Vol 5 Epilogue (2/2)
In place of asmile was needed to comfort her little sister as sickly as a child
In place of a father, dignified strength to protect her frail sister was required
Both sides could be said to be her However, if it came down to a question of which one was her true self──
“There are probably a lot of people that are mistaken”
“……That’s why I don’t like you; just when you’re playing innocent, you suddenly reveal your true colors”
Those words that Sheltis said
A large aht the same
“The Guards probably have great respect for the position of Cadres Guard They can naturally iht be why they feel a sense that your usual carefree attitude is out of place They think that it doesn’t suit the ie of a Cadres Guard, it’s to have the eneuard”
“………………”
“But that’s wrong When you’re fighting is the exception and I think that the motherly and kind Ishtar-san ith I’sa-san is closer to your true self”
……I so that I understand
She was good at looking after kids and also atmeals and snacks
Even if the given reason was to look after I’sa-chan, the truth is……isn’t the truth just that she likes those things?
“I just want you to answerThis is……a really personal question but, Ishtar-san, you didn’t really want to become a Guard, did you? For exaarten teacher, a housekeeper, cake store owner or so similar?”
But she had chosen the path of a spear user
Because there had been so more important than the road she wanted to take
“I want to confir else”
“…………”
She said nothing, her lips re a line
And──
“Who knoows? Ishtar’s an idiot so she’s already forgotten things frooo”
She slowly turned her back towards her with a half-spin
“Ah, ait! Wait──”
“See ya, Priestess-sa froether but he really does suit Yht”
“……Who’s he?”
Who is that?
“That’s right, I wonder how many years it’s been I’ve heard Ymy-sama’s name before, you know?”
The Cadres Guard looked over with a sharp gaze and the corners of her mouth tilted up
“‘She’s an apprentice Priestess right now, but Ymy will definitely become a Priestess That’s why──’”
“Y-yeah That’s why……?”
“‘It’d be the biggest issue for the tower if there were a mischievous, scatterbrained Priestess, so I have to be a Sennenshi+ to look after her’”
“…………Sc-scatterbrained!?”
“E-he-he It’s a secret as to who said it Well then, Ymy-sama, see ya─”
The Cadres Guard started to leave She watched her go without being able to say anything
It was then that the airshi+p door behind her opened
“Ah─……jeez! Monica and Kagura and Vaiel! How unfair of thee behind because they’re tired! Does this mean I have to carry this all myself!?”
“It’s your last job”
Four peoples’ worth including his own and his three co but travel bags loaded on his shoulders
“Oh, Ymy?”
She looked at him blankly and blinked
“Just standing there like that, did you forget so?”
“…………”
“……Ymy?”
“I found him”
In front of her childhood friend as looking at her face, she clenched her fist
Then
“Sheltissss!”
Yht red
“You’re the one who said it! J-just……who’s a scatterbrain────!?”
Part 3
Tenketsu Palace <sophia>, Floor 291, ‘Paradise‘
While it was a floor of the tower, there was no ceiling nor walls The unobstructed white night sky spread overhead and the azure ice walls spread out to the distance below
Even breathing
Even the body’s warmth
Evenelse, all would freeze in this world
All less All creatures, all substances and Yuugenshu It was a world of ice which could freeze everything without exception
“The fifth Priestess has just returned from the Governmental Sector”
She was at the center of this world
“Yh I took the time, she still can’t hear the Forbidden Crystal’s voice She couldn’t handle the plan I blessed her with……what a worrisoirl”
She colossy black hair with her hand
Clinging tightly to her long and slender arm was a pitch black vestment which faithfully mirrored her curvaceous body
Wrapped in the vestment tailored specifically for her, the woman smiled faintly
“Right? It’s just like a certain somebody from the distant past”
“……Tsali”
In the middle of that area surrounded by the ice walls that spread out
That voice cae Hyouketsu crystal
“Unfortunately I have no recollection of who that could be, so I wonder who it could be?”
Mature ── coirl
“Oh, so you were awake”
“You were too loud so the shi+nryoku wavelength is getting disrupted ……What are you going to do if a Yuugenshu es to penetrate the barrier?”
“The supervisor of this tower, Queen Salah, would have her shi+nryoku disrupted with just this?”
Those words could be said to be cool-headed, but her tone remained intimate to the end
“Even if the Yuugenshu rise to the surface, there is a suitable person to subjugate them”
“……Sheltis Magna Yehle”
“And there’s also Ilis for that purpose It looks like that stubborn machine’s calculation abilities haven’t declined There’s no problem with practical use”
“Ilis is energetic She see her body as a h when she was supporting you, she didn’t really support and kept co, but she’s now……so me unease”
Tsali’s lips stiffened for the first time with those words that reverberated froht hand that had languidly lowered
“That’s not soin with, that stubborn machine wasfor h”
“She was a good quarreling opponent for you, after all ──Mikuva the enshu alone The strongest and final incomplete God-class machine to which the last hope of humanity was entrusted”
“The probleht? What do you think about the essential part from your point of view?”
“…………”
A curtain of silence descended upon the world of ice
Invisible airflow With a surge that couldn’t be called the wind or a blizzard, Tsali’s hair fluttered and after the time for that flowed forever [T/N: Think “forever in an instant”]
“It still won’t reach The deepest part of the Garden of Corrupted Song den> still won’t answer”
That was the answer the Queen gave
“Sheltis Magna Yehle and Ymy Ele Soufflenictole ── the one chosen by the Garden of Corrupted Song den>’s mateki and the one who inherited the Baptism of Amaryllis I wonder if they will live up to expectations”
“That is dependent on them”
“It’ll take sos start up”
“Yes, I’ on you for continued surveillance I will contact you if there is a change with the Forbidden Crystal”
“Contact, huh……ahh, that’s right Speaking of contacting, I have one other thing to convey”
Tsali’s foot that had spun on its heel came to a halt With a fearless smile that could be seen as provocative spread broadly on her face,
“The third organization attacked the Govern-shots ── the Lords of Unusual Books are also , so Tenketsu Palace <sophia> should be prepared for hindrances if they get near the Garden of Corrupted Song den> I’ve confirathered a really interesting bunch of members As far as I could intercept fro Priestesses is also within their plans”
“So you ht”
The voice that answered was shocked
“I’ll leave the troublesoht? You deal with it”
“I will overcome the obstacles I will absolutely reach the deepest part of the Garden of Corrupted Song den>”
“──It’s ti”
And she turned around once again
Her black hair that covered her back spread like wings and, with her pitch black vestments, hid her body from view
“Business? How unusual What kind of business?”
“What, you ask, well that’s──”
Finally
After her black hair that reses had tapered to a point
“I have a promise to play with Eyri-nee ♪”
Her innocent young voice echoed throughout the floor called Paradise
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