And So... Time Became Her Toy

The effects of the fifth ability, Summon the Stars, were clear just from its name, so there probably wasn't any hidden meaning behind it.

That left only the third ability: controlling her own acceleration.

On the surface, it seemed like nothing more than a speed boost.

But Lan Qingyou couldn't shake the feeling that there was something off about it.

It wasn't that she'd noticed anything in particular. It was just a gut feeling.

The gut feeling of a researcher, a witch, and an alchemist.

Her own... acceleration...

And she could control it...

Wait!

Lan Qingyou jumped to her feet, startling Alisa, who had been quietly reading.

"What's with you...?"

Alisa grumbled at Lan Qingyou in annoyance.

But Lan Qingyou immediately turned to stare at her.

"I get it!"

"Get what?"

"I finally understand how to use this talent!"

Lan Qingyou said excitedly. Then, right in front of Alisa, she used Magic Power to draw a simple curved symbol in the air.

To be honest, in the eyes of an alchemist like Alisa, the symbol was completely useless.

Or rather, it didn't fit the definition of a symbol in Semiotics at all.

It was neither a symbol nor a variant symbol.

It wasn't even a substitute for anything.

It was simply a shape, hastily drawn, like a child's doodle.

But that was all there was to it.

After watching Lan Qingyou draw the symbol in the air, Alisa saw it vanish...

"Hm!?"

Alisa noticed the problem almost instantly.

Lan Qingyou might have drawn the symbol casually, but she had drawn it with Magic Power.

Yet the symbol had been there in the air one moment and gone the next.

Though Lan Qingyou's Magic Power still lingered in the air, that wasn't enough to explain why the symbol had vanished.

Unless...