Raize lifted Haruna up from the floor in one motion and carried her to the soft bed in the room. He placed a hand on her head and carefully checked her condition, using healing power to treat her. As Haruna looked at Raize's handsome face from such close range, her pretty face slowly flushed red.
Then the pain surged back again. Fortunately, Raize used his healing power to neutralize it and reduce the suffering somewhat. This made Haruna stop letting her thoughts wander any further.
m couldn't be solved?
Although it could be repaired, in her current state she had no way to work on it herself.
"Don't worry. Your situation is temporary. There is a way to resolve it."
Raize's comforting words reached her ears, and Haruna immediately lifted her head, looking at him pitifully. Right now, she would rather return to a state of having no magic at all than remain like this. It was simply too painful.
"Eu, was your power uncontrollable from the beginning, or did it become like this after being interfered with?"
Raize asked this question to determine the cause of Eu's runaway power. He did not believe that she had been born unable to control it.
Was it that her magic increased as she aged while her control failed to keep up, leading to runaway power?
Raize didn't believe that either. The most likely explanation was that Eu's power had been tampered with, resulting in its current state.
The original version in the crossover world was unreliable. He needed to hear it directly from Eu to treat the problem at its root.
"…It wasn't uncontrollable from the beginning. My hands have healing abilities, my blood grants immortality, and my heart releases immense magic. These powers have nothing to do with my will. It was only after an accident in the past that I lost control of them."
Eu's expression was subdued. A certain sadness rippled through her blue eyes. It was obvious she had recalled something from her past.
She hadn't always been like this. In the past, even when her hands healed others, she wouldn't share their pain. Her vast magic power had once been under perfect control.
At this moment, Sei came to Haruna's side and placed her hand on Haruna's shoulder, carefully examining the enormous magic within her.
Right now, Haruna was like a lake forcibly containing the entire Pacific Ocean. Normally, the moment that magic entered her body, she should have exploded. The only reason she was still alive was because of Eu's wish, which allowed the magic to remain peacefully inside her.
Her survival was thanks entirely to that wish.
"Indeed. Her magic has clearly been tampered with, which is why it entered a contradictory, uncontrollable state."
After thoroughly examining Eu's massive magic power, Sei confirmed the problem.
"Can it be fixed?"
Raize looked at Sei and asked. Among everyone present, this Biblical loli God was the most capable.
Eu also felt a spark of hope and looked at Sei together with Haruna, both wishing she had a solution.
"…I don't have a safe method. Her magic is far too vast. Trying to solve the problem within such an enormous amount of power is like searching for a single nail in the ocean."
If she were still in her prime, Sei would indeed have had some methods to help. But in her current incomplete state, it was impossible.
Moreover, Eu's magic was like a massive bomb that could explode at any time. Trying to find the precise lines to cut inside a bomb powerful enough to affect the entire world—any mistake would bring unimaginable consequences.
So for now, there was no safe solution.
Hearing this, Haruna lowered her head. Eu did not feel much disappointment. After all, this condition had lasted for a long time already. How could it be fixed so easily?
"However, I can repair the magic attraction machine. One day will be enough. You two will have to endure it for now."
Sei took the machine away from the room, which at least counted as some good news for Haruna.
That meant Haruna would have to maintain her current state for twenty-four hours.
With Sei's ability, repairing the machine would not be difficult, but one whole day…
Raize looked at Sei, and Sei gave him a meaningful look before leaving the room directly.
She still had to continue researching the giant stone statue.
In truth, she didn't need that much time to repair the machine. It was simply to fulfill the wish of a certain necromancer—to temporarily set down the burden she carried.
Sei had kindly indulged Eu.
Haruna could only accept her current situation for now. Thinking about how her own impatience had led to this outcome, she knew she bore significant responsibility. With that thought, she lowered her head and sighed softly.
But this obvious sense of dejection once again stimulated the magic within her. Haruna cried out in pain once more.
"Ugh! Ugh—aaah! Aaaah!!"
Her pain suddenly intensified. She clawed at her hair, rolling back and forth on the bed in agony.
