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Leila Vergious  ❃  S-rank  ❃  Silver Wolf

Through the city of Crocus was walking a perfectly regular human being. Or at least that’s what Leila was hoping people would think. Unlike her regular appearance that had boasted a pair of wolf ears and a fluffy tail, she had adjusted her own physical body in such a way that it would be no different from a regular human. It was no difficult task, considering that she once looked like this and the now known appearance of the Saint of Eden was actually fairly recent. But as far as major changes went, that was about it. The rest of her body was still mostly the same.

The usual absurdly long silver hair, blue eyes, and an athletic figure. Her outfit was also different, much more casual and consisting of a simple shirt with short sleeves of black color and a shorter skirt of a pink color. Complete with thigh-high socks of black color and white sports boots, she actually seemed to fit into a certain group of youths pretty well. Still, her disguise was far from perfect. Honestly, she was not actually trying to disguise herself at all. Just adjust her appearance enough for regular human beings to disregard her while those who would know her still actually knew who she was.

“Still, I feel like you are underestimating the humans you like so much just a little bit too much…” A voice spoke inside of the girl’s head, one of her celestial spirits. “There is no need to worry about anything. Humans are easily dumb enough to fall for such simple tricks.” Another voice, another spirit. It seemed that the two of them were of fairly different opinions on the matter, but the actual summoner hardly cared. She already passed through the main gate to the city earlier and everything was fine so far.

She wasn’t even concealing her magic to the point where it could not be sensed at all. Right now, she just appeared as perhaps a bit stronger of a mage that was on their vacation. Which Leila kinda was. She had enough of the contracts coming her way non-stop, so she decided to take few days off where she would not work as a mage. Just going all around Fiore and enjoy the different places she had visited in the past. Nostalgia was often a very strong factor with this silver-haired maiden, so there was no surprise she’d be doing this rather than relaxing somewhere on a beach.

“What are we doing here anyway? Seems like just a city that’s full of people at all times. Nothing fun about that. Let’s go somewhere more nature-y~” The first spirit complained. And honestly, it was not a bad idea. Even though her magic now worked as summoning, for the most part, Leila was still a nature mage at her core. So being in her element was naturally the best possible position for her to relax in. Buying herself a crape at one of the stands, she decided to head toward the nearest park of this city. Wasn’t too far away.

Though it was still no easy task to be moving through these hordes of people moving in all directions. Honestly, trying to remain undetected by the common citizens was rather inconvenient at this very moment. If she were to use her magic, Leila could have easily flown over the streets and landed again only once she would reach the actual park. But like this, she had to sacrifice pretty much all of her personal space for few minutes and try to fight her way through the crowds without losing her sanity. Thankfully, it seemed that it was about the time that a lot of people started going home.

And with the streets a bit more clear, she had no longer feared for her own life, in a more metaphorical way. Though as she walked, she started getting little too focused on the treat in her hands and actually bumped into someone on accident. “Ah, apologies!” Looking over, she saw a pretty tall dark-haired individual. One a fair bit taller than herself. Other than that, he looked like a fairy standard young adult. But the girl still stopped dead in her tracks, staring at him. It was because of one of the spirits speaking directly to her. “This man… there is something little strange about him.”

@Decayuss 

Leila Vergious  ❃  S-rank  ❃  Silver Wolf

Whenever Leila got recognized by someone on the street, she never knew how to respond. But because of her mostly kind nature, she always tried to do whatever she could for the fans that headed her way, even if she was not exactly in the mood to be her mage self. Even now, the moment this boy recognized her, she wished to do the same. However, a whole lot of people that happened to be around suddenly turned their heads toward the duo when they heard the title drop. Something that sent shivers down the girl’s spine as she suddenly frozen in mild panic.

“A..ahaha, you must have the wrong person, mister! I’m glad you would think me to be similar to one of the great Wizard Saints, but I’m afraid you’ve got the wrong person. The Saint of Eden has a wolf tail and ears and all..!” Speaking way, way louder than any sane person would in that situation, all people that have grown interested in the situation quickly averted their gazes and started minding their own business again. So with the crisis of being overpowered by a crowd of people, Leila was able to relax a bit and drop the act.

“Yeah, I’m Leila Vergious, the Saint of Eden… good to meet you, Deca. How funny, reminds me of another Wizard Saint from the past!” She would make the connection pretty nonchalantly, but the spirits inside of her head were a little bit more dubious about these things. “Suspicious. He probably gave you a fake name, so he might be up to something.” Spoke the calmer one. “Maybe it’s him! The mighty God if Ishgar number One! You have a celebrity in front of you, Leila!!”

