“Sometimes I wish I had big arms like yours to hit people with…!”
“You are perfect just as you are, Meissen.”
“But I could be perfect in a different way! Then I could beat up anyone who was mean to you!”
“No one has ever been ‘mean’ to me...”
“Then what happened during the ‘disturbance’?”
“A group of Nobles entered the shrine to give offerings. Each one had prepared an extravagant garland to place on the outer gate, and each one brought an assembly of Servants to ensure that their garland received the prime spot.”
“Ohhh…was it a big fight??”
“It was a regular battleground. And in the end, all the garlands were destroyed...”
“Ha! Nobles are so silly...anyway, I’m all done! I fixed all the cracks in your armor plates, and I even touched up your markings.”
“Without paint...?”
“Well, paints are made of minerals, so my powers cover them too. I figured out I just have to heat the earth a little differently, like in different wave patterns...!”
“...I will stay here a few extra hours, so it will look as if you made the repairs through normal means.”
“Oh, yay~! What should we do, should we play a game?? No wait, teach me how to weave! So I can make a hat and a cape like yours!”
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“Sanctified Servants are not permitted to wear clothing.”
“I know, but I can wear them during the day when no one’s looking!”
“The same way you fly during the day when no one is looking…?”
“...Y-you saw that…??”
“I did. And if someone else had been assigned to patrol the sculpture garden, they might have seen it in my stead. You must be more careful, Meissen.”
“I...well, I just figured I could practice in the sculpture garden, so then if anyone saw something weird they’d just think it was a weird statue…”
“…That...is…an idea...”
“Also I was saving it as a surprise...I-I wanted to get good at flying, so I could show you later…!”
“...”
“…”
“Meissen...it seems that you are beginning to forget why you wanted to keep your powers secret in the first place.”
“...Urgh...”
“I only want to remind you that Our Lord does not approve of Earth wizardry. This is why Divine Conversion exists. This is also why you were afraid that you would be punished if your powers became known to the public. You know this, and yet you freely indulge in these powers. Perhaps a little too much...”
“I...I know I shouldn’t use my powers all the time. I guess I’d be better off pretending they don’t exist...that’s what I thought in the beginning. But...the more I did use them, the more I started to think that...they’re really a lot of fun.”
“Meissen—”
“Look, I’ve always, always wanted to be good at something! And now I’m good at a lot of things, that no one else can do! For the first time in my life, I feel smart and cool, and I...I just...no matter how hard I try, I can’t make myself want to hide it…!”
“…”
“...I’m sorry...I’m just being bad now, aren’t I...??”
“...You have never been a bad person, Meissen. Misguided, perhaps, but never bad. In your heart of hearts, you live to serve.”
“…”