Chapter 512

Riana sat on the beach, her head bowed and silent.

"Rumble."

"It doesn't seem like a coincidence, does it?"

"...Yes."

The clear blue sky that had just been there a moment ago was now covered in dark clouds, and thunder could be heard from within.

If there was anyone in Edina who could kill Riana with words alone, it would be me.

It's all because of you.

With those words, Riana stared blankly at the sand on the beach.

It's not true.

She wanted to see if extreme emotional states could really cause weather changes, so she said something she didn't mean.

But her back view...

She was thinking the same thing.

It's even more painful for me to see.

Riana stared at the sand for a long time before raising her head to look at the gloomy sky.

It's definitely having an effect.

How much time has passed?

Riana stood up with empty eyes and approached me.

"Just a little more."

"...What?"

"Just a little more, say something."

No.

I understand how she feels, but...

"Seems like you're a pervert."

Lucinil looked at Riana and me with a disgusted expression.

"Are you okay?"

I could ask the sun to shine, but it would be like completely crushing Riana's already half-dead spirit.

Wouldn't she collapse if I pushed her too hard?

"I'm not okay. That's why I want you to hit me more."

She wants me to hit her more because it's having an effect.

Is this really okay?

Is she trying to strangle herself with her own words?

Even if it's for the sake of awakening her abilities, is it okay to tear apart her mental state with words... she's already done it, but is it okay to do more than that?

"...Okay."

In the end, Riana is asking me with her own mouth.

In the end, listening to some kind of reprimand from me might be a process for Riana to feel a little better.

It might be better to hear something than to not listen at all.

I don't know for sure, but Riana might need my criticism, regardless of her ability awakening.

I messed up, so I paid the price.

I don't think she'll think that way, but maybe a little bit of peace of mind will come to Riana's heart.

I sat Riana down on the sandy beach and sat next to her.

And I talked about terrible things to say.

"To be honest, it's not all because of you."

If I'm going to do it, I'm not going to do it halfway.

"It's because of all the things that happened."

"...."

"Well, a lot of people died... Olivia went through a tough time too. I almost died too..."

"...."

"In the end, I had to kill Ellen or it became something I had to do... "

"...."

"So for the past few days, I've been having nightmares of Ellen killing me. So I won't die easily later."

"...."

"So... all of this."

"...."

"By chance, it became like this because of you?" Riana's lips twisted. In the end, Riana trembled and burst into tears, apologizing for everything. The person tried to console her and criticized her more, causing a storm to brew. Riana realized that she had the power to control the weather and wanted to be criticized more to improve her abilities. The storm intensified, and Riana struggled to control her emotions. The person continued to criticize her, and Riana realized that she needed to face the consequences of her actions. The storm raged on, and the person questioned the significance of causing a storm with her emotions. "Can wind kill monsters? Lightning was originally a usable power. 'More.' '....' 'You need to show something more useful. If you want to take responsibility for what you've done, you need to show something more useful than now.' '....' 'Do you think it's enough now?' '....No.' Riana shakes her head miserably. I don't know if this is her true intention or not. Riana has developed a new ability, and it is clearly not an ordinary ability. But Riana discovered a new use for herself and reported it to me. Then more. More practical, more practical, more useful. More destructive. I said something that wasn't even in my heart to provoke Riana. But not anymore. 'Show me. Even if you have to pull it out. Show me even if it's a power that doesn't exist.' I'm sincere. 'If you want to take responsibility for what you've done, don't you have to show something more than this? Am I wrong?' 'Damn it! You're really...' Lucinil finally couldn't stand it and grabbed my clothes. 'What?' '....' Lucinil, who met my gaze, froze and couldn't say anything more to me. 'Am I wrong?' '...Yes, you're right.' You can't kill monsters with a storm. So something bigger. More destructive. 'If you know, do it.' Can guilt be responsible? I don't know. Riana and I are in a position to live and do something. To do that, we need power. If hope is power, we must find hope. If anger is power, we must surrender to anger. If despair is power. We have to eat despair. At my violent command, Riana stared blankly at the beach with dead eyes. I don't know if my words or Riana's stimulated despair and depression. -Kurururururung! From afar, I could see a huge dragon flame rising, sucking up seawater. Lucinil was staring at the overwhelming weather phenomenon beyond the disaster with her mouth open. They didn't settle for a storm. You can also learn that there is such power to cause disasters beyond the storm. The power to cause disasters beyond the storm. Riana would be the strongest superpower. That's enough. To be able to use it in practice, you need to get used to the power here. But. But you know? '...This is not what you've been talking about so far, right...?' '...Huh?' Riana seemed surprised as my tone returned to normal after commanding and poking. No. I tried to pull out the ability somehow, and that's good. -Kururururur! The rough storm caused by the huge dragon flame was felt on the skin. 'Can you...get rid of that?' I didn't think about how to get rid of it, just how to pull it out. Riana and I meet eyes. '....' " "...."

