Munetsuchi

Mugen was exceedingly helpful in his own way. Even so, he seemingly criticized the amount of time that Miwa took to complete her own studies. He offered himself as a possible source of both inspiration and insight. A playful scoff escaped the lips of the goddess. She had a bit of snark left to share, though not nearly as much as she could have shared. "Oh? And we actually plan to share insight? And not just leave me with a burning brain after half a day of mercilessly giving inspiration without direction?" she asked rhetorically for the most part. Mugen wasn't exactly known to be a restrained individual. He likely wouldn't have stopped just because she had what she thought she needed. It was fun and great, but it wasn't as conducive to her actually completing activities in timely manners as he would claim. Besides that she knew her husband to be a bit evasive, and though she didn't mind being allowed to think, to claim he gave insight in high enough amounts to freely work with would be a stretch. Even now his words were cryptic at best.

"What an interesting couple..." Yume mentioned seeming to find the words shared between the goddess and her mentor to be a strange kind of banter. It looked almost like it could have evolved into a domestic incident, and yet, both seemed to be playfully discussing things. Such a healthy relationship was far from something the girl once known as Kaguya was normally. Perhaps it was her understanding of life that was messed up? Mugen expressed having summoned the girl, using the group's first apprentice as a catalyst. "Case in point, that explanation deliberately leaves out the potentially important part. I am always slightly disturbed that you know magic that I don't know, even if I understand it principally by explanation," Miwa stated. Meanwhile, the apprentice known as Yume caught a part of that which was implied as well. "Oh? That means the other apprentice is someone I know? I hope its someone good!~" she said seemingly excited by the prospect. She was wondering how deep a connection would have had to be to call her. On Gaia as it was apparently called, it was possible to know many people without truly knowing them, Miyuki was a pretty obvious version of something like that. Yume caught on pretty quickly, "You're quite clever, and not so skittish. I would be surprised, but if she facilitated your summoning I can't really expect anything negative," she said seeming to have taken on a fairly high opinion of both of these girls almost immediately. "Though she and Ai-chan haven't come down yet today so I have to assume your boredom led you past a boundary or four," she mused in a knowning manner.

Ah, but the lack of boundary respect by Mugen was least of today's issues. According to Mugen the strength of the inmon on the young girl was her own desire manifesting it as such. She'd taken to making herself his plaything or his pet. Miwa took one look at the girl and then back at the thing that had been on the floor when she'd arrived back in the throne room and understood how such a decision had been reached. "Definitely less skittish. I've made similar decisions, welcome to the circle, little one~" she said in an oddly welcoming fashion. Yume looked to the woman and smiled as well. It was nice to meet adults who admitted to their questionable life choices. Especially when said adults were apparently goddesses. Ah, but there was about to be a shocked silence in the room, as apparently two of this girl's feats were revealed. She'd managed to summon a great old one. Those things were older than this world, and maybe older than the last. And she was wearing it as clothes. "Hehe...hahaha....hahahahahaha! Subarashii ne!~" she broke into laughter seeming to be more than a bit amused. "Really? A great old one? Like those things I was told about as a literal child, that no one has even seen on the planet and you summoned one your first day? And you're wearing it... as clothes?! How?!" she wanted to know. This was some kind of scientific, magical and imaginative breakthrough. These children were all beyond strange and with each one she met, she was becoming more and more sure the next generation should be left to their own devices. Yume was literally wearing an ancient god and had the grace to look embarrassed a little. It was odd to get praised and questioned about something she saw as pretty simple.

"Share? No, I guess that isn't the right word," Mugen replied. The glint in his eye belied a certain deviousness, which would be further expressed by a few additional words. "The insight will be completely for you. Do with that what you will," he finished. The demon went so far as to wink, as if to give the true answer to Miwa's question as such. If Miwa wanted inspiration from him, he could only offer it in spades.

Apparently, yet another of his explanations went without addressing the major point. He did know magic that evaded even her knowledge, but that had always been the case. If Miwa found that disturbing, there was always a frankly boring way to change things. "If you want to know so badly, you could ask. When I don't tell you something, it's because you have so much fun making discoveries of your own. Besides, have you seen the look on your face when you're lost in thought? Good luck making me lose the opportunity to see that," Mugen declared. There was no way he'd make that sort of sacrifice ─ especially considering what the end result of him seeing that expression tended to be.

Miwa came to understand why Miyuki was left in such a state. There was one more thing worth explaining as to why he was here in the first place, so Mugen took a moment to clarify. "That thing is probably only here because he was with her when she was pulled over. Though I hate to admit it under the circumstances, he may have been aligned to my aspect," he said. With that, he let Miwa come to an understanding of how utterly ridiculous this new apprentice was already. Summoning an Eldritch God was one impossible thing, but managing to subjugate one and turn it into a living Artifact was another impossibility far beyond the first. She approached it so casually, he could hardly address it all with the respect it deserved. "One of those, yes. As for how... I only gave the incantation; everything else is a product of her mind. I haven't even mentioned the more... entertaining things she's managed to do."

Devious looks passed between husband and wife, and Yume in watching them was able to get a feel for their relationship. They seemed like a flirty couple, the type who had their kids young and were still having fun even after they migrated out of the house. Instead of empty nest syndrome they probably became like permanent vacationers or swingers. Actually given this was a known harem, they were already a bit swinger adjacent. And Miwa herself seemed very friendly and accepting. "Aren't you just feeling extra flirty today?~" she said as if that wasn't the case literally anytime she spoke to the man.

Moving on, Mugen claimed that Miwa could ask things she wanted to know, and Miwa could only scoff. He went on to claim that she seemed to have fun with her discoveries so he avoided telling her things she could find out on her own. He also mentioned the look on her face when she was deep in thought which made Miwa turn her head, playfully but even for her, the skin on her face changed just a little. "As if I have any idea what my face looks like while I am thinking..." she claimed as if it was the only thing to take into consideration. Yume for her part in this managed to giggle behind her hand. "You might be shameless, Mugen-sama!~" she almost whispered. How interesting it was that he seemed capable of making a goddess blush. That had to be no small feat. Yume never stood a chance. She was mentally completely absolving herself of getting, 'lost in the sauce' as she would have said to her friends.

Moving on it seemed that Miyuki was only here because he was nearby Kaguya when she was reached for across space and time. In clarifying this matter, Mugen also mentioned that though he didn't want to say so, the lad as likely aligned to his aspect. "Sou ka, well... I do see that. Actually, looking at him his pretty hard on the eyes, like he doesn't make sense, and not in the good way," she mentioned taking this lad's current state into account. She had nothing much else to say about the broken boy... perhaps that was a problem for later. For now, she was told in the most relaxed way possible that this girl was beyond normal understanding. Someone naturally so magically inclined with inbuilt innovation that she managed to summon and tame an Eldritch God with nothing but its incantation. "I heard that part about you knowing the incantation and I have questions. Ai-chan also said similar things about the entertainment potentially offered by his apprentice as well. Though she's a bit less direct about it. How interesting, go on, explain," she said to Yume who seemed to think about how to explain it. "I had a lot of energy and I didn't know what to do with it. I understood summoning as a magic type and I reached out for something. It answered probably because of the amount of energy I gave," she stated. As for its form she could only say a bit more. "I kind of have always been really into magical girl transformation, clothing seemed like the best option for general use, these ideas are pretty normal to me," she added. Miwa could only look a bit stunned. "Imaginative people from Gaia are so interesting... I'm going to have to ask Metis if she's responsible for this sort of thing... when I next see her. Also it is definitely far outside of normal to just be able to turn something living and powerful into... clothing. Especially when you just sent out a summoning spell looking for a pet. It's all very outlandish," she murmured. What else could she even say. "Still, there are no arguments to even be presented. Her mana is nice, it is large, amorphous and able to fill space while not being too rigid. She'll definitely be a great addition. Congratulations, Muu-chan!~" she said seemingly pleased for her husband's discovery.

In response to his initial declaration, Miwa pointed out how flirty he was being... today, as she put it. Never before had Mugen scoffed so quickly. "Today? Ara~. So, you admit that I was off my rhythm yesterday, ne?" he responded. Whatever the case, he now had a firm mental image of Miwa's 'thinking face' floating about in his head. She huffily pointed out how she wouldn't know what that face looked like, and from that, Mugen had an idea. "Think in front of a mirror next time. Then I'll see it twice, and I'll show you another face of yours I like too~" he said. According to Yume, he was a bit shameless. Well... she wasn't wrong. "What point is there in shame? You shouldn't have any either," he said as a matter of opinion, albeit one he very firmly believed in.

Miwa claimed the brat in the room was quite hard on the eyes. Mugen agreed, and with all three important people in the room sharing an opinion, he decided to do something about it. With a simple snap of his fingers, Miyuki disappeared just as Qin did previously. Where he went was a mystery even to Mugen, as he deemed the distance and direction of teleportation anything but worthwhile. "Eyesore gone. I was waiting for an excuse," he claimed. Though Miwa had questions regarding his knowledge of Eldritch summoning chants, she was quick to instead address Yume's developments. Indeed, everything done was outlandish by any reasonable standards. Rare though it was in any case beyond his own daughter, Mugen could consider himself proud ─ even when he had little to do with the occurrences. What he said aloud, however, was a direct response to how Miwa addressed him. "Muu-chan? I don't have a clue who that is, but I'll take congratulations anyway~"

In the meantime, Charlemagne was walking the streets of Munetsuchi with a large map in hand. Despite its size, it hardly covered anything beyond the main city. He'd received a few others that featured neighboring territories, all counting as part of the empire, though nothing gave him a real idea of his overall location. "Ugh, it's so weird! I mean... not the place; this kingdom is actually incredible. But, it's weird that I have no idea where we are in relation to the rest of the world. That may not sound like much, but I've been a lot of places. . ."

