"Well, when I say 'like' I really mean 'is,' since most people seem to know that term better." Leon waved his arms around with a bored expression. "I cast spells."

When it appeared that his guess seemed to have struck home, the boy looked momentarily smug. This became rapt interest as Akihiko went on, however. "It doesn't happen here? So it's specific to where you came from." He pondered this a moment, and you could practically see the cogs spinning in his mind as he tapped his chin with one finger.

"Has it been happening for a very long time? And is it something that might affect people across the millennia? There are those here that claim to be from different time periods in Japan, so that's something to take into account."