[ ‘What an ugly, inelegant weapon,’ Vangeance thinks.
‘One that should never have been entrusted to someone this young.’
Because he understands now why Megumi asked him for that favor. Falling under the influence of this island’s possession and summoning a creature of that nature would be devastating. And while the Grand Magic Knight in him bristles at the thought that a single summoned creature might be able to best him in combat, he knows that’s not the point. The solution that Megumi proposed is logically the best way to minimize any damage — sacrificing the wellbeing of a single youth in order to ensure no lives are lost. He gets it. He really does.
But that does nothing to quell the disgust boiling in the pit of his stomach. He fights those ugly feelings down, but Megumi might feel a faint, electric tension in the atmosphere, the air moving just enough to shift the hem of Vangeance’s cloak; his natural reserve of mana is tremendous, and even a small amount of it seeping out in response to his emotions must be palpable. ]
... I have to assume such an ability isn’t granted to just anyone. [ His words are still calm, but his eyes are narrowed and that smile is gone, humorless or not. ] Did you choose to obtain it?
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‘One that should never have been entrusted to someone this young.’
Because he understands now why Megumi asked him for that favor. Falling under the influence of this island’s possession and summoning a creature of that nature would be devastating. And while the Grand Magic Knight in him bristles at the thought that a single summoned creature might be able to best him in combat, he knows that’s not the point. The solution that Megumi proposed is logically the best way to minimize any damage — sacrificing the wellbeing of a single youth in order to ensure no lives are lost. He gets it. He really does.
But that does nothing to quell the disgust boiling in the pit of his stomach. He fights those ugly feelings down, but Megumi might feel a faint, electric tension in the atmosphere, the air moving just enough to shift the hem of Vangeance’s cloak; his natural reserve of mana is tremendous, and even a small amount of it seeping out in response to his emotions must be palpable. ]
... I have to assume such an ability isn’t granted to just anyone. [ His words are still calm, but his eyes are narrowed and that smile is gone, humorless or not. ] Did you choose to obtain it?
[ Or ... was it forced upon him? ]