“Chapter 316: Moonflower’s Descent 2”
I need to remember every sensation from back then.
If I had Akane by my side this would be a lot easier, but alas.
I recalled as much as I could the ice coldness from back then, even when the sword was sheathed. The ore that doesn’t exist in this world. The blade absorbing the heat around it.
– …And its annoying voice.
It was a sentient material, so reproducing that might be the hardest part.
My copy could never surpass the original, but if there’s one thing I need is the cold.
– Ack! Damn, I’m out of time…
A pain ran through my entire body, causing me to open my eyes.
There was the tiniest piece of ice in my hand. Definitely not enough to cause a change in the meat.
– Are you okay?
– I think I’m fine, but I’m gonna have to call it a day. Here are the results.
– Creating ice is impressive though…
For me, it is. But I wasn’t trying to create an ice cube, I was attempting to freeze an entire whale the size of an island.
I took the day off and went to rest on my bed.
– …I wonder what she’d say to me.
Even Akane had a hard time aligning with Moonlight. Will she listen to me?
I was her original master, but still…
Thinking about her, I closed my eyes and started talking to myself.
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（Moonlight, what do we do?）
“Master, I will need you to explain everything from the beginning”
That’s what she’d say.
“I see. But there is one thing I have come to realize”
– What is it?
“There is no escape from here”
– Why?
“Akane is not here. Neither you nor the people you are with are capable of drawing my power, especially in your current state”
– So, what do I do?
“It is true that I am capable of breaking this deadlock, but I am not quite what you need”
The Moonlight in my head transformed into the girl I saw that day.
“It is not Moonlight what you must seek for, but Moonflower”
– I see.
“I shall be waiting for you”
In the fuzzy mixture of voices in my head, I drifted into a deep sleep.