No Game No Life - Volume 6 - Chapter 4

Chapter 4 - 1÷2=Companionless
---- The secret maneuvers of the [ghosts] who spread to various
places in the world continued for near one year.
Today too Riku observed the strategy map (game board) in the
hideout, while playing chess with ShuVi...
｢As expected｣, the Elfs allied with the Fairies. They also made
many contracts with Draconias able of opposing the Dwarfs'
aviation fleet, and now the common enemy of the dwarves, the
[Elf Alliance] became a solid force.
On the other side the Dwarfs, adding up the Gigantis who they
had a good relationship with, they allied with many
Phantasmas. As a result of the wind (ghosts) leaking out that
the Elfs created a "Phantasma Slayer", a really firm [Dwarf
Alliance] has been established.
But~ what will be troubling if it's forgotten is the greatest
force, on the neighbor continent, the Artosh Camp who owns
the Flügels.
Though those two alliances keep hiding their sure-kill weapons
from each other, this [coalition] clenched their fists and shook
hands against the most alarming enemy, but since they can't
carelessly lay their hands on the strongest God Artosh, the
situation of the war headed to a stalemate.
The Demonia moved by selecting individual targets, the
Warbeasts got cautious of the Zuibaku and immigrated to the
west archipelago.
The world was in a critical situation, cautious of the
Armageddon (last war), and became unable to do anything but
glare at each other----!!!
----And, those are the speculations about the board's status,
raised together by the idiots(strong ones).
The Russia continent is comically, in its first "stay on watch"
group state, until then only used by the humans.
The preparations are the bests, the workmanship is steady, the
once-in-a- lifetime's greatest battle---- what's left is only the
last hand.
---------.........
"Hey ShuVi, I asked you before, if there wasn't a God of
Games right?" "...un..."
"You answered that if you fulfill the "activation condition" it'll
become an Old Deus... by activation condition you meant?"
"...[Essence] acquisition.... the strength of, feelings,
prayers.....exact definition, impossible...flow...?"
When I asked before, the answer was that, it didn't exist
because there was no [essence], but----
"The truth is, I ｢saw the God of Games before｣---- if I said that
would you believe it?"
"...If Riku, believe it then... ShuVi, believe..."
While moving a piece with a serious face, ShuVi continued.
"...Riku, overturned... all of ShuVi's, estimations... if Riku says
that, there is, then
｢there is｣... if Riku says that, the sky, isn't red, then it isn't
red... I won't, doubt anymore..."
---------.
---------Aaahhhhhhhhh damnit!
"Uwah~ This line right now if I let someone hear it I can boast
about how I'm falling for my wife so cuuuuuuuute!!"
"...That's...that, aside..."
Her face being slightly red isn't just imagination. ShuVi said
while faltering. "...Check-mate."
"----Hey~ God of Games...can't you let me win at least once..."
Towards the Riku who held his head with a bitter smile, ShuVi
laughed a little.
"Eerm, excuse-me when you're in the middle of a talk that
makes the ones listening embarrassed instead, but can oneechan
disturb?"
----And towards Corona who suddenly appeared, Riku,
"Oh, you came at the right moment Coron, hey, hey the talk
just now----"
"Yes yes, thanks for the treat. More importantly, the one that
called me was Riku right...can I report?"
Coron is reporting the current village---- no, the "humans"
situation while flipping through documents.
"It's unbelievable but---- just like Riku said, the reports about
the Dwarfs being spotted disappeared."
Coron, who doesn't know of the reason, frowned her brows
towards Riku who laughed [right], and continued.
"...And so, after searching the northern part of Russia with
signal fire and scouts we found a huge number of villages. But
if we try to merge with it the total number would be near eight
thousand people, the current village can't accommodate----"
"Don't worry Coron. In just a little more, the world will
become a place where you can live anywhere without having to
fear death."
"........."
Riku answered that while concentrating on the chess with
ShuVi, and Coron's fists started to tremble.
"Everything is going well. If I and ShuVi play the last hand----
it's our victory."
"....Hey, enough with the jokes Riku.... do you understand your
own situation.....?"
Coron was trembling without letting the anger show in her
behavior---- but when faced with Riku's figure, she reached her
limit.
"You are in a state that it is hard to believe that you're even
alive!! If you go out with that body, you will die!!?"
Coron was yelling with tears floating, but Riku smiled bitterly
and answered.
"I won't die. I must live for another eight hundred and fifty-one
years."
"----Hey Riku please, stop screwing around, think seriously
about your own body----!"
Towards Coron's voice that was like an appeal, Riku felt that
he had no choice and once again examined the state of his
body.
First----the entire body was bandaged.
As expected, the burns in the skin from the elemental bones
haven't healed, the skin of the entire body was contaminated,
but that's all.
Next is the internal organs' check.... a necrosis was barely
avoided thanks to ShuVi ----- no problem in particular.
Ever since then a proper meal-like food is impossible but, at
least something like soup is drinkable.
Really, did a few elemental bones reach the blood? Some
bones and respiratory organs were done in a little, but it's a
minor injury.
"What's left is.... one arm was lost and there's sight loss-------
wait, blindness in one eye huh. Well no big deal."
"-----It's a really big deal!! You-----!"
"The other [ghosts]too, are in a similar state, or even worse
than this." Coron tried to refute, but was cut off by Riku's cold
like voice.
"...No one having died up to now is a miracle, but, everyone is
already with a fully-wounded body. "
A full-wounded body. Literally, just as it means, a body full of
wounds.
Overall, from the one hundred seventh-nine names of the ghost
fleet, certainly, no one has died yet.
-------yet. Merely, yet.
Injection of poison, contamination through elemental bones,
loss of limbs ------ for the sake of deceiving the Dwarfs the
[ghosts] played any hand.
For the sake of a mere induction they would throw away the
left arm, for the sake of deceiving the Demonia there would be
some who would eat carrions, and even ones who induced by
getting bitted by a Dhampir---- They used everything that was
usable.
-----Everything "besides the life"----- that's why, Riku said as if
supplicating.
"Only one hand left Coron. Overlook it----- And then the Great
War will end. When that happens I-----"
----- I'll finally be able to forgive myself---- as if trying to say
that, but he swallowed it.
"Then at least, tell me....."
Coron hid her face and her shoulders started trembling.
"Inducing the Dwarfs---- even the Old Deus and removing
them from the Russia continent, even now I can't believe it. I
think it's really incredible---- but end the Great War? No matter
how much, I can't believe it!!"
"......"
"If you say to overlook it then tell me!! Or is it that me---- a
sibling is that much untrustworthy!!?"
-------.......
While Riku and ShuVi exchanged looks, tears fell into the
floor from Coron's down casted face.
".....Coron, if I didn't trust you----- if it wasn't you, I wouldn't
entrust everyone."
"Then-----!!"

"What is it that the Gods are seeking and fight for----- you
know right?"
After reacting a moment too late to Riku who suddenly began
talking, Coron answered.
"....The Throne of the Sole God, right. If I'm not wrong...."
"That's right. That Throne of the Sole God---- being more
specific it seems to be this [Star Grail] thing."
Talking about what he heard from ShuVi in the Elfs' ruins,
Riku stood up.
"Old Deus---- are born from stars."
---- By wishing, being prayed to they obtain [essence] and then
are born---- ShuVi said that.
"But they were born too much. The [Star Grail] is something
for the Old Deus, the Gods---- in other words, it's a [control 
device] set for the sake of limiting the existences able to use
magic of the level of creating races to a single one."
".........."
"But one Old Deus creating a [device] able to seize the power
of all Old Deus, something like that is impossible ---- right?"
"-----That's, right, isn't it. Because would be----"
With the information heard just now, but after understanding it
in a instant, Coron simply----said.
"------ With the power of [ten], create power superior to
[eleven].... right?"
"As expected of Coron, it's☆ super☆ correct. That's right; it's
a talk so stupid that you can only be amazed."
It's an obvious story right---- The Sole God in other words is
the power to rule everything including the Old Deus.
Even if the ten Old Deus poured their powers and put it
together, what was poured down by the ten of them would be
only ten's worth of power.
But the [Star Grail] is---- it's about creating a power able to rule
the power of the ten poured together, it's that kind of talk.
Fundamentally, their power is not enough. It's impossible.
"That's why-----it's fine if we just do this."
With eyes as if talking about something worthless from the
depths of his heart, Riku said, as if throwing out.
"----- If there are ten Gods, if I kill off nine of them then I
would be the Sole God---- right?"
That's right, if you sum up what ShuVi said that day, that's it.
Destroy the [essence] of the other Old Deus, and take in the
power of that existence.
By doing that I can dope my own power----- and obtain enough
power to materialize the [Star Grail].
But, in the end, Old Deus is something that, gets born as much
as you wish for it.
Even if the last one standing kills everyone, he will be troubled
if a new one is born and exceed himself.
That's why if it rules with the Throne of Sole God-----[Star
Grail]then it will be the doing of the "Sole God".
"This, is the true identity of this worthless [Great War]."
......... .
"How...stupid!---- you mean that with such a reason, they're
making this war---!!?"
With her shoulders trembling with anger, Coron yelled as if
throwing up while looking to the side.
"Coron.... watch your words. It's rude towards the idiots.
Because you see-----" (TL note: It's a pun with the word baka
(which means both idiot and stupid): Coron calls them "baka"
and Riku says that it's rude towards the "bakas")
While saying that as if wanting to heal the mood, Riku touched
the map----- game board. And then he announced with an
amazed face.
"Because even if we don't do that we can make the [Star Grail]
materialize." "--------eh?"
Looking away from the Coron who was making a blank face,
Riku played with the [Black King] with the palm of the hand.
"Hey Coron, have I told you what are the Old Deus born
from?" "-----Stars, right?"
"That's right, the Elemental Circuit. The source of all things.
The power flow of all creation. In other words, born from the
stars."
As if supplementing Riku's words, ShuVi continued.
"...The creatures.... races too.... the Old Deus's [essence].......
pass through the elemental circuit, and, are created."
"That's right..... in other words, you see?"
With one sigh, Riku remembered the day he thought about it---
-- the day he heard about it in the Elfs' ruins.
After hearing the talk about the main cause of the war between
the gods and the [Star Grail], something had floated straight in
his mind.
It was so obvious, that its a wonder why no one noticed.
He said the conclusion that was so obvious, that at the time it
surprised even ShuVi.
"Compared to all the Old Deus in this star---- its origin "the
star itself" has more [power] right, thinking normally."
That's why----- he announced to Coron, whose eyes were
peeling off------.
Riku picked up the [Black King], and headed towards the map-
--- the game board.
And set it right in the center. Our, the [ghosts]'s---- victory
condition. Namely---- [The last hand], was clearly announced.
"------If the star (game board) is destroyed, the [Star Grail] will
materialize."
-------.....
Looking away from the amazed Coron, Riku and ShuVi
pointed towards the floor, and continued.
"The core of this star---- if the Elemental Circuit's Power Flow
Source is pierced, the expelled power will overcome the power
of all Old Deus."
".....Manifestation, is, 10^-46 square seconds.... destruction,
power expel, manifestation, will be immediate......"
"If----- the [Star Grail]is obtained and the star is immediately
recreated....."
Riku and ShuVi aligned, and announced together, to Coron
who was still dumbfounded.
"".....Check-mate.""
"B-----but, that's----- a power great enough to pierce the star,
from where it'll----" Finally, after rising up from her stupor,
and after saying that.
Coron finally noticed, once it entered her vision----- the force
map hung up on the wall.
It can't be. It can't be, it can't be, it can't be!!
"Make them do it themselves!? Not a stalemate---- the
objective was a complete collision of the full forces!?"
Towards Coron's screaming, Riku joyfully, showed an
incredible smile.
"About Artosh Camp and the [coalition] you see---- those guys
won't do a stalemate."
"------eh?"
Each other's certainly destruction----- The stalemate situation is
based on their certainty that if one side laid their hands on the
other then both sides will be destroyed.
Something like that, can only work if from the start there was
the option of not laying their hands.
"The objective is the [Star Grail]-----but those guys who are
there just for the killing, will definitely ignite the spark
sometime soon."
----That will be, a manifestation of war never seen before, born
from the eternally great war-----
---- It means the Armageddon[Decisive Battle]---- towards the
Coron who became pale from just imagining it, Riku said.
"But that firepower---- won't head towards anyone." Once
again, Coron became amazed.
"In the [Decisive Battle's Stage] we prepared, the Eensweg that
will be set by me and ShuVi----- is a setting that will distort the
directivity of every power and make all the power head
"straight bellow"---- that's right, like the lens of a telescope."
----- What the [ghosts] risked everything besides the life to
gather, was the information about the weapons that are going to
be used in that place.
Going by ShuVi who analyzed and planned everything, the
exactly amount of Eenswegs necessary is------ thirty-two.
"Those guys will pierce the star by themselves, will destroy the
elemental circuit, the materialized [Star Grail] will be taken by
us and then---- [Victory]. Since no one died, and exactly
because of that, that when it's over I want to ask the Gods you
see."
And then with an obviously sarcastic smile----- he said with a
smile as if looking at clowns.
""Hey hey right now how are you feeling?"---- like that."
------Really. Really, the eternal Great War, is going to end.
By the hands of Riku and ShuVi----her prided little brother and
little sister----and merely almost two hundred of peoples.
Moreover----without even a single one being killed. Everything
was for that sake. It was only for the sake of building up this
situation.
Even if they thought of wanting to kill the gods and their
creatures----- no, more like that would be the normal reaction.
Towards her little brother's figure laughing insolently, even
after getting the skin, the internal organs burnt, losing an eye's
sight and a arm, Coron's shoulders trembled.
Ending the war without even one person being killed----for that
sake, he kept going until he became like this-----
"...That's why Coron, for just a little more, overlook it. And
then, take care of everyone (humans)."
But, for Riku who was laughing so fearless.
The fact that even just breathing already became painful----
only ShuVi noticed.
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ "...Riku......go, sleep..."
"...I, can't...If we don't head out, for setting the Eensweg, right
now..."
While Riku was laid in the bed writhing in agony, ShuVi
nursed him.
He acted strong in front of Coron, but the truth was that
everything was just as Coron pointed out.
----For starters, even the contaminated skin burned by the
elemental bones alone, was already the cause of serious followup
diseases.
If it's a human then becoming unable to stand up is obvious----
rather, originally, standing up was already irregular.
"...It's, alright...Riku's prediction, don't, miss. An attack, won't
start, so soon......" "......but..."
"...If you, rest a little...one, entire day...its fine...if it's Riku."
------Like always, my wife says crazy things without hesitation.
Even though Riku smiled bitterly, he----
"...That's, right...then today I'll concentrate on recovering, let's
leave the heading out for the settings for tomorrow."
"...un."
"Hey ShuVi...sorry, for slowing you down." "...Riku, is now,
sleeping...not, slowing."
-----Riku gave a bitter smile, and even that made a sharp pain
run through his entire body.
"Then I have one more request. Since today, I'll be sleeping
and making an effort to recover----can you hold my hand?"
That was as if trying to withstand the pain, she understood that
meaning.
At the same time----It was also the restraint 'don't go alone'----
the current ShuVi also understood that.
"......Un. I'll always, keep holding it. Be at ease...and
rest...Riku."
--------,
"Hey, ShuVi."
He still can't sleep right. Riku asked. "...un."
"...Thank you. Without ShuVi, I wouldn't be able to do this."
"...Not, over...yet."
"You're right...but, even to this point, if ShuVi wasn't here I
wouldn't be able of coming this far."
----That's why, Riku said, while closing his eyes. "Thank you,
for coming to meet me...and also..."
As she wondered if he got sleepy, Riku dropped his tone, while
his breathing became slow.
"I really, love you...from here on...too..."
...Just how much the pain from the erosion of the elemental
bones tormented Riku, she wondered.
Even so from just ShuVi holding his hand, Riku started to sleep
breathing peacefully.
----ShuVi thought. ShuVi----[likes] Riku.
But the decryption of the emotion [love]was still----
impossible.
Not being able to answer that word was surprisingly, incredibly
frustrating. Even so, she knew----what should be done. She
can't allow Riku to die.
Riku will live for another eight hundred and ninety-one years.
If he obtains the [Star Grail], that will be nothing but a fact.
------That's why.
"...Forgive, me...Riku...I'll be, back...soon..." For now----she
released, that hand.
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
----Setting number twenty-four complete. With the setting of
the last eight Eenswegs, it'll be over.
ShuVi once again concluded that---- not bringing Riku along
was correct.
The convert operation occurring is towards the current world's
strongest powers crowding in this place, undoubtedly the [Land
of the Decisive Battle].
Even though she got found out many times, she would "pick
up" the target that sensed her, retreat and hid.
And in the time that even then she still got found, if Riku was
there the chances of him losing his life in that place was high.
"...It's, alright...only eight settings...left, and I'll be going home,
already...Riku, wait for, me..."
After that, she was prepared to be scolded by Riku as much as
he wants.
She will definitely not allow Riku to die. Only eight left----
searching for the next point----
"Oya~? If you keep staggering while walking like that---- you
will end up stumbling on an unexpected encounter~"
----Reacting to the sudden voice coming from above, ShuVi
turned around.
Prismatic hair and amber eyes. With wings as if made of light,
and the proof of a Flügel, an unscientific light halo.
Comparing data--- ShuVi looked at it with a calm face, while
suppressing her heart that considered it to be the worst
outcome.
"---Greetings, scrap. Are you talking a walk today alone?"
Flügel--- Final Unit [Jibril]...
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
I never thought that it would come the day where I would order
myself, an Ex- Machina, something like this---- calm down.
An attack against an Ex-Machina to a race is a taboo. If I act
like just a machine, just a responder---
"<Question>---- What business does the Flügel have with ExMachina?"
---That way of talking that wasn't used for a long while, now
was painfully being used as an act.
But as if not minding it at all, Jibril continued.
"Yes~ the head of a Ex-Machina is, how surprisingly!!! Now
along with Draconia, on the [Rare 5] you see~"
As if troubled, Jibril continued while wriggling her body.
"After all, ever since the attack of Aranreiv (True Dragon),
laying a hand on a Ex- Machina was made into a taboo, and it
was also one of the opinions inside the Avant-Heim, so its high
rarity became even higher, and now it's a Platinum Head!"
"<Warning> I conclude that to be a correct confirmation. If you
intend to turn hostile against this machine, then I shall execute
the appropriate measure."
But with those words, Jibril's lips raised and answered. "---
With only one, [Proofer]~?"
-----------Did she manage to keep the rush from showing in her
expression? Without caring about ShuVi who only worried
about that, Jibril continued.
"I confirmed that there's no reaction of Ex-Machinas within
100km on all directions. So then why would the Ex-Machina
who moves in a cluster, be able
to move alone? That piques my interest~ also----" And, Jibril
continued with a smile like a devil.
"If you're "alone", then I wonder if it can be that now you can't
use your prized monkey-act[Analyze-Replication], and so I
judge that it's a chance for me to take the rare trophy, your
premium~ neck, so how is it?~"
ShuVi once again thought without letting it show in her voice--
--It was the worst.
Between all the Flügels, it just had to be the most irrational and
strong one of that ridiculous race, to find her out; she had no
choice but to recognize that it was just like Riku said, about
chances and numbers being worthless.
----To think that the first card she would pull, would be a
[Joker] of all things.
"Well then, I'll 'chop' your head, so please don't move.
Resistance is futile, also it will spare both of us bother~ after
all for Ex-Machinas [Death] doesn't mean anythi---"
".........I, refuse..."
"...----Yes? Did I hear it wrong?"
----[Death]---- reacting to that word, ShuVi opened her mouth.
The <Rule 2> Riku had decided ---- No one should be allowed
to die ---- there's no way I can die.
Also, following[Death]---- the fear of thinking that she "will
never be able to see Riku again"---- it trampled on that desire.
"....I don't want to, die... I must, not---- die...."
While Jibril was making a blank face, ShuVi continued.
"...This machine, had, its connection shut, off... defective
machine... value, as Ex-Machina, none."
----That's why.
"...Shall make a petition...I wish to be, overlooked..."
But ShuVi, didn't notice, that she made the worst possible
choice.
She didn't understood, the "most ridiculous race's most
irrational one" in front of her that well.
"How surprising!... A machine that fears death!!? Not only that
but an Ex- Machina made a petition!? On top of that it was cut
off---a defective machine, you say!? I-i-it's no longer
something like [Rare 5] you know?!!"
"........-------"
"Uehe, ueheheheheee~ it's a follow up so decisive that
e-,everyone would get envious right!!"
Facing the Jibril that was dripping out drool, while releasing a
lethal killing intent, ShuVi recognized the [Failure].
Negotiation----If it was Riku he could've made it go well, she
really shouldn't had let go of his hand----but.
"...Last, warning..."
"Yes, please go ahead. The result won't change, so~"
Making a sword made of light appear, she looked at the Jibril
who looked ready to start coming even now.
"...I don't want to, die...I can't die...But if even so, you plan on
killing, then----" ShuVi announced resolute.
---- Target and Self’s Battle Potential, analyzing.
Target---- Flügel Jibril. Battle power amount unknown ---
Variability set within Flügels values.
Self---- Ex-Machina Proofer[Analysis Unit]. Full capacity is
32% of the Combat Specialized Machine Kämpfer[Combat
Unit]'s output.
Also, I can't utilize the Ex-Machina's greatest weapon that is
the cluster--- Machine connection inexistent.
The utilizable armaments are, from within all twenty seven
thousand four hundred and fifty one available for operating in
the cut-off situation, only forty seven.
Calculating probability of winning----Absolutely none. But----
she once again thought about Riku's words.
In the Probability Theory, there's no[zero]----.
"<Lezing>Code 1673B743E1F255 Script E Activate----
<Lossen>----" (TL Note: dutch for “reading” and “unload”,
respectively.)
Deploying all the weapons she could at the same time----ShuVi
announced.
"----All armaments...war potential, war tactics, war strategies
as a bet...Struggle for Life, commence."
"Oya? Ex-Machina should be a race able of analyzing and
deciphering attack capacities, but..."
But towards ShuVi's battle declaration, Jibril answered, while
making a face that would mock even a God.
"By any chance did youkill someone of laugh? This is an
extremely unique one~"
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Fast decision----"Retreating Battle" ----anything but that has no
chance of being victorious, that was the conclusion ShuVi
reached.
All deployed armaments emitted ultra-high concentrated
elementals in the form of particles, all at once.
If a normal living being----for example an elf was to even
touch it, it would be certain death due to the amount of
elements compressed, and---
"----<Over Boost>----!"
"Volatilization"----the moment it started, ShuVi disappeared
from Jibril's vision.
A super acceleration, reached by granting directivity and a
explosive impulse to the ultra-high concentrated elements. The
explosive elements, while throwing up a huge amount of
[elemental bones], and raising up a lot of dust and
contamination----easily broke through the physics wall.
That's what the Ex-Machinas uses, originally being a race that
can't use magic, a machine-like forced usage of "magic".
ShuVi moved with a feature appropriate of being called Instant
Movement---- but.
"...Don't tell me, you really don't think that you can run away
from me with just this, right?"
Having erased distance itself through Spatial Teleport [Shift],
and circled around her, Jibril scorned.
As if ridiculing, as if playing around--- Jibril swung down the
light blade that destroyed mountains, but.
Inside her heart----ShuVi answered that question.
----There's no way I could think that.
"---- Recht-Harnas [Square Intersection]---"
(TL Note: In dutch it would be something like “straight
armor”, but the kanji means Square Intersection.)
She pointed the ultra-high concentrated elements from the
earlier acceleration, towards the upcoming light blade that
couldn't be defended against, and volatilized it----in other
words.
That power that overcomed physics, volatilizing without any
directivity----it became a defensive attack.
By eliminating most of the ultra-high concentrated elemental
boost and turning it into elemental bones, it expanded particles
on the surface of the layer.
Instantly, the shock and energy expanded as if gouging out the
earth...
----Just that had power of an scale enough to erase a small town
but---
"Now that's a bother...a weapon that spreads elemental bones,
you really aren't a machine gentle with the region, huh..."
