Jagg gazed at the distant horizon, lightly tapping the armrest of his wheelchair with his right fingers. His brow furrowed slightly.
"Mist-like Creature Ai began to grow restless, and it came out to move around more and more often."
"I felt uneasy, but there was nothing I could do. The Six Continents had no way to destroy it. On the contrary, it had a way to destroy us."
"Finally, things spiraled completely out of control on the night Silva's fourth child, Alluka, was born. It crawled out of my body and vanished."
"I thought it had escaped for good. To be honest, I was even relieved."
"Years later, when Alluka first displayed an ability that wasn't his, I realized it had actually moved into a younger body."
"Inside Alluka, it created another 'Dark Space' of its own. Alluka didn't know how to refuse it at all; he would even hand over control of his body."
"After that, it was far more active than it had been inside me. While frequently taking control of Alluka's body, it also continued to display its extraordinary ability to 'grant wishes and act spoiled.'"
"To keep the 'calamity' from affecting the entire family and bringing about our ruin, Silva had no choice but to lock Alluka in a room with multiple layers of security, cutting him off from the outside world."
"Sure enough, once it had less contact with outsiders and fewer opportunities to observe the world beyond, it gradually grew more docile inside Alluka."
"At least, so far, it hasn't shown any malice toward us. But even an action without ill intent could trigger a terrifying disaster. The current arrangement is the best solution."
The silver-white hair Jagg had once kept standing in short spikes now hung limply with age. His eyes lowered.
"But