"So these... beings are immortal?"
Following Nakano Yu's footsteps, Eucliwood now completely looked like a curious child, observing the naked Tomie not far away. Although her cheeks were red, she still quietly asked the young man beside her.
"More or less. They're similar to those big clumsy guys."
Nakano Yu slightly nodded as he spoke, then shifted the topic toward the Moon Rock Giants wandering around the materialized Moon.
Although Eucliwood was a necromancer, she honestly hated death and pain. Moreover, even though those Tomie were not humans in essence, they looked like humans. If Eu continued asking questions, she might realize what he was doing with them.
After all, in the Underworld and the world of mages, sacrifice was not an unfamiliar concept.
"Are those... Yu's creations? They don't die?"
Hearing Nakano Yu's words, Eucliwood looked in the direction he pointed, only to see three somewhat clumsy Moon God Envoys squatting in an open area, fiddling with stones as if they were playing chess.
Nakano Yu had never ordered the Moon God Envoys not to enter human cities using moonlight; he hadn't done that from the very beginning. And now that he no longer hid his existence from the world, the actions of the Moon God Envoys had become even freer.
However, precisely because of that, those Moon God Envoys could, during their free time while not guarding the Tomie, visit human cities and learn many things from humans.
Just like another group of Moon God Envoys — those simple-minded idiots had found old-fashioned Japanese clothing somewhere, then selected a small Tomie that looked the purest and dressed her in those clothes.
Not only that, they even bowed and served that little Tomie as if she were a young lady from a noble Japanese family of ancient times. To make the roleplaying even more convincing, those Moon God Envoys even built a carriage that looked as though they had hammered it together themselves — crooked and barely resembling a real carriage.
"They seem to be having a lot of fun. I'm a little... jealous."
Eucliwood spoke as longing appeared in her eyes. She also wanted to play, but Nakano Yu had told her that the time during which she could speak would only last ten to fifteen minutes, and part of that time had already passed.
"If you're jealous, then go play. I'll wait here, Eu."
Nakano Yu patted the girl on the shoulder. Eucliwood had already removed the Silence of Prohibition. Since Nakano Yu had helped her use Cut Through to sever the magical power within her body, Eucliwood, who previously felt no burden while wearing the Silence of Prohibition, now once again felt restrained whenever she wore it.
Because of that, Eucliwood's body now felt unbelievably light and agile. She would probably be very happy if she went to play, right?
"No, not yet. I can feel the magical power inside my body growing again. Soon I probably won't be able to speak anymore, but..."
"I'm really happy. This is a sense of freedom I haven't felt for a very long time. Thank you, Yu."
Lightly shaking her head, Eucliwood spoke while her beautiful eyes looked at the young man, filled with his reflection. Naturally, she understood her own body very well; her magical power was recovering too quickly. She wanted to preserve this final opportunity to freely speak and express her feelings to the young man beside her.
Seeing Eucliwood like that, Nakano Yu simply gently rubbed her head. He was truly beginning to treat Eucliwood like his younger sister.
After all, Eucliwood was so cute, and her personality was good, obedient, and responsible.
How could Nakano Yu not like such a girl?
But... speaking of that, why was Eucliwood acting as if this was the only chance to use Cut Through to remove her magical power? If her magical power grew back, couldn't he simply cut it off again?
Not fully understanding what Eucliwood was thinking, Nakano Yu finally brought up the main topic. After helping her sever the rampaging magical power and seeing her smile, Nakano Yu had been so focused on taking Eucliwood for a walk and conversation around the materialized Moon that he had temporarily forgotten the main issue. Now Eucliwood's current condition reminded him that they still hadn't talked about it.
Honestly speaking, as long as Eucliwood agreed, Nakano Yu could immediately and completely solve her magical power problem.
But Nakano Yu felt that if he brought it up, Eucliwood would most likely oppose it. After all, the condition for forming his Wing Contract was an intimate relationship and for the person forming the contract to develop a strong dependence on the contractor.
At the moment, it seemed that Eucliwood had some dependence on him, but not too much. The success rate of the contract might not be high, but how would he know if he didn't try?
Taking a deep breath, Nakano Yu steadied himself and looked at the girl as he spoke:
"Eu, I now have a way to permanently solve your magical power problem, but that method will take your innocence and it isn't one hundred percent successful, although with enough attempts, it will eventually succeed."
"Besides that, there is another method that can completely solve your magical power."
"That second method won't harm you, but it will take some time to prepare..."
"The choice is yours, Eu. What you decide to do is up to you."
After Nakano Yu finished speaking, he said nothing more and simply quietly waited for the girl's answer.
Just looking at the young man, Eucliwood gently smiled. Her small, delicate hands cupped Nakano Yu's face, and her soft voice, like a breeze and the song of a nightingale, sounded out:
"Yu is very kind. Just the fact that you wanted to help me solve my magical power problem already caused trouble for Yu, so no matter what, even if Yu wants it, I..."
The girl spoke, but halfway through the sentence her voice suddenly stopped, and the blush on her cheeks completely disappeared from Nakano Yu's sight, replaced by an entirely calm expression.
Looking at Eucliwood, Nakano Yu opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing, only reaching out to gently rub her small head.
If Eucliwood had agreed immediately, Nakano Yu might have hesitated, and then chosen to use the Wing Contract to solve her problem. But now, after Eu's words, Nakano Yu felt like a bad person taking advantage of someone's weakness and forcing her.
And when he remembered Eu's smile from earlier, Nakano Yu felt that he simply couldn't do it.
Truly, these kinds of things are best when both sides want it.
Pulling on the young man's sleeve, Eucliwood looked at Nakano Yu. Her eyes were like the calm surface of a lake, but Nakano Yu knew what she wanted to say.
After pinching her soft and smooth cheek, the young man smiled:
"Alright, I understand your feelings, Eu. It's already late, let's go back home."
Standing beside Nakano Yu, Eucliwood still didn't show much reaction to his intimate gesture. She nodded and moved a little closer to Nakano Yu.
Noticing her small movement, Nakano Yu waved his hand, and moonlight shone brightly, instantly returning both of them to their rooms.
It really was already late. Tomorrow he had school, and today he had somehow skipped classes again. If Hiratsuka Shizuka found out about it, she would definitely hold him accountable, right?
Shaking his head, Nakano Yu stopped thinking about it and lay down on the bed, quickly falling asleep.
The guest room no, now it should be Eucliwood's bedroom.
At this moment, Eucliwood still hadn't fully recovered. Sitting on the edge of the bed, the girl raised her gaze toward the moonlight and the shining Moon hanging outside the window, while a faint smile appeared on her lips.
"Yu... thank you..."
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