----Recht-Harnas---- ShuVi's defense of advanced elemental
bones contamination that could extinguish most living beings,
was cut off by Jibril's mere gesture as if brushing away dust,
while unpleasantly commenting on it.
Just as I thought, ShuVi asserted inside her heart. A Flügel
nevertheless, even though they were born with the magic of
Artosh, if something like elemental bones that interfere with
magic, were to make direct contact with their materialized
body, it would become poison for them----!
"But do you think that something like this is enough to do
something to m---- huh?"
Looking over at the direction the attack's blue light had cut off,
Jibril felt troubled that ShuVi's figure wasn't there.
Inside her heart----ShuVi once again answered that question.
---- There's no way I could think that.
At the same time she activated Recht-Harnas, she reactivated
<Over Boost> and decided on taking a certain distance.
----From the beginning a simple Ex-Machine defeating a Flügel
was, almost impossible.
Astronomical chances----even if a miracle occurred and it
succeeded, it would go against the <Rules>Riku set.
Victory in a retreating battle. The victory condition, is only
one----[escape].
"----<Lossen>---- ---- Einde-Pocrifen [False Epigraphy - True
Dragon Roar]----!"
In the past the Ex-Machina combated it---- for ShuVi who stole
Riku's homeland, it was a despicable weapon.
The greatest firepower ShuVi possessed that replicated
Aranreiv's strongest attack Far Cry[Fallen Roar], would catch
Jibril.
The storm of elemental bones that dirtied the world was blown
behind---in the
cannon's mouth light started to gather.
Jibril turned her eyes towards the upcoming light, and got
engulfed in that light----
----,
ShuVi apologized to Riku inside her heart. It was necessary to
correct the map.
---The Einde-Pocrifen attack, at the same time it hit Jibril
directly----it changed the land.
The instant it hit the target it exploded dying in red and
vaporizing everything, dragging up a small scale of the crust,
and with a ultra-high heat of many thousands decrees, reached
up to the horizon...
Even if it's a Draconia, it's impossible to take a direct hit and
end up unharmed; it has enough power to alter the form of the
stars.
But, ShuVi never thought it was an opponent that could be
defeated with just that.
"---Eensweg---!"
At the same time she confirmed the blast, ShuVi activated the
armament.
It was the Shift (Spatial Teleport) used by the Flügels and the
Elfs' counteraction, designed by the Ex-Machinas - "Space
Disruptor".
The hole of the broken space is literally a One-Way Street that
engulfed ShuVi's body, and closed off.
If she jumps to a distance that's impossible to sense even Jibril
wouldn't give chasing.
But the distance that can be jumped within Eensweg is at most
100km----the same distance possible for Jibril to sense, and
that she said there was no Ex- Machinas reaction within. If
after the jump she intercept it again----"
"OYA? WHERE ARE YOU GOING?”
ShuVi's thoughts stopped.
In the middle of 0.000046 seconds before the broken space
closed, a painfully insufficient time.
Jibril inserted her hands in the space----and forcefully, with
plain brute strength opened it, and peeked inside with her head.
A voice echoing from hell, a face with a smile like of a Noh
mask---- (TL Note: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noh)
"If you want to run from me, you shouldn't use a long distance
jump, but enclose me with light dust and move to [outside my
vision] before that, ok.... ah, or do you mean that, could it
really be that,---"
Repeating it on the forcefully broken space by ShuVi----she
"tore it off" as if a matter of fact.
ShuVi noticed an unknown emotion, instant reacted by
changing position and started running while analyzing the
situation.
"Did you really thought that the attack from before could even
put a scratch on me?"
----Conclusion----this is a [nightmare].
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
It can't be. It can't be it can't be there's no way----!
Certainly, Einde-Pocrifen doesn't reproduce Aranreiv's Far
Cry's destructive power perfectly. 43,7% of reproduction----
that's Zweihen[Examination Unit]'s report.
But, Aranreiv is, even within the Draconia, one of the top three
crowned with the name of [King].
That individual, released Far Cry at the price of destroying
himself----Even if it's 43%----
"...Aren't you, underestimating me a little too much...even
though you're just a scrap...~"
Taking that "direct hit"----and being "unharmed"----
----Something like that----there's no way that can be----
"But for making me, need to deploy defensive magic, I shall
praise you for that."
----With Jibril's words, ShuVi doubted her sensors having
heard such a irregularity.
A Flügel, its body by itself is a race of magic born from Artosh
(God of War).
That's why something called defensive magic, a technique that
protects oneself----is constantly being deployed.
That's exactly why she calculated that Einde-Pocrifen could
pierce through. But this Flügel----no.
Reconfirmation----this being should no longer be even
categorized as a [Flügel]. This [Irregular]...Jibril...
By "doubting" the protection received by Artosh----she
deployed an even stronger defense.
That's not an action of a Flügel. It's impossible. This
individual----can't even be predicted anymo----
"For the sake of bringing back your head, I held back "all I
could" but I
changed my mind."
------
What did this, [Irregular], just said? She said that she held
back?
"I don't know whether, there's something called brain in you or
not, but..."
Towards ShuVi who was making a blank face, she grabbed her
skirt and raised it a little while slightly lowering her head, as if
bowing.
Closed her fists, and with a face like steel, but like an angel,
and like a devil... "It seems like this has been wearing out for a
little too long. Let's cool you down
a little----forever."
The next thing she could confirm, was her right arm being
blown away. Correction. That wasn't correct.
ShuVi (Analysis Unit)----The machine with the greatest
specialization in recognition ability within the Ex-Machina,
couldn't even notice a single thing.
The most that could be confirmed was only the damage report
saying [Right arm lost].
Without even being allowed to understand what was done to
her, her battle capacity was stolen----but.
"...Oya. I targeted the entire body but----did my hand slip?" Is
this what Riku----humans call [Intuition]?
She noticed later that by taking such an evasive action that
ignored logics she barely managed to avoid being [heavily
damaged].
"......I wonder why, I have a weird feeling..."
There's no way ShuVi could've knew, but Jibril started holding
a certain conviction.
It was just a Ex-Machina, also just one [Proofer], yet it was
surpassing my attacks?----
Why it was taking action alone----What did it possess that
surpassed her own attacks-----
The interest hasn't died out but----Jibril said in a low tone,
enough to ShuVi too perceive,
"I have a bad feeling about you. It's about time I scrapped you
like it how should be, and bury you in the earth without
questions."
Through the words that were as if they carried compressed
killing intent, once again ShuVi understood.
There's no [zero] in Probability Theory. While believing in
Riku, and betting against the cool chances of going to Nirvana
in this engagement, she aimed for an escape.
But, after things went this far, even the fact about things not
being about Probability Theory became something unrelated.
Against this monster[Irregular]----something like escaping,
even surviving, was impossible, no matter what logic - or
reasoning used to the extreme. And the one who concluded that
was nothing else but the involuntary reasoning that ignores
logic called [Intuition].
----But----even so, as ShuVi wiped away her thoughts.
----Even so----it was necessary to [win].
The one who should be an agglomeration of logic, ShuVi,
clearly recognized that.
(...I don't want to, die... I'm scared, of...dying...Riku!) I'll be
unable to see Riku again.
That fact made her have an illusion, as if her thoughts circuit
had frozen, and reminded her of something----something
beyond that.
Something Riku----something her husband----something his
companions, something the [ghosts]-
Got the skin burned and the insides charred out, and betted
everything seeking----a single one victory.
(......because of...ShuVi's, miss...becoming something
like...[defeat]----) I can't accept it. Definitely----there's no way
I can accept it!!
----Then, what should be done.
----In this situation----for [victory], what should be done----
while thinking so fast that even time seemed to stop, she
thought of one "hand" to play.
Thinking of Riku it would be the worst method possible.
It would bring him the worst sensation, as if being crushed by
his own self- hatred.
Even so----for me who brought up this situation of certain
defeat----it's the sole victory chance I can bet on----
Then----
<Machine Identification number Üc207Pr4f57t9----
Reconnection Request towards Übercluster Ein[Ü-Connected
Units' First-In-Command Unit]>
"Communication"----I talk towards the Ex-Machina from the
[cluster] that once excommunicated me from the link.
----There was no answer.
While Jibril was once again materializing the light, with eyes
that said "the next won't miss",
<Reconnection Request! Life[Heart]'s analysis completed,
there's no time----"Sharing"----please, the reconnection!>
----After the small time that seemed like an eternity----a
communication got through.
<Üc207Pr4f57t9, you are permanently excommunicated from
the link. The request has been denied.>
Even with the nearing sound of death, ShuVi still
communicated as if roaring.
<Rejecting request's denial! Data sharing's transfer to
Eintihi[Commander of All Connected Units] is strongly
requested! Über-Ein, that includes all kinds of reports towards
the [Proofer] Eintihi too, you should have no authority for
rejecting the transference!!>
(TL Note: It's written アインツィヒ -lit. "Aintsihi", so I left it
as Eintihi. He is a Proofer with the position of Commander.)
The rebuke towards the cluster's Bepher[Command Unit]----not
only that, but towards ShuVi's insistence too----there was no
answer.
But ShuVi in frustration, she continued the communication
even as she yelled.
<Über-Ein... no, retract that... BLOCKHEAD!!>
<----------->
<----In truth, I don't want to hand it over to anyone!...These
feelings...belongs to, ShuVi.>
----I like Riku. I don't want to separate from him; I got so much
of it from Riku that I can't keep it inside, all those
errors[Heart].
I decided that I don't want to hand it over to anyone. Because---
-"it’s embarrassing"....
"It belongs to ShuVi"----! To Hand that over----!!
<...I'm saying that...I'll hand it over!! Understand, what it
means already...IDIOT!!!>
----Because, besides that, there's no other method.
Besides that, she couldn't think of any other way of undoing
her miss, and allowing Riku to [be victorious].
Forget even that it's a communication. That's why----ShuVi let
her voice out in a yell.
"....Stop talking, about the small stuff!!Carry on----THOSE
FEELINGS!!!"
..........---------,
<Üc207Pr4f57t9. As expected you are broken.>
<....I, know!>
<You're contradicting. You're collapsing. Yet you are
operating. It's irregular. It's wrong.>
<..That too, I, know!>
<That's why.>
<I judge that you are important sample data.>
----Instantly. The connection that was cut off----she felt being
relinked to the cluster.
It's been a few years----having the sensations shared with four
hundred and thirty seven machines, she included--- that feeling
came back.
<I judge that you are a [special case]. Data sharing----
commencing.>
The original, sensation as a Ex-Machina----cluster. Several as
one colony. Shared thoughts.
Now that was----the sensation of having everything inside the
head being looked through without reservation, was terribly
disgusting.
Even so, right now, it's necessary----having concluded that,
ShuVi shook her head.
<Now, until the sharing is complete, actions associated to your
damaging are----
>
Forbidden----and the communication that was to continue like
that, after examining the current situation----had the words cut
off.
Now that she was reconnected, all machines of the Übercluster
that she belonged to understood the current situation.
----The exterminating enemy. The Flügel's strongest
individual----Jibril.
And the single machine that's opposing it, the fact that it's still
operating made all machines sense errors.
At that reaction, ShuVi laughed, thinking that she couldn't wait
until the sharing is completed.
Because that error itself----is one emotion called [surprise].
Isn't that right? Thinking logically, the opponent is
Jibril[Irregular] of all things.
A Flügel and----a single [Proofer] machine having a battle, that
situation by itself----it's impossible right?
----But that's reality. That's what the [Heart] received from
Riku indicated---- Making a impossibility possible, the one
end of that undeniable fact.
<----Situation understood. Üc207Pr4f57t9----All armaments
possessed within the Ex-Machina's unrestricted use
authorized.>
The weapons possessed within the Ex-Machina----the
deploying network of all twenty-seven thousand four hundred
and fifty one armaments have been released.
<Use every kind of armament and firepower on battle, and
until the sharing is completed "obliteration" is forbidden.>
----At such a time, if it was a human----someone who had a
soul, then it would say something like this right.
<..."Don't die"....won't you, say it...?>
Über-Ein won't understand. What difference in meaning could
there be between obliteration and death----but----
<Until the sharing is completed, "don't die", this is a order and
I won't approve rejection. Aus.>
(TL Note: Aus is german for “over”, as in ending a
transmission.)
Sensing feedback in that answer, ShuVi thought----surely you
would understand.
She raised her head, and what reflected in her eyes was the
oncoming death---- Jibril, and.
----The message 《Four minutes and eleven seconds----until
the sharing is complete》.
She wondered if there was something wrong. No matter which
data was it, the sharing never took more than three seconds---
Thinking that, but ShuVi shook her head and consented. It's
obvious----since it's the sharing of the [Heart].
The huge amount of thoughts, feelings, sensations and
memories that couldn't be kept inside, received from Riku.
No matter what armament, battle plans, information, it was
much----much, much more [heavier].
Riku's face surfaced on her mind, and ShuVi sadly smiled----
this is a [game].
Four minutes and eleven seconds, in other words two hundred
fifty one seconds, that's the amount of time that she must
survive, from the death incarnated that is Jibril.
If she can stay alive until the time limit she wins, and if she
dies she lose. It's...the kind of [game] that Riku hates the most.
"...Those feelings, heart...born, from a machine...the life I
received, all of it---
----I'll bet it all--- on those two hundred fifty one seconds---!!
"----<ALLES-LOSSEN>----!"
(TL Note: dutch for "unload all".)
All the armaments, all firepower, all tactics possessed within
the Ex-Machina got deployed at the same time to its limit.
Those tools that were made solely for the sake of massacring
and destroying, brought on by fools----giant wings of steel
spread.
"---Oya, are you planning on alluring me?...I couldn't ask for
more~"
While saying that Jibril once again----as if releasing light
spread the giant wings----and laughed.
Flügel's [Irregular Individual] Jibril. Her combat abilities are
even now an unknown value.
It has been concluded that, even while using all of ExMachina's
armaments, defeating her alone is impossible.
Possibility of existence's time limit----estimation impossible.
----But, there's no problem, ShuVi nodded.
"----<Vorm>...Versus Unknown Combat Algorithm----
Activate." (TL Note: vorm is dutch for form/shape/build.)
After saying that and giving out what she built, she could feel
the cluster receiving errors.
ShuVi thought----why get surprised. If the opponent is
unknown, then it's all about hypothesizing everything that you
couldn't hypothesize.
Don't try to understand. Don't try to plan it out. Believe in your
sensations and move----just that alone.
Survive the [Death] in front of her eyes for two hundred fifty
one seconds. The logic (theory) asks----can you do it?
The error (emotion) replies----it's a foolish question.
Humans have been surviving for a time close to an eternity----
under worse conditions.
Compared to that, what would even four minutes or five
minutes be----!! "..."ShuVi"..."
"Yes?"
"Name, I haven't...said it..."
----That's, "me"... what Riku gave me, an important and dear---
- me (name). After looking doubtful for an instant, Jibril made
a small bow, and answered. "Is that so. I am Jibril, nice to be
acquaintance with you----and" "Goodbye."
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Standing in a land that was like a cataclysm had run through it,
"...A mere doll cornering me to this point...you have the nerve."
It's just an Ex-Machina, a single [Proofer] machine, yet being
unable to destroy it, that made Jibril speak with anger.
"......I won't, die----I can't, die...yet...----!"
ShuVi moved, overcoming the limits. Turning the members
into plasma, she released a white pulsating light.
Unable neither to react nor to sense, inside Jibril's storm of
attacks, she stood painfully.
By making full use of the Ex-Machina's every armament, and
everything taught by Riku (humans), she struggled against
death.
----Don't stand in your opponent's stage; definitely don't hand
over the spotlight.
----Make your opponent get careless; make them understand
that you are a worthless opponent.
----Make your opponent be wary, make them have the illusion
that you're not an opponent that will make a careless move.
----Don't provoke your opponent; if you just invite him you'll
be able to see the result----
Against an attack which you can't react to you should just
predict it beforehand. If you can't even imagine then you
should just reference----
And then evade by a single hair-width of distance, handling,
offsetting---- trembling anger overcame Jibril's amusement.
The Ex-Machinas of the cluster already had their understanding
fail, and now are just calling it an [error].
But----what the fully-wounded body of ShuVi was seeing, was
only the few numbers displayed in her vision.
----<<Seventy-two seconds.>> (...Hey...Riku...I wonder,
why...)
When holding hands together with Riku, the time seemed like
one hour felt like an instant, but----
Without being able to perfectly handle Jibril's attack, the right
abdomen got blown away.
----<<Fifty one seconds.>>
(...Riku... right now, one second, feels like an eternity...you
know...)
The light blast released once again by Jibril, when it was about
to explode on the left hand,
"-----!!? <Lossen>----[Eensweg] !!"
Because of the unbelievable speed that ShuVi opened
Eensweg, the light that was deflected,
Pierced not the left arm----but the chest.
"----Finally you committed a miss-like mistake...you really
gave me trouble." Towards Jibril's voice, ShuVi looked above
to the sky and asked---- "...Miss...?...what are you talking
about, I wonder..."
Certainly now moving is impossible, and with this her
movements were completely sealed off.
But, ShuVi smiled as she moved her gaze. Left hand----
towards the ring finger---- She protected, the glimmering
ring.........
---------
"...Goodbye, though----I humbly "apologize" for calling you
scrap."
By her look, Jibril seemed to feel something----but ShuVi had
no way of knowing.
*dokun!*----. A strong pulsation of elements was born as if
that by itself was an attack.
And above ShuVi who tumbled on the ground without any way
to do anything, highly on the sky.
With the light halo as the center----like a giant painting, Jibril
said while spreading both of her arms----
"You, are a "threat" that must definitely be eliminated here----I
recognize that you are worthy of being called[Enemy]."
(TL note: in the "you"(anata), she says "Anata-sama". -sama is
a suffix of respect.)
It couldn't be compared to the mechanic elements that the
soldiers of Ex- Machina used.
From the air, from the stars, the forcefully drawn elements----
concentrated, compressed and condensed.
The shining elements----wavered in Jibril's both hands, and an
unstable [spear] appeared.
-----------[Air Strike]-----
Without any room for doubt, the Flügel's body's entire inner
workings changed into a connection nerve, sucked power from
the Elemental Circuit's Power Flow Source and threw it----
literally, the Flügels' greatest and strongest attack.
The Ex-Machinas also have a weapon with the workings of the
[Air Strike]. Even for ShuVi too it wasn't the first time seeing
it.
But on Jibril's case that was---- that swirling power,
That [Air Strike] was, beyond the data, beyond any knowledge-
---the difference in the numbers was too great.
ShuVi regretfully, sadly dropped her expression.
----[Irregular] Jibril----as expected, nothing could be do----
<Sha,ring....Com,plete.>
Because of the influence of the giant amount of power swirling
above her head, sound got mixed in----the communication
arrived.
----...about time,
Since when----she didn't notice.
<Üc207Pr4f57t9 reviewed---- "Player[Legacy Unit] ShuVi"...>
What was displayed in her view was a---- <<Sharing
Complete>> message,
<You're allowed to rest and leave everything else to "us"----
have good dreams.>
----While the [Air Strike] poured down, seeing Jibril's face----
ShuVi laughed.
----This [game]---- it's ShuVi's victory, you know...
"----------?"
Jibril's expression looked like she felt an uncomfortable
feeling, but ShuVi looked away from her face and raised her
last voice.
"----<Lossen>----[Keine Eintrag]----!!"
(TL Note: Keine Eintrag is the german for “no entry”.)
----Protecting against that [Air Strike] is impossible.
Just like Jibril said, she would become scrap without question...
a way to overturn that, doesn't exist.
But with Keine Eintrag's full output, if it's just diverting the
trajectory for "one half and twelve millimeters"----she should
be able to protect it.
...From all the things she received, from Riku, this ring alone....
The [Heart] she received from Riku, announced that the unjust
and unreasonable, absolute power was pouring down.
The direct hit would cause----this body, thoughts too, after a
tenth of seconds, to disappear from this world----
......But, why is it.
The upcoming Jibril's [Air Strike], felt terribly slow.
Sensing the thoughts' irregular acceleration----is this what the
humans call, the revolving lantern, she wondered.
(TL Note: she say soumatou = 走 馬 燈 which means revolving
lantern. I don't know how it's relevant, but she must be talking
about that sensation of time slowing down before an accident
or the likes.)
ShuVi thought----why, did it become like this.
The accelerated thoughts, instantly pointed the answer. It's not
like it was necessary; it was a really simple talk.
(...Riku...ShuVi, as expected...if Riku isn't here...can't do
anything...)
----Yet she still thought that she could do the Eensweg's
settings alone, that there was no need to expose Riku to danger.
That excess of confidence, brought on this result----as expected
Riku was right.
If it was Riku then probably----no, definitely. He would be able
to avoid Jibril and prevent a battle----I can be sure of that.
Why did she let go of Riku's hand. Even though she had
decided that she wouldn't doubt him anymore.
She was told to always stay by his side. She shouldn't have left
Riku's side for even a second...
(...I'm, sorry...Riku...even so, I left you...the last hand...so...)
She knew, that Riku definitely would not be satisfied with it.
----But, she also knew that Riku wouldn't refuse it. She knew
how much it'll be painful for him, and yet.
He can't reject it; she knew that so well that it hurt her, and yet.
----I'm sorry, Corona (Onee-chan)----ShuVi----until the very
end----
----I couldn't become----"a wonderful bride", you see...
----Even, so----
"...Riku...hey, Riku..."
She called the one who wasn't here, she called the name of her
husband. Her capacity to produce voice was long broken. It
didn't even become a sound. There's no way it would reach;
even so, she must say it no matter what.
"...ShuVi...finally...understood...you see?"
She remembered, that there was a word she never once said.
"...ShuVi...having met Riku----was really...happy..."
Now----since she finally, understood it clearly. "...Next time...I
won't go away, never again..."
"...I, really... love... you--------........
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Mountains----and even the sky covered by dust was pierced by
the [Air Strike], and was now finally ceasing.
"...Haa...haa.........haa-----!"
Due to the overuse of power, the lack of elements caused her to
be unable to maintain her natural shape----- her appearance
turned into that of a young child.
Jibril held her breath and descended, into the place where her
[Enemy] lost her form and appearance.
"...Aah~...really...with this there was not even any merit in
doing all that..."
----For starters, that was a battle that started just because she
wanted the head of an Ex-Machina that was taking action
alone.
Because of its unique actions, her desire for its head increased
even more---- and the result was [Air Strike].
Jibril was assaulted by a trembling whose meaning is unknown
even to her---- Her instincts told her that that machine was a
[enemy] that must be destroyed.
But, after standing calmly and looking back----she wondered.
"...I didn't got the head, all parts were blown away, and this
form..."
Saying that, after looking down at herself who regressed to a
young child, Jibril released a long sigh.
"Haa~...I should report to Azriel-senpai, at least that there was
a weird Ex- Machina----it would be good if that muscle brain
with a flower garden in it, get even at the very least the
meaning of making me use [Air Strike]..."
But----after once again looking down at herself who regressed
to a young child, she whispered with a headache.
"If I stand in front of senpai with this appearance...she won't let
go of me, right..."
The small Flügel, started flying towards the horizon while
troublingly flapping its wings.
----Small. Without noticing, a too small silver circle shining---
-...

■ ■ ■ ■ ■
The game is over, ShuVi is dead.
After receiving the [ghosts]'s report and acting firmly,
returning to the room was the limit.
Opposed to him was the empty table, he moved the pieces
alone where he and ShuVi played chess together many times.
In a very, very far away past, just like he did when he was a
child. The game that he definitely couldn't win----
While moving the pieces he looked to the empty seat in front of
him.
Even if his sanity is questioned, it can't be helped if it can be
seen----As expected it was there just like it was in the past.
A young boy with a fearless smile----the one who ShuVi said
that she believed, the God of Games was there.
"Hey...why, can't I win, I wonder..."
Towards the young boy who definitely wouldn't answer, he
continued asking.
"I thought that this time I'll definitely win...together with
ShuVi----with everyone, I thought I could win."
