Magic and Miracles Do Exist! / Savior

He believed in human emotions, but he couldn't explain what they were.

"I'm sorry." The girl understood the meaning behind Lin's silence, and she apologized.

"Feelings are the essential element that brings about miracles~"

Just then, a familiar voice rang out, and he subconsciously turned his head, just in time to see the pink-haired girl walking over happily, waving her hand.

"Elysia... isn't the captain in a meeting right now?" Lin is no longer the captain, so he doesn't need to go to the captain's meeting, but Elysia is still the captain of the Squad Thirteen. Why is she wandering around here?

"Ugh~ This is so boring~ We'll let you know afterwards anyway, why bother going?" Elysia waved her hand casually as always, and quickly found her target, "Speaking of which... who is this girl? Why is she wearing the same helmet as Lin? Can she take it off and take a look? Isn't she cute?"

The girl paused, looking at Elysia who had asked the question so urgently, "Hmm... from a human aesthetic point of view, I'm very cute."

"Oh! That's great! I love cute girls the most."

Elysia smiled and placed her hand on the girl's helmet, pulling it up...

The girl gripped the helmet tightly with both hands, remaining completely still.

"..."

"..."

The atmosphere immediately became tense.

Chapter 44 Magic and miracles do exist!

"So that's how it is... No wonder you suddenly wanted to find a husband, Lin."

After listening to Lin and the girl's explanations, Elysia finally understood the current situation.

"So it's 'feelings'... hehe..." Elysia chuckled meaningfully. "So, what's your take on it?"

She was asking the girl who was standing there blankly. This girl really was a bit like a frog, jumping when poked, and judging from Lin's description, she was unwilling to reveal her name.

"Feelings... are an ethereal word that cannot be explained with concrete concepts, nor can its effects be seen intuitively." The girl simply stated her opinion. "But based on the cases I've collected, I believe it should be another form of pheromone expression."

"No, no, feelings can't be explained by science."

Elysia quickly stopped the girl from misunderstanding, laughing, "Feelings are more like magic~"

"... Magic? Those virtual skills composed of fictional worldviews and energy systems?"

"Um, there's no need to make it sound so strange..." Elysia's expression turned odd upon hearing the girl's... overly restrained words. She glanced at Lin, who silently nodded, as if to confirm that the girl was indeed like that.

"Ahem... Alright! Then let Magical Girl Elysia teach you what magic is!"

Lin turned his head away.

The reason he didn't want Elysia to be involved in his affairs was because she would definitely get excited after hearing the whole story, complicating simple things and escalating complicated things to an extreme.

Elysia casually put her arm around the girl's shoulder, as if they had already become best friends, and said with a smile, "First of all, we'll start by learning magic."

Does magic... really exist?

"Of course, but many people, including myself, prefer to call it by another name." Elysia approached the girl mysteriously and spoke next to the receiver on her helmet.

"Miracle."

"Miracle..."

As if she had just remembered something, the girl muttered the word to herself, and her gaze toward Elysia was now completely focused.

"Yes, yes." Elysia accepted all the gazes directed at her; she loved being the center of attention. She smiled as if speaking to her younger sister, "Feelings can turn the impossible into the possible and bring about miracles."

"You mean that kind of adrenaline rush when you're trying to save someone..."

"Stop! Don't analyze it like that anymore." Elysia held up one finger. "In short, from now on, you have to accept that miracles do exist in this world! And only emotions can make miracles happen! Don't think about what's reasonable and what's unreasonable!"

"I see."

The girl was not disappointing in terms of obedience, and Lin listened attentively to what Elysia would say next. After all, although Elysia was unreliable most of the time, she was undoubtedly a person with great intellectual achievements, and her attitude towards life was worth learning from.

"Now imagine what you would do if someone important to you were in danger?"

"This is just adrenaline..."

"No! No!" Elysia pouted and covered the mouthpiece of the girl's helmet. "Don't think about those things. You just saw someone important to you in danger, and you'll just act on your instincts!"

