I can save Celine.
I couldn’t even remember how far I had come around to hear that answer. It was a possibility I had sought while collapsing so much, falling down, and getting hurt.
Above all, I was endlessly grateful for the fact that Leto’s sacrifice could be repaid.
For me, it was news joyful enough to unconsciously clench my fist, but Elsie senior’s voice was merely calm. As if reciting an obvious fact, like a teacher.
[“Of course, time will be needed, but…….”]
Elsie senior’s eyelids closed for a moment. Only a few seconds were needed until the girl’s mouth, who had tilted her head with a “Hmm” and organized her thoughts, opened again.
[“The important thing is to materialize the ‘contract.’ As you know, the ‘contract’ can’t be broken with magic. It’s a spell that operates on laws different from the ones we know, right? But if we can pull the spell up to the physical dimension, the story changes.”]
“Is that possible?”
[“It’s impossible right now. But if we research a bit more… as long as it’s not too late, it should…