Should I say congratulations on defeating Era?　Or should I put on a serious face and worry about Celestia, who is sleeping in the other room?

　Vio, sitting in front of me, said this with a serious look on his face.
　Even after arriving in the southern continent, Celestia's health was not good and she spent most of her time sleeping.
　Since she had little magic power to begin with, it was unlikely that she would continue to progress so rapidly even if her body was corrupted by magic power.
　However, when someone says something that upsets my nerves, my blood rushes to my head.

"First of all, let me say something. Why did you teach Celestia singular magic, even counter-offensive magic? I told you to stick to defensive magic.

Because I thought it was necessary. In fact, it saved your life. Fiell told me that if it was just defensive magic, everyone would be dead except you and that swordsman Neya.

　As if to convince me that I couldn't answer, Vio continued to bombard me with more opinions.

I trust your power, but I don't trust you as much as I trust yourself. So I did the best I could. ---- Mr. Walth, you're hiding something.

You're right. ---- It's true that I've been holding back. I understand that this is the reason why I got into this mess.

Yeah, yeah, it's good to be honest.

But that's not the same as this. If I had known from the start that I was teaching such a peculiar magic, I might have handled it differently.

　Vio put his hand on his chin and seemed to agree with the statement.

I didn't expect Seretia to be so proficient, and more importantly, I didn't expect her to be so stagnant with magical elements. Well, I guess you and I have it both ways.

　Normally, I would have laughed at this scene, but Vio was very serious and propped his elbows on the table.

So, what is it that you want to talk about with me alone?

"About how to slow down Celestia's progress.

Well, that's difficult. If it's an early symptom, it can be slowed down, but if it progresses that far at once, there's nothing an elf can do.

　As expected, I stared at the table and exhaled deeply.
　I knew that I had only one choice from the start, and I was prepared.

It's a good idea to take a look at the actual information on the web and also the internet.

　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for. The problem is that I don't know where he is right now.
　The first time I met Ainez was by chance, when I saved her in a lake covered with miasma. It's not like she lives there, either, which makes the problem worse.

According to Fiehl, Ainess has already gone somewhere. I don't think it's possible for you, a human, to find her.

But you have to find her. I've heard that it's impossible to control it without the power of a spirit," I replied, as if I didn't know.

I've heard that if you don't have spirit power, you can't control it. I don't think he'll ever listen to you, a human being.

Still, there is the precedent of Ars Dittrand.

　Vio intertwined his fingers, rested his chin on his crossed hands, and looked at me with an unusually stern expression.

He's a very special person who was miraculously loved by a spirit. A normal person would not be taken seriously, and might even be eliminated.

You know a lot, don't you?

Well, I'm an elf. Well, I'm an elf, so I'm not exactly what you'd call a spirit.

　Vio slowly sat up from his chair and gazed out the window at the reconstructed elf village, "Spirits are not always in this world. It's almost a miracle that Ars met Ainess. You have to make those two miracles happen right now," he replied with a heavy air.

"Miracle or not, I'll make it happen. I'll make them happen, miracle or no miracle, because that's all I have left.

　Silence filled the room for a moment, and then Vio's laughter rang out.
　He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his fingers, as if he had been acting until now.

I don't know where you get your confidence from, you're really funny," Vio said as he walked over to the door on the other side of the entrance and opened it.

　There stood a man who should not have been informed of this discussion.

What the hell are you doing there?" I couldn't help but spill my words.

　My eyes met Pheuel's with a determined, stern expression.
　From his demeanor, I'm pretty sure he's been listening to everything we've been saying, and I don't know why Vio made him do it.
　As if enjoying my reaction, Vieo looked at me and gushed even more.

Don't look at me like that. Fiel had already asked me about it. Of course, Phiel had already told me that you were going to talk about Ainess.

"That's good. Then why do you need to call Pheuel here?

I'll tell you about it now, you don't have to be so brash.

　Vio sat Pheuel down next to me and sat back in his chair.