"When I realized the truth of magic, one thought kept circling in my mind: if it was borrowing, could I simply not pay it back?"
"Even after coming into contact with magic, I still felt no reverence for so-called gods and demons. I knew that the reason they made deals with humans was because they were weak and cowardly."
"If they were truly as powerful as they appeared to be, why didn't they simply storm into the human world and swallow all humanity whole? They didn't. There could only be one reason for that: they didn't dare."
"Since they, like us, had to follow certain rules in order to exist in this world, then those rules would become my weapon."
"I spent decades conducting comprehensive investigations and research, then devised a mad plan. It would be the only way for me to save this country."
"The reason you were able to come here and listen to my story was that you activated a minor spell on the medal. That proved that you had discovered the immense power deep within your soul."
"And that immense power, enough to influence reality, was my achievement. You could understand it as something I borrowed from countless powerful beings."
"Calling it borrowing was not entirely accurate, because I never intended to return it. The power I took was mine. No one could make me pay the price."
"I once considered robbing Peter to pay Paul, but that would never accumulate enough energy. I had to borrow from every powerful being within a short period of time, then default on the debt before they could react."
Schiller's speech grew faster and faster, and within his words, Schiller heard an extraordinarily fantastical and astonishing adventure.
"My talent for magic was considerable, so quite a few powerful beings