagic。

Theothertwotheoriesthatshehadeacrosssofar，oherhand，couldbeiing。

Hitomicertainlycamefromaworlddevoidofmagidlaginmiracles，butthefurtherbaewentinhistory，themoretalesofsupernaturalphenomeed。

（“Wasn’tthereaEuropeanshipsetouttosailaroundtheworld，andlandedonanislandthatdidnotreallytakealikingtothem?Todistinguishtimeanddirewithsextants，shipswereequippedwithasmanyastronomicalchartsandtablesaspossible。Therehappeobeasolareclipsecalculatedtohappenintwodays，andthecaptaieobeGod，andshoutedangrilyattheislanders。Onthedayoftheeclipse，heagainyelledattheinhabitants，andpoithesun，whichreadilywentblack。Theresidentsdidn’tknowaer，andbelievedthatthecaptainwasindeedGod，andofferedallthefoodanddrinkthatthecaptaincouldeverwant。IfIwasanislanderonthatday，howwouldIknowthediffereweenthecaptainofaship，andGod?”）

KagamiponderedfurtherwiththephilosophicalquestionoftheCartesiare。（“HowIknowaboutthethingsthatI’tpossiblyknowabout。。。”）

“Hmm。。。”Kagamisatdownonthefloor，andleanedherbackagainstthesideofthebookshelf。“Themagicofthisworldcertainlywouldcausepeopleinmyoldworldtothinkitisnotdifferentfromdivinemiracle。Causingwatertoeoutofrocks。。。Yes。trollingwatertodividetothesides。。。Yes。Summoningobjectstoappearoutoftheclearbluesky。。。Yes。Openingthegroundtoswallowatown。。。Yes。Causingdeadbraogrow。。。Yes。Causingahealthytreetowither。。。Yes。trollinganimalstojumpoffacliff。。。Yes。gingonesubstaoanother。。。Yes。。。”

“Well，tosomeonewhodoesn’tknowaer，apersonwithpowerfulmagiccouldtraveltomyoldworldandpretendtobeGodwithlittledifficulty。”Kagamisoftlycluded。

“Nowthequestionis，itbedoneiherdire?”Kagamipondereddeeperanddeeper。

“Myoldworldisrireligionbutlaginmagic，whereasthisworldisdominatedbymagidIdon’tseereligionanywhere。thefaithofmyworldtakeontheroleofmagithisworld?”

Hitomiwasnertion。LearningLatinandGreekandimmersingherselfwithtsandrites，shehadaveryrichreligiouslife。Therewasevenatimeduringhersedyear，inthemiddleofherfallsemester，ontheeveofoneofhermidterms，whenHitomihadanunbearableitherknee。Shecouldn’tsleep，andsheprayedsayingthatGodkhesituationwiththeexam，thatGodwasabletohelpher，andshewouldtrustGodtohelp。Andtheitchdidgoawayinstantly。

WhenHitomiwasinEngland，onceshehadtowalkalongstretchofaroadbetweenRochesterandGillinghamwithnoshadetoshelterherfromtheheatofthesun，andtherewasnobreezetocoolher，either。Shelookedupandsawnocloudsanywhere。Hitomiprayedforhelpandwithinminutesalargepieceofcloudgavehermueededrespite。Uponarrivingatatree-lireetnearChatham，Hitomigavethanksforthecloudandaskedthecloudtomoveaway，fortheEnglishwereusuallystarvingforsomesunshine，andmanyfamilieshadeoutthatdaytoenjoysometimeinthesun。Soonenough，theclouddisappearedfromsight。

“IfIweretosomehowtransformthepoweroffaithofmyoldworldintoavailablemagichere，whatwouldbethekey?。。。”

“Theultimatebarrieris，whatmadetheGodofmyoldworld，God。”wasthefinalquestionthatKagamihadtoface，afteralmostfivemonthsofplation。

Kagamiwasturningnine，andontheinside，Hitomiwasabouttobetwenty-three。

Outsidethelibrarywindow，windplayedtagwiththefallenleaves。