Metamorphosis!

Seeing Ayue's determined expression, Shiro smiled with relief. The shadow of that once insecure, lonely, timid little girl had completely faded from her.

Once again, Shiro felt that bringing Ayue to the village had been the rightest decision he had ever made!

Shiro rubbed Ayue's head. "Go on. I told you before that you have to walk your own path and create something of your own. You don't need to pay attention to those rules. Constantly inheriting the will of those who came before may only drag you down with them, so I'm very glad you made this decision."

"There's no need to be afraid of anything. Teachers make mistakes too, especially when it comes to Mystic Eyes. That's something only you understand best. Go ahead without fear. Your teacher has everything covered!"

"Mm!"

Ayue nodded her little head hard, then turned and went to discuss strategy with Soji.

This guy isn't half bad. Too bad he isn't the kind of person the old man talked about, Shukaku thought to himself, glancing at Shiro's gentle gaze.

For the moment, Shiro gave Shukaku a pretty good impression. At the very least, he was not like the others. Unfortunately, Shukaku could sense that all of this was built upon Shiro's own formidable strength.

Perhaps one day he would become the kind of person the Sage of Six Paths had spoken of, but the meaning would be different.

Shiro, on this side, had no idea Shukaku had thought so much. Everything he had just said to Ayue had come from the heart. Of course, part of it had also been born from helplessness.

The reason his Projection Magecraft possessed this kind of power was entirely because of the system's modifications and the uniqueness of his own origin. This technique was different from Magic