Dehya said, "Alright, I understand what you mean. My muscle memory has fully adapted to this sword, but my brain just doesn't remember it. Right?"
Paimon said, "Exactly. You forget every day."
Dehya said, "Then I'll have to object. This situation is absolutely impossible."
Paimon asked, "Oh? Why is that?"
Dehya said, "If it's been the Sabzeruz Festival for many days in a row, and we just don't remember it, then what about all the consumables? The money spent, the food eaten?"
"Logically, my wallet should have been empty long ago. There's no way I wouldn't have noticed."
[Paimon: Now that I know the answer, watching Paimon in the video makes me feel like she's not as smart as I am.]
[Lumine: When you're in the mountains, you can't see the full view, right?]
[Paimon: That's true. Still, it's a very obvious flaw. If it were a time loop, supplies would be a huge problem that would require many, many people to prepare.]
[Lumine: Even if all the Akademiya's personnel were involved, it probably wouldn't be enough.]
Lumine said, "I thought of that too."
"If the mastermind behind this is the Sages, then using the Akasha's data and the city's resources..."
Paimon said, "That's right. Use the Akasha to record everyone's daily behavior, then use the city's resources to restore everything to the start of the day."
"Though it seems unlikely, perhaps it could still be done."
Dehya objected again, "Impossible, impossible. I have proof."
Lumine asked, "You have proof? Where?"
Dehya led Lumine and Paimon to a wooden post covered in sword marks. "Look, this is my work from the past few days. If the Sages aren't replacing it every day, it should have been chopped to pieces by now."
Paimon said, "What if they replace it with a new one every day?"
Dehya said, "Then the Sages would have to replicate the marks from my previous practice on a new wooden dummy every time."
"I am a dancer, after all. In my school of martial arts, control is something we value very precisely."
"Every strike's force, angle, and entry point are carefully controlled, so I remember every single mark on this post. In other words, a warrior's sword is unique. No one can swing the exact same sword twice. Completely replicating my sword marks is absolutely impossible."
[Furina: When singing on stage, your mood changes with every performance, and the voice you produce changes as well.]
[Paimon: Furina is best at using performances as examples.]
[Furina: I am a master of all performing arts, after all.]
[Chiori: Lady Furina, would you allow me to design a costume for you?]
[Furina: Let me hear the price first.]
[Chiori: Completely free of charge.]
[Paimon: Free? You would lose a lot of money that way, wouldn't you?]
[Ningguang: But it would bring you fame. More people in Fontaine would learn about the Chiori brand, and out of admiration for Furina, they would choose to have their clothes customized at Chiori's shop.]
[Paimon: There's such a business model? You can earn more by giving things away for free?]
[Dori: I've learned something new today. I've learned something new again.]
[Kaveh: Dori giving up profits? That's impossible to imagine.]
[Dori: As long as I can earn more in the end.]
Paimon said, "What if they used precise instruments to carve the marks instead?"
Dehya shook her head again. "People often say that a Kamera's photo can never replace the scenery painted by an artist, because the former has no soul."