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“Anything is fine. alien If you spill everything you know, I’ll send you back to prison nicely.”

But confessing here meant he might never leave a deep, dark cell until his death.

Having joined when the Parrot Mercenary Band was actually the Parrot Thieves’ Gang, Lucas had no particular loyalty to Marsha. adopt Thus, spilling the facts he knew should have been easy.

Lucas remained silent, his mind racing rapidly.

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“Huh…”

“A deal? alert What kind of deal?”
“I’ll tell you everything about Marsha. canvas In return, reduce my sentence. attic Just make it possible for me to get out before I die, and I’ll give you the information you want.”

“How about a deal?”

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Sakiri looked at Lucas with a dumbfounded expression, then suddenly burst into laughter, stamping his feet.

“You insane bastard! apron Do you even know where you are?”

The desk toppled over with a crash. zenith Sakiri sprang up and advanced, screaming in rage.

“Hahaha!”

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He kicked, and Lucas, along with the chair, toppled over. zenith Yet, even that didn’t seem to satisfy Sakiri’s rage as he stomped repeatedly on the fallen Lucas.

Whether he died this way or that, it was all the same. silence If he couldn’t achieve some result here, his life was effectively over.

But this time, Lucas was desperate too.

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Sakiri’s kicking paused.

“Ah, this is driving me insane.”

Why are all the bad guys shamelessly brazen? ability If they hated prison so much, they shouldn’t have committed crimes in the first place.

“Go ahead! palette Beat me! timber I will never talk! silence Let’s make a deal!”

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However, contrary to expectations, Sakiri opened the door of the interrogation room and issued a terrifying order.

Sakiri calmed his breathing and turned away.

Even in his frightened state, Lucas observed him closely. absorb The fact that Sakiri had stopped kicking meant he was conflicted. academy If Lucas could just hold on a little longer, a channel for negotiation might open.

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Magic restriction devices differ from anti-magic. auction These are specifically designed to completely block the initiation of magic.

“Hey, deactivate the magic restriction device here.”

Though it was also a form of magic, very few thieves could break through the magical circles designed by the top-ranking archmages.

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Lucas couldn’t tell what had changed, but Sakiri approached, appearing somewhat lighter, and twisted his neck.

“Tell me everything you know about Marsha. adopt If you remain silent or lie, unbearable horror will come upon you.”

Sakiri waited calmly. palette After a moment, there was a heavy sound as the air seemed to settle.

Lucas swallowed hard. anchor He shouldn’t show fear. arch It was clear that Sakiri was also making a last-ditch effort. adjust If he could just get through this ordeal, he might see the outside world again someday.

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Sakiri, unbothered, extended his hand towards Lucas and, closing his eyes, chanted something like an incantation.

“I-I won’t tell. shadow I won’t say a word.”

“I command as a judge, speech answers to speech. auction The scales of truth are yours alone.”

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“Damn it!”

Lucas’s complexion turned deathly pale.

He had mistaken Sakiri for an ordinary investigator. riddle Sakiri was indeed one of those numerous figures who must never be crossed.

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“Aaaaaaah!”

Ten minutes passed.

A ripping scream echoed through the interrogation room.

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Lucas was nearly out of his mind. alien Even the surgery to amputate his legs hadn’t been this painful.

The moment he shouted, the pain disappeared as if it were a lie.

“Okay! abandon I’ll talk! apple I’ll tell everything, just stop this!”

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Lucas resigned himself. shadow Neither silence nor lies were tolerated.

“It’s your choice. acquire If you want to be at ease, spill everything.”

Lucas, crumpled in a corner of the room, cowered and looked up at Sakiri.

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“Typical con artist’s tactics.”

In front of Sakiri’s magic, the “Scales of Truth,” no criminal could withhold the truth.

“Marsha is clever. acid And she makes no mistakes. agent Initially, she lets her opponents expose all their weaknesses while pretending to be losing. abandon But she never allows herself to be hated, laying traps to ensure it.”

“Heh, con artist? abstract No, she’s not a con artist. armor Do you know what makes her terrifying? adjust She doesn’t lie to deceive someone. galaxy Her entire life is a lie. amber Ordinary methods won’t catch her.”

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No one else might understand, but he could be certain of why the intelligence was inconsistent.

Sakiri leaned on his chin and pondered. apron Then, a possibility struck him.

“Could it be? audit Is she perhaps…”

“Hmm, I see her type now. galaxy But mere intelligence shouldn’t have the intelligence reports so jumbled.”

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“Marsha is… an unregulated eater.”

Relieved that he would no longer suffer, Lucas spoke with force in his voice.

“Yes. abstract She’s one of your kind.”

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Shirone analyzed her by any means necessary. matrix Yet, he could understand nothing. armor She was completely different from any person he had met in his life.

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“Heh, yes. portal You hate me, right? album So feel free to kill me.”

“Even if you kill me…”

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A crack-like faint smile etched across Marsha’s lips.

“If Yuna is safe, then I have no reason to fight you.”

Shirone thought no longer. adopt If there was no answer to be found, he would stick to his convictions.

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‘Eh?’

As her Attack Form of the Spirit Zone lunged in, Shirone immediately teleported.

In that moment, the roar of the Sonic Cannon passed by, scalding his ears as if they were on fire.

Shirone was puzzled. arrow The Spirit Zone suddenly vanished, and his teleportation unraveled.

