Eighth Crown

When the time came to December, Liuxia's actual age was already 12 years and 4 months.

His birthday is January 17th. Based on the time in the parallel world of the type-moon he was born in, he was already 12 years old when he was in the world of [Demon Slayer].

However, he himself doesn't care much about this aspect, and after becoming a ghost, he can change his body shape at will, so he doesn't care much about age.

On a certain day in early December, Liu Xia learned all 24 runes and 3 primitive runes, and his magic skills rose a lot.

According to Aozaki Orange's judgment, although his magic attainment is still around the fifth rank [open position], his technique of magic has almost reached the second rank [color position]. This is because of his physical coordination ability. Because it is too strong and can easily form muscle memory, as long as you train more, it is impossible to catch up with Aozaki Orange within two or three months.

Of course, it is only limited to the speed and accuracy of the technique. If he wants to surpass Aozaki Orange in the attainment of the technique, unless he devotes himself to studying the rune for more than a year or two, there is no such possibility for the time being.

He also learned all the knowledge about familiars, enchantments, etc., and even the magic dress Moon Spiritual Essence was made with the help of Aozaki Orange.

"Then the deal between us is over."

Liu Xia was sitting on a chair in the hotel, holding a glass test tube in which a silver liquid was rippling. He was feeling the state of the moon spirit marrow liquid through the magic engraving on his right shoulder.

After a month, Liu Xia's magic engraving has also been simplified and enriched a lot. In addition to the original necromancy and strengthening techniques, the base for manipulating the moon spirit essence and the base of the rune have been added. Pan, the previous tracking techniques and the like have been eliminated, and ordinary magicians may not be able to do such a simple removal of engraving. After all, it is something like an organ, but he is a ghost and can easily do it.

"Ok."

Cangzaki Chengzi stood by the window with the last Tai Chi brand cigarette in her mouth. While smoking, she asked Liu Xia a question.

"Speaking of which, I have a question I've always wanted to ask you. Since I haven't asked for anything in the past month, it shouldn't be too much to just answer my question, right?"

"It depends on the depth of your question."

Liu Xia stared at the Yueling marrow liquid in her hands without turning her head, and replied, "If it's a question I don't want to answer, I won't answer it."

His statement seemed very rogue, no matter what question Aozaki Chengzi asked, he could prevaricate by not wanting to answer, as long as he had a little bit of unwillingness to reason, then Aozaki Chengzi would not be able to get an answer.

Aozaki Chengzi did not respond to his words, but spoke with a flat expression.

"What is your wish?"

Under her question, Liu Xia's movements paused slightly, then turned around, and cast his unwavering gaze towards Cangzaki Chengzi.

"I've been watching you during this month."

Cangzaki Chengzi took a cigarette and continued: "All your actions are based on measurement and calculation. If you can obtain benefits from it, or if it is necessary, you will do it without hesitation. If Without any interests to talk about, you will turn a blind eye and make no excuses for anyone or anything."

"When necessary, you will be kind and give people the illusion that you are friendly, but when it is not necessary, you will be cold-blooded and terrifying. Although most of the relationships between people are full of hypocrisy and calculation, your Hypocrisy is even better, not switching personality like me, but switching to the most suitable personality when needed, there is a huge gap in subjectivity.”

"Your outside is like a mystery, or a machine, but your inside is very pure, so pure that there is no filling in it. To describe it in one word, it is - an empty shell."

The outside is a machine that calculates benefits.

Inside is a mere empty shell.

This is the answer that Aozaki Chengzi observed during his relationship with Liu Xia this month.

"It's a fair judgment."

Liu Xia nodded, and he had long been conscious of his own personality.

"Many children who grow up in magic families are born with personality flaws, some are born with a lack of pleasure, some are born with a pursuit of pleasure, and some are born with a moving obsession... So I'm wondering if you are like that too?"

Cangzaki Orange looked at Liu Xia, the expression in the orange eyes was very dull, but it was inexplicably enough to shock the mind, "Your way of living is because of the inherent lack of emotions?"

The room was silent for a while.

In fact, this is not so difficult to find, as long as you spend time with Liu Xia, you can more or less notice the flaws in his character.

However, just as Aozaki Orange said, Liu Xia will disguise as a kind and gentleman when necessary, and his disguise ability is very superb, so he has not been exposed under normal circumstances.

Back then, he took advantage of Musashi's generosity and sympathy through the curiosity of the ancients towards modern people, and insisted that she did not find anything unusual about Liuxia within a month of living with Liuxia.

But if Liu Xia himself did not intend to hide it, then his personality anomaly would be easy to spot.

As a crowned magician, Cangzaki Chengzi's eyesight is beyond imagination. I'm afraid he'd already realized it, but he's only now clearly stated it.

"You are right, this is not something that needs to be deliberately concealed."

Liu Xia nodded flatly, "My feelings are indeed inherently flawed, I can't understand anything, joy and disgust, anger and hatred, joy and sadness... I can't have all the feelings."

"That's why you live like this."

Aozaki orange nodded meaningfully, "But there is a certain subjectivity in your actions, right? Unlike the real [Galan's Cave], there has always been a part of your actions that I can't understand, and you should follow the For some reason to act?"

"That's why I want to ask, what is your wish? Is this a question you don't want to answer?"

Garan is a Buddhist term meaning a bottomless pit.

The incomprehensible part she was referring to was probably Liuxia's spiritual foundation mission, but what she was curious about was not the spiritual foundation mission itself, but the reason why Liuxia was obsessed with completing the spiritual foundation mission.

"No, I can answer, and the answer is very simple."

Liu Xia shook his head. He was never ashamed to express his wishes without emotion. His eyes were very flat but seemed to be rippling.

"My feelings are missing, so although I can recognize what feelings are, I can't really appreciate what feelings are, so my wish was only one from the beginning."

"—I want to have feelings."

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