"So that's how it is... No wonder you suddenly had to put out a marriage ad, Lin."
After listening to the explanation from Lin and the young woman, Elysia managed to figure out the situation.
"So it's about 'feelings'... Heh heh..." Elysia chuckled meaningfully twice. "Then, how do you see it?"
She was asking the young woman, who stood there blankly. This girl was truly a bit like a frog, jumping only when poked. And judging from Lin description, she was still unwilling to reveal her name.
"Feelings... an elusive term, impossible to explain with concrete concepts, and whose effect cannot be seen directly," the young woman briefly stated her view. "And based on the collected case studies, I believe it should be another form of pheromone expression."
"No, no, feelings cannot be explained by science."
Elysia quickly stopped the young woman's misinterpretation. She smiled and said, "Feelings are more like magic~"
"...Magic? Those virtual skills composed of fictional worldviews and energy systems?"
"Uh, you don't have to put it so strangely..." Elysia expression turned odd upon hearing the young woman's... excessively restrained vocabulary. She glanced at Lin, who silently nodded, confirming that the young woman was indeed like this.
"Ahem... Alright! Then it's Magical Girl Elysia turn to teach you what magic is!"
Lin turned his head away.
The reason he didn't want Elysia to get involved in his affairs was precisely because she would definitely get excited after hearing the whole process, complicating simple things and hyper-stimulating complex things.
Elysia casually draped her arm over the young woman's shoulder, instantly becoming fast friends with her. She said cheerfully, "First, we have to start by learning magic."
"Magic... does it really exist?"
"Of course! It's just that many people, including me, prefer to call it by another word." Elysia leaned in mysteriously toward the young woman and spoke next to her helmet's listening system—
"Miracle."
"Miracle..."
The young woman mumbled the word, as if remembering something, and the focus of her gaze toward Elysia was completely different now.
"Yes, yes." Elysia was open to any gaze directed at her. She naturally loved being the center of attention. She smiled warmly, speaking as if to a younger sister, "Feelings are the existence that can turn the impossible into possible and bring about miracles."
"Are you talking about the kind where adrenaline is secreted to save someone..."
"Stop! Don't analyze it in that tone again." Elysia held up a finger. "In short, from now on, you must accept that miracles exist in this world! And only feelings can make miracles happen! Don't try to figure out what is reasonable and what is unreasonable!"
"I understand."
The young woman was obedient in this regard, and Lin also listened carefully to what Elysia would say next. After all, although Elysia was unreliable most of the time, she was undoubtedly a person with profound insights into philosophy, and her attitude towards life was very much worth learning from.
"Then, next, imagine what you would do if someone important to you was in danger?"
"Isn't that just adrenaline..."
"No! It's not!" Elysia puffed up her cheeks and covered the young woman's helmet's mouthpiece. "Don't think about those unnecessary things. You simply saw someone important in danger, and you will act solely based on your subconscious impulse!"
"...I don't have anyone important," the young woman stated matter-of-factly.
Elysia expression froze for a moment. She quickly looked at Lin, who just shook his head.
"Alright, then... what if Lin was in danger?" Elysia expression looked as distressed as if she were giving something away.
"In terms of relationship, he is my..."
"Hmm?"
Elysia face was full of 'you'd better not speak logically' anticipation.
"...What would I do?" The young woman began to think seriously about what spontaneous actions she would take without overthinking if Lin were genuinely in danger.
It didn't take long for her to figure it out.
"Nothing."
The young woman spread her hands and said.
This answer caused Elysia to look at her suspiciously.
"Aren't you two... husband and wife?"
"Yes, but you told me not to consider that."
"...Fine." Elysia vigorously patted her forehead, feeling somewhat defeated. She said weakly, "What if you did consider it?"
"Under what dangerous environment and circumstances?"
"What level of danger..." Elysia considered for a few seconds. After all, neither of them could be considered ordinary people, and general dangers wouldn't threaten Lin. So, she came up with a good idea. "What if a meteorite was about to hit Lin?"
"Because of my marital relationship with him, I should execute a rescue, moving him to a location that won't be affected by the meteorite's impact."
"Then what if the meteorite will hit him in one minute?"
"..."
The young woman's abrupt silence wasn't because she couldn't answer, but because she was considering if there was a way to solve it.
The final result was...
"No way."
"Exactly!" Elysia said excitedly. "There is no way! But feelings can bring about miracles! They can turn the impossible into the solvable!"
"...But how can that miracle solve a meteorite impact?"
"Uh—"
Unexpectedly, the young woman's counter-question completely silenced Elysia.
Yes, even if feelings could bring about miracles, how could personal emotion sway a devastating disaster that was absolutely impossible to resist?
"For example... making the meteorite fly backward?"
Lin couldn't stand it anymore. Elysia had met her match this time. The young woman's uncompromising attitude left even Elysia helpless.
Feelings bringing about miracles was an old cliché. Rationally speaking, all miracles could only be considered a series of coincidences leading to a larger coincidence. It wasn't simply a matter of feelings being able to change reality.
But most humans still believe that feelings can solve problems irrationally.
"If what you say is true, then I will only believe it after I witness it myself." The young woman shook off Elysia hand. Her flat, unmodulated voice sounded like a series of monotonous electronic tones.
"Sigh... You two, as husband and wife, are strangely similar."
Elysia sighed helplessly.
"There will certainly be a day when you witness it yourself. Until then, you must find someone important to you."