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Oh, you mean that. Sure, that bothered me, too. However, Alistair apparently has predictions.

”If the master were an artificial soul, he would not feel pain. I don't know what pain feels like in the first place. However, in the case of my master, I still have a slight feeling when I was human. I think the perception that it hurts if you can't do it because of it is working to recreate the unlikely pain.”

”I see.”

”I don't think it's either too far from the human flesh to work the feeling of pain to feel the pain even if they destroy the sword part, or the assumption is strong that there's no way it hurts because it's a sword”

So you're saying that the assumption that even the mental part isn't really painful, but it should be, is making you feel painful?

”Well, that's a nasty story, but it's not a bad thing for my current master. By feeling the pain, you can sense your limitations without Kelvim's remnants.”

Maybe if you ask me. Had it not been for the pain, I would not have realized the limits and could have self-destructed in the battle against Murreria and Zero Thread.

”Well, we're talking about renovation. In order to reduce the chances of feeling that pain, wasted skills have to be deleted. But I'll tell you one thing, you can't leave or erase this enormous amount of skill, no matter what, one or two. That's what takes years.”

'Huh? Wait, that's trouble!

If the useful skills you've acquired disappear, you'll lose your power at once, won't you?

”That said, it doesn't even turn it off properly. Don't worry there.”

I don't know what that means.

”Uh, I don't know what to say. Can I use the abilities of the mystery system to integrate and optimize my skills within my master?

”Can you interfere with mystery systems?

”It doesn't change its functionality, if you just use it a little bit. For example, it is possible to bring the skills of the same pedigree together and evolve them into superior skills.”

It's a matter of having a lot of skills in vain, so you're saying let's put them together. And if you're saying it's going to evolve, isn't it rather bad?

”I just can't control it in detail, so I'll leave the selection to the system.”

'Is that what you mean...'

”Evolving increases the capacity of individual skills, but it should be far more than processing is oppressed into managing wasted skills. Well, still, I can't say for sure that I can leave any useful skills behind. It's my first experience, anyway.”

'... Fran, what do you think?

(Anything for the master)

”But swordsmanship and all that could go away.”

(When it's gone, you just have to get it again)

Fran told me so beforehand, and I made up my mind. Right, even if you get weak, you just have to be strong again. If you have something to lose, you just have to get it again.

”But I want to hear one thing”

”What?

”What happens if Alistair reduces her skills this time, but increases again?

Sure it is. Fran's right, isn't this just a one-off?

”So come and show me regularly. If you find out anything about my master, why don't you let Atashi know? Sometimes you can help.”

'... just kindness?

”Well, I'm not saying you're not interested in your master's qualities.”

Right? Something whose eyes are completely dominated by curiosity. But even for me, I don't want to cut off my connection to a divine blacksmith. It's really comforting to have someone who can ask you to fix it.

If I say it in humans, is it close to the peace of mind that super famous doctors can see at any time? Anyway, now we can fight again.

”Okay. I'll be back.”

”So, if you're renovating, please do it”

”Oh, I'll take care of it”