[So then, what exactly does this mean?]
With eyes dyed red and swollen from tears, Shizuku’s cheeks also blushed with the same amount of shame, and determined to hide her shame she demanded an explanation of the circumstances.
The current location has switched from the drilling grounds to the large room where Kouki and them usually eat at. In regards to Shizuku, it was explained that at heart she was Kaori and the body belonged to someone named Nointo, for the time being Ririana urged that they move to a calmer place. However, it wasn’t only Shizuku who came, all classmates as well as Aiko and Ririana are attending.
[Well, lets see….cutting straight to the chase. Using magic, Kaori’s soul was protected, Nointo’s corpse? Remains? Ma~a, we restored it and took it over]
[I see…..I don’t get it at all]
Shizuku just stared at hajime as he gave off his extremely simple explanation. From the stare, it was clearly saying, [Is that all there is to it? Ahh?], with an insecure look. In place of Hajime who had an expression that his motivation for explaining was 0, Kaori decided to explain with an amazed expression.
[Ehhto ne, Shizuku-chan. You know that the magic we’re using now a degraded version of the forgotten magic from the past called Age of Gods magic right?]
[......Yes. I’ve studied some of this world’s history. Its the magic that appears in the myth about how this world was created? Rather than the current attribute magic, they were more fundamental in useage…...wait. Do you mean to say that it’s that kind of thing? The Age of Gods magic that Nagumo and you guys have is the spirit type…..a power that allows you to interfere with a person’s soul? With that, the spirit of the dead Kaori was protected and settled in a different body right?]
[Right! As expected of Shizuku-chan]
For some reason, Kaori was sticking out her chest proudly. In fact, the rate of Shizuku’s brain being able to process things was fast. Hajime had also known of this before but, inside of himself, he was once again impressed.
[But, why in that body? Was Kaori’s body no longer alright? I thought that you guys could somehow manage to heal up the wound that was inflicted on her heart with recovery magic though……]
[Ahh, the truth is, Kaori’s body is completely healed and it was possible to return her soul to it]
Spirit magic was mind-blowing Age of Gods magic where you can literally stay immortally young through continuously fixating your own soul.
By “fixating” it was magic which preserved the dead spirit that was interfered with in order to not allow it to deteriorate nor disappear, at first, this was what Teio performed on Kaori. However, it was lucky that Teio made it on time because it’s ineffective if several minutes have passed since death.
By “establishing”, just as it says, regardless of the fixated spirit, they’ll be established whether its as organic or inorganic matter. Bodies which have started decaying would still cause them to die once again even if they establish themselves because it won’t be suitable for survival, however, it’ll be possible with a healthy body, it’s also possible to leave the wedge of time and become immortal like Miredei Raisen who established herself as a golem.
Obviously this magic isn’t so simple that it can be done without proper testing and training. It was successful precisely because Yue and Teio were naturally talented at magic. Even still, it took 5 whole days to properly establish.
[Then, why…..what happened to Kaori’s original body? There must have been some kind of problem then?]
[Shizuku-chan, calm down. I’ll explain it properly]
While calming down Shizuku, Kaori continued to explain.
At first, Hajime had attempted to return Kaori’s spirit back into her original body which they’ve healed with Reproduction magic.
However, the one who told him to wait was Kaori. Even while stuck in a spirit state, “Spirit Guidance” can be conducted to communicate with the soul. Kaori who was still in a spirit state, had heard of Meiredi Raisen and requested that she be placed into a golem like her. If it was Hajime, then he should be able to create a powerful golem.
At [Merujine Underwater Ruins], Kaori had realised her own powerlessness, she had no intentions to stay the way that she was now. She also had no intentions to give up standing next to Hajime as well. At that point, she knew that she would easily be killed. Cowardly, miserably, and mortifyingly…...if so then, she thought, “what if I tossed away my human body”.
Once Kaori was resolute on something, she became surprisingly stubborn. Although Hajime and them had tried to talk her out of it, she wouldn’t listen. That determination was so strong it made Hajime raise out both hands in surrender.
With no other choice, Hajime had decided to create the strongest golem he could, however, suddenly the light bulb inside of Hajime’s head lit up! [I can use that can’t I?]. Right, it was Nointo who Hajime had pierced through the heart.