Chapter 38

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"Magic item effect?"

Noah nodded and looked at Mira.

"Does that mean you can't control your magic?"

"Magic?" Mira, Elfman, and Lisanna all looked stunned.

"Although I have never seen it, I came across it in a book by chance." Noah continued to stroke Mira's grotesque arm, slowly explaining.

"In the magic world, there is a type of magic that receives the power of animals, monsters, or even demons, and transforms one's physical constitution into that of an animal, monster, or demon, allowing the received power to be manifested in one's own body. This magic is called 'Reception Magic'!"

"You weren't possessed by a demon!" Noah met Mira's gaze.

"You must have accidentally received the power of the demon causing trouble in your village's church, thus awakening 'Reception Magic'!"

"Awakening...?" The faces of the Strauss siblings were filled with confusion.

"There are two ways for humans to learn magic!" Noah nodded.

"One is through self-study, learning the magic of one's choice and becoming a mage who uses that magic. The other is through spontaneous awakening!"

"Magic power, a kind of 'energy,' flows through all living things, determining whether a person can use magic!" Noah explained patiently.

"And within each person, there is a type of magic that best represents them, which has a certain chance of spontaneously awakening under specific circumstances. Mira's condition must have been the spontaneous awakening of 'Reception Magic' when she touched the demon in the church, thus gaining the demon's power, which is why she has become this way!"

Upon hearing this, Elfman and Lisanna, though only partially understanding, felt a surge of excitement and relief upon learning that their sister wasn't truly possessed by a demon.

As for Mira, her eyes grew even more dim.

"The demon's... power..." Mira looked at her grotesque, demon-like arm, speaking with a mocking tone.

"I don't need such power..."

The cave, which had just regained a bit of life, immediately fell into an eerie silence, the atmosphere once again becoming oppressive.

Noah narrowed his eyes and smiled coldly.

"Why? Isn't having power a good thing?"

"Good thing?" Mira tightened her hand, which was linked with Noah's, a hint of hatred appearing in her eyes.

"Because of this power, I am no longer human. How can this be a good thing?"

"Sis Mira..." Elfman and Lisanna both showed signs of pain.

Having been driven out of their village with Mira and wandering without a fixed home, the hardships and suffering they endured were evident.

Elfman and Lisanna were very clear about how much Mira was suffering.

After all, all the hardships and pain were due to the demon's power Mira had gained.

In such a situation, how could Mira not detest having such power?

Therefore, even after learning that she wasn't possessed by a demon, Mira still couldn't let go.

Elfman and Lisanna didn't know what to say, only feeling anxious in their hearts.

"Not human...?" Noah looked at Mira with a gaze that seemed to see through her thoughts, then after a moment, released his hand from her grotesque demon arm.

"By your logic, anyone who can use magic isn't human?"

Mira didn't notice Noah's penetrating gaze, her beautiful face twisted with extreme sarcasm.

"That's not what I meant..."

"That's exactly what you meant!"

Before Mira could finish her sarcastic remark, Noah's sudden words cut her off mercilessly.

"At least, from my perspective, you have no reason to hate yourself for having power, nor any reason to resent the power you possess. You are just deceiving yourself, being stubborn, and being selfish!"

"What... what are you saying?" Mira's face changed due to Noah's harsh words, the negative emotions she had accumulated for a long time being suddenly ignited.

"You don't understand anything, so what right do you have to say such things?!"

"Sis Mira!" Seeing Mira's angry face, Elfman and Lisanna were shocked, seemingly wanting to step forward to comfort her, but were stopped by Noah.

"The one who doesn't understand anything is you!" Noah looked at Mira with a gaze full of strong will.

"If I were you, I wouldn't hate this power; instead, I would be grateful for it. Otherwise, you wouldn't have had the ability to protect your family from that huge monster!"

Mira's anger froze in an instant.

"I don't know what cruel treatment you received in your village or how hard your life has been since you left. But I understand the feeling of hating one's own power!" Noah said calmly.

At this point, Noah couldn't help but recall the time when he was first adopted by Makarov and joined 'Fairy Tail'.

"Although our experiences are different, I was similar to you, possessing a powerful force within me that I couldn't control. This force almost brought unimaginable disasters to my family and friends more than once."

"So, one day, I thought to myself, why do I have to have such power? Wouldn't it be better if I didn't have this extra, hateful power?" Noah looked directly at the stunned Mira.

"But when I thought this, my grandfather said, having power itself is not wrong, and there is no reason for someone with power to be hated. However, if you use this power in a hateful way, that is truly wrong!"

"Since that day, I have never hated the fact that I have power, because I will never use my power in a hateful way!" Noah stood up, ignoring the gazes of the Strauss siblings, and walked to the bag he had placed against the wall.

"Reception Magic is a type of magic that can receive the power of animals, monsters, and demons. I have never heard of anyone's Reception Magic being able to receive a demon's power, which proves that you have special talent and will definitely have remarkable power in the future. You should think carefully about how to use this power, rather than just denying it."

"Of course, you can choose to give up this power. After all, it is magic, and if you can learn it, you can also abandon it. But if you do, when you need power, I hope you don't regret it." Noah picked up the bag, sat down, and closed his eyes.

"I just want to say, cherish this power. It can protect your family..."

After saying this, Noah fell silent, closing his eyes as if he were sleeping, restoring the silence to the cave.

Watching Noah lean against the wall, closing his eyes to rest, Mira tightly gripped her demon arm, her eyes filled with intense hesitation.

"Sis Mira..." Elfman and Lisanna looked at their sister with deep concern, coming to her side.

Mira, however, was completely unaware, staring at Noah in a daze, her heart unable to calm down for a long time.

Even so, time continued to pass, and the world's activity did not pause for a moment, even for the extraordinary events in that small cave. The night fell, signaling the end of the day.

However, for Mira, Elfman, and Lisanna, tonight would surely be both extraordinary and particularly difficult.