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Vol 10 Chapter 294: Kurosaki Mari IV part 2

「You all siphon power from this world to sustain yourselves. The reason Griffon, despite his strength, hesitates to fully utilize his powers is because of this. If he overuses his abilities, he risks draining the world dry. Still… the world likely has a way to replenish itself or reserves a stockpile of energy sufficient to sustain occasional use. At least, in the five centuries I’ve been alive, I haven’t observed a significant depletion of the world’s energy reserves. Although… it could just be beyond the limits of my perception.」

Even so, Mari reasoned, if the world’s energy had drastically declined, even the more conscientious ‘parasites’, such as Griffon, would begin to panic. For the time being, she concluded, the world was likely stable.

—Hmm… there’s truth to your words. We do indeed draw energy from the Akashic Records to survive. To call us parasites… well, that’s a rather apt description.—

「The reason