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[ People with the ability to sense, will sense something malevolent this way. A really deep hurt, a sense of loss or despair. When the soul is disconnected from the body and put into a magic gem, and emanates all those feelings.

And loses the ability to purge them. A dead girl can't kill witches. If she can't kill witches, she can't purify the gem. So the golden egg-shaped gem in Mami's palm looks as if someone had put drops of black into liquid gold, swirling around and slowly darkening the color. It's been darkening ever since her death. Only now has it become noticeable. ]

Will this... terminate my contract?

[ Her voice is barely above a whisper. She walked far away on the plane to stand in those pretty star fields, to glance between the lights in the sky and the light in the palm of her hand, comparing how tainted one had become.

She doesn't know it won't terminate her contract if she doesn't purify it. It's going to do something plenty worse.

But like checking a festering wound that grows worse, looking at the jewel gives her no sense of ease. ]

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H-hey, are you alright?

-- I'm fine. Just thinking about home.

Yeah? You just looked kinda down, that's all.

Well, that's not completely wrong or right. Just thinking.

[Morgana frowns and walks over to Mami. She is more than concerned.] We could take it to the shop. They may be able to offer something to help you. Find you witches to fight in other worlds.

I'm not sure the witch will be the same-- it's not the action of killing a witch, but the action of gaining what it drops that purifies the gem.

We could request whatever it is that purifies the gem, then. They must have something.

... Who would I ask?

At the shop. There is the current person running it, and we could call for one of the others if they cannot help. And there are many people here, with magic that works in strange ways. Some of them may have a way to help.

... I'm running out of time. I have no choice.

...

Thank you. It is nice to know people... will help.

[It isn't what she wants to hear, and in some ways, it feels like Asch again--like a life slipping out of her hands.]

If there is anything you need that I can give you, I will give it freely.

A listening ear is more than enough.

Very well. [She doesn't seem content, but she cannot press further.] If you have need, you can write to me and put it in that box here. The letter will come to me.

... There's a letter system?

I'll remember it.

I last saw the box by the library. It may have moved. [Why do you DO that, Plane?] But you should be able to find it. [Because Mami is still just a child to her, Morgana reaches out to take Mami's hand if she can and squeeze it.] I'll think of you.

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[He can't sense that despair, but he can clearly see it on her face.]

What's wrong?

My contract is starting to expire, although not in a favorable way.

In what way?

This gem requires purification through the means of killing witches-- something I can no longer do.

So the gem is starting to show its rot, if you will.

What happens when the gem rots completely?

I'm not sure.

How little I know is starting to become worrisome when I can't confirm anything. Given the nature of my work, I can't expect anything good.

You'll just have to wait and see, then.

I'm not sure inaction is the best solution.

It might be the only solution. You can't go home, can you?

No, I can't. And from what I have heard... the guardians of this place are rarely trustworthy, aren't they? ... If it gets to that, I might not have a choice.