A book once circulated within the Fire Moth base, authored by a girl whose signature read "As Brilliant as Flying Flowers," titled One Hundred Questions About Kalpas's Mask: From Beginner to Master. According to Adjutant Immanuel, not only was it useless, much of it even contradicted the facts.
However, faced with the enthusiastic little Vitas, Kalpas displayed patience far exceeding anything he had shown in Fire Moth. It even made Vill-V, lurking within Gwen's summoner, click her tongue in amazement:
"They really should get those Fire Moth people over here to take a look. All the things they prepared—fancy cars and beautiful women—weren't as useful as a few children."
"Or rather, they possessed almost the entire world, yet only wanted to control Kalpas as a source of combat power. In the end, they were defeated by children who genuinely welcomed Kalpas—"
The smile on Gwen's face remained unchanged as he communicated with Vill-V in the summoner.
"Though some of the little Vitas remain wary, Yixin's sincerity and enthusiasm still made Kalpas retract his claws—
They say everyone has a devil in their heart, and happiness is its cage. That is probably what this is.
Fame and fortune, fine carriages and prized steeds—none of it can withstand that devil. Only a cage forged from sincerity can imprison the flame in his heart."
"Oh? So you support Alicia's approach too?"
Hearing Gwen's words, Vill-V sounded somewhat surprised.
"Back then, someone asked Alicia how she got along with Kalpas. Her answer was sincerity and smiles."
"I'm guessing those people either got cursed out or met with a little accident."
Gwen gave a soft laugh as he imagined it.
Those who got cursed out probably had some genuine desire to befriend Kalpas, only to hit a wall. Those who had accidents likely harbored ill