It seemed that some offense was taken to Miwa's observation about his flirty behavior and words. He thought that he was off his game the previous day and that she was confirming it by her words. She scoffed once more waving a hand in a playfully dismissive manner. "You weren't off your game yesterday... less flirty and more aggressive in general... yes, but you weren't rusty. I'm starting to believe you are saying that for emotional responses~" she teased gently. Moving on from this, Mugen offered her the idea of thinking in front of a mirror. Claiming that this would allow her to know what her face looked like while she was thinking and offering to make sure she saw one of his other favorite looks after that. "Ara ara~ Maybe you really were off your game yesterday~" she teased in return after putting together the pieces of his statement. When Yume mentioned his shamelessness this man didn't deny it. He asked instead the point of shame and claimed she shouldn't have any either. "Shame enforces socially normative behavior," she said just to clarify. That was a societal ideology but one which made school systems, jail systems and even governments work. "Granted I likely have way less shame than most, I'm still Japanese enough to realize when I should, whether I feel it or not~" she said. "For instance, a normal person who felt normal shame might be a bit embarrassed watching you two flirt with each other. I on the other hand, know I should be embarrassed by the logic I was raised with but... I'll still watch anyway~" Ah, those words might incidentally give insight into the life of the other student and her skittishness. Japan was a both forward thinking and a shame enforcing place.

Soon after that little bit of conversation, Mugen would be seen getting rid of the lad known as Miyuki. He did so the same way he'd tossed Qin earlier in the day, causing a giggle from Yume and a chuckle from Miwa. "I admire your restraint. Probably shouldn't have hurtled him off as a true human with no real conceptual understanding of the world, but... he seems like he might be too wrong to accept the truth presently," she mused. Beyond this Mugen apparently took issue with his form of address, but other than that everything seemed to be in order. Yume for her part in this seemed to take a deep breath of utmost comfort. "Phew, somehow that felt a bit like a really tough entrance exam... or one of those character interviews," the girl found herself speaking about the intensity of the moment. Afterwards, Miwa would have nothing but an exasperated sigh to share with Mugen, he really was going to have this be a strange sticking point. "A-na-ta, do you really plan to continue being so contrary all the time?" she asked almost rhetorically. "You seem to be a bit of an enabler, Miwa-sama~" the girl mentioned with a cheeky smile on her face. Yeah, she'd fit in nicely around here.

As the throne rooms discussions came to a gentle lull, Charles and Sakura were taking a walk while he tried to figure out where he was in relation to the rest of the world. The lad expressed some complaints about the place, but not about the country itself. He claimed it was weird that he had no idea where he was in relationship to everything else, that it was odd because he'd been so many places. That being said and given all the information they'd been given yesterday about his previous circumstances this made sense to Sakura in a logical way. "I'm glad you don't dislike it here..." she started seeming to give it a bit more thought. "If I am honest, it makes sense that you wouldn't have known this place before nor would you have any idea where it is..." she mentioned. "The old god leading that cult wouldn't have sent you towards someone who could have identified his influence. Nor would he have shown you the place where one of his first born children was living and ruling in the way of the original order. It would have contradicted his plans." she made the assumption that even if Anu knew about Munetsuchi, he likely wouldn't have sent any of his people towards it. Lest he risk their conversion or having them question his teaching.

In one breath, Miwa claimed he wasn't off his game the previous day. He was less flirty, more aggressive, and really... his normal self, from the sound of it. Soon after, however, another moment of flirting had Miwa claiming he may have been off after all. "That makes two of us then, doesn't it?" he quipped. Half of the tenshukaku knew how 'off' the goddess was the previous day. Perhaps that was his fault, but that fact did not change the truth.

On another topic, Yume insisted that shame was something she was expected to have. This place called Japan was a pitiful excuse for Munetsuchi, and other such places found in Alaya. Mugen knew this truth very well, though he'd say nothing about that. Besides, he was more concerned with Yume claiming she was just shameless enough to watch all the flirting going on, whereas others would be suffering embarrassment. "If you're that shameless, why stop at watching? Add seducing a goddess to your list of great feats today~"

Everyone present could heave a sigh of relief in the absence of Miyuki. Sadly, Miwa thought he may have gone overboard by launching a mere human to locations unknown... though she also understood how bad off the lad was. "It's better that he learns a certain lesson early. He's got a little curse after everything he saw just now. Didn't you feel it?" asked the demon. Miwa went on to address him as preferred, wondering if he intended to keep insisting on the title. He did, but that would not be the answer given. There was instead a statement offered by Yume, calling the goddess an enabler. How could he do anything but agree? "She's right. Though... maybe we're all enablers here."

In the meantime, Charlemagne was being offered the first hint of information that didn't feel somehow invasive since his arrival. Sakura believed Father An wouldn't have sent him or the others anywhere near Munetsuchi, all to avoid them encountering those who would directly oppose the narrative he offered Aincrad. Peeling his eyes away from the map, Charlemagne expressed the strangest combination of shock and clarity he'd managed thus far. "Huh. I didn't even stop to think about that with everything going on. That makes perfect sense, and... it might help us out a bit! I've been to a lot of places; so have the others. Maybe there's a huge hole in the places we've been, just big enough to fit Munetsuchi? Or maybe that's dumb? I don't know, but I feel like it's worth some thought at least."

The teasing conversation between the goddess and one of her apparently five husbands was one which teased and goaded each individual. Between the two of them, it was soon decided that they'd both been off their respective games the previous day. Yume took this to mean she was receiving visual confirmation of a interaction type that had been missing in the previous day. "Eh?! That wasn't definitely your fault... My day went weird the moment Qin-sa interrupted the cycle and children fell out of the sky..." she mused as if it was unreasonable. "Besides, I had an entirely different attitude yesterday," she said with a tiny bit of huffiness. To her own expectation she had been her usual flirty self with the person she'd intended to flirt with, Mugen required a bit more preparation to deal with.

Moving on, apparently if Yume was shameless, she should add seducing a goddess to her day's feats, with that in mind, she looked over at Miwa and blushed. "Hm, I uh... that one might be outside of my skills set..." the girl managed her hands up in surrender. Miwa found this girl's reaction a bit shy given her general confidence, but strangely that only made the goddess smile. Oh these girls were doing an interesting job of pressing Miwa's girl related button. "Ara ara, if you're going to react like that, it'd be hard not to tease you... I suppose the two of you are more alike than I thought~" she mused about the likeness between Yume and Anais. She only had one friend she thought might immediately take on such a challenge, and that one was more likely to do so accidentally. In truth, Miwa truly reminded her of a dark haired Ashikaga Himeko which was something to find a bit intimidating, and made it a bit difficult for her to clear certain words and phrases from her mind when talking to the woman. Mostly the words of her father about how she should act around that woman in particular, yeah... that was one of the things she'd have to get over a bit. Beyond that, she was less than a day old, and her sexuality wasn't naturally so flexible. In having that thought brought to the forefront of her mind, she realized she wasn't yet ready to begin rationalizing this magical world's perception and sexual flexibility just yet.

The funny little flirts aside, there was the matter of the now missing boy. Apparently, Mugen thought the best of him learning certain things out in the world and mentioned that he had something of a curse applied to him. "I did feel it. It reminded me of the feeling the goddess of death inflicted on the moron during their little spat. Now that I can properly identify those kinds of things it's rather interesting. Not enough for me to put up with looking at him for long periods of time though..." she stated honestly. "Probably for the best, I don't know exactly what I did there, but I'm pretty sure I was feeling pretty spiteful," Yume confessed. And then there was the part about Miwa being an enabler, the goddess threw her hands into the air seeming exasperated. "Well, I've never denied my nature. There is nothing wrong with being an enabler~" she mused, which only surved to make Yume laugh. Perhaps that was true.

At the same time, Sakura apparently had done a good job in potentially relaying information. Charels seemed to take the idea that perhaps he was kept from Munetsuchi on purpose in stride and even had a positive reaction to a potential way to continue on his method. She watched as he seemed to gain clarity in a way which was visible on his face. "Oh? That one wasn't too much then..." she seemed to be thinking about how she was presenting information to the lad, in the hopes of figuring out how to help him. She like all real inhabitants of Munetsuchi took her studies very seriously. His ideas for solving his problem evolved with his understanding, it was commendable by Sakura's own standards. "Looking for something that isn't there by figuring out what's around it, isn't a dumb idea. It has various uses especially when something can't be directly tracked and understood. I used such methods for my own powers before," she said. "It's a good idea Char-kun," she confirmed offering the lad a gentle pat to the shoulder. "At the very least if your friends have other places they can add to your map, you could grow it until you have enough information," Sakura confirmed the best course of action as she saw it.

"Of course it was my fault. Tell us more about how you had the time of your life," was Mugen's retort to the blame-throwing. He relished in being the one at fault for such a thing. Alas, being put on the spot, his apprentice appeared to think differently about her own ability. She suddenly sounded a lot more like the other one, which showed an amount of skittishness Mugen thought undeserved. "If you think like that for long, she'll step all over you ─ maybe literally on you. If that's what you're into, I'm sure she's probably good at it. Right, Da─rin?♥"

Miwa shared the truth behind her understanding of curses, which she got from the Goddess of Death a couple of days before. Mugen hadn't previously given her little trip much thought, but he now knew exactly who picked that particular goddess up. "Hm. I wonder how awake he is. I should visit," he mused absently. "Anyway, I'm curious now. You spent all that time studying your new limits and Sources; what have you discovered so far?"

Charlemagne had a reassuring hand upon his shoulder after questioning the viability of his own idea. Though he wasn't sure initially, Sakura claimed it was a solid plan. She even went on to state that she used such methods for her own sake before. Adding the notion of his friends' information, she had him visualizing a much larger map that the current shown territories could fit between. "Right! I'm gonna need a lot more paper. Should I assume you guys have like... scrolls and stuff here? Or are we full magic displays and exchanges with no books and stuff?"

"I never said I didn't have a good time... it was just a lot of a good time while I was being Goddess of Arcane Wisdom..." she mentioned in a flippant way. Still she was once again seeming a bit predatory in her own way and Mugen seemed to understand this by how he responded to Yume. Yume looked at the other woman and seemed to have her eyes widen just a bit. "Oh? How do they do that? Their eyes always seem like they are taking up their entire faces when they look shocked like that~" she teased just a bit. "I would, if you wished... I'm not so pushy as that most of the time~" she said looking down on the girl form the throne. Involuntarily the girl's heart beat a bit harder within her chest, that was a strange reaction to have to a woman. She wouldn't be exerting herself over the lass, but she was looking a bit like prey. The other girl also seemed to have that look from time to time. Though there was something a bit more animal like in her face made her look like the animal she was. "Oh wow, I didn't expect to feel skittish today..." she said her face still blushing pretty hard. She needed some extra people here or the focus to shift, she suddenly felt rather small with the goddess's eyes on her.

