Vol 1 Chapter 3 (2/2)
”No It just feels impossible for you to complete it, since I've only requested you to do it yesterday Or should I say, that I myself is half in doubt How did you hack into their system?”
There are no direct connection between the co sector and the main computers of Tenketsu Palace <sophia> To hack in, one will first have to tap into Tenketsu Palace <sophia>'s reception ter into the control tower's terminals, rated system
However, all of them are independent systems Not to mention, a firewall naes of the main system
”Mmm- in principle, I took it heads on Actually, up till the ive thanks to”
She pointed to the computer next to the screen
”First, I picked a pay-to-use ter sector, and tweaked it so that I can control it remotely Next, I launched a series of intensive assaults with its a speed While the initial syste my attacks, I slipped a pre-written trojan into their systerated syste called 'Daibo shi+nsuu' which is rather tough to crack, but I've h battles That's how it is” [TLNote: the 'Daibo shi+nsuu'is actually 大母真数, but it does not really make sense to me, so I've just slipped in its pronunciation]
Eyriey finally turned herself to face Sheltis, by giving a push to the rotating chair, which gave off a weird sound
”I've downloaded the inforht after, and sent them over to four auxiliary-processors However, I do not knohen they will do a remote edit or delete As such, I've chose to print them out physically, and they are the stuff that Sheltis sees before you”
” I'll try ”
”Well, that's fine with me, but there are just too many unnecessary infor now is-”
She lifted her finger, and touched the button on the screen
At the saan to work After a series of le piece of paper
”Take this You have to thank me properly for it”
The craftily s on the printed paper
”I had converted all the raw infor, before detailing them onto the map of Orbie Clar Simply put, all the information in these piles of paper have been condensed into that single sheet of paper”
”Eyriey For the first ti!”
Sheltis blinked his eyes, and stared blankly at the piece of paper that he had received
”The robots that you have made has alent out of control; the homemade rocket launcher that you used to kill cockroaches had wrecked half of the cafe; the automatic dishwasher which you repaired had broken all the plates due to the iht that you are just a troubleso stuff that will ultirown!”
”Hht huh?”
Eyriey said proudly with her ar on the chair
”That's right, hu I have already left the failures and sufferings of the past, and isinto the mechanized future at maximum speed-”
At the back of the girl as speaking endlessly-
A beep sound rang
”Maximum speed Eh?”
The screens turned pitch black for an instant White text then began to pour down from the top of the screen That continued on for tens of seconds, before another beep followed This time, the screen turned totally white
”Format complete”
”Ah Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh—! The The data which took one!”
The teenage girl cried out loud in front of the screen
” Fu Fufu If one does not key in a certain command within a specific ti with the computer huh? I really did not think that such a sinister trap will be implemented on their secret data I've been had”
”That's htly more relieved now”
”What do you et it, since it has already happened Thankfully, I had everything printed before they iped away Right, Sheltis, do you find anything after looking through the data?”
”Uhhh- I've just glanced through it, without taking a close look at it”
Printed on the paper, were the places of appearances of Yuugenshu The time and frequency of appearance were differentiated by different colors and sys, were the defense lines of Tenketsu Palace <sophia> at the respective ti all the inforether with the map of Orbie Clar-
”Sheltis? Why did you stop speaking all of the sudden?”
” It does not feels right or rather, it seems too unnatural”
He passed the paper to Eyriey, and looked into the ceiling
”The fact that Tenketsu Palace <sophia>'s defenses are not perfect, has came under criticism multiple tienshu to break through the areas where the defenses are weak”
”Mhmm, everyone knows that”
”However, the Yuugenshu that bypassed the defense lines did not invade the living sector Why is that so?”
The paper which Eyriey was holding
It had indicated with a line, that the recent Yuugenshu breaches have all occurred close to the outskirts of the living sector That was the first thing that Sheltis had noticed
”Is that so? Think about it, there are barriers erected by a Priestess-saht? By a person named Meimel, who specializes in barrier spells”
”Even so, it is not perfect Back when I was at Tenketsu Palace <sophia>, I had battled with Yuugenshu that had infiltrated into the living sector But according to the coenshu had actually got close to the living sector, and yet most of the further in”
Could it be that they were afraid of Priestess Meimel's barriers?
No, her barriers are actually just there to act as a basic defense In order to cover a huge land area, the force of the barriers cannot bethe invasions of the Yuugenshu, it is there to slon their movements
If so, why did the Yuugenshu not breaking past the barrier and assaulting the living sector, despite such a long time?
