Oh, yeah, it's been a while.
'Hello, Miss Latifah.'
Hi, Loki.

　Latifa dexterously turned her inorganic covered face to Ars and Loki. Her gaze was subtly off, as she was blind.
　Still, her voice is imbued with a joyfulness that cannot be hidden, to an acquaintance who has not come to see her in a long time.

　As expected, even Ars is not able to honestly accept the favor of letting go of the favor, and is put off by it. There is a wall between him and Latifah that cannot be removed. I spent a few days with her at the Outer World Base 《Wictor》.
　Naturally, Ars revealed with his own mouth all of the horrific events in human history brought about by Crokel. Perhaps because he had slept in a state of near suspended animation for decades, Latifa's intelligence was still very young, and his words showed a childlike quality.

　To Latifa, it was like being transported back in time to the future. What spreads out there is not the bleak world she had experienced in the past, where she was desperate to live, but a world that promised order and peace of mind. Her beloved brother, however, is no longer in this world.

　In front of a simple made tombstone, Ars spoke in an explanatory tone - both in fact and even in his personal opinion.
　Krokel had turned everyone but Latifa against him. But as a result, she is the only one who is thus on the ground again. Only there can she find righteousness.

　Ars pushed the wheelchair, and she stared silently, straight and desperate with her unseen eyes. She couldn't even see where the grave was built, but still she just stared forward and listened silently to the story.
　She would not have been able to understand it all.
　But she did, as if squeezing out a "thank you" as she held back a sob at the end. Who or what it was to, only she could know.

　In any case, from then on, Ars went through the whole thing to see if there was anything that could be done to fix her eyes and so on.
　With that background, at least Ars and Loki spent a few days with her both.

　Compared to those days, the rate at which her hair was growing would be unusual. It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

　Nevertheless," said Ars, making a bitter face at the good thing that Latifah couldn't see.
　Her voice was so fragile. A weak voice that doesn't stay in your ears. The sound of her voice melted into his ears, as if she hoped it wouldn't remain in anyone's memory.

'Does it still hurt?'

　It seems that Latifa was already completely blind in both eyes since her childhood. In addition to that, she has developed an unexplained pain now that Kronos' bodily fluids have been put into her body and removed. Simply put, the pain is caused by the exposure of sunlight to the extent that it penetrates the eyelids, causing pain in the eyeballs.
　Even when I was with him, I had to cover it up with an eye patch.

'Just for a second it's okay because it's so dark on the inside. And who cares if you can't see it?　We all know it, so it doesn't really matter much.
Hmm?　Are you speaking a little better now, Latifah?

　Loki came to his senses after hearing the conversation and asked in a surprising way, his cheeks relaxing. Loki was called "big sister" for a moment, and he was shy to bask in the afterglow.

　Then, again, his voice sounded like it was reverberating in his clothing.

'Yes!　That's what people say, too.
Everyone....

　The head of the wearer crinkled happily from side to side.
　It was Ilyce who answered Loki's further questions.

'Lattie's a bit of a celebrity at headquarters,' he said. I'm a bit of a celebrity at headquarters. It's just like it looks, a mascot character. I've been talking to a lot of people, and I've learned quickly. It's a smart kid. You saw that, right?

　Horret and she pointed to the bookshelf with a sleeve that completely covered her hands.

'Lattie likes the magic-related books in there, you know. That said, they do read them, and I teach them, but in that sense, the people here are kind.

　Ilyce, whom I call by a friendly nickname. Of course, I don't have to guess who he is referring to. There is no way to know that Latifah created the protective barrier of Babel that has protected humanity for so many years. Still, there are many in the Association who reach out to the crippled girl.

''--!　There are even some things that seem pretty hard to understand, but can you understand them?

　Then Latifah shook her face vigorously to deny it. A small hand waved violently in front of her chest.
　The momentum caused the cover-up to half-turn.
　Loki happily fixed it for her, as he would do for a handful of children.

'It's hard to understand everything, indeed, but Lattie is a good learner of things. I teach him from time to time, too. Ars, maybe one day soon we'll be able to discuss this with you as well.
I'm looking forward to it.

　Since she woke up, she has been greedily absorbing all sorts of things - like making up for lost time.
　When it comes to magic, it must be true, since she is quite familiar with Ilyce herself to begin with, so it must be true, since she says so. If Latifah could find hope and meaning in life, whatever it was, she would be happy.

　The only reason the wheelchair is manual is to build up arm strength. But I'm sure there are many in this association who care about Latifah because of that.

　She interacts with people and leaves a color in her days. Ars, Loki, and Ilyce all hoped that one day she would not be so special.

'I don't know about Lattie's hair. I cut it for her when I'm not busy, but somehow it seems to be growing faster. It's a hassle, so I decided to leave it alone for a while. There's nothing to worry about with your eyes. And the saint's granddaughter sees her regularly as her doctor.
Flynn, you don't have to worry about that. The hair is indeed abnormal, but there is nothing wrong with the body itself, so we'll just have to wait and see. We'll just have to wait and see for now.
Flynn said the same thing. The time passed by so quickly that the saint even had a grandson........

　A youthful crease formed between her eyebrows and Ilyce let out a bitter sigh.

'You knew the saint, Nexolis.
I didn't know that a beautiful woman who had such good looks could change. That woman of those days was very beautiful. But the woman who drove men crazy like that is nowhere to be seen. She's half a monster!

　It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them. It's a simple curiosity.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.　Of course, she was called a saint, so I'm sure she was an amazingly beautiful woman when she was young.
Don't be surprised. The men even went against the demons to get him to heal them. I guess that's what makes it so much better than magic.

　Loki gulped down a gulp and swallowed raw spit. He felt like he'd learned the horror of growing old at his age.
　And since it was said by Ilyce, who never grew old, there was nothing more resentful than that.

　But for Loki, who wanted to die for someone else, perhaps not being able to die would be unimaginably painful. Maybe even the lightly spoken Ilyce was envious of the old saint. Loki almost felt pity for such speculation.

　But--.

''I've boasted about this d*mn young body.................punishment for being selfishly old.

　Ilyce smiles a mischievous smile, and even though she acts cheerful, there is probably a hint of loneliness there. And maybe that sentiment is something he feels now.
　Loki, who has only lived for more than ten years, may not be able to understand the feeling she has of being left behind - a death that comes equally to her as a 'lifetime'. She alone has deviated from the laws of humanity. It seems as if she has even been forgotten by death.

　When the air became a little damp, Ars got down to business.

''There's nothing we can do about it if it's under the influence of an unresolved magical eye.

　The battle with Hazan had returned Ilyce's body, albeit temporarily, to the raw, vulnerable one of the human itself. Needless to say, that was a temporary effect of the drug. The same thing again, Ilyce couldn't help but think, but now this body is helping him because he has a lot of work to do.

'Now, may I tell you why I came all this way to see you in person?

　Ilyce cheeked his cheekbones and said, "If it's not a nuisance, I'll serve you a cup of tea. He gave her a devouring look.

'Then no thanks.'
I've heard a little bit about your mission.
Unfortunately, I have another matter to attend to.
It's a most intriguing story.

　Ilyce was disgusted, but her amber eyes were looking straight at Ars. There was no hesitation there, and no matter what kind of story comes out of Ars after this, Ilyce will surely not refuse it.
　There was no plan to deceive or use each other between these two people. That's the point.