It was almost dusk.
Having finally seen Dean and Elina off, Leya found herself deeply moved by the scenes that had just unfolded.
“System, are you still certain my approach was entirely wrong?”
“Uh… Host, your ability to manipulate hearts is truly remarkable. The System cannot compare!”
“Hehe, why state the obvious? I clearly didn’t do anything well, did I?”
Leya lay on the sofa, eyes half-closed, basking in the last vestiges of the sunset. It was warm and comfortable, imbued with an indescribable feeling.
[Ding-dong—With nothing else to do, Host, why not consider learning magic?]
“Ah… that stuff is harder to understand than a celestial scroll. It’s all anti-scientific superstition, and this goddess is too lazy to look at it now. Hmm, this goddess will just take a nap first.”
System: “…………”
“Actually, the character transformation card you had the System convert earlier—due to her elven bloodline—possesses exceptional learning capabilities when it comes to studying magic. You could entirely learn magic after transforming into her.”
!
“You’re telling me this is true!?”
Leya shot up from the sofa with a sudden ‘whoosh,’ her voice filled with shock.
“It’s true. The System never lies!”
“Haha, hahaha, hahahahaha—”
“…………”
“Oh, System, why didn’t you tell me sooner! If you had, I could have started learning yesterday!”
“The Host never asked the System to speak. Furthermore, the System truly didn’t anticipate your magical comprehension to be so poor. Based on your memories, your intelligence isn’t low by human standards…”
“Uh… *cough, cough*, alright, without further ado, System, let’s immediately use the [Emilia] transformation card!”
No one willingly resigns themselves to stagnation, and Leya was no exception. Previously, she had struggled so much to comprehend those enigmatic magic books that she had repeatedly fallen asleep. If she could actually learn, Leya was indeed quite ambitious.
As for the character [Emilia], Leya didn’t actually know much about her. She hadn’t finished the novel when she transmigrated, and generally perceived Emilia as a somewhat vulnerable heroine. Leya had even hesitated when first summoning her, but ultimately, she had considered many things—potential events that might unfold in the future.
It could be said that Leya chose Emilia precisely for a future plan.
“Uh… Host, a reminder: you must not hold any prejudice towards the character during transformation, otherwise, some minor or major troubles might arise after fusion.”
“…………”
“Furthermore, Host, it is already quite fortunate that you can transform into a character with potential, even reaching the peak strength of a mid-tier card, using a low-tier card. Why are you still dissatisfied?”
“Wh-what? You’re saying Emilia possesses peak mid-tier strength? You must be joking. Wouldn’t that put her on par with Artoria?”
Leya chuckled. ‘Wouldn’t that require tying Puck’s full form to her to achieve that level?’ she wondered. ‘Given Excalibur’s usual nature, could it be that Puck is the peak mid-tier strength, and I can manifest him as an item similar to Excalibur?’
“Host, the System’s strength assessment and analysis are never wrong. When browsing the original work’s settings in your memory, it was recorded that Emilia once experienced a magic rampage at the age of seven. She battled the Witch of Vainglory, who could alter causality, and unleashed magic potent enough to change the climate. Ultimately, she even froze the entire Elior Forest along with herself. Such a degree of magical power is exceptionally rare, even among elves.”
“Alright then…”
‘How impressive! To think the System would unearth such detailed information, even details I hadn’t paid attention to at the time,’ Leya mused.
‘It seems any memory I’ve ever experienced is equivalent to a 1024p uncensored documentary for the System…’
“It appears that was my oversight at the time. However, since that particular setting wasn’t adopted, does that mean the system ultimately chose the Emilia from my memories who appeared for less than a dozen episodes?”
“Yes. If that were not done, the System would have had to add many skills to her independently to complete the setting, but this would disrupt the overall power structure, resulting in more harm than good.”
“Disrupting the overall power structure, you say… Then how do you explain what happened last time when I transformed into Artoria? You said my personality would be completely dominant, yet after transforming, I suddenly started believing in chivalry!”
“The System would never harm the Host, rest assured. The reason for that was simply to ensure the Host possessed absolute control over the transformed character’s abilities. After all, no King of Knights would be someone who doesn’t believe in chivalry, right? And such a person couldn’t possibly unleash Excalibur, could they?”
“Uh… while that logic holds true… *damn it*, I’m speechless!”
“Alright, fine, transform then. If you say Emilia is better at learning magic than I am, then let’s give it a try!”
Hmm, while an elven identity might cause trouble, at least there are two mid-tier transformation cards to fall back on if anything goes wrong…