”I say, Sheltis is behaving strangely”
Eyriey cast her sight on Sheltis
”Mmm?”
”This is the first time in two years since I have lived with you, that you have askedthat caused you to be suspicious about the enshu?”
A question that is hard to answer To put it bluntly, it was a gut feeling However, if she wants to go into details-
”It is probably the thing that happened during the barbecue”
”When we had enshu?”
”Eyriey had said soenshu appear near the city', right?”
”Yuugenshu? It can't be Why does it appear at a place so close to the city!”
That will be the first thing thatEyriey On the other hand, if it was a guard from Tenketsu Palace <sophia>, he would have been relieved that the Yuugenshu has been detected before it infiltrated into the living sector
”At that time, a question appeared in my mind Since it had already reached the nature park next to the Third Residential Sector, why didn't the Yuugenshu follow up by attacking the hu sector?”
”Wait, hold on Wasn't we attacked by it?”
”That's what I initially thought However, after thinking about it for the whole night, ed Soenshu had no intention of attacking us”
”—Eh?”
Prior to the Yuugenshu's attack, Sheltis had seen the rotting tree a the forest of trees They were attacked only after the Yuugenshu had left forest of trees
”The Yuugenshu had been hiding a the trees We were actually the ones who entered there first In other words, we had probably provoked the Yuugenshu”
” And then? What are you trying to say?”
”The Yuugenshu at that ti else to do', that wasin on it and provoking it, as a result, it attacked us That's what I think”
Well then, the Yuugenshu that should be attacking hu back then?
That thing is—
”Just as shown by the data, it had been loitering near the living sector, with its intentions unclear?”
”Sadly, up till now, all these are just my conjectures”
”Froh you have a clear idea on what the Yuugenshu are up to”
”Not until that stage It's just, based on the analysis of the data - the Yuugenshu thatat the nature park, as well as the recent Yuugenshu that appeared, their reason for breaking past Hyouketsu Kyoukai and into the floating continent, is not to attack humans”
”Then why did they do it?”
”It is so that they can observe the human world”
”To bethe forces of huenshu - the Queen, Priestesses, and Sennenshi+ They are observing the situation and structure of Tenketsu Palace <sophia> If it isthat line”
At that instant, the room became deadly quiet
The only sounds to be heard was the exhaust froirl slowly lifted her head
” If that is really the case, then it is quite scary”
”That's normal Any ordinary person will feel that way”
If his guess was real, then those mysterious beasts ined They had no longer chose to enter by force, but instead, they picked acontinents
However, the bad thing about his conjecture, was that there was not enough solid proof to substantiate
”Mmm, if only Ilis is around, ill have someone e can discuss this with”
”Ilis?”
”It was so bestowed to me by the Queen, when I had risen into the cadre level of the guards - she had said, 'I shall entrust this to you' It was an observation unit, a machine crystal by the name of Ilis”
Observation unit - artificial intelligence that are tasked with the job observing thetheir positions to its holder Due to the huge mateki-observation machines that exist within Tenketsu Palace <sophia>, there are notthat the Queen had bestowed to Sheltis personally
”Are things like that rare?”
”Observation units by themselves are not rare, but Ilis is different Not only is her specs high, but she can freely connect to any other electrical devices as well Though she is an artificial intelligence, but her personality is closer to that of a human's”
Even then, Sheltis had only owned Ilis for a short time-span of a few months On the day he was exiled fro into Garden of Corrupted Song den>, all the things he owned, including his dual swords, were confiscated He has absolutely no idea who the current holder of Ilis is as well
—Since Ilis is not around, how shall I prove the validity of my conjecture?
”Eyriey, can you hack into the computers of Tenketsu Palace <sophia> for another time?”
”The tierous This time round, we may be tracked down by them”
Eyriey put her arainst the idea
”This time, you just need to bypass the initial firewall Please”
”Mmm Ahhh, you are hopeless With that, I shall not owe you anything anymore”
”Owe?”
With that, the teenage girl in her overalls turned her head away rather ely
”Didn't you save me and Yuto at the nature park?”
”That incident? It's nothing big-”
”You think that is so”
With the opposite party being a step quicker in her retort, Sheltis had no choice but to close his mouth
”It is soainst such a disgusting Yuugenshu, how e to save so so badly”
” Is that so?”
