Aqua stared at her as if the world had tilted.
"…No."
Her voice barely came out.
"No."
She shook her head slowly.
"That's not possible."
Her thoughts collided violently.
Cassius.
Her teasing brother.
Her charming, smiling brother.
Her womanizing, relaxed brother.
The one she thought she understood.
The one she thought she was protecting.
"…You're joking."
Aisha didn't smile.
"I'm not."
Aqua's chest rose and fell unevenly.
"He...taught you...this?"
She glanced at the floating golem still raining destruction in the distance.
"He did this?"
Aisha nodded.
"He's the one who showed me how to merge constructs and gravity."
"He's the one who compressed the mana framework."
"He's the one who explained fluctuation efficiency and elemental convergence."
She looked at Aqua directly.
"He's far beyond an Archmage."
Aqua's fingers trembled slightly.
"…That's…"
She swallowed.
"…That's the legendary person I've been searching for?"
