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Tiara asked the progenitor Kanami one after another what was bothering her.

The filling in of the holes by the two of them made her head hurt just listening to them. These two are the two beings who will be called the Primordial Ancestors in a thousand years. Their magic building power has stepped into the divine realm.

After carefully exchanging their opinions repeatedly, Tiara furrowed her brows.

''Hmm, I guess I'm a little scared ....... Especially when I have to pull out my master's 'magic stone'.

Rest assured, Tiara. I'm not going to leave you again. I'll save this one's body (・・・・・・・) to the bottom of the depths (...)” (・・・・・・・・). If we successfully reach the bottom of the depths, the three of us will be reunited. Nah, happy ending, right?

If it works, though, right?

We'll make it work. It's a lot of work, but we just need time. We'll stay positive. I believe in you.

...... Yeah. That's right, Master. Let's keep moving forward.

The walls are many. Maybe they'll fail again.

Still, they decide to at least look up.

They look anxious, but the way they look at me gave me hope.

The two of them had enough expressions on their faces to make me feel that way.

I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what I'm talking about. I'm sure there's no mistake about it -- no, there's no mistake about me. I won't make any more mistakes.

A lot of facts were overturned when I heard these two men talk.

And he is almost outraged to learn that the facts have been twisted by Palinkron.

Then a third voice interrupts him.

'Have you got your story straight?'

His voice is a little darker than the two bright voices.

The child checks the progress in a voice that doesn't match his face.

The founder Kanami, who has almost finished filling in the holes in the plan, answers the child.

'Ah, it's all set. -- over the next thousand years, Yotaki's body is going to be purified to level 1. Then, I'm going to put my soul into that body and go to the deepest part of the labyrinth while collecting the magical stones and magic power that will be recalled and converged (dropped) into the labyrinth. Weakening is unavoidable, but Tiara is scheduled to be reborn in a thousand years, so don't worry.

Kanami and Tiara looked at each other and laughed at each other.

''I'll make this one's 'Rebirth' happen with my 'Sacred Magic' and 'Fresh Blood Magic'! I can't just level down, you know.''

”We've even prepared a new skill. It's powerful because it's a skill that is directly connected to the two 'magic stones'. We haven't decided on a name for it yet though.

''Hmph. Since this skill is for taking Yangtaki sister to the deepest part of the world, what would be a good name for it?

The two men show that their plans are on track.

They seem to be building new magic and skills with the power they call the Founder. By joining forces, the two of them are able to crush any enemy that appears in a thousand years.

In fact, with the reconciliation of two people who are so powerful that they are called the Founder, there should no longer be any enemies in this world.

It seems like a completely seamless plan.

All that was left was to push through to a happy ending.

It was a situation that convinced me of that.

But--

”Hmm?　What's up, Legacy?

Kanami thinks the child is acting strangely and asks if there's something wrong.

To which the child asks back with a worried look on his face.

”Hey, Kanami's brother. Are you sure this is the 'end' for you, brother?

Yeah, I'm done. I wouldn't have made it this far without you. Thanks, Legacy.

This is the 'end': ......

He repeated just three words.

''A thousand years from now, I will go to the 'deepest part' and help Yotaki. Then all my battles in the other world will be over. Finally, a happy ending (happy ending).

It's all 'over': ......

The child looked terribly dissatisfied in direct proportion to Kanami and Tiara, who seemed satisfied.

Something is missing. It's not enough as it is. But I don't know what that 'something' is.

The child seems to be tormented by a sense of emptiness that is characteristic of children.

Hailey explains the end of that child's emotions.

-- 'Yes, as you can guess, after all these years, Apostle Legacy will betray and fight Kanami. His cunning skills will trick the two survivors, Tiara and Arti, into falling out with Kanami.'

After all, it seems that this child - Apostle Regacy - betrays the progenitor Kanami.

If Palinclone's words are correct, it's also in a fisherman's way.

A wish to 'play with the vortex wave again'. Just for that reason alone.

It's tempting to trust Legacy and stop the progenitor Kanami and Tiara from telling her all about the plan. But I can't do that.

