182 181. The end of the end of the story.txt (1/2)

The journey of ”memory” begins once again.

--Under the blackened sky.

Under the blackened sky, in the wilderness where all living things have died, the Founder Kanami and Tiara are facing each other.

It was the end of the battle between ”North” and ”South” - the end of the legend.

In the past, this is where the 'memory' was cut off.

After this, as the legend goes, the founder Kanami will be defeated by Tiara.

I know that.

That's why Palinclone said that Uzura Wave and Yangtaki are dead.

He said that this is the end.

But I deny it.

It's not.

It's not over yet.

I didn't see the progenitor Kanami dead in person.

Come to think of it, I didn't even see the moment of Yotaki's death.

That's why I wish to know.

I wish to know the story (・・・・・) after the progenitor Kanami and Tiara faced each other - I wish to know the story (・・・・・).

I knew that's where I would find all the answers.

How did we get from this situation a thousand years ago to the situation we are in today?

The answer to that question.

And the distance between Kanami and Tiara, who were facing each other, grew closer.

After some arguing, the fantastic battle begins.

It's a bullshit battle that will shatter even the earth, like the one between Maria and Palinkron.

That's fine.

That fight is to be expected.

But it was the content of the altercation that mattered.

Tiara kept shouting the whole time.

''--Master!　It's all right!　Yangtaki is alive!　You don't have to fight anymore!

-- Tiara continues to insist on Yotaki's survival.

Perhaps this is the truth that Palinkron has been hiding all along.

That tiara's cry is a claim that defies all previous assumptions.

At first, the Primordial Kanami refuses to believe it.

I still can't believe it either.

As things get rough, the progenitor Kanami tries to get rid of Tiara.

But as Tiara's persuasion continues, her anger is slowly neutralized. She finds a glimmer of hope and loses the will to fight from her body.

At the end of it all, the progenitor Kanami pokes her knees and starts to cry. Like a child.

--Ah. That's what it means.

There were no deaths in this last battle.

Tiara had succeeded in convincing the primordial Kanami that the battle was over. She had defeated the monster using the world's most gentle method of defeating it.

That much hope was in Tiara's hands.

The blue magic stone is as beautiful as a sapphire.

There was the magical stone of the ”One Who Steals the Reason for Water”.

-- ''Let us also see the path that Tiara showed us.''

The scene changes with Heili's voice.

With the darkening, time accelerates.

The figure of the progenitor Kanami crying on the pitch-black battlefield disappears, and we jump to the world after this war.

The war on the continent is over, the characters that existed are slowly diminishing, and we see the world enter an epilogue.

We see one of the 'memories' in that epilogue.

The masked man 'The Original Kanami' returns.

He returns to that nostalgic castle, with Tiara holding his hand.

It was a big castle that was familiar to him in his memories. But unlike the old days, it's covered in dust. You can see that no one has used it for a long time.

The two of them returned there, and behind them was another person - the 'strange child'.

Tiara was just as I last saw her, but the primordial Kanami was terrible. In order to restrain her body, which has almost become a 'monster', she is strangled by a number of magical locks and chains. They are wrapped in cloths on which magic formulae are written, and they are even bound with magical fetters to keep them in place.

It was truly a state where the only thing that could be done was to talk.

And the third 'Stranger Child'.

At a quick glance, it looks like a mere child wearing a ragged edge. However, that young face seems to have the face of Palinclone and Sia. This child may be the apostle 'Legacy' of the example.

That child remains attached to Kanami's side and does not move away. From the fact that he seems to be glaring at Tiara a bit, one can guess the relationships in this place.

The three of them discuss in the large hall of the example.

The first ancestor Kanami was confirming the details of the hope he received from Tiara.

''--Does that mean you've succeeded in extracting the 'soul' ......?　So, you say that the magic stone is a Yangtaki, is that what you say?

'Yeah, that's what I mean. That's why Sister Yotaki isn't dead yet. She's alive.

Tiara assures him.

Then she shows Kanami the magic stone that shines blue.

''That said, the magical stone of 'The One Who Stole the Truth of Water' is in a state of sleep. I guess the memory of being pierced in the heart by a master once is the reason why his body and soul are in a state of near death. It's a sleep that can't be awakened by just a little bit of help.

'In suspended animation or ....... No, that's enough. You've reeled me back from that state to this point .......

I'm surprised that I'm in a state of suspended animation, even though I was pierced in the heart.

But I quickly remind myself of this.

The two of them refer to Yangtaki as 'the one who steals the logic of water'. In other words, he must be in a similar state to Palinclone and Rowen right now.

They turned into 'complete corpses (monsters)' by piercing their hearts, and Yotaki has fallen into the same situation. However, Tiara succeeded in pulling out only the magical stone from that state.

Although the situation is different between now and a thousand years ago, I'm sure that's the general consensus.

Kanami is grateful to the Founder for that tiara's achievement.

She was so filled with emotion that she shed a thin layer of tears.

''Thank you, Tiara ....... Thank you so much. For not abandoning us to the end .......

'Heh, there's no word for me to give up!　I told you!　You must catch up with them!

Thank you so much: ......

Tiara scratches her cheeks as Kanami, the founder, thanks her repeatedly.

Forget it!　It's more about what's to come!

