After the boss battle ended, Enbolia quickly realized how similar the young man before him was to his old friend. He told the protagonist that he had indeed killed Clan Thurandare, but it had been at Clan Thurandare's own request. Below is his account:
You must find it hard to imagine him back then—a group of like-minded young people together, in the prime of our years. 加贝拉, still a student, had just invented transmutation, and everyone said he would become the greatest magician to ever surpass 琳恩先生. After graduation, 加贝拉 told us he had some grand ideas and hoped we would help him make them reality—good heavens, what reason could I possibly have had to refuse? With his reputation, we obtained funding from the M.A.R. (M.A.R.), and devoted ourselves to the study of elemental magic, a research that lasted eleven years. By the end of the eleventh year, most of the theories were complete, and we called our work "The Fundamental Theory of Elements," what is today known as "Elemental Theory." By then, some people had already learned of our research and more or less recognized its value. Of course, we were also aware of this and took precautions against those who coveted it — but that failed to prevent disaster from striking.
The night before the disaster was almost too ordinary. The three of us left the lab late as always, and Isola asked if I wanted to grab a drink together — I mean, "Nodeus" — but I was so tired that day that I declined. The next morning, I was the first to enter the lab, and what I saw made me feel as cold as the wind on Mount Vine: someone had been here. The lab was in total disarray, the documents roughly rifled through, and a red letter lay on the table. Even after more than a thousand years, I can still recall the inescapable terror of that day. Gaberla arrived soon after, and he was far more composed about the situation, telling me he thought they should wait for Isola to read the letter together. Isola looked even more frightened than I was — he had even started trembling without being able to control it.
The letter was from a fairy called Sylva, and its contents were mostly threats and baseless accusations. If it had demanded some valuable item in exchange for the stolen manuscripts, it would have been a ransom note, but that fairy did nothing of the sort. After reading the letter, Gebela told us that his family (Clan Thurandare) and the Clan Sylva family have a blood feud, and he didn't even know where such hatred came from. He believed the reason that fairy demanded nothing was simple — its intent was revenge, and the only thing it wanted was to destroy our cause.
We sat in silence for a long time. I can't remember how I left the laboratory that day—I felt like a walking corpse. Worse still, the next day, Gabella and I received a second letter—this time from Isola. He told us that the reason the laboratory had been broken into was because he had gotten quite friendly with a certain tavern patron the night before, and that person must have stolen the laboratory's 显形钥匙 while dead drunk. Gabella and I quickly realized he was right, because there was no sign of damage around the laboratory, and our 假饰魔法 was based on unpublished elemental theory—without the 显形钥匙, forcing entry would have been nearly impossible.
He left. Regardless, the research had to continue. Short-handed, Gabera and I spent another three years reconstructing our prior work from memory. That fairy never stopped its vendetta against Gabera, its methods so extremely covert we could scarcely find any weakness. Around that time, the New Continent government began promoting ideas of racial harmony, which caused our pleas for help to be completely ignored. To complete our noble magical work, we endured its constant harassment until one day, when I went to Forest Garden to gather experimental materials, that fairy ambushed me—during the fight, some kind of cutting magic severed the small finger on my left hand. I struggled back to the laboratory and told Gabera we had to accelerate our progress, but he stared at my bleeding left hand without a word. That night, he revealed to me everything he had been enduring. Besides the relentless fairy, he faced a far greater trouble. What he told me that day, even to this very moment, I still cannot comprehend. Deities, the inevitability of catastrophe, "reboot," cycles—I believe he must have been wrestling against forces beyond my understanding. It was also on that day that he made this request of me—to ask me to kill him. He told me he had already submitted most of the critical theories to the 三月协会, and that he believed the sparks of elemental magic would spread to the world.
The dialogue between the two at that time can be shown directly here.
Clan Thurandare Oh my friend, how fortunate I am to have met you. Without your sincerity, your genius, your unwavering resolve, I could never have accomplished what I have today. With you, though it was for a nobler cause, I was always selfish — always taking. I am simply that kind of selfish wretch, and in the end, for my own sake, I wish to make one final request of you — kill me, and live the remainder of your days bearing that sin.
(恩波利亚)
… I don't understand what you're saying.
(Clan Thurandare)
Emboria, there exist in this world beings beyond our comprehension. Our world exists within endless cycles of reincarnation, and if no one steps forward, this world will remain forever trapped in a cycle of suffering. Ironic, then, that they chose such a selfish person as me to be that warrior. No. I am merely a mortal, I cannot transgress the sanctity of being human — even so, I will put an end to the cycle of suffering as far as I can comprehend it. Kill me. Tell the people of Clan Sylva that no matter where the hatred originated, it should now come to an end. I will use everything in this life as payment for my debts — my magic, my accomplishments, this life's name. I don't care whose name these magics ultimately come to bear, so long as the spark of elemental magic spreads across the world. Forgive me, Emboria — at this final moment, I remain so selfish. If what Isolra said is true, then let me repay all of this to you in the next cycle of reincarnation.
(恩波利亚)
That is utterly unreasonable, 加贝拉. I will exterminate Clan Sylva, but I hope you won't consider these foolish approaches.
(Clan Thurandare)
(Smiling, raising his wand) Go ahead, my friend.
…
Breaking free from the memory scene, Enpolia fell into silence. Suchu stated his purpose for coming, and after listening, he fixed his gaze on the protagonist and spoke thus.
...that self-righteous, noble look on your face — it's the very image of his. That same nobility is what has brought you to this state, yet it is also that very nobility that drives you to set out on your journey...