“N…no, that shouldn’t be possible. He apparently disappeared before I was even aware of titles like Rising Star or Wizard Saint. Not to mention, no one seems to know how he actually looks like, just his name. So it’s not like we can confirm who this person is, anyway.” “Just stay sharp. We’ll come out of he tries anything.” While having a really weird conversation inside of her head, she tried to appear normal on the outside and see if they could perhaps not do this in the middle of the street.

“P..please, excuse me. I was headed to the nearby park, so if you need something, would you mind changing location? I’d rather not have the attention of Crocus right now.” She was off her duty after all. And there was only so much time in the day before she would be required somewhere again, unable to enjoy any time to herself. Not that she disliked her title because of this, but she lacked the experience to make herself invisible to others, much like the famed Decayuss her spirits mentioned not too long ago.

If he accepted, which hopefully he would as Leila would just try to politely leave by herself otherwise, they would arrive at a fairly big park that had a much smaller amount of people than the rest of the city at this time of the day. One could even feel completely alone in certain parts of this park. And the silver-haired saint already knew these little spots, heading straight for one of them. An old wooden bench already awaited, the girl not wasting any time and sitting down with a loud sigh. Her eyes would trail around the place for a moment before returning to face the boy.

“I apologize for the hassle, but you have your chance now. What is it that you wanted?” She would ask, a genuine curiosity present in her voice. He very well might have been just another fan who wanted a showcase of her magic, or perhaps an autograph. But ever since the two spirits that were always with her on a mental level pointed out the possible connection to a Saint of the old, she seemed to sense something special from him. Might have been just her imagining things after that thought was forced into her mind, but she was curious nonetheless.

@Decayuss 

Leila Vergious  ❃  S-rank  ❃  Silver Wolf

As Leila sat down on the bench, she would clench her fist, only to open her up and reveal several seeds that suddenly formed in her hand. She would nonchalantly toss them onto the ground in front of her and wait until several colorful birds would fly down and start feasting. Even with Deca around, they were not getting spooked at all, soothed by the girl’s magical aura. Despite her magic now being summoning-based, she was still a nature mage and strongly connected to her element. Animals of all kinds were her friends, even if they were meeting for the very first time.

At the same time of doing this, she would patiently listen to the boy nearby. His story was… interesting. It a world like this, it was perfectly plausible. But there was one question she just had to ask. “You don’t really know who is in the other saint positions or don’t know much about them, yet you managed to find me and call me out so easily?” Regardless of what his answer was, the spirits inside of her head already started grasping on his words and forming theories about what was actually going on here.

“Amnesia is rather convenient, isn’t it?” “But Leila had amnesia as well! And for a good while as well!” “That was because of a magical seal placed on her mind. I sense no such thing from this man.” The discussion that quickly started was rather obnoxious for the girl sitting in the park in the real world. While she appreciated them trying to help, this might have been a little bit too much for her, as she still wasn’t exactly used to the fact that her spirits were able to communicate with her like this without even being summoned.

“Anyway, there is a lot of information available about the saints if you dig deep enough. But it’s not like we are a team or anything, so I hardly know much more than a regular person would about the rest of the saints. There is Ryo from Sabertooth, Aiyana from Lamia Scale and… Astrid Foss from Crystal Swan. Those are the other saints. Currently, there is only one god, however. Or in this case, goddess - Izayuki from Black Rose. As for the old number one Saint, he simply disappeared. That is what everyone was told and I’ve not discovered anything further.”

The only other saint she would actually have more info about was only Astrid. But before she could even start, one of the spirits shouted in her mind, making the girl actually jump in place. “Wait! Hear me out on this… what if… and I mean what if! This man here is the old Wizard Saint n.1! He disappeared, right? Maybe he lost a fight against something, and that gave him amnesia and he also lost most of his magic! Oooh, that would be awesome! Yeah, we have the ex-strongest mage ever right in front of us, awesome!”

While such proposition seemed somewhat ridiculous, it was also not impossible. Considering all that had happened to Leila herself, there was no explanation that could be called truly impossible. It would make the girl eye the boy next to her with great interest as she sized him up. There was definitely some magic inside of him, but it was far too weak for him to be called the number one wizard. Or even a Rising Star. But if he really were that, then maybe something inside of him would react if she poked on his pride. He might not remember, but an automatic reaction could be maybe brought up. “You… are pretty weak, huh?”

