317 Ansel's Gift - Two (II)

"Can't having only your mother be considered extensive experience?"

"...You're as adept at sophistry as ever, Father."

"This isn't sophistry, Ans," Flamelle said with a radiant smile, "This is the absolute truth."

"Because your mother is the most perfect woman in the world, whether it's attachment or ideal, her love can satisfy all my needs, so of course, I don't need to love anyone else."

This response seemed unassailable. After a moment of contemplation, Ansel asked, "I can understand other aspects, but how can my mother... provide help at your ideal level? She knows nothing about alchemy and has no interest in it. She should be unable to provide any help with the truth and creation you pursue."

Despite all the actions of the divine species in pursuit of further possibilities, setting aside the rest, Hydral, as Flamelle said, they all need some kind of "pursuit", like the empress controlling an empire, to anchor themselves.