This is the past. All paths have already been decided. There is no way to change it.

-- '...... I'm already nearing my limit. The point is that I wanted you to know that Yangtaki is even alive, so it's no more than this. From here, it's only a moment away.''

Heili's voice goes hazy.

And then time moves on again. Various scenes pass by like a runabout.

Where the progenitor Kanami is building a 'labyrinth' on the site where the war ended. The place where Tiara is trying to start a country and a religion and raise the foundation for the next thousand years. Everything was going well.

If only Legacy hadn't been working in the dark behind it - but.

And the end of that trip down memory lane. Just before the ”Labyrinth” is completed and the plan is set in motion, Kanami is seen being stabbed by Legacy from behind.

As it is, the true and final battle begins, but Kanami is caught by surprise and there is no way to resist.

It seems that she was unable to use most of her power as she was about to pull out her own ”magic stone” in order to transfer her body.

Legacy's skill must have been cunning. He waited a long time, made enough preparations, and betrayed them at a time when they couldn't have been more timely.

And Kanami was forced to execute the plan incomplete.

The completion of the labyrinth is imminent. It was just a matter of adding a few more rules. All we had to do was decide on the rules for Memories and Guardians, name the labyrinth and skills, and that was it.

However, instead, Kanami stabbed Legacy, and was swallowed into the labyrinth.

The rules of the labyrinth have been lost to the core.

An incomplete labyrinth. Incomplete skills. Incomplete memory. --Incomplete ”soul”.

This is what made Rowen say ”not like”.

And the reason why I had lost my memory.

All so that Legacy could play with me in a thousand years.

I created an unstable 'do-over' situation a thousand years later.

And a thousand years later.

But for me, it was only a few weeks ago now.

Finally, the times are connected.

In the dark corridor, ”Kanami (me)” wakes up in the labyrinth that I created.

It's as if you've wandered into another world for the first time now, and the 'do-over' begins again.

'What is this......'

I spill out a trembling voice.

It's a 'labyrinth' that I created, and yet I'm frightened, as if I've been kidnapped.

I don't even know what's happening, and I start to run, half-crazed.

I see that back off.

There's no need to chase any more ”memories”. I remember what happens next.

--''This is the end.''

I hear a voice.

I answer that gentle voice gently.

'Oh ....... Thank you, Hailey. And--

-- 'Yes. And goodbye. The residue of me being swallowed up by the World's Vengeance Army will be gone. But I'm glad you came here before it disappeared completely.

Yeah. I'm so glad we made it. Thank you so much, Heili.

-- 'Hmmm. I'll leave the rest to Ryner. Now he can be said to be me itself. The rest is ......, with him, together ......, I'm going to go, I'm going to ......--''

My voice is breaking off.

The residue alone has led me to this point, but it seems I'm past the point.

So I nod vigorously to Hailey's words.

I smile and say my goodbyes, saying that I don't need to worry anymore.

-- ”Goodbye, Heili.

--'Well, then-- then-- then, boy--'

Finally, Heili was laughing, too.

She's laughing and disappearing.

I'll be there to see it happen.

I have been unable to witness the end of my esteemed knight in the past. I'm going to be able to see the end of your life.

And this time - the eternal farewell.

I am painfully aware of this as my distant consciousness is drawn back to reality.

But that encounter and farewell refines my soul.

Yes, I'm with Reiner.

I'm the same as Reiner.

I'm going to the next level up.

It's not just a numerical level up, but a real level up.

Hence - the skills that are activated.

I've become strong. Now, I can shout it with confidence.

Because I understood everything, because I connected with myself a thousand years ago, that skill is activated.

Just like Haili's last will and testament, this is -- all of it.

--The skill '??' has been activated (...)

By getting over the past (・・・・・・・・・・) (...), you will regain your emotions (・・・・・・・・・).

Eliminate the confusion 1.00--.

It's not a runaway anymore. I'm willing to use it (・・・・・).

I've found. This skill's true function.

I got it. The magic signature of this skill.

Then there's no mistaking it.

The name of this skill...