As I took a step forward, Hidaki also moved in front of me.
The clashing of swords resumed, and Hidaki’s intervention began. However, the future chosen was not one where “Hidaki’s sword sliced off my arm.” Because of Nosfy, the “Thief of the Principles of Light,” my body was like Hidaki’s; even beheading would be meaningless.
Therefore, the future chosen was “our swords crossing.” But this time, “Dimensional Decisive Battle Calculation ‘Prologue’” was riding on Hidaki’s ice sword.
A slight touch was enough to activate “Past Sight,” and I was forcibly shown the past. Past memories were being dug up from the bookshelf in my mind.
—The day of “Destiny.” I reunited with my sister at the “Summit” of Fuziaze Castle. It was also the moment I fulfilled my greatest objective in this Another World. However, before I could rejoice, I chose “Talks.” Adding that I would hide nothing more, we began to “compare answers” to the long story of Another World. I knew that hearing it would bring it to an end. But I had learned from my newfound family, lost in this new world, how to live without giving up until the very end. Therefore, vowing never to run away again, I listened—
The book titled “Destiny” was opened. Then, the clashing crystal sword and ice sword drew arcs, one more clash. With each clash, one page was turned.
—Why did Father and Mother disappear? Why could I not remember the memories of my dear family until the moment I was about to die? I asked my sister upon our reunion. But my sister’s reply was— “It’s meaningless even if you know now. There’s nothing you can do about it anymore, Older Brother.” Her coldness was the answer to everything. I became enraged at my sister, who didn’t try to answer my important questions. “How can it be meaningless…! Father was an important person to me! You stole the memory of reconciling with him!” “Because you don’t need important people anymore. We, siblings, are all we need.” “Not needing important people…there’s no way that’s true! Living with just the two of us, what will you do after that!?” “We who have attained ‘Immortality’ can’t keep up with important people. No one anymore for the long, long journey ahead—” As Hidaki spoke, she glared down from the central atrium at those below. Realizing that my dear companions, likely where her gaze was directed, were among those “important people who couldn’t keep up,” I shouted. “Hidaki, what did you do to everyone…!? Why isn’t everyone here now!?” “…Fufu.” But only Hidaki’s cold laugh was returned to my question—
With the second and third clashes, “Past Sight” progressed with each touch of the swords. As Hidaki had said, we had already gone through virtually the same exchange. And it was also a “comparison of answers” as to how I would be defeated. Honestly, I didn’t want to see what came next. Even if I wished it, as long as I continued to receive the blows from Hidaki’s “Dimensional Decisive Battle Calculation ‘Prologue’” sword, I could not escape “Past Sight.”
The swords drew arcs again, one clash. One page at a time, they were turned.
—During the “Talks,” I was informed of Rustiara’s death. And to understand the reason, I chose to fight my sister. Starting with a clash of “Default,” through a “Swordsmanship” contest, a competition of “Future Sight” ensued. During the swordplay, Hidaki looked into my eyes and smiled gently. “—Please rest assured, Older Brother. By leaving ‘The One and Only Destined Person’ in this Another World, you will no longer be plagued by the ‘Curse.’” “Kuh…!” My hands trembled, fearful of past trauma. However, I had promised my scattered family here at this “Summit” that I would never give up again. So, I moved forward. No matter what, forward, forward, forward— “There’s no way I’d leave her…! The one thing I will absolutely not do…is forget Rustiara!!” “Yes. Due to the nature of a ‘Thief of the Principles of Dimensions,’ you won’t completely forget. …However, it’s certain that it will fade. Memories with Rustiara, less than a mere month long, will inevitably become vague within you who will live an ‘eternity.’” In the midst of the battle, I gradually came to know Hidaki’s objective. “In fact, the memories of ‘your parents and Yunagi’ from your original world are already fading. That’s because the ‘memories with Rustiara’ gained in this Another World have overwritten them.” At the same time, realizing that she had sacrificed Nosfy and made me “immortal” for such a reason, an irrepressible anger began to swell. “Just like that, next, the ‘days spent alone with me’ will overwrite ‘memories of Rustiara.’ I intend to repeat it as many times as it takes until your mind overcomes the sadness of losing Rustiara. Today, you have gained the time to do that. Time that allows you to repeat a story like this thousand-year one, ‘eternally’— ” “Don’t mess with me!! Hidaki, there is no such future! Today, here, we end this! —We siblings must end this!!” I resolved to an mutual destruction. However, even while parting ways with Hidaki, I did not stop the “Talks.” While fighting, I desperately wanted to know “why Hidaki did such a thing.” But Hidaki would absolutely not answer that question. “Yes. If you win, it will end. If you can defeat me—” She simply smiled again, as if all my resolve for mutual destruction was in the palm of her hand—
It’s truly, exactly the same battle. And the end of the swordplay I am currently engaged in with Hidaki was also included in that “Past Sight.” Finally, I was learning the ending of that day.
