Under the sunlight, Sajyou Manaka's cherry blossom petal-like lips gently parted and closed. Joyfully singing into the wind, she said, "Fu Yuan~ My Prince, I've come to find you~"
Like she was heading to a date with her boyfriend, Sajyou Manaka skipped along lightly, the hem of her dress swaying with every hop. She looked utterly innocent and adorable.
Sajyou Manaka was the eldest daughter of Tokyo's Sajo Family.
She was a miracle.
From the moment she was born, Sajyou Manaka had been connected to the 'Root Calamity,' the source realm that all magi longed to reach.
Because she had been connected to the 'Root Calamity' since birth, Sajyou Manaka had mastered her family's magecraft system—something ordinary magi would spend their entire lives pursuing—within just a few years. She had also learned several other systems.
She even possessed the ability to peer into the future.
Sajyou Manaka was the embodiment of truth, the Princess of the Root, a girl capable of accomplishing anything.
Let there be life—so long as she wished it, life would flourish.
Let there be death—so long as she whispered it, death would spread.
It could be said that the world was connected to her, and she was connected to the world.
Because she was omniscient and omnipotent, there was nothing Sajyou Manaka could not accomplish. She could control, achieve, or destroy anything.
However... if Sajyou Manaka, an existence equal to the 'Root Calamity,' wished to maintain a Human Form, she had to place limits upon herself. Only by restricting her abilities could she survive in reality in the form of a 'Human Form.'
Because she had restricted herself, Sajyou Manaka lost the power to peer into the future. Yet because of that, she, who was connected to the Root, survived.
At the very least, Sajyou Manaka could now awaken from sleep like a human, open her eyes, breathe, gaze at the sky outside her window, and listen to the birds sing.
But Sajyou Manaka, who had limited herself, was merely capable of staying alive. Like a puppet devoid of all feeling, she could not experience the many emotions that humans did.
For instance, the joy of life and the fear of death... she could feel none of it.
Whether it was her parents' affection or familial love for her younger sister, she felt nothing at all.
In her eyes, her life was as bland and tasteless as a blank sheet of paper.
But four months ago, every day in Sajyou Manaka's life changed.
It was a bright and sunny day. The Princess of the Root, Sajyou Manaka, had intended to release her restrictions, return to the Root, and vanish from this dull mortal world.
Just as Sajyou Manaka was about to release those restrictions, she seemed to sense something...
Thump. Thump.
It was Sajyou Manaka's heart, a heart that had beaten like a machine, now beating strangely at the approach of something.
That was impossible!
Sajyou Manaka was the Princess of the Root. The world was her possession, and she regarded all her possessions equally. Whether ugly or beautiful, they were all dull, tasteless existences.
Nothing could make her heart beat faster. Nothing at all.
That was what Sajyou Manaka believed, until she saw that man...
Fu Yuan, who had come here, glanced at the nameplate bearing "Sajo," then looked into the Sajo Family residence. He saw an adorable girl staring blankly at him, wearing a stunned, astonished expression as though she had seen something impossible.
Fu Yuan gave the beautiful girl inside a slight smile. "Excuse me, is there a girl named 'Sajyou Manaka' here? I'd like to see her."
Different.
Different...
Different!
This man's existence was different! Sajyou Manaka, connected to the Root, could not discover anything about him at all. It was as though he did not belong to this world!
He was different from everyone else, different from all things!
After seeing this man with her own eyes, Sajyou Manaka's heart began to race. An indescribable emotion spread through her heart.
Chapter 46: I'm Aige, Thank You for Finding Me
Sajyou Manaka, who understood all things and everything, knew what the emotion filling her heart was.
It was love!
A frenzied, obsessive love that could drive one mad.
After seeing Fu Yuan only once, the Princess of the Root had fallen in love.
Beneath Fu Yuan's gentle smile, like the morning sun, the girl named 'Sajyou Manaka' blushed, her eyes growing moist.
Then, with the expression of a young maiden in love, the Imperial Princess of the Root stepped forward of her own accord. Blooming like vivid scarlet, she answered Fu Yuan's earlier question in a bright, tender voice.
"Sajyou Manaka? That's me~ Thank you for finding me." Tilting her head, Sajyou Manaka spoke happily.
"Hm?" Fu Yuan looked at the flower-like, charming girl with slight confusion.
Fu Yuan did not understand why this girl had said that, because he had not done anything that warranted her thanks.
If anyone ought to be giving thanks, it should have been him.
Because Fu Yuan's Daily Quests for today was to find a girl named 'Sajyou Manaka' in Tokyo.
By the way.
Fu Yuan did not know Sajyou Manaka. He had no idea who this girl was. Though he was a transmigrator, he was not the sort of transmigrator who knew everything.
This was the first time the Princess of the Root and Fu Yuan had met.
Thus, colors other than black and white began to appear in Sajyou Manaka's world: a beautiful color called 'love.'
Fu Yuan did not know that Sajyou Manaka, whom he had met four months ago, had already arrived in Fuyuki City. He was now leaving Fuyuki City with Scáthach.
Sajyou Manaka had just arrived in Fuyuki City, and Fu Yuan had just left Fuyuki City. What a coincidence indeed~
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The Einzbern family was a secluded magecraft family located in Germany's Bavarian Forest. Even among magi, few knew where this magecraft family resided.
The Bavarian Forest was a very cold place, especially in the southwest, where snow fell all year round. Other than Snow Wolves, no other life set foot there.
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