Kato Megumi wants to learn magic

She stretched out her senses, silently sensing the patterns and aura on the door; the material of the door looked a bit like obsidian, black all over, with a faint luster on the surface, and unknown patterns spreading on it, which was extremely mysterious.

But at the same time, the presence of the door is extremely weak, and it will be forgotten if you don't pay attention. Even Kato Megumi often forgets the existence of the Gate of Truth.

The door is very big, as big as the door of the Palace Museum. However, the entire door is not arc-shaped, but square, a bit like a stone door in ancient ruins.

Kato Megumi didn't know how to describe the appearance of the Door of Truth. It felt very ordinary, but upon closer thought it was full of mystery. Even though it existed in her own spiritual sea, Kato Megumi would often ignore the existence of this door.

If it weren't for that battle with the evil demon, Kato Megumi really wouldn't have known that this door was not a dead object, but could move.

"If this Door of Truth really has intelligence, does it feel anything when I touch it?"

Kato Megumi said it deliberately, and at the same time tried to put her hand on it lightly and began to gently stroke the lines on it.

The purple lines seemed to be the origin deeply rooted in the stone gate, as if they were a part of it. As he touched them with his fingers, he could not feel any roughness. The lines, the stone gate and the large ring on the gate were all integrated into one, as if they were a whole and had been born like this.

A cold feeling passed through the fingers, bringing with it a slight tremor.

Then, as he stroked it, the Door of Truth seemed to have no response at all, as if all the previous guesses were wrong and it was a dead object with no consciousness.

Did she think wrong?

Kato Megumi frowned. Perhaps this door is different from the cat. One is made of stone-like material, and the other is a mammal. The perceptions of the two are different, so they don't react to this trick?

However, she seemed to see something accidentally, which suddenly changed her mind.

Pretending not to see it, Kato Megumi murmured.

"It seems to have no effect..."

"Then do you want to give it a try?"

Kato Megumi was just about to raise her foot to kick, but she kicked in vain.

She looked up and found that the Door of Truth had moved back half a meter at some point, leaving its original position and avoiding her legs, as if mocking her useless efforts.

"Sure enough! You are conscious!"

Kato Megumi waved her fists and approached the Gate of Truth.

However, this time, no matter how she tried, the other party did not respond. Everything just now seemed like a dream, just her imagination.

kick……

Kick...

One more kick...

Well...after that, no matter how Kato Megumi kicked or pushed it, the Gate of Truth didn't move at all, as if it was frozen and there was no response no matter how she moved it.

"Um... Hello? Hello... Can you open it for me?!"

Kato Megumi tried to communicate with the other party, but there was still no response? Could it be that this door only had a weak spiritual power? Or was it just too lazy to pay attention to her?

"Hey! If you don't open it, I'll beat you up..."

Kato Megumi was angry and threatened him... He felt that the person in front of him was a big shot.

Suddenly... she remembered how the other party had treated the evil demon before.

Perhaps only food can open it. She thought about it for a while, and suddenly felt that this direction seemed feasible. Miss Witch also said before that the door of truth requires the "rules" of truth to open, which means that the other party has this tendency.

So...where can I find food that will satisfy him?

Kato Hui thought hard, is it possible that he should go find some powerful magic book or something like that now? How long will it take to be promoted...

At this moment, she accidentally saw a ball of divine light swaying in the distance of her spiritual sea.

As if because of her gaze, and sensing her thoughts, the ball of divine light trembled slightly, and quickly retreated a few times, as if wanting to leave quickly, but how could Kato Megumi let the other party go.

It was just like the reaction between a cat and a mouse, when the cat saw the mouse running away, it subconsciously chased after it; the same was true for Kato Megumi, when she saw the ball of light moving away, she also subconsciously chased after it. The spiritual sea was her territory, and no matter how the ball of light escaped, it was under her control.

At the same time, during the pursuit, Kato Megumi suddenly thought that since... things with super powers contain the "rules" of truth, then the divine power bestowed by the Mother Earth and the system in her mind, do they also have certain rules?

No matter what, the Earth Mother is a god, a god who created the world. Such a god, such a powerful god, is born to be part of the rules. In this case, the other party's divine power should also contain rules.

Perhaps this could be used to guide the gate open?

However, after a while, Kato Megumi caught the mysterious ball of light that was running around. Because it noticed the trial gate next to Kato Megumi, the ball of light that was somewhat lively just now immediately began to tremble, attracting Kato Megumi's inquiring eyes.

She knew that some extraordinary items were actually spiritual. Even a pile of blood from a powerful person would show extraordinary spirituality. Although spirituality did not mean consciousness, consciousness would arise over time.