"... I don't have anyone important to me," the girl said casually.

Elysia's expression froze for a moment. She quickly looked at Lin, who simply shook his head.

"Okay, then... what if Lin is in danger?" Elysia's expression was as if she had given something away and felt uncomfortable.

"Relationship-wise, he's mine..."

"Um?"

Elysia's face was full of "You're not allowed to speak human language" expressions.

"... What would I do?" The girl thought seriously. If Lin were in danger, what would she do without thinking?

It won't be long before she figured it out.

"Do nothing."

The girl spread her hands and said.

This statement made Elysia look at her suspiciously.

"Aren't you... husband and wife?"

"Well, but you said I shouldn't think about these things."

"...Okay." Elysia slapped her forehead hard, feeling somewhat defeated. She said weakly, "What if we take that into account?"

"Under what dangerous circumstances and events?"

"What level of danger is it..." Elysia considered for a few seconds. After all, they couldn't be considered ordinary people, and ordinary dangers wouldn't be able to harm Lin. So she came up with a good idea, "What if a meteorite hits Lin?"

"Because of my marriage with him, I should carry out the rescue and place him in a location where he will not be affected by the meteorite's shockwave."

"What if the meteorite hits him in a minute?"

"..."

The girl's abrupt silence wasn't because she couldn't answer, but because she was thinking about how to resolve the situation.

The final result was...

There's no way.

"That's right!" Elysia exclaimed excitedly, "There's just no way! But love can work miracles! It can turn the impossible into the possible!"

"... But how can that miracle resolve the meteorite impact?"

"Forehead--"

Unexpectedly, the girl's question left Elysia speechless.

Yes, even if emotions can bring about miracles, how can one person's emotions control a devastating disaster that is absolutely insurmountable?

"For example... making a meteorite fly backwards?"

Lin couldn't stand it anymore. This time, Elysia had met her match. The girl's stubborn attitude left Elysia at a loss.

The idea that emotions can trigger miracles is a well-worn topic. Rationally speaking, all miracles are actually just a series of coincidences leading to even greater coincidences. It's not a simple matter of emotions changing reality.

However, most people still believe that emotions can solve problems without reason.

"If what you say is true, I'll only believe it after I see it for myself." The girl shook off Elysia's hand, her flat voice sounding like a series of muffled electronic tones.

"Sigh... you two are strangely alike."

Elysia sighed helplessly.

"There will definitely be a day when you witness it yourself. Before that, you must find someone important to you."

Chapter Forty-Five: The Savior

When he was bored in class, he would always look out the window and watch the birds soaring in the sky, their flapping wings complementing the blue sky perfectly.

It's not that he looked down on the teachers, but rather that most of the knowledge taught in high school was only for answering questions. For some, it was the foundation for what they would learn later, but for him, it was like the first line of the preface on the first page of a book.

Similarly, his skipping class wasn't because he disliked attending; it was just a "sudden whim."

The school's teachers were used to him being absent from school every few days. He was either attending seminars in other countries or staying at home writing academic papers. It would probably be normal for a helicopter to airdrop in and pick him up someday.

After all, he's a "genius" and an "eccentric."

He doesn't really agree with the term "genius." Many people see him as an all-rounder, but he simply gave up what he wasn't good at and focused on developing what he was good at.

Ultimately, the things he excels at are all things that are widely recognized, which is why he is called an all-around genius.

"Ring ring..."

Get out of class is over.

He packed his schoolbag, didn't say hello to anyone, and ignored the teacher who was still lecturing on the stage, and walked out of the classroom. The others didn't pay any attention to him either.

No one can talk to him, even though he is open to anyone unless they disturb his afternoon nap.

"Ah, senior..."

As soon as I stepped outside, I bumped into the pink-haired girl I had eaten sushi with on the lawn by the river last time. She was walking down the corridor carrying a pile of books.