"I have no plan, and Riana seems to have no plan either. Even if this is a deserted island, what would happen if that tornado hit a residential area? In the end, it's the last card. I could only look to the Archmage Lucinil. 'Can't you use magic to get rid of the tornado?' '...Even if I know magic to summon a tornado, do you think I know magic to dismantle a naturally occurring tornado? And even the magic to summon a tornado is beyond my scale.' Lucinil also had no plan. In the end, we had to return to the fundamental issue. This is a weather phenomenon created by Riana's depressed state and reaction. That means if Riana's mental state improves, not only the storm but also the dragon flame will disappear. 'You know everything I've said so far was just talk, right?' '....' Riana's face twisted at my words, and she started crying again. That's it. It's like a picture of her bursting into tears because she couldn't cry when scolded by her parents, but when comforted. 'Ugh...uhuh...sob!' 'Well, go ahead and cry. I'm sorry.' I started patting Riana's back. Lucinil, who was soaked in rain, looked at me with a shocked expression. Anyway, Lucinil and I comforted Riana. Fortunately, the dragon flame disappeared quickly, but the storm continued to rage."

"Anyway, since there was still plenty of time before deployment, Riana, Lucinil, and I could spend more time training on the deserted island. Of course, we didn't eat or sleep on the island. There was no reason to do so with a grand mage who could do mass teleportation. 'Go home and get some rest today.' '...Home?' 'Go to where your mother is and get some rest. Come to Wangsung by noon tomorrow.' I instructed Riana with a serious expression. Riana looked at me as if to ask if she really had to, and her expression was still dark, but she nodded. 'Go hold your mother's hand and sleep. Even if it's the power that comes out when you're mentally unstable, do you always have to have a bad mental state?' '...Are you doing this on purpose?' 'How did you know?' I chuckled, and Riana's expression became like she was about to cry again. Maybe she was touched by my usual wordplay. 'Yeah, even if it's sad and depressing, I have to go home and hold my mother's hand to sleep. Damn it.' Riana smiled sadly and left for Wangsung. 'Ha, the power that comes out when you're depressed. Being a psychic is really complicated.' 'Still, it's better than having no power.' '...That's true.' Lucinil looked at Riana's back as she left, seeming uneasy."

"That night. 'What about Riana?' 'What?' Since I didn't call for Airi today, it was just me and Harriet in the bedroom. 'Controlling the weather...it's amazing.' Harriet sat on the bed, looking at her research journal and writing various things, her eyes shining with wonder." It is possible for Riana to summon a tornado. But her ability definitely has more potential. She can make the sky cloudy, make it snow, and even make it hail. Furthermore, could she not cause natural disasters like earthquakes? We don't know the full potential of Riana's superpower, so until deployment, we want to focus on developing her ability. "But Riana's ability only manifests when she's depressed?" "Yeah, so I said some harsh things, and not just to her, but I also felt depressed." "Harsh words?" "Well... you know. This incident..." "Ah..." Harriet nodded as if she understood what was being said without a detailed explanation. It was a situation where we had to say and hear such things, and Lucinil, who had to watch us go crazy, was also in the same boat. We were all doing something we couldn't handle. "It must have been tough... for you and Riana." When I thought about doing this again tomorrow, I couldn't help but feel terrible. Harriet was writing something in her research journal, thinking and writing, thinking and writing repeatedly. "Um... but come to think of it, do we really have to do that?" Harriet looked at me as if she had thought of something. "Do we really have to... say things we don't want to say just because being depressed gives her strength?" "Well, there was no other way because it seemed like being depressed gave her strength..." "No, if being depressed is a condition for her ability to manifest, you don't have to say things you don't want to say." "Then how do we make her depressed?" It was strange and terrible to be seriously discussing how to make a friend depressed. "Wouldn't it be enough to mix drugs that lower her mood? Rather than saying something that could hurt her." "No, but... if we use drugs... isn't that bad?" Because I was startled by the word "drugs," Harriet's words sounded absurd. "As long as there are no side effects, it's just a drug that makes you depressed. There's nothing we can't make if we try." Come to think of it, while Christina was in charge of making the Moonshine, which could be called the Philosopher's Stone of alchemy, Harriet played a role in making the Power Cartridge and even the Moonshine. So Harriet must have considerable knowledge of alchemy. Harriet quickly wrote something in her research journal and handed me a torn-out page. "If you show this to the head of the Suhyo family, they'll have a rough idea of what it is. Mix it like this and give it to her." "But it's still a drug... is it okay?" "Do you not trust me?" Harriet looked at me with a suspicious gaze, as if to say that wasn't the case. "Instead of verbally breaking her down and making her depressed, isn't it better to use drugs to induce that state? If there are no side effects as Harriet says, maybe this is what Riana needs. But isn't it ridiculous to prescribe antidepressants instead of anti-depressants after all these years? Is this right? 'All drugs are like that, but remember that long robes are forbidden.' After saying that, Harriet looked back at her research journal. It's not right to hurt each other with words like this, even if it gives us power. So, let's use drugs instead. That was Harriet's prescription."