The ball of divine light in his hand is now full of spirituality. The opponent will run away only because it has sensed the danger and instinctively moved away, but this does not mean that it has consciousness or thinking.

Similarly, the Gate of Truth might be the same? So Kato Megumi is a little unsure, does this gate have consciousness?

As she thought this, she slowly moved the mysterious ball of light in her hand towards the gate.

Then, it seemed that nothing worked. Kato Megumi, who was dragging the ball of divine light closer to the Gate of Truth, didn't feel anything. Could it be that her guess was wrong?

Or is it that this ball of divine light is completely useless and has no attraction to the Gate of Truth?

Suddenly... just as Kato Megumi was thinking this, a crack suddenly opened in the door, and an extremely strong suction force rushed out from inside, like an 18-level tornado, making it impossible to break free, and the target of the suction force was the ball of divine light in his hand.

Kato Megumi was caught off guard and staggered, which frightened her a lot, but she quickly reacted and floated backwards violently.

"Ah... let me go! This is not for you..."

The suction force was getting stronger and stronger. It was obviously just a small gap, not even the size of her fingernail, but the suction force was like a violent storm, so strong that Kato Megumi could even feel that if she didn't let go, her entire consciousness would be sucked into the door.

However, she couldn't let go. This ball of divine light was given by the Earth Mother Goddess, and it was also a thing to monitor her. If it disappeared, it would inevitably attract the other party's attention and even lead to the other party's investigation, which would be very disadvantageous for Kato Megumi.

"Umm...I said! Close the door! If you don't close the door, I'll be angry!"

Kato Megumi kicked the Door of Truth, trying to stop him from doing this, but it didn't work.

Seeing the suction force getting stronger and stronger, the ball of light in her hand was like a candle wandering in the wind, with countless wax blown away, and Kato Megumi became anxious.

She doesn't care about the Gate of Truth or not.

Miss Witch said that there is no real door of truth in the world. The door of truth is something imagined by humans, because truth has no door. The door in front of her is a product of the combination of various imaginations and can be said to be a man-made door.

Although it has some of the functions of the Gate of Truth that people imagine, it is essentially a contracted item or creature created by Kato Megumi.

So Kato Megumi was very angry!

Eat her, live with her, and don't listen to her! How can there be such a good thing in the world! In a hurry, Kato Hui was furious and kicked the door with all her strength!

click...

A shattering sound suddenly rang out, causing both of them to suddenly stop their movements.

Then Kato Megumi saw that as the suction stopped, a deep concave footprint appeared where she kicked, and at the same time, a crack extended from the footprint to the surrounding areas.

Then slowly, slowly... it spread...

click-

Click, click, click——

The door just broke...

Seeing this, Kato Hui was stunned, and her open mouth did not close for a long time...

It's over, things have gotten out of hand...

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 85 Chapter Patchouli's Appearance

"Hey, I didn't expect you to be promoted to a magician. How surprising..."

A pleasant voice rang in her ears, like the breeze blowing through the woods, or the morning dew dripping at dawn, which immediately soothed Kato Megumi's uneasy heart.

She tilted her head and saw a tiny, palm-sized doll floating in the air; it had round eyes, long purple hair, a zun hat with a golden moon hair ornament on its head, white and purple pajamas on its body, and a lace shawl on its shoulders.

Listening to the familiar voice in her ears and looking at the little person in front of her who was as elegant as an elf and as cute as a cloth idol, Kato Megumi opened her eyes wide.

"Are you... Miss Witch?"

“Ah, I didn’t expect you to guess it. But that’s true. I didn’t hide my voice…”

The elf-like little man gently covered his mouth, and then said seriously.

"Come to think of it... I haven't met you in person to introduce myself properly yet... My name is Patchouli Noreki, the witch who controls the immovable Great Library, the only legitimate heir to the Noreki family, and your partner..."

"Hello... a human from another world..."

The palm-sized little person lifted the hem of her skirt with both hands and bowed gently, her purple hair falling from her shoulders, elegant and calm; at the same time, because of her small appearance, every move was particularly cute, giving the feeling of a little adult.

Patchouli's behavior made Kato Megumi smile in a cute way. She was so adorable.

Then Kato Megumi still knew her limits and did not easily go up to and touch the other party. After all, the other party was not an elf in a fairy tale, a simple and cute creature that lived on collecting nectar; the other party was a real witch, a wise sage, and a knowledgeable and talented mentor.

Besides, this is not the real world, but one's own spiritual sea. The fact that the other party appears in this image does not mean that this is the other party's true appearance, at least not in terms of body size.

Then why is Miss Witch here? Kato Hui felt strange and asked.

