Swirl of the Root
"... " - After stepping through the gate created by D, what appeared before Akira was an empty white space, void of anything.
"Are you sure we're in the right place?" - Akira couldn't help but think that D was messing with him. While he could feel the distortion in space-time here, he sensed nothing else except for himself and D.
"Of course! Root-chan, if you don't show yourself now, I'll destroy you!" - D smiled sweetly as she threatened Root's consciousness, causing the place to tremble.
"Queen, what brings you to my domain?" - At that moment, a beautiful girl appeared from nowhere, glaring at D with undisguised annoyance.
'Ryougi Shiki...' - Akira thought, confused, upon seeing the protagonist of the anime Kara no Kyoukai here.
"I'm not the real Ryougi Shiki. I am Root's consciousness, using her appearance when I need to take a physical form." - As if she could read Akira's thoughts, Root's consciousness responded.
"So, does your visit have something to do with the man behind you?" - Root's consciousness asked irritably, staring at D as if they had a shared past, at least not a good one from Root's perspective.
"That's right! My lover wants to acquire The Third Magic: Heaven's Feel." - D smiled as she affectionately hugged Akira's arm, like a girl in love. - "And as his lover, I have to help him, which is why we came here."
"... " - Both Akira and Root's consciousness stared blankly at D, knowing her personality well enough to see through her unconvincing act.
"I don't mind doing it, but this will make us even. Are you sure?" - Root's consciousness asked, as this was an opportunity it had been waiting for. However, it was still concerned about what D might demand in return, considering the debt it owed her.
"It's fine, it's fine! My lover will give me something much better than the favor you owe me." - D said indifferently, clearly not caring about Root's debt.
"I see..." - Root's consciousness nodded, seemingly content just to clear its debt to D.
Root's consciousness raised its hand, gathering magical energy into it, creating a glass orb containing The Third Magic: Heaven's Feel.
"Here, by consuming this, you will obtain The Third Magic: Heaven's Feel." - Root's consciousness said as it tossed the glass orb toward Akira.
"... " - Akira caught the glass orb and glanced at D for confirmation. He didn't want to be tricked by Root's consciousness and had more faith in D than a stranger he had just met.
Sensing Akira's gaze, D lightly nodded, knowing what he was thinking without him needing to speak.
With D's confirmation, Akira didn't hesitate and swallowed the glass orb, which quickly turned into a sweet liquid as he drank it.
Gulp
[Ding!! The host has acquired a new skill: The Third Magic: Heaven's Feel]
[Congratulations! The host has acquired infinite magical power.]
"I don't really feel much of a change." - Akira muttered, feeling an inexhaustible magical energy within him, but his magical output remained the same as before, even though his magic replenished instantly after use.
"Having infinite magical energy doesn't mean you have infinite magical output." - Root's consciousness explained. Many believed that acquiring The Third Magic would grant them infinite magical power, which was impossible in most cases. "However, reincarnators like you are different. By continuously using and replenishing your magical power, you can expand your magical capacity indefinitely, allowing you to have near-infinite magical output."
"I see..." - Akira murmured. Root's consciousness was right; he could feel his magical capacity growing each time he drained it completely.
"Now that we've got what we wanted, let's return." - D said as she opened another gate to return to her apartment. - "See you later, Root-chan."
After bidding farewell to Root's consciousness, D left, with Akira following silently behind her, having no connection to Root's consciousness.
"Don't come back again..." - Root's consciousness muttered after D and Akira left, before disappearing as if it had never been there, leaving the white space in silence once again.
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"I'm heading to school." - Akira said, using Gate of Babylon to change from his casual clothes into his school uniform.
"Now that you mention it, I have school too." - D mumbled. She was also a high school student under the name Wakaba Hiiro, though she attended a different school than Akira's.
"By the way, I'm thinking about transferring to your school." - D said casually, undressing and putting on her uniform in front of Akira without hesitation. - "And what do you think about me moving into your place so we can live together?"
"If that's what you want." - Akira responded, not minding since his house was large with many empty rooms.
"Alright then, let's settle this by next week." - D said with a hint of disappointment, as she didn't get to see Akira flustered by her changing clothes.
"I'll head out first." - Akira said, then paused. - "I'm taking the car. Want me to give you a ride to your school as well?"
"Sure!" - D nodded without hesitation, as she was trying to avoid using her powers whenever possible, and Akira's offer was welcome.
"Then let's go." - Akira said, continuing on with D clinging to his arm affectionately, looking very much like a girlfriend who loves holding onto her boyfriend.
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