After Miwa explained the nature of her own he seemed to speak as if he may have known that old destroyer. "I want to question it, but maybe I'll just leave the surprise for later. I did tell them they could come here, if they liked," she mused knowing that she'd get her questions answered eventually. Moving on though Mugen wanted to know what she understood after her study of sources. The woman began sorting through her understandings. All the while that little created source from the previous day appeared within her hand as she began her explanation. "The source itself seems to be the nature of a person as its truest self. If a core could be considered a single facet of a persons' existence their Source contains all that they could be. This includes their connections to others and things that resonate deeper than normal. Magic types, natural aspects, even connections to concepts run quite deep, I hypothesize that an injury to a source would keep one from being able to actualize said things in any core created from that source. They seem to be capable of evolution but only in the additive sense without breaking. To awaken one I postulate it is necessary to remove a core, and flood the Source, kick starting its movement and adding something to it," she explained of her current understanding. All the while she turned that little ball around in her head. Yume for her part in this looked at the ball and saw the explanation in a different way. Perhaps it was because she was from a world where magic didn't exist and played many different types of games that covered such things?

Moving on, Charles and Sakura were moving about. As for the idea that he might need more paper or the like to fully actualize his plans, she gave some thought to how such things are displayed. "What kind of thing you received in that case would depend on who you talked to. Kaa-sama would do it magically, but some of my fathers might prefer paper. If you'd prefer something large and magical, Kaa-sama would be more helpful. If you would prefer paper, Oyaji or Otou-chan might be better suited to be of assistance," she expressed his options. "I could also be helpful I suppose though my own understanding of the world is a bit too limited to be able to give a full kind of understanding to the world," she expressed acknowledging her own lack of knowledge. She was about to learn something.

"There's nothing wrong with a lot of a good time," Mugen insisted. Primarily, the statement was an extra lesson for Yume ─ something of a proper look into the infinity she was quickly approaching. Some could say there was such thing as too much, but Mugen could only count himself among those talkers... once. Regardless of the hellish story behind that, Mugen left the women to their little chat about... apparently whether the goddess would step on a person or not. Ah, he did have one interjection to make. "You could ask the bird or the ape what it's like under her sole," he stated quickly, as if to bypass the matter entirely. Of course, he'd also be totally bypassing Miwa's curiosity regarding another thing he said. More important than any of that, was Miwa's findings about Sources and the like.

It seemed her progress was... unsurprising, since she was the one performing the studies. He expected great results in a small amount of time, and that was what she presented. Mugen listened while showing an interest that was genuine, yet also somehow feigned in a way. "Ara? That's a very solid conclusion. It's completely sensible that the destruction of a Source would result in a loss of ability to access Cores... though I get the strangest feeling that would more quickly result in a more permanent death than this world understands. By that logic, perhaps injury would render someone even less capable than you're assuming. Though... that's just my guess~♥" he said. "Either way, if you're trying to unlock a Source for yourself, give me a call. We all know I could flood it~♥"

Sakura took the time to offer some advice for acquiring paper. In doing so, she listed two of her fathers as people he could acquire paper from. Sadly, that wouldn't help him much. "Alright, so two options. That leaves me with... just one question," Charlemagne said. He stopped walking, having approached the end of one street and the beginning of another path. "Which dad is what?" he asked, having no earthly idea how one was expected to keep up with five fathers and five forms of address.

Mugen had a very specific line of thought, and Yume to some extent understood his point. If you were having a good time, having a good time to excess wasn't actually a problem. Though to her credit, Yume also understood the point of Miwa, about trying to do other things. That had to be especially taxing to one like her as a goddess, that was probably a higher stress job than business woman. "Excessive as always~" Miwa stated about Mugen's words. Meanwhile, Mugen went on to claim that the girl could as either an ape or a bird about being underfoot of Miwa. "Oh? There's an ape too?" she said seemingly distracted by her own line of thought. 'Oh? If it's Sun Wukong, Miko-chan would totally die!~ This place is like a harem built for her~' she thought. She could only hope her friend was the one here. It was becoming a rather exciting prospect. Or that if she wasn't she could come later and be worked up to experiencing the fun of such a thing. She was more than a bit shy after all, it was doubtful she'd have a normal way of acting around the men. Well... a sideways glance occurred towards Miwa as Yume thought it over. 'Actually, she'd probably build up to molesting her,' she said knowing what that particular friend was like, yeah, it likely wasn't her. Too bad.

All the while, the diversions offered by Mugen were indeed things that were at least noted by Miwa, though she had nothing to say about them really. Well, except for a few chiding words, "And again just evasive skips over the important parts~" she mused seeming to have no issue with the information the man withheld. Why wasn't this an issue? Well because after all of that, the man seemed to understand completely the observations and breakthroughs she'd made about Sources. The words he spoke implied he held a greater understanding than even the short version she'd presented. "It's been a very long time since I felt like I student, but around you I feel a bit patronized..." she muttered. "I'm not sure I like it..." she continued. It was almost exasperating but it was also intriguing. That had to be at least part of the dynamic between them. Yume watched this exchange with a knowing smile. Mysterious hot brilliant man was a pretty tall order, none could judge the interest in Mugen, Yume herself definitely wouldn't be doing so. In reply to the statement made Miwa had a strange grin break across her face, "I'm sure if I decided something like that you'd know about it before I did~" she chimed.

Ah, moving on... there was the matter of Charles reaching a crossroads physically and apparently one mentally as well. The question he presented was a strange one, and Sakura had to give a bit of thought as to how to describe her parents without further confusing the lad. Humans were kind of simple and he still thought like one regardless of his ascension. As such she would be better off whittling her parents down to their most easily identifiable traits. "Oyaji is a demon. Otou-chan is the elf..." she explained, knowing he would have at least seen both of them the day before even if they hadn't been formally introduced. Still it was a strange thing to think about but she would easily follow along.

Mugen was no stranger to being called excessive. In fact, his nature couldn't even be blamed on the Void or his demon origins. No... it all started long before he was a demon, but that was information only a few people had at present. Miwa herself, oddly enough, was not on the knowing list. That would become relevant eventually. Regardless, Mugen took interest in the thought process of Yume. The simple mention of an ape had her wondering about Wukong's identity. Would he spoil it? No. He would, however, bring up the fact that Miwa said nothing about that implication. "Ho? Nothing to say about how we treat the beastly Myouou? Now who's skipping the important parts?♥" he questioned teasingly.

Well, if she wanted to brush that off, he'd leave her to it... for now. There was still the matter of how Miwa apparently felt patronized. He actually intended no such thing, though it was amusing to see her so huffy about something. "I think you do like it. If you didn't, then I'd question you on why you haven't just asked for answers yet," was his response. Mugen knew how much enjoyment Miwa got out of her studies. The same could be said of the Myouou, though for varying reasons in some cases. "Though maybe I'd lie about the answer? Maybe I wouldn't answer it at all. Maybe I'd give you half an answer just to see the look on your face when you figure out the rest by yourself. We both know what I came to Munetsuchi to study either way."

For some reason, Charlemagne expected Sakura to answer his question with names ─ names he also wouldn't be able to keep track of. Instead, she spoke of one as a demon, and another as an elf. The latter was obviously the very first he'd seen among her fathers, and the former... ah, that was the most recent one. Luckily enough, he could remember those two by the identities given. "Ah, gotcha! Judging by Fier, I doubt an elf's methods would do anything but make it all more complex. I don't know what to expect of a demon, though. So... how about option three?" he asked. One specific thing had been said by Sakura moments before. Since this was a land full of those who enjoyed learning, he thought she might enjoy the opportunity to try something she wasn't sure about. "If you don't mind me relying on you again, could you be the one to help? You said your understanding is limited, but I'm well-traveled... I think. You could get a new experience, and I could help fill in whatever blanks you have on the outside world. Uh... If you're interested, I mean," he offered, seeming slightly embarrassed to be making another request even with the given reasons.

There was still a teasing conversation happening between Miwa and Mugen. Strangely, Yume found herself capable of keeping track of both that and her own thoughts. Mugen teased about the treatment of the beastly Myouou, and Miwa could do nothing but scoff, sitting back in her seat as if offended by the words offered. "I resent that a bit, it isn't like I treat them badly. Nor do I treat them differently simply because they are beastly..." she said. She thought to clarify both the nature of the two beastly Myouou and her own as a dominating force. "Wu-chan is prone to restlessness so sometimes a bit of force is required to calm him down. Acting in such a way against him is usually unecessary unless he's been bored for a while," she stated honestly. "Zheng-sa... as we all know, has an unruly and sometimes distasteful attitude. An occasional reminder of his place in the world is appropriate," she mused. "And I am perfectly fine contributing whatever attitude is most suited to the situation~" she finished up finally. Yume looked back at the woman and smirked. "So, definitely an enabler..." she confirmed as if it made the most sense only to follow up with the rest. "I do get what you mean, the Bird Emperor was pretty high-strung and I realized that even as a human," she said with a shrug most casual. "Is that how you see it? Interesting..." Miwa mentioned. "And for the record, I think our newest beastly acquisition could be easily coddled... though getting around her skittishness is a study all its own~"

Moving on, Mugen claimed that Miwa had to like the feelings she was having or else he'd question her continued lack of directness in acquring answers. "Obviously it's fun to figure things out for myself," she added as if it needed saying. And it didn't need saying, as more flirty words left Mugen and discussed the hypotheticals of trying to get information out of him for one in Miwa's position. She couldn't help but smirk. She'd soon find herself leaning forward, almost glaring. "And this this is also why I don't just ask... still, you're definitely on your game today~" she said quite certain he was having very good luck this day.