He entered into Tenketsu Palace <sophia>, with a determination to become a Sennenshi+ to protect Ymy Till now, his beliefs has never wavered
—It is his enshu
”If you think that is to be expected, then I think you must have still treated yourself as someone from Tenketsu Palace <sophia>”
A sh it was not clear if it was her s out of sympathy at Sheltis
”I a onto the past”
”Forget it, since it does not really et to work”
The cohts then extended into the teran to operate For a while, the room was filled with the unsynchronized sounds of the machines
”Alright - ti systeo”
Like a child as challenged to solve the puzzles, the teenage girl stared at the screen with intense concentration, and a smile appeared on her face
{3}
A transparent sky-blue sphere
In the dark blue world, the fringes were gradually dyed red in the setting sunset
”Yet another day that is about to end”
This is one of the roo next to thein her personal roolass
Tenketsu Palace <sophia>, two hundred and eighty seventh story
A height that is over one thousand and nine hundredpast the clouds and into the sky - it is a place that not even birds can reach with their pair of wings
”There is less than twelve hours to go before the Stars Festival starts The living sector should probably be bustling by now”
Machine crystal <ilis>, which should originally be in energy-saving mode, spoke
”Yeah”
The Queen who has beenHyouketsu Kyoukai for twenty seven days is fast approaching her rest time, and Stars Festival is about to start as well In another words, it is about time to hand over the control of Hyouketsu Kyoukai to Ymy and the other Priestesses
There is no room for failure for the ceremony Should Hyouketsu Kyoukai ever collapse, the whole Orbie Clar will fall under enshu of Garden of Corrupted Song den>
”Don't worry, there will be no problems if you follow the instructions of Mei barrier-type shi+nryoku spells are unquestionable”
”I have never once doubted her, you know”
Meimel is the most experienced in terest and most talented Priestess
Personally, Ymy was not too worried about the arts of Hyouketsu Kyoukai either She had worked hard on her way to beco one, she has constantly studied on it
”But please be careful I have a bad premonition”
”Premonition?”
For a machine, the term 'prediction' should suit it better However, Ilis always prefers to talk in a human-like manner
”The Yuugenshu seeht be up to so bad”
—Eh?
Y continent has always been a source of danger As such, it seee for Ilis to use the term 'unrest'
”Before I explain Yally hacked into Tenketsu Palace <sophia>'s co?”
”Nope, I've only come to heard of it now”
”I guess, since I had helped the opposite party as well There should have been no one who has realized it”
”I see, if so, then it is really Eh?”
She hurriedly walked towards the table, and roughly grabbed machine crystal <ilis>
”Ilis! What's theof that?”
”Simply put, I was quite curious about the intentions of the hacker Judging fro, it was obvious that the person is soh specs, and also well versed in the relevant knowledge as well He does not see for the sake of having fun Thus, I really wanted to knohat information of Tenketsu Palace <sophia> is that person interested in”
”Which n in his actions?”
”I was the one who had retrieved the records, so you are right to say that However, part of the reason forso is due to my respect for the hacker
The main computers of Tenketsu Palace <sophia> are protected by encryption prograh the hacker was spending quite so his trojan with the decodes On the side note, it is already an ie”
Ilis said tirelessly However, for a machine dummy like Ymy, it was quite cohly half the contents The only conclusion that she could make is—
”This so, it ood as well?”
”It is ht, next is the ily, do you knoas the hacker ai for?”
How should I know?
She could barely make out the contents, much less come up with an answer
”Don't be shocked It concerns the female employees of Tenketsu Palace <sophia> - it's their three sizes and underwear-”
”Ilis? I a to you very seriously, you know?”
Her grip on htened
”Ymy, it hurts it hurts the joke shall end here aheenshu”
”Could it be someone from Tenketsu Palace <sophia>? Typical people should not be interested in things like these”
”I thought so too back then But not long ago, an interesting e has popped up on the public terminal systems of Tenketsu Palace <sophia>, and it was sent anonyo, and it read-”
”Warning - there is abnorenshu”
” It happened at onlythat not even a day has passed yet Is it really soo?”
Considering that Ilis was explaining in such detail, could it be-
”That's right There is a very high possibility that the hacker back in the earlyis the same person as the anonymous sender of the mail”
It was hard to iine it as a normal staff frouards ofTenketsu Palace <sophia>? No, rather than doing all that, it would be easier to just report it to Sennenshi+ Leon or Run - there was absolutely no need to post it anonymously on the public terminals If so, who could it be?
”Then it is so sector?”
”I think so too He is definitely not your ordinary person though Since he hadabout the abnorenshu, he enshu”
A person fro sector
And well versed in Yuugenshu—?
” Oh Speaking of which, is there so?”
Ymy asked casually The machine crystal <ilis> on the table went silent
”Looking at the way things are now Upon being reation”
”What do you mean?”
