A Shortcut?
Fang Ran paused slightly at the mention of the word "shortcut." Looking at the girl before him, whose red brocade skirt faintly exuded luxury, he began explaining with the confidence of a schoolteacher.
"Using a Night Device means using the Divine Soul to control energy, tracing out methods of control within the mind. The more precise and meticulous it is, the more powerful the Night Device can become."
"Most people in this world can't comprehend more advanced methods of control, so they can't wield higher levels of power."
Her choice of words was exceptionally Midnight-like.
"But you've already received someone else's firsthand insight. It's like getting a copy of the 'answers' in advance. According to the rules of Midnight Illusion—"
Resting a slender finger against her cheek in thought, the girl seemed to have found a way Fang Ran could understand. There was an effortless certainty in her clear laughter.
"You can use it to reproduce the corresponding power again."
"Then right now, I..."
Hearing her speak with experience and confidence that seemed to come from nowhere, Fang Ran asked curiously.
"The reason you can't do that right now—"
With a turn of her cloudlike sleeve, the girl looked at him and smiled as she explained the reason.
"Is because you aren't directly using those 'answers.' You're trying to 'rewrite' them yourself after learning what they say."
Rewrite.
Fang Ran froze when he heard that explanation. He thought about how, in the illusion, he had tried to unleash Moon God Hunt.
Remembering the way Le Guien's magical energy had circulated, he had controlled his own magical energy bit by bit.
In a sense, he really had been rewriting it.
Having understood that, Fang Ran had yet to ask, Was I wrong to do that? when he saw the