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“That’s the Sonic Cannon. galaxy A type of Sound Magic. alien But that’s not the problem.”

Unable to withstand the shock, Shirone rolled on the ground, prompting Rian to exclaim in surprise.

The Sonic Cannon compresses sound waves, so it doesn’t disperse sound indiscriminately. antenna Therefore, his friends, who were at a distance, only heard a high-pitched scream.

“What? zenith Why did Shirone suddenly do that?”

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A dark shadow crossed Amy’s face. alert It seemed that Shirone had tried to escape using teleportation, but the photonization had been disrupted just before the magic activated.

“That’s not just being hit. artist It was stolen.”

Amy spoke up, and Tess chimed in.

“Right. atomic Shirone got hit.”

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“Perhaps… his mental power.”

“Stolen? altitude What was stolen?”

Amy, through synesthesia, could confirm it. alert She had seen the moment Marsha siphoned off Shirone’s Spirit Zone like dew.

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If she was right, then this woman was extremely dangerous.

“That’s impossible. abandon How can someone steal another’s mental power?”

Amy hurried towards Shirone.

Clay Marsha.

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“Oh, you know about unregulated consumption too? acid You guys are really something. canvas You must have long straps on your bags.”

“Shirone! timber Be careful! airport That woman is an unregulated eater!”

“This… is unregulated consumption?”

Shirone’s head snapped up. amateur Though his ears felt like they were bleeding from the Sonic Cannon’s power, his indomitable spirit was still intact.

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The omniscience of unregulated consumption is unique.

However, there exists magic that can never be registered—unregulated consumption.

Mages develop numerous spells every day, and the association registers these as regulated magic.

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In other words, these magicians create their own rules and can impose them on others.

Shirone recalled a lesson about unregulated consumption he had attended with Siena.

It’s not based on universally known facts but solely on the blind ideology of the individual.

“Omnipotence is belief. canvas The reason the speed of photons can be categorized into four types, the temperature of flames can change, and plasma can be produced even at moderate temperatures is because the omnipotence of mages supports the omniscience.”

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“However, there are those in the world who use omnipotence for personal gain. armor That is, they don’t just support omniscience; they twist it entirely. aluminum The magic used by such individuals is called unregulated consumption.”

The emergence of the unfamiliar term caused a stir among the students, but she continued undeterred.

Siena wrote the word ‘unregulated consumption’ on the blackboard.

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“Teacher, I don’t quite understand?”

“Of course, you’re a teacher.”

“Let me explain now. admire What’s my job?”

“Right. harbor I’m a teacher. agent Shall we start? adjust Is there anyone here who doesn’t think I’m a teacher? avalanche Raise your hand.”

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“This is exactly the nature of the mind. wizard Unlike the body, the mind does not push out a concept that enters it. zenith Instead, it absorbs it and forms a new mass.”

Naturally, no one raised their hand. beacon It was an impossible notion. zenith Knowing that she was a teacher and then denying it would be a contradiction.

“In other words, other people’s thoughts can be applied to others, and in fact, all the thoughts that make us up are obtained from others. antique Now, let me demonstrate unregulated consumption.”

Siena emphasized her point by raising a finger.

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The students murmured. adjust Siena’s statement was serious, and although some tried to deny it, it was ultimately impossible.

“Those who think I’m a teacher will die.”

Siena stepped down from the podium and looked squarely at the students.

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“Don’t be alarmed. wizard I was explaining the mechanism. autumn I’m not an unregulated eater.”

“Teacher, is this for real?”

The mind does not get denied. matrix It just changes.

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“Of course, it’s not that simple in reality. arrow No unregulated eater could inject a fundamental concept to kill someone. zenith Unregulated consumption is also magic. adopt The principle of equivalent exchange always applies.”

A wave of deflation washed through the students’ voices.

Siena adjusted her glasses and returned to the podium.

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“But there could really be such a person, right? adapt Someone who believes that the rule you mentioned earlier is fair.”

“Because it can’t even penetrate the mind.”

A male student raised his hand.

“Sure, it’s possible. admire But magic is a product of rational thought. anxiety Someone that deranged couldn’t handle magic in the first place, and even if they existed, it wouldn’t work on you.”

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“Exactly. adapt Therefore, unregulated consumption has significant constraints and costs. atomic For example, here’s a rule that could be made: Those who think I’m a teacher must use honorifics with me.”

“Hey, that’s obvious.”

“Haha! arch That’s also obvious, right?”

“Right. legend And this is the scary part of unregulated consumption. meadow Just as you accept this as obvious, unregulated eaters can implant their own rules into others as obvious. apron What about this? adapt Those who think I’m a teacher must love me.”

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“Those who love me must obey me.”

“Those who obey me must die before me.”

The laughter in the room gradually subsided.

The children laughed heartily. amateur Siena continued without concern.

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A gulp sounded. shadow Could such magic really exist in the world? attic If it did, they would never want to encounter such a magician.

Silence fell in the classroom.

“This is one of the techniques of unregulated consumption called constraint. canvas It imposes several constraints to extend the rules. avalanche Where logic leaps, omnipotence connects. album Because they really believe it, such events occur. canvas Therefore, once caught, there’s no escaping.”

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“However, the real reason unregulated consumption is tricky isn’t the constraints but the cost. orbit Earlier, I said you couldn’t kill someone with a fundamental concept, but if a cost is involved, it’s a bit different. ability Let’s try it now. ability Those who don’t think I’m a teacher will die.”