Sieg

[nosediving]

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[nosediving]

A fox takes care of the shrine . . . I see. That's why you came all this way to offer this.

[He raises the bun before lowering it to a comfortable level at his chest.]

If you need some time to rest, I'm sure the fox won't mind waiting.

[heartmunculus]

Thank you, I think I do.

[ Which is somewhat difficult to admit, but oh well. ]

I'm not used to being this fragile.

[nosediving]

Is it because of the temple's restrictions on our native powers?

[He gives Sieg a wide berth to move, gesturing to the wide steps leading into the small building as a place to sit.]

[heartmunculus]

[He takes the moment to just sit down on the steps looking down at the street below.]

Yes. I would normally be able to turn into spirit form to heal from any injuries.

... Besides curses.

[nosediving]

[Standing by the steps, Shang Qinghua cants his head in Sieg's direction.]

That makes sense. You can recover physical injuries using spiritual energy, but it's often not the case for curses that disrupt the flow of that energy.

[heartmunculus]

Ah... You're familiar?

[Most people aren't, so this is new to him.]

[nosediving]

The sect that I come from teaches its disciples how to cultivate their spiritual energy. While I don't use those techniques too often, I still know a thing or two.

[heartmunculus]

[Wow, that's the first thing he's ever heard about it. Then again most makes he knows tend to keep to themselves.]

Does that make you a mage?

[nosediving]

Is that what you are? I had heard that you're a dragon, but maybe you can be both a dragon and a mage. The term is unfamiliar to me. I am known as a cultivator.

[heartmunculus]

[He shakes his head.]

No, you're right, I am a dragon. [Usually.] But when humans use mana and are aware of spirits that usually means they're a mage.

I don't know what a cultivator is.

[nosediving]

A mage and a cultivator . . . They sound different, but there are similarities. Maybe we can consider one the counterpart of the other between our worlds.

[heartmunculus]

Hmm... Maybe. What does a cultivator do?

[nosediving]

A cultivator's exact role varies depending on his sect and position. Broadly speaking, though, he refines his technique to both enlighten himself and intercede for those who cannot defend themselves against spirits and demons alike.

[heartmunculus]

I think cultivators are more helpful than mages tend to be.

... But our Earth usually doesn't have demons.

[nosediving]

In my world, the same can be said for dragons. I never imagined that a being such as yourself would enter this temple . . .

[heartmunculus]

I wasn't always a dragon.

Is it strange seeing one that looks like a human?

[nosediving]

Not really, but . . . what do you mean by that? I've never heard of someone becoming a dragon.

[heartmunculus]

I made a wish and it was my only option at the time.

[nosediving]

Your only option was to become a dragon?

[heartmunculus]

I needed to take something away and... my heart was essentially a dragon's. It wasn't too difficult.

[nosediving]

[Essentially?]

What happened to your heart?

[heartmunculus]

It wasn't mine originally.

[nosediving]

. . . It sounds as though there's much more to the story than I first thought. Does your wish for this contest correlate with that one, then?

[heartmunculus]

[Fate/ is bad actually.]

No my wish doesn't have anything to do with my existence.

[nosediving]

[It would be counterintuitive to make a wish about a wish, wouldn't it . . .

He holds the bun out.]

Prying wasn't my intention. Here, let me give this back to you.

[heartmunculus]

[~]

Thank you.

I'm sure the fox would like offering from you too.