And then there was Charles and Sakura. Both of them were moving about Munetsuchi as Charles tried to plan how to deal with his current problem. After being given an explanation which didn't include anything resembling real explanation about the names she'd assigned to her different fathers, Sakura found the lad receptive to the information. "That one was also understood," the girl said. Maybe she should treat her conversations with Charles and information distribution the way they treated children in Munetsuchi? Moving on from that thought, it seemed that he didn't wish to consult her elf father to avoid an over complication, this of course based on his prior experience with elves. There was the mention of the unknown aspects of dealing her father that was the demon. That being said, he seemed to have come to a different conclusion all together. He wanted her help. He was clear on what he wished her to help with, but something in the offer itself seemed, much softer than him simply asking her about map making potentially. She didn't really understand that, but she would help him to the best of her abilities if he thought she could be of use. "I would not turn down an opportunity to learn something new. Nor would I be upset if you decided to rely on me for something else," she offered. "If the lack of experience I have in this way... won't be a problem... I'd be glad to help you figure it out," she concluded.

"Of course you don't treat them badly. I don't think someone of this world could rightly complain about being touched by a goddess, no matter the manner or reason," Mugen mused. The reasons she had for behaving in such a way with those two were solid, and much to the expectation of Mugen. Actually, he wouldn't have been surprised if she took a few additional steps... but that was none of his concern. Miwa was indeed proving her nature as an enabler, as Yume claimed. As for what the goddess had to say about the newest beast-like person in their group, Mugen figured the goddess would eventually find herself surprised. "Don't get too attached to that thought. She'll show you how unpredictable humans can be," he insisted. "Or do. It's always fun seeing what happens when people encounter the unexpected. It'll be fun either way."

Meanwhile, Charlemagne was facing the odd differences between Sakura and himself once again. She seemed to take his understanding strangely, as if it was odd how he grasped those explanations. "Why do you sound surprised about that?" the lad wondered. It didn't make sense to him that she was so strange about the simplest information being understood. Whatever the reason for that reaction, Charlemagne's biggest concern was whether she'd accept his offer... or rather, request. According to the young goddess, she wouldn't turn down an opportunity to learn something new. He figured as much, but Charlemagne was never one to impose. Since she was so quick to offer her services, he'd happily rely even on her allegedly lacking experience. "I doubt it'll be a problem. Like I said, I feel like we can cover the experience thing. You've got a type of understanding we don't, so maybe we can really cram our heads together and come up with something amazing. I've got no reason to distrust you," he spoke. With that said, Charlemagne was on the move again. He wasn't sure whether it was in their best interest to return just yet; maybe there were a few other discoveries to be made throughout the city. Sakura could probably give some insight about that. "So, do you think there's anything else worth checking while we're out? I'm really at a loss for the most part."

According to Mugen he didn't think it possible for someone to not enjoy being touched by a goddess in this world. "Hm, I suppose that is one way to look at it," Miwa mentioned. Admittedly she could think of at least one goddess who people shouldn't want to touch but she also understood fully that mortal beings weren't likely to see her for what she actually was. This was no matter for long term thought. Well, at least that was all until Yume had a thought, mostly about how divinities of this world sounded more and more like date-rapists by the moment. Moving on, it appeared the new girl was some kind of animal person and one which Miwa thought to coddle, Mugen thought the lass might be more surprising than that... and Yume had no opinion other than knowing that it was someone she knew. "Playing devil's adovcate Mugen-sama, will make you out to be an enabler too~" Yume mentioned. Though, she couldn't herself argue about the nature of potential human surprise. They were always capable of that, for better or for worse. Meanwhile the mention of the surprises potentially offered by the elafia girl were taken interestingly by Miwa, "Unpredictable is great. I do love to witness innovation. I am looking forward to any surprises she might offer... though it is admittedly hard to imagine," she stated. "But I suppose there is something to be said for the continued absence of Ai-chan. That explanation will be legendary~" she said seeming to find it interesting that Ailen hadn't come down once even to have a look at her potential research topics. That was certainly a credit to his new apprentice if nothing else. Yume found this strange, perhaps it was another kink... or maybe it was something magical and emotional that led this woman to be happy for her husbands finding other people to share themselves with?

Sakura was strangely the type of person who would always answer a question, so when asked by Charles why she sounded surprised by the idea that her explanation worked, she gave a rather candid reply. "I have been trying to be mindful that you are not subconsciously keeping track of the conversations happening around you and sorting the information they present the way others would... I am surprised that such simple answers seem to garner positive responses," she explained of her understanding. The way more complicated existences in Munetsuchi worked, most if not all could at least tell you the important bits of conversations they could hear in the same space with them whether they were fully trying to commit the information to memories or not. In her case, she could easily keep track of various bits of extra information that entered her mind. But that wasn't truly important right now. Instead, Charles claimed her inexperience in this case wasn't a problem because of her understanding of things. He thought she was worthy of trust in this case and she couldn't help but find it to be a strange statement. "You might be too trusting. Still I will accept this..." she concluded.

Moving on, there was something he asked of her. If there was anything else worth checking out. He was at a loss, he claimed. That was interesting she figured his amount of ideas would be high, but maybe it was difficult because it was his problem. "In the case of the sort of thing you were doing... I'd probably try to get some perspective. Walking around at ground level, getting a map and those sorts of things are good initial steps. But as i understand it, cartography is an artform as well as a science. It should require inspiration," she said. Ah, but she needed to clarify a bit. "Though I don't think you'd understand that the way my parents would so... let's go, there..." she said turning and pointing to a great hill top with a lonely pagoda atop it. It overlooked the river which fed into the sea, and given its placement you could see for miles on a clear day. Perhaps it would give some thoughts or maybe it would help him better figure out the details necessary for the type of map he wished to create. Regardless it was a worthwhile endeavor by her understanding because of the way such things worked.

There were many ways to view the uniqueness of Miwa's relationship with those specific two, and just as many ways to view mortals making contact with divines. Of the latter, Mugen could think of a limited few negative forms of contact with goddesses. Apart from those, one could only grow from the interaction as a whole. The same could actually be said of his ilk if they viewed things from a certain angle. Yume, for example, brought up the idea of him being an enabler as well. He scoffed once more. "I've never not been an enabler," he insisted, speaking the likely greatest truth from his own mouth in the past week. "Though I suppose I could do more, if it's not obvious. Someone may have been upset about a lower quality inmon, after all~♥"

To follow a strange reaction, Sakura had an even stranger explanation. Considering how she and the higher-ups of Munetsuchi behaved, it came as no surprise that they regularly practiced the sort of mental storing he'd learned about from that demon goddess. On the other hand, it still made no sense for her to be surprised by his positive reaction. "Yeah that... just sounds weird to me. You're making it sound like a simple thing shouldn't be understood, but a complex thing shouldn't be. Besides that, I'm not some scholar; I don't make a habit of brain exercises as entertainment. There's too much other stuff to take in and enjoy," he stated. On the topic of how trusting he was, Sakura may have been right. After all, it was his faith in Father An that landed him here initially. Regardless, he had a somewhat better sense of things now. Charlemagne wasn't trusting the girl to succeed ─ he was just trusting her to give a solid effort that may prove beneficial. That was all he could expect of anyone.

Regarding getting some ideas for progression, Sakura suggested seeking perspective and... moreover, inspiration. Approaching things artistically was an interesting take that he could get behind, so he faced the hill she gestured toward and gave it some heavy consideration. "Huh. Calm mind-space kind of stuff, yeah? Alright, let's go," he said while making the first step toward the pagoda. He could do with a bit of unwinding as well, after everything else he'd been dealing with. A calm breath of fresh air was sorely missed at this point, even though he had a solid few the day before falling from Aincrad. . .

The words Mugen had to share with Yume made her eye shift to him again. She didn't know how one managed to be so proud of themselves, but she wasn't one to argue about it. She couldn't even argue, this man had enabled her quite a bit even in the last few hours, "I can't argue against that, Mugen-sama..." she stated. She could have gone on, stating how oddly shameless his acceptance of himself was, but she supposed a in a world where literally every part of an individual built them as an existence, accepting even your negative aspects were likely good. Beyond those points, Miwa found herself watching passively until of course the bit about inmons and quality and upsetness were mentioned in the same statement. "Oi oi, don't do that. I wasn't upset, I was curious. The difference is vast... to be honest, I figured I wouldn't get to see one not on my own body for a while at least~" she mused. The deerling of their group seemed like the type to avoid Mugen for quite a while after their previously established 'raincheck'. "Hm,I have to agree with Miwa-sama. Upset adult women are very different in their responses," Yume said. She was speaking from experience, but an adult woman jealous of a teenager could only become more problematic in a magical world, not less. "Oh, but that wasn't me saying something discouraging just an observation..." the girl followed up. Her life had just gotten really interesting, she supposed.

At the same time, Sakura was left with a strange reaction from Charles. He thought her response was weird. He went on to detail his thoughts about the simplicity or lack their of in explanations. He cited his lack of scholarship and brain exercises as reasons for this and it made Sakura's brow furrow. "To me that is a strange thing to say. The sort of simplicity that I've been offering is the sort I see adults offer children most of the time," she murmured. Was Charles aware that his words could be interpreted as his being dumb? Did he know he basically admitted it while claiming there was more to enjoy to life? She wondered if it was even the case that he actually enjoyed not thinking or if he just didn't realize something he enjoyed counted as a mental exercise. She supposed she'd be finding that out long term. While she didn't think any one thing should determine enjoyment, not using your mind to enjoy things didn't make sense.

Whether the lad fully understood why she thought him too trusting nor not, his trust in this situation wouldn't be misplaced. Sakura had every reason to help the lad, and every reason to continue her journey along his side. If a map and understanding were part of his plan she'd help out in everyway she could think of. Her initial thought was that he gain inspiration. Of course, she wasn't clearer about how that was done, and allowed his mind to go the way that human minds' tended to lean. "Hai, I am not entirely sure what the process for this will be, but calm-minds are the first place to start when undertaking a new activity," she said seeming to understand the proper process even without a full understanding of what it would lead to. She walked with him heading towards that pagoda wondering exactly how this lad planned to share information with her to help along this map creation.

Both women thought to say something against Mugen's claim of an upset Miwa. In response, the demon initially rubbed the bridge of his nose and sighed. How annoying. "One would think you'd both know how to receive a casual jab by now. Apparently not," he griped. Why the pair of them took his words so literally would remain a mystery. Since seriousness was being applied here, he thought it best to have them both relax. Of course, he always had a way of doing that. The very seals they were all discussing would be activated with a thought. First, Mugen's eyes glowed with the appearance of Yume's inmon overlaying his pupils, activating hers to create a continuous, almost vibration-like pulse where it lay. While that occurred, the seal one would find on Miwa took its place in his gaze, much to the same effect. "You should both loosen up a bit~" he said in the meantime.

