"Good morning."
Nathan’s smile was the first thing that greeted her after opening her eyes. The mont the contract was activated, her consciousness suddenly went blank. It was as if she were in the middle of the dark water, just continuously falling to the bottomless sea.
Her mind was still sluggish, but she could move her body again. "Nathan..."
"Everything works out. You’re fixed now." Nathan used a slightly joking word to ease her mind and showed that nothing had happened to him.
"Help get up."
"Sure." Nathan held her hand and gently pushed her back.
"Looks like everything went smoothly... Did you really change my na? I’m not Evelyn Lavender—!" Evelyn was shocked when uttering that na. For so reason, uttering the na she had had for the last 26 years would have been smooth and familiar.
Yet, when she uttered that na earlier, it felt so strange, as though she had never uttered that na before. No, it was as if she hadn’t recognized this na from the beginning. "—anymore, right? Wait. Why did it sound so weird...?"
Nathan smiled. That reaction confird that the world was a database. He explained, "What I changed is your na that has been recognized by the world, not by the people of this world.
"For example, if you are from a noble family and marrying into a much greater household, sotis, your husband can demand you take his family na, which, in this scenario, is a way to show the prestige of that house, correct?"
"Yes." Evelyn nodded.
"In that scenario, the na that has been recognized by the world hasn’t changed. The world acknowledges you as Evelyn Lavender, but the people acknowledge you as Evelyn Reckmoon.
"However, by using my innate ability, it’s the other way around. The world acknowledges you as Evelyn Reckmoon now, while the people know you as Evelyn Lavender.
"But people’s perception is connected to the world, not the other way around. Hence, because the world sees you as Evelyn Reckmoon now, you will find your old na weird. After all, the world doesn’t recognize it. It is as if Evelyn Lavender has never existed in the first place.
"I’m pretty sure that if people are thinking about you right now, they will feel the sa once your na appears in their mind."
"Can sothing that magical really be done?" Evelyn gasped. It looked like she didn’t understand the weight of her request. This was beyond what she’d asked for.
At the sa ti, she felt relieved and happy. It was a na that had been haunting her for several years. After finding out the truth about her existence, she had always wanted to drop that na, and this ti, the people would be affected by this change as well. No one could say Evelyn was from the Lavender family anymore.
Evelyn felt a surge of emotions. At one ti, she wanted to cry as if the burden in her heart had been lifted up. At another ti, she just wanted to smile as big as possible, showing how much this change ant to her.
An apology wasn’t what she was supposed to say. Even Nathan didn’t want it. In the end, Evelyn showed a small but sincere smile to Nathan. "Thank you, Nathan."
Nathan’s face lted. She was truly a one-of-a-kind beauty. Only Mae and Lilith could probably be compared to her.
"Also, have you noticed anything weird with your elents?" Nathan asked.
"Huh?" Evelyn tilted her head while looking down. She pressed her chest and noticed the difference. "They are not fighting against each other? No, it’s more like... They are living in harmony... Is this the Yin and Yang skill you talked about earlier?"
"Not exactly. I couldn’t create that skill because the world didn’t allow . After all, adding a skill to your na is the sa as creating a new innate ability. With all the requirents for having an innate ability, even I can’t make one on the spot."
"Innate ability?" Evelyn gasped. "Then, this is..."
"That is an innate ability."
"Are you playing with ? You said you can’t make an innate ability?"
"Yes. I didn’t make one. I made a deal with the world to grant you an innate ability. To be precise, I exchanged the remaining worth of Roggoth’s life so the world granted you an innate ability that it has recorded. In other words, the innate ability you possess right now is sothing that soone possessed in the past."
"What?!" Evelyn dropped her jaw in disbelief. "This innate ability... whose ability was it?"
"Queen of Elents. What you have right now is a downgraded version of the innate ability that the Queen of Elents once possessed. It’s called the ’Blessing of the Elents.’
"However, giving you the full innate ability won’t be good for you. Hence, I exchange with what you only need, which are the Space and Gravity Elents among all elents.
"It allows you to possess the innate ability for up to 30 days. During this ti, I want you to learn sothing from it. Maybe you can create your own ability with your control to finally solve the problem in your body.
"If you’re able to achieve it, you should be able to utilize the fusion of the two elents in the future. Sorry. I thought about giving you a permanent skill to do it, but in the end, you have to put so effort into it as well."
"No..." Evelyn shook her head. "To be able to possess sothing like this alone is... sothing that I never imagined before..."
Evelyn was at a loss for words. There was too much information for her to take in. Innate ability, death, Soul Contract, and even her na.
All the people who had innate abilities were recognized as the strongest in their ti. Even in the current era, Elysion Aquamoon was regarded as such.
Evelyn didn’t expect she would have an innate ability. While it was only for thirty days, the effect it would bring to her life would be huge.
And Nathan was the one who created that miracle.
Evelyn’s lips trembled. It looked like she wanted to say sothing, but the words stuck in her throat. Instead, tears stread down her shocked face.
"!!!"
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