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I received a request from the mayor of Lapis five months after I was told I had a year to live,

on a quiet day at the end of winter.

The town's sacred tree has taken on a rather odd shape.

According to the experts, it's contaminated with magic

and is negatively impacting the other plants in the area.

We've discussed ways of saving the tree numerous times, but none seemed viable.

So in the end, once all and sundry had voiced their views on it, we decided to cut it down.

I see.

But when it came time to fell it, we encountered a problem.

A problem?

We hired a tradesman who took his saw to it, but the trunk was like steel.

It's impossible to fell this thing.

So you decided to pay a visit to my mistress.

I never imagined that she'd be abroad on her travels.

Meg, this is worse than expected.

You're lucky one of the Seven Sages, the Witch of Wisdom, happened to be staying with us.

I only stopped by to check in because I was in the area on business.

Do you think we run a hotel or something?

Huh? What was that?

Something wrong?

Uh, no. It's nothing.

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Ms. Inori, can you tell us what's happening to this tree?

Simply put, absorbing too much magic power has warped it.

Such alterations can have a major impact on the ecosystem.

The desert in the Middle East was created by a single tree.

A tree like this one absorbed too much magic power and showed abnormal growth.

Thinking it wasn't serious, they ignored it, but its roots grew and grew.

It finally stopped growing after turning a radius of 100 km into a land of death.

Th-Then, eventually...

Meg, I'll do what I can to protect this city you love.

Is there any way to save the tree?

Do you think there is?

But how? It can't be cut with a saw.

We're going to burn it from the inside with magic fire.

A large amount of magic power is flowing within this tree.

We'll use magic to burn it away all at once.

Couldn't we at least fell it instead?

I'd also like to find some other way.

For over 300 years, this tree has protected the town.

It would be regrettable if it met its end by being burned alive.

Afraid not.

Once at this scale, the damage can't be stopped unless the whole thing dies, roots and all.

The only sure way to do that is by burning it.

But...

Meg.

As a student of a Seven Sage, you must steel your resolve.

People have spent years developing the land, leading to it being polluted and destroyed.

This is the result.

And...

Your mistress is currently doing everything she can to clean up this mess.

Isn't that right?

Yes.

This is a crazy amount of work.

The barrier alone will take a month.

What are you talking about? We'll do it in three days. I'll work you like a horse.

There you are!

Ah, you gave me a shock.

You meanie. How could you scare me like that?

Huh? Oh, uh, sorry.

What are you doing, Meg?

Sorry. This girl fell out of the tree.

What girl? Where?

She's right in front of you.

I don't think that'll work.

Huh?

That lady can't see me.

You're the first person who's ever been able to see me,

Ms. Meg Raspberry the witch.

You know who I am?

Of course.

After all, I've always watched over Lapis.

I'm a spirit. The spirit who lives in this tree.

Wait up!

The spirit of the tree, huh?

This is the first time I've ever seen a humanoid spirit.

A spirit that's taken a human form?

Is that even possible?

Oh, hello? I know I'm calling out of the blue, but I have a question.

What? You know?

She said to put you on.

Me? Who is it?

You two know each other?

Hello—

Meg! How have you been?

Is that you, Chloe?

So you are involved after all.

What do you mean?

The spirits told me something terrible was happening in the town of Lapis.

You know about it?

I'm half-merged with the spirits.

Any change in the spirits or their will instantly comes to me.

Then, can you tell us what's happening?

Well, the thing is... I don't know.

Huh?

I know there's someone special in Lapis.

But I can't detect what they are.

Something "foreign" has been created within the cosmos. That's the impression I get.

Something foreign?

Normally, spirits don't take human forms.

We can't even communicate with them without a unique trait like mine

that allows the qualities of spirits to reside within you.

Meg, is the thing before you actually a spirit?

Wait up!

Probably.

Chloe, thanks for the information.

Well? Did you learn anything useful?

Well, uh...

She really does seem to be a spirit that's been empowered with magic.

I see.

Then, we should return her to the cosmos before we burn the tree.

Yes.

I'm sorry for lying, Ms. Inori.

But if I told you the truth...

you'd probably tell me to kill her.

You came to get rid of me, didn't you?

W-Well, uh...

It's my body, so I know I don't have much longer to live.

Also, a witch has never written spells on my body before.

That's a spell for conjuring fire, isn't it?

Miss Witch.

I'd like to spend my final moments walking around town.

The town of Lapis?

I've always watched over this town and always wanted to see it all.

So I'd like you to show me around.

You're not afraid to die?

Spirits like me don't have strong feelings about that sort of thing.

Also, I think I'd be willing to die for this town.

But why do you want me to show you around?

Because you look like you love this town as much as I do.

Besides...

If anything happens, you can handle it, right?

I decided to let Ms. Inori handle the work while I showed the girl around town.

By the way, what's your name?

What?

I don't think I have a name.

You pick one for me, Meg.

Me?

Yeah.

A name, huh?

This is my first time naming a spirit.

I'd better pick a fancy-sounding name.

A tasteful, cute, intelligent name that exudes the grace and dignity of Meg Raspberry the witch.

Your eyes have rolled back in your head. Are you okay?

How about "Serena"?

Serena?

Yeah!

There's this beautiful pure-white power stone called serenite.

Your white skin and hair remind me of it, so I figured "Yeah, why not?"

Wait, don't you like it?

It's beautiful.

What?

I like it. Serena.

Serena, huh?

Naming you like this almost makes it feel like you're my child.

Feel free to call me "Mumsy."

Yeah, I'll pass on that.

Meg, whose grave is this?

Granny Flaire's. She was like a grandmother to me.

She loved to grow flowers, and she taught me lots about how to cultivate them.

I knew Flaire well.

Huh?

Flaire was my last friend who used to come and visit me.

Nobody visits me anymore.

But that's because they have lots of other things to do.

It's a sign that they're doing well.

The people of this town are like my children.

Lapis is your hometown, too, Serena.

My hometown?

It's the place you belong. The place your soul is connected to.

The place your heart feels at ease and can relax.

I guess you could say it's the place where we put down roots.

Where we put down roots, huh?

Yes. Maybe you're right.

Anyway, this place sure brings back memories.

It's where I cast that cherry blossom spell.

Cherry blossom spell?

It's a tree from the Far East. It produces pink flowers in spring.

I recreated those flowers here for a moment.

How lovely.

I wish I could make beautiful, memorable flowers bloom, too.

Oaks are quite plain trees.

Next time, I'll try to entertain the people a little more.

I'd like to become something that brings joy to the people of Lapis.

We'd better head back.

Ms. Inori will get angry if we take too long.

Okay. Let's head back.

No one is permitted beyond this point.

Please stand back.

It's dangerous over there, so keep a safe distance away.

Meg, we should get started soon.

Okay.

So where's the spirit? Is she nearby?

Now that you mention it...

Go find her. We can't return her to the cosmos if she's not here.

My final request is for Ms. Inori to cast a spirit-returning spell.

A formula constructed by one of the Seven Sages might be able to return Serena to the cosmos.

Serena!

Serena! Where are you?

Serena!

Come on out, Serena!

Serena!

There you are.

Hurry up and come with...

Meg...

Meg...

Meg...

What's happening to me, Meg?

Meg... please... please...

P-Please...

Please kill...

Meg! Where are you?

Meg, is the thing before you actually a spirit?

Ms. Inori! It's Serena!

Meg! Bad news!

The tree's out of control!

No...

But we constructed a barrier.

It was broken. Someone threw it off-kilter.

Someone? Like who?

I wish I knew.

This is bad, Meg.

It's started consuming the other plants.

We need to retreat for now.

The two of us can't handle this.

Come on, hurry!

Meg!

Meg.

Please, Meg.

Please kill me, Meg.

If anything happens, you can handle it, right?

Serena hasn't completely turned into a monster yet.

She's fighting to protect Lapis!

Don't! Come back!

Meg!

Serena!

Serena!

Almost there.

Once you've made a decision, stick to it.

That's what every famous mage in the world before you has done.

Serena...

I'm going to save Serena!

Meg, I won't let you die!

You're going to become my assistant!

If I activate this, I'll die.

But it will protect the people of Lapis.

I want to honour Serena's wish to protect the people of Lapis.

I wish I could make beautiful, memorable flowers bloom, too.

Oaks are quite plain trees.

Next time, I'll try to entertain the people a little more.

I'd like to become something that brings joy to the people of Lapis.

That's right, Serena.

Show everyone your beauty.

Thank you, Meg.

When I awoke in the hospital, my mistress was at my side.

Apparently, I managed to survive thanks to Ms. Inori's medicine.

Ms. Inori, where are we going?

You'll see.

Meg, you're going to be busy from now on.

I did this?

What you did was reincarnate the oak that'd been severely contaminated by magic power.

What?

You used the transmutation formula we had constructed

to turn the oak into a cherry blossom tree.

Reincarnate?

The reincarnated tree reconnected with the cosmos,

and the excess magic power it had absorbed was consumed.

It was the kind of great spell that causes shock waves in magical history.

I cast a spell that great?

It didn't occur to me to use the magic power to reincarnate the tree as another species.

You've made waves in the treatment methods of plants and animals contaminated with magic.

Huh.

From now on, your magic will connect with the rest of the world.

You will be confronted with difficulties you cannot imagine.

That's what you must now face.

The time has come.

This is all too sudden.

Like it or not, you'll understand eventually.

Meg.

The rules of scientific society state that you must name this new species.

What? Seriously?

A name, huh?

Lapis serena.

That's a nice name.

The guardian spirit the people had forgotten became loved by them once more.

This tree will continue to be loved by many, and it'll watch over us for a long, long time.

Spring is here.

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