----<Rule 2>No one should be allowed to die.
----<Rule 6>Anything that opposes the above, shall be
considered a defeat. "Why, can't I win----I wonderrrr...!"
That's right, from the point that it opposed this game is over----
-once again, I lost.
Even more when ShuVi-----
"What...was lacking...tell me-----!! Hey, you are there right!!?"
Riku asked towards the void so seriously, that if there was
someone looking, surely he wouldn't be able to help but think
that he finally became crazy.
He yelled towards the young boy sitting opposed to him-----
towards the God of Games.
The young boy didn't answer. But----it felt like he erased his
smile, and lowered his head.
"Hey I'm begging you...only once, am I not allowed a victory,
not even once? Then----"
"THEN WHY----DID YOU GIVE ME (HUMANS) A
[HEART]?!!"
----The [heart] that ShuVi longed for, and she opened.
But now, without being able to see any meaning in it, and with
his body creaking, Riku screamed.
"I don't know which damn God created humans, but! If it's to
be in this world just to lose lose and keep on losing and
patiently being killed and mourn just to lose again----then why
the hell something like a [heart] exists, answer meeee!!!"
After yelling as if clinging to it with a staggering body----
"Hey, you are there right, I don't know who you are but, please
answer me----I'm begging you...!"
----There, was no answer.
It's not like he expected an answer in the end, but his body was
all battered from the start.
While breaking down, after his yelling scattered and falling as
if leaning on the back of the chair, he gazed at the force map.
-----The situation was vaguely being sorted.
Making all races be cautious of each other, and creating the
scenario of [Artosh Camp] versus [the rest] was a success.
But "originally as planned"----one of them would definitely,
plan out a preemptive strike.
----If the plan is made by the [coalition] first, it'll be a stalemate
until the [Elf Alliance] and [Dwarf Alliance] find a method to
nullify each other's [trump cards], the Arka-shi-anse and
Zuibaku.
Even if they keep on watching for a long time, within ten years
the complete collision will start, and the Artosh Camp surely
will lose.
And in the returning blade, this time it'll be the Elf and Dwarf
shooting each other----until this one or that one perishes.
----If the preemptive strike comes from Artosh's Side then, how
it will be.
Now Artosh Camp is in an advantageous position----because
they possess the [Divine Strike]. But the [coalition] won't take
a formation that will make them perish with a single [Divine
Strike] too. And Artosh who overused its power will be
temporary weakened----and will result in him using the power 
of Avant-Heim to battle. That's what the [coalition] is
targeting.
No matter how much of a powerful Phantasma it is, Ark-shiense
is a Phantasma Slayer, and Zuibaku is a Old Deus Slayer.
If the preemptive strike comes from the Artosh Camp then
there's no chance of victory for Artosh.
----Or so the [coalition] is being made to think, but the reality
is different. Artosh's [Divine Strike] is----a measure to invite
the entire force's full fire power.
That's why the result is the Artosh Camp and the [coalition]'s---
-mutual destruction.
In other words there's no way a [victory] will come out from
the preemptive strike of the Artosh Camp.
At the longest----[ten years]...the war will stop.
----[ten years]. That's right, it's [ten years].
That's what the one hundred and seventy-nine [ghosts], bet
everything, abandoned everything but their life for----and then.
That's what he gained by losing ShuVi, at most, even if you
look on the long term, merely ten years of stalemate.
Suddenly, he felt that he heard someone saying.
----Ten years of peace. Isn't it enough? Isn't it more like, you
did really well? "........"
-----With only a human body, against a God, you made him
stop the war for ten years you know?
"......."
----Isn't it enough. Isn't it more than enough. More like, it's
more than good enough you know.
--------I think it's worthy of being called a [victory] you---- "----
-...... are you screwing up with me?"
Was that someone else's voice, or his own's inner excuse?
Whichever it may be, Riku roared----with a voice that seemed
as if his throat was exploding.
"Risking everything the humans had! Losing ShuVi!! Merely
for some trifling peace of a transient time like ten years and
you say it's worth of being called a victory!!? And what about
after that!? It will be a world of living in fear of death once
again are you half asleep!!! It doesn't become even a draw----
the scale hasn't equaled up even by a little!!"
..........
The only answer was the silence, and the young boy he saw
until a little before too, was no longer there----
"...haha, I'm, really no good already, right..."
Neither ShuVi nor Coron is by his side, and the game too,
already ended.
Then----there's no more need of acting strong, right.
After smiling bitterly and recognizing it----aah that's right, the
entire body hurts.
The skin contaminated by the elemental bones, gives an
incessantly pain. He can't even remember anymore when it was
the last time that he was able sleep soundly. Even drinking
just water alone is enough to feel the throat burning. His
narrowed view too, if he loses focus he feels like it will close
up for the eternity that way.
----Aah that's right. I recognize it...once again----I lost.
In the end it was a life that I wasn't able to win even once----
I'm already tired of it.
If ShuVi was here, I thought that I could go on living even on
such a world.
By talking with ShuVi, by seeing her face, by holding her
hands; even this pain would be forgotten.
----Suddenly, he remembered ShuVi's words.
[...I won't, let you die...Riku will...live...until ShuVi, dies...]
Aah that's right. If ShuVi died then, it's already fine right?
Just lean the back on the chair and leave the body to it, release
the strength from the muscles and in this way.... as if
sleeping...come...
---------........
"----Willer[One with Will] Riku."
(TL Note: It is written シ ュピー ラー –lit. Shupiiraa, but the
kanji reads “one with will”, which is eine mit willen in
german. So I kept it as Willer, which seemed more
appropriate.)
The falling consciousness was called back on the spot, along
the soul that was falling along with it.
He sluggishly turned around, towards the familiar, yet unheard-
---somehow mechanic-like voice.
A black, shadow-like robed figure was standing there; where
did he enter from and since when he was there?
"......Who are you?"
-----What are you, he won't ask.
There isn't even a need to ask. What he saw from the gaps in
the robe spoke vividly.
A body of machines----it's not ShuVi----an Ex-Machina.
"...I don't have a name but, going by what I'm called----I shall
name myself Eintihi[Commander of All Connected Units]."
What business do you have----when Riku was about to ask that
while being cautious,
"----I came to fulfill the legacy, entrusted by Player[Legacy
Unit] ShuVi."
Being anticipated, the Ex-Machina man----Eintihi said that,
and extended his hand.
After receiving what was given out----Riku silently, stiffened.
A small silver circle. Dirtied, and distorted----but undoubtedly
ShuVi's ring---- "----Willer Riku, still, hasn't lost yet."
"...Wha,t?"
Towards the still silent Riku, the Ex-Machina man----Eintihi
told indifferently.
"---- ----In the <Rules> Willer Riku developed, the fact the loss
of a tool won't be accepted is not included."
----Instantly, Riku clenched his fist as if wanting to punch that
face.
My wife----ShuVi----referring to her as a tool, you really have
the nerve I like it. Be it an Ex-Machina or whatever I don't care
but this guy alone----!!
While swinging his fists like that, in the clenched fist----the
sensation inside it made his body freeze.
Eintihi said, entrusted legacy.
In the ring entrusted to Riku, its contents spoke shortly.
---- "Think like that". If he thought like that----
"If I think like that----the fact of having lost because of ShuVi's
defeat, will disappear...you mean?"
..................don't screw with me.
For Riku who said that while looking downwards, Eintihi said.
"----Recorded Message [*Check*...Riku...the rest, I'm counting
on you----]---- Over."
"...Is that, all?"
"---------------------------------That's right."
Riku who was smiling bitterly moved his vision, and once
again saw the figure of the young boy in the empty seat.
The young boy's mouth moved----"The game isn't over, yet."---
-he said. "Haha...that's cruel, ShuVi...that play was too cruel..."
Riku let out a empty laugh elevating to the sky, as if bearing up
with something.
----Aah, as expected a [heart]is too unpleasant, ShuVi. Why did
you, long for such a thing...
...You would entrust such a role of all things to me----
That weakness was almost leaking out, but Riku barely
managed to swallow it. And then after he gripped the ring----
Riku recited, the long forgotten incantation.
If that is ShuVi's [Legacy]...the wish from ShuVi's [heart],
then.
If ShuVi said that, it is the sole method left, to stand up again
from back foot then----
As the husband I can't help but believe and answer it
right...even if it's painful enough to break down.
----ShuVi who entrusted me this wish. She must've held a selfhatred
even greater than this.
That's why I dared to do it----to what ShuVi broke.
In the end, just one more time----I'll cast it, really firmly.
----------, ------------- *click*.
Chapter 5 - 1÷0=Etherealness
“Nyaha~, Jii-chan is a worrier nya~♪”
While laughing like that the Flügel’s eldest sister----the First
Unit – Azriel flew as if bouncing.
“Jii-chan gets irritated easily nya~...but! That too is also cute
nyaa~!! ❤ A small Jii-chan too is really cute nyaa~... haa... the
restoration spell is so unpleasant nya.”
Arziel intentionally favored the outermost number----Jibril,
who was currently the youngest sister.
Jibril whose actions couldn’t be read, was trackless, and freely
uninhibited, would go out alone, and return after subduing even
a Draconia.
Such erratic objective and reason, no one could guess it.
But, that too was part of the “imperfection” given by the
Master, and as such it was considered especially adorable.
----Although, the Jibril in question considered that to be
genuinely annoying.
Taking the enormous power the Flügels possess, and putting it
all in a single strike and releasing it----that’s the [Air Strike].
After Jibril used that, and returned home in the form of a young
child, Azriel kept rubbing Jibril’s cheeks for an entire week.
After she finally snapped Jibril requested for the restoration
spell----to recover her lost power, and is currently with her
functions on hold.
Honestly, the natural recovery----would take fifty years, though
Azriel even thought that it was fine to wait----
--------............
After returning to the area of the throne, Azriel folded her
wings, lowered her light halo, and slowly kneeled.
“How is Jibril [Outermost Individual]?”
The one relaxing in the supreme seat, is a man exposing sturdy
muscles like boulders----
The strongest God and War God, the creator of the Flügels----
Old Deus Artosh.
A gigantic build which is many times our own. A black beard
stiff like steel hanging out, and bearing on the back eighteen
wings just like as if wearing a mantle. With deep carved
features, just by being looked down by those sharp goldeneyes,
Azriel felt like her brain had gone numb.
But, Azriel knows. Even with that greatness she couldn’t help
but hold fascination and awe.
She herself is a fragment of the creator, a single drop in the
great ocean, nothing more than a slight representation of the
mighty power.
“She engaged an Ex-Machina during her solo campaign, and
due to the wear of the use of [Air Strike]she’s currently under
the restoration spell, my Lord.
Azriel reported reverently as if praying, but honestly is was a
story whose meaning was completely unclear.
It was just an ironscrap crawling around----It was just garbage
that could be an eyesore if it’s in a group.
The one who turned laying the hands on them into a taboo was
Azriel herself, but that wasn’t because she felt that it was a
threat.
It was just because, she extremely disliked having the power
bestowed upon them by the Lord being poorly imitated.
If they went with all the Flügels, they could annihilate that
bunch of iron scrap without giving them time for even a single
one [reaction].
----Even though, it was supposed to be like that.
There’s the true meaning of Jibril----who poured down a fullypowered
[Air Strike]on a single one of those scraps.
“----I see. Kuku, I see----“
The Lord laughed highly as if knowing something, but Arziel
didn’t understand that divine meaning either.
The Lord doesn’t talk much. Therefore she couldn’t guess the
heart of the Lord.
----No, she thought and felt ashamed at her own arrogance.
It was the height of disrespect, someone like her wanting to
guess the profound Lord’s, heart of a God.
The Lord is the strongest. The Lord is the pinnacle. The
strongest God, War God Artosh----the King amongst the
Kings.
The greatest one----the Lord who has the concept of [War] as
his roots possess no enemies. It’s because he is the strongest
that he is therefore the strongest.
But for Azriel, it has been a while since she saw the Lord with
that look----with an ongoing ferocious grin.
How many thousands, how many tens of thousands years, the
Lord has wistfully, seated lazily on his throne while only
supporting his cheek----
And now----he looks so cheerful that anyone at his side can see
it just by looking.
“It’s so close---finally, the one who will be the murderer of
mine seems to have appeared.”
At those words Azriel swallowed her breath, no way, she
answered while she flinched her eyebrows.
“On this land, the one can match myself doesn’t exist.”
At the Lord’s melancholy, Azriel too only knew the reason for
that----the Lord is the God of War.
----War is in other words, killing each other.
Compete, struggle, kill and be killed, by risking that life and
death, polish one’s
own existence and soul.
That exchange that continues in a circle itself, was the concept
that gave birth to the Lord, and was his essence.
That’s why the Lord stands in the battlefield, and call in killing
intents.
Hate, be angered, rebel, risk your ephemeral life, to the limit of
the wisdom, and foolishly challenge me.
All of that----it’s exactly because it’ll be trampled upon with a
overwhelming power----that he is, therefore, the [Strongest].
He is the one who spread weapons on the world, and represents
the power and law. The one who defines strongest, that is what
the Lord is.
...But, a one-sided massacre----can’t be called [War]. Which is
why----the Lord sank in the eternal boredom.
“The strongest challenged by no one...what meaning is there
in it?”
And instantly, the Lord erased the smile and looked down at
the lower bounds with a cold glare----it was on that moment.
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
<----All Kämpfers [Combat Units], Himea-Pocrifen [False
Epigraphy – Air Strike]----<Lossen>---->
It was right behind, the Phantasma Avant-Heim who swam
through the sky.
<----Aim – Correcting Deviations – Fixed--------Don’t kill
ok?>
<Jawohl!>
(TL Note: Jawohl is german for yes/understood/affirmative.)
Immediately after, a historical volley that affected the destiny
of the star----more than one thousand and two hundreds [Air
Strikes] were shot.
And “from behind” the Avant-Heim----the [Coalition] was
bombarded.
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Abruptly----towards the flash of light that burned the sky, and
the land, Azriel screamed.
“W-w-what-nyaaa!? Right now, did someone shot a [Air
Strike]-nya!?” “I-it’s unclear! There’s also no response from
within the Avant-Heim----“
The Flügels who were packing in the area of the throne were in
turmoil, and moved about in confusion.
One would deploy search magic; one would use Shift and fly
out to the outside sky.
In the middle of that, Azriel suddenly, remembered Jibril’s
words.
It acted alone, it made bizarre movements, and made Jibril use
even the [Air Strike]----
“----Ex-Machina...monkey act is their trash of special skill...”
What did this action brought on. It’ll be seen as an preemptive
strike from our side----a complete collision.
“Nyaha~, you’re really underestimating us-nyaa, your bunch
of scraps...!!”
Azriel who understood the situation let out an ominous smile,
and threw out instructions in rapid-succession.
“Rafiel-chan, along with a group of nine wings, intercepts any
aviation that looks like it may shoot the Dwarfs’ [Zuibaku],
without letting a single one escape-nya. Sarakiel-chan will
bring all the wings from ten until eighteen and go to the Elfs at
the fastest----“
“Ku----kuku----kuhahahaha!!”
With that voice, at the same time that incredible laugh echoed,
all Flügels stopped in their tracks.
"Hahaha!! I see, "you" are the one who will be the murderer of
mine. It was
unexpectedly fast hahaha!! ! !"
Towards the lord who continued to laugh and made even
Avant-Heim tremble, Azrael fearfully said.
"W-with all respect, but there's no way those mere ExMachinas
could destroy the Lord----"
But as expected just like always, the Lord----doesn't talk much.
Was it a God’s insight, or was it the competence of a War God,
he spoke as if---- no, as a fact that he knew everything.
"Ex-Machina? "What are you talking about"?"
With that single sentence he cut off Azrael's thoughts, and the
Lord laughed.
Or maybe it was just like he knew, as if welcoming something
that he had long awaited for----he looked at the horizon.
"Indeed it makes sense that the one who will oppose myself
who is the Strongest would be the Weakest----Isn't that so,
"wolf"?"
(TL Note: for those who didn't get it, remember what Riku said
in chapter 3? About how "there's a talking wolf inducing the
situation of the war"...)
That’s right----after weaving the words, the Lord raised his
right arm.
With just that----with only that the Avant-Heim trembled, the
space, and the time groaned.
Between the Flügels lined up in that place, a small scream-like
voice was raised. The Lord, announced.
“All hands----on your positions.”
What those few words that erased Azriel’s instructions meant
was, only a single thing.
----The God of War, the strongest God, the King amidst any
and all Kings, the Lord’s----full power.
It would gather the [Air Strikes] from all fragments that are the
Flügels and bundle them all together and release, one strike
made of countless unrivaled and directed absolutely groundbreaking
attacks.
----[Divine Strike]----
“W-with all respect my Lord, that bunch of toys are surely
targeting this-nya!?”
Make him fire the [Divine Strike]through the engagement with
the coalition, and imitate-replicate it was the Ex-Machinas’
objectives.
To Azriel who appealed like that the Lord spoke, with an
arrogance only allowed for him.
“So what about it.”
With the pair of ferocious golden-eyes looking with
anticipation, Azriel stood up like she was hit by a lightning
bolt.
The Lord is the strongest God (King), and we are its
subordinates.
The Lord is absolute. The Lord is the strongest. The strong is in
other words the Lord, and the weak is in other words----
everything else besides the Lord.
If the weak employ plans with cheap tricks, what should be
done by the strong, by the King, by the God, by the Lord----?
Feeling ashamed of herself who forgot that for an instant,
Azriel yelled.
“All Flügels----prepare the [Divine Strike]----entrust
everything to Artosh-sama- nya!”
Just like Azriel a few moments ago, there were ones who
hesitated by being concerned about the Ex-Machinas’
imitation----
The Lord doesn’t talk. But the divine intention loaded in that
ferocious grin, was spoken through Azriel.
“The Lord is the strongest----unmatched between the heavens
and earth! Then!! In front of the cheap tricks and foolish plans
employed by the weaks, what is
there to fear, what is there to hesitate, what is there to doubtnya!!”
Reacting to Azriel’s words, the Flügels gathered and
made their wings flow.

“Rejoice the hatred, devour the wrath, allow the rebellion!
The one who loves that foolishness is the Lord, the Lord who
created the Flügels----the Sole King, the embodiment of the
strongest, offer those wings for the decision of the Lord, and
it’ll be shown-nya!”
For those ignorant who don‘t know what the Lord is----
“That as long as you feel like it----just trample on everything,
that is what it means to be [the strong]!!”
While the Flügels released the power they possessed, the Lord
deepened his satisfied smile.
And then he announced, with a silent voice that made the
heavens and earth tremble.
“Bunch of small fry (Machines and Elfs and Dwarfs and
Dragons), bunch of fools who declares themselves Gods before
me----there are no particulars.”
No matter what it may be, in the end all of them are nothing
but small fry.
All things in the universe, anything in the heavens or earth,
when facing a power that destroys everything universally,
everything altogether shall return to ashes.
----That was, the decision of the War God Artosh who is the
strongest and the King (God) of the world.
All the Flügels, were pouring down all their elements which is
the [Air Strike], on the raised arm of the Lord.
But as expected, Azriel couldn’t guess the heart of the Lord.
While the laws of the universe lamented, and the order of the
stars distorted with that arm as the center----
“I was tired of waiting, my “Natural Enemy”.”
She surely heard, the small murmur of the Lord, but that
meaning was even
now----
“If being broken by the weak is the destiny of the strong then,
sure enough the strongest is the [Essence] of mine right.”
The power will manifest, the method will show, and the
strongest will define.
In the right arm of the Lord, a [Power (Law)] that no one in
this world could do anything about it, was being gathered.
Without even standing up from the throne, as expected the left
arm was supporting his cheek, and his ferocious grin collapsed.
He expanded the shining stark white wings of light, and along
with the glee that filled his chest, the Lord----said.
“In any case----concluding today, I will know the eternal
question of mine.”
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Sink Nirvalein cursed herself from a few minutes ago for
rejoicing for even an instant.
At the view in front of her eyes, before the upcoming storm
that would bring an end to the world----a “question which
mustn’t be thought of” was born.
“...Just...what, the hell, is a Old Deus...?”
------------............
The coalition fleet deployed surrounding the Artosh (camp)----
was suddenly bombarded with [Air Strikes].
Sink, instantly found out that it wasn’t an attack from the
Flügels, and gave corresponding orders to the Elf Alliance.
Clearly----the elemental reaction was wrong. It’s also because
that even with those [Air Strikes] there “were no deaths”.
And above all that there was “no meaning” for the Artosh
Camp to bombard with [Air Strike]. If he was going to fire then
it would be the [Divine Strike]----the
opponent should also know that anything besides that won’t
become an effective attack on the [Coalition].
Therefore she was able to find out----for Sink who knew about
the [Ghost] of that day, that it was an false attack for the sake
of making a surprise attack against the War God, under the
guise of the preemptive strike from the Artosh Camp, in order
to grant “this side” time to make a preemptive attack with the
greatest firepower.
Sink quickly ordered all fleets of the Elf Alliance to release the
cast of all bullets of [Arka-shi-anse]. From the eighteen shots
half of them were towards Artosh---- and following it was for
the sake of immediately shotting down the Dwarf Alliance.
And then she received the report that the release of the cast was
almost complete----it was on that moment.
----From Avant-Heim, the representation of power flowing out
from it that didn’t stop on just being aberrant...
----It was exactly “a power outside logic”...the divine light of
destruction that made you sense the heavens and earth cower
swirled.
Even Sink who was an Octo-Caster wasn’t allowed to
understand or guess, a power outside logic----she ordered
intuitively.
To the entire coalition----the Dwarf Alliance who is their
imaginary enemy included, to share all information and fleets.
Though each race and each fleet used its own observation
method to understand the situation----the report was uniformly
the same.
Namely----[impossible to measure].
Similarly both Old Deus from the [Coalition] side---- Forest
God Cainasu, even the Forge God Ookein, went silent.
The pulse of power that made the stars shakes. Everything led
to this place, finally everyone understood it uniformly.
----[Divine Strike]----that power, no one could see through it at
all.
The [Coalition]had a unified view and promptly decided to
bombard Avant-Heim with the entire firepower.
In face of that, the dispute between the alliances was a
secondary or a tertiary thing----it was an unquestionable power
that convinced them that it was like that.
And then----as if almost saying that, it was “waiting for that” --
--
----------............
The God of War let out an unmatched single attack----namely
[Divine Strike].
It was the trump card of the races that excelled the most in
slaughter, a power that burned through one continent.
Even after colliding all at once with the released [Divine
Strike], it was unable to offset it----that swirled.
The power born from outside logic, shined brilliantly. The
raging destruction, even now it killed the heavens and earth.
[Arka-shi-anse]----it was a spell that made the body of a
Phantasma self- destruct, and forcefully releases its power. And
on top of that property, it was a power that could destroy
multiples Phantasmas with a single attack. All the bullets that
the Elfs could operate----all eighteen shots were bombarded.
Along that, were all the bullets of the Dwarfs’ [Zuibaku]that
rivaled it----twelve shots. Furthermore, eight Draconias obeyed
the contract, offered their lives and added eight shots of [Far
Cry]----
“Even so it doesn’t stop----just what is an Old Deus!?”
Old Deus Artosh----I see, that power is, without a doubt a feat
of God.
But if you say that then the creator of [Arka-shi-anse] and also
the Elfs----the functioning one hundred and eighty SextusCasters
under the divine blessing of the Old Deus Cainasu,
even thought that's also the same feat of God----what’s this
difference between heaven and the earth.
Through the view in front of the eyes that is breaking even the
stars, Sink heard Artosh’s answer.
----Know your place foolish bunch of garbage. Struggle.
Stagger.
----Know in your end that worms which crawls on the ground it
doesn't matter how much they gather together they cannot
reach the heavens.
...After stopping and holding on to her reason that even now
seemed to be being blown away, Sink clenched her teeth and
thought.
Is there a way to offset this power; even understanding it is
impossible. Recognize it. This is reality.
Then, this power that is swirling----after this, what will become
of it?