The battle between siblings has ended.
No, strictly speaking, it wasn’t a battle. Hidaki only made it seem that way by adjusting to her opponent. The outcome of this battle was decided from the start. The final page always stated: “No one can defeat Aikawa Hidaki,” as dictated by the logic of the World.
In the end, my Dimensional Magic, Swordsmanship, Future Sight, and Past Sight were all overpowered, and I was completely defeated.
Hidaki catches my body as I collapse forward.
“Why… Hidaki—”
“…I win.”
The finishing blow was Distance Mute. Hidaki’s arm plunged into my chest, freezing me from the core with magical cold. As my consciousness gradually faded, I heard Hidaki’s murmur,
“From now on, this Otherworld will freeze. Just like our World, it will never thaw again. But there is one thing… thanks to you, Brother, there is salvation. —Winter Otherworld.”
The magic I had created in the past was used here.
That winter magic began to envelop the sky of the Mainland. The World fell under Hidaki’s control.
“Through this gentle Dream, all the Demonic Poison will become yours, Brother… Compared to our original World, this Otherworld can be said to have been saved by Aikawa Uzunami.”
That’s impossible. I tried to retort, but my mouth froze and wouldn’t move. The loser was no longer even allowed words.
And the victor was Aikawa Hidaki, the only one.
Her magic swallowed the entire World.
On that fated day, in the battle at Fuziaze Castle, no one could defeat Aikawa Hidaki.
Knowing the end of the battle beforehand, my sword dulled.
No matter how much I struggled, I knew I would lose in the end.
I tried to scold myself to regain my composure, but Past Sight continued relentlessly.
Thus, the Otherworld was enveloped in Hidaki’s Winter Otherworld, chained by something called Threads.
No one noticed the invasion by the Foreigner.
People continued to see a peaceful Dream, albeit a bit chilly.
However, within that, I alone would occasionally regain consciousness.
It wasn’t a flaw in Hidaki’s Winter Otherworld, but rather a result of me becoming accustomed to the false days with my Sister and the happiness of my missing memories.
I noticed something amiss and had the chance to rebel several times. But each time, I repeated the exact same dialogue as on the fated day.
“—Hidaki, why are you doing this!! Stop it already!!”
I challenged her many times. And the ending was always the same. My sister delivered the exact same finishing blow and declared with a sigh,
“…Haa. I win again.”
With Distance Mute inserted into my chest, I was frozen once more.
There were many such pages of defeat.
I woke up repeatedly— and each time, I realized I had challenged Aikawa Hidaki and lost.
In every battle, I met the exact same defeat. It was probably because my tactics were always the same due to my memory being stolen.
So, I would wake up repeatedly, challenge repeatedly, and lose repeatedly.
Again and again and again, repeating and repeating and repeating—
“—Do you finally understand what futility means? Brother, you can absolutely not win against me.”
After witnessing Past Sight nearly ten times, the swordplay suddenly stopped.
Then, as if to urge me to surrender, Hidaki repeated the words from just moments ago.
“Haa, haa, haa… The same defeat, over and over…”
My breath hitched.
My body swayed.
It wasn’t the exhaustion of magic power or stamina.
My spirit was weary from being repeatedly shown my own defeat.
My mind and body, which had not budged during the contests of Default or Future Sight, were crumbling after just a few seconds of swordplay.
The only reason I hadn’t fallen yet was likely Hidaki’s consideration. She was simply being considerate, realizing it would be better to admit defeat early since I was going to lose anyway.
“Yes, Brother. We have already concluded the exact same battle. Therefore, this battle will also reach the exact same final page. …Won’t you stop this meaningless fight?”
Dimensional Decisive Battle Computation “Prologue,” which forcibly excavates the opponent’s past, is truly a terrifying magic.
