(Today's four chapters took me a full thirteen hours to finish. Not only did I stay up all night, I didn't even eat dinner. Sure enough, when I caught a cold, my condition plummeted...)
(I still wanted to get some proper rest today, so I'm updating early again. I hope everyone enjoys it—it'll make the thirteen hours I spent writing these four chapters worthwhile...)
Just as Remilia, Satori Komeiji, and the other girls were at their wits' end and gradually becoming anxious, Patchouli, who had slipped away at some point, emerged from the corridor leading to The Library, an old Grimoire in her hands.
Seeing this, Remilia, who knew Patchouli well, immediately asked in delighted surprise.
"Patchi, do you have a solution?..."
"It should work!" Patchouli did not give an answer filled with absolute certainty.
Still, such an answer suited Patchouli's personality perfectly.
Raising the old Grimoire in her hand, Patchouli began to explain.
"I happened to acquire this Grimoire some time ago. Its name is 'Gluttony'!"
"'Gluttony'?..." Remilia, Satori Komeiji, and the other girls were all taken aback.
Gluttony?...
Wasn't that one of the Seven Deadly Sins—the original sin currently affecting Wu Yan?...
"Actually, many forms of magic involve the Seven Deadly Sins!" Seeing the confusion in Remilia and the others' eyes, Patchouli patiently explained.
"Among the various categories of magic, magic concerning the mind, soul, and spirit has always been relatively rare and highly controversial. Many magicians have never given up researching it. And among those magicians, plenty have studied the Seven Deadly Sins!"
"After all, when it comes to influencing the mind, spirit, and even the soul, how could no one think of the original sins of the Seven Deadly Sins?..." Patchouli explained with steady composure.
"So, naturally, magic developed specifically for the Seven Deadly Sins exists