”It see the Queen and Priestesses who are enshu are spread evenly around Tenketsu Palace <sophia> in a circle And they are all within a fixed area”
”Observing us?”
Whichthe human's world
”Then again, that is a phenomenon that has just happened recently If we are to coainst tens, even hundreds of years worth of data, then we can only explain it by calling it a coincidence With regards to the warning, Tenketsu Palace <sophia> willhas clashed with the cere over the barrier to the Priestesses, there is really no manpower that they can spare to look into this”
The validity of the warning was unknown Just like what Ilis had said, if one is to extend it to tens, hundreds of years, then there ht, the people of Tenketsu Palace <sophia> ht so Even for Meimel, as someone who has been a Priestess for quite a while, she may probably just consider it as paranoia
However if the person is the childhood friend who she knew-
”If it is Sheltis then ill he say?”
”Not that, surely? Don't you already know the answer?”
”I'll investigate Ymy, wait here for my return”
He will definitely say that
Why did things turned out to be like this?
If that youngher, then even if she was to encounter an inexplicable happening like this, she would definitely not feel uneasy about it
”Y Sheltis-”
”I know, I should be concentrating on the things related to Hyouketsu Kyoukai, right?”
Eain walked to the
She touched the glass with her fingertips
The hard and icy touch seeped into her burning body, and her soul seeht now, she must fulfill her responsibilities as a Priestess
”Alright, it's fine! I'll do my best!”
”Where are you going?”
While pointing to the ceiling, Ymy walked quickly towards the door
”To the highest story There is not et used to it first”
{4}
At the lift leading to the highest story of Tenketsu Palace <sophia>
In front of the door of the lift, Ymy stretched out her hand
”Confir Connection to the Bureau of shi+nryoku: nor Waves of shi+nryoku:
Confirmed to be the fifth Priestess, Ymy Ele Soufflenictole”
The two doors of the lift parted sideways Yht to the center of the lift, the doors closed autoan to move
It continued to rise, until it reached the peak of the tower that is located deep in the skies
Ding
The bell rang, and the lift stopped
” Fu”
She took a deep breath in, and out
”Calm your heart down You must be calmer than the hundred years old trees that are still fire boulders located deep within the valleys Your heart er than anyone else, and youin the world - only by fulfilling that, will you be qualified to be a Priestess”
She murmured the words that were said to her by Meimel on the very day that she had became a Priestess
No problem, I can do it
The doors of the lift opened, and Ymy took a step forward
What followed-
Was a endless world of ice, appearing right before her very eyes
Two hundred and ninety first story of Tenketsu Palace <sophia> - the uppermost story that is named
>
There is no ceiling nor walls Just an area that seems to extend on endlessly
—As if it is another world
Above her head, the ceiling-less space were filled with lights of the white night Beneath its radiance, is the scene of azure ice walls that extend endlessly The surface of the icy walls are crystal clear, and shone brighter than any precious stones - just like athe views of the world
Her breathes were nearly frozen
Any sort of cold wear is enshu - the art of shi+nryoku that freezes anything, and seals away their time and soul: Hyouketsu Kyoukai
Looking ahead, is a corridor made of azure ice and mirrors
This is the praying area of Hyouketsu Kyoukai, and it is a rooly affected by the barrier
Even the spellcaster herselfcoldness
” I can never get used to such a temperature”
Biting on her lips that were tre from the cold, she walked down the corridor of azure ice The peaks of the ranges of ice suddenly disappeared not too long after, and the blizzard acco them had quietened down as well
The
> located at the upper most story of Tenketsu Palace <sophia> - in its center, lies a huge slab of crystalized azure ice
A lady was sealed in the center of the transparent crystal
One can barely see the pure white robes of the lady, as deep inside the azure ice
—Queen Salah
A lady that devotes herself to the azure ice which freezes everything, and prays for Hyouketsu Kyoukai alone Due to her constantly staying in this room for nearly the whole year, and also the fact that her face is always covered with a veil - even Ymy has never seen her real appearance before
The person who I yearn to be
A woman who can pray endlessly forin the barrier that freezes right down to the bone
She cannot be corasp
The chills one will experience exceeds that of pain, and it will gradually beco Initially, when Ymy first stepped into the room as an apprentice-Priestess, she could barely hold for a few minutes
The Priestessesover from the Queen If they work harder, they can perhaps er However, what exactly must be done, in order for one to maintain it alone for a period of nearly a month? And in such an icy cold room that will pushes one to the boundaries of insanity
” Why exactly are you working so hard for?”