Embarrassed, Tiara breaks off the conversation.

'Yes, you're right. 'Yes, you're right, this is even more important. You can't fail again. -- 'Next time', we'll revive Yotaki.

Thus, Tiara and Founder Kanami reconcile and begin to talk about the ”next” thing.

They had been taught the technique to extract 'soul' and were about to use it to finalize the plan for the revival of 'Aikawa Yotaki'.

Each of those words sounded familiar.

The ”next” is, in other words, the world in a thousand years. It's the world we live in now.

The discussion, which convinced me that it would lead to the world a thousand years from now, proceeded, and finally Kanami the Founder began to explain the outline of the plan.

''-- Alright, it's mostly decided. Tiara, here's the plan I have in mind.

Although Tiara provided the technical stuff, it was Kanami who took the lead. After all, it may be that there is a lack of orientation there. Tiara listened to Kanami's ideas, as if she had returned to the teacher-disciple relationship of sometime ago, with shining eyes.

First of all, let's pull out the magic stones of the other 'logic thieves'. Then, we'll use all of those 'magic stones' to raise the limit value of Yotaki's body.

”...... Um, I mean, you're going to add a receptacle for magic power - a vessel (...) to prevent it from becoming 'monstrous' (・・・・・). So?

''I will pour all the 'magic power' of the world into Yangtaki's body, which has expanded its vessel. After that, I'll take Youtaki to the 'deepest part' and elevate him to another higher dimension of the 'monster'. Then, with this particular 'state of suspended animation', Yotaki's illness should be completely cured. In theory.

Uh, the upper dimension.　Gathering all the magic power in one place, isn't that what sister Sith wanted?

''But it's the only way. To get past the 'logic' of [Yotaki's death], that's all that's needed. -- after all, the 'cure' that the Sith were talking about was perfect, as long as it was successful. Now that I've seen it, I think so.

Even though the story is a thousand years old, we can't understand all of it.

Kanami says it's theoretical, but it's probably the 'magic theory' of another world. I'm sure the words 'theory' and 'deepest' are common knowledge in this era, but it doesn't feel right to me now.

I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do anything about it.　No matter how hard you try, I think you can only collect up to three: ......

Yeah. That's why I'm thinking of a system to make the magical stone that was swallowed by the continent converge (drop). It's also a way to get to the deepest part of this world. Hmmm, it's finally time to reboot that plan: ......!

Hmm?　What was the plan?

'You've forgotten.　I told you this a long time ago, didn't I?　-- 'The Labyrinth (Dungeon)'.

Grinning, Kanami laughed.

Her body had turned ugly like a 'monster', but her smile was as innocent as a child's.

'You're feeling a little better, Master.

Tiara is pleased with that.

She gave the biggest smile of the day.

”Help me with this, Tiara. I'm going to give the 'labyrinth' a magic formula that you've thought up to pull out the 'magic stone'. When this ”labyrinth” is completed, Yotaki will surely be able to revive.

'Hmmm, but we still have a problem, don't we?　Even though I said I would have them collect the world's ”magic power”, Yotaki's sister's ”magic stone” is still sleeping ....... The body is also difficult to take to the deepest part of the world ...... Now, the body is, well, you know... ......

Tiara's mouth was slurred.

She desperately chose her words, but in the end, she couldn't seem to find a good one. From her appearance, one could tell that Yotaki was in a bad state. Perhaps it's worse than the current form of the original Kanami.

”It's okay. Youtaki's body is (・・・・・・) I'll move it (・・・・・). I'll take you to the 'deepest part' of the world (・・・・・・・).

Those words made my skin crawl.

If that was true, then the current me is.

I am...

How do you move it: ......?

”I can put my 'Magical Stone (Tamashii)' into Yotaki's body and take over temporarily. Of course, at that time, I'll also put in Youtaki's 'magic stone'. ''The birth of 'the one that steals the truth of dimension and water' - no, let's make it 'the one that steals the truth of space-time and water flow' together, shall we?

What?　Master, are you going to die ......?　No matter what you put into sister Yangtaki's body now, she will only become a 'monster', right?　You can't do anything but go crazy, okay?

”Of course, before that, we'll do the 'magic cleansing' (level down). As planned, Yangtaki's current body will be swallowed into the continent and returned to level 1 (・・・・・・・). This is after that. I'll calculate how many years it will take to purify it, but I'm going to calculate ....... Anyway, in Yangtaki's purified body, I'll put in two magical stones, 'The One That Steals the Reason of Water' and 'The One That Steals the Reason of Dimension'. Then, with the two magic stones in place, this time I'll have them gather 'magic power' in the correct procedure to perform a 'transformation'.

'Hmmm, hmmm, petty difficulty - ....... What do you mean by the correct procedure?

''If you collect a lot of magic stones in the labyrinth in order, they will become vessels of magic power and won't turn into 'monsters'. Then, when I reach the 'deepest part' at the maximum level, I'll pull out only my 'magic stones' and wake up the Yangtaki. Using all the world's magic power, the waterfall will be completely cured. Yes, this will work. It's perfect.

'Sure, you could do that, but ....... Hmmm, I think it's full of holes: ......

I know. It's just that this is the general policy and we're going to fill in the holes.