Eu immediately rushed over and restrained her.
"Haruna, you can't make any sound. No matter how much it hurts, you mustn't!"
Haruna seemed not to hear Eu's voice, continuing to emit sounds close to screams. When those turned into sobs, Raize stepped in and forcibly covered her mouth.
Ignoring the soft sensation of her lips against his hand, Raize sighed and said to Eu, "It really wasn't easy for you back then."
Being unable to express emotions or even cry out in pain—bearing such power was truly troublesome.
Eu pressed her lips together and looked at Haruna's suffering, recalling her own initial loss of control.
"As long as you don't make a sound and don't think too much, the pain can be avoided. When I used to suppress my crying, it took a lot of effort as well."
Looking at Haruna now, then at Eu, and hearing her say it herself, Raize finally understood the kind of burden Eu had been carrying all this time—power coveted by others, yet one that brought her nothing but trouble and pain.
In her heart, she only wanted to be an ordinary girl, able to freely express emotions and smile happily.
Looking at Haruna lying on the bed with tears streaming from the corners of her eyes, Raize spoke to Eu. "Eu, since Haruna can't talk for now, stay with her and keep an eye on her, so she doesn't lose control again."
Snap.
Before Eu could reply, Haruna suddenly grabbed Raize's arm tightly.
Raize and Eu both looked at her. She remained silent, refusing to let go. Clearly, she didn't want Raize to leave.
After all, the one who had restrained her and eased her pain had been Raize.
Raize let out a sigh. The shadow beneath his feet began to stir, and another Raize in the form of a pink orb manifested.
Eu looked curiously at the cute little pink ball that emerged from Raize's shadow. Haruna, on the other hand, clearly recognized it.
The pink orb hopped onto the bed and came to Haruna's front. It stretched out its tiny hands and tapped her head, releasing pink healing energy that soothed her pain.
"This is my clone. Let this other me stay with Eu and watch over you for now. I still have things to take care of."
Hearing this, Haruna silently loosened her grip, then pulled the pink orb Raize into her arms and hugged him tightly.
Clang, clang.
Feeling uncomfortable, the pink orb Raize used his short arms to knock on the chest armor Haruna was wearing and said helplessly, "Don't hug so tightly. Your armor is really uncomfortable."
Haruna looked down at the armor on her body. Even though the chest piece had curves, it was still larger than her own. Feeling a little unhappy, she silently began kneading the pink orb in her arms.
Eu watched from the side with some envy. That soft, cute form looked like it would be very comfortable to hug.
After Raize and his clone exchanged helpless looks, Raize tidied up the room and left the rest to Eu.
After such an incident, Raize had no mood left to continue progressing through the game. When dawn came, after checking on Eu and Haruna, he prepared to head to the company.
However, he noticed that after breakfast, Eu was standing in the backyard, gazing up at the clear sky, while Haruna was hugging his clone and watching television in silence.
Today was the only day Eu could freely express her emotions.
Looking at the dazed Eu, Raize made a decision.
Walking over to her, he invited her, "Eu, do you want to go out with me today?"
Hearing this, a flicker of longing flashed through her blue eyes, but after thinking about the outside world, she suppressed it and smiled faintly as she declined.
"No. There are many annoying people outside, and Haruna still needs to be looked after."
This single day of ease was precious to Eu. Although she wanted to do things she had never done before, the current situation was not suitable. Going out would only bring trouble to Raize, which was not something she wanted.
"Haruna has my clone. I know what you're worried about. Leave it to me."
Before Eu could refuse again, Raize raised his hand and formed a magic circle. The silver-haired girl before him immediately changed.
Her long silver hair became short. Her petite body grew slightly taller, now resembling that of a young girl. Those jewel-bright blue eyes turned into a gorgeous crimson.
Her doll-like, exquisitely sculpted face subtly shifted. With only a slight adjustment to her facial contours, there was no trace left of Eu's original appearance.
In an instant, Eu had been transformed by Raize's magic into a completely different person. In Raize's eyes, her true appearance was still visible, but to others, she now looked like someone else entirely.
Raize conjured a floating water mirror before her. Looking at her reflection, Eu touched her face in mild surprise.
"Now no one will recognize you. Come with me."
Grasping the soft little hand of the girl in front of him who had completely changed in appearance, Raize gently pulled Eu up and led her out the door.
She did not resist at all. With a bit of expectation in her heart, the girl followed Raize obediently. Inside the room, Haruna watched the two of them walk out through the doorway. Her small face fell silent, slowly puffing up as she hugged the pink ball in her arms tightly, treating it like a stress outlet.
"Just endure it for a bit. Eu has been maintaining that state for who knows how long already. Let her relax for one whole day today."
The pink ball in Haruna's arms let out a sigh, and the words spoken caused the girl's pent-up emotions to finally disperse.
That's right. The necromancer has been like that for who knows how long, and she managed to endure it. I'm only in this state for one day.
Hmph. Haruna the magnanimous will be generous today and let the necromancer relax for once.
Sensing the change in the girl's emotions at close range, the pink ball Raize shook his head helplessly, expressing that she was really easy to placate.
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Raize took Eu to places that girls liked to go. He accompanied her to play at the amusement park, listened to her beautiful singing voice in KTV, and played games with her in the arcade.
Because they only had one day, Raize took Eu everywhere to look around.
Eu herself was also very happy playing with these ordinary things, nothing like her former emotionless, indifferent appearance.
Now Eu was holding the game coins Raize bought for her, standing in front of a claw machine like an ordinary girl, trying to grab the doll she wanted.
Eu's wish was that simple: to play freely like a normal girl. Raize, like an old father, smiled as he accompanied her.
In other people's eyes, they looked very much like a couple, yet the atmosphere felt oddly strange.
Eu was a complete beginner at claw machines. She had her eye on a penguin plush with a silly, cute expression and was working very hard to obtain it by her own ability.
The game coins were used up one after another, and Raize patiently kept buying her more.
After four small cups of game coins were completely spent, the doll she wanted was still stuck inside the machine. Eu gently bit her soft pink lips, feeling unwilling and dejected.
At this moment, a hand inserted a game coin into the machine in front of Eu. She turned her head and saw Raize behind her, smiling as he encouraged her.
"Let's try one more time. Eu handles the grab button, I'll control the direction."
The two worked together. Raize did not directly help Eu get the doll, because she wanted to rely on her own strength to obtain what she wanted. Unfortunately, with little experience on her first tries, it was difficult.
"Eu has to listen to the instructions."
Raize's voice sounded close to her ear. His arms surrounded her from behind, one hand resting on the machine while the other was on the directional control.
Eu's face flushed slightly as she froze for a moment. It was her first time being this close to the opposite sex. Although she had lived for a very long time, her heart had not decayed, and she still felt shy in this situation.
She could feel that Raize simply wanted her to be happy and relaxed today, but she could not understand how he viewed her. From initially approaching her just to avoid trouble, to now taking meticulous care of her in daily life.
Raize had never asked her for anything. Aside from friends, everyone who encountered her existence wanted something from her.
Resurrection of the dead, power, immortality through her blood, or simply taking everything from her. Although her power was strong, her combat ability was very low, otherwise she would not have been hunted and forced to flee everywhere.
Eu liked staying in Raize's home very much. Although her activity range was limited to the house, her life there was fulfilling.
When bored, she watched TV or played games. When hungry, she had three meals a day prepared for her. When idle, she could eat delicious rainbow pudding.
Knowing that her appetite was huge, Raize sometimes even made her late-night snacks.
It was a very simple life, but it was something Eu had once desperately longed for.
Lost in her wandering thoughts, the girl suddenly snapped back to her senses only when Raize grabbed her small hand with his other hand, placed it on the button, and then let go.
At that moment, the girl had a strong impulse to use her mind-reading ability to read what the boy behind her was thinking. She knew it was impossible.
Her mind-reading ability simply did not work on Raize at all. It was as if he was shielded, completely unreadable.