“We should go to the shop and ask for the wizard's advice,” Rei suggested.
“Sounds as good an idea as any,” Shinji replied as he got up, downing what was left of the glass of milk and looking at Rei. “Shall we?”
“Yes, Master,” Rei concurred as she followed him out of the apartment, the two of them headed for the strange shop where this all began.
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Shinji hesitantly opened the door to the Spells 'R' Us store, Rei at his side as he quickly found the wizard behind the counter. He went over to meet him, clearing his throat as he did.
“Sir?” Shinji began. “We, um, we need some help...”
“Mr. Ikari!” the wizard exclaimed with a smile. “I trust you and your genies are making good progress?”
“Um, yeah,” Shinji muttered, “b-but we have another problem...”
“Oh? Anything I can help you with?” he offered.
“Well, it's like this...” Shinji then went on to explain what was happening to Maya, what she was slowly becoming as her hatred grew with each feeding. (AN: See episode 97496)
The wizard nodded as he listened to Shinji's story, a frown slowly forming on his face. “That's bad,” the wizard concluded. “I'm sorry, but this is my fault. If I'd thought to look more deeply into her heart, I would have seen her latent disdain for men, and I would have never given her that demonic essence.”
“Is there any way to reverse it?” Shinji asked hopefully.
“Short of killing her, no,” the wizard replied with a sigh. “That wasn't just a potion that could have an antidote made, it was the essence of a sexual demon, which melded with her soul. Even if I could remove it, it would kill her, and I don't believe you want that, Mr. Ikari.”
Shinji quickly shook his head in response, sighing in disappointment as he did.
“Perhaps there's some way to help her that would let her keep her power?” Rei suggested. “Maybe something that would help her better sympathize with men?”
The wizard tilted his head to a side, his arms crossed over his chest as he thought about the various possibilities that were available. “I don't know, but...” he mused softly, looking at Shinji and his genie strangely.
“What?” Shinji asked eagerly. “I'm open to anything at this point!”
“I would have to agree with Master,” Rei conceded. “We don't have many ideas as of now.”
“Well,” the wizard began, “I thought about using another demonic essence on her, but I'm not sure if it'd be wise...”
“Well it can't make her any worse than she is now!” Shinji exclaimed. “Can it?”
“Well, I suppose it can't be worse than being a man-eating lunatic,” the wizard conceded. “Well, here's what I have in mind...”
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