Suddenly, I realized that I was able to defeat Titty, the Thief of Principles, thanks to this unfair magic.
“Meaningless…? What if it’s meaningless…!”
Even so, I would not break. I had known since fighting that Idiot that “no matter how hard I try, it’s all meaningless.”
I did not let go of my sword.
Instead of retreating, I took a step forward.
Forward, forward, continuing to move forward.
Seeing that, Hidaki’s eyes widened in surprise— and then a smile appeared.
I thought she was mocking my futile efforts, but that wasn’t it.
“No, that’s not right. …I’m happy. I’m simply happy. Because Brother is no longer running away. Not breaking. Not dying. He has obtained a spirit that can challenge eternally, no matter how many tens, hundreds… no, tens of thousands, hundreds of millions of times! That strength is precisely what I have always sought in Brother!”
She was ecstatic.
But I immediately denied Hidaki’s assessment.
“No…! The reason I’m not giving up now isn’t just because I’ve accepted that it’s meaningless…! It’s because I’ve finally come to believe that the future might change the more I move forward! Thanks to Nosfy and the others!”
“…Oh?”
Hidaki did not refute me and showed a rare look of admiration.
It was a reaction born from not being on Equal footing. It felt as though I was being looked down upon from far above, applauded with comments like, “That’s more like it, Brother. You’re becoming a protagonist closer to an Ideal.”
“Hidaki, there’s no surrendering to me! If you’re here to stop me, hurry up!”
“Fufufu… Ahaha, hahahaha!! Good… Ah, I can see it, my older brother is getting so much better…!”
Finally, Hidaki could hold back no longer, letting out a great laugh. She was likely overwhelmed with excitement at the brink of her thousand-year plan finally bearing fruit. This was also the last page Hidaki was looking at – it meant she was just a little bit closer to “The future where Aikawa Hidaki wins.”
“Yes, just a little bit more! Really, just a little bit more and my older brother and I will be together!! With just that ‘equal’ ‘my older brother’ by my side, I don’t need anything else!!”
“He’s not ‘yours’!! Aikawa Uzunami has become Rustiara’s ‘The One and Only Destined Person’!!”
I’m still having my thoughts read.
But I shout back without flinching, grab my sword, squeeze out all the magic power from my body, and weave a spell. Even though I can see the outcome of the battle, I will fight with all my might.
“—Magic, Dimension – Decisive Calculation (Prelude)!!”
I pull the future where I win against Hidaki closer with magic.
“—Distance Mute!!”
Of course, Hidaki also used the same magic.
With denser magic power and more precise magic, she envelops my “Past Sight” head-on.
The surrounding scenery warped even more than our earlier clash of “Default.” I could see futures filled with infinite possibilities overlapping in my vision—but all of them were instantly colored into a single future by Hidaki’s magic.
I used “Past Sight,” but I could only see “a future where I lose in the exact same way.”
As a result, the “Aris Family’s Treasure Sword Rowen” I swung narrowly failed to reach Hidaki’s body.
On the other hand, Hidaki’s swung “Divine Sword Noah” successfully reached my body.
The sword had completely entered my torso.
However, it didn’t cleave me. Hidaki’s sword at this moment was imbued with “Distance Mute.”
Just as I had seen in “Past Sight,” the finishing blow was the same.
As the sword imbued with “Distance Mute” was plunged into my chest, magical cold air began to emanate from the core of my body. Resistance against this point-blank magic was impossible. As my entire body froze, Hidaki muttered,
“That’s why I said it was meaningless. …It’s the same.”
The cold air gradually distanced my consciousness. An irresistible magical drowsiness washed over me. I tried to shake it off, mustering strength from the pit of my stomach—
“Ugh, ugh…”
I couldn’t even utter a sound. Having lost the right to curse, I now truly realized I was completely defeated.
“However, this time it wasn’t entirely meaningless. Knowing that it would only be a little longer from my older brother’s mental growth was significant. …It seems I’ll make it to Level 99 as planned, so I’m relieved.”
The victor calmly gave her impressions. As if to show how easy the battle was, she reviewed her future plans with ease. I desperately wanted to snatch away that ease, but I had no strength to do so. The “stillness” brought on by the “Ice Power” was chilling all my strength.
