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Even breaths rose and fell on his lap.
The night wind brushed against Allen's face, carrying humid air.
He was... 'savoring' the moment:
Some people were soft-bodied, but hard-mouthed.
If they were enemies, Allen would usually make their bodies hard too, since their mouths were already hard, making their bodies hard seemed only logical.
That's why he liked beheading them; it made them hard quickly enough.
If they were friends, Allen would usually retort directly. After all, people were soft; there was no reason for their mouths to be hard.
Because no one could be as hard-mouthed as himself.
So...
What about lovers?
The data wasn't very accurate, as the current sample size was only one, and she was now asleep on his lap.
—Sylphiette.
But it was worth noting, she didn't fall into the category of soft-bodied, hard-mouthed.
Her body was very soft.
Her mouth was also very soft.
Making one impulsively lean in for a kiss.
Late night dopamine was surging; his brain, having used Sense Flow for a long time, wasn't thinking rationally.
The timing was perfect; the atmosphere was just right.
All these conditions piled together.
Allen acted on impulse. But after he did, he felt a bit lost about what to do next. Logically, this was when he should do certain things, but he knew he should wait. The Jobless world was the Jobless world, and nobles acted quite wantonly.
But he was still a transmigrator, and various chaotic thoughts held his desires in check.
Moreover, whenever he felt such desire, his first thought was always of Roxy.
After all, she was the first person who had stirred his heart.
His thoughts were swift, even before Allen could respond.
Sylphy quickly reacted.
With a brief, fleeting, light touch of a kiss.
This was her own 'response.'
Then she immediately buried her face in Allen's lap and began to sleep.
This was her 'response' on behalf of her teacher.
Sylphy, in this timeline, adored Roxy. Plus, she was naturally prone to jealousy and was an extremely empathetic little angel, well aware that she was the second one to arrive. So, certain seemingly insignificant and unnecessary sequences were something she valued and fixated on even more than Allen did.
But she was also afraid that Allen would want to go further, because in that case, she wouldn't be able to refuse.
So Sylphy 'ran' very quickly.
'How cunning.'
This referred to Allen, and to herself, and also conveyed a small complaint on Roxy's behalf, based on Sylphy's own thoughts.
And...
...it was quite cute.
However, once she feigned sleep, accompanied by Allen's subsequent 'academic' chat, which was meant to relieve Sylphy's pressure and change the subject, it wasn't long before she...
...truly fell asleep.
Allen gently pinched Sylphy's long ears.
The ears of the long-eared tribe were very soft. Beneath the thin skin, one could even see tiny capillaries in the moonlight. The cartilage felt very soft to the touch, and when bent, it almost felt like it could be tucked into an ear canal.
Logically, the conversation with Sylphy, after the first kiss, should have been very romantic and warm.
But the smile on Allen's face had long since vanished; his forehead even held beads of sweat.
His expression seemed a little strained.
Just now, ten minutes ago, Allen wanted to change the subject after the kiss. And right before Sylphy arrived, he had been thinking about healing magic, so he took the opportunity to ask her about it.
This question.
Led to a discovery.
—"Has Sylphy made recent progress in voiceless magic?" Allen asked, stroking Sylphy's hair, feigning casualness.
—Sylphy was buried in Allen's embrace, feeling the warmth of his palm. Her ears had been twitching, but now, hearing his awkward attempt to change the subject, her stiff body relaxed.
"Hmm... voiceless magic? Water... voiceless Water Magic has improved..."
—"...Cough... cough cough!" Allen choked.
—"Allen... what's wrong?" Sylphy looked up at him.
—Allen quickly waved his hand, "N-nothing, I choked on my own saliva... Um, you continue. What's the essence of voiceless magic?"
—"Wouldn't it be better to ask Rudy about that? He's much better at voiceless casting, you know," Sylphy said, a little confused.
—"Rudy? Oh, not familiar. And Sylphy is clearly better than Rudy at healing magic, right? He never seems to get the knack of voiceless healing magic, so our Sylphy is obviously more amazing."
—"...Oh... is that so?" Sylphy blushed slightly. "...I actually have found some tricks for voiceless healing magic."
—"Oh, tricks?"
—Sylphy blinked. "Does Allen want to know?"
—Allen blinked back at Sylphy, leaning down and looking directly at her. "Yes, but Sylphy, when you say that, does it mean there's a 'price' to pay if I want to know?"
—Sylphy froze, her eyes widening! "Price! P-p-price! No! No! If Allen wants to know, I'll tell you right away!"
—"Oh~ Then I want to know." Allen reached out and flicked Sylphy's ear.
—She buried her head in Allen's embrace again. After a moment of silence, as it concerned her area of expertise, her response was very professional.
"Okay... The essence of voiceless casting, let me give an example. It's like when I cast voiceless Water Magic, following Rudy's teaching method: the essence of voiceless magic is to forgo the chanted magic casting process and instead manipulate it yourself from start to finish:
First step: Determine that you want to convert mana into water—this is the process of selecting 'Attack Magic - Water Magic.'
Second step: Imagine the shape and release mode of the magic—this is the process of selecting the type of magic.
Third step: Change the efficiency of the magic release to adjust size and speed—this is the process of changing the magic's rank.
This is a complete process for casting voiceless Water Magic."
—"Oh~ Sylphy is amazing, so clear and logical! What about the trick for healing magic?" Allen put on an amazed expression, though the teasing was clearly stronger than the praise.
—Sylphy secretly tapped Allen's waist with her fist. "Healing magic isn't as clear and logical. It's more of a... rather vague imagination. I've shared it with Rudy too, but he always says he can't imagine it, and... maybe what I imagine is too vague..."
—Allen was silent for a moment, then asked. "Imagination?"
—"Yes, Allen, I'll tell you what I imagine... but it might be too vague for Allen to imagine well."
—"Looking down on me?"
—"No! No! Anyway! First step!"
"Determine the type of magic! It's casting magic to 'restore' a target! Rudy... whenever I mention this, he asks me, completely bewildered, if this is where you choose the magic type 'Healing Magic - Healing Spell'? And then he can't continue...
Allen, can you understand what I'm saying? Is it too vague...?"
—"It is a bit vague... choosing Water Magic under the Attack Magic system corresponds to choosing Healing Magic under the Healing Magic system."
Allen's expression looked a little unnatural; the amused demeanor he'd had moments ago was somewhat rigid. He paused for a long while before continuing.
"Speaking of which, Sylphy, you said 'restore'... not 'heal'?"
—"Hmm? Is there a difference? Restore... isn't that just healing?"
—"...Hmm, never mind. Please continue. What's the second step?"
—"Hmm, the second step, choose the specific 'appearance' to restore. For example, the tree in Madam Zenith's yard... imagine its 'appearance' when it was still intact..."
—Allen was silent for a very long time, unconsciously touching his stomach, where the nascent Dragon Saint Battle Aura core resided.
"Hmm, continue. What's the third step?"
Because Allen was silent for too long, Sylphy clearly began to get sleepy again.
—"Hmm, the... third step, compare the damaged area's original 'appearance' to the intact 'appearance' next to it, and restore the damaged area to its intact 'pos...i-tion'..."
Sylphy, under Allen's gaze, finished speaking this sentence.
Finally. After not sleeping last night and being mentally strained during today's assassination, she succumbed to exhaustion and fell asleep.
Pat.
A bead of sweat traced a path down Allen's face, across his cheek, and dropped from his chin.
It landed on Sylphy's hair.
Allen reached out and touched Sylphy's face, trying to distract himself, to empty his mind, to stop thinking about 'healing magic,' to prevent Human God from 'seeing' what he was truly thinking.
But he was losing control.
His 'desire' couldn't suppress the tremor of his inner voice.
At this point, 621 pendulum swings had passed since the conversation ended. Sylphy had already changed her sleeping position twice, and her nightgown's shoulder straps had slipped off her shoulder six times, pulled back by Allen.
The information from their conversation was still violently assaulting Allen's brain!
He was still trying to use other chaotic thoughts and ideas as 'desires' to mask his hypothesis about 'healing magic,' trying to resist thinking about it, digging into it.
But because his emotions were fluctuating so wildly, it became increasingly difficult to control them.
Their recent conversation was still like an incredibly shocking movie scene, and Allen was like an audience member, left stunned in his seat long after the movie ended, unwilling to leave.
The words and images relentlessly churned in Allen's mind with an extremely forceful presence.
Impossible to shake off.
Why was this happening? Why did Allen have to constantly curb his thoughts? Why was the information from Sylphy's words impacting him so greatly?
If Allen could think normally.
He would draw the following conclusions:
Based on Sylphy's first, second, and third steps, her so-called 'restoration' was much easier to understand than 'healing.' Rudy, being a transmigrator who enjoyed modern medicine, had simply misunderstood. 'Healing' was not about restoring physical health in a modern medical sense at all.
It was 'restoration,' or in other words.
—Reversion; Restoration; Rewind.
In a world of swords and magic, without the backdrop of modern medical development, this was closer to the truth of healing.
From the description of healing trees, it was clear that Sylphy didn't 'heal' the tree; rather, she restored the damaged part of the tree to its past, intact state.
In that case, it perfectly explained why healing magic could also be applied to plants, and why Zenith's tree in the courtyard bloomed out of season when she treated it...
And then...
Rudy's logic for the control group comparison between attack magic (Water Magic) and healing magic:
First step: Select magic type.
Second step: Select branch magic under that magic type.
Third step: Adjust magic efficiency.
For example: If you want to cast voiceless Water Magic, first, I select Water Magic under Attack Magic. Next, I select Water Cannon magic. OK, next, I adjust the size and speed of the Water Cannon.
Done.
So, here's the problem.
According to this horizontal comparison.
From the very first step of selecting magic, Rudy should not have equated "Attack Magic - Water Magic" with "Healing Magic - Healing Spell."
He was misled by 'healing magic' being a major category parallel to attack magic.
Why? Because there were no further branch spells under 'healing magic.'
The correct control group should be:
First step: Select magic type: "Water Magic" — "Healing Magic"
Second step: Select branch magic under that magic type: "Water Ball/Water Column/Water Cannon/Water Arrow" — "Healing Spell/Poison Removal Spell/Divine Strike/Barrier Spell"
Third step: Adjust magic efficiency: "Low, Medium, High (Why did Rudy re-categorize magic that already had ranks? Because he could make low-level magic produce high-level magic effects by increasing its efficiency. Low, medium, high as constructed by chanting was just a formulaic application; theoretically, its power couldn't be changed)" — "Location of healing, power, location of poison removal"
If this hypothesis was true, Sylphy's 'restoration' was not just a 'healing spell,' but the entire Healing Magic System.
All spells under Water Magic were, in essence, Water Magic.
Then, Healing Spell/Poison Removal Spell/Divine Strike/Barrier Spell were all Healing Magic, meaning they were.
Reversion Magic.
Extrapolating from this, one could deduce the underlying logic of these four healing magic system types.
Healing Spell: Reverting state — material level, manifesting as healing effects on living beings and plants.
Poison Removal Spell: Reverting state — consciousness level, manifesting as mental clarity, removal of negative states. Paul and Zenith's late-night ball game could use this to extend Zenith's 'sage mode' after enjoying herself.
Divine Strike: Reverting state — material level, manifesting as reverting a ghost to its state at birth. Ghosts, what 'infancy' do they have? The moment of their 'birth' is the moment they become a corpse.
That's why only Divine Strike could affect ghosts.
Logically, this inference would lead to a paradox: if healing magic was reversion magic, then healing spells should also be able to revert the state of objects, such as restoring broken boots or repairing damaged floors.
However, by discarding empiricism and framing the hypothesis within the sword-and-magic worldview, one could conclude that this was not a 'paradox.'
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