@Decayuss 

Leila Vergious  ❃  S-rank  ❃  Silver Wolf

There appeared to be a very interesting spiral of distrust and trust happening here, where Leila did have her doubts in places as she listened to the youth, but at the same time wished to believe him rather than to doubt everything people that she does not know tell her. She really did not wish to become some sort of extremely paranoid mage who would always required solid evidence for every single claim tossed at her. It was a dangerous road to go down for anyone who wished to lived at least a somewhat normal live, which was actually one of the girl’s more subtle desires.

And while she still wasn’t exactly all that sure how he managed to find her in this city without knowing almost anything at all about all of the Wizard Saints, she decided to just believe his explanation for now. In the end, there really didn’t seem to be all too much magical energy inside of him, so even if he did decide to attack or ambush her for whatever reason, she would not really have that much trouble defending herself. Not to mention that they were also in the middle of a city. While in a pretty empty park, someone would definitely hear them fight and notify the guards.

So that left only a worry that she would slip out an information she should not have. Thankfully, the girl was pretty careful with her tongue almost always, due to her history of traveling and wandering. All in all, there was absolutely nothing to worry about, allowing her to relax a little bit more as she observed his reactions to the identities of the other Wizard Saints. Their names and guilds were public information, so she didn’t exactly slip out anything she shouldn’t have. It was honestly somewhat surprising this boy wanted information from her rather some other public source.

He also did not respond to her words the way she expected. Instead, he admitted to being weak, which made Leila honestly feel a little bad. She understood full well how it felt to be powerless. Despite being one of the more powerful mages in Fiore, she that wasn’t always the case. She, too, had died at one point and lost all of her powers, having to start over. Not only that, her magic was sealed away at one point and she managed to regain it only recently. But when he asked her to hit him, that was something completely different.

She would quickly jump up and start flailing her arms around. “No, no, no! Don’t be silly, if I were to hit you and my full power, there is no way you would survive… I mean, don’t take it the wrong way, but-” As she was speaking, a suddenly blue light appeared above her, a new figure suddenly emerging from it. It was a very young girl in short yukata, with a white hair and dragon tail and horns. She would land between the due and with a gleam in her red eyes, she suddenly kicked Deca in the stomach.

The contact was extremely cold and probably painful as well. In fact, this was Yuki, Leila’s S-ranked spirit that just forced her gate open. As such, her power was about as great as regular punches or kicks come from the Wizard Saint. Yuki’s kicks were powerful enough to send foes flying back, so it would not be surprising if the same happened to the boy. “Wha- Yuki! What in the world are you doing?!” The spirit would simply look at her summoner and shrug. “He asked us to hit him, so I just went ahead and fulfilled his wish.”

Her expression was as stone cold, as usual, her voice uncaring for whatever was happening. Little concerned for Deca’s well being, Leila would run over to him as her body started glowing with a faint magical glow, her eyes extended toward his body. At that moment she would start healing him, the place where he was hit, until now covered in ice from the kick, healing pretty quickly and reverting back to the original state, leaving not much more than just a bit of damage to his shirt and hopefully nothing more.

@Decayuss 

Leila Vergious  ❃  S-rank  ❃  Silver Wolf

The Wizard Saint of Eden would not stop her process of healing even as the boy started getting up. Her magic was fairly powerful even in this regard, so she was easily able to heal his wound completely. But a bit of the pain probably remained even then, such was the nature of most mortal bodies. And yet, something rather unexpected happened. Honestly, she was expecting a fair bit of things to happen in a situation like this, but the fact that he just started laughing about it all managed to bring confusion both to her, as well as to Yuki, both of the girls staring at him as he got up.

At least it was clear that he was okay even after the blow, but there was something about the fact that he appeared so ‘happy’ about being injured like that. Even further as he spoke, Leila’s opinion of him would get more and more tilted as she started considering options that were presented by her spirits previously. In the meantime, it was Yuki who got addressed. “I could have. But I didn’t want to rupture your stomach. Would be hard to heal.” Her voice and expression were both devoid of any emotions at all, as she was that kind of spirit.

The following awkward moment where they were all simply staring each other gave Leila a bit more time to think this all through. The silence was broken by Deca correctly guessing that this was a type of summoning magic. However, he also recognized it as celestial spirit summoning, despite Leila not using a key to summon Yuki. He also quickly assumed that she was communicating with her spirits telepathically across worlds. “Is it just me or did his personality change after he got kicked..? Yuki, you done did broke him!!”

