Sidney curled his lip. "I've never been able to bring about miracles. I can only do the work in front of me well. I think counting on miracles to save the world is absurd in itself."
"Emperor Trist did usher in the Second Era, but if we count on a new Emperor Trist appearing every time, then humanity doesn't deserve an era of its own."
"If everyone does their part, every soldier fights bravely, and every official fulfills their duties, that will be more useful than any miracle."
"Victoria, you're far too fond of building a library and shutting yourself inside."
Victoria glared at Sidney for a long time, then finally snorted, stood, and walked straight away.
Elliot glanced at her retreating figure, then turned back to Sidney. "Victoria, she..."
"Don't worry about her. She'll be fine after a while. That's how these old things are, always lamenting the passing seasons."
Elliot froze for a moment. Old things?
Wasn't Victoria the Eldest Princess? How was she an old thing?
She was so short and couldn't even beat Lillian. What was old about her?
Little thing would be more like it.
"All right, enough about that. Elliot, what information did you find?"
Elliot frowned. "The situation is critical. Isaac said he could only hold out until tomorrow at most..."
He gave a rough account of the situation.
"That's how it is... Sidney, what is [Door]?"
"It's something like [Radiance], [Blood], and [Honey], a concept. In Occultism, we call it a [Principle]."
"Principles are the cornerstones of the world. All supernatural powers are born from them. They can also refer to the corresponding Authorities of Great Beings."
"The Principle associated with Isaac's branch of Paths is [Door], also called [Opening]. As the name suggests, it is the Principle of opening and passage."