When Nye looked at the poor girl, he felt sad.
He couldn't help her now, but in the future, maybe he could!
Pushing this aside, he looked at the Grimoire in his mind.
Directly skipping to the introduction, he read the text:
[Introduction into Witchcraft]
To enter the path of Witchcraft and become a Witch or Warlock, one must understand the key of Witchcraft as well as their path.
Wizards study truth but Witchcraft embellish in the mysterious.
Every Witch and every Warlock is unique, because their magic solely depends on themselves.
Grimoire's are passed down to hold the key inheritance, but a true Grimoire has been changed many times by the holder, becoming a true part of themselves!
First, remember the Maxim of Lunar Witchcraft:
Lunar Radiance above, shining over all life, guiding the souls in the night and gifting moonlight to all beings.
What you understand, prioritise and put into action is your own choice.
When pursuing the path of Lunar Witchcraft, you have to comprehend a Mystery of the moon.
What is the Moon?
What does the Moon do?
Why does the Moon exist?
You may orient yourself based on these question. They are vast but don't include all faces of the moon.
…
As Nye read the introduction, he was surprised.
"That's it?" he asked himself as he looked at the end.
That was basically just telling him to guess and just do it on his own.
But, then he thought… in a magic world, wasn't it normal to be special?
He asked himself then at this moment, what is the moon?
"I could answer scientifically, but that would be rather contradictory. After all, it says I have to pursue and understand a mystery. But science in and of itself does not pursue mysteries, it clears their air of mystery and puts them on a blank table.
So rather, I should understand the moon in my own way…"
Taking this path, he contemplated.
"The moon shines in the sky. Not only during the night but also during the day. Unlike the strong sun, the moon is calm and nice.
But then again, the moon itself is calm, so how could all beasts related to the moon be so ferocious?
Werewolves and vampires are perfect examples…
Hmm…
Maybe the moon is just a there?
Guiding people or corrupting them, isn't that just the people themselves being illusioned by the moon?
The real moon should be like a mirror, simply reflecting what others interpret into it.
It can be a cold blade but also a calm lake…"
Even though he said he wouldn't think scientifically, he still believed that the moon was more likely a mirror than anything else.
Just then, as his thought solidified into this perception of the moon, somehow, he saw the pages turning to the front page.
And like magic, colour appeared on the front page.
It formed a giant circle, silver-blue, but seemingly flat.
A word formed below the moon [Mirror].
Just as he read it, moonlight started glowing and escaping the moon.
Right then, he suddenly saw it rising, leaving the book even!
The book, now with a hole on the front page, just closed like nothing happened.
On the other hand, the flat moon rose into the top of his mind space, and the moonlight solidified around it, shining over his whole mind.
When he opened his eyes once more, the silver-blue-colour hadn't changed, but they became deeper.
More importantly, at this moment, with a simple thought, he was able to condense moonlight into the outside world!
He concentrated it on his tail and in just a moment, his tail suddenly elongated.
From twenty centimetres it suddenly expanded to a metre, then one and a half, and only stopped when it reached two metres!
Not only did it elongate, he even felt it become stronger while keeping its flexibility.
With a swish, he stretched his tail to a candle and raised it easily, before putting it down.
He turned around and was about to retract his power, when he saw the gleaming eyes of Isabel!
"Nye!" she nearly screamed but kept her composure in the end.
"You… are you a magic beast?!" she was extremely shocked!
In the world, there were various kinds of beasts, but they were generally called magic beasts, to signify their power over normal animals.
"Wait so…" she suddenly had a question "can you really understand me?!"
It's known that magic beasts had intelligence, especially beasts that came from intelligent animals. These could even have human-level intelligence!
Nye, caught in the act, retracted his power quickly, his tail turning normal.
Then he thought, in the future, it would be more helpful if she knew, so he nodded with his head and tail at the same time, making a funny movement.
Isabel was shocked once more, then, barely holding her laughter, she patted him "You! Don't make me laugh!"
Nye lowered his head and looked away, but his raised tail clearly showing he wasn't sad.
"No wonder! You understood me so well, I thought you were very smart. It turns out, not only are you smart, you are actually a magic beast!" unable to hold her composure any longer, she jumped from bed and twirled around with Nye in her hand.
"Hahaha! My cat is a magic beast! Haha!" she laughed heartly, seemingly forgetting her headache.
Nye played with her for a bit, until he jumped off from her and onto the bed.
He pointed with his tail to the window then the bed, while telling her "You should sleep, there are only a few hours until daybreak!"
Although she only heard miaow's, with the expression and the movement, she understood.
"Ah… but, I really can't! I usually only sleep half the night, you know that…" Isabel was disappointed, but looking at Nye who kept repeating the same movement, she deigned in and laid down in her bed.
Nye came closer and patter her with his paws.
Then he had a thought and put the tail on her forehead while he sunk back into his mind.
He thought of what the book said.
"So, witchcraft is just my understanding, right?
Okay, my understanding is that the moon is a mirror.
I want to help Isabel sleep better and stop having nightmares, that is, to restrict her Star Map and stop it from causing more trouble.
Since it's a mirror, it should also be able to reflect!
Okay, come on, follow my will!"
As he said so, he put all his power into his tail, pushing it towards Isabel.
She also saw a glow of silver-blue light, and a moment later, her eyes closed.
Right then, Nye closed his eyes too.