"You''re starting to become a headache if you ask me..."Ayuki thought.


    Nice comment! That''s what I like about Selyn. She''s a quick thinker and not afraid to be direct with her opinion.


    Guess I can''t predict things so well after all...


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    It''s interesting what a little study can do. First I didn''t feel any connection to Chew, but now I do feel more attached to it. Unlike certain people, Chew doesn''t complain about its circumstances nor does it show any signs of aggressive behavior. I can hold Chew in my hand, and it won''t try to attack me or even escape. It really is just a peaceful and cute little beetle. Some people would say that an insect has no feelings or conscience. I thought the same, but now... I''m not so sure about that. At least, I feel I can learn a few things from Chew. I hope that I even might be able to communicate with it someday.


    My ability works on an insect, that much is confirmed. Next question would be whether it works on the Dark nature too. Perhaps not any creature might work, but ever since yesterday, a suitable creature presented itself—the creature in the Insanity Forest. If it truly spoke, that would make communication even easier. The fact that we can''t communicate with the Dark nature might be the reason why we''re at war against it in the first place. Imagine if we could talk with our greatest enemy. Perhaps, just perhaps, some kind of consensus would be possible. Even if it isn''t possible, the least I want to find out is how to keep humanity safe from the Dark nature. That might be something I could achieve with that ability of mine.