I'm embarrassed that it took me over a month to figure that one out. Given the unit I'm in, it feels like that should've been my first guess! But I just wasn't thinking far enough outside the box. Rinne-senpai scolded me for it a few times, which irritated me, but I understand what he meant now.
First, I thought this place was run by wealthy criminals with connections to Godfather. They kidnapped celebrities and royals so they could watch these famous people degrade themselves on-camera and sell off the blackmail material later.
But then it became clear these weren't ordinary criminals - these were people who could do magic. But even THAT wasn't thinking outside the box enough, because these aren't just ordinary magic users, either.
"The House" is run by gods.
Or a god, or a goddess - though I feel like only a twelve-year-old boy could come up with this place, so "god" is probably accurate.
I forgot to mention this earlier, but many of the people who can do magic say they got their powers from the gods. One person said that in his world, magic depends on "your affinity with the gods and your method of worship." He said he got his healing powers through a contract with a specific goddess. Another said that in his world, faith magic is bestowed by "the Goddess," whoever she is. And a third person said she was able to obtain fire magic by tapping into some gods' powers, and that others obtain their powers by being blessed by gods directly.
In other words, gods really exist, at least in some universes out there. They can use magic, and they can bestow magic upon others. And there's absolutely no doubt that at least one god, or person with godlike powers, is running this place. That's the only way anything makes sense - the only way someone could trap so many powerful magic users, some of whom were blessed by gods directly. The only thing stronger than someone blessed by god is God himself, after all.
Not that I normally believe in that sort of thing. But this time, I'll make an exception!
Anyway, here's the plan so far:
1. Learn more about gods (and goddesses!), and confirm that they're the ones running this place!
2. Find some people who are strong enough to go up against gods. Perhaps none of them are strong enough individually, but together, they just might be!
3. Investigate those void things more, and use them to see if we can pry more holes in the resort's magic!
4. Once a big enough hole is opened, walk into it and go home!
The last one probably won't be that simple, but we'll figure out the details later.
I don't know who to use for #2 yet, but one person said he wasn't worried about the voids because he has magic that can protect him, so he seems like a good bet. The one who can shapeshift, cast illusions, and do all sorts of other things also sounded useful. And I'll have to investigate that magic those other people said was "too dangerous" to demonstrate, too, since that might be exactly what we need.
But first, I'll learn more about gods! Which isn't really how I wanted to spend my time, but oh well. Perhaps this whole experience of learning more about gods and "rallying the troops" will bring me closer to Nagisa-kun and Ibara, bringing the two halves of Eden together.
Anyway, I have some conversations coming up where I'll hopefully learn more, so I'll update these notes when I discover anything useful. But for now, I'm signing off!"
[And then he signs the last page with his signature, because why not.]
CONCLUSIONS (for now)
THIS PLACE WAS MADE BY GODS.
I'm embarrassed that it took me over a month to figure that one out. Given the unit I'm in, it feels like that should've been my first guess! But I just wasn't thinking far enough outside the box. Rinne-senpai scolded me for it a few times, which irritated me, but I understand what he meant now.
First, I thought this place was run by wealthy criminals with connections to Godfather. They kidnapped celebrities and royals so they could watch these famous people degrade themselves on-camera and sell off the blackmail material later.
But then it became clear these weren't ordinary criminals - these were people who could do magic. But even THAT wasn't thinking outside the box enough, because these aren't just ordinary magic users, either.
"The House" is run by gods.
Or a god, or a goddess - though I feel like only a twelve-year-old boy could come up with this place, so "god" is probably accurate.
I forgot to mention this earlier, but many of the people who can do magic say they got their powers from the gods. One person said that in his world, magic depends on "your affinity with the gods and your method of worship." He said he got his healing powers through a contract with a specific goddess. Another said that in his world, faith magic is bestowed by "the Goddess," whoever she is. And a third person said she was able to obtain fire magic by tapping into some gods' powers, and that others obtain their powers by being blessed by gods directly.
In other words, gods really exist, at least in some universes out there. They can use magic, and they can bestow magic upon others. And there's absolutely no doubt that at least one god, or person with godlike powers, is running this place. That's the only way anything makes sense - the only way someone could trap so many powerful magic users, some of whom were blessed by gods directly. The only thing stronger than someone blessed by god is God himself, after all.
Not that I normally believe in that sort of thing. But this time, I'll make an exception!
Anyway, here's the plan so far:
1. Learn more about gods (and goddesses!), and confirm that they're the ones running this place!
2. Find some people who are strong enough to go up against gods. Perhaps none of them are strong enough individually, but together, they just might be!
3. Investigate those void things more, and use them to see if we can pry more holes in the resort's magic!
4. Once a big enough hole is opened, walk into it and go home!
The last one probably won't be that simple, but we'll figure out the details later.
I don't know who to use for #2 yet, but one person said he wasn't worried about the voids because he has magic that can protect him, so he seems like a good bet. The one who can shapeshift, cast illusions, and do all sorts of other things also sounded useful. And I'll have to investigate that magic those other people said was "too dangerous" to demonstrate, too, since that might be exactly what we need.
But first, I'll learn more about gods! Which isn't really how I wanted to spend my time, but oh well. Perhaps this whole experience of learning more about gods and "rallying the troops" will bring me closer to Nagisa-kun and Ibara, bringing the two halves of Eden together.
Anyway, I have some conversations coming up where I'll hopefully learn more, so I'll update these notes when I discover anything useful. But for now, I'm signing off!"
[And then he signs the last page with his signature, because why not.]