"Dai-chan, whether an emotion is positive depends on the person's subjective perception."
Though the battle was raging, Aldebaran, who seemed completely removed from the situation, had started giving me a lecture.
"Simply put, if someone firmly believes they're killing for justice, and that the people they kill are evil, then their emotions are positive."
"Just like these magical girls?"
When I said that, Aldebaran added:
"The same goes for you in Enheria."
So whether something was "just" actually came down to personal judgment...
It sounded unbelievable, but it did make sense.
Otherwise, who got to decide who was right and who was wrong?
No one had the right to act as judge.
Thus, a positive, forward-looking mindset could give rise to light, while negative, despairing emotions spawned darkness. These opposing emotions, with their clear dividing line, served as the conditions for converting Light and Darkness.
So all the earlier attempts failed because there wasn't enough of it?
This battle used the group's sense of justice to convert darkness, making up for quality with quantity.
But for an individual to convert darkness, they needed purer, more intense emotions. That was why successful cases were so rare...
"So, as long as we stir up positive emotions in a group, we can convert darkness more consistently?"
"Exactly~ You catch on fast, Proxy-chan~"
Aldebaran confirmed my guess and continued:
"The conditions for converting darkness are clear now. Miluno up on the Zodiacal is the key, but your magic is just as necessary... And we happen to be on another celestial body far from Earth."
"What exactly are you trying to say?"
Aldebaran gave a smug little hum.
"Don't be too shocked when I tell you. I'm going to turn the Moon into an independent little world!"
Rather than shocked, I was more baffled.
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