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“Onee，Idon’twanttoleaveKageyama.”

“Thenstay.Iwantyoutostay.Weallwantyoutostay.”

“HowIfindwork，though?Ilovecooking，andnowI’teveerthekit.”

“Youareverytalentedevenifyoudon’tbeeamagioranalchemist.Youtrythingsout，andseewhatfitsyou.Wouldyoulikemetohelpyeit?”

“That’salright.Onee，Iwillaskthelibrarianfirst.”

“That’snice.Librariansalwaysweargloves，andyoudon’thavetobesoself-sciousaboutyourskinditionanymore.Eversinceyoustoppedexerg，haveyoueverhadanotherrea，Kagami-?”

“Idon’tthinkso，Oneesama.”

“Nobodyatschoolhasdevelopedsimilarsymptoms，soI’mnotworried.Maybeiureyouusethekitintheeveningtodevelopyourrecipesagain.”

“Thatwouldbenice.IfIplanoinganything，Iwillaskthekitmanager.”

Them，brushingaleafoffherhair，KagamistoodforamomentinfrontofPhoenixHall，aintothelibrary.

Thelibraryoccupiedfivefloorsofthetraltower，directlyabovethegroundfloorlecturetheatreandthesedflooroffices.Kagamiaskedtheheadlibrarianifshecouldbeapage，dustingshelves，airingoutmaps，arrangingbooks，orhelpingpeoplelocatetitlesbyslowlymemorizingthetopicsofeachseofthelibrary.

TheheadlibrarianhadheardaboutKagami，asthestoriesofherdepressingplighthadbeencirculatingforalmosthalfofayearbythatpoint.Aftersomethought，thelibrariansuggested“Youjusttur，soitdoesn’t...hmm...Iguessdustingshelvesandbringingrequestedtitlestothereadingroommightserveasasuitablestartingpoint.Familiarizeyourselfwiththislibrary，andspendsometimeeverydaysamplingafewtitlesfromeachse.Onceyouarethhlyknowledgeablewitheveryshelf，Iwilltrainyoutobeealibrarian.”

Kagamiwasverypleasedwiththispossiblecareerpath，andnodded.“Thankyou.Iwouldliketostartassoonaspossible.”

Kagamistartedthreedayslater.“Ioremembermygoal，andnottogetcarriedawaywithdusting，oroverzealouswithcartingbooks.Mygoalistoknowthelibraryanditstentsbyheart，soIbeeapetentlibrarian.Agoodlibrarianisnotmadebydustingshelves.”

Everyday，Kagamifocusedononeparticularshelf.Readingthetitlesonthespine，lookingatthenameofauthors，orsometimesglangthroughforewordsandintrodu，Kagamisteadilyaddedinformationtohermentaldepository.Shewouldonlyspendonehoureachdaydustingshelves，andshegotpermissiontocartbooksaroundonlyduringthehoursafterdinner.

Dayspassedpeacefullyinthelibrary，andwhentheflowersofspringdottedthecampus，Kagamimadeherwaytothethirdfloorofthelibrary--TheoryofMagic.

Someauthorsproposedresohtheelementsasthemainreasonfictoexist;someoldertitlespoiotheologyandsuggestedthatmagicassivelyalloweddivierventionafterthedeitiesceasedtheiractivepreseillothersimagihatmagicwasmaterializedseeing:apersonwould‘see’theresultthatwasstillyettoe，andonewhocouldmaterializetheseeingwouldbeeffectiveatusingmagic.

Kagamithoughtofherself.Shecertainlydidnotresohthemagicelements，maybeslightlywhenshewassix，butdefinitelynotanymore，soiftheresoheoryhappeobeclosertothetruth，thenKagamineedednottryatallinthefieldofmagic.

Theothertwotheoriesthatshehadeacrosssofar，oherhand，couldbeiing.

Hitomicertainlycamefromaworlddevoidofmagidlaginmiracles，butthefurtherbaewentinhistory，themoretalesofsupernaturalphenomeed.

（“Wasn’tthereaEuropeanshipsetouttosailaroundtheworld，andlandedonanislandthatdidnotreallytakealikingtothem?Todistinguishtimeanddirewithsextants，shipswereequippedwithasmanyastronomicalchartsandtablesaspossible.Therehappeobeasolareclipsecalculatedtohappenintwodays，andthecaptaieobeGod，andshoutedangrilyattheislanders.Onthedayoftheeclipse，heagainyelledattheinhabitants，andpoithesun，whichreadilywentblack.Theresidentsdidn’tknowaer，andbelievedthatthecaptainwasindeedGod，andofferedallthefoodanddrinkthatthecaptaincouldeverwant.IfIwasanislanderonthatday，howwouldIknowthediffereweenthecaptainofaship，andGod?”

）

KagamiponderedfurtherwiththephilosophicalquestionoftheCartesiare.（“HowIknowaboutthethingsthatI’tpossiblyknowabout...”

）

“Hmm...”

Kagamisatdownonthefloor，andleanedherbackagainstthesideofthebookshelf.“Themagicofthisworldcertainlywouldcausepeopleinmyoldworldtothinkitisnotdifferentfromdivinemiracle.Causingwatertoeoutofrocks...Yes.trollingwatertodividetothesides...Yes.Summoningobjectstoappearoutoftheclearbluesky...Yes.Openingthegroundtoswallowatown...Yes.Causingdeadbraogrow...Yes.Causingahealthytreetowither...Yes.trollinganimalstojumpoffacliff...Yes.gingonesubstaoanother...Yes...”

“Well，tosomeonewhodoesn’tknowaer，apersonwithpowerfulmagiccouldtraveltomyoldworldandpretendtobeGodwithlittledifficulty.”

Kagamisoftlycluded.

“Nowthequestionis，itbedoneiherdire?”

Kagamipondereddeeperanddeeper.

“Myoldworldisrireligionbutlaginmagic，whereasthisworldisdominatedbymagidIdon’tseereligionanywhere.thefaithofmyworldtakeontheroleofmagithisworld?”

Hitomiwasnertion.LearningLatinandGreekandimmersingherselfwithtsandrites，shehadaveryrichreligiouslife.Therewasevenatimeduringhersedyear，inthemiddleofherfallsemester，ontheeveofoneofhermidterms，whenHitomihadanunbearableitherknee.Shecouldn’tsleep，andsheprayedsayingthatGodkhesituationwiththeexam，thatGodwasabletohelpher，andshewouldtrustGodtohelp.Andtheitchdidgoawayinstantly.

WhenHitomiwasinEngland，onceshehadtowalkalongstretchofaroadbetweenRochesterandGillinghamwithnoshadetoshelterherfromtheheatofthesun，andtherewasnobreezetocoolher，either.Shelookedupandsawnocloudsanywhere.Hitomiprayedforhelpandwithinminutesalargepieceofcloudgavehermueededrespite.Uponarrivingatatree-lireetnearChatham，Hitomigavethanksforthecloudandaskedthecloudtomoveaway，fortheEnglishwereusuallystarvingforsomesunshine，andmanyfamilieshadeoutthatdaytoenjoysometimeinthesun.Soonenough，theclouddisappearedfromsight.

“IfIweretosomehowtransformthepoweroffaithofmyoldworldintoavailablemagichere，whatwouldbethekey?...”

“Theultimatebarrieris，whatmadetheGodofmyoldworld，God.”

wasthefinalquestionthatKagamihadtoface，afteralmostfivemonthsofplation.

Kagamiwasturningnine，andontheinside，Hitomiwasabouttobetwenty-three.

Outsidethelibrarywindow，windplayedtagwiththefallenleaves.