The pink-haired girl was a year ahead of him and was quite well-known in the school. However, he rarely spent time on campus and didn't pay attention to public opinion, so he didn't recognize her last time.

"Hehe, is your fiancé boy in this class?" The pink-haired girl obviously recognized him as well; his glasses and messy hair made him easy to spot.

The "fiancé boy" she mentioned was clearly a joke about his previous abrupt statement, "I want to marry you."

"Where are you moving the books, senior?" He made no attempt to hide his ingratiating attitude, reaching out to take the books from the girl's hands, but she deftly dodged him by sidestepping.

She chuckled and said, "Forget it, I can still carry some books. If everything has to be done by boys, then what's the point of girls' existence?"

"Well, most people these days think that as long as a girl is pretty and marries a good man, that's all that matters." He shrugged. "But that's a very rigid view. Physiologically, women's bodies may not be as well-structured as men's, but in every field, men don't necessarily dominate."

"My fiancé's ideas are quite progressive; no wonder he's a researcher." The girl walked to the right with her book in her hand, and he naturally walked beside her, chatting as they walked.

It seems she inquired about him after their last meeting.

"Huh? Then your impression of researchers must be a bit off. Don't let my reasonable, handsome appearance and excellent cooking skills fool you; many researchers are actually more rigid than some old men... no, they're old enough as they are, and their thinking is as stubborn as the roots of a hundred-year-old tree." He couldn't help but complain, "It's one thing to just read from the textbook, but they also don't allow others to make groundbreaking discoveries or progress, using authoritative official terminology to label others as fallacies. What's the difference between this and medieval religion?"

The girl asked curiously, "Has your fiancé, the young man, also been bullied?"

"How could I? I don't want to get involved in their mess. They sit there all high and mighty, all puffed up and glaring, like they're about to start a trial of heretics. I'll just mess with what they call 'tradition,' make some money, buy a building in a second-tier city, and become a landlord. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

The girl was amused by his seemingly nonchalant words, but upon closer reflection, she realized he actually had a plan for his life, which could be considered a positive attitude.

"I thought someone like you, who became famous at a young age, would be a scientist with profound insights into the future of humanity and the direction of the world. Moreover, you don't speak in a refined manner at all; you don't seem like someone who would speak in front of many top academic figures."

"Talking like that is too tiring. Some people might be used to it, but some are just faking it. And as for their views on the future of humanity and the direction of the world... I'm just an eighteen-year-old man who's never been in a relationship. How could I possibly have the right to give my opinion?" He curled his lip in disdain, dismissing those empty words.

"What if a doomsday-level human crisis were to occur one day? Would you step forward?"

The girl's words startled him, but he quickly smiled and shook his head, "The end of the world... I really hate it when people put too much expectation on me. If that really happened, I would probably pray for a savior to come, just like any other ordinary person."

"You're quite honest, aren't you? I thought you'd give me some grand, righteous declarations just to please me." The girl's eyes narrowed into slits with laughter.

"I would like to, but if it really happens one day and my performance doesn't meet your expectations, then I'll be forever separated from you..." he said lazily, smiling indifferently.

Saving the world is no task for him...

Chatting with the girl I like, doing my own thing, and observing the indifferent yet bustling world—that might be enough.

Yes, anyway... he doesn't have any grand ambitions.

"Boom!"

A thunderclap descended from the sky.

Half of the academy was reduced to ashes in the thunder, and the sky, which had been cloudless just a moment ago, was now filled with dark purple lightning.

He stared blankly at the corridor in front of him, which had been reduced to ruins in an instant. Tiny sparks of electricity bounced among the rubble. If he and she had taken just one more step forward, they might have turned into blackened charcoal.

The air vibrated, and he looked up.

A purple figure flew above the ruins of the Chienyu Academy.

His deep purple eyes swept over the buildings below that had vanished into the lightning pool.

The unscientific floating posture and the destructive lightning that flashed with every move made him have an unbelievable "stereotypical" idea for the first time.