Actually, Ash wasn't very surprised. It was precisely because he had anticipated it that the pain came so swiftly. He remembered Igula criticizing him for always being sensitive when he should be slow and slow when he should be sensitive. If he could learn to deceive himself and be selfish, perhaps he could fully enjoy the beauty of girls without inner turmoil, avoid many dangers without taking risks for others, and evade sadness without losing important things.
"...Vishi actually made some sense." He said softly.
Death Mad took back the cigarette and put it in his mouth, "Not just your body, has even your spirit succumbed?"
"Before becoming the Supreme of Magic, she actually didn't want to fill her heart with any external things." Ash said, "All the beauty in the world will eventually fade away; the only way to escape sadness is to miss the beauty."
