Knowingwhatshewaogivetothisworld,Kagamiwenttotheseofthelibrarythathousedtitleswhichexplored‘materializedseeing’。
“Afterthequestionof‘what’,isthequestion‘how’。”
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Kagamiwentbyherselftoexplorehowtoguidethepowerfromheroldworldintotheworldwhereshenowlived。Herinitialdayswerefilledwithhope。
Mostauthorssuggestedseeingthedesiredresultasthewayinwhichmagicoperates,butKagamihadgreatdifficultywiththatmethodwheartedexperimenting。
ShouldsheimagineGodcuddlingtheworld,holdingitlikeaninfant?Shouldsheimaginepeoplehappilyeatingsharedmealswithneighborsandthoseinneed?Shouldsheimaginewarmcoatsfallingfromtheskyonacoldday?
ThemoresheimagihemoreKagamifeltawkward。
Maybeshecouldtryimaginingavesselforholiness。
“Theserfeelslikeagoodidea,thesanctuarylampmaybeeveer。”
Kagamispenteverynightaloneimaginingthatshecouldseeavesselofholinessinfrontofher,andinit,heldthepowerteveryoowardabetterlife。
Itdidn’twork。
。。。
Thefirstfrostarrived,anddidn’tmakemuews;noteventhegardenerswerementioningitintheirversation,foreveryonewasecstaticoveraingdiscovery:
Arashimaosuffuseaswordwithheraura,andthatswordwasabletofendoffthefrenziedmagicelementsinitssurroundings。Whenplacedinthecellor’soffice,thewholeroombecamefreeingmagic。Itwasalreadythefourthday,anditwasstilleffective!
“Thinkofit!Ifaswordlikethatbeplacedinanursery,nobabyobesenttothecavesagain,andeveryoolivewiththeirwholefamily。Rightnow,onlyparentswhoaredaycarestaffincavesgettolivewiththeirownchildren。”
“Well,andHimeyama。”
“Well,yes,butHimeyamaisHimeyama。”Agroupofstudentstalkedamongthemselves。
Thenewsspreadfarandwide,andsooneveryone,fromtownstoacademiestovillagestoroadsidefairsinruralareas,everyonewastalkingaboutthediscovery。
“Yhness。”MidoriledtherestofherpanionstoappearbeforeYukari。“Ifeveryoartstohavetheirownchildrenlivingtogetherwiththem,insteadofafairstartingpointforeverychild,thesocietywillseparateintolayers。Itmaycausethehomogeyoftheoodisappear。Thiscallsforintervention,ifImaysuggest。”
“CurrentlyonlytheroyaltyandnobilityatHimeyamahavetraceablelineage。”KasumigaveheropinionafterMidorihadfinished。“Ononersstopsendingtheirchildrentothecaves,theywillprobablystartmakingupfamilytreesinafewgeions,andmaybeevenfabricatesomeevideoattachthemselvestoashredofnobility。”
Yayoispoke,“alltheservicestaffwhohadspenttheirentirelivesinthecave,wherewouldtheirpurposebefoundagain?Theydon’thaveanyknowledgebesideschildcare。Yhness,Kageyamashouldbedisciplinedontheatoftheirrecklessness。”
Yukarilookedatthem,thenstooduptogazeoutthewindow,asthefourstoodinplace,waitingforherverdithrilledanticipation。
Turningherheadslightly,Yukaristartedspeakingatlast。“Ryō,youkeptyoursilehistime。Iampleasedwithyourimprovement。
“Thereisnooffenseinonershavingtheirfamilieslivingtogether。Ifindnofaultwithonerspassingtradesandtrainingtotheirchildren。Himeyamahasthesoleclaimonhonourablelineage;outsideonersdeludethemselvesalltheywant,andwillreapnoprofitfromtheirfrauds。”
“Uood。。。”saidadisappointedRyō。
“Kageyamaisinpetent。Itshouldtakethemonlyadayortwotorealizeaswordisnotfittingforthenursery。Theyshouldhaveannouncedwithindaysoftheirdiscoverythattheywillexperimenthowtoachievethesameresultwithhouseholdobjects,ormaybewithagemstoneorrock。Ithasbeenamonth,andonersarebuyingupswordsinthehopethatArashicouldturnthemintobabyprotectors。”Yukarispokesternly,withwrathunderhertone。“Kageyamahasofficiallydefiledtheoftheswordbytheirlackoffht,theirinaandtheirobtusethinking。Theyhaveletswordsbeeamuletsanddecorations。”
Yukarisatdownatherdesk。“KageyamaAcademywilltermiheiroperation。Kasumi,Draftabriefnotice。Iwillmakemypresehereonthedayofthewintersolsticetoreceivetheirunditionalsurrender。”
ThepeacefulatmosphereatKageyamaevaporatedht。Thedisturbedinstruetinthecellor’sofficewithgreatanxiousness。
TotheDeskofthecelloratKageyamaAcademy,
DuetoyourinexcusablemisductssurroundingArashi’sdiscovery,Kageyamawillceasetooperate。Onthedayofwintersolstice,allstaffandstudentsofKageyamawillpresentthemselvesthnesswithanofunditionalsurrender。
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Afterreadingthenoticealoud,thecelloraskedtheroomforopinions:“Dearmembersofthestaff,whatdoyousupposetheymeantbymisduct?”
Instructlaeachother,pletelyastonished。
“Percetheymeantweshouldwriteandinformthemofthediscovery?”