“Uh, ahh—”
All strength left my body, and my knees finally buckled. As I fell forward, Hidaki pierced “Divine Sword Noah” into the ground and caught me with both arms. She held me gently, as if a mother, and cast another winter spell.
“—Winter Otherworld.”
Hidaki closed her eyes and concentrated on the magic. She probably wanted me to forget all the painful things and live in happy dream-like days by the time I woke up next. That earnestness and kindness radiated from her arms.
—But that kindness was truly cold.
It froze me to the marrow of my bones. My breath grew shallow, and my vision blurred. If I lost consciousness here, I would be returned to that gentle winter world.
Therefore, what came to mind now was not the peaceful days I spent with my sister in the Allied Nations—
But even on the verge of defeat, I envisioned a game board.
It was somewhat like a chessboard, but of a completely different scale. Not 8×8 squares. It stretched as far as the horizon, immense in size. It was scarred and cracked everywhere, covered in white frost, making it seem impossible to play on.
On that board, many pieces lay fallen.
Not just me. Not just Rustiara.
The piece of Rainer, who had just fallen. A little behind him were the pieces of the elites of the “North-South Allied Nations,” including companions like Dia, Maria, and Snow. All the people living in this world had been treated as pieces and fallen without exception.
No, to be precise, they had been made to fall.
It was the “Red String of Fate” that moved those pieces to their downfall.
The moment I envisioned her next move, Hidaki, who was standing before me, was about to sigh. She was about to utter the declaration of victory she had repeated so many times—
“…Haa. My win agai—”
Before she could finish, the tip of a sword emerged from Hidaki’s chest. “Divine Sword Noah” pierced her torso, stopping her declaration of victory.
“—For a thousand years. All ‘Threads’ have been for this moment—”
Instead of a declaration of victory, Tiara’s voice was heard. The faint “Dimension” that remained had caught its source.
Earlier, to catch me, Hidaki had plunged the frozen “Divine Sword Noah” into the ground. From that ground, it was visible that a bright red blood was seeping out.
The blood that welled up formed not “Threads,” but a “Doll.”
With the same power as Fafnir, the “Thief of the Law of Blood,” it made a “Blood Doll” emerge as if crawling from the sea and pulled out the impaled “Divine Sword Noah.”
The white frost that had covered the blade had, by some means, been absorbed by the sword itself.
I had a feeling about the mechanism behind it.
It was the “Ore that Absorbs Magic Power” from a thousand years ago.
The original goal of “Divine Steel Blacksmithing,” which was “to absorb Aikawa Hidaki’s ‘Demonic Poison’,” had been achieved after this millennium.
The “Spell Formation” that made this possible was hidden within “Noah, the Heavenly Sword.”
Just as the prototype “Ruf Bringer” was stained with “Demonic Poison” by Teeda, the “Thief of the Principles of Darkness,” “Noah, the Heavenly Sword” was also stained by Hidaki’s “Demonic Poison.”
The reborn “Noah, the Heavenly Sword,” imbued with cold air, completely housed the power of the “Thief of the Principles of Water.”
Finally, one blade was completed.
And that “weapon for Hidaki Sister,” now, was piercing through Hidaki’s chest.
Of course, it wasn’t over with that alone.
“Noah, the Heavenly Sword” possessed other “Spell Formations” prepared for this very moment.
More importantly, it carried the “Price” accumulated over a thousand years.
If it were to be activated from within Hidaki’s body—
“—Incorrect. My dear Tiara.”
He stopped there, and nothing happened.
Hidaki laughed, grasping the tip of “Noah, the Heavenly Sword” protruding from her chest, refreezing it. The “Blood Doll” was being covered in white frost, just as Rainer’s “Arm of Wind” had been previously.
After laying my body down on the ground, Hidaki slowly moved forward, pulled out the impaled “Noah, the Heavenly Sword,” and stood up.
She turned to face the frozen “Blood Doll” and began the “answer check.”
“—A good move, Tiara. To fail an initial surprise attack, thereby lowering vigilance for the next one. A very effective countermeasure against ‘Future Sight,’ isn’t it? …However, including the use of my magic power, everything is too straightforward.”
By attacking Hidaki with Hidaki’s own power, she had tried to bypass the principle that “[Nobody Can Defeat Aikawa Hidaki].” It was an idea only a book-loving Tiara could come up with, exploiting a loophole in the description—but it ended up being evaluated as a direct approach.
