"Good evening, Lord Merlin."
Lin Qiye sat in the chair opposite Merlin. The Rubik's Cube on the table glimmered faintly and automatically shifted a little closer to Lin Qiye, like a wronged child.
Lin Qiye ignored its movements entirely and got straight to the point:
"Lord Merlin, I came this time because there are some things I wanted to ask you about... Have you heard of Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi?"
Merlin frowned and pondered for a while before shaking his head. "I'm sorry, but I haven't heard of it."
Lin Qiye secretly sighed to himself, though this was not beyond his expectations. As an ancient god of Britain, Merlin naturally would not have heard of Japanese mythology.
"It's a weapon that exists in mythology... In short, anyone cut by it can never recover from any physical injuries, and it also damages the soul. Even if they come back from the dead, they won't heal." Based on Instructor Hong's description, Lin Qiye gave Merlin a brief explanation.
"I'd like to know whether there's any good way to treat wounds left by this kind of divine weapon?"
"Leaving behind eternal wounds upon the soul..." Merlin looked thoughtful. "Although I don't know this divine weapon, based on your description, its body should possess the two attached properties of 'eternity' and 'soul.' Any weapon involving 'eternity' is extremely troublesome to deal with."
Lin Qiye's brow furrowed tightly. "Is there no way to heal it?"
"It's not that there isn't." Merlin pondered briefly and held up two fingers. "From what I can infer, there are probably two ways to heal this kind of wound...
"The first is the simplest and most direct. You only need to destroy Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi itself. Once the properties attached to it disappear, the injuries can naturally heal."
The corner of Lin Qiye's mouth twitched.