The clashing vortex of power from different dimensions. Even
the breeze it produces, was a power that would volatilize even
someone who possessed the Elemental Circuit Connection
Nerve----a power that didn’t reach the understanding, basing
on the law of energy flow, the result was only one.
The vortex will eventually converge, diffuse, and radiate----“to
all directions”.
“Notify all ships! All casters and all hands----deploy
Kuurianse [Eternal Fourth Divine Protection]!! Hurry up!!”
An outcry flew with Sink’s command, but Sink knew----that it
was useless.
Twenty five years ago, the defensive spell deployed by three
thousand people didn’t block even the [Air Strike] of a single
Flügel.
After having received that Sink compiled the defense----no,
[Kuurianse] was a sealing spell.
If the spell deployed is the same divine protection from the Old
Deus Cainasu then, now it’ll block the [Air Strike].
She had pride in that certainty. But----she smiled bitterly while
looking at the vortex in front of her eyes.
(Against this, does it at least have the meaning of a single piece
of paper, even that is dubious...)
The convergence of this power, the area of influence of the
diffusion and irradiation is----impossible to measure.
But if you consider the area of effect of one shot of [Arka-shiase]
then, until a certain point it can be imagined.
If you estimate extremely optimistically----it will be more than
half of this continent. Everything under that area, will die.
This land which almost every race are gathered----with the
possible exception being Artosh, it will all be eradicated.
“----[Great War]...[Star Grail]...[Old Deus]----[Essence]...”
----“Don’t doubt”, “don’t think”----that’s right, the thoughts
that remained somewhere subconsciously, were blown away in
the face of the rampaging view that announced the world’s
demise, and now it showed up clearly.
Old Deus Cainasu...the creator of the Elfs, the Forest God----
the concept of “Nature”.
Old Deus----prayers, wishes, are the [Essence] that fills the
“activation condition”
----in other words it’s the concept that obtained “me”.
(TL Note: That’s not worded wrong. That’s what it says. It’ll
only make sense later.)
(“The concept that obtained me”...? Is that really a God? By
[Essence]----“ Just what is it----the thought were continuing on
like that, but----
(...Eh?)
The rampaging storm of extinction that reported the end of the
world was---- abruptly, deviated.
The fabric that danced in mid-air wrapped around as if being
washed away, and was flowing to the southwest direction.
It divided the continent, and while everyone was dazed at the
power outside logic that was “being mowed down”, only Sink
followed it.
Octo-Caster, what she saw after deploying all of it at the same
time in the very far-away horizon was----
“...Ex-Machina.........? Why----“
And then at the destination of the light that would end the
world, that divided the continent like waving a curtain.
Thousands of Ex-Machinas were engulfed by it and
disappeared----Sink Nirvalein, certainly saw that.
In a moment----the thought that crossed her mind----it can’t be.
It can’t be it can’t be it can’t be----By making full use of too
many detailed spells that burned through the Elemental Circuit
Connection Nerve.
Sink searched for a certain something, and then finally----she
found out two figures.
What that meant----was in other words. It was “just as
planned” until the very, very end----
She murmured, towards the existence that made she move,
with a violent smile that showed up killing intent.
“----...So it was you~, who was the [Ghost]-san right~...Wolfsan?”
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
The view that was like the collapse of the heavens and earth
could be seen in the horizon, from above a hill very far away.
“----Report from the Zweihen [Examination Unit]----The
reproduction of the design succeeded with <<72.8%>> of the
output----Now Synchronizing.
One female machine of the Ex-Machinas----said that to Riku,
and held up her arm.
“<Lossen>----Org.0000----Stale-Mater[True Epigraphy – Star
Killer]----it's entrusted to you.”
----The thing that was born from the void, was a gun that was
stuck in the ground, just like a small tower.
The vortex of violence that seemed like it would be ending the
world, that was seen just a little ago.
Namely----all energy of the collision of [Divine Strike], [Arkashi-anse],
[Zuibaku] and [Far Cry].
That thing that recreated “more than a seventh” of that----if it
was Riku alone...no, it didn’t matter how many of him there
was he couldn’t hold it, it had many times his height, it was too
much gigantic to be called a gun----it was like a [Pile].
The mouth of the cannon pierced the ground, and the [Gun]
that stood by itself, was just silently waiting for the trigger to
be pulled.
In other words----when the [Signal] come----it will be pulled
by Riku.
The Ex-Machina said towards Riku, whose black eyes didn’t
reflect anything, and was just wordlessly and expressionlessly
gazing at that.
“<Report>With this then this machine too will head to the
battlefront----“
The Ex-Machina who said that and was about to leave, was
stopped by Riku’s question.
“With that just now...for the sake of constructing this, how
many tools (Ex- Machinas) were...broken?”
“----<Answer>From the eleven [clusters] that charged in, five
machine are left, so four thousand eight hundred and two
machines were annihilated.”
“...Five units remained huh.” “<Affirmation>Are there any
other questions?”
“It’s more of a confirmation than a question but...I’ll wait
until your guys peel off Artosh’s [essence], after that I’ll pull
this thing’s trigger, and pierce the core of the star----and then
the [Star Grail] will manifest----is that all?”
“--------<Affirmation>Artosh too, no one will die. It won’t
conflict with the
<Rules>.”
Closing the eyes that were like darkness, Riku clenched the
ring ShuVi entrusted and recalled.
----What, it’s a easy, talk...
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
“Reporting with frankness----there was a error in the
calculations of Player [Legacy Unit] ShuVi.”
What the Ex-Machina who called himself Eintihi talked about
in Riku’s hideout, was this----
Even with thirty-two [Eensweg] lined up “converging” it----
was impossible. “To induce downwards all attacks from all
camps through the [Eensweg], they
won’t make it within the difference of “10^-609 milliseconds”,
and the power will collide and swirl. To grant it directivity and
make it converge after that was---- impossible.”
What came up in ShuVi’s plan, that was hazy even for the
silent Nirvana, was a too much microscopic “error”.
That----was the conclusion given by the Ex-Machinas who
computed alongside multiples clusters.
At those words Riku hid his eyes and smiled bitterly. So even
if everything went well----they would still fail.
But----towards such Riku, Eintihi continued.
“With the thirty-two [Eensweg] set by the Player [Legacy
Unit]----it’s possible to “deflect” it.”
“...And what’s with that?”
“Originally, the swirling power that collided would converge,
and after that it would diffuse to all directions. But since the
thirty-two [Eensweg] that she tried to set up stopped at twentyfour----there’s
a hole in the southwest direction.
----In other words, Riku answered, by reading ahead.
“To make all the power that collided, not go downwards----
but it’s possible to induce it to southwest, you say?”
Giving one nod----Eintihi continued. “Accompanying it and
sharing information----“ That was strictly as a tool.
“First, the Ex-Machinas possesses Himea-Pocrifen [False
Epigraphy – Air Strike]----it’s an armament that imitates the
[Air Strike].”
It’s nothing but information that the observer caught.
“Second, this is something that the Player [Legacy Unit] also
understood but, if the star is pierced and the released power
makes the [Star Grail] materialize, then with a probability of
52%----it will appear in the hands of the Artosh (War God). He
possesses just that much of [Essence].”
After being told that Riku once again thought----just what,
exactly, is [Essence]. But Eintihi looked away from that Riku,
and continued.
“Using the above as the base, Willer [One with Will].Correct
the strategy----give the order.”
That’s right, they are machines. They are just tools. Giving
them orders----giving them the decision----is the will of Riku
(the user)
“----Then, it’s a simple talk. Let’s feign the preemptive strike
from the Artosh Camp.”
Cutting off his thoughts, and gazing at the strategy map with
eyes that didn’t reflect light, Riku continued.
Indifferently, calmly, coldly, calculative----and thoroughly.
“Launch[Air Strikes] in the coalition from behind the AvantHeim
without killing
anyone. With just this that Elf (Sink Nirvalein) will move----
after that they will do the full fire power collision by
themselves. After you deflect that to the southwest, this----“
The hand that lined up the pieces in the game board (map),
seemed to be about to stop for a moment----but, it continued.
“Imitate-replicate an armament that converges----if it’s the
Ex-Machinas then it can be constructed right?”
“Affirmation. From the thirty-two [clusters], if eleven charges
in, at the very worst it will possible to replicate 70%.”
---Putting his hand on the chest as if he was grabbing the key
that was giving a crushing sound, Riku continued.
“And so, will it be sufficient to pierce the core of the star and
materialize the [Star Grail]?”
“Affirmation. Four thousand eight hundred and seven
machines will be lost, the core will be pierced if you fire it after
converging a seventh of the output, as the result it’ll make the
power flow source of the elemental circuit collapse----and then
it’ll occur the spouting reaching the necessary value to
materialize the [Star Grail].”
----In other words it was to watch die, almost five thousand
people----brethren, of ShuVi----of his wife----
As if to shake off that thought that crossed his mind, Riku once
again chanted as if turning around in his chest.
----Put up the [Key]. And then say as if telling it to yourself.
“The breaking of a tool isn’t included in the [Rules]----it’s
just like I threw away an arm.”
“Affirmative.”
----And then, Riku asked the last question.
“Is it possible to incapacitate without killing Artosh with the
twenty-one [Clusters] remaining?”
“----Affirmation.”
..........
“----[Divine Strike] is a single attack that bundles together
Artosh’s power and the [Air Strike] of all Flügels. The Flügels
becomes incapacitated and Artosh too becomes weakened.
We’ll pick that opening and “peel off”----Artosh’s [Essence].”
“......”
“An Old Deus after having its essence peeled off, will
probably be “inactivated” for one hundred years. After that if
the power flow source of the elemental circuit gets pierced----
certainly the [Star Grail] will surely materialize in the hands of
the Willer [One with Will].”
At those words Riku hid his face and smiled bitterly----this
guy, he’s really clumsy right.
Almost, like her (ShuVi).
If you’re going to pretend to be a heartless machine then----
notice that words like certainly, probably, surely, isn’t like a
machine (Ex-Machina) at all.
“We are heartless machines, just tools, so commands will just
be faithfully obeyed and executed----therefore.”
And then, as a fundamentally talk you see----like that Riku hid
his eyes.
“When you see “the light of the peeled off essence” of Artosh
just pull the trigger without hesitation and obtain the [Star
Grail].”
----A machine, you know...when it tells a lie, it doesn’t avert its
eyes...
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
The Ex-Machina girl made a bow to Riku, who finished
recollecting, and said.
“<Report>Well then, I----this machine too will head to the
battlefront. Willer Riku----“
----And then until the very end, those guys who selfproclaimed
themselves as just machines.
Left behind a line that they didn’t even notice they weren’t
used to it, “----I pray, for your fortune...”
And then it leaped away.
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
<----From Eitihi[Commander of All Connected Units] to---->
<Julius / Karfma / Luis / Marta / Nolto / Otto / Econ / Paula /
Cuvre / Rihalat / Samuel / Shulle / Estze / Theodor / Ullyhi /
Yuber / Vil / Viem / Ikusati / Ipsilon / Tzaharia---to the
remaining [All Clusters]’s all nine thousand one hundred and
seventy-seven machines.>
<----Befehl ist nun Ein. By betting this soul gifted to us by
Player[Legacy Unit] ShuVi, we will assist Willer Riku----
namely. The retirement of Old Deus Artosh’s [Essence]. Ignore
the damage of a universal annihilation but without 
accomplishing a suicide... Incidentally I’ll finish the command
by adding a remark that’s unbefitting of an Ex-Machina---->
(TL Note: “Befehl ist nun Ein” is german for “The
command/order is only One”.)
<----Lived without life, went without life----we depart with
life----Aus>
<<<JAWOHL----!!>>>
Eintihi snorted in a way unbefitting of a Ex-Machina and
apologized for the [lie].
Forgive me Willer. Having the Flügels, Avant-Heim
(Phantasma), and a Old Deus as the opponent after the [Divine
Strike].
To peel off Artosh’s [Essence] without killing anyone is
impossible----even subjugating seems extremely difficult.
Please----I wish that you think like this. The heartless tools ran
out of control by themselves.
“All machines, authority for armaments’ use, restriction
released----!”
[[----<Lossen>...Einde-Pocrifen [False Epigraphy – True
Dragon Roar]----!!!]]
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
“----Don’t, underestimate us-nya----scrapsssss!!”
Continuing through the passage in the area of Artosh’s throne
until the prisoner’s base, Azriel shouted.
The countless blades of light released by squeezing out the
little amount of power left dyed the red sky in white, and
caught up many enemy figures.
Barely visualizing, the multiples Ex-Machinas that released a
blue light and exploded.
----A [Divine Strike]----of the greatest output.
This is its after-effect. Almost every Flügel lost their power,
and there were ones who couldn’t even move.
As if targeting that----no, with a timing that was definitely
targeting that.
A legion of machines surged through, seemingly to completely
cover the sky.
What approached was the entire army, which with only a
fourth of its power, slaughtered Aranreiv, one of the <Kings>
of the Draconia.
The few ones that has a minor amount of power left from the
entire units are, Azriel and one part of the Flügels.
And the attacks of the Avant-Heim only, they were received
and shot with those but----there’s a limit.
The anti-air artillery is steadily shooting down the ExMachinas.
But, the legion of machines assaulted, seemingly to not even
care about the damages.
----That’s probably what Jibril said too, an armament that
imitates Aranreiv’s [Far
Cry].
With each one of those simultaneous sweep----the few Flügels
that has power left to fight gets instantly blown away.
The ones that can’t move----namely the ones that they
conclude that can’t become an obstacle, they don’t even turn
towards them.
Rather than that, what are they planning.
Even the coalition fleet that considered this to be a opportunity
and went to the offensive, suffered attacks of the Ex-Machinas.
They clearly, don’t want to kill. They are only stealing the
fleet’s battle capacity.
----[Don’t resist. We don’t want to kill as much as possible.]----
As if saying that, the swarm of machines tried to pass through
and get besides Artosh’s knee.
“...Are----you, screwing up-nya...bunch of garbage-nya----!!”
She knew where they were heading to.
Straight----to the area imposed by Artosh-sama’s throne.
“Obediently, let, the Lord be killed----are you saying
something like that-nya your scraaap!”
The light halo of Azriel who shouted that, irregularly distorted
and collapsed.
The approaching swarm of Ex-Machinas----she held up her
hand towards the space in front of her,
“Our (Flügels)’s attacks are just the [Air Strike]----are you
thinking that we are idiots that only remember a single thingnya!”
In a moment, the space in front of her burst.
She made an application of the Flügels’ [Shift]----working on
the space.
The space that had a hole forcefully opened, it's swing-back
twisted it forward, breaking everything.
The space twisted, distorted, and all scraps in its area of effect
turned into broken pieces.
----In that attack just how many dozens of units were engulfed
in it….but, that was the limit.
“----Haa...haaa...haa...!”
Leaning her back on the door that continued to the throne,
Azriel too, just like Jibril.
Overused her power, turned into a child-like form, and
breathed roughly.
----Even so I won’t let anyone go beyond this, Azriel glared to
the front but, to her ears.
A despairing-like voice flew.
“----From the Proofer [Analysis Unit] to the Bepher
[Command Unit]...the principles of the [Shift] from the
Flügels----Analysis Complete.”
“--------!!!”
So having the color drained from the face was about this huh.
Azriel noticed her own mistake far too late.
The Ex-Machinas----analyzes, and create an equipment that
imitates the “attack” they received.
Because of the self-working, the [Shift] couldn’t be analyzed
until today----but now it was used as an attack.
As for what that meant----was affirmed by the following sound
of communication.
“----From the Zweihen [Examination Unit] to the remaining
machines----Shura- Pocrifen[False Epigraphy – Heavenly
Shift]’s Designation Completed, Sharing.”
At the same time on Azriel’s back----a flash of light passed
through and shot
down the door leading to the area of the throne,
“Targeted point visualized. Sharing to all machines----the
neutralization of the enemy has already been done with so----
teleport there.”
“Shi----!”
“----<Lossen>----Shura-Pocrifen[False Epigraphy – Heavenly
Shift]!”
Without giving Azriel even time to regret the mistake, the ExMachina
who said that, disappeared from the view.
Let alone flying, but even just walking already seemed
impossible to Azriel, but even so.
As if crawling, towards the shot-down door...she headed
towards her Lord----
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Sure enough, what welcomed Eintihi who teleported to the
objective point was, a gigantic build.
It was the first time he was visualized----to be correct, in the
past there were no machines that visualized it and shared the
data in time.
Therefore comparison is impossible. But they know even
without comparing. The overwhelming sense of existence of
thatwhich is seating on the throne.
That which was, in this situation----irreverently, arrogantly,
naturally, supporting his cheek with a ferocious pair of goldeneyes.
It all announced that it was the strongest, War God, also the
objective----[Old Deus Artosh].
Before Eintihi, followed by one machine, and then another, and
so on the swarm of Ex-Machinas kept increasing as they
teleported----
“----I allow it. You may name yourself.”
Artosh asked, and with one sentence the space swayed, and all
observation devices suffered variations.
“<Denial>Tools doesn’t name themselves.”
With Eintihi’s answer, [fool], Artosh laughed like that and the
time screeched.
“What is there in asking for the name of a tool (arm). I ask for
the name of the[Enemy] of mine.”
“------------“
Eintihi doesn’t answer. From the beginning there’s no way he
could answer.
Being quiet, only understanding the war situation, and then
waiting for the arrival of the machines able to battle.
The remaining war potential----eight hundred seventy-two
machines----the machines which the Shura-Pocrifen [False 
Epigraphy – Heavenly Shift] could be shared with from those
were seven hundred and one machine.
In other words even if all machines arrives the greatest war
potential was seven hundred and one machine----it didn’t fill
two of the original [clusters].
To think that just the exhausted Flügels, and one Phantasma
would erase this much----Eintihi smiled bitterly.
It’s just as Willer pointed out, mathematics is a tool too
incomplete, though a machinery recognizing it is an ironic talk.
While thinking that Eintihi continued wordless, but Artosh,
“Hm, affirmative. That’s fine.”
More like, his smile deepened.
“The opponent of the thunderous strongest of the world for
three thousand years, is the weakest neglected by everything of
the world----that’s what is natural.”
And then, he stopped supporting his cheek----
“I was tired of waiting----soldier who is becoming the
[Enemy] of mine.” Artosh stood up, from the throne. Just only
that----
<From Eintihi to all remaining machines...is this a irregularity
of this machine?>
The observation devices of a Ex-Machina, all of them----
showed Artosh’s “mass enhancement”.
Wrong, that too is not correct. There’s no problem optically,
the man in front of them just stood up.
----Correction. The amount of energy he was wearing
increased----once again correction. Not energy, what increased
was clearly the information of his existence itself. It was as if
something that didn’t exist was trying to exist.
But the seven hundred and one machines that at long last
gathered in the area of the throne, all of those machines
answered.
----<Nein>, they said. All machines observed the same thing.
(TL Note: Nein is the german for “no”.)
It can’t be true. It’s going against any and all thermodynamic
laws. Magic is, the operation of elements is nothing more than
distorting the physical laws from within the range of energy
exchange. It’s not a talk that needs to stick with an explanation.
But----any and all sensors from all machines just, gave out the
same conclusion----in other words.
The mass is increasing----the concept that engulfed the world,
the heavens, and the earth, was once again appearing and
taking form.
<It can’t be true----what is happening...!>
Right after Artosh used the [Divine Strike]----for an ordinary
time he should’ve remained with less than 12% of his power.
All Zeas [Observation Units] and Proofers [Analysis Unit] are
calculating it as a consensus----even so.
Artosh said, as if reading that thought----or maybe he really
read the thoughts of the machines.
“----The strongest is the strongest and therefore he is the
strongest. What
meaning is there in the increase or decrease of power?”
--------,
Eintihi honestly recognized, I see now.
It’s completely illogical but, as a machine who now obtained
feelings, against that he answered “affirmative”.
----The concept of [Strongest]. If that’s how it is, the machine
who obtained a [Heart] thought.
By assuming that a similar working was its working, a single
hypothesis was derived from it.
That was, something that had gone unclear for a long time.
<The “concept” that obtained “me”. That’s----isn't it a law that
possessed a will?> In other words a [Essence] is----
“It’s not something to care about. The strong is myself, the
weak is everything else besides myself.”
Against the Artosh [Strongest] who said that ferociously, but
while slightly snorting, Eintihi replied by smiling bitterly.
<All machines. The machines which the thoughts are being
shared with, if you somehow survive then investigate again this
hypothesis.>
<Jawohl.>
If the [Essence] is just like this hypothesis then, the subjugation
of Artosh (the concept in front of his eyes)----is theoretically
impossible.
But---Eintihi asked.
<To all remaining Zeas [Observation Unit] and Proofers
[Analysis Unit]----does the [Essence] “exist physically, and its
confirmation is possible”?>
<<<----Bejahend.>>>
(TL Note: “Bejahend” is the german for
affirmation/affirmative.)
Then----there are no circumstances.
“All machines, what the Player [Legacy Unit] compiled,
Versus Unknown Combat Algorithm----<Lossen>----!”
The giant in front of the eyes that even now continued its mass
enhancement---- concept----phenomena, or is it a law perhaps.
Before the righteous God that seemed like he would increase
until he covered the heavens and earth, Eintihi let out his voice
and ordered.
At the current point it’s nothing but an hypothesis. Calculating
the battle potential of the enemy is impossible.
Then what should be done----we should move just like the soul
[Heart] we obtained orders.
In other words----if the enemy is unknown then, assume
everything that couldn’t be assumed.
Don’t try to understand don’t try to calculate----what should be
trusted until the end is the sensation alone----isn’t that right,
Player [Legacy Unit].
----Inside Avant-Heim, the Area of the Throne.
Before the “God”, the seven hundred and one----machines
talked, the ones with life screamed.
<[Objective, Artosh Essence]----change phenomena within
milliseconds, assume that even the conversion of law is
possible---->
----Then.
<Meanwhile, react as much as possible to every half second----
I ask of you machines. Is it impossible for us (Ex-Machinas)?>
<<<DENIAL!!>>>
That’s right----no matter what existence it is----no matter what
thing (concept) it is.
<If it’s harmful (exists) then we will correspond (destroy)----
that is us (Ex- Machinas). I wish the best of luck to you
machines, Aus!!>
<<<JAWOHL!!>>>
Towards the [Enemy (God)] that even now was enlarging and
materializing, all machines took cooperation and shouted all at
once.
“----<Lossen>----!!!”
And then, looking with anticipation at the swarm of ExMachinas
attacking---- Artosh just----declared, with a voice
that seemed to echoes until the continent.
“Now, this [Essence] of mine----you may show the world the
quintessence of war, oh beloved [Natural Enemy (Weakest)] of
mine----!!”
----…
--------…….
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Riku thought, while holding the [Stale-Mater] entrusted by the
Ex-Machinas.
----Just what I, am doing in this place I wonder.
A game which the defeat is certain, and by throwing mud in it
everything got ruined----
“----Shut up. Not yet. Don’t think yet.”
Saying that as if convincing himself, he verified the [Key] of
the heart that seemed to be coming out.
----No problem. The [Key] is still turned. Still, still, can keep
going... The Avant-Heim that could be seen faintly in the far,
far away distance.
In that place, the tools (Ex-Machinas), are operating to peel off
Artosh’s essence without killing anyone.
I’m waiting for the [Signal]----just, it’ll be fine if I just pull this
trigger----
And then----suddenly, a voice----no, a “severe earthquake” that
seemed to make the star sway ran through.
Heaven, Earth, everything in the universe----listen, that “voice”
which ordered that spoke.
The very definition of a God----with a echo so absolutely that
was just like the strongest Old Deus,
So this is defeat----I see now. It was a entertaining play (war)
that made the heart boil up.
You are listening right, it declared, as if confirming.
Oh weakest without a name----you may be proud. You
rightfully, became the “enemy” of mine (the strongest).
--------And then.
Riku turned one of the eyes that were like the night towards the
horizon----it reflected the white light that filled the red sky.
He thought without any deep emotions----it was the same view
as Eintihi said.