Hidaki held out her palm, “freezing” the “Blood Doll” in place, and assessed her old friend’s tactics from a thousand years ago.
“I knew you were doing various things underground where I couldn’t see. Perhaps you referenced the fairy tale ‘The Grim Reaper Who Loved Shadows’ and spread legends of saints undergoing ‘Rebirth’ across the continent… but that’s like saying you’ll eventually use magic to stab me in the back.”
The cruel answer was delivered: everything up to this point had been according to “my” script, and countermeasures had been in place.
“Tiara… It seems you never managed to become my ‘equal.’ …Your final page arrived before my final page. With this, our long ‘Duel’ will finally come to a true end.”
With that, Hidaki imbued her outstretched hand with “Distance Mute” and thrust it into the frozen “Blood Doll.”
The moment the Magic Stone was extracted, the “Blood Doll” vanished into particles of light. “Noah, the Heavenly Sword,” which she held, clattered to the ground.
A dark red Magic Stone glowed in Hidaki’s hand.
From its intensity, comparable to that of a “Thief of Principles,” I was certain that what had just been taken was “Tiara’s Magic Stone.”
That “Magic Stone”…
“Goodbye, my dear Tiara.”
Hidaki froze it, clenched it tightly, and crushed it.
Tiara’s “Magic Stone” shattered like snowflakes, drifting down to the ground.
Even from the sensation of a “Thief of the Principles of Dimensions” and the information from memories of a thousand years ago, I knew then that Tiara had completely vanished from this “World.”
She would not be resurrected again.
“It’s completely over… There are no pieces left on this ‘World’ anymore.”
Hidaki looked up at the distorted sky and spoke.
She was talking to the “World,” instructing it.
“—The ‘Senate,’ which was prepared to avenge the enemies of the World, has fallen.”
Hidaki was now imagining that vast chessboard. She confirmed each defeated threat, one by one, using the expression “pieces.”
“—The ‘Palinkron Legacy,’ which inherited the Apostle’s power, and ‘Ragune Kaikuola,’ the blade meant to kill foreigners, have fallen. The ‘Rustiara Fuziaze,’ the vessel that would consolidate the power of Revannism, and its companions, including the ‘North-South Allied Nations,’ have all fallen. ‘Rainer Helvirshine,’ who could have changed the future, and my ‘Older Brother,’ who had become our last hope—”
Her gaze fell to the end, and she looked at the fragments of Magic Stone that had just scattered.
“—Even ‘Tiara Fuziaze’ herself, who orchestrated all of this from behind the scenes, has fallen here now. This is nothing less than the defeat of the representative of this World, the player.”
After confirming that all pieces were down, she concluded her victory declaration with an unprecedentedly lonely tone.
“…I win. As my reward, this ‘World’ is mine.”
There was no reply from beyond the ‘rift.’ But it could not be denied. No matter who looked at it, Hidaki, the sole survivor, was the ruler of this ‘World.’
The victor, Hidaki, let out a sigh, “…Haa,” and began to walk through the frozen world. As if her victory was a matter of course, she walked alone, looking bored—
“I knew it from the start. Ever since I arrived in this Other World… this sentence was the first thing I read…”
She muttered.
It felt like the first time I had heard my sister’s true feelings, her weakness.
Then, Hidaki picked up the mementos of the girl who had been her friend, gazing at them intently.
This time, she wouldn’t seal them with ice.
Now that the battle was over, she was likely settling in to examine them internally.
However, this action itself signified that the battle had completely ended within Hidaki.
“…Something like this is ‘Noah, the Heavenly Sword’? For such a grandiose name, it’s not that impressive… Presumably, the naming was inspired by the story of ‘Noah’s Ark’ from our world. But even though it has a ‘Spell Formation’ to hide its magic absorption properties, it’s fundamentally just an unbreakable sword. It wouldn’t be strange for it to have one or two other hidden ‘Spell Formations’—”
Finally, the “Story of an Otherworld” for Hidaki had ended.
The long, thousand-year “Duel” was over, and the book could be closed.
All that remained was the cleanup.
He intended to finish quickly and move on to the next “Story of an Otherworld” —
—Hidaki had been mistaken.
I, lying nearby, desperately clinging to my fading consciousness, confirmed this.
Hidaki had completely misunderstood the meaning of “this moment” that Tiara had spoken of. I could be so sure because I had seen Hidaki make the same mistake once before, within the “Winter Otherworld.”