Apparently, the sort of explanation Sakura gave Charlemagne was the same sort people of Munetsuchi gave children. He couldn't call that very surprising, considering the nature of this country. Anywhere else would be experiencing a different story entirely. "That's not how it works everywhere. You know, most people don't treat knowledge and all that as such an important thing. There's the saying 'knowledge is power' and all, but... really, it sounds crazy enough to be some people's entire personalities in a place like this," he answered. Upon speaking, Charlemagne thought the better of a few key words. "I mean... nothing against you or anyone else here; it seems to work fine in this country. It's just that people of different backgrounds have different values, you know?" he continued.

As they made their way to the pagoda, Charlemagne became more relaxed by the moment. Kicking back and enjoying the scenery was something he rarely had a chance to do while working in Aincrad of late, which directly contradicted his reason for becoming an adventurer. Sakura wasn't sure what the process was to be, and neither was Charlemagne. Ah, but they could agree on the importance of a calm mind. Charlemagne stepped up to take in a great view of Munetsuchi, a deep breath, and a calming atmosphere at long last. "This. The first place... the last place. I really feel like it's what we're all looking for in the end, you know? I know I said a lot about the whole brain-focus thing a minute ago, but... just this. I don't think anything matters if you can't take a moment to take in the sights and smell the flowers."

One joke. One little joke by Mugen didn't get the response that he thought it should. And his response was to gripe, and show exasperation in the form of nose gripping. But his response was also... retaliation. Poor poor, Yume. She'd even ended her statement with acknowledgement, that she didn't mean anything by her own statement. So why? Why was the inmon on her body being activated. "Aha♥~" she couldn't even get her sentence out initially. Why was it pulsing like that? She imagined this to be similar to those sex toys that were advertised on late night tv. Whatever the case, Yume would be found holding her lower stomach with hearts in her pupils, it was serving it's purpose and making her relax, but she hardly needed to do so in the first place. Soon after Miwa would be joining her in this level of new torture. Her own seal causing a vibration in her core which had her shivering out right. "And another one," she managed in response. Were they they ones not capable of taking a playful jab? Well, nothing about the way Miwa had responded to this one was very different to the way she'd been responding to the other ones specifically as she got to know Yume. That being said there was a certain mood being forced by this seal's activation so that would remain at the forefront.

Meanwhile, Sakura was busy hearing that apparently the fixation of the outer world was not anything she'd ever understand. Knowledge is power? She'd heard that before, but it wasn't so much a thing as it was implied to be, she could clear that up. Before she was able to make that clarification though, Charles apparently thought the better of some of his words and went for further clarification. Sakura in the moment maintained the idea that the need for clarification could have been avoided with the proper knowledge of how to communicate his point. Ah... "Sou ka, the value of things other than knowledge. I might understand that... Even here everyone has different ideas of what knowledge is important. My parents don't completely agree on the details," she explained, choosing to forego more official titles in the hopes of simplifying her point. "Also, Oyaji would say that power is power... and knowledge is one aspect of it," she said giving maybe a bit of insight into how knowledge was viewed here. But... maybe not. By her own logic and given the apparent lax education of those outside the points of such things might be lost. "And I wouldn't take offense... if anything I am only left with sympathy for those among the outsiders who wouldn't be able to thrive under these different values," she said seeming to imply a slightly more negative word. In this way she was starting to view Anais as a rescued person, who was saved from mundane human stupidity.

Ah, but they were approaching a place of calm thought, and as such they were building into a more normal moment. Sakura had looked out over this place a few times, but she found it a bit different every time she did it. In the moment she was seeing it in the company of someone new, and as such it was a moment to be contemplated a bit differently. He claimed this sort of place was what everyone was looking for. Apparently, in spite of his sayings concerning the brain-focus of this country, he thought that life was about moments to take in sights and smell flowers? "Sou ka, priority taken for appreciating nature and things less complex..." she seemed to be giving it some thought. A couple of her parents would always agree, so she could understand it. That was an odd thing to consider though... for someone who potentially wanted to enjoy simple things, Charles was oddly focused. Appreciating simplicity as far as she understood it,went hand in hand with more idle behavior. Strange contradictions existed in this world, perhaps she'd ask her parents about it later? She seemed to be coming to an understanding of certain strange human things in spending time with Charles.

Once he had both Yume and Miwa subjected to the inmon's more directly stimulating effects, Mugen took the time to just appreciate this new turn of events. They were both better off falling into a state of bliss anyway, regardless of the reason he made it so. "Much better. Don't you both think everything is simpler when it's like this?" he asked teasingly. Mugen's hands were waving about like those of a conductor, seeming to be in harmony with the inmon pulses. He may have even believed he was doing them a real favor. "I could enhance it, if you like. Actually... there's something I never got to try," he considered. With that in mind, his hands crossed one another in swift movements. Mugen could finally take advantage of an opportunity. His seal had two hosts, so he could finally discover what would happen if he... casually linked the two. What would happen if one's pleasure further triggered the other's, and vice versa. They'd all be finding out in a matter of moments.

Meanwhile, Charlemagne was hearing a different perspective on the 'knowledge is power' clause, as dictated by one of Sakura's fathers. Frankly, he agreed wholeheartedly. "I can get behind that. Nothing should be completely discredited, and nothing should be focused exclusively. Everyone has things they're good at and things they're bad at. That's why..." He paused just long enough to take a deep breath. Over everything else, he was still taking it all in. He had to take a moment for that while getting his thoughts together ─ especially as he had another clause to address. "That's why I don't get the whole sympathy thing you're talking about. Maybe someone doesn't need to thrive under the circumstances someone else understands. I've got over a dozen close friends, and I can't imagine any of them blossoming in the same category. I don't even know how to explain it properly, but... I think that's awesome," he rambled.

A serene setting had many benefits, and many consequences. Charlemagne felt he could be at ease for a time, having no worries for the tragedies that surrounded him lately, nor for the potential repercussions of his own actions. On the other hand... he was less likely to think forward as well. He could, however, think of the current discussion. "It's not just nature; it's everything. Whether it's plants, the sky, the buildings... even the sight of an elderly couple having tea outside. It's seeing all the things we fight for in action, and knowing we're doing the right thing. Looking out at a place like this, I get that feeling. This is the peace we thought we were bringing in Aincrad, but... we were wrong about that. But, we can still work for the results we want."

Miwa and Yume were both being subjected to the pleasantries of their inmon. Of course, neither of them could technically complain about it, though neither would begin to be able to explain the necessity of it. Even so, both took two very different lines of thought. Yume for her part in this simply went with the why not option. And found herself easily accepting the sensation and as such would be weak in the knees within a second. Miwa on the other hand felt the vibrating sensation within her and found her foot bouncing anxiously as she tried and failed to find a way to sit that wouldn't just end in looking a bit crazy. "Yes..." said Yume who seemed to come to the conclusion that it was easy not to fight but also very random. Miwa thought about the dubious nature of Mugen and his actions, and while it was simple for them to be subjected to such pleasurable sensations, it didn't necessarily make everything much simpler. "That is completely subjective..." Miwa managed to say. Thinking for instance, was markedly harder to do with such sensations playing out through both of their bodies. Oddly neither would be allowed to get used to their own sensations, because Mugen took the time to join their inmon together. The resulting action led both women to experiencing the heightened pleasure as it seemed to be rather easily a two-fold experience. "Aaah♥!~" both cried out in unison, as those weakened knees of Yume's gave out and she found herself sitting on the floor of the throne room. This was way too much but it also felt way too good. At the same time Miwa was both stunned and pleasured. Why did it need to be both? She couldn't think of a reaosn against, it, but also couldn't have given a reason why... and so she was also stuck that bouncing leg of hers coming to a halt as she felt the excess of the moment popping out.

In the meantime, there was Charles and Sakura having an interestingly intellectual conversation. Apparently, Charles understood the kind of thing that Sakura's demon father was getting at, and seemed to resonate with him. He seemed to have something to say, but he was putting together the thought in his head. Sakura found herself watching him, as he put this together and then she heard his words. "Sou ka, that's how you took that. That is a pretty large number of people to consider friends..." she commented wondering if one should consider that sample size large or small. Sakura considered she still might be a bit too young, but her thoughts weren't ones which could change without influence. She was at least open-minded enough to take in the new information and try to process it. It seemed to be the case that people sometimes liked being stupid. Perhaps there was something to lacking mental capacity that changed the way one viewed the world. Though Sakura couldn't rationalize that being a positive thing.

Moving on from this, apparently moments like these allowed Charles to see, not just nature but little things. Sakura heard his list and what it meant to him and remained lightly confused. Well, that was likely because fighting for peace seemed a bit counter-productive if nothing was attacking you. According to Charles, seeing peaceful places like Munetsuchi made him feel like he was doing the right thing and this was the sort of thing they were trying for in Aincrad but it didn't work out but they'd still work at it. "Hm, I suppose the positive attitude is commendable. I can't say I understand all of that..." she expressed pretty clearly. It made sense, she wasn't very old, and didn't have a lot of personal experience with living in such ways. Here she also felt at ease so she commented her understanding of Munetsuchi, "I spend a lot of time watching everything that goes on here... I don't understand fighting in action or anything like that, but I think I understand the nature of peace when it is passive," she explained of the way she saw things. To Sakura, clear minds, found their own peace and didn't negatively impact others, and such clarity had to permeate the whole of a place, not just its people, but its leadership. All of this was slightly unrelated to what they were here for, but a clear mind had to be found and they could create something together.

Interestingly enough, Mugen received two very different opinions to his assertion. Yume fell to deviance immediately, even dropping to her knees in the end. Miwa, however, could be seen trying to keep her composure. He knew that leg movement, though; he'd seen it a few times in the past. The untrained eye may have actually believed her inmon didn't activate properly, but no... it was undoubtedly in full effect. "Da─rin~. Everything is subjective; you know that," he said in regards to the goddess's nitpicking. "Look at how good a time you're both having. Besides, you never told me to stop," he added. This was a moment of study, so it wasn't as if the demon had no reason for these antics. "So, should I take guesses as to how it works? If it needs saying, you're both triggering each other now."

