He had originally wanted to change his mood with the smell of smoke, and in the end, his mood really had changed—just not quite through the process he had expected.
But in any case, his tone had returned to its usual calmness.
Gray muttered inwardly, "—Miss Irena's methods are always so unexpected, but they seem surprisingly useful? Should I try them sometime?"
Gray was being led astray by Irena.
Irena glanced at the Danmaku, which was filled in perfect unison with comments saying, "Absolutely don't."
They were remarkably orderly.
But the atmosphere still seemed a little awkward. Gray had no choice but to change the subject for her teacher. "Um—what exactly are Mystic Eyes...?"
"Then let me explain." Lord El-Melloi II had completely returned to his usual self by this point. "'Seeing' was the first magecraft in human history. Of the five human senses, vision processes the most information. That is why evil eyes are feared in many places, while certain mysterious natural phenomena have also been interpreted as the power of eyes."
"Natural phenomena?" Irena tilted her head.
"For example, the sun and the moon." Perhaps because he had experienced the Twin Towers incident just last month, Lord El-Melloi II instinctively used the sun and moon as examples. He pointed at the ceiling. "Both have many legends describing them as the 'eyes of heaven.' Egypt's Eye of Horus is an extremely famous symbol: its right eye is likened to the sun, and its left eye to the moon. People believed that these heavenly eyes watched over them at all times, and that they would be punished if they committed crimes. This is also why sun gods often possess judicial authority. After all, while the sun brings immense blessings, it can also bring disasters such as drought."
Irena nodded. "Come