Belle sat down, wolfing down the food that was served before him. Seriously, the way he and Elizabeth ended everything is just weird. "You know, I felt a kindred spirit when I saw you," Elizabeth said as she drew her chair to sit.
Hearing her voice, Belle slowly looked up from the pasta he was eating. Seriously, he has also felt like Elizabeth is that close elder sister you can open up to. Say your mind and it will feel right with them. "You know, it is really great you can't talk. I think that is the only reason you survived till you got here," Elizabeth said.
Hearing her, Belle dropped his fork and picked up his book to write. "I am trying to concentrate and eat here," Belle scribbled and showed her.
"You are eating my food," Elizabeth said as she folded her hands, looking at Belle. But then Belle didn't reply, only looking at her then continued eating the food. Elizabeth, seeing this, could only watch. Yeah, she doesn't know why, but Belle seems like a little brother to her. She just doesn't know why she feels like that. Surely, it should not be because he stood my presence and said his mind, Elizabeth thought to herself as she looked at Belle more to know what is so interesting.
"I am done eating, so what were you saying then?" Belle, who had finished eating at some point, scribbled and showed Elizabeth.
"I am surely right. It is really great you can't talk," Elizabeth said.
"I can," Belle scribbled and showed her.
"Oh, you can, but you know that you might actually die if you open that mouth of yours and decided not to," Elizabeth said, laughing.
"No, people will die," Belle said, opening up on his voice power for the first time.
"You mean some soft-hearted person that can't bear you will commit suicide. Hahaha, I think that too," Elizabeth said, laughing.
"No, my voice kills. I can't control my power," Belle wrote, totally serious now.
"Seriously, knowing how to control one's power should be a memory that comes with awakening. You don't know how to control your powers?" Elizabeth said, now totally worried about Belle.
"I don't know," Belle scribbled. Not only did Belle's power mutate, but you can also count him as half monster, half human. Being seen by the spatial zone as a representative means the spatial zone took him as one of its monsters or, to put it better, the main ruler of that said spatial zone. Belle has been the only one remaining in his county after it turned into a spatial zone. The spatial zone has actually recognized him as a monster, and he has evolved (mutated) with the spatial zone's recognition.
"Okay, it is actually simple. Imagining how you want your power to work and directing it with your mind works perfectly for others. But I think since your power has something to do with your voice, not thinking of using it, but thinking of not using it, will work better. Imagine shutting it down, imagine being normal like most people without powers," Elizabeth tried directing Belle.
"That simple?" Belle scribbled and showed her.
"Yeah, try it," Elizabeth said.
"No, I might fail," Belle scribbled and showed her.
"Are you afraid you might fail and put me in danger? Pfft! I might not look like it, but I am actually a divine rank. Even the Academy principal will acknowledge me. Actually, he won't even be stronger than me," Elizabeth said.
"I still can't," Belle said.
"Why?" Elizabeth asked angrily.
"Others might die," Belle scribbled and showed her.
"How far does your power go?" Elizabeth, even though angry that Belle is not listening to her, calmed down and asked.
"I think it can cover a county," Belle wrote down on the paper.
"Far enough to cover a county... Wait, far enough to cover a county?" Elizabeth stuttered.
"That should be divine rank middle stage," Elizabeth couldn't believe her ears.
"Do you even know what you are saying? You look ten. When did you awaken? How many cores have you absorbed? That is divine rank level. When did divine rank become so common? I was seen as the youngest in the city. What will happen if those shitty people see you?" Elizabeth said, feeling both jealous and worried for Belle.
"What is divine rank? Is it that big of a deal being divine rank?" Belle scribbled and showed her.
"Can you count how many people are divine rank in this big city? Wait, how did you even know your power can cover a county?" Elizabeth asked.
Hearing her, Belle looked down. "Sorry, I don't know. It brings back sad memories," Elizabeth said.
"They all died," Belle scribbled and showed her.
Seeing that, Elizabeth, who mostly looks mean, actually looked pitifully at Belle. She couldn't believe he carries such a heavy burden of knowing he unintentionally wiped out his entire county but still tries to appear okay.
"It is not your fault. There is no way you could have known your power can do that much," Elizabeth said.
"I still did it," Belle scribbled and showed her.
"You should live on. Even I will doubt my reason to be alive, but yeah, we all humans are miserable. All those who died for you had a dream. Play them, lose yourself acting as them. A county should have a lot of people in it. I believe you can't play all of them and achieve their dreams. Just use it as a reason to live," Elizabeth said as Belle looked up at her.
"Yeah, I really do sound stupid. Just live on. I don't know how to advise and give people reason," Elizabeth said.
Hearing her last words, Belle actually smiled. "You can try your powers. My power can create a private space. I created a space back in my office, that's why you couldn't leave. None of the things you said will go out. And don't worry about me. I am late stage divine rank. I can at least bear with it," Elizabeth said.
"Okay," Belle said as he looked at Elizabeth. He still can't believe how fast things are progressing.