Sakura claimed a dozen was a sizeable number of people to call friends. To Charlemagne, that wasn't true at all. There were many others he'd like to consider friends, but a dozen or so could be called close. "It's really not. I'd say there are more, but... I'm not too sure some of the people I'd like to call friends even like me," he mused, considering a couple of... associates whose approval rating was always in question. It was probably best that he avoid thinking about that too much, lest he recall all the likeliest reasons for said questioning.

Luckily, there was plenty of reason to discard all worries for a little while. Sakura didn't understand everything from the positive outlook he shared, but that was alright. "It's fine not to understand. You haven't been alive very long, and you've spent all your time here. I wouldn't really expect anyone to get it unless they knew how bad things could be. Fighting isn't good... until you find something to fight for. A scene like this is so uncommon in this world, it's worth fighting for the chance to create this kind of peace. I can't imagine Munetsuchi has seen very much strife in its time, huh?"

Yume for her part in this, seemed almost incapable of denying the pleasurable sensation being given to her body. In return, it seemed to echo across the body of Miwa as well. How interesting. Miwa hadn't thought about what it would mean for others to gain marks from Mugen, but as the Goddess of Arcane Magic she could see and feel the connection. As time went on she even began to understand it. Such was one of the things that would have been made simpler by not being part of it at the time. Miwa wanted to scoff at Mugen's reply to her, but instead it was just a moan. It truly was a difficult thing to deal with. That bouncing leg of hers could only mediate her outward reactions for so long. "Well, it would be very unfair for me to do that... maybe for a couple of reasons," Miwa mentioned. It wasn't as if they had something else to do. Nor would she be the reason the poor new apprentice didn't find relief from her current form of torture. "We're doing that now?~" well, Yume gave it some thought and it definitely felt like she was experiencing more than before... how strange Miwa barely seemed affected. Or maybe she just wasn't being obvious about it? "Well, I realized that when I felt the first echo... Go ahead though... I assume you want to know how it works~" Miwa mentioned. She'd never told him not to test such things out on her, and being subjected to new and pleasurable sensations was far from a negative in her own experience. "I would ask why this is an experiment, but uh... important parts here~" mentioned the dark haired girl on the floor who could definitely feel her insides pulsing with too much pleasantry. She really couldn't survive this for very long, she wasn't used to such feelings very well, and she knew now how good it felt so she wouldn't deny it to herself. What a strange predicament she'd ended up in.

Meanwhile Charles had several people he would have called friends that he wasn't sure liked him. She wondered about that... what she'd studied of humans and human children said that there were many unknown factors to making friends, including and not limited to pre-existing friends and family ties. "What I have observed of people says that many view friendships with various degrees of intensity... perhaps they do like you but some qualifying factor is missing," she said. This was often the case, human children needed proof of friendship. She'd seen this as snacks, actions, and game participation. She could see such things playing a role in unknown but potential friendships.

Moving on from this point, there was what she didn't understand about his outlook, which he did a reasonable job of explaining. He made the claim that she was quite young and limited in understanding what Munetsuchi was like. In not understanding how bad it could be, she wouldn't understand the need to fight. But... that was also fine, because he doubted the depth of Munetsuchi's negatives. "Strife? Not from what I understand of that word. Munetsuchi has been ruled by Kaa-sama for most of her life and has been relatively peaceful because of it. The surrounding areas, might have seen it, before the Great Fissure. But after that, it was likely limited to the last burning day of Chichiue and maybe the event that fractured off that archipelago to the east..." she said thinking of the history of this place. The Great Fissure, being the fall of islands from above which broke the continents apart, the Burning Day as a specific reference to the life cycle of one of her parents, and the island to the east, that was... technically the same thing.

Miwa was right; it would be unfair of her to request that he stop. It wouldn't be unfair to Yume, however, as she would still be under the inmon's effect. "Only to you," Mugen confirmed as such. Based on his own desires, the power applied by Miwa's inmon would have only been added to Yume's if the former abdicated. As an experiment, he found the different reactions rather interesting. Though... perhaps Miwa's composure was a net loss overall? Mugen would take a few moments to think about that, while Yume apparently lost more of her ability to persist. "It's an experiment because it's an opportunity. Pushing boundaries is the only way to evolve, Yu-pyon~♥" he said in response to Yume's question. "I do wonder... what if I gave it more than five percent to both of you?" he asked, his gaze shifting toward Miwa.

Sakura at least gathered the various angles from which people viewed friendship. Charlemagne understood that as well, but there were some caveats to the situation he spoke of. "Well you're right... but there's at least one person that's still questionable. That'll especially be the case when I make it back up," Charlemagne mused while rubbing the back of his neck, somewhat nervously even. Deciding it was best to move on from that train of thought, he dropped his arm and took another deep breath. "Anyway, it's not something to be too bothered about right now."

Regarding any strife Munetsuchi knew in its time, there was apparently none to speak of. He couldn't be surprised by that. He could, however, be surprised by some specific events that occurred in the past. Rather, he was taken aback by the way they were referenced. "Alright, guessing I know what the Great Fissure is. When the continent was split, right? I've heard it called a few things," he commented. "But what exactly is burning day, and what happened with an archipelago in the east?"

Apparently it would only be unfair to Miwa if she asked him to stop. That was interesting to note, still she wouldn't really do that sort of thing. "Sou ka, that's interesting..." she mentioned, still that leg of her bounced away. It was hard to think with such sensations rolling through the core of her being. She didn't at all blame the squirming girl on the ground for her current posture. Still she seemed attentive enough, hearing out Mugen's philosophies on evolution as a person and the need to push boundaries to achieve such things. Yet at the end of that sentence the mention of the girl's pet name seemed to make her throb internally, adding an extra pulse that Miwa could also feel causing the woman's eyes to widen. "Ah, you really like that name don't you?~" she questioned the girl in an almost teasing manner. "Hai!~ It's a really nice one," Yume managed. "It is," Miwa agreed as for the potential percentage increase of what they were currently feeling, Miwa lost a bit of her composure. "Uh, are you telling me it's only five percent... hm, that could be an interesting study, though I'd doubt you could get a direct answer out of either of us immediately after doing so..." she answered honestly. "Sou, sou... you are actually just holding it together... I thought it was just me," Yume said seeming to understand that Miwa could balance out the nature of this interaction a bit. Though the same could be extrapolated in reverse. If both were made to feel it to an extreme they would feel pleasure in a doubled fashion, if neither could resist, said resistance would vanish. yes, that seemed to be about the right answer. A bit closer to a collective response. As Miwa was already seated that bouncing leg of hers was keeping her intact mentally. Keeping her mind from wandering away from potentially being useful. Mugen didn't have much restraint to begin with so she assumed any more would come with a decent loss of self on her part, more so than even Yume was currently suffering from.

Meanwhile, Sakura's understanding of friendship was deemed right by someone who actually had friends. She could count this as a positive given that it meant her theoretical understanding wasn't at all wrong. Still, he seemed to think he might have trouble with one or two of his friends when he made it back to the upper levels of the world. It was implied some sort of misunderstanding might be to blame, but he claimed it was nothing to worry about. "Hai, if you don't need to worry about it now, that is okay. But if you worry about it later, we can talk then too..." she offered, as her assistance was something she'd offer freely to the lad, even if it didn't make a lot of sense to the girl outside of her theory.

Moving on from this, it seemed there was some interest in Munetsuchi's history. Sakura could provide the information but it was much easier to do knowing he held some interest in the subject. Regardless, he understood the Great Fissure and she smiled at him in return. Giving a nod so that he knew he'd guessed properly the event she was mentioning. He didn't know what Burning Day was, however, and was also at a loss about what happened to the archipelago. "Sou ka, those two events are area specific. Chichiue is a black phoenix. Burning Day is the day he goes up into flames at the end of his life cycle to rebirth himself. He is an emperor and more over a dictator. When this happened last time, there was civil unrest because the humans didn't know what to do with him gone. His area suffered a bit while he was gone, Kaa-sama ended up bringing it under her own control to alleviate the pressure. She and Chichiue, ended up married after his full revival," she explained of that gentle historical event. It made a reasonable amount of sense in her own mind. Missing leadership ended in problems when there was nothing left to fill the hole. "As for the archipelago, sometime a thousand years ago, some kind of catastrophe happened. That land was part of this mainland, but it ended up separated and its lands disconnected from Kaa-sama's influence. As a result the land no longer gains from her influence, and the humans on it have experienced a decrease in their life spans. Their culture rapidly changed along with it, and as such they cannot currently be brought back into the fold without negative complications," she said not wanting to overload the lad with too much information.

As Mugen's fun progressed, it seemed Miwa and Yume were becoming properly acquainted with one another. This may not have been how such a thing was expected, but it would suffice, Mugen thought. A proper exchange between the two occurred verbally over Yume's... very 'literal' pet name. Of course, there was also the very spiritual bond shared between them at the time. All Myouou apprentices would be linked to Miwa in such a way, albeit none so literally and directly as this one. Even their feelings were the same currently, as both were understanding more and more by the moment. "Maybe I don't need a direct answer. After all, why should I care? You're both at your best when you can't even think straight," he insisted of the pair. "Well, Yu-pyon? The goddess isn't so off-putting now that you're connected by the womb, right?"

Sakura continued to leave herself available. Every time a potential hiccup was presented, she offered herself as a crutch. Charlemagne only expected as much from his closest comrades, yet Sakura was proving herself to be among their ranks in helpfulness already. Sure, she was far from the easiest to connect with in a way Charlemagne deemed sensible, but that sort of quirkiness had its own appeal. "Right. I'll keep that in mind," he said.

