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--ah! I still know how to turn it on!

[ Pop goes the feed, and the face of a young girl with short black hair and blue eyes appears on the screen. There's a Skarmory also peering down at the screen with wonder and squawks at what Xion's doing with the PokeGear. ]

I, uh... [ Oh, now that she's gotten it back on, she... really didn't think about what she should say. Instead, she gives a brief wave with a shy smile before that hand goes to rub at her neck in slight embarrassment. She recovers quickly, though, after her new steely companion bumps her beak against Xion's cheek. ]

It's been a long time, it seems. At least I think it should be for here. It didn't even feel like I was gone, and yet... I remember this time.

It's good to be back.

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There were a lot of people I knew that could use magic with a little training. It sounds like it wasn't as common with the people in your world than it is for mine. What was the Magus Society?

Well, unless he changed his roster to include a bird that could use Water attacks...

He hasn't, as far as I know. Unless he has one of those in his elite team.

Tried to destroy Pallet Town by "harnessing the weather". [snort.] My guess is he had his team using Thunder or Blizzard the entire time instead. He made enough of a racket about it that it was impossible to miss.

[Though the look on her face, annoyed as it is, says his plan didn't work all that well, either. Destroyed was definitely an overstatement for good old Pallet.]

It's just what it sounds like! The Society that Magi made to combine their efforts and police themselves. Since normal people can't know anything about magic, it pretty much had to be made. Some call it the Magus Association, too... the names are basically interchangeable.

Although, not all Magi are part of the Society, for various reasons. I'm not, since the Einzberns are such an old family that they're kind of a law unto themselves.

... His punishment should be more than just two weeks of jail time.

[ This is said rather casually and softly. There's a frown marring Xion's face, but other than that... ]

Which I don't think I'm eligible to fight anyway... So regular it is.

What do you mean by when your family is "old family"? Are you guys special on your own, or know a special type of magic that others aren't aware of?

A little bit of both. Magic in my world becomes stronger in a family the longer the line of Magi in it, since they tend to pass their knowledge and power on to the next generation. Since the Einzbern line stretches so far back, it makes them incredibly powerful, particularly in their specialties. So much so that they don't usually need to cooperate with other Magi, and since they don't need to, they usually don't. Most Magi are like that where I come from.

It's a shame eligibility is decided from the number of badges you have rather than your team's levels, truly.

That's really incredible. I can see why it has to be kept in such secrecy. Though Saber and Lancer only told me about their sides as Heroic Spirits, it's really interesting to hear the side of the people who... summon them, I think.

Yeah, but those are the rules. Either way, I'll get the badges back.

[ Oh, she sounds so confident now about this. ]

Summon is the right word, yes. Of course, we wouldn't be able to pull it off if not for the Grail.

... Well, that's not quite true. I summoned Berserker over a month before the Grail appeared. But I'm a bit of a special case, and it was extremely painful to keep him in the world, besides.

What? Why was it painful for you?

Well, magic goes against the laws of the world. That's pretty much the definition of it where I come from. So when you use it, the world fights back. Usually that just means you have to put in the effort to overcome the world trying to enforce its laws, but if you're doing something really, really big, the world fights so hard to stop it that it's nearly impossible to pull it off.

I'm very powerful magically, easily the strongest Master in my war in terms of sheer magic capacity, but calling a Heroic Spirit strained even me to the breaking point without the Grail to make it easier. The only reason I did it was because... well, I had to.

Of course you will. You already know their weaknesses, after all.

[ Xion goes quiet for a significant while. Her eyes stray to the side as she thinks about this. Magic is something the world rejects because magic goes against its own laws.

She lets out a sigh that seems too heavy, but turns back to Illya. ] Why did you have to?

Yeah. Hopefully it won't take long this time. I'd like to visit Kanto sometime soon.

[Well, it was quite a bit to take in. Ilya's not too surprised that she might need to consider it for a bit. As the silence drags on, she starts wondering just how different her own version of magic is from Xion's.

Before she can ask, though, her thoughts are interrupted by that sigh, and Xion's question. She ponders a bit over which reason to give her.]

Because I summoned Berserker. They're much harder to control than your average servant, so I had to have extra time to make sure our bond was unshakeable.

[That's a very, very tiny part of the whole truth, but Ilya sees no reason to tell Xion about the sort of things her family tended to do to her in the name of "training".]

Before they suddenly decide to allow us to visit a region even further to the east and everyone moves there?

You're right. The punishment should fit the crime. [He should have had to repair the damage while being watched and then spent a longer sentence in jail. Only...] But we both know things don't work like that here. Still, it's a start.

[They actually did something useful for once. If may not be a repeat incident, but still.]

A Berserker... [ The term reminds her of the Nobodies that Saix had control over. Their use of a hammer was fierce and their movements unpredictable despite their large frame. Almost perfect for Saix, really.

She lets out a huff, knowing she shouldn't linger on thoughts of that man for long and tries to put on a blank face once more. ]

He was a hero in your world's history, right?

Yeah, I guess it is.

[ Still unsatisfied with the overall result, Xion decides to go on less tense terms. ]

Where are you right now, Lightning?

Well, that too. I don't want to be left behind like before.

[There isn't much they can do from here, anyway. Not unless he suddenly appears in person and either of them could punch him in the face, at least.]

Kanto. I'm heading to Viridian now with Hope. [there just wasn't a reason to stay in Johto. Not anymore.]

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