There was some truth to what her other spirit just yelled in the depths of her mind. She would look at the boy with a somewhat more serious look. “Function-wise, you could call them celestial spirits, yes. I guess you remember more than just your name and connection to a Wizard Saint if you were able to deduce all that from Yuki coming through alone, huh?” She wasn’t calling him out or anything, but she was trying to perhaps dig a little bit more information out of him. Anything that would help her see if he was actually lying to her or not.

Honestly, she was perfectly fine if he was in fact lying. It would be interesting to know why if that were the case, but she had met a great deal of people by now and this was actually not all too uncommon. Yuki, on the other hand, seemed to be little bit more harsh with this situation. “So why did you want us to hit you? I think it’s only fair if you tell us after we went through the trouble of granting you that request. While you’re at it, feel free to present your own magic as well, I wouldn’t mind seeing it.”

@Decayuss 

Leila Vergious  ❃  S-rank  ❃  Silver Wolf

It was true that even those with amnesia or other things that would cause their minds and memories to be suddenly unavailable could still recall certain other things from the world around them, provided they once had said knowledge or experience that would help in this. And identifying a summoning magic was not exactly the most difficult of tasks either. It was the fact that he called it celestial magic so quickly that was of concern to her. And that was mainly due to the way Yuki was summoned into this world, of her own free will. She was not called by Leila herself.

It seemed that Deca attributed the fact that she was a humanoid being to the fact that this must have been celestial spirit summoning magic. But that was just simply false. In fact, most of the celestial spirits that existed were not humanoid at all. And regular summoning magic was capable of calling forth humanoids and even people as well. To add to that, Leila did not use her key to summon, something that was normally required. This was not partly because of the Spirit's power, yes. But there was more to it, something that could not be contributed to power alone.

In was something to do with who Leila herself was that she became capable of summoning her spirits even without their keys in hand. In other words, because of her origin, she was capable of something that literally no one else was. So any regular person would naturally assume that her summoning magic must have been of the more normal type rather than celestial spirits. All in all, she had her doubts about the seemingly young man and planned to keep an eye on him. Because rather than acting natural, it seemed he was simply trying to act natural.

She knew this because she herself used to lie her way into places or to gain information. At this point, everyone knew her as the great Saint of Eden. But that was not always the case. She started her magical career only about two years ago when she came to this place. And before then, she was nothing more than a traveler. Someone without a home and constantly on the road. Someone who occasionally had to dirty their hands to get where they needed to be. So in the end, she knew a thing or two about acting thanks to these experiences.

Then she also listened rather carefully to his explanation of why he wanted to be attacked like that. And, well… he got the notion that the Wizard Saint might have been him? That was rather odd. It was not a thought that normally appeared inside of someone’s head. When faced with lost memories, there usually were no what ifs about the person being some secret character wielding grand powers. That said, even if that were the case, a seal was all that had to be placed on him to make those powers go away.

Once again, Leila went through pretty much the same thing. When faced with a dear friend who lost control over her own powers, the silver-haired maiden went in and tried to save her by executing an ancient spell. One that consumed her memories as well as power. She managed to save her friend but ended up being reduced from an A-ranked mage to one who was barely at the level of D-rank. It was perfectly possible that something like this could have happened to another powerful wizard of the past. She was just drawn to this theory more and more whenever Deca did something that almost seemed like it was designed to deny this fact.

And she got her little confirmation with his magic. As a traveler and someone who was deeply involved in the world of magic for two years now, she had seen a lot of different spells and feats of power. And universally speaking, there were some kinds that were just far more difficult to perform than others. One such feat being the forced combination of two naturally opposing forced. Most often being dark and light or water and fire. Even her own sister, Noheme, had powers that could combine dark and light.

From her, she knew directly just how powerful magic of that type could be, but also how much energy it took to control. With her level of magical sensing, she was able to dissect his spell completely inside of her head. And she very much realized it was precisely that sort of magic. One of the more powerful types, performed by a regular weakling beginner? It did not seem very likely. By the end of his showcasing, Yuki would not and immediately snap the orb from the air. She clearly sensed it as well.

The very moment this energy was met with the spirit’s hand, the whole orb would freeze completely, turning into something that now only resembled a very pretty decoration for someone’s winter home. “This is far from few pretty lights. It’s power is something that even I felt just now as I grabbed it. It’s very dangerous.” The snow girl said this in her usual monotone voice while Leila leaned toward the boy with a wink. “I think that decides it! I shall help you with the search for this lost Wizard Saint, wherever he might be~.”

@Decayuss