It's definitely amazing what these Pokemon can do, aru. I-I guess I do believe in magic still, after all these years. Although, I prefer to call it sorcery, aru.

He is the embodiment of England and he claims to have practiced magic himself. Now that I think about it... He does have quite a few strange books at his house that have intricate circles in them, along with some language that I can't understand, aru.

[China chuckles.]

I don't know how he'd react if anyone called him a witch, aru. He prefers to be called a wizard. I've also heard that he can see things that the other Nations can't, but I honestly thought that was because he had too much to drink, aru. The man can't hold his liquor well.

Oh, there's a difference between witches and sorcerers? I always thought that sorcerer was a title that people used for men who practiced magic, just was witch was a title for women, aru.

Oh, well, I would imagine so, aru.

[That brings up a good question. A couple of good questions actually.]

Just how does a society of witches work? Are there schools that teach them magic, or do they have to learn on their own? Are they born witches, or not?

Ah. It is different from us Nations, aru. We were born as non-humans, so we really have no choice but to play out our roles.

...Were you once human yourself, Beatrice?

Nope, it probably never will, aru. However, it's a role that I plan on fulfilling 'til my very last breath.

If you insist, then I won't ask about it anymore, aru. [He respects people's privacy.]

[China is very quiet at first. He knew what the term furniture meant from Mammon and Lucifer.]

We have our own free will yet we are susceptible to the whims of our people, aru. As I've said in the past, what usually happens in history is beyond our control.