"The real situation?"
Linsey studied the girl before him curiously.
"I knew putting you into this painting would definitely bring some changes."
"But judging from the Source Material fluctuations on your body—the power of the laws is complete, but it can't spread to cover, much less replace, the entire world. It's nowhere near the standard of the Eighth Stage?"
Wala Wala smiled mysteriously and extended her right hand toward Linsey.
"The key isn't the level of the skill, but my current Source Material Attribute?"
"Source Material Attribute? Has your Emotional Source Material mutated?"
Linsey curiously took the girl's hand.
Then, amid that soft touch, he sensed a different kind of presence.
Linsey remembered clearly that, like every artist in the Seven Seas Alliance, Wala Wala's Source Material Attribute was emotional in nature. When they had kissed earlier, she had also relied on this ability to transmit words into his mind.
But upon closer inspection, there was now an additional, peculiar presence within it.
Linsey had never experienced such a feeling before.
Distant, courageous, weighty...
He was not even sure whether it was Source Material.
Instinctively activating his Scouting Skill, he obtained the following description.
Distant Shore · Star—Information unknown.
"Huh? What exactly is this?"
Linsey looked utterly curious.
Wala Wala pointed at her face.
"Guess."
"If you can't guess it, kiss me here, and I'll tell you."
"..."
Linsey used his "eloquence" to persuade Wala Wala, and the girl began explaining.
"Distant Shore Stars—this is a type of Source Material that can only be guided forth by an intense yearning for something. After awakening, the form its power takes is very similar to that of an adventurer. You must accumulate experiences, accumulate knowledge, and go on adventures."
Linsey was somewhat puzzled.
"Right, that sounds like a perfectly normal progression."
"So