As for his most recent questions, Sakura had clear answers yet again. One of her fathers was a phoenix of the black variety. With that information, he hardly needed the rest. Charlemagne hadn't seen a phoenix directly in this world, but fantasy media prepared him to understand the life cycle of them. "So they really do just burst into flames and rise from the ashes? That's pretty cool," he asserted. In addition to phoenix-related lore, he was given some of the history as to how Munetsuchi became an empire, and how Miwa gained at least one of her five husbands. Ah, and there was more. One negative occurrence happened to these lands a millennium before, causing part of the country to split away and enter a state that it could not easily return from. Sakura didn't seem to have the finer details of that one. As such, Charlemagne wondered if it had anything to do with that old battle against the gods. Well... that probably couldn't be the case. "I'm guessing that had nothing to do with the Age of Gods' ending? I mean, I figure you'd know more about it if that were the case─"

Miwa and Yume were indeed getting acquainted on quite an intimate level with Mugen's interference running the way it was. He claimed to not know why he needed to care, that they were both at their best when they couldn't think straight. It was now Miwa's turn to be the cause of one of those little thumps within the womb of someone else, Miwa might have taken offense to that, thinking was one of her core life functions after all. "I feel like I should take offense, but somehow it still sounds like a compliment..." Miwa murmured. "Hmph, you definitely took it as a compliment..." were the words shared by Yume as she'd felt that reaction as well. Of course that would be about all she said. This bit of linking was far from the most conventional but she supposed it worked given the circumstances. Regardless, Yume was addressed directly about her being off-put by the goddess initially. "Ah♥!~ It wasn't like that... " she mused. Still, she supposed this sort of connection was indeed the type of thing which was good for getting over mental hang-ups of her previous life, and her apparently shifting sexuality. Well, that wasn't something she'd be dealing with right just now. Finding out that the girl was a bit off-put by her was interesting to Miwa. She thought of herself as fairly approachable in general. It was at least a learning experience.

At the same time, Sakura was maintaining her open relationship with Charles. He seemed content to rely on her for certain things, and she'd make herself available for such because she felt it was the right thing to do. Her oddities aside she was still kind... When they moved on from that there was quite a bit of what seemed to be excitement about the way Phoenixes worked as a species. "Yes, they do. The time it takes them to respawn apparently varies by color and type, but it is part of their life cycles. I haven't seen Chichiue on Burning Day yet, so I have no idea what the length of time on it is. Kaa-sama made it into a festival type of day, though it doesn't happen a lot," she explained. Phoenixes were interesting creatures at least, a couple of her father's were such animals and she was quite surprised she'd not ended up with a few more animal like features. When she was younger... she'd wanted a tail.

Moving on from such a random thought though still with a smile on her face, Charles was content to wonder if the Age of the Gods ending had anything to do with it. "Hm, I am not sure... it could but it likely wouldn't be anything direct," she said giving it a bit of thought. "I would assume if it had anything to do with it, it would have been more like ripples. As opposed to the waves that would have been caused closer to things directly connected to the Gods. Down here Gods had less pull, but I've been told strange things happen sometimes when higher order beings are born, die or unify. So it could be the case that such an event happened and it is a contributing factor as to why Kaa-sama lost her influence there..." she commented. That was all she could think of. It definitely seemed like the sort of thing that would need cross referencing. Perhaps some little or lesser known goddess washed up there and separated it as an act of defiance? Or maybe some holy or unholy wedding took place there and it broke off under the pressure? She supposed it was also possible that it was severed by someone on purpose... but that would require some direct questioning. Whatever the case, thinking about such abstract events put her into a pleasant mood and a good mind space. Being around Charles seemed to add to this effect.

What a wholesome little gathering this was turning out to be. A goddess and a newborn demon were experiencing bliss simultaneously, each one fueling the other as if they were physically involved. All the while, Mugen was just soaking it all in. While both were dealing with building sensations in their own way, a bit of clarity on one was given by the other. Yume was coming into her own, it seemed. "Ara? Was that your senses giving you the answer, or the fact that you felt it too?" Mugen wondered aloud. His own senses told him the truth of Miwa's state. Yume's knowledge, however, had an additional nuance that was worth questioning.

Charlemagne suddenly had another interesting thing on his bucket list. According to Sakura, different phoenixes had different respawn times when their lives reset. He wondered what it would look like, and thus wondered if he could ever witness the death and rebirth of such a majestic creature. Sakura hadn't seen her father on the apparently noteworthy 'burning day' yet, so perhaps she'd never seen a phoenix cycle through life at all? "So have you ever seen any phoenix go through it? I'm suddenly really interested in seeing that sort of thing ─ especially if it's been made into a whole event," he said excitedly.

As for the broken archipelago, Sakura wasn't actually sure if it had anything to do with the Age of Gods ending. She surmised that it was possible the two were connected, even if indirectly. He supposed that made a great deal of sense, though Charlemagne himself didn't have the same amount of interest in finding the truth. "Hmm. I couldn't guess one way or another, not knowing what sort of effect the split even had. There's too much to consider, you know? Well... probably not for you people, but definitely for me," he harped. "Anyway, about these maps. I guess the first step should be to organize what we have and put each one in its right place."

Yume continued to squirm but apparently this was an experiment and lesson so she was also doing her best to keep herself properly open to questions. Ah, and she received one, about why she knew the truth of Miwa's words. She gave herself a few pleasant moments of thought. "I said that before I felt the pulse so... senses. Is that how that works. Am I an emotional lie-detector?" she questioned not being able to come up with a better way of describing her understanding. "Oh? A natural genius, aren't those fun?~" Miwa teased sending another pulse the girl's way. Of course, this was simply because she enjoyed clever and brainy people and this became something obvious to Yume in the moment. 'The goddess of arcane wisdom is sapiosexual... that makes way more sense than I am comfortable with,' Yume thought absently. Was this life now?

Meanwhile, Charles and Sakura were discussing burning day. He asked her if she'd ever seen any other phoenix death and resurrection. "I haven't seen one yet myself. Phoenixes are more likely to appear in the southern part of the country, and I've not gone that far yet," she explained of the situation. "I am fairly interested in it as well... the festival here is something people look forward to, and it makes Chichiue happy," she said seeming to find the good of it, despite the potential of death. But the people in Munetsuchi didn't fear death to start with, so they had fairly level headed understandings of it.

Moving on from that point, Charles thought that the event surrounding the archipelago may have been too much to consider. Too many variables without enough details for him to work with. She'd found he wasn't interested in that many details and he claimed it wasn't his type of thought exercise. "We'd probably consider it something worth discussing in hypotheticals. It would be fun for us, but I can understand now you wouldn't enjoy it as much as we would," she seemed content with that. And they easily moved on from that as well. It seemed their map was finally a thing to discuss. "Yes, in this case one could think of those maps like pieces to a world puzzle," she mentioned seeming to think it was the easiest way to consider it over all. "The only thing we have to do, is make sure we orient all the pieces to the way they should be from the perspective we are considering it," she explained of the logical aspects.

An emotional lie detector. Yume had the most interesting way of considering things, but she did have the gist of it. "More accurately a magical sensor capable of reading people through their soul's response. It's what happens when Forbidden Knowledge is applied to divination; it reaches a level of... what have you all been calling it? Invasiveness?" he chattered. Mugen wouldn't have too much to say, however, as it seemed both Yume and Miwa were a bit preoccupied. He couldn't imagine why, of course... but the facts remained. "You may find yourself capable of using that, even to turn the head of a goddess. You know... if there happened to be a goddess around~♥"

Charlemagne hadn't seen a phoenix combust, and neither had Sakura. Strangely, he found himself enjoying the idea of observing one together. Why? He shouldn't have been thinking along those lines, so maybe it had to do with their weird spiritual connection. He'd be content to blame that just to avoid wondering too much about himself. "If there's ever time, we should find one. It'd be awesome to see it in person," he suggested.

The two agreed that they should combine what maps they had currently, if only to create a proper replica of Munetsuchi's territory before moving on. It would still take some work to complete the larger map they intended, but there had to be a starting point. With that in mind, Charlemagne lowered himself to the floor and began spreading maps about across it. He took the one most easily recognizable as including Munetsuchi's major city, placing it at the center of the group. "So we're here, right? I haven't been around very much, so... I've got basically nothing to go by."

Mugen's words gave more context to the slightly off summation that Yume gave as an understanding of her own abilities. Apparently, this sort of thing was what happened when forbidden knowledge met with divination. Divination was something they'd discussed briefly and seemed to be something almost natural to her being. She supposed the idea of her being invasive was something she'd once been told by her friends, given her ability to read them in regular situations. "Well, my friends used to tell me I was invasive, so... I suppose it's fine~" she mused. Still her own concentration was quite hard to keep up. Ah, but she and Miwa were experiencing a strange amount of tension and build up. Poor Yume knew what was coming, but it seemed like quite a tenuous build up. Miwa at the same time found the girl's powers interesting, a person capable of sensing truth down to the level of the soul was quite rare indeed. "Um-hm... definitely interesting~" Miwa mentioned. She was so close to relaxing completely and oddly given the words spoken by Mugen she felt that it was almost there.

Moving on, Charles and Sakura were discussing Phoenixes and the lad offered the idea of them seeing ones burning day together. If he was interested in it, she saw no reason to say no. "Hai, Char-kun..." she agreed. So open was Sakura and so genuinely accepting that if she found out about one she'd definitely tell him so they could witness it. Maybe, they could include the other goddess as well. He spoke of her like she didn't see a lot of things either, it could potentially be quite fun for everyone involved.

As for the maps, Charles started spreading them out on the ground. He seemed to be pointing one that appeared to be the main city of Munetsuchi. She looked at and watched him. She turned herself around in the pagoda until she was facing the direction of the tenshukaku and then she turned the map to orient it as well. After doing so she shifted around Charles to being looking over his shoulder at the other maps. "That middle one is indeed where we are. It is a bit rudimentary but as it is now it is aligned with the leylines and the proper cardinal directions. The other maps can be fitted around it," she summarized the situation. From this point there was the great mountains to the south, a forest to the west, the archipelago and some open seas to the east and to the north some open valleys of combined fields and farmlands.

Kaguya didn't need to say she was called invasive by friends, nor did Mugen need to sense the truth within her. It was made obvious enough by her summoning. She had to be like him to some great extent for that situation to play out as it did, and now, she was only proving how similar they actually were. It seemed she was also similar enough in regards to some urges. It was such a demonic trait to prioritize personal enjoyment over other matters, and she appeared to be doing that here and now. Time would tell if she also took things to a new level.

Speaking of time, time was the only real factor in whether Charlemagne and Sakura witnessed the burning of a phoenix. More importantly, it was only a matter of time before they had a functional starting map. Sakura agreed to the idea of locating a phoenix, moving on immediately to the act of repositioning their main working map. Once she had it in proper alignment, Charlemagne looked it over alongside the others. "Hmm. I can't read leylines or anything. Really, I don't even know why that part is important here. Let's see..." He paused while looking at the other maps. An archipelago had only recently been mentioned, and he happened to take note of a map containing one. A quick glance at the sun let him place it to the east in relevance to their current location. "I'm guessing this is the spot you were talking about earlier. What about the others?"