In other words it was the [Signal] that Old Deus Artosh’s
essence was peeled off with success.
----That’s how, it’s being...made to be. “...”
In truth he knows----but, it was a fact that he had to make it be
like he didn’t know.
Riku just shook his head alone----and put the finger, on the
[Stale-Mater]’s trigger.
Not even a single Ex-Machina came back...without noticing
even that meaning----no.
----He kept feigning that he didn’t notice.
Probably, it was because he could guess that even for Artosh.
It must be because he didn’t say a single word about “was shot
down”---- “...Hold on, somehow, ok...”
He verified the [Key] of the heart that even now seemed to be
about to break. Riku, once again thought back, on the <Rules>
Riku himself had decided upon.
----First, No one should be killed.
----Second, No one should be allowed to die.
----Third, No one must be perceived.
----Fourth, No matter the method it’s not illegal.
...That’s right, those rules had a missing hole.
Not recognizing ShuVi----the Ex-Machinas as “life”, and count
them as a tool.
If the [no matter the illegal method] performed by the tools
(Ex-Machinas) isn’t perceived----
If he even acts like he didn’t notice----the <Rules> won’t be
violated at all.
Riku smiled bitterly and thought----really the sophistry and the
fraud too, their extremes intersect here.
ShuVi who didn’t spoke anything but logic----the ExMachinas----spoke
about sophistry.
If he perceives that meaning, there’s no way, he could deny it.
That is, the wish from ShuVi’s [Heart].
They let go of each other’s hands----the overwhelming back
foot of certain defeat born from that miss----so at the very least.
----Even if it doesn’t reach the Check-Mate [Perfect Victory].
----Bring it up to the last hand, a stale-mate[Draw].
Therefore the Ex-Machinas, named like this, the last hand that
will pierce the star, and destroy the game board.
----Stale-Mater [True Epigraphy – Star Killer]----.
“Well then----with this it’s a draw (Game-Over)...sorry about
that, Gods----“
Letting that out, with the finger on the trigger of the giant gun
that was like a stake stabbed on the ground----
At the instant----that Riku pulled it----
The stake that overcame Riku’s height by far, the heavens and
earth and dawn----everything of that got sucked up.
He felt the fierce power being allowed to flow----instantly, the
mouth of the gun stabbed in the ground, spelled out light.
A seventh, of the power that burned through the continent, and
charred out the star.
It pierced the core of the star, and it kept reaching until it
destroyed the elemental circuit.
----By Riku’s recognition it was a happening of a single
instant.
But at the same time----Riku felt the [Key] of his heart too,
being blown away----
“...What was, that, about a stale-mate crap...where----about
this is a draw----!” Literally, as if it was coming out.
With eyes whose light came back, Riku once again threw up all
the feelings that were locked inside.
With the [Key] broken, the heart----can’t stop anymore.
----Just exactly, how many died.
ShuVi’s companions. Those guys who have life. The Flügels---
-just how many of them died!!!
Tricking up even him himself----putting behind even ShuVi’s
feelings!
The last sacrifice, for the sake of ending the war that continued
to endlessly give out sacrifices----
Even killing intent was born towards himself who even after
reaching this place, still continued to make those excuses.
----What’s this about a stale-mate (draw). You are just a trashy
bastard, just a loser.
Even if it was ShuVi’s wish or something else, and even if you
put a reason on it!!
You! Disgracefully! Lost you know----Riku!!
......
“Hey, ShuVi----What was lacking, I wonder...hey.”
...Yeah. I know it, without even need to ask...
“Hey, ShuVi---if I and you, were the two as one, you see...”
...Yeah. The next time I definitely want to win ShuVi, with
you, the two of us...
This time definitely, no one will die, they won’t need to die----
with such, a game----
Rolling up even up to the crust----the pierced core of the star---
-the power flow source of the elemental circuit was throwing
up.
Something like the enormous----power that was released just
now, seemed to be nothing more than a single pick of a needle.
The power that constitute the world----amount of power
sufficient to blow it away without a trace---- was being
released.
While Riku was being, swallowed by that power----he saw.
“.........Th...at, is...?”
----[Star Grail]...
----A polyhedron that showed up a pentagram, a star-shaped
dodecahedral, that seemed to be like light.
(TL Note: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodecahedron.)
It will materialize on the place where all the released power
converges----I see now.
So it really appears before the “winner”----but even if the hand
is stretched----it won’t reach.
Dropping his gaze, he smiled bitterly.
“...I see now, like this, I can’t reach it right...”
Since the remaining right arm too disappeared, he can’t reach.
Much less since----he himself, isn’t the “winner”----
Having the body being swallowed by the light the elemental
circuit who released a tremendous power, it started
collapsing...and his strength was leaving the body.
----Since when was it I wonder.
Suddenly, at this point, without being embarrassed or worrying
about appearances, he noticed that tears were flowing out.
The man with wet bandages and without arms, was crying out
like a brat while collapsing----
“...Haha...it’s really----disgraceful right, I...”
Since it came to this then I wanted to at least, live coolly and
die coolly though.

On the end, it was a life which I couldn’t “win” even once.
A comical death befitting of a loser----at this point, there’s no
need for shame or appearances.
“Hey, ShuVi----I’m, dripping with regrets you know...I’m
sorry, for being such a worthless husband.”
What passed through his mind was----just only many countless
regrets.
The faces of the ones that until now he watched dying, one by
one they passed through.
The faces of the one hundred seventy-seven [ghosts] that went
along with his own selfishness too.
He noticed a sense of guilty that seemed to crush him, but
above that, the greatest regret.
----Amazing back even himself, it was so uncool that he even
let out a laugh.
“Aah damn it...really even if I had to prostrate to Coron, I
wanted to embrace you ShuVi.”
Riku – virgin – twenty years. While being a married man, will
die still as a virgin. Hmm, in a certain way isn’t that quite cool
by itself!?
“No, no way after all...I can’t act strong with that...haha...”
----It seems like until the very end, I will die disgracefully.
Then, until the end----let’s be thorough.
Thoroughly disgraceful----let’s depend on “God (outside
force)”. “...Hey, if God is born from thoughts then----God of
Games.”
----With what isn’t there anymore, those both arms,
“This life was like trash but, I’ll offer everything, and for the
first time since I was born I’ll “pray”----please.”
If it’s too dirty, for someone who’s just a loser to steal the Holy
Grail (victory prize) then.
If I’m too drenched in blood to obtain the Throne of Sole God
then.
----Please. I beg you.
At least say that there was any meaning for “us (the heart)”.
It’s fine if it’s not me. Anyone is fine, anyone is fine so---- To
anyone, who can end this war----
Give that----the [Star Grail]----to...some......one.........
......That’s right, while the consciousness was disappearing,
“ sigh...”
----Riku laughed, towards the figure that was approaching the
[Star Grail].
The figure who approached the [Star Grail] in the middle of the
light, was someone that no one until now ever saw.
With a big hat covering the head, on both eyes were diamond
and spade. It was a young boy never seen before----but.
For Riku, he knew, who that was.
It was the one who, always----always always always, made him
lose, until he became fed up----
It was because he always saw him in the depths of the
darkness, showing up a fearless smile.
“...Hah...hahahaha----ahhahahahahaha!!”
----What, as expected, there was one, didn’t it...you...
“Hey----let’s play game again...definitely this time, I’ll show
you that I’ll win, you see...”
----Together with ShuVi...defi,nite......ly...
......
Leaving those words, behind----towards Riku who was
disappearing swallowed by the light.
Riku and ShuVi, born from and believed in by just those two---
-the weakest and the last Old Deus.
As if bearing with something, he forced himself to create one,
and shot out a smile in return.
Then slowly...held over the [Star Grail] with his hand, and
then------------......
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
That view, everyone in the world witnessed.
Therefore, that was, one of the very few things of this history,
that was left recorded as a historical fact...
----First, light engulfed the world.
The light that expanded in the far away horizon, covered the
red heaven and dyed even the land in white, and stole the
boundary of heaven and earth.
When the light that expanded soundlessly stopped----the world,
had lost its color.
Everyone felt troubled in differentiating the heaven from earth,
and then, in the space of one beat they noticed.
The ash that danced in the sky stopped in space, the fires of
war forgot to flicker, and any and all things stopped.
----Even the time. Everything, besides those who possessed
life.
While being silenced by that view, leaving behind the life and
the living ones, in the space of many instants.
----A impact engulfed the world.
It was clearly different from destruction----a gentle power
passed through as if licking the world.
At the same time, the ones who looked up to the sky----opened
their eyes.
A view that missed the normal course----all living things, and
races just gazed at that while still not understanding it.
----Only.
One hundred [ghosts] and, a single human looked at it with
understanding...
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
--------......
A [Ghost] who once had a name, and due to contamination
from elemental bones leaned his body on a rock.
“...You really, did it right...General...”
He looked at the sky with his barely remaining vision----the
dust that covered the red heaven----
As if rolling along with the wing, he saw it being scattered like
a joke and disappearing.
--------......
Similarly a [Ghost] who once had a name, that was bitten by a
Dhampir and got sick.
“...Haha...that bastard----he seriously did it...!”
While burning out his body by bathing in the light for the first
time----the mountains that were thoroughly destroyed and
devastated----
Rewinded just like a magic trick, and he felt it being grouped
into the shape it should be.
--------......
The one hundred seventy-seven [Ghosts], in their respective
places, with their respective bodies.
They understood what happened, and looked thoughtfully with
emotions in their chests.
It’s impossible to oppose, an absolute order, which all things in
creation responded to----
----The world. The appearance of it being recreated.
Humans can’t even sense magic but, even so there was
confidence. Why is it they didn’t know----but.
The war----the long eternal great war, ended now with this.
With that confidence, thoughtfully holding emotions in their
chests----let out laughs from the depths of their [Hearts].
--------......
Lastly----the single person besides the [Ghosts], the one that
gazed at that with understanding.
Russia Continent, in the sleeping room of Riku and ShuVi, a
face peeked from the window.
“...You really...obtained the [Star Grail] right...everyone.”
----Before she noticed, the ash stopped falling.
Coron who looked above to see the heaven, knew that the
fairytale that covered the sky was true.
And then, for the first time----
----She saw, the sun.
“...As expected----of my proud little, brother...and,
little...sister...”
She closed her eyelids, and even now the brightly stabbing
sunshine made her eyes hurt. It sure must be it.
Riku, ShuVi, everyone is----
Her proud, proud----little brother and sister----those two.
Really.
----Really----did it.
They ended, the eternal war.
As the older sister, as the, Onee-chan...more than anyone else--
-- Felt pride----
“...AH----UWA...WAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!”
As expected, it’s impossible----I...you see...!
“Hey Riku, ShuVi, as expect Onee-chan can’t be satisfied
with thisssss!” Since----those two, they broke...their promises
with Onee-chan you know!!?
“Even though, I----said that I don’t want to lose my family,
anymore...why, is, it----!!”
Bursting into tears at that injustice, Coron shouted the names of
her little brother and sister.
----Why is it, that it wouldn’t work if it wasn’t those two.
----Why it wouldn't work if it was me? Why is it that I can’t do
anything. I see, the eternal great war ended with this.
But in exchange for that----Coron lost, the ones who were more
important to her than anyone else----her little brother and, the
little sister that he loved.
And then, just what, was left for me----!?
“This, is too...much...why everyone, go on and leave me
behind...”
----[Hey----Coron Dora]
Suddenly...the last conversation exchanged with Riku----
crossed through her brain.
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Coron said, towards Riku’s words who visited Coron along
with Eintihi----a Ex- Machina.
“----Stop.”
With black eyes just like darkness, which she thought she
would never see again.
The little brother Riku who had eyes that didn’t reflect light----
continued without caring about it----
“If, everything goes well and end----“ “----I’m saying...to stop
aren’t I?!”
Coron shouted hysterically and stopped, Riku’s words.
“Even though----you not even once, called me by the full
name!! Why now----!” Coron----Coron Dora screamed with
teary eyes, but.
“If everything goes well, I’m sure you will understand. And
then----“
With eyes still black, but----Riku continued with a smile that
seemed to be supplicating.
“In the chess board on the table, could you move----the White
Rook to the [6 of E]?”
“...Something, like that----do it, yourself...”
Gripping her fists, Coron Dora said as if squeezing it out.
----The truth is, she already know.
They didn’t had relationship, so shallow, that she couldn’t even
absorb the meaning of those words.
Even though it was something she herself said----even so they
are “family”. It wasn’t a shallow relationship----it definitely
wasn’t.
But, even so, exactly because of that----she couldn’t say.
The single line “don’t go”----because, Riku is...Riku and ShuVi
is----
Riku turned away his gaze from Coron, distantly----and turned
his eyes towards the table on the room, to the empty seat.
He narrowed his eyes, and looked at something that doesn’t
seemed to be here, and let out as if praying.
“...Hey God. If you aren’t my delusion, but really is there
then.”
--------.
“...Could you remember that there was a helpless idiot, that
tried to get rid of the war with a game?”
And then he turned to Coron who remained wordless even
now, “...Coron Dora...no----“
Towards Coron who remained with her face hidden, Riku----
put the baggage on his back,
“Nee-san...thank you, for everything until now. So---“ Leaved
the room, and left behind the last words----
“I’ll leave the humans, the “next”, the “after”...to you. If it’s
Nee-san, I can believe.”
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
While her face broke up into tears, Coron moved towards the
table as if crawling.
And then----Just like Riku’s [Testament], she put the piece, and
let out. “...Check...mate...right. Riku...”
Wiping the tears with the sleeve, Coron stood up.
----What she was entrusted with…there are a lot of things that
must be done, she thought.
She doesn’t have the leisure, to be crying anymore, she
thought.
Also for the sake of not letting what Riku and the others
created go to waste----
First is Riku and ShuVi...all the basis that them, that the
[Ghosts] existed in this world.
All of the records and notes, and scrolls----it must be burned no
matter what.
All of the records of the secret maneuvers, it must be erased
without letting a single one left.
Not changing even in the world from now----not concerning
anyone. For the sake of making them think that it’s
insignificant and weak.
----For the sake of the “next”. And then for the sake of the
“after”.
Looking down on the blue stone that had the name of the three
engraved, Coron let out.
“Hey Riku, ShuVi...you two are really incredible...you
understand?"
----Certainly Riku set up this [Game].
From the point that ShuVi and Riku died, by looking from the
side it was a draw. The objective was completed but, it was
because he lost in the [Game].
“But, as expected Onee-chan thinks...you two, are
unbelievable incredible.”
----They challenged the Gods, the world. Without being
perceived not even once.
Without leaving behind even a single one of those traces.
They ended the great war that continued for the eternity----in
only two years. Not remaining on memories nor records, not
even becoming a legend.
Spinning up a myth that definitely won’t be sung...for the sake
of the “next”. Is that defeat? Coron absolutely didn’t thought
that.
If this isn’t a feat, a big victory, then what is it. “...But, how
weird...I wonder why......”
Even though I think it’s too late for it----could it be.
Could this really be, the feeling that Riku felt all this time, she
wondered. “...Why, is it this frustrating...I wonder...!”
I already decided that I wouldn’t cry anymore----that’s why.Just, as if leaning on the wall, Coron departed, covering her
face.
--------......
“----It’s because, the game hasn’t ended.”
In the empty room where Coron departed from.
----Since when, a young boy wearing hat as big as a visor on
the head stood there.
At his side was a star-shaped dodecahedral----letting the [Star
Grail] drift, the young boy with a mischievous smile.
He walked and approached the chess board----and slowly,
moved the Black Queen, and let out.
And then----corrected Coron’s misunderstanding.
“It’s not a Check-Mate----it’s Check, you know...but with
this...”
That’s right, the young boy looked down on the board, and
envisioned the hands which could be taken from now on.
He let out a smile, at how it didn’t matter how he moves the
pieces----there won’t be any development besides the repetition
of moves.
“So I was brought into a Perpetual Check...it’s the first time
right, that you did a draw with me.”
So until the end, until the very end, he----didn’t gave up.
Even in an overwhelming back foot, at least just in this, I’ll bite
off a good one on you----
----Hey----let’s play game again...definitely this time, I’ll show
you that I’ll win, you see...
----Together with ShuVi...defi,nite......ly...
Thinking back on that, the young boy----the Old Deus born
from and believed in by only two people.
The one of that day which the young Riku, saw on the depths
of the darkness, the Strongest Gamer that was above the
imagination.
Showing up a fearless and insolent, and also----unyielding
smile, he held up the [Star Grail].
------------.........
Any and all intelligent life form of this world, were created by
the many Old Deus.
----The only...exception being the humans.
“Not being created by anyone, not being desired by anyone,
not being wished by anyone. They are the single race which,
just by their own will, from beasts they stood up with two legs,
and reached up to obtain intelligence, so therefore----race
without a name----humans.”
Only they, succeeded in ending the barren and purposeless war.
Even if that result ended up being thrown in mud----only they
alone.
Can you talk about that, while saying that it’s the same level as
just a beast?---- Definitely not.
“That’s why I, as the Sole God will grant you guys a name----
Immanity (Humanity Race)...[Immunity].”
They pile up learning, obtain tolerance, and definitely don’t
stop resisting, not giving up even until the last one person.
Finally they made stop the war (sickness) of the foolish ones,
who where all about the immunity system of the star itself.
The concept of evolution, the infinite possibilities----for the
race which concealed
that in their bodies, it was a befitting name. And then on, Tet
continued on laughing. “Well then----let’s continue the game.”
Keeping on being in a draw due to repetitive moves is also
annoying so, just like they desired----
“One that everyone can enjoy, and no one will die, I’ll
prepare such a game, and will be waiting ok.”
In this world----there’s no cycle of reincarnation.
Even so they kept believing in the “next” until the end----I’ll
try believing in it too. “Well----now then.”
Saying that the weakest, and the last Old Deus held up the [Star
Grail].
And announced, with a voice that reached all things in the
creation above and below the heavens.
Those of the Exceed [Sixteen Races] that proclaims to have
intelligence----!
----And then this myth that will never be sung.
Now continues, carried onto the myth that’s now talked on----
in other words.
Carrying on the Ashieit (The Rules of the Legacies), Nothing
of the Aschent (Agreement of the Sixteen Races),
Based on the Throne (Ashente) of Sole God it will be
established the [Ten Oaths] .
Now look up and behold. Today, in this day, the world
changed.
----Aschente<Swear upon the Oaths>----!!
 

Chapter 4 - 12=Companionless---- The secret maneuvers of the ghosts who spread to variousplaces in the world continued for near one year.Today too Riku observed the strategy map game board in thehideout, while playing chess with ShuVi...As expected, the Elfs allied with the Fairies. They also mademany contracts with Draconias able of opposing the Dwarfs'aviation fleet, and now the common enemy of the dwarves, theElf Alliance became a solid force.On the other side the Dwarfs, adding up the Gigantis who theyhad a good relationship with, they allied with manyPhantasmas. As a result of the wind ghosts leaking out thatthe Elfs created a "Phantasma Slayer", a really firm DwarfAlliance has been established.But~ what will be troubling if it's forgotten is the greatestforce, on the neighbor continent, the Artosh Camp who ownsthe Flgels.Though those two alliances keep hiding their sure-kill weaponsfrom each other, this coalition clenched their fists and shookhands against the most alarming enemy, but since they can'tcarelessly lay their hands on the strongest God Artosh, thesituation of the war headed to a stalemate.The Demonia moved by selecting individual targets, theWarbeasts got cautious of the Zuibaku and immigrated to thewest archipelago.The world was in a critical situation, cautious of theArmageddon last war, and became unable to do anything butglare at each other----!!!----And, those are the speculations about the board's status,raised together by the idiotsstrong ones.The Russia continent is comically, in its first "stay on watch"group state, until then only used by the humans.The preparations are the bests, the workmanship is steady, theonce-in-a- lifetime's greatest battle---- what's left is only thelast hand.---------........."Hey ShuVi, I asked you before, if there wasn't a God ofGames right?" "...un...""You answered that if you fulfill the "activation condition" it'llbecome an Old Deus... by activation condition you meant?""...Essence acquisition.... the strength of, feelings,prayers.....exact definition, impossible...flow...?"When I asked before, the answer was that, it didn't existbecause there was no essence, but----"The truth is, I saw the God of Games before---- if I said thatwould you believe it?""...If Riku, believe it then... ShuVi, believe..."While moving a piece with a serious face, ShuVi continued."...Riku, overturned... all of ShuVi's, estimations... if Riku saysthat, there is, thenthere is... if Riku says that, the sky, isn't red, then it isn'tred... I won't, doubt anymore..."---------.---------Aaahhhhhhhhh damnit!"Uwah~ This line right now if I let someone hear it I can boastabout how I'm falling for my wife so cuuuuuuuute!!""...That's...that, aside..."Her face being slightly red isn't just imagination. ShuVi saidwhile faltering. "...Check-mate.""----Hey~ God of Games...can't you let me win at least once..."Towards the Riku who held his head with a bitter smile, ShuVilaughed a little."Eerm, excuse-me when you're in the middle of a talk thatmakes the ones listening embarrassed instead, but can oneechandisturb?"----And towards Corona who suddenly appeared, Riku,"Oh, you came at the right moment Coron, hey, hey the talkjust now----""Yes yes, thanks for the treat. More importantly, the one thatcalled me was Riku right...can I report?"Coron is reporting the current village---- no, the "humans"situation while flipping through documents."It's unbelievable but---- just like Riku said, the reports aboutthe Dwarfs being spotted disappeared."Coron, who doesn't know of the reason, frowned her browstowards Riku who laughed right, and continued."...And so, after searching the northern part of Russia withsignal fire and scouts we found a huge number of villages. Butif we try to merge with it the total number would be near eightthousand people, the current village can't accommodate----""Don't worry Coron. In just a little more, the world willbecome a place where you can live anywhere without having tofear death.""........."Riku answered that while concentrating on the chess withShuVi, and Coron's fists started to tremble."Everything is going well. If I and ShuVi play the last hand----it's our victory.""....Hey, enough with the jokes Riku.... do you understand yourown situation.....?"Coron was trembling without letting the anger show in herbehavior---- but when faced with Riku's figure, she reached herlimit."You are in a state that it is hard to believe that you're evenalive!! If you go out with that body, you will die!!?"Coron was yelling with tears floating, but Riku smiled bitterlyand answered."I won't die. I must live for another eight hundred and fifty-oneyears.""----Hey Riku please, stop screwing around, think seriouslyabout your own body----!"Towards Coron's voice that was like an appeal, Riku felt thathe had no choice and once again examined the state of hisbody.First----the entire body was bandaged.As expected, the burns in the skin from the elemental boneshaven't healed, the skin of the entire body was contaminated,but that's all.Next is the internal organs' check.... a necrosis was barelyavoided thanks to ShuVi ----- no problem in particular.Ever since then a proper meal-like food is impossible but, atleast something like soup is drinkable.Really, did a few elemental bones reach the blood? Somebones and respiratory organs were done in a little, but it's aminor injury."What's left is.... one arm was lost and there's sight loss-------wait, blindness in one eye huh. Well no big deal.""-----It's a really big deal!! You-----!""The other ghoststoo, are in a similar state, or even worsethan this." Coron tried to refute, but was cut off by Riku's coldlike voice."...No one having died up to now is a miracle, but, everyone isalready with a fully-wounded body. "A full-wounded body. Literally, just as it means, a body full ofwounds.Overall, from the one hundred seventh-nine names of the ghostfleet, certainly, no one has died yet.-------yet. Merely, yet.Injection of poison, contamination through elemental bones,loss of limbs ------ for the sake of deceiving the Dwarfs theghosts played any hand.For the sake of a mere induction they would throw away theleft arm, for the sake of deceiving the Demonia there would besome who would eat carrions, and even ones who induced bygetting bitted by a Dhampir---- They used everything that wasusable.-----Everything "besides the life"----- that's why, Riku said as ifsupplicating."Only one hand left Coron. Overlook it----- And then the GreatWar will end. When that happens I-----"----- I'll finally be able to forgive myself---- as if trying to saythat, but he swallowed it."Then at least, tell me....."Coron hid her face and her shoulders started trembling."Inducing the Dwarfs---- even the Old Deus and removingthem from the Russia continent, even now I can't believe it. Ithink it's really incredible---- but end the Great War? No matterhow much, I can't believe it!!""......""If you say to overlook it then tell me!! Or is it that me---- asibling is that much untrustworthy!!?"-------.......While Riku and ShuVi exchanged looks, tears fell into thefloor from Coron's down casted face.".....Coron, if I didn't trust you----- if it wasn't you, I wouldn'tentrust everyone.""Then-----!!""What is it that the Gods are seeking and fight for----- youknow right?"After reacting a moment too late to Riku who suddenly begantalking, Coron answered."....The Throne of the Sole God, right. If I'm not wrong....""That's right. That Throne of the Sole God---- being morespecific it seems to be this Star Grail thing."Talking about what he heard from ShuVi in the Elfs' ruins,Riku stood up."Old Deus---- are born from stars."---- By wishing, being prayed to they obtain essence and thenare born---- ShuVi said that."But they were born too much. The Star Grail is somethingfor the Old Deus, the Gods---- in other words, it's a controldevice set for the sake of limiting the existences able to usemagic of the level of creating races to a single one.""..........""But one Old Deus creating a device able to seize the powerof all Old Deus, something like that is impossible ---- right?""-----That's, right, isn't it. Because would be----"With the information heard just now, but after understanding itin a instant, Coron simply----said."------ With the power of ten, create power superior toeleven.... right?""As expected of Coron, it's super correct. That's right; it'sa talk so stupid that you can only be amazed."It's an obvious story right---- The Sole God in other words isthe power to rule everything including the Old Deus.Even if the ten Old Deus poured their powers and put ittogether, what was poured down by the ten of them would beonly ten's worth of power.But the Star Grail is---- it's about creating a power able to rulethe power of the ten poured together, it's that kind of talk.Fundamentally, their power is not enough. It's impossible."That's why-----it's fine if we just do this."With eyes as if talking about something worthless from thedepths of his heart, Riku said, as if throwing out."----- If there are ten Gods, if I kill off nine of them then Iwould be the Sole God---- right?"That's right, if you sum up what ShuVi said that day, that's it.Destroy the essence of the other Old Deus, and take in thepower of that existence.By doing that I can dope my own power----- and obtain enoughpower to materialize the Star Grail.But, in the end, Old Deus is something that, gets born as muchas you wish for it.Even if the last one standing kills everyone, he will be troubledif a new one is born and exceed himself.That's why if it rules with the Throne of Sole God-----StarGrailthen it will be the doing of the "Sole God"."This, is the true identity of this worthless Great War."......... ."How...stupid!---- you mean that with such a reason, they'remaking this war---!!?"With her shoulders trembling with anger, Coron yelled as ifthrowing up while looking to the side."Coron.... watch your words. It's rude towards the idiots.Because you see-----" TL note: It's a pun with the word bakawhich means both idiot and stupid: Coron calls them "baka"and Riku says that it's rude towards the "bakas"While saying that as if wanting to heal the mood, Riku touchedthe map----- game board. And then he announced with anamazed face."Because even if we don't do that we can make the Star Grailmaterialize." "--------eh?"Looking away from the Coron who was making a blank face,Riku played with the Black King with the palm of the hand."Hey Coron, have I told you what are the Old Deus bornfrom?" "-----Stars, right?""That's right, the Elemental Circuit. The source of all things.The power flow of all creation. In other words, born from thestars."As if supplementing Riku's words, ShuVi continued."...The creatures.... races too.... the Old Deus's essence.......pass through the elemental circuit, and, are created.""That's right..... in other words, you see?"With one sigh, Riku remembered the day he thought about it----- the day he heard about it in the Elfs' ruins.After hearing the talk about the main cause of the war betweenthe gods and the Star Grail, something had floated straight inhis mind.It was so obvious, that its a wonder why no one noticed.He said the conclusion that was so obvious, that at the time itsurprised even ShuVi."Compared to all the Old Deus in this star---- its origin "thestar itself" has more power right, thinking normally."That's why----- he announced to Coron, whose eyes werepeeling off------.Riku picked up the Black King, and headed towards the map---- the game board.And set it right in the center. Our, the ghosts's---- victorycondition. Namely---- The last hand, was clearly announced."------If the star game board is destroyed, the Star Grail willmaterialize."-------.....Looking away from the amazed Coron, Riku and ShuVipointed towards the floor, and continued."The core of this star---- if the Elemental Circuit's Power FlowSource is pierced, the expelled power will overcome the powerof all Old Deus."".....Manifestation, is, 10^-46 square seconds.... destruction,power expel, manifestation, will be immediate......""If----- the Star Grailis obtained and the star is immediatelyrecreated....."Riku and ShuVi aligned, and announced together, to Coronwho was still dumbfounded."".....Check-mate."""B-----but, that's----- a power great enough to pierce the star,from where it'll----" Finally, after rising up from her stupor,and after saying that.Coron finally noticed, once it entered her vision----- the forcemap hung up on the wall.It can't be. It can't be, it can't be, it can't be!!"Make them do it themselves!? Not a stalemate---- theobjective was a complete collision of the full forces!?"Towards Coron's screaming, Riku joyfully, showed anincredible smile."About Artosh Camp and the coalition you see---- those guyswon't do a stalemate.""------eh?"Each other's certainly destruction----- The stalemate situation isbased on their certainty that if one side laid their hands on theother then both sides will be destroyed.Something like that, can only work if from the start there wasthe option of not laying their hands."The objective is the Star Grail-----but those guys who arethere just for the killing, will definitely ignite the sparksometime soon."----That will be, a manifestation of war never seen before, bornfrom the eternally great war--------- It means the ArmageddonDecisive Battle---- towards theCoron who became pale from just imagining it, Riku said."But that firepower---- won't head towards anyone." Onceagain, Coron became amazed."In the Decisive Battle's Stage we prepared, the Eensweg thatwill be set by me and ShuVi----- is a setting that will distort thedirectivity of every power and make all the power head"straight bellow"---- that's right, like the lens of a telescope."----- What the ghosts risked everything besides the life togather, was the information about the weapons that are going tobe used in that place.Going by ShuVi who analyzed and planned everything, theexactly amount of Eenswegs necessary is------ thirty-two."Those guys will pierce the star by themselves, will destroy theelemental circuit, the materialized Star Grail will be taken byus and then---- Victory. Since no one died, and exactlybecause of that, that when it's over I want to ask the Gods yousee."And then with an obviously sarcastic smile----- he said with asmile as if looking at clowns.""Hey hey right now how are you feeling?"---- like that."------Really. Really, the eternal Great War, is going to end.By the hands of Riku and ShuVi----her prided little brother andlittle sister----and merely almost two hundred of peoples.Moreover----without even a single one being killed. Everythingwas for that sake. It was only for the sake of building up thissituation.Even if they thought of wanting to kill the gods and theircreatures----- no, more like that would be the normal reaction.Towards her little brother's figure laughing insolently, evenafter getting the skin, the internal organs burnt, losing an eye'ssight and a arm, Coron's shoulders trembled.Ending the war without even one person being killed----for thatsake, he kept going until he became like this-----"...That's why Coron, for just a little more, overlook it. Andthen, take care of everyone humans."But, for Riku who was laughing so fearless.The fact that even just breathing already became painful----only ShuVi noticed. "...Riku......go, sleep...""...I, can't...If we don't head out, for setting the Eensweg, rightnow..."While Riku was laid in the bed writhing in agony, ShuVinursed him.He acted strong in front of Coron, but the truth was thateverything was just as Coron pointed out.----For starters, even the contaminated skin burned by theelemental bones alone, was already the cause of serious followupdiseases.If it's a human then becoming unable to stand up is obvious----rather, originally, standing up was already irregular."...It's, alright...Riku's prediction, don't, miss. An attack, won'tstart, so soon......" "......but...""...If you, rest a little...one, entire day...its fine...if it's Riku."------Like always, my wife says crazy things without hesitation.Even though Riku smiled bitterly, he----"...That's, right...then today I'll concentrate on recovering, let'sleave the heading out for the settings for tomorrow.""...un.""Hey ShuVi...sorry, for slowing you down." "...Riku, is now,sleeping...not, slowing."-----Riku gave a bitter smile, and even that made a sharp painrun through his entire body."Then I have one more request. Since today, I'll be sleepingand making an effort to recover----can you hold my hand?"That was as if trying to withstand the pain, she understood thatmeaning.At the same time----It was also the restraint 'don't go alone'----the current ShuVi also understood that."......Un. I'll always, keep holding it. Be at ease...andrest...Riku."--------,"Hey, ShuVi."He still can't sleep right. Riku asked. "...un.""...Thank you. Without ShuVi, I wouldn't be able to do this.""...Not, over...yet.""You're right...but, even to this point, if ShuVi wasn't here Iwouldn't be able of coming this far."----That's why, Riku said, while closing his eyes. "Thank you,for coming to meet me...and also..."As she wondered if he got sleepy, Riku dropped his tone, whilehis breathing became slow."I really, love you...from here on...too..."...Just how much the pain from the erosion of the elementalbones tormented Riku, she wondered.Even so from just ShuVi holding his hand, Riku started to sleepbreathing peacefully.----ShuVi thought. ShuVi----likes Riku.But the decryption of the emotion lovewas still----impossible.Not being able to answer that word was surprisingly, incrediblyfrustrating. Even so, she knew----what should be done. Shecan't allow Riku to die.Riku will live for another eight hundred and ninety-one years.If he obtains the Star Grail, that will be nothing but a fact.------That's why."...Forgive, me...Riku...I'll be, back...soon..." For now----shereleased, that hand. ----Setting number twenty-four complete. With the setting ofthe last eight Eenswegs, it'll be over.ShuVi once again concluded that---- not bringing Riku alongwas correct.The convert operation occurring is towards the current world'sstrongest powers crowding in this place, undoubtedly the Landof the Decisive Battle.Even though she got found out many times, she would "pickup" the target that sensed her, retreat and hid.And in the time that even then she still got found, if Riku wasthere the chances of him losing his life in that place was high."...It's, alright...only eight settings...left, and I'll be going home,already...Riku, wait for, me..."After that, she was prepared to be scolded by Riku as much ashe wants.She will definitely not allow Riku to die. Only eight left----searching for the next point----"Oya~? If you keep staggering while walking like that---- youwill end up stumbling on an unexpected encounter~"----Reacting to the sudden voice coming from above, ShuViturned around.Prismatic hair and amber eyes. With wings as if made of light,and the proof of a Flgel, an unscientific light halo.Comparing data--- ShuVi looked at it with a calm face, whilesuppressing her heart that considered it to be the worstoutcome."---Greetings, scrap. Are you talking a walk today alone?"Flgel--- Final Unit Jibril... I never thought that it would come the day where I would ordermyself, an Ex- Machina, something like this---- calm down.An attack against an Ex-Machina to a race is a taboo. If I actlike just a machine, just a responder---"Question---- What business does the Flgel have with ExMachina?"---That way of talking that wasn't used for a long while, nowwas painfully being used as an act.But as if not minding it at all, Jibril continued."Yes~ the head of a Ex-Machina is, how surprisingly!!! Nowalong with Draconia, on the Rare 5 you see~"As if troubled, Jibril continued while wriggling her body."After all, ever since the attack of Aranreiv True Dragon,laying a hand on a Ex- Machina was made into a taboo, and itwas also one of the opinions inside the Avant-Heim, so its highrarity became even higher, and now it's a Platinum Head!""Warning I conclude that to be a correct confirmation. If youintend to turn hostile against this machine, then I shall executethe appropriate measure."But with those words, Jibril's lips raised and answered. "---With only one, Proofer~?"-----------Did she manage to keep the rush from showing in herexpression? Without caring about ShuVi who only worriedabout that, Jibril continued."I confirmed that there's no reaction of Ex-Machinas within100km on all directions. So then why would the Ex-Machinawho moves in a cluster, be ableto move alone? That piques my interest~ also----" And, Jibrilcontinued with a smile like a devil."If you're "alone", then I wonder if it can be that now you can'tuse your prized monkey-actAnalyze-Replication, and so Ijudge that it's a chance for me to take the rare trophy, yourpremium~ neck, so how is it?~"ShuVi once again thought without letting it show in her voice----It was the worst.Between all the Flgels, it just had to be the most irrational andstrong one of that ridiculous race, to find her out; she had nochoice but to recognize that it was just like Riku said, aboutchances and numbers being worthless.----To think that the first card she would pull, would be aJoker of all things."Well then, I'll 'chop' your head, so please don't move.Resistance is futile, also it will spare both of us bother~ afterall for Ex-Machinas Death doesn't mean anythi---"".........I, refuse...""...----Yes? Did I hear it wrong?"----Death---- reacting to that word, ShuVi opened her mouth.The Rule 2 Riku had decided ---- No one should be allowedto die ---- there's no way I can die.Also, followingDeath---- the fear of thinking that she "willnever be able to see Riku again"---- it trampled on that desire."....I don't want to, die... I must, not---- die...."While Jibril was making a blank face, ShuVi continued."...This machine, had, its connection shut, off... defectivemachine... value, as Ex-Machina, none."----That's why."...Shall make a petition...I wish to be, overlooked..."But ShuVi, didn't notice, that she made the worst possiblechoice.She didn't understood, the "most ridiculous race's mostirrational one" in front of her that well."How surprising!... A machine that fears death!!? Not only thatbut an Ex- Machina made a petition!? On top of that it was cutoff---a defective machine, you say!? I-i-it's no longersomething like Rare 5 you know?!!""........-------""Uehe, ueheheheheee~ it's a follow up so decisive thate-,everyone would get envious right!!"Facing the Jibril that was dripping out drool, while releasing alethal killing intent, ShuVi recognized the Failure.Negotiation----If it was Riku he could've made it go well, shereally shouldn't had let go of his hand----but."...Last, warning...""Yes, please go ahead. The result won't change, so~"Making a sword made of light appear, she looked at the Jibrilwho looked ready to start coming even now."...I don't want to, die...I can't die...But if even so, you plan onkilling, then----" ShuVi announced resolute.---- Target and Self's Battle Potential, analyzing.Target---- Flgel Jibril. Battle power amount unknown ---Variability set within Flgels values.Self---- Ex-Machina ProoferAnalysis Unit. Full capacity is32% of the Combat Specialized Machine KmpferCombatUnit's output.Also, I can't utilize the Ex-Machina's greatest weapon that isthe cluster--- Machine connection inexistent.The utilizable armaments are, from within all twenty seventhousand four hundred and fifty one available for operating inthe cut-off situation, only forty seven.Calculating probability of winning----Absolutely none. But----she once again thought about Riku's words.In the Probability Theory, there's nozero----."LezingCode 1673B743E1F255 Script E Activate----Lossen----" TL Note: dutch for reading and unload,respectively.Deploying all the weapons she could at the same time----ShuViannounced."----All armaments...war potential, war tactics, war strategiesas a bet...Struggle for Life, commence.""Oya? Ex-Machina should be a race able of analyzing anddeciphering attack capacities, but..."But towards ShuVi's battle declaration, Jibril answered, whilemaking a face that would mock even a God."By any chance did youkill someone of laugh? This is anextremely unique one~" Fast decision----"Retreating Battle" ----anything but that has nochance of being victorious, that was the conclusion ShuVireached.All deployed armaments emitted ultra-high concentratedelementals in the form of particles, all at once.If a normal living being----for example an elf was to eventouch it, it would be certain death due to the amount ofelements compressed, and---"----Over Boost----!""Volatilization"----the moment it started, ShuVi disappearedfrom Jibril's vision.A super acceleration, reached by granting directivity and aexplosive impulse to the ultra-high concentrated elements. Theexplosive elements, while throwing up a huge amount ofelemental bones, and raising up a lot of dust andcontamination----easily broke through the physics wall.That's what the Ex-Machinas uses, originally being a race thatcan't use magic, a machine-like forced usage of "magic".ShuVi moved with a feature appropriate of being called InstantMovement---- but."...Don't tell me, you really don't think that you can run awayfrom me with just this, right?"Having erased distance itself through Spatial Teleport Shift,and circled around her, Jibril scorned.As if ridiculing, as if playing around--- Jibril swung down thelight blade that destroyed mountains, but.Inside her heart----ShuVi answered that question.----There's no way I could think that."---- Recht-Harnas Square Intersection---"TL Note: In dutch it would be something like straightarmor, but the kanji means Square Intersection.She pointed the ultra-high concentrated elements from theearlier acceleration, towards the upcoming light blade thatcouldn't be defended against, and volatilized it----in otherwords.That power that overcomed physics, volatilizing without anydirectivity----it became a defensive attack.By eliminating most of the ultra-high concentrated elementalboost and turning it into elemental bones, it expanded particleson the surface of the layer.Instantly, the shock and energy expanded as if gouging out theearth...----Just that had power of an scale enough to erase a small townbut---"Now that's a bother...a weapon that spreads elemental bones,you really aren't a machine gentle with the region, huh..."----Recht-Harnas---- ShuVi's defense of advanced elementalbones contamination that could extinguish most living beings,was cut off by Jibril's mere gesture as if brushing away dust,while unpleasantly commenting on it.Just as I thought, ShuVi asserted inside her heart. A Flgelnevertheless, even though they were born with the magic ofArtosh, if something like elemental bones that interfere withmagic, were to make direct contact with their materializedbody, it would become poison for them----!"But do you think that something like this is enough to dosomething to m---- huh?"Looking over at the direction the attack's blue light had cut off,Jibril felt troubled that ShuVi's figure wasn't there.Inside her heart----ShuVi once again answered that question.---- There's no way I could think that.At the same time she activated Recht-Harnas, she reactivatedOver Boost and decided on taking a certain distance.----From the beginning a simple Ex-Machine defeating a Flgelwas, almost impossible.Astronomical chances----even if a miracle occurred and itsucceeded, it would go against the RulesRiku set.Victory in a retreating battle. The victory condition, is onlyone----escape."----Lossen---- ---- Einde-Pocrifen False Epigraphy - TrueDragon Roar----!"In the past the Ex-Machina combated it---- for ShuVi who stoleRiku's homeland, it was a despicable weapon.The greatest firepower ShuVi possessed that replicatedAranreiv's strongest attack Far CryFallen Roar, would catchJibril.The storm of elemental bones that dirtied the world was blownbehind---in thecannon's mouth light started to gather.Jibril turned her eyes towards the upcoming light, and gotengulfed in that light--------,ShuVi apologized to Riku inside her heart. It was necessary tocorrect the map.---The Einde-Pocrifen attack, at the same time it hit Jibrildirectly----it changed the land.The instant it hit the target it exploded dying in red andvaporizing everything, dragging up a small scale of the crust,and with a ultra-high heat of many thousands decrees, reachedup to the horizon...Even if it's a Draconia, it's impossible to take a direct hit andend up unharmed; it has enough power to alter the form of thestars.But, ShuVi never thought it was an opponent that could bedefeated with just that."---Eensweg---!"At the same time she confirmed the blast, ShuVi activated thearmament.It was the Shift Spatial Teleport used by the Flgels and theElfs' counteraction, designed by the Ex-Machinas - "SpaceDisruptor".The hole of the broken space is literally a One-Way Street thatengulfed ShuVi's body, and closed off.If she jumps to a distance that's impossible to sense even Jibrilwouldn't give chasing.But the distance that can be jumped within Eensweg is at most100km----the same distance possible for Jibril to sense, andthat she said there was no Ex- Machinas reaction within. Ifafter the jump she intercept it again----""OYA? WHERE ARE YOU GOING?ShuVi's thoughts stopped.In the middle of 0.000046 seconds before the broken spaceclosed, a painfully insufficient time.Jibril inserted her hands in the space----and forcefully, withplain brute strength opened it, and peeked inside with her head.A voice echoing from hell, a face with a smile like of a Nohmask---- TL Note: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noh"If you want to run from me, you shouldn't use a long distancejump, but enclose me with light dust and move to outside myvision before that, ok.... ah, or do you mean that, could itreally be that,---"Repeating it on the forcefully broken space by ShuVi----she"tore it off" as if a matter of fact.ShuVi noticed an unknown emotion, instant reacted bychanging position and started running while analyzing thesituation."Did you really thought that the attack from before could evenput a scratch on me?"----Conclusion----this is a nightmare. It can't be. It can't be it can't be there's no way----!Certainly, Einde-Pocrifen doesn't reproduce Aranreiv's FarCry's destructive power perfectly. 43,7% of reproduction----that's ZweihenExamination Unit's report.But, Aranreiv is, even within the Draconia, one of the top threecrowned with the name of King.That individual, released Far Cry at the price of destroyinghimself----Even if it's 43%----"...Aren't you, underestimating me a little too much...eventhough you're just a scrap...~"Taking that "direct hit"----and being "unharmed"--------Something like that----there's no way that can be----"But for making me, need to deploy defensive magic, I shallpraise you for that."----With Jibril's words, ShuVi doubted her sensors havingheard such a irregularity.A Flgel, its body by itself is a race of magic born from ArtoshGod of War.That's why something called defensive magic, a technique thatprotects oneself----is constantly being deployed.That's exactly why she calculated that Einde-Pocrifen couldpierce through. But this Flgel----no.Reconfirmation----this being should no longer be evencategorized as a Flgel. This Irregular...Jibril...By "doubting" the protection received by Artosh----shedeployed an even stronger defense.That's not an action of a Flgel. It's impossible. Thisindividual----can't even be predicted anymo----"For the sake of bringing back your head, I held back "all Icould" but Ichanged my mind."------What did this, Irregular, just said? She said that she heldback?"I don't know whether, there's something called brain in you ornot, but..."Towards ShuVi who was making a blank face, she grabbed herskirt and raised it a little while slightly lowering her head, as ifbowing.Closed her fists, and with a face like steel, but like an angel,and like a devil... "It seems like this has been wearing out for alittle too long. Let's cool you downa little----forever."The next thing she could confirm, was her right arm beingblown away. Correction. That wasn't correct.ShuVi Analysis Unit----The machine with the greatestspecialization in recognition ability within the Ex-Machina,couldn't even notice a single thing.The most that could be confirmed was only the damage reportsaying Right arm lost.Without even being allowed to understand what was done toher, her battle capacity was stolen----but."...Oya. I targeted the entire body but----did my hand slip?" Isthis what Riku----humans call Intuition?She noticed later that by taking such an evasive action thatignored logics she barely managed to avoid being heavilydamaged."......I wonder why, I have a weird feeling..."There's no way ShuVi could've knew, but Jibril started holdinga certain conviction.It was just a Ex-Machina, also just one Proofer, yet it wassurpassing my attacks?----Why it was taking action alone----What did it possess thatsurpassed her own attacks-----The interest hasn't died out but----Jibril said in a low tone,enough to ShuVi too perceive,"I have a bad feeling about you. It's about time I scrapped youlike it how should be, and bury you in the earth withoutquestions."Through the words that were as if they carried compressedkilling intent, once again ShuVi understood.There's no zero in Probability Theory. While believing inRiku, and betting against the cool chances of going to Nirvanain this engagement, she aimed for an escape.But, after things went this far, even the fact about things notbeing about Probability Theory became something unrelated.Against this monsterIrregular----something like escaping,even surviving, was impossible, no matter what logic - orreasoning used to the extreme. And the one who concluded thatwas nothing else but the involuntary reasoning that ignoreslogic called Intuition.----But----even so, as ShuVi wiped away her thoughts.----Even so----it was necessary to win.The one who should be an agglomeration of logic, ShuVi,clearly recognized that....I don't want to, die... I'm scared, of...dying...Riku! I'll beunable to see Riku again.That fact made her have an illusion, as if her thoughts circuithad frozen, and reminded her of something----somethingbeyond that.Something Riku----something her husband----something hiscompanions, something the ghosts-Got the skin burned and the insides charred out, and bettedeverything seeking----a single one victory.......because of...ShuVi's, miss...becoming somethinglike...defeat---- I can't accept it. Definitely----there's no wayI can accept it!!----Then, what should be done.----In this situation----for victory, what should be done----while thinking so fast that even time seemed to stop, shethought of one "hand" to play.Thinking of Riku it would be the worst method possible.It would bring him the worst sensation, as if being crushed byhis own self- hatred.Even so----for me who brought up this situation of certaindefeat----it's the sole victory chance I can bet on----Then----Machine Identification number c207Pr4f57t9----Reconnection Request towards bercluster Ein-ConnectedUnits' First-In-Command Unit"Communication"----I talk towards the Ex-Machina from thecluster that once excommunicated me from the link.----There was no answer.While Jibril was once again materializing the light, with eyesthat said "the next won't miss",Reconnection Request! LifeHeart's analysis completed,there's no time----"Sharing"----please, the reconnection!----After the small time that seemed like an eternity----acommunication got through.c207Pr4f57t9, you are permanently excommunicated fromthe link. The request has been denied.Even with the nearing sound of death, ShuVi stillcommunicated as if roaring.Rejecting request's denial! Data sharing's transfer toEintihiCommander of All Connected Units is stronglyrequested! ber-Ein, that includes all kinds of reports towardsthe Proofer Eintihi too, you should have no authority forrejecting the transference!!TL Note: It's written -lit. "Aintsihi", so I left itas Eintihi. He is a Proofer with the position of Commander.The rebuke towards the cluster's BepherCommand Unit----notonly that, but towards ShuVi's insistence too----there was noanswer.But ShuVi in frustration, she continued the communicationeven as she yelled.ber-Ein... no, retract that... BLOCKHEAD!!---------------In truth, I don't want to hand it over to anyone!...Thesefeelings...belongs to, ShuVi.----I like Riku. I don't want to separate from him; I got so muchof it from Riku that I can't keep it inside, all thoseerrorsHeart.I decided that I don't want to hand it over to anyone. Because----"it's embarrassing"...."It belongs to ShuVi"----! To Hand that over----!!...I'm saying that...I'll hand it over!! Understand, what itmeans already...IDIOT!!!----Because, besides that, there's no other method.Besides that, she couldn't think of any other way of undoingher miss, and allowing Riku to be victorious.Forget even that it's a communication. That's why----ShuVi lether voice out in a yell."....Stop talking, about the small stuff!!Carry on----THOSEFEELINGS!!!"..........---------,c207Pr4f57t9. As expected you are broken.....I, know!You're contradicting. You're collapsing. Yet you areoperating. It's irregular. It's wrong...That too, I, know!That's why.I judge that you are important sample data.----Instantly. The connection that was cut off----she felt beingrelinked to the cluster.It's been a few years----having the sensations shared with fourhundred and thirty seven machines, she included--- that feelingcame back.I judge that you are a special case. Data sharing----commencing.The original, sensation as a Ex-Machina----cluster. Several asone colony. Shared thoughts.Now that was----the sensation of having everything inside thehead being looked through without reservation, was terriblydisgusting.Even so, right now, it's necessary----having concluded that,ShuVi shook her head.Now, until the sharing is complete, actions associated to yourdamaging are----Forbidden----and the communication that was to continue likethat, after examining the current situation----had the words cutoff.Now that she was reconnected, all machines of the berclusterthat she belonged to understood the current situation.----The exterminating enemy. The Flgel's strongestindividual----Jibril.And the single machine that's opposing it, the fact that it's stilloperating made all machines sense errors.At that reaction, ShuVi laughed, thinking that she couldn't waituntil the sharing is completed.Because that error itself----is one emotion called surprise.Isn't that right? Thinking logically, the opponent isJibrilIrregular of all things.A Flgel and----a single Proofer machine having a battle, thatsituation by itself----it's impossible right?----But that's reality. That's what the Heart received fromRiku indicated---- Making a impossibility possible, the oneend of that undeniable fact.----Situation understood. c207Pr4f57t9----All armamentspossessed within the Ex-Machina's unrestricted useauthorized.The weapons possessed within the Ex-Machina----thedeploying network of all twenty-seven thousand four hundredand fifty one armaments have been released.Use every kind of armament and firepower on battle, anduntil the sharing is completed "obliteration" is forbidden.----At such a time, if it was a human----someone who had asoul, then it would say something like this right...."Don't die"....won't you, say it...?ber-Ein won't understand. What difference in meaning couldthere be between obliteration and death----but----Until the sharing is completed, "don't die", this is a order andI won't approve rejection. Aus.TL Note: Aus is german for over, as in ending atransmission.Sensing feedback in that answer, ShuVi thought----surely youwould understand.She raised her head, and what reflected in her eyes was theoncoming death---- Jibril, and.----The message Four minutes and eleven seconds----untilthe sharing is complete.She wondered if there was something wrong. No matter whichdata was it, the sharing never took more than three seconds---Thinking that, but ShuVi shook her head and consented. It'sobvious----since it's the sharing of the Heart.The huge amount of thoughts, feelings, sensations andmemories that couldn't be kept inside, received from Riku.No matter what armament, battle plans, information, it wasmuch----much, much more heavier.Riku's face surfaced on her mind, and ShuVi sadly smiled----this is a game.Four minutes and eleven seconds, in other words two hundredfifty one seconds, that's the amount of time that she mustsurvive, from the death incarnated that is Jibril.If she can stay alive until the time limit she wins, and if shedies she lose. It's...the kind of game that Riku hates the most."...Those feelings, heart...born, from a machine...the life Ireceived, all of it-------I'll bet it all--- on those two hundred fifty one seconds---!!"----ALLES-LOSSEN----!"TL Note: dutch for "unload all".All the armaments, all firepower, all tactics possessed withinthe Ex-Machina got deployed at the same time to its limit.Those tools that were made solely for the sake of massacringand destroying, brought on by fools----giant wings of steelspread."---Oya, are you planning on alluring me?...I couldn't ask formore~"While saying that Jibril once again----as if releasing lightspread the giant wings----and laughed.Flgel's Irregular Individual Jibril. Her combat abilities areeven now an unknown value.It has been concluded that, even while using all of ExMachina'sarmaments, defeating her alone is impossible.Possibility of existence's time limit----estimation impossible.----But, there's no problem, ShuVi nodded."----Vorm...Versus Unknown Combat Algorithm----Activate." TL Note: vorm is dutch for form/shape/build.After saying that and giving out what she built, she could feelthe cluster receiving errors.ShuVi thought----why get surprised. If the opponent isunknown, then it's all about hypothesizing everything that youcouldn't hypothesize.Don't try to understand. Don't try to plan it out. Believe in yoursensations and move----just that alone.Survive the Death in front of her eyes for two hundred fiftyone seconds. The logic theory asks----can you do it?The error emotion replies----it's a foolish question.Humans have been surviving for a time close to an eternity----under worse conditions.Compared to that, what would even four minutes or fiveminutes be----!! "..."ShuVi"...""Yes?""Name, I haven't...said it..."----That's, "me"... what Riku gave me, an important and dear---- me name. After looking doubtful for an instant, Jibril madea small bow, and answered. "Is that so. I am Jibril, nice to beacquaintance with you----and" "Goodbye." Standing in a land that was like a cataclysm had run through it,"...A mere doll cornering me to this point...you have the nerve."It's just an Ex-Machina, a single Proofer machine, yet beingunable to destroy it, that made Jibril speak with anger."......I won't, die----I can't, die...yet...----!"ShuVi moved, overcoming the limits. Turning the membersinto plasma, she released a white pulsating light.Unable neither to react nor to sense, inside Jibril's storm ofattacks, she stood painfully.By making full use of the Ex-Machina's every armament, andeverything taught by Riku humans, she struggled againstdeath.----Don't stand in your opponent's stage; definitely don't handover the spotlight.----Make your opponent get careless; make them understandthat you are a worthless opponent.----Make your opponent be wary, make them have the illusionthat you're not an opponent that will make a careless move.----Don't provoke your opponent; if you just invite him you'llbe able to see the result----Against an attack which you can't react to you should justpredict it beforehand. If you can't even imagine then youshould just reference----And then evade by a single hair-width of distance, handling,offsetting---- trembling anger overcame Jibril's amusement.The Ex-Machinas of the cluster already had their understandingfail, and now are just calling it an error.But----what the fully-wounded body of ShuVi was seeing, wasonly the few numbers displayed in her vision.----Seventy-two seconds. ...Hey...Riku...I wonder,why...When holding hands together with Riku, the time seemed likeone hour felt like an instant, but----Without being able to perfectly handle Jibril's attack, the rightabdomen got blown away.----Fifty one seconds....Riku... right now, one second, feels like an eternity...youknow...The light blast released once again by Jibril, when it was aboutto explode on the left hand,"-----!!? Lossen----Eensweg !!"Because of the unbelievable speed that ShuVi openedEensweg, the light that was deflected,Pierced not the left arm----but the chest."----Finally you committed a miss-like mistake...you reallygave me trouble." Towards Jibril's voice, ShuVi looked aboveto the sky and asked---- "...Miss...?...what are you talkingabout, I wonder..."Certainly now moving is impossible, and with this hermovements were completely sealed off.But, ShuVi smiled as she moved her gaze. Left hand----towards the ring finger---- She protected, the glimmeringring.........---------"...Goodbye, though----I humbly "apologize" for calling youscrap."By her look, Jibril seemed to feel something----but ShuVi hadno way of knowing.*dokun!*----. A strong pulsation of elements was born as ifthat by itself was an attack.And above ShuVi who tumbled on the ground without any wayto do anything, highly on the sky.With the light halo as the center----like a giant painting, Jibrilsaid while spreading both of her arms----"You, are a "threat" that must definitely be eliminated here----Irecognize that you are worthy of being calledEnemy."TL note: in the "you"anata, she says "Anata-sama". -sama isa suffix of respect.It couldn't be compared to the mechanic elements that thesoldiers of Ex- Machina used.From the air, from the stars, the forcefully drawn elements----concentrated, compressed and condensed.The shining elements----wavered in Jibril's both hands, and anunstable spear appeared.-----------Air Strike-----Without any room for doubt, the Flgel's body's entire innerworkings changed into a connection nerve, sucked power fromthe Elemental Circuit's Power Flow Source and threw it----literally, the Flgels' greatest and strongest attack.The Ex-Machinas also have a weapon with the workings of theAir Strike. Even for ShuVi too it wasn't the first time seeingit.But on Jibril's case that was---- that swirling power,That Air Strike was, beyond the data, beyond any knowledge----the difference in the numbers was too great.ShuVi regretfully, sadly dropped her expression.----Irregular Jibril----as expected, nothing could be do----Sha,ring....Com,plete.Because of the influence of the giant amount of power swirlingabove her head, sound got mixed in----the communicationarrived.----...about time,Since when----she didn't notice.c207Pr4f57t9 reviewed---- "PlayerLegacy Unit ShuVi"...What was displayed in her view was a---- SharingComplete message,You're allowed to rest and leave everything else to "us"----have good dreams.----While the Air Strike poured down, seeing Jibril's face----ShuVi laughed.----This game---- it's ShuVi's victory, you know..."----------?"Jibril's expression looked like she felt an uncomfortablefeeling, but ShuVi looked away from her face and raised herlast voice."----Lossen----Keine Eintrag----!!"TL Note: Keine Eintrag is the german for no entry.----Protecting against that Air Strike is impossible.Just like Jibril said, she would become scrap without question...a way to overturn that, doesn't exist.But with Keine Eintrag's full output, if it's just diverting thetrajectory for "one half and twelve millimeters"----she shouldbe able to protect it....From all the things she received, from Riku, this ring alone....The Heart she received from Riku, announced that the unjustand unreasonable, absolute power was pouring down.The direct hit would cause----this body, thoughts too, after atenth of seconds, to disappear from this world----......But, why is it.The upcoming Jibril's Air Strike, felt terribly slow.Sensing the thoughts' irregular acceleration----is this what thehumans call, the revolving lantern, she wondered.TL Note: she say soumatou = which means revolvinglantern. I don't know how it's relevant, but she must be talkingabout that sensation of time slowing down before an accidentor the likes.ShuVi thought----why, did it become like this.The accelerated thoughts, instantly pointed the answer. It's notlike it was necessary; it was a really simple talk....Riku...ShuVi, as expected...if Riku isn't here...can't doanything...----Yet she still thought that she could do the Eensweg'ssettings alone, that there was no need to expose Riku to danger.That excess of confidence, brought on this result----as expectedRiku was right.If it was Riku then probably----no, definitely. He would be ableto avoid Jibril and prevent a battle----I can be sure of that.Why did she let go of Riku's hand. Even though she haddecided that she wouldn't doubt him anymore.She was told to always stay by his side. She shouldn't have leftRiku's side for even a second......I'm, sorry...Riku...even so, I left you...the last hand...so...She knew, that Riku definitely would not be satisfied with it.----But, she also knew that Riku wouldn't refuse it. She knewhow much it'll be painful for him, and yet.He can't reject it; she knew that so well that it hurt her, and yet.----I'm sorry, Corona Onee-chan----ShuVi----until the veryend--------I couldn't become----"a wonderful bride", you see...----Even, so----"...Riku...hey, Riku..."She called the one who wasn't here, she called the name of herhusband. Her capacity to produce voice was long broken. Itdidn't even become a sound. There's no way it would reach;even so, she must say it no matter what."...ShuVi...finally...understood...you see?"She remembered, that there was a word she never once said."...ShuVi...having met Riku----was really...happy..."Now----since she finally, understood it clearly. "...Next time...Iwon't go away, never again...""...I, really... love... you--------........ Mountains----and even the sky covered by dust was pierced bythe Air Strike, and was now finally ceasing."...Haa...haa.........haa-----!"Due to the overuse of power, the lack of elements caused her tobe unable to maintain her natural shape----- her appearanceturned into that of a young child.Jibril held her breath and descended, into the place where herEnemy lost her form and appearance."...Aah~...really...with this there was not even any merit indoing all that..."----For starters, that was a battle that started just because shewanted the head of an Ex-Machina that was taking actionalone.Because of its unique actions, her desire for its head increasedeven more---- and the result was Air Strike.Jibril was assaulted by a trembling whose meaning is unknowneven to her---- Her instincts told her that that machine was aenemy that must be destroyed.But, after standing calmly and looking back----she wondered."...I didn't got the head, all parts were blown away, and thisform..."Saying that, after looking down at herself who regressed to ayoung child, Jibril released a long sigh."Haa~...I should report to Azriel-senpai, at least that there wasa weird Ex- Machina----it would be good if that muscle brainwith a flower garden in it, get even at the very least themeaning of making me use Air Strike..."But----after once again looking down at herself who regressedto a young child, she whispered with a headache."If I stand in front of senpai with this appearance...she won't letgo of me, right..."The small Flgel, started flying towards the horizon whiletroublingly flapping its wings.----Small. Without noticing, a too small silver circle shining----... The game is over, ShuVi is dead.After receiving the ghosts's report and acting firmly,returning to the room was the limit.Opposed to him was the empty table, he moved the piecesalone where he and ShuVi played chess together many times.In a very, very far away past, just like he did when he was achild. The game that he definitely couldn't win----While moving the pieces he looked to the empty seat in front ofhim.Even if his sanity is questioned, it can't be helped if it can beseen----As expected it was there just like it was in the past.A young boy with a fearless smile----the one who ShuVi saidthat she believed, the God of Games was there."Hey...why, can't I win, I wonder..."Towards the young boy who definitely wouldn't answer, hecontinued asking."I thought that this time I'll definitely win...together withShuVi----with everyone, I thought I could win."----Rule 2No one should be allowed to die.----Rule 6Anything that opposes the above, shall beconsidered a defeat. "Why, can't I win----I wonderrrr...!"That's right, from the point that it opposed this game is over-----once again, I lost.Even more when ShuVi-----"What...was lacking...tell me-----!! Hey, you are there right!!?"Riku asked towards the void so seriously, that if there wassomeone looking, surely he wouldn't be able to help but thinkthat he finally became crazy.He yelled towards the young boy sitting opposed to him-----towards the God of Games.The young boy didn't answer. But----it felt like he erased hissmile, and lowered his head."Hey I'm begging you...only once, am I not allowed a victory,not even once? Then----""THEN WHY----DID YOU GIVE ME HUMANS AHEART?!!"----The heart that ShuVi longed for, and she opened.But now, without being able to see any meaning in it, and withhis body creaking, Riku screamed."I don't know which damn God created humans, but! If it's tobe in this world just to lose lose and keep on losing andpatiently being killed and mourn just to lose again----then whythe hell something like a heart exists, answer meeee!!!"After yelling as if clinging to it with a staggering body----"Hey, you are there right, I don't know who you are but, pleaseanswer me----I'm begging you...!"----There, was no answer.It's not like he expected an answer in the end, but his body wasall battered from the start.While breaking down, after his yelling scattered and falling asif leaning on the back of the chair, he gazed at the force map.-----The situation was vaguely being sorted.Making all races be cautious of each other, and creating thescenario of Artosh Camp versus the rest was a success.But "originally as planned"----one of them would definitely,plan out a preemptive strike.----If the plan is made by the coalition first, it'll be a stalemateuntil the Elf Alliance and Dwarf Alliance find a method tonullify each other's trump cards, the Arka-shi-anse andZuibaku.Even if they keep on watching for a long time, within ten yearsthe complete collision will start, and the Artosh Camp surelywill lose.And in the returning blade, this time it'll be the Elf and Dwarfshooting each other----until this one or that one perishes.----If the preemptive strike comes from Artosh's Side then, howit will be.Now Artosh Camp is in an advantageous position----becausethey possess the Divine Strike. But the coalition won't takea formation that will make them perish with a single DivineStrike too. And Artosh who overused its power will betemporary weakened----and will result in him using the powerof Avant-Heim to battle. That's what the coalition istargeting.No matter how much of a powerful Phantasma it is, Ark-shienseis a Phantasma Slayer, and Zuibaku is a Old Deus Slayer.If the preemptive strike comes from the Artosh Camp thenthere's no chance of victory for Artosh.----Or so the coalition is being made to think, but the realityis different. Artosh's Divine Strike is----a measure to invitethe entire force's full fire power.That's why the result is the Artosh Camp and the coalition's----mutual destruction.In other words there's no way a victory will come out fromthe preemptive strike of the Artosh Camp.At the longest----ten years...the war will stop.----ten years. That's right, it's ten years.That's what the one hundred and seventy-nine ghosts, beteverything, abandoned everything but their life for----and then.That's what he gained by losing ShuVi, at most, even if youlook on the long term, merely ten years of stalemate.Suddenly, he felt that he heard someone saying.----Ten years of peace. Isn't it enough? Isn't it more like, youdid really well? "........"-----With only a human body, against a God, you made himstop the war for ten years you know?"......."----Isn't it enough. Isn't it more than enough. More like, it'smore than good enough you know.--------I think it's worthy of being called a victory you---- "-----...... are you screwing up with me?"Was that someone else's voice, or his own's inner excuse?Whichever it may be, Riku roared----with a voice that seemedas if his throat was exploding."Risking everything the humans had! Losing ShuVi!! Merelyfor some trifling peace of a transient time like ten years andyou say it's worth of being called a victory!!? And what aboutafter that!? It will be a world of living in fear of death onceagain are you half asleep!!! It doesn't become even a draw----the scale hasn't equaled up even by a little!!"..........The only answer was the silence, and the young boy he sawuntil a little before too, was no longer there----"...haha, I'm, really no good already, right..."Neither ShuVi nor Coron is by his side, and the game too,already ended.Then----there's no more need of acting strong, right.After smiling bitterly and recognizing it----aah that's right, theentire body hurts.The skin contaminated by the elemental bones, gives anincessantly pain. He can't even remember anymore when it wasthe last time that he was able sleep soundly. Even drinkingjust water alone is enough to feel the throat burning. Hisnarrowed view too, if he loses focus he feels like it will closeup for the eternity that way.----Aah that's right. I recognize it...once again----I lost.In the end it was a life that I wasn't able to win even once----I'm already tired of it.If ShuVi was here, I thought that I could go on living even onsuch a world.By talking with ShuVi, by seeing her face, by holding herhands; even this pain would be forgotten.----Suddenly, he remembered ShuVi's words....I won't, let you die...Riku will...live...until ShuVi, dies...Aah that's right. If ShuVi died then, it's already fine right?Just lean the back on the chair and leave the body to it, releasethe strength from the muscles and in this way.... as ifsleeping...come...---------........"----WillerOne with Will Riku."TL Note: It is written lit. Shupiiraa, but thekanji reads one with will, which is eine mit willen ingerman. So I kept it as Willer, which seemed moreappropriate.The falling consciousness was called back on the spot, alongthe soul that was falling along with it.He sluggishly turned around, towards the familiar, yet unheard----somehow mechanic-like voice.A black, shadow-like robed figure was standing there; wheredid he enter from and since when he was there?"......Who are you?"-----What are you, he won't ask.There isn't even a need to ask. What he saw from the gaps inthe robe spoke vividly.A body of machines----it's not ShuVi----an Ex-Machina."...I don't have a name but, going by what I'm called----I shallname myself EintihiCommander of All Connected Units."What business do you have----when Riku was about to ask thatwhile being cautious,"----I came to fulfill the legacy, entrusted by PlayerLegacyUnit ShuVi."Being anticipated, the Ex-Machina man----Eintihi said that,and extended his hand.After receiving what was given out----Riku silently, stiffened.A small silver circle. Dirtied, and distorted----but undoubtedlyShuVi's ring---- "----Willer Riku, still, hasn't lost yet.""...Wha,t?"Towards the still silent Riku, the Ex-Machina man----Eintihitold indifferently."---- ----In the Rules Willer Riku developed, the fact the lossof a tool won't be accepted is not included."----Instantly, Riku clenched his fist as if wanting to punch thatface.My wife----ShuVi----referring to her as a tool, you really havethe nerve I like it. Be it an Ex-Machina or whatever I don't carebut this guy alone----!!While swinging his fists like that, in the clenched fist----thesensation inside it made his body freeze.Eintihi said, entrusted legacy.In the ring entrusted to Riku, its contents spoke shortly.---- "Think like that". If he thought like that----"If I think like that----the fact of having lost because of ShuVi'sdefeat, will disappear...you mean?"..................don't screw with me.For Riku who said that while looking downwards, Eintihi said."----Recorded Message *Check*...Riku...the rest, I'm countingon you-------- Over.""...Is that, all?""---------------------------------That's right."Riku who was smiling bitterly moved his vision, and onceagain saw the figure of the young boy in the empty seat.The young boy's mouth moved----"The game isn't over, yet."----he said. "Haha...that's cruel, ShuVi...that play was too cruel..."Riku let out a empty laugh elevating to the sky, as if bearing upwith something.----Aah, as expected a heartis too unpleasant, ShuVi. Why didyou, long for such a thing......You would entrust such a role of all things to me----That weakness was almost leaking out, but Riku barelymanaged to swallow it. And then after he gripped the ring----Riku recited, the long forgotten incantation.If that is ShuVi's Legacy...the wish from ShuVi's heart,then.If ShuVi said that, it is the sole method left, to stand up againfrom back foot then----As the husband I can't help but believe and answer itright...even if it's painful enough to break down.----ShuVi who entrusted me this wish. She must've held a selfhatredeven greater than this.That's why I dared to do it----to what ShuVi broke.In the end, just one more time----I'll cast it, really firmly.----------, ------------- *click*.Chapter 5 - 10=EtherealnessNyaha~, Jii-chan is a worrier nya~While laughing like that the Flgel's eldest sister----the FirstUnit Azriel flew as if bouncing.Jii-chan gets irritated easily nya~...but! That too is also cutenyaa~!! A small Jii-chan too is really cute nyaa~... haa... therestoration spell is so unpleasant nya.Arziel intentionally favored the outermost number----Jibril,who was currently the youngest sister.Jibril whose actions couldn't be read, was trackless, and freelyuninhibited, would go out alone, and return after subduing evena Draconia.Such erratic objective and reason, no one could guess it.But, that too was part of the imperfection given by theMaster, and as such it was considered especially adorable.----Although, the Jibril in question considered that to begenuinely annoying.Taking the enormous power the Flgels possess, and putting itall in a single strike and releasing it----that's the Air Strike.After Jibril used that, and returned home in the form of a youngchild, Azriel kept rubbing Jibril's cheeks for an entire week.After she finally snapped Jibril requested for the restorationspell----to recover her lost power, and is currently with herfunctions on hold.Honestly, the natural recovery----would take fifty years, thoughAzriel even thought that it was fine to wait------------............After returning to the area of the throne, Azriel folded herwings, lowered her light halo, and slowly kneeled.How is Jibril Outermost Individual?The one relaxing in the supreme seat, is a man exposing sturdymuscles like boulders----The strongest God and War God, the creator of the Flgels----Old Deus Artosh.A gigantic build which is many times our own. A black beardstiff like steel hanging out, and bearing on the back eighteenwings just like as if wearing a mantle. With deep carvedfeatures, just by being looked down by those sharp goldeneyes,Azriel felt like her brain had gone numb.But, Azriel knows. Even with that greatness she couldn't helpbut hold fascination and awe.She herself is a fragment of the creator, a single drop in thegreat ocean, nothing more than a slight representation of themighty power.She engaged an Ex-Machina during her solo campaign, anddue to the wear of the use of Air Strikeshe's currently underthe restoration spell, my Lord.Azriel reported reverently as if praying, but honestly is was astory whose meaning was completely unclear.It was just an ironscrap crawling around----It was just garbagethat could be an eyesore if it's in a group.The one who turned laying the hands on them into a taboo wasAzriel herself, but that wasn't because she felt that it was athreat.It was just because, she extremely disliked having the powerbestowed upon them by the Lord being poorly imitated.If they went with all the Flgels, they could annihilate thatbunch of iron scrap without giving them time for even a singleone reaction.----Even though, it was supposed to be like that.There's the true meaning of Jibril----who poured down a fullypoweredAir Strikeon a single one of those scraps.----I see. Kuku, I see----The Lord laughed highly as if knowing something, but Arzieldidn't understand that divine meaning either.The Lord doesn't talk much. Therefore she couldn't guess theheart of the Lord.----No, she thought and felt ashamed at her own arrogance.It was the height of disrespect, someone like her wanting toguess the profound Lord's, heart of a God.The Lord is the strongest. The Lord is the pinnacle. Thestrongest God, War God Artosh----the King amongst theKings.The greatest one----the Lord who has the concept of War ashis roots possess no enemies. It's because he is the strongestthat he is therefore the strongest.But for Azriel, it has been a while since she saw the Lord withthat look----with an ongoing ferocious grin.How many thousands, how many tens of thousands years, theLord has wistfully, seated lazily on his throne while onlysupporting his cheek----And now----he looks so cheerful that anyone at his side can seeit just by looking.It's so close---finally, the one who will be the murderer ofmine seems to have appeared.At those words Azriel swallowed her breath, no way, sheanswered while she flinched her eyebrows.On this land, the one can match myself doesn't exist.At the Lord's melancholy, Azriel too only knew the reason forthat----the Lord is the God of War.----War is in other words, killing each other.Compete, struggle, kill and be killed, by risking that life anddeath, polish one'sown existence and soul.That exchange that continues in a circle itself, was the conceptthat gave birth to the Lord, and was his essence.That's why the Lord stands in the battlefield, and call in killingintents.Hate, be angered, rebel, risk your ephemeral life, to the limit ofthe wisdom, and foolishly challenge me.All of that----it's exactly because it'll be trampled upon with aoverwhelming power----that he is, therefore, the Strongest.He is the one who spread weapons on the world, and representsthe power and law. The one who defines strongest, that is whatthe Lord is....But, a one-sided massacre----can't be called War. Which iswhy----the Lord sank in the eternal boredom.The strongest challenged by no one...what meaning is therein it?And instantly, the Lord erased the smile and looked down atthe lower bounds with a cold glare----it was on that moment. ----All Kmpfers Combat Units, Himea-Pocrifen FalseEpigraphy Air Strike----Lossen----It was right behind, the Phantasma Avant-Heim who swamthrough the sky.----Aim Correcting Deviations Fixed--------Don't killok?Jawohl!TL Note: Jawohl is german for yes/understood/affirmative.Immediately after, a historical volley that affected the destinyof the star----more than one thousand and two hundreds AirStrikes were shot.And from behind the Avant-Heim----the Coalition wasbombarded. Abruptly----towards the flash of light that burned the sky, andthe land, Azriel screamed.W-w-what-nyaaa!? Right now, did someone shot a AirStrike-nya!? I-it's unclear! There's also no response fromwithin the Avant-Heim----The Flgels who were packing in the area of the throne were inturmoil, and moved about in confusion.One would deploy search magic; one would use Shift and flyout to the outside sky.In the middle of that, Azriel suddenly, remembered Jibril'swords.It acted alone, it made bizarre movements, and made Jibril useeven the Air Strike--------Ex-Machina...monkey act is their trash of special skill...What did this action brought on. It'll be seen as an preemptivestrike from our side----a complete collision.Nyaha~, you're really underestimating us-nyaa, your bunchof scraps...!!Azriel who understood the situation let out an ominous smile,and threw out instructions in rapid-succession.Rafiel-chan, along with a group of nine wings, intercepts anyaviation that looks like it may shoot the Dwarfs' Zuibaku,without letting a single one escape-nya. Sarakiel-chan willbring all the wings from ten until eighteen and go to the Elfs atthe fastest----Ku----kuku----kuhahahaha!!With that voice, at the same time that incredible laugh echoed,all Flgels stopped in their tracks."Hahaha!! I see, "you" are the one who will be the murderer ofmine. It wasunexpectedly fast hahaha!! ! !"Towards the lord who continued to laugh and made evenAvant-Heim tremble, Azrael fearfully said."W-with all respect, but there's no way those mere ExMachinascould destroy the Lord----"But as expected just like always, the Lord----doesn't talk much.Was it a God's insight, or was it the competence of a War God,he spoke as if---- no, as a fact that he knew everything."Ex-Machina? "What are you talking about"?"With that single sentence he cut off Azrael's thoughts, and theLord laughed.Or maybe it was just like he knew, as if welcoming somethingthat he had long awaited for----he looked at the horizon."Indeed it makes sense that the one who will oppose myselfwho is the Strongest would be the Weakest----Isn't that so,"wolf"?"TL Note: for those who didn't get it, remember what Riku saidin chapter 3? About how "there's a talking wolf inducing thesituation of the war"...That's right----after weaving the words, the Lord raised hisright arm.With just that----with only that the Avant-Heim trembled, thespace, and the time groaned.Between the Flgels lined up in that place, a small scream-likevoice was raised. The Lord, announced.All hands----on your positions.What those few words that erased Azriel's instructions meantwas, only a single thing.----The God of War, the strongest God, the King amidst anyand all Kings, the Lord's----full power.It would gather the Air Strikes from all fragments that are theFlgels and bundle them all together and release, one strikemade of countless unrivaled and directed absolutely groundbreakingattacks.----Divine Strike----W-with all respect my Lord, that bunch of toys are surelytargeting this-nya!?Make him fire the Divine Strikethrough the engagement withthe coalition, and imitate-replicate it was the Ex-Machinas'objectives.To Azriel who appealed like that the Lord spoke, with anarrogance only allowed for him.So what about it.With the pair of ferocious golden-eyes looking withanticipation, Azriel stood up like she was hit by a lightningbolt.The Lord is the strongest God King, and we are itssubordinates.The Lord is absolute. The Lord is the strongest. The strong is inother words the Lord, and the weak is in other words----everything else besides the Lord.If the weak employ plans with cheap tricks, what should bedone by the strong, by the King, by the God, by the Lord----?Feeling ashamed of herself who forgot that for an instant,Azriel yelled.All Flgels----prepare the Divine Strike----entrusteverything to Artosh-sama- nya!Just like Azriel a few moments ago, there were ones whohesitated by being concerned about the Ex-Machinas'imitation----The Lord doesn't talk. But the divine intention loaded in thatferocious grin, was spoken through Azriel.The Lord is the strongest----unmatched between the heavensand earth! Then!! In front of the cheap tricks and foolish plansemployed by the weaks, what isthere to fear, what is there to hesitate, what is there to doubtnya!!Reacting to Azriel's words, the Flgels gathered andmade their wings flow.Rejoice the hatred, devour the wrath, allow the rebellion!The one who loves that foolishness is the Lord, the Lord whocreated the Flgels----the Sole King, the embodiment of thestrongest, offer those wings for the decision of the Lord, andit'll be shown-nya!For those ignorant who dont know what the Lord is----That as long as you feel like it----just trample on everything,that is what it means to be the strong!!While the Flgels released the power they possessed, the Lorddeepened his satisfied smile.And then he announced, with a silent voice that made theheavens and earth tremble.Bunch of small fry Machines and Elfs and Dwarfs andDragons, bunch of fools who declares themselves Gods beforeme----there are no particulars.No matter what it may be, in the end all of them are nothingbut small fry.All things in the universe, anything in the heavens or earth,when facing a power that destroys everything universally,everything altogether shall return to ashes.----That was, the decision of the War God Artosh who is thestrongest and the King God of the world.All the Flgels, were pouring down all their elements which isthe Air Strike, on the raised arm of the Lord.But as expected, Azriel couldn't guess the heart of the Lord.While the laws of the universe lamented, and the order of thestars distorted with that arm as the center----I was tired of waiting, my Natural Enemy.She surely heard, the small murmur of the Lord, but thatmeaning was evennow----If being broken by the weak is the destiny of the strong then,sure enough the strongest is the Essence of mine right.The power will manifest, the method will show, and thestrongest will define.In the right arm of the Lord, a Power Law that no one inthis world could do anything about it, was being gathered.Without even standing up from the throne, as expected the leftarm was supporting his cheek, and his ferocious grin collapsed.He expanded the shining stark white wings of light, and alongwith the glee that filled his chest, the Lord----said.In any case----concluding today, I will know the eternalquestion of mine. Sink Nirvalein cursed herself from a few minutes ago forrejoicing for even an instant.At the view in front of her eyes, before the upcoming stormthat would bring an end to the world----a question whichmustn't be thought of was born....Just...what, the hell, is a Old Deus...?------------............The coalition fleet deployed surrounding the Artosh camp----was suddenly bombarded with Air Strikes.Sink, instantly found out that it wasn't an attack from theFlgels, and gave corresponding orders to the Elf Alliance.Clearly----the elemental reaction was wrong. It's also becausethat even with those Air Strikes there were no deaths.And above all that there was no meaning for the ArtoshCamp to bombard with Air Strike. If he was going to fire thenit would be the Divine Strike----theopponent should also know that anything besides that won'tbecome an effective attack on the Coalition.Therefore she was able to find out----for Sink who knew aboutthe Ghost of that day, that it was an false attack for the sakeof making a surprise attack against the War God, under theguise of the preemptive strike from the Artosh Camp, in orderto grant this side time to make a preemptive attack with thegreatest firepower.Sink quickly ordered all fleets of the Elf Alliance to release thecast of all bullets of Arka-shi-anse. From the eighteen shotshalf of them were towards Artosh---- and following it was forthe sake of immediately shotting down the Dwarf Alliance.And then she received the report that the release of the cast wasalmost complete----it was on that moment.----From Avant-Heim, the representation of power flowing outfrom it that didn't stop on just being aberrant...----It was exactly a power outside logic...the divine light ofdestruction that made you sense the heavens and earth cowerswirled.Even Sink who was an Octo-Caster wasn't allowed tounderstand or guess, a power outside logic----she orderedintuitively.To the entire coalition----the Dwarf Alliance who is theirimaginary enemy included, to share all information and fleets.Though each race and each fleet used its own observationmethod to understand the situation----the report was uniformlythe same.Namely----impossible to measure.Similarly both Old Deus from the Coalition side---- ForestGod Cainasu, even the Forge God Ookein, went silent.The pulse of power that made the stars shakes. Everything ledto this place, finally everyone understood it uniformly.----Divine Strike----that power, no one could see through it atall.The Coalitionhad a unified view and promptly decided tobombard Avant-Heim with the entire firepower.In face of that, the dispute between the alliances was asecondary or a tertiary thing----it was an unquestionable powerthat convinced them that it was like that.And then----as if almost saying that, it was waiting for that --------------............The God of War let out an unmatched single attack----namelyDivine Strike.It was the trump card of the races that excelled the most inslaughter, a power that burned through one continent.Even after colliding all at once with the released DivineStrike, it was unable to offset it----that swirled.The power born from outside logic, shined brilliantly. Theraging destruction, even now it killed the heavens and earth.Arka-shi-anse----it was a spell that made the body of aPhantasma self- destruct, and forcefully releases its power. Andon top of that property, it was a power that could destroymultiples Phantasmas with a single attack. All the bullets thatthe Elfs could operate----all eighteen shots were bombarded.Along that, were all the bullets of the Dwarfs' Zuibakuthatrivaled it----twelve shots. Furthermore, eight Draconias obeyedthe contract, offered their lives and added eight shots of FarCry----Even so it doesn't stop----just what is an Old Deus!?Old Deus Artosh----I see, that power is, without a doubt a featof God.But if you say that then the creator of Arka-shi-anse and alsothe Elfs----the functioning one hundred and eighty SextusCastersunder the divine blessing of the Old Deus Cainasu,even thought that's also the same feat of God----what's thisdifference between heaven and the earth.Through the view in front of the eyes that is breaking even thestars, Sink heard Artosh's answer.----Know your place foolish bunch of garbage. Struggle.Stagger.----Know in your end that worms which crawls on the ground itdoesn't matter how much they gather together they cannotreach the heavens....After stopping and holding on to her reason that even nowseemed to be being blown away, Sink clenched her teeth andthought.Is there a way to offset this power; even understanding it isimpossible. Recognize it. This is reality.Then, this power that is swirling----after this, what will becomeof it?The clashing vortex of power from different dimensions. Eventhe breeze it produces, was a power that would volatilize evensomeone who possessed the Elemental Circuit ConnectionNerve----a power that didn't reach the understanding, basingon the law of energy flow, the result was only one.The vortex will eventually converge, diffuse, and radiate----toall directions.Notify all ships! All casters and all hands----deployKuurianse Eternal Fourth Divine Protection!! Hurry up!!An outcry flew with Sink's command, but Sink knew----that itwas useless.Twenty five years ago, the defensive spell deployed by threethousand people didn't block even the Air Strike of a singleFlgel.After having received that Sink compiled the defense----no,Kuurianse was a sealing spell.If the spell deployed is the same divine protection from the OldDeus Cainasu then, now it'll block the Air Strike.She had pride in that certainty. But----she smiled bitterly whilelooking at the vortex in front of her eyes.Against this, does it at least have the meaning of a single pieceof paper, even that is dubious...The convergence of this power, the area of influence of thediffusion and irradiation is----impossible to measure.But if you consider the area of effect of one shot of Arka-shiasethen, until a certain point it can be imagined.If you estimate extremely optimistically----it will be more thanhalf of this continent. Everything under that area, will die.This land which almost every race are gathered----with thepossible exception being Artosh, it will all be eradicated.----Great War...Star Grail...Old Deus----Essence...----Don't doubt, don't think----that's right, the thoughtsthat remained somewhere subconsciously, were blown away inthe face of the rampaging view that announced the world'sdemise, and now it showed up clearly.Old Deus Cainasu...the creator of the Elfs, the Forest God----the concept of Nature.Old Deus----prayers, wishes, are the Essence that fills theactivation condition----in other words it's the concept that obtained me.TL Note: That's not worded wrong. That's what it says. It'llonly make sense later.The concept that obtained me...? Is that really a God? ByEssence---- Just what is it----the thought were continuing onlike that, but----...Eh?The rampaging storm of extinction that reported the end of theworld was---- abruptly, deviated.The fabric that danced in mid-air wrapped around as if beingwashed away, and was flowing to the southwest direction.It divided the continent, and while everyone was dazed at thepower outside logic that was being mowed down, only Sinkfollowed it.Octo-Caster, what she saw after deploying all of it at the sametime in the very far-away horizon was----...Ex-Machina.........? Why----And then at the destination of the light that would end theworld, that divided the continent like waving a curtain.Thousands of Ex-Machinas were engulfed by it anddisappeared----Sink Nirvalein, certainly saw that.In a moment----the thought that crossed her mind----it can't be.It can't be it can't be it can't be----By making full use of toomany detailed spells that burned through the Elemental CircuitConnection Nerve.Sink searched for a certain something, and then finally----shefound out two figures.What that meant----was in other words. It was just asplanned until the very, very end----She murmured, towards the existence that made she move,with a violent smile that showed up killing intent.----...So it was you~, who was the Ghost-san right~...Wolfsan? The view that was like the collapse of the heavens and earthcould be seen in the horizon, from above a hill very far away.----Report from the Zweihen Examination Unit----Thereproduction of the design succeeded with 72.8% of theoutput----Now Synchronizing.One female machine of the Ex-Machinas----said that to Riku,and held up her arm.Lossen----Org.0000----Stale-MaterTrue Epigraphy StarKiller----it's entrusted to you.----The thing that was born from the void, was a gun that wasstuck in the ground, just like a small tower.The vortex of violence that seemed like it would be ending theworld, that was seen just a little ago.Namely----all energy of the collision of Divine Strike, Arkashi-anse,Zuibaku and Far Cry.That thing that recreated more than a seventh of that----if itwas Riku alone...no, it didn't matter how many of him therewas he couldn't hold it, it had many times his height, it was toomuch gigantic to be called a gun----it was like a Pile.The mouth of the cannon pierced the ground, and the Gunthat stood by itself, was just silently waiting for the trigger tobe pulled.In other words----when the Signal come----it will be pulledby Riku.The Ex-Machina said towards Riku, whose black eyes didn'treflect anything, and was just wordlessly and expressionlesslygazing at that.ReportWith this then this machine too will head to thebattlefront----The Ex-Machina who said that and was about to leave, wasstopped by Riku's question.With that just now...for the sake of constructing this, howmany tools Ex- Machinas were...broken?----AnswerFrom the eleven clusters that charged in, fivemachine are left, so four thousand eight hundred and twomachines were annihilated....Five units remained huh. AffirmationAre there anyother questions?It's more of a confirmation than a question but...I'll waituntil your guys peel off Artosh's essence, after that I'll pullthis thing's trigger, and pierce the core of the star----and thenthe Star Grail will manifest----is that all?--------AffirmationArtosh too, no one will die. It won'tconflict with theRules.Closing the eyes that were like darkness, Riku clenched thering ShuVi entrusted and recalled.----What, it's a easy, talk... Reporting with frankness----there was a error in thecalculations of Player Legacy Unit ShuVi.What the Ex-Machina who called himself Eintihi talked aboutin Riku's hideout, was this----Even with thirty-two Eensweg lined up converging it----was impossible. To induce downwards all attacks from allcamps through the Eensweg, theywon't make it within the difference of 10^-609 milliseconds,and the power will collide and swirl. To grant it directivity andmake it converge after that was---- impossible.What came up in ShuVi's plan, that was hazy even for thesilent Nirvana, was a too much microscopic error.That----was the conclusion given by the Ex-Machinas whocomputed alongside multiples clusters.At those words Riku hid his eyes and smiled bitterly. So evenif everything went well----they would still fail.But----towards such Riku, Eintihi continued.With the thirty-two Eensweg set by the Player LegacyUnit----it's possible to deflect it....And what's with that?Originally, the swirling power that collided would converge,and after that it would diffuse to all directions. But since thethirty-two Eensweg that she tried to set up stopped at twentyfour----there'sa hole in the southwest direction.----In other words, Riku answered, by reading ahead.To make all the power that collided, not go downwards----but it's possible to induce it to southwest, you say?Giving one nod----Eintihi continued. Accompanying it andsharing information---- That was strictly as a tool.First, the Ex-Machinas possesses Himea-Pocrifen FalseEpigraphy Air Strike----it's an armament that imitates theAir Strike.It's nothing but information that the observer caught.Second, this is something that the Player Legacy Unit alsounderstood but, if the star is pierced and the released powermakes the Star Grail materialize, then with a probability of52%----it will appear in the hands of the Artosh War God. Hepossesses just that much of Essence.After being told that Riku once again thought----just what,exactly, is Essence. But Eintihi looked away from that Riku,and continued.Using the above as the base, Willer One with Will.Correctthe strategy----give the order.That's right, they are machines. They are just tools. Givingthem orders----giving them the decision----is the will of Rikuthe user----Then, it's a simple talk. Let's feign the preemptive strikefrom the Artosh Camp.Cutting off his thoughts, and gazing at the strategy map witheyes that didn't reflect light, Riku continued.Indifferently, calmly, coldly, calculative----and thoroughly.LaunchAir Strikes in the coalition from behind the AvantHeimwithout killinganyone. With just this that Elf Sink Nirvalein will move----after that they will do the full fire power collision bythemselves. After you deflect that to the southwest, this----The hand that lined up the pieces in the game board map,seemed to be about to stop for a moment----but, it continued.Imitate-replicate an armament that converges----if it's theEx-Machinas then it can be constructed right?Affirmation. From the thirty-two clusters, if eleven chargesin, at the very worst it will possible to replicate 70%.---Putting his hand on the chest as if he was grabbing the keythat was giving a crushing sound, Riku continued.And so, will it be sufficient to pierce the core of the star andmaterialize the Star Grail?Affirmation. Four thousand eight hundred and sevenmachines will be lost, the core will be pierced if you fire it afterconverging a seventh of the output, as the result it'll make thepower flow source of the elemental circuit collapse----and thenit'll occur the spouting reaching the necessary value tomaterialize the Star Grail.----In other words it was to watch die, almost five thousandpeople----brethren, of ShuVi----of his wife----As if to shake off that thought that crossed his mind, Riku onceagain chanted as if turning around in his chest.----Put up the Key. And then say as if telling it to yourself.The breaking of a tool isn't included in the Rules----it'sjust like I threw away an arm.Affirmative.----And then, Riku asked the last question.Is it possible to incapacitate without killing Artosh with thetwenty-one Clusters remaining?----Affirmation...........----Divine Strike is a single attack that bundles togetherArtosh's power and the Air Strike of all Flgels. The Flgelsbecomes incapacitated and Artosh too becomes weakened.We'll pick that opening and peel off----Artosh's Essence.......An Old Deus after having its essence peeled off, willprobably be inactivated for one hundred years. After that ifthe power flow source of the elemental circuit gets pierced----certainly the Star Grail will surely materialize in the hands ofthe Willer One with Will.At those words Riku hid his face and smiled bitterly----thisguy, he's really clumsy right.Almost, like her ShuVi.If you're going to pretend to be a heartless machine then----notice that words like certainly, probably, surely, isn't like amachine Ex-Machina at all.We are heartless machines, just tools, so commands will justbe faithfully obeyed and executed----therefore.And then, as a fundamentally talk you see----like that Riku hidhis eyes.When you see the light of the peeled off essence of Artoshjust pull the trigger without hesitation and obtain the StarGrail.----A machine, you know...when it tells a lie, it doesn't avert itseyes... The Ex-Machina girl made a bow to Riku, who finishedrecollecting, and said.ReportWell then, I----this machine too will head to thebattlefront. Willer Riku--------And then until the very end, those guys who selfproclaimedthemselves as just machines.Left behind a line that they didn't even notice they weren'tused to it, ----I pray, for your fortune...And then it leaped away. ----From EitihiCommander of All Connected Units to----Julius / Karfma / Luis / Marta / Nolto / Otto / Econ / Paula /Cuvre / Rihalat / Samuel / Shulle / Estze / Theodor / Ullyhi /Yuber / Vil / Viem / Ikusati / Ipsilon / Tzaharia---to theremaining All Clusters's all nine thousand one hundred andseventy-seven machines.----Befehl ist nun Ein. By betting this soul gifted to us byPlayerLegacy Unit ShuVi, we will assist Willer Riku----namely. The retirement of Old Deus Artosh's Essence. Ignorethe damage of a universal annihilation