"Even in front of Ash, I said the same thing," Vishi remarked. "I used to believe Ash's needs, your needs, and the needs of reality formed an impossible triangle. Meeting Ash's needs would inevitably lead to your dissatisfaction; fulfilling your desires would cause internal strife among you; and whether it's Ash or your needs being met, you would drown in fleeting pleasure, unable to keep up with Supreme Star, becoming defenseless in future Supreme competitions."
"But I was wrong," she continued. "Now is the best balance point for this impossible triangle. With Ash no longer as a 'disturbance,' we... at least don't have irreconcilable conflicts between you."
"Without Ash, you brilliant female mages of this generation could have been close friends. You weren't hostile from the beginning, were you?"
Diya and Sonia exchanged a glance, the witch clasped her good friend's hand and whispered, "These past few days... I feel like we've returned to the Time Continent."
