"Isn't this exactly what I've been searching for?"
Ron murmured to himself:
"An anchor point that can maintain one's self in the abyss of power."
He recalled Chai Ye's three split personalities, the self-seal of the evil hunter, and all those who lost themselves due to power.
What is their common problem?
It is the lack of a sufficiently strong "origin," an unchangeable core identity despite any degree of alienation.
And now, Nari's solitary imprint precisely provides such an origin.
"The longing and protection for family…"
Ron pondered:
"This emotional need, stemming from the deepest soul, perhaps resists the erosion of alienation more than any rational principle."
"Because rationality can be distorted, logic can be reconstructed, but this most primitive emotional longing... it has become part of my existence definition."
Aselia observed everything in silence:
