When it came to hardening her heart and becoming a political creature, Lux still had a long way to go.
Even though she had always known that sometimes one had to be ruthless to achieve a better outcome, she still instinctively hoped to find a "solution that made everyone happy."
Most of the time, she managed to.
But this time in Freljord, Lux had finally run out of options. She could foresee the predicament Freljord would face after shifting all its focus to trade, but she couldn't persuade Ashe or stop her.
In this situation, all she could do was "take responsibility for Demacia."
Although that left Lux feeling a little down, once Karya began sorting through her treasures, Lux soon turned her attention to the various items being laid out.
They opened her eyes.
Many of them were precious magical artifacts, even by Karya's standards. But compared with these rare, irreplaceable objects, what truly left an impression on Lux were a few less valuable knickknacks that Karya had kept in her pocket dimension simply for the convenience of daily life and research.
Whether it was a teapot that brewed tea automatically or a magical tome that could quickly replicate a Magic Circuit, the ingenious designs left her marveling. The principles behind them weren't complicated; they were the sort of things that seemed obvious once you saw them, even if you'd never have thought of them otherwise. Yet Demacia had almost nothing like them.
It was precisely these simple designs that truly reflected the depth of the Shuriman Empire's legacy as a magical empire.
Only by weaving magic into everyday life could such clever and fascinating designs emerge.
Even though Lux already understood very well what a once-prosperous magical civilization meant, these designs still surprised and delighted her.
Demacia still