"Is this the power of Enlightenment Elements?"
Shade instinctively looked toward the sea surface. For some reason, he recalled what Laplace Howard, the Seer Association traitor and ancestor of Megan and Audrey, had said: "Rhodes Cards weave the threads of civilization, protecting the world in the form of Enlightenment Elements."
Civilization itself was one of the most powerful forces.
This was also the first time Shade had heard Sivie's past. He then realized that, despite knowing her for so long, he seemed never to have taken the initiative to learn about her past.
A few days ago, the Ship Girl had reminded Shade to pay attention to the emotional changes of this Great Witch of Light lately. So, as he continued rowing the boat, he asked:
"Then are you afraid of the ocean because of that? I think you understand the ocean's terrors better than anyone."
Sivie gently shook her head, continuing to chat with Shade while admiring the coastal scenery.
"Of course I'm not afraid. I am the Great Witch of Light; I am light itself. I will illuminate everything, even the deepest abyss of the deep sea, until the day my form fades into oblivion."
The latter half sounded almost like a song. Shade did not point out how ominous those words were, merely smiling as he said:
"Yes. Light is courage. Miss Feliana once taught me that too."
Sivie, with her beautiful long wavy hair, smiled.
"You're starting to miss Miss Feliana, aren't you?"
Shade looked at her.
"No, I mean that your attitude toward the future is very much like Teacher Feilianna's."
Sivie immediately became a little embarrassed. To be compared by Shade to that famous Demigod Witch was truly flattering enough to make her feel awkward.
After the small boat rounded a stretch of black