Humans in Type-Moon, Path of the Heroic Spirit

Chapter 103 Kamiya Yu: Is there anything you can't do?
"You, I've finished reading the book you gave me yesterday."

In the spacious and bright study, Kamiya Sora stood at the door, speaking expressionlessly as she walked with her slender, fair legs to Kamiya Yu.

"Have you finished reading?"

Kamiya Yu stared at the silver-haired girl before him, a look of surprise appearing on his handsome face. He knew that the books he had asked Sora to read yesterday were quite difficult and obscure—including but not limited to philosophy, psychology, and anthropology.

The content is so difficult and in-depth that even professors at the University of Tokyo wouldn't dare say they could understand it all in a short time.

Unexpectedly, she finished watching it all in one night.

"Mm." Qiong nodded gently.

"I see—after watching it, did you have any different feelings?"

Although surprised by Sora's terrifying learning ability, Kamiya Yu was more concerned about her insights and growth.

Generally speaking, a person's emotional cognition comes from their individual experiences and values ​​during their growth process.

Just like a newborn baby can cry, feel pain, and feel hungry, but this is just a human instinct. They do not understand the concepts of crying, pain, and hunger, nor do they know what they are doing.

All it knows is that when it's hungry, it cries out and someone will come and feed it.

After passing through infancy, toddlers begin to learn from those around them. Through the words and deeds of family members or teachers, they gradually develop a variety of emotions and feelings during this cognitive process.

However, Kamiya Sora, who transformed from a true human, was completely different; she understood these concepts from the very beginning of her life.

In other words, Qiong skipped the cognitive process and obtained the relevant knowledge directly.

This is why she has never experienced any of the emotions or feelings that arise during the cognitive process.

Furthermore, since Sora was born in the form of a young girl, Kamiya Yu couldn't possibly educate her from kindergarten like he would a human infant.

Fortunately, there is a case of someone with a similar experience who has successfully awakened his emotions – that is Irisviel, a homunculus.

Although Irisviel's feelings for Ilya were mainly due to her daughter, she still had some experience to draw upon.

"Hmm~"

Qiong pondered his question for a moment, then, as if she had thought of something, she looked at Kamiya Yu and said seriously, "A little bit."

"Well, that's good." Kamiya Yu smiled. It seems that his and Irisviel's education of Sora was quite effective.

"...Yu, have you been having some worries lately?"

Suddenly, as if she had noticed something, Qiong looked at his profile and asked.

"Why do you say that?"

Kamiya Yu was somewhat surprised; were his troubles really that obvious?

"Because you look very tired."

Kamiya Sora glanced at him, a vague expression flashing across her cute little face. "So, do you want to tell me your troubles? After all, the book says that communicating with others can help you better understand emotions."

"It's not really a problem, just a little mentally tiring."

Since Qiong had already put it this way, Kamiya Yu did not refuse, but instead frankly confessed the confusion he had encountered in his research on time magic during this period.

"I see, so this is what the book meant when it says that humans experience frustration and impatience when faced with insurmountable difficulties..."

After listening to Kamiya Yu's story, Sora murmured thoughtfully, then raised her beautiful pale golden eyes and looked at the silver-haired youth in front of her, asking softly, "Then, do you need my help?"

"Hmm?" Kamiya Yu was slightly taken aback, not quite understanding what she meant.

"Among the information sources that my father inputted for me, there is content on time and space magic." Qiong paused slightly at this point, "If you need it, I can teach you."

Then, as if to verify her claim, she turned to the side and pointed her fair little finger at a bonsai in the corner of the study, a terrifying magic surging in the air.

The power of time erupted suddenly in the next moment. The bonsai tree in the corner, which had been blooming profusely, decayed at a visible speed. In just a few seconds, the once lush and green tree had become a pile of withered branches and rotten leaves. "!!!"

Upon seeing this, Kamiya Yu's eyes widened, and a look of shock appeared on his face.

It is important to know that among the many systems of magic, time magic is arguably one of the most magical of all, and its difficulty in learning and using is unparalleled in the world.

Take Kamiya Yu for example. He can accelerate time on himself or the things around him, but the magic power and cost required to completely destroy a living being are simply beyond his current capacity.

But that wasn't all that surprised him. Despite using such a powerful magic spell, Qiong showed absolutely no signs of discomfort.

She even had the energy to demonstrate other time magic to Kamiya Yu, such as time stop commonly seen in Omega, and time reversal that restores everything to its original state.

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Looking at the silver-haired girl in front of him who looked so much like himself, Kamiya Yu couldn't help but feel a strange sense of emotion. He finally understood why Sora was able to finish reading those books in just one day.

So this is cheating!
However, the appearance of Qiong did solve his immediate problem. With someone to refer to, he might be able to master time magic more quickly.

Thinking this, Kamiya Yuzuru nodded solemnly, then smiled and said.

"Then please take good care of me in the days to come."

…………

In a palace on Mount Olympus in ancient Greece.

This is the abode of the three goddesses of fate. As goddesses who govern the fate of all things in the world, the Moiras work diligently every day.

Inside the vast palace, three golden goddesses in different poses sat under a sacred tree beside a spring, weaving, measuring, and determining the threads of fate for this world.

"Kacha——"

A sound like a thread being snapped suddenly rang out, but because the sound was so faint and brief, one couldn't help but wonder if they had misheard.

"Hey, did you guys hear anything?"

Lachesis, with her beautiful blonde hair and tall, slender figure, looked around and then asked her two sisters with a curious expression.

"No, it's probably just your imagination, Lachesis."

Holding scissors, the mature and voluptuous Atropos answered her sister's questions as she cut the measured lines of fate.

"Don't even think about using this excuse to slack off. We still have a lot of 'work' to finish today."

"I won't slack off!" Hearing her sister's words, Lachesis pouted in dissatisfaction, then turned to look at the petite girl on the other side, "Nero, did you hear anything?"

"..."

However, the question posed went unanswered.

Clato, holding a spindle and dressed in a white ancient Greek-style robe, was bowing her head in silence, her slender body trembling slightly.

"Hey, Clotho!"

Seemingly sensing that something was wrong, Lachesis subconsciously raised her voice and called out her name.

But their youngest sister still didn't react at all. This strange scene made Atropos stop what he was doing and look towards Clotho's position.

But before they could do anything, Cloto's delicate body collapsed to the ground like a building block that had lost its support.

The spindle formed from the "power of destiny" fell heavily to the ground with a "thud," and in that instant, all the threads in the palace that represented the fate of everyone disappeared.

"—!!"

Faced with this unexpected turn of events, Atropos and Lachesis were stunned. After a few seconds, they came to their senses and rushed to their little sister's side.

(End of this chapter)