Hidaki was also human.
Despite his many overpowered abilities, he thought, chose, fought, and lived just like us. He was not an exception. In other words—
Hidaki, too, adhered to the basic rule that any game-breaking skill or magic depended on the user.
Therefore, even though he knew “Noah the Heavenly Sword” was his trump card, he didn’t understand its details or meaning.
He always only read the last page. Hidaki himself had said, “I have a ‘skill that can read the world book backward,’ and I’m wasting it.”
Undoubtedly, Hidaki was skipping parts of the story.
This was why discrepancies occurred.
Even when reading the same book, people’s impressions would differ.
—That discrepancy was his only opening.
Tiara had shown me her memories for “this moment.”
She had cast a “spell” on me that would allow me to move, even if my body froze to the core.
“Rustiara—”
Speaking her “curse’s” name, I recalled her face.
Even before this battle began, I had eyes only for Rustiara. Whether my eyes were open or closed, I had pushed forward, always seeing only her.
—So, Kanami, the “Thief of the Principles of Dimensions,” had already become a “monster” driven by such “lingering desire.”
That was why I could force myself to sit up, my body rigid and creaking from the cold.
I could stand, using my stiff right arm like a staff.
However, I lacked the strength to grip a sword, so I couldn’t pick up Rowen, who had fallen to the ground. My magic power wouldn’t move, so I didn’t have conveniences like “Future Sight.” Repeating “Past Sight” had shattered my mind and body. None of my skills seemed usable anymore. Yet, I hadn’t let go of “her” in my left hand.
Holding only the book, I took one, two, three steps forward.
I approached Hidaki’s back as he examined “Noah the Heavenly Sword.”
Slowly, I raised my right hand and extended it.
Of course, my hand held no power.
No sword, no magic.
A completely meaningless gesture.
It was impossible to initiate a battle.
That was precisely why he showed no caution—
“Brother…? What’s wrong?”
Hidaki turned around, accepting the touch on his shoulder.
Worried about his older brother, he even spoke in a gentle voice.
It was the reaction one would expect when no battle was taking place.
Thus, I managed to touch and grasp Hidaki, something I felt I couldn’t have achieved even over many years.
“No… what are you seeing right now—”
Hidaki seemed to notice something immediately and turned his gaze to the space beyond my vacant eyes.
Then, he spoke the name of the person standing there with surprise.
“Rustiara…?”
Not the “curse” I was seeing, but Rustiara Fuziaze was indeed standing in the garden of the Cathedral.
Bathed in the softly falling snow, her golden-sand-like long hair swayed within the “Torsion Field,” a place no one should have been able to enter.
Hidaki was utterly astonished but quickly grasped the reason for Rustiara’s appearance.
“You walked all the way from underground…? Is the contents… Tiara?”
Just before the battle, Hidaki had mourned Rustiara’s death. With respect for the girl who had fulfilled the “curse,” he had intended to let her rest peacefully in the underground space outside the “threads.”
Hidaki instantly deduced that Tiara had moved the corpse from that underground space.
Yet, even though he reached that conclusion, he still seemed unconvinced.
He looked at the scattered remains of magic stones on the ground.
Those were indeed Tiara’s “magic stones.” And now, Rustiara’s corpse before him also contained Tiara’s “magic stones.”
“This moment—”
Before Hidaki could comprehend its meaning, Tiara’s words spilled from Rustiara’s lips.
“—Is the moment when all pawns of the world, including myself, are discarded—”
Her hands held nothing.
She showed no sign of launching a surprise attack.
“—The last page of the ‘World’— I continuously believed in what came next—”
However, she was not without weapons. “Star magic,” shining like a white rainbow, overflowed from her body. With that magic, Tiara immediately began to chant.
“—Divine Magic 《Levan》—”
It was different from the “Levan” I had seen before.
—This is where the real magic begins.
The real magic 《Levan》.
The real magic 《Line》.
The real magic 《Tiara》.
She possessed a difference that made one think so now.
Yet, Hidaki, facing her, was calm.
He showed no sign of agitation. His expression revealed an absolute confidence that this was merely a part of the cleanup.
I, holding Hidaki’s shoulder, would construct everyone’s true magic as the representative of the “Thief of Principles.”
For us, this was where the true conclusion would begin.
