Type-Moon, I'm a magician, is that true?

"Same."

Their eyes met, and they could see surprise in each other's eyes.

Aiwen's visits were not continuous. Except for the first time when they met for the first time, his and Illya's timelines did not match when they met again.

For example, the third time, he met Illya, who had seen him about twenty-nine times, and he could be said to have been teased intimately enough at that time.

Of course, the reverse is also true for Illya.

Every time she met Aiwen, his attitude towards her changed subtly, which made her a little anxious and worried, wondering if she had said something wrong.

It was not until he later learned the secret of Aiwen's time travel that he felt relieved and gradually developed in the direction of evil intentions.

"Well, forget it. It's a rare occasion that our timelines align, so I'm going to act like a spoiled brat the whole time."

Turning over on Aiwen's knees, with two slender arms wrapped around her waist, Illya felt the sense of security and closed her eyes in relaxation.

Aiwen didn't say anything either, but carefully stroked her hair. The two lonely people kept each other company at this moment.

"As for Aiwen, do you plan to continue like this?"

Suddenly, Illya took the initiative to speak, piercing the peaceful atmosphere: "I have no choice but to stay here alone. If there is a chance, I still want to return to everyone."

"What about you? Those friends you mentioned must still be waiting for you."

Illya's beautiful eyes looked directly into Aiwen's face, and she meant it.

"Don't go on like this. Go back."

This was her first attempt at persuasion, and it was also her expression of determination.

Whether as a friend, as the hope in each other's waiting, as Illyasviel herself, or as a magical girl who brings love, she came to the same conclusion.

"My friend Miyu was captured, and the enemy said sacrificing her would save the world."

Suddenly, Illya talked about her past again. When she recalled the scene at that time, she smiled proudly, feeling indescribably heroic.

"A person's life is certainly insignificant compared to everything else in the world, but I firmly stand on Miyu's side. Call me naive or say I don't care about the overall situation. It doesn't matter."

"So, Ewen, I say the same to you: let the consequences go to hell!"

"You..." Aiwen didn't know how to answer.

As Illya said, he didn't like this self-exile, and the teacher had no choice but to do it, but what was the reason for him to imitate?

In order to avoid affecting the town? Don't be ridiculous, there may be such thoughts, but it accounts for less than 5%.

The real reason that drove him to make such a decision might be his guilt towards his teacher...

"You said one thing wrong, Illya."

Aiwen stroked the smooth white hair, his tone slightly bitter.

"I exiled myself not because of responsibility or consequence, that high-sounding reason was to better convince others. I just—"

——She is just dissatisfied with herself, no different from a willful child crying.

This thought flashed through my mind vaguely, without being put into words, and even I subconsciously ignored it.

"It's just... I'm sorry, I can't say it."

It was the first time that Illya saw Aiwen so confused. He seemed to be deeply immersed in the exploration of himself.

People are always like this. They can see other people's affairs very clearly, but most of them know nothing about themselves.

As Teacher Aiwen said, people are still people after all, and no amount of power can change that.

Biting her lip, Illya sat up, held Aiwen's head with both hands, and patted it comfortingly.

"Let's leave this topic here for now. Let's put it aside for now. Aiwen still has a long time to think about it. I'm sure he'll figure it out in the future."

Her voice was soft and warm, even with a maternal quality that didn't appear to be there from the outside. One could only say that the thousand years had not been wasted.

The only difference between Illya now and her mother Irisviel is her mature body.

In the dilapidated hut, peace continued. The two relied on each other and touched each other to relieve the depression accumulated in their hearts.

Until a small creature flew over and her scream broke everything.

"Illya, something bad has happened!"

While shouting for help, he rushed in like a baseball.

"Gaia, we meet again."

Seeing this, Aiwen greeted him, and Illya let go of her arms that were hugging the other person as if nothing had happened, and also waved with her hands.

"Where have you been today, Miss Tanaka? I haven't seen you since this morning."

"Uh! Why are you here too?"

Tanaka's originally rapid speed slowed down, and she became visibly panicked. She carefully avoided Aiwen and hid behind Illya.

Even though they have met many times and their relationship has improved a lot, Tanaka still refuses to get close to Aiwen no matter what.

Tanaka was shouting like this at the time.

"I will never have anything to do with you in my life, you who don't follow the laws of the planet!"

By the way, when she heard that Elquet and Aiwen had a good relationship, she looked as if she had seen some stereotypical yellow-haired character.

At that time, Tanaka had lost the strength to even float, and his whole body collapsed limply on the ground, like a lonely old man, with his eyes staring blankly.

But that is all in the past. Now the relationship between Tanaka and him is gradually easing.

Even though she always keeps a distance from Aiwen now, they are still quite close in daily communication, probably because she acknowledges his existence.

"Although you seem like a good guy, the danger won't diminish in the slightest. I won't risk my life. Let's communicate through Illya."

That’s what she used to say, and Illya even complained about it: “Am I some kind of isolation net?”

So it evolved into what it is now, every time Tanaka communicates with Aiwen, Illya must be present.

"Forget it, I'm here to talk about business."

Standing on Illya's shoulders, Tanaka regained his spirit and began to tell about his great discovery.

"Illya, there's something wrong with this world."

