Recently, many things had happened in Vesta City. Since Luvia was home tonight, Shade went over the recent major events with her again. Time Travelers and Paradox Worms were certainly important, but in the eyes of the Girl with Purple Eyes, Chosen Ones were the most important:
"If that elf in the forest is the future Emilia, what position do you think she would hold among the candidates?"
Holding a teacup, she sat across from the desk, while Shade gently stroked the little head of the docile cat lying on the tabletop:
"She would definitely rank higher than those 'Twin Princes.' Leisha and Angelina's Brothers called themselves the fourth candidates, but from the current situation, Emilia was probably either first or second.
"I've met her. I didn't sense any Time Curse on her. So far, aside from me, she is the only person who has traveled through time without suffering a Time Curse."
Luvia rested her chin on her hand and looked at the face of the mature Elf Girl drawn in the book Shade had taken from the Silver Moon Library:
"She really does seem to be Emilia. Are you sure the current Emilia is still at the Academy? Then at some point in the future, Emilia must have entered the Tree Hollow.
"Vesta City's temporal disaster is already this severe, yet there are still no signs of it beyond that woodland. Could Emilia also go to Vesta City in the future? It's autumn now. There's no reason for the Academy to let her leave."
"Since the mature Emilia is already in Vesta Woodland, then the outcome is already decided. There's no need to care too much about the process."
Shade wrote down Emilia's name and the names of the Twin Princes on the paper:
"Generally speaking, candidates ranked