'Elle!　Are you okay!
What am I...?


　I thought I had lost consciousness just a few moments ago. But the situation hasn't changed at all. So my consciousness was only flying for a few minutes?　But it seems like more time has passed in terms of experience........


'.........Fee. How long have I been unconscious?
A few minutes, maybe but it's good to see you back on your feet.
So much for that. But the blood just won't stop.


　The blood in my right eye has not stopped bleeding from earlier. The blood was pouring out in trickles, creating an endless puddle on the ice. There was no pain, but there was still something wrong with my eye. Or perhaps there is something wrong with your brain.

　But whatever the case, there was no doubt that the ability that was activated earlier was involved.


''........Elle, what did you do just now?


　Marie is always joking around, but this time she has a very serious expression on her face.


"Using the code in the creature, I scratched out its existence. No, it might be more appropriate to say that I used the creature's code to wipe out its existence, or rather to give it back.... But it happened very quickly. I don't know it clearly and theoretically.
Hmm. Is it instinctive?
'Instinct ... or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that something came down ... on the spur of the moment.


　Inspiration. That was the right way to describe it. No, there was a faint feeling of something flowing in... but now it felt right to say that.

　How could he understand the code that existed in the organism? And how was it possible to use it to return the existence of living things to the world?

　The "material" code and the "anti-material" code.

　This is the truth that lies at the heart of living things. How was it possible to understand it so quickly and even apply it? And although it was only slightly I had a feeling this wasn't the first time. I had a sense of deja vu somehow.


　But the more I thought about it, the more I didn't know who I was.

　My origins are shrouded in mystery. My parents say they took me in, but where are my real parents?　And my parents are still........related to magic? I couldn't help but think so.


''........Elle, are you in pain?''


　Rafe asked me that, but there was actually no pain at all.


'No pain ... but it seems that with my eyes open, the ability stays activated ... only in my right eye ... but apparently I can't get it under control yet.
Hmmm ... that should do it.


　Then, out of nowhere, Marie smelted what looked like an eye patch.

'What's this?'
It's an eye patch designed to suppress abilities. I created it a long time ago when I let my powers run amok.
Thank you for this.

　When I put on the eye patch Marie had given me, the fever in my right eye suddenly went away. And the blood also stopped sputtering.

You see?
Oh. That's very helpful, but it's going to take a while for the eye patch to kick in.
Elle, I'm here to support you.
"Sorry Fee.


　Then we went back to the ship, and when Marie's guy melted all the ice I had created, the ship went straight to the kingdom.


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'Oh!　This is the Kingdom of Canovaria!　I give up!　Hahahahaha!


　After that, we arrived safely at the port of the kingdom, and we got off the ship and headed back inside the kingdom.


''It feels like it's been a long time since I've been here...''
'What are you talking about, Elle? It hasn't even been a week.
Yeah, but I'll just go get ready for class tomorrow.
I'll take care of Marie. You'll be ready to take the Association's aptitude test tomorrow.
Okay. Okay, I'll see you tomorrow.
Yeah.


　And when I left Fee and Marie, Rafe was staring at me.


'What about Rafe?'
"Can I get in trouble at your house?　I'm not strapped for cash, but I do want to save some money for the future, though.
Yeah. That's fine then. I'm going to go straight to my house, okay?
I don't mind.


　And as they started walking together, Rafe said something unexpected.


''.........Are you feeling like you're killing it?''
Really?　I guess it's business as usual...
Or maybe it's just my imagination.


　As I was talking, a familiar face passed in front of me.

　It was Fred and Serena. I hadn't seen the two of them much since they helped me set up the workshop. It wasn't that long for a period of time, but it felt like it had been quite a while since I had seen them.


'Fred, Serena!　It's been a while!
"Elle?
'Master!　It's been a while!


　Neither of them seemed to have noticed my presence at all. And that was just as well, because they seemed to be in some kind of hurry... or... impatient.

'Work?'
Yeah, I was just on a short notice, and...
'I'm sorry, but I think we're done for the day.

　With that, the two left in a hurry.

''........What's going on in the kingdom?''
'No well nothing happened before I left, but...'
Well, it's nothin' but my imagination. Let's go.
Well yes.

　But this was a sign. I would later learn of it.


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Hmm....


　When I got home, I was in the hot tub. Rafe's guy said he was going to go to the bar by himself and he's not there now. Then I gently removed the eye patch in my right eye and decided to look....



　Suddenly, I felt a sudden, intense pain. At the same time as my vision flashed white, I felt a sharp pain in my eyeball.

''Huh ... hah ... hah ... still not good enough?''


　The elemental eye, the decoding sight. It's my unique ability to expose this world, the Dunamis. It is the ability to deal with not only living creatures, but also all substances that harbor the First Quality《Prima Materia》. And in the case of living creatures, the First Quality, Primamateria, is stored in a way that it is intertwined in the double code.

　


'Huh ... that's a long way off.


　A sudden awakening. But in return, I lost my right eye. It wouldn't be permanent, but it might hinder my future attempts to capture the labyrinth.


　Thinking about that, I left the bathroom.


''........''
Doctor, what's going on?
Why are you here?
Is it bad to be here?
'Rafe is staying the night. We can't have Alice over for the night, can we?
Yeah.
Yeah, no.


　As soon as I left the bathroom, the intercom buzzed, so I answered it and saw Alice standing there, looking smiling. When I asked her about it, she seemed to have met Fee and Marie and knew I was back.


'And is that stylish?'
Hey!　Stop!


　Alice tries to remove my eye patch and it shifts a little bit. And once again, I feel a sharp pain in my eyes.


''Ugh!　Goooooooooooooooooooooooo!
What, sir?　Are you okay!
Yeah, well, you know.
'I'm sorry!　I mean, I didn't think it would come to this...
'Hah ... hah ... no, I'm fine.'


　I guess I'm getting used to this pain, and this time it subsided quickly. But Alice's guy had a very depressed expression on his face, so I put my hand on his head with a pop and said


'Huh, totally. Be more careful from now on, okay?
'Yes ... so what's the matter with you?　Are you hurt?
'No, I should say injured... or should I say injured... or should I say injured?


　Then I told Alice what had happened, leaving out the important part.

'Oh, is that okay?'
I don't know. I don't know. Maybe I'll never be able to use my right eye.
Oh no...
"Don't you think you're any more shocked than I am? 'Don't worry, I'll take care of it. If it's something to do with alchemy, I can handle it. I'm not known as a genius by any means.
Normally you don't like being called a genius, but you're always on top of things.


　Then, as they were talking about other trivial things, they heard the door open. It was probably Rafe coming back.


''I'm back~. Wow, I knew the drinks in the kingdom would be good!　Hmm?


　It was nice to see Rafe back, slightly drunk and in a good mood, but somehow Alice was on my lap. Could Alice, who can move faster than I can recognize, possibly be a great guy?　I thought, but now is not the time to think about that.


''Oops, you interrupted me. That's because he's a man. Sometimes you just want to hold a woman. I'm going to stay somewhere else today.
'Well, wait a minute, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.


　It didn't take long to clear up the misunderstanding, but the Alice thing was so Texan that I was strangely tired of it.