"Huh?" A puzzled question mark popped up in the girl's head.

"Anyway, come with me quickly. We'll tell you the details on the way."

Tanaka grabbed a strand of Illya's hair with both hands and pulled it in one direction, causing Illya to scream in pain uncontrollably.

"Let go, Ms. Tanaka, don't you know that you can't treat a girl's hair so roughly?!"

"What's the big deal? Humans don't show mercy when they cut down trees."

"That's different!"

The two began to playfully fight with each other, and Aiwen calmly stood up. He intended to avoid it, feeling that this was a topic he couldn't get involved in.

But his action was stopped by Tanaka: "You rebellious son, come here too. I feel that this crisis is also related to you."

(Note: Because of Elquet, his status was upgraded to that of a rebellious son)

Being named like this, Aiwen's plan to sneak away was ruined, and he had no choice but to follow.

Tanaka discovered that the direction of the problem was not close. Even with the walking speed of the three of them, who were not human, it took about an hour.

But she wasn't lying about one thing: there was something wrong with the world.

"How is this going?"

Illya looked at the world in front of her. The sea surface, which was originally covered by black mud, was now burning with raging fire!

The flames burned from the earth to the sky, and this small world was no different from Muspelheim in the Norse legend.

It was even more extreme, because the land of the fire giants was nothing but magma, but here it seemed that even the dust had become the flame itself.

"You're not right, Illya." Aiwen noticed something special when he saw this scene for the first time.

"It's not that the flames burn up the heavens and the earth, but rather that they are first used as fuel, and the energy released then forms the high-temperature flames."

"It's a magician." Tanaka spoke from the side. She glanced at Aiwen, her tone full of fear.

"There's a magician messing around, and he's the worst one."

"The worst?" Illya looked at Aiwen in confusion.

Of course he told Illya that he was a magician, but he didn't say more, so Illya only knew a general idea about magicians.

"Illya, all you need to know is that magicians are a bunch of bastards. They're all bad guys who bully me!"

Tanaka Gaia cursed indignantly, "The first three are already bastards, and the last two have no positive benefits at all."

Chapter 108: Across the World (3k)

"Will he? The Second Magician is the one who created Ruby, right? It's obviously because of his help that I've gotten to where I am today. So, he's saving the world, isn't he?"

Illya couldn't help but retort a little. She still respected the person who gave her the power of a magical girl.

"No, that's totally wrong! There is no good magician." Tanaka was very persistent about his point of view.

"First, there's the witch who used the First Law. She had clearly already completed all the steps for the law upgrade and laid a solid foundation, but she intervened and stalled the process. As a result, the rules on the surface are still entangled with the past."

"Even the destruction of this world is related to her."

"Did the First Magician do something so unacceptable to you?"

Faced with Tanaka's indignation, Aiwen just felt strange. He felt that the fourth method was already very bad, but Tanaka's attitude towards him was actually better than the first method.

Faced with this question, the other party gave an affirmative answer without hesitation.

"Of course, magicians should give her rave reviews, after all, she continues the mystery. But for the world, this is against the trend and an obstacle."

"With her around, the renewal of the surface environment won't be thorough, and evolution will be distorted, leading to a different future. It can be said that she is the source of all the sins committed by magi."

Can't refute.

Aiwen and Illya have a basic understanding of what kind of rotten group magicians are, and they definitely hope that the world will all die.

But it’s not over yet. It seems that he has suppressed his complaints in his heart for too long. Tanaka’s complaints never stop, like a surging river.

"And the Second Magician. He might be fine for humans, but not for planets."

"He chose a world line that benefits humanity. Isn't it only humanity that benefits? He doesn't care what the planets think."

"The third magician's immortality is even worse. It will definitely hinder the next phase of system updates. The succession of the primate position is effectively locked. Who knows what kind of messed-up world lines will develop in the future."

The barrage of words left Illya and Aiwen at a loss for words.

Although Gaia is now in human form and can communicate, the concepts of humans and planets are indeed incompatible, and this is also the eternal opposition between the two sides.

Even if the cooperation is pleasant now, the future will eventually come when each party will fight to the death.

"And then there's you, the fourth magician. Compared to the first three, you're only a danger to the planet."

Tanaka stared at Aiwen with an unhappy look that contained genuine hostility.

The power of inhibition has no self-emotional tendency. The current easing of relations with Aiwen is based on the fact that he cannot be eliminated. Once he becomes weak, Tanaka will probably not hesitate to stab him in the back.

"Ok, I know."

Aiwen understood Gaia's rejection of him very well. Although the Fourth Law was not entirely bad, any living being would reject it as long as it was alive.

Located at the end of all world development, it becomes the origin of the End Cave.

Manipulate the boundaries of things, disintegrate the foundation of all things, and transform the existence extending from the root into the original cause and energy.

These causes and energies will become the beginning of the next cycle after the completion of all things.

"As far as the law itself is concerned, it's not a bad thing, but no sentient being would want to be treated as a resource while still alive. It's the same as simply killing someone and then using their corpse."

As if unwilling to say more, Tanaka did not vent his anger in front of Aiwen, but simply expressed his disgust bluntly.

Of course, it could also be that she just doesn't dare.