Chapter 1768: Tea Party with Illness ⑥

Chapter 1768: Tea Party with Illness 6

Illness-san’s old stories continued. What struck me a little was that she didn’t sound like she was reminiscing about the old days, just talking about her past in a very matter-of-fact manner.

However, it wasn’t that she didn’t hold any emotions for it, but instead seemed to be feeling detached from her past.

[Afteeeeeer I became able to fully utilize my own poweeeeeer, the next thing I observeeeeeed was the objective strength of my own poweeeeeer and how to handle it. When I observed many Demoooooons, I realized that my power was quite strooooong, even among Demons. And sooooo, I took reference from the way thooooooose called strong in the Demon Realm used their poweeeeers.]

[The way they used their power?]

[Yeeeeees. In the Demon Realm of that eraaaaa, the way those with immense strength used their poweeeers could be broadly categorized into twoooooo. One was using that power to protect and save otheeeeers, and the other was using that power to destroy and bereave from otheeeeers. Of couuuuuurse, if their traits were to be broken down into finer detaaaaaails, they would likely have maaaaany more ways of lives and various aspirations and motiiiiives. Howeveeeeer, if we divide them into broad categoriiiiiiies, I can say that they were generally one or the otheeeeeeer.]

Indeed, when one thinks of how to make use of great power, that would probably be the case. They would either be the ones using power to assault others or using their power to defend others, I guess? In fact, I’ve heard stories that battles occurred almost every day all over the Demon Realm of that time, and it seems like a world where combat abilities were even more crucial than they are now. This §ub§tanc€ is firm1¥ €mb€dd€d in n0v*lbin★

It’s said that until Alice made up the rules for the Demon Realm, it was a world that even the battle-crazy Megiddo-san described as “boring”, so it must have been a very bleak era.

The fact that she herself is speaking in a nostalgic manner suggests that it was only back then that she was empty.

[The person who described me as emptyyyyyy also said something like thiiiiiiis: “What you feel is right and what is actually right can be different. If you can find someone who you can devote your true devotion without any worries, you may see a change in you”. I suppose it’s to be expected of heeeeer, it was indeed as she saaaaaaid.]

[Those were good words, weren’t they?]

[Yeeeeees. It seems that what that person said is indeeeeed true. Encountering someone I genuinelyyyyy want to support and be devoted to, and actually putting that into practiiiiiiice may have unintentionally brought about changes within myseeeeeelf. Such changes did make me feel confuseeeeeed, but still, such changeeeeees...... I can’t say I dislike theeeeem.]

The eyes of Illness-san, who was gently smiling as she said this...... looking at me with focus, are filled with warm emotions. Although this may be conceited of me to say this...... I somehow felt like the person she was talking about was me.

<Afterword>

Serious-senpai : [Eh? Wait, isn’t this bad!? I thought Illness was going to take her time before things could actually progress!!!? Heck, this already feels like it’s developing into romance, isn’t it!?]

? ? ? : [Well~~ Alice-chan’s words of wisdom seem to be sinking in. As expected of the Transcendental Beauty, she really is on a different level...... Ahh, by the way, the details of the exchange when Pandemonium mentioned being empty are depicted in the newly written section of the Light Novel.]

Serious-senpai : [No, you focus your interest here instead!]