Hearing Sense's reply, Fíliya subconsciously nodded.
The Magic Association... As expected of an organization founded by Serie based on Flamme's ideals.
Despite possessing such immense power, they still do such goody-two-shoes things.
But it's precisely because of the Magic Association's inherent benevolent nature that Sense has such a strong sense of belonging, Fíliya thought.
"Fíliya, why didn't Macht attack you? You should know, his attitude towards people from the Magic Association is extremely poor."
Hmm... It's perfectly normal for Macht to have a bad attitude towards the Magic Association. After all, they've kept him trapped here for decades...
Fíliya felt the urge to make a sarcastic comment but ultimately held her tongue.
"There are roughly two reasons... First, the demon with me is an old acquaintance of Macht's, so he was doing an old friend a favor. As for the second reason, well, I suppose it's because I'm just really good at dealing with the Demon Race."
As she said this, Fíliya couldn't help but reveal a smile.
"So you're a special case, then... Sigh, I wonder when this Golden Land will ever return to normal."
Sense said, pausing her writing. After interrupting her record-keeping, a hint of sorrow appeared on her face.
Seeing that expression on Sense's face, Fíliya really wanted to stand up and say, "Actually, I already have a clue. I know how to reverse this Gold Transformation," and then show Sense the process of restoring her own left hand.
But on second thought, considering how seriously Sense and the Magic Association take this matter... if she were to confess that she had a way to reverse the Gold Transformation, Sense would undoubtedly insist on taking her back to the City of Magic to see Serie.
After all, this was a magic that even the so-called god of magic found troublesome.
Speaking of which, Fíliya had always found that a bit strange.
A solution that even she could conceive of, yet the great god of magic couldn't reverse the Gold Transformation... But she couldn't really blame Serie. After all, even the user of the magic himself, Macht, couldn't undo the Gold Transformation on humans.
It seemed that the great Lady Serie had merely collected and mastered countless spells over endless eons, gaining invincible power, but when it came to the understanding and imagination of a single spell, Serie might not even be as good as some mediocre humans... Fíliya mused.
After mentally mocking the god of magic, her thoughts returned to the problem at hand.
Fíliya certainly wouldn't be stingy about saving the people of Weise. After all, if she accomplished such a feat, even by the most utilitarian calculation, she would gain countless "emotion points."
It's just... she still had so many things to do. Besides, Solitär, Aura, and Linie were waiting for her, and she didn't want this journey to end in a strange way.
Ugh, so I can only apologize. To all the people trapped in gold, you've already been frozen for decades anyway. Another year or two won't make much of a difference to you.
In any case, Miss Fíliya decided not to reveal her solution to Sense for the time being, lest she be dragged straight back to the City of Magic.
"..."
Meanwhile, Sense was also thinking as she watched Fíliya's subtle expression. She looked at Fíliya's left hand, finding it very strange.
Although her little sister was a troublesome, death-seeking wild child, Sense knew Fíliya's character very well.
Fíliya... would never fight a battle she wasn't prepared for. For whatever reason, the fact that Fíliya dared to meet with Macht meant she must have grasped some means of countering the Gold Transformation. Fíliya would never entrust her life to the unpredictable actions of an enemy... That was Sense's conclusion.
At the same time, she also believed that Fíliya certainly had her reasons for not revealing the truth... Hmm, it was probably because Fíliya's own method was still immature... That left arm was the best proof.
The night grew a little deeper. Sense had finished her records of the incident, so the two once again had time for themselves as sisters.
"Whoa... Is this what they call 'a sparrow may be small, but it has all its vital organs'? The house looks pretty small from the outside; I didn't expect it to have a bathroom."
Fíliya casually pushed open a side door and commented on the facilities inside.
"The bathroom... I barely use that place. I sometimes just use it for storage."
Sense also glanced through the door Fíliya had opened.
"Hm? Why? Don't tell me it's because of a water shortage."
"Of course that's the reason. Everything nearby has been turned to gold, so there are no natural water sources within a large radius... My daily water is also delivered periodically by the Association. There's simply no extra water for bathing... When I get really dirty, I just use folk magic to remove the grime."
As she said this, a faint blush crept onto Sense's cheeks. Although she could rely on magic to keep her body clean, for a girl, revealing the fact that she hadn't had a proper bath in a long time was still a little embarrassing.
In this respect, Sense was definitely a cut above a certain green-haired demon.
"Mmm... That's why this kind of long-term post next to the great barrier isn't suitable for you at all... By the way, Sense, why did you volunteer for this post? And stay for so long? By rights, you should have been rotated back by now."
There was a hint of feigned ignorance in Fíliya's words.
"...Because you were here. I wanted to be a little closer to you, and I thought I might run into you. The Northern Plateau is vast, but there was still a slight chance I'd find you. And now I really have, haven't I?"
Sense said with a smile. Such a completely frank attitude actually made Fíliya blush a little.
This was incredible. The usually expressionless Sense was suddenly expressing her feelings so openly... Wasn't this just a little too devastating?
Fíliya quickly turned her head away, pressing a hand to her chest to calm her racing heart.
"Ugh... Never mind. Want to take a bath?"
Fíliya took several deep breaths before finally regaining her composure.
"Hm?"
Sense was a little confused. She had just explained that there wasn't enough water, so why was Fíliya still talking about bathing?
Unlike fire magic, which almost anyone could master, water magic was a much more specialized and refined field... At least, Fíliya had never known any water magic before.
"Hmph, watch this."
But then, under Sense's astonished gaze, Fíliya held out her hand and cast a spell.
A stream of pure water then gushed forth from Fíliya's palm.
If it were only that, Sense wouldn't have been so shocked. Given her sister's talent, it wouldn't have been strange if she had learned water magic somewhere during her year of training abroad.
But the water flowing into the basin before her was clearly hot.
In other words, this spell, on top of creating water from nothing, also incorporated techniques for controlling temperature from fire magic.
The difficulty of such a feat was far greater than a simple 1+1.
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