Illness-san’s old stories continued. What struck 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 seed to be feeling detached from her past.
[Afteeeeeer I beca 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 imnse 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 ti, and it seems like a world where combat abilities were even more crucial than they are now.
It’s said that until Alice made up the rules for the Demon Realm, it was a world that even the battle-crazy giddo-san described as “boring”, so it must have been a very bleak era.
[I didn’t have any particularly deep reasooooooon. I wasn’t driven by kindness or compassiooooon. In addition, as I ntioned earlieeeeeer, there wasn’t any dramatic event ooooooor specific trigger that led to think that waaaaaay. Having simply observed the two ways the strong use their poweeeeeer, I, objectively, thought that usiiiiiing my power to save and protect would be the right waaaaaay. The reason I saved thoooooose that caught my attention as I traveled through the Demon Reaaaaaalm was truly just that.]
[……I think it’s a noble thing to do though……]
[Kuhihi, I suppose sooooo. Since I was often thaaaaaanked, it can be said that I was undoubtedly doing the right thiiiiiing. However, I myself hadn’t felt moved by their gratituuuuude. Back theeeeen, a certain individual even referred to as “emptyyyyyy”. At that ti, I didn’t understand what she aaaaant, but looking back at that ti nooooooow, there are many aspects that now makes sense to eeeee.]
Here, for the first ti, Illness-san looked sowhat nostalgic. Thereupon, she glances at and smiles.
After a short pause, she resus her story.
[……I didn’t have any desires to do anythiiiiing, nor did I have any wish I’d like to fulfiiiiiiill. That’s whyyyyyy, I simply acted in a way that seed objectively riiiiiiight, viewing myself as a pawn in this chess gaaaaaa. It may sound good to say that I was overlooking at everythiiiiiiing from above……. but in the eeeeeend, I was probably indifferent not only to my surroundiiiiiiings, but also to myseeeeeelf.]
[That sounds difficult. I don’t understand the thoughts of Illness-san at that ti, and if you yourself think that way, I believe that would be the best…… but still, the reason you chose to use your power in a way that saves and protects people…… I think it was because Illness-san held kindness within your heart.]
[Kuhihi, that might be soooooo. Indeeeeeed, looking back now, I may not have realized iiiiiiit, but various emotions may have already harbored within eeeee.]
I don’t feel that Illness-san, who doesn’t deny my words and was instead agreeing with it, seems empty at least.
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 as emptyyyyyy also said sothing like thiiiiiiis: “What you feel is right and what is actually right can be different. If you can find soone 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 soone 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 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 with focus, are filled with warm emotions. Although this may be conceited of to say this…… I sohow felt like the person she was talking about was .
Serious-senpai : [Eh? Wait, isn’t this bad!? I thought Illness was going to take her ti 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 ntioned being empty are depicted in the newly written section of the Light Novel.]
Serious-senpai : [No, you focus your interest here instead!]
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