The huge azure crystal
This question will never reach the ears of the Queen, since she was sealed deep within the bulky ice
Yh the story, as though she aiting for an answer
The world of ice that freezes the flow of air, the movement of the atoms, and even tientler than any existing melody-
Yu/ Uhw =C r-sanc uc Eden
<under the=”” foils=”” of=”” the=”” slu=”” eden=””>
term-l-pile xel, xin, ole fusen elchel
<the falling=”” stars,=”” time=”” and=”” dreams=”” covered=”” the=”” eyes=”” and=”” faces=””>
That was the song of prayers thatby the Queen as sealed in ice
xearcs let laphin yahe, bie omia hec lihit clar
<there is=”” no=”” key=”” to=”” the=”” doors-of-speech=”” which=”” is=”” sketched=”” by=”” the=”” transparent=”” fingertip=””>
noi-roo-xin, noi melras I noe-l-habes pianic cia eyen
<in the=”” never-ending=”” world,=”” the=”” jade-like=”” phantoms=”” had=”” stopped=”” their=”” laments=””>
Her single singing voice reverberated a azure ice, and a rich tone was formed due to that
It was as though the dull colors had entwined by the a beautiful rainbow - similarly, her voice has been deeply enriched by the multiple reflections due to the icy mirrors It was a sonata that was cold and desolate, and yet filled with love at the same time
=C hypn phenoria, Eec qhaon nes ei getie, nephies paf lef bis cley kis ei roos
<sleep, children=”” your=”” wings=”” are=”” still=”” young,=”” and=”” branches=”” of=”” safety=”” are=”” still=”” too=”” far=”” away=””>
=C hypn phenoria, Eec wat nes ei getie bies killis cley kis ei mihas
<sleep, children=”” your=”” feet=”” are=”” still=”” weak,=”” and=”” this=”” frozen=”” land=”” is=”” still=”” too=”” painful=””>
There is no score to this melody
It is a thousand years old , fro themselves Ymy learned of its existence from Meimel as well, and learned it in this
> after listening carefully to the voice of the Queen
evhes ualen, deus Uhw leya quo feo
<to who,=”” are=”” the=”” prayers=”” sung=”” for?=””>
nefit Uhz yulis noi kaic, Sew ele nelar ris-ia sophia
ven if=”” the=”” memories=”” are=”” to=”” disappear,=”” i=”” will=”” still=”” be=”” deep=”” within=”” it=””>
Ris sia sophia, kyel hiz phia nefis loar mille
<up till=”” the=”” day,=”” where=”” one=”” steps=”” onto=”” the=”” promised=”” land=””>
shi+nryoku <melody> — ”Seventh Heaven Rhythm <sophia code=””>”
The secret melody known only between the Queen and the Priestesses, the song of prayer that maintains Hyouketsu Kyoukai
” How beautiful”
Ymy closed her eyes, and quietly listened fro voice
It has a tempo that naturally penetrates into the human heart, while the lyrics andfrailness She had always drea as a Priestess
However, there is just one thing that she could not really understand
A sht up to anyone before
”It sounds really similar?”
That's right, it is indeed si that enshu's—
Oe/ Dia =U xeph cley, Di shela teo phes kaon
<■ ■,=”” ■=”” =”” ■=”” ■,=”” ■=”” ■=”” ■=”” ,=”” =”” ■=”” =”” ■=”” ■=””>
And Yuugenshu's mateki is extremely similar
The , the tone, the characteristics upon the activation of power, and even the lingering sounds of each and every note
”The place where the Priestesses are at is Tenketsu Palace <sophia>, and the melody <code> that floithin is the Seventh Heaven Rhythm <sophia code=””> Which means?”
The ht to be a depressing curse-like tone However, since such a song exist within her own shi+nryoku, then, perhaps there is a song with a tone sienshu of Garden of Corrupted Song den>
” Eden Code?”
Mateki - theden> If it really exist, then what sort of power does it hold? How does the Yuugenshu, which uses it, co continent?
—One day, you will understand everything
”Eh?”
Yh she was electrocuted
I thought I have heard the voice of the Queen just now Was it my illusion?
Despite her staring into the crystal before her, the Queen within the azure ice walls reed
That was obviously so The Queen was concentrating on her prayers, thus there is no way she could have heard Ymy's words Even if she hears it, she could not have made any reply
”That's how it is”
Yhtly, and showed a bitter smile
Met bored if I don't talk to her soon
”Well then, Salah-saain later”
The Queen who continued singing, and her Seventh Heaven Rhyth to the beautiful voice that flowed out of the azure ice, Ymy turned around and left the room
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