As Yume and Miwa seemed to be spending time getting to know each other under duress, Charles and Sakura were doing a puzzle. To Sakura he seemed to use information well, having placed the archipelago to the east to go along with her earlier mention of it. He claimed along with that, that he couldn't see or use the leylines and she wondered what human senses were really like. "Leylines carry the world's memories. Being able to read them would make it easier to connect the pieces of the map to other pieces and have them be aligned properly, irrespective of the shape or orientation of the paper," she explained her understanding of it. Much like being able to connect rivers and streams as bodies of water, watching the flow of leylines may have made it a bit easier to piece together this puzzle of a map. Unlike Charles though, she did have an understanding in general of where the major features of Munetsuchi were. "To the south is this one..." she said leaning over the lad and picking up a map which held on it a detailed covering of mountain ranges. As per her earlier explanation of the leylines she aligned the pieces of the map only after rotating it completely and shifting it slightly to the left of the main central map. "Like this... " she explained looking at those ranges. The fowl of that area were great in number and varieity but that didn't much matter. After this she pick up the other piece of the maps he'd laid out and place them as well. "This is the forest to the west..." she mentioned turning it practially into a landscape instead of matching the length of the other side of the map. Even so, it seemed to fit rather nicely against that side of Munetsuchi. Over all the general layout of Munetsuchi was finished but there was still other things to consider. "What did you plan to do after understanding this part of the land?" she asked wondering about his thought pattern in this.

According to Sakura, the leylines were memories of the world. He could understand that somewhat, at least using spiritual memories as a baseline for information. He'd heard once that mana circuits worked in a similar way to memories. "So they're like mana circuits for the planet? Assuming what I learned about mana circuits is accurate in that they carry the memory of magecraft and magic used throughout someone's life─" he recalled with slight curiosity. He saw no reason for that to be a false lesson, though he couldn't be sure it was the whole story. Actually... Charlemagne couldn't be sure he knew every detail about anything after coming to this place.

Moving on, Sakura took hold of the remaining map segments, assembling them one by one in the proper order and positioning. Charlemagne watched the process, taking note of each mention made by the lass. In fact, there was one thing he came to realize when she pointed out the southern region. "Ah, I should have gotten that one! That place looks like any sort of bird would love to live there," he commented. As for his plan, Charlemagne was already preparing a separate piece of parchment with nothing currently on it. "Thanks for the clarity. This is the plan," he said, taking a pen from some sort of magical sea creature and applying it to the blank parchment. "Having all these different maps won't do us any good at all if we have to reassemble them multiple times. I figured we could start by drawing all of these locations onto one map, but leave enough space to add some other familiar places around the area later. I've got a few more slips of paper to draw those places on before we make a final draft."

After explaining the use of leylines, Charles compared them to his understanding of mana circuits. This was rather interesting for Sakura to hear as it was a fairly accurate analogy and he had a pretty reasonable understanding of the subject. "Hai, that understanding is fairly accurate, though lacking nuance," she said with a nod. Of course, there was a bit more complication to the nature of leylines and mana circuits but she'd give him a bit of leeway in deciding if he wished to understand more. The fact of the matter is, that the leylines and mana circuits didn't have to apply to a single life time, or a single world's time of understanding. The addition of every generation prior made their marks as well... and allowed for expansion and growth. In this case, one would think about them like multipliers and storage instead of just passive carriers.

Moving on from that point, she pieced together the other aspects of the map, and heard Charles's exclamation that he should have figured out about the south based on what she'd said about birds and the ecology. That was interesting. "Sou ka," she murmured. He claimed he didn't like a lot of information but perhaps it was simply the way it was presented which let his mind not accept it with greater ease. Well, he did say he was an adventurer maybe his brain was a bit more practical when deciding what information was useful and he could more readily understand things that he saw as having specific practical applications? That might make things easier. Beyond this thought she was thanked for the clarity she provided and then he began explaining the plan. Being thanked for such a thing seemed surprising to Sakura. As far as she understood it, she'd not actually done much of anything in the moment. In fact, the information she provided was almost too simple to be worth any amount of recognition.

Moving on he pulled out some sort of pen and began drawing what he saw on another piece of parchment. It was interesting to see... she hadn't thought of how he'd be carrying on doing something like this but it was fairly analog and very charming. "Sugoi, I didn't expect you to actually draw it!~" she said seemingly excited by the prospect. She went on to observe quietly from his side wondering how and why one would do it this way. As a person who specialized in the use of magic she could see this done several other ways, but she was also fine with this one.

What Charlemagne learned about mana circuits was not wrong, but was indeed lacking in some nuances. Such was the take of Sakura, whom he expected would have more information than those he initially learned about them from. "I figured as much. There's always more, isn't there? But... is that to say there's more nuances to leylines, or more nuances to both?" he wondered briefly. Ah, but that matter wasn't seeming very important to their current work. As such, he continued with the pen and blank parchment.

Charlemagne was looking to the organized maps periodically, all while pressing pen to parchment and copying every line he could see. Given the size of what he had to work with, he sadly couldn't just trace it. Oh well; he had enough confidence in his ability to copy by eye. Strangely, Sakura seemed surprised by the fact that he was drawing it manually. Hearing that, he paused and looked at the lass curiously. "Eh? Really?" the male asked. Thinking a bit more about the shock value, he supposed there was probably an expectation of magical... something. "Well, yeah. I can't do it with magecraft or anything, so... I'm drawing it," Charlemagne said simply. With that, he was right back to drawing. It seemed he was quite focused on it as well, but he had much reason. It had previously been discussed between Angelica and himself that creating a trading card game in this world was possible. If he was to do that, Charlemagne wanted to make sure his drawing hand wasn't too rusty.

Apparently Charles thought there was always more to things. This was the truth as far as Sakura's young mind understood it, but this was something she found herself looking forward to for various reasons. His question as it was presented would be answered by the girl as she currently understood it. "About both, technically speaking... the functionality is about what you think it is, but the depth of it is a bit more expansive than it would have been explained to you..." she expressed. She was willing to explain it but there was a lot that could potentially be explained. "The carrying of memory though leylines and mana circuits is compounded for all the existences put into them. Thus it isn't simply a single thing contributing to their understanding, but everything they've had contact with... whether they know it or not. It also isn't just magic or magecraft they remember, many different sorts of things can be carried by mana, and thus mana circuits and leylines can be influenced by all of those as well," she said seeming to have the depth of understanding implanted by her parents. Her own mana circuits were quite unique for similar reasons, but that wasn't anything that needed explaining currently.

Moving on, she watched as the lad began to draw his map by hand and found it an interesting thing to see. To do it analog was rather strange to witness but he claimed he wouldn't have been able to do so magically. "Hm, I don't think that's true, I think you'd be perfectly capable of doing it magically," she expressed seeming to have some understanding about magic. "That being said I find this interesting too... Otou-chan would say not to abandon things that make you unique so... don't worry about doing it magically if this is your preference," she mentioned. Perhaps this was another of those strange differences. Maybe the analog way of doing things made happy. Or maybe he didn't realize that he had a much more flexible use of magic post his gaining of Order to go along with whatever magecraft he used originally? She supposed it was worth thinking about while she watched him draw.

Both. Of course it was both. So many times, the answer to a question was both. Why was that the case? Such a curious thing it was, but he couldn't do much to question circumstance. Regardless, Sakura went on to explain the finer details of leylines and mana circuits. Adding to what he knew already, Charlemagne could see how this was simply a more complete method of functioning, and indeed one he could get behind overall. "Huh. That makes it all sound more like an entire computer," he mused absently.

As he continued to draw, Sakura pointed out how he could probably create a magical map instead. Charlemagne had to stop and think for a moment, all to remember that he'd become some sort of god on the previous day. It was going to take some time for the lad to get used to that. "Oh, right. I guess I could, but... I think this is easier for me," he said. Interestingly enough, Sakura's follow-up statement seemed to be in agreement to his preference. "I'm fine with doing things this way... though I'm not sure I'd call it unique. I do come with a world that doesn't have magic, after all. Also... is this looking alright?" he asked.

There were many things said by Charles that left Sakura with questions. In the moment she finished explaining how mana circuits and leylines worked with their nuances, and then Charles was comparing them to a 'computer'. "What's a computer?" she asked wondering how such a thing could work. It was a strange thing to note, but it was quite odd. That word didn't connect directly to anything in her mind. She assumed this was some sort of non-magical world item and if it was, she was curious about its purpose.

Moving on from that, her explanation to the lad that he could do what he wished as far as magic seemed to sink in for him. Still, he claimed that he thought his current line of work was better for him. She could agree. His lines matched at the very least and he wasn't doing anything she could consider a bad job. It was only strange to her that he didn't think to do use magic in the first place. "You come from a world that doesn't have magic, and are still using a skill that people with magic wouldn't use... so it is unique," she explained. "Also I think it looks nice... it is accurate to what is being seen there, but also different in a way I can't really explain," she said. Artistic endeavors were always interesting, though she knew he wasn't doing this just to do so, but that made it more interesting to watch.

Charlemagne had to start being more careful about things he mentioned. In this magical world, things he still thought of after a thousand years were completely foreign to most others. How was he even going to explain computers? "Uh... well, they're devices. Most people in my world have them. They let you do all kinds of things, including access the internet... which is like all the world's information accessible in one spot, basically. Well... that and a bunch of other stuff that isn't really good for everyone. It's also a communication device, I guess," he explained, badly in his own opinion.

In regards to the current map, Sakura found it unique regardless of his counter-argument. Well, it seemed that was something they just wouldn't agree on. "I'm sure there are a lot of people in my position who still lean on the method they've gotten used to in another life," he claimed. Since Sakura insisted that his rendition of a map was fine, Charlemagne continued drawing. Her comment about a difference was noted, and perhaps deserving of its own response. "Well, there's no way to perfectly copy something like this... at least not without some sort of magic, I guess. Anyway, this is almost done. I'm just not sure yet how to factor in the places I already know about."