“Miss Witch… why are you here? Didn’t you say before that you can only communicate through voice contract? How come you are in front of me like this now? And you look like this…”

"What? Don't you know? Haven't you already been promoted to a magician?"

Seeing Kato Megumi's puzzled expression, Patchouli looked at her strangely.

"I was experimenting with new magic in my own laboratory, and at that moment I suddenly sensed an unusual fluctuation coming from the contract. After sensing it, I realized that you had entered the extraordinary realm and officially became a magician, so I came here..."

Looking at Kato Megumi with a puzzled look, Patchouli continued.

"It's just that because of the contract and the stability of your spiritual sea, I can only become like this to reduce the consumption and avoid damaging your spiritual sea. Why? Don't you know?"

Seeing Patchouli looking at her in confusion, Kato Megumi looked confused.

“Miss Witch… When did I become a magician? How come I didn’t know anything about it… And I didn’t even open the door of truth…”

At this point, Kato Megumi suddenly remembered her previous kick and quickly told Patchouli that she accidentally broke the Door of Truth. She looked ashamed.

"You said before that to open the Gate of Truth, I need to find fragments of the rules of truth and high-energy things... But after you left, for some reason, I successfully opened the Gate of Truth, but accidentally kicked it to pieces. I really didn't notice it, but I don't know why. I just struggled hard and it broke. What should I do? Miss Witch..."

"You said... I have entered the extraordinary... Why do you say that..."

Kato Megumi also felt a little puzzled, so she gradually told Patchouli what had happened before. However, as she spoke, Patchouli's expression became strange, and the look she gave her became more and more weird. After Kato Megumi finished her story, she even slowly floated over and circled around Kato Megumi, looking at her carefully again and again.

"What...what's wrong, Miss Witch, why are you looking at me like that?"

Kato Megumi stuttered, not knowing why the witch lady was looking at her like that. Her heart was trembling, and she felt a little unsure. But at the same time, seeing such a cute witch lady surrounding her, Kato Megumi felt as if ants were crawling in her heart, and she felt itchy. She just thought that such a witch lady was so cute.

I really want to touch it...

While thinking this, Kato Megumi stretched out her hand and caught the other person.

The little person didn't seem to care about this. When he saw Kato Megumi stretched out her hand, he stopped and slowly floated to the palm of Kato Megumi's hand...

Because both are actually manifestations of spiritual power, when they touch each other, the feeling is very wonderful, there is a feeling of tolerance, comfort and gentleness. In an instant, Kato Megumi's eyes suddenly brightened.

She wanted to go a step further and rub the other person's cheeks with her fingers and touch the other person's head, but Kato Megumi knew that now was not the time to do this. She still took the questions in her heart very seriously, so she suppressed her feelings and began to listen patiently to the other person's answers.

Then the other person's words made her stunned.

"When did I ever say... that the Door of Truth must be opened in order to ascend to the Extraordinary? When did I ever say... that your advancement must be determined by an external object that you don't understand?"

Miss Witch's words were obviously beyond Kato Megumi's understanding, leaving her a little at a loss.

"Isn't that what you said? The Gate of Truth is something like a contracted beast... Once you open it, you can obtain a soul magic engraved on your soul... Then, as long as you find a powerful item similar to the "rule" of truth, you can advance step by step..."

Hearing Kato Megumi's almost whispered question, Patchouli suddenly became serious.

"Human... What do you think truth is? Why do magicians pursue truth? What is promotion? Why can magicians be promoted? What is destiny? Why do humans have destiny?"

Kato Megumi was confused. Patchouli's topic was very sharp. She had thought about these questions before, but there were no answers to these questions, and she didn't know the answers, so she just put it behind her and let it go.

“I don’t know…”

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 86 Chapter Lucky Kato Megumi

Patchouli was accustomed to Kato Megumi's answers, because she didn't expect to get a correct, safe and reasonable answer from her.

She just glanced at me gently, her purple eyes sparkling.

"It's normal that you don't know... because I don't know either. The concept of truth is originally imagined by humans. What is truth? Why should we pursue truth? Does truth exist? In fact, no one knows..."

Facing Kato Megumi's surprised expression, Patchouli continued.

"Truth has different interpretations in the eyes of different people. In the eyes of a believer, faith is his truth; in the eyes of a person with a pure heart, kindness and justice are her truth; in the eyes of the abyss filled with resentment and tyranny, the law of the jungle and destruction are the truth of the abyss."

"Truth is a broad term that encompasses countless things. But in the eyes of us magicians, truth is actually the root, the root of everything, the root of the world, and the root of rules. The goal of a magician is to find the root and seek transcendence..."

"Rather than saying we are searching for the truth, we are seeking transcendence, transcending fate, transcending domination, transcending life and death... exploring the origin of the world."