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Uncle Mion here~! Can't answer right now, but just leave a message... that's what they say for things like this, right? Ahaha!

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[penalties]

Right? Seeing new sights and learning about new things... it is nice.

Maybe I'm not, but I certainly wouldn't mind. Although as for if I'm good at games or not, that's for me to know and for you to find out! ☆

[beatojuice]

I think I'd like that very much. I've been meaning to explore more of just the islands here. Maybe I should take a few days for just that.

Already devising a punishment game, are we? Thank you, though. You all made it much easier to get used to living here.

[penalties]

It's already a long extended vacation, after all!

And always am~

[beatojuice]

It's easy to just stay in Sumarlok, but Primavera and Marilla are so lovely.

You would make a good witch.

[penalties]

You think so?

I don't think I would be, honestly. It's not as if I care about having superpowers or anything like that. I'm perfectly happy with being human.

[beatojuice]

It's less about powers than it is about a way of thinking. Whatever "powers" might be acquired, are simply a result of that.

The ability to imagine marvelous things, and the will and ingenuity to make that a certain reality that is manifested in the world. The ability to see the crucial things that others cannot, and from multiple points of view. If you have mastered these things, becoming a witch is not so difficult.

It is as you have said. Keiichi-san is already a sorcerer, so I am certain the rest of you have magical power as well.

[penalties]

Ahaha, really?

After hearing that, it looks like I know less about witches than I thought. I imagined that maybe it was something like Sally... but I guess not?

I don't know if my imagination is big, but being able to see things from multiple points of view is something that was kind of drilled into me since I was young...

[beatojuice]

Humans have many fanciful ideas about what magic means. [ Including her. Much of her magical lore she arrived at by herself, or in discussions with Maria. ] In some sense, it is rather like that. I use my wondrous magic, and drab Sayo becomes the elegant and powerful witch Beatrice. It's like Cinderella. Perhaps I should work on a transformation sequence.

Magic is rare in the world of man, but that ability and hard work will allow you to create wondrous results with certainty.

[penalties]

They do, but I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing. Or rather--the reason why they have those kinds of ideas is because sometimes people crave for something more than they already have. Something that might be out of reach for them right now. Or basically making things simpler for them.

If it's like Cinderella, you make it sound like it doesn't last very long.

[ That it's something much more temporary. Then again in a way, magical girls are also like that, aren't they? They transform to fight off evil--and then, they're back to normal, soon enough. ]

"Wonderous results" though, huh... it really sounds like a pursuit of happiness. Magic.

[beatojuice]

There is a wisdom in contentment, but also in knowing what you desire. A certain amount of greed and hunger is healthy, so long as it does not ruin your joy with what you have.

It is, but my magic lasts for as long as I please. It is truly a part of me, and I rarely take the glass slippers off anymore.

Magic can be many things. But yes, many of its manifestations boil down to materializing happiness. Or any human passion. My magic was rather darker, in many respects.

[penalties]

That's true. I'm usually not too greedy, though... all I want is for my friends to be happy. If I can have that, I don't really need much else.

I see. But I suppose 'darker' isn't always necessarily a bad thing.

[beatojuice]

Hah. That's quite noble. You sound like a character in some teen school drama.

In my case, it quite was. I simply ask that you believe that I don't wish to do that anymore.

[penalties]

I wouldn't say it something as nice as that. I just know what I want, is all. I'm a simple geezer with simple needs.

But I'll believe in you.

[beatojuice]

Characters like that like to say those things too~

[ I'll believe in you. Those words hit her hard. It's a couple more minutes before she sends the next message. ]

Thank you. Haha, that's a cliche line too. But I don't want to bring more hurt into the world than I already have.

[penalties]

That's true... especially for shonen manga too, huh.

Maybe I should stop with the cliche lines, though. I might get pegged for being some sort of protagonist.

[beatojuice]

It's fine. I actually quite like it. I get to make fun of you, and sometimes you catch me off guard and really embarrass me with them. It's a nice give and take.

[penalties]

You shouldn't be making fun of me to begin with!!!

[beatojuice]

Not so tough after all, are you old man!

[penalties]

I'm an old geezer, of course I'm not tough!

[ She's leaning into it to escape this... ]

[beatojuice]

Then I can win against you, no problem?

But thank you for listening to me. And I'll tell you if anything changes with Satoko.

[penalties]

That's a bit too far!!

It's no problem. I always have an open ear. And thanks.