Shade did not relax:
"Although she is already dead, still..."
"But Lemay's soul did not move on. She used some secret method to keep her soul in the Material World. While researching the [Philosopher's Stone], she attempted to brew the Elixir of Immortality. This allowed her to persist in giving birth to Wei Ge Astley even after being affected by the [Emerald Record].
"After those potions ran out, she prepared a soul-related ritual to ensure that even if her life ended, she would still have a chance to return."
Luvia explained, and only then did Shade let out a long sigh:
"Good. That completely matches my guess. Dead, but not completely dead."
Both Adele and Long-Haired Luvia from the Past had said they had never met this person. Now it seemed that something must have gone wrong with Lemay's "resurrection" method.
"Then where is her soul now? And what exactly is her resurrection method?"
Shade asked again. Luvia smiled; she genuinely found this matter very interesting:
"What she left in her daughter's soul was far more than just a sentence from the [Emerald Record]. She also planted a suggestion in Wei Ge Astley's soul. Once that witch reached a certain age, she would instinctively develop the desire to breed the next generation.
"This suggestion was rooted in her soul. Since it was not strictly a negative influence, merely a slight amplification of life's reproductive instinct, the witch herself could not detect it at all."
Luvia looked at Shade:
"But the problem is that she embarked upon the path of a witch before reaching adulthood, and we all know—"
Since Galina and Sivie were outside, Luvia lowered her voice:
"Witches do not possess that ability physically, so they have no instinctive desire to breed the next generation. I do not know