When it was December, Ryuga was already 12 years and 4 months old.
His birthday was January 17th. According to the time in the parallel world where he was born, he had already passed his 12th birthday when he was in the [Ghost Destroyer Blade] world.
However, he didn't care much about this aspect. After he became a ghost, he could change his appearance at will, so he didn't care about his age.
On a certain day in early December, Ryuga learned all 24 runes and 3 primordial runes. His magic attainment had increased a lot.
According to Aoqi Orange's judgment, although his magic attainment was still around the fifth-grade [Opening], his casting technique had almost reached the second-grade [Color]. This was because his body coordination was too strong, and he could easily form muscle memory. As long as he trained more, it was possible for him to catch up with Aoqi Orange in two to three months.
Of course, it was only limited to the speed and accuracy of casting spells. If he wanted to surpass Aoqi Orange in terms of spell attainment, he would have to study the runes for more than a year or two. Otherwise, it was impossible for him to surpass Aoqi Orange.
He had also learned all the knowledge about tamed demons, enchantments, and so on. Even the magic gift, the moon spirit marrow liquid, was completed with the help of Aoqi Orange.
"So, the deal between us is over."
Ryuga sat on a chair in the hotel, holding a glass test tube in his hand. There was a silver liquid rippling in it. He was using the magic engraving on his right shoulder to feel the moon spirit marrow liquid.
After a month, Ryuga's magic engraving had simplified and enriched a lot. In addition to the original necromancy and strengthening techniques, he had added the base plate to control the moon spirit marrow liquid and runes. The tracking technique from before had all been removed. Ordinary magicians might not be able to remove the engraving so easily. After all, it was something like an organ. However, he was a ghost, and it was easy for him to remove the engraving.
"Yes."
Aoqi Orange stood by the window with the last Taiji cigarette in her mouth. She asked Ryuga while smoking.
"Speaking of which, I have a question for you. Since I didn't ask for anything in the past month, it shouldn't be too much to just answer this one question, right?"
"That depends on the depth of your question."
Ryuga stared at the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid in her hand without turning her head as she replied, "If it's a question I don't want to answer, I won't answer."
His statement was very shameless, no matter what question Aoqi Orange asked, he could use the excuse that he didn't want to answer. As long as he didn't want to be reasonable, then Aoqi Orange wouldn't be able to get an answer.
Aoqi Orange didn't respond to his words. She just opened her mouth with a flat expression.
"What is your wish?"
Hearing her question, Liuxia paused for a moment. Then, she turned around and looked at Aoqi Orange without the slightest fluctuation in her eyes.
"I've been observing you for the past month."
Aoqi Cheng took a puff of her cigarette and continued, "All your actions are built on the basis of measurement and calculation. If you can gain benefits from it, or if it is necessary, you will do it without hesitation. If there is no benefit to talk about, you will turn a blind eye to anyone and everything."
"When it's necessary, you're so kind that it gives others the impression that you're friendly. But when it's not necessary, you're so cold-blooded that it's terrifying. Although the interactions between people are mostly filled with hypocrisy and calculation, you're even more hypocritical. You don't switch personalities like me, but you switch to the most suitable personality when it's necessary. There's a huge difference in subjectivity."
"Your exterior is like a mystery, or a machine, but your interior is very pure, so pure that there is no filler. If I were to use a word to describe it, it would be — an empty shell."
The exterior is a machine for calculating benefits.
On the inside, it was just an empty shell.
This was the answer that Aoqi Cheng got from observing Ryuga for the past month.
"That's a fair judgment."
Ryuga nodded. He had long been aware of his personality.
"Many children who grow up in a magic family are born with personality defects. Some will be born with a lack of joy, some will be born with a pursuit of joy, and some will be born with a touching obsession … So I'm guessing, are you the same?"
Aoqi Cheng looked at Ryuga. Her orange eyes contained a very dull expression, but it was inexplicably enough to shock him. "Your way of life is because of a natural lack of emotions, right?"
The room was silent for a moment.
In fact, this was not something that was difficult to discover. As long as one had been with Ryuga for a period of time, one could more or less detect the defects in his personality.
However, as Aoqi Cheng said, Ryuga would pretend to be kind and gentlemanly when necessary. His disguise ability was very good, so under normal circumstances, it was not exposed.
At first, she used the ancient people's curiosity about modern people, and Musashi's forthrightness and sympathy to force her to not discover Ryuga's abnormality within a month of living with Ryuga.
But if Ryuga did not intend to hide it, then his abnormality in his personality would be easily discovered.
As a Crown Magician, Aoqi Cheng's eyesight was beyond imagination. Perhaps she had already discovered it, but she only said it now.
"You're right, this is not something that needs to be deliberately hidden."
Ryuga nodded plainly. "My emotions are indeed flawed. I can't feel anything. Joy and disgust, anger and hatred, joy and sadness … I can't have any emotions."
"That's why you live like this."
Aoqi Orange nodded meaningfully. "But there is a certain degree of subjectivity in your actions, right? Different from the real [Garan Cave], your actions have always had parts that I can't understand. You should follow some kind of reason, right? "
"That's why I want to ask, what is your wish? Is this a question that you don't want to answer? "
Garan was a Buddhist term, which meant a bottomless pit.
The part that she could not understand was probably Ryuga's Spiritual Base Mission. However, she was not curious about the Spiritual Base Mission itself, but the reason why Ryuga was so persistent in completing the Spiritual Base Mission.
"Not really, I can answer, and the answer is very simple."
Ryuga shook his head. Without emotions, he would never be ashamed to say his wish. His eyes were very calm, but there seemed to be ripples in them.
"My feelings are lacking, so although I can recognize what feelings are, I can't really understand what feelings are, so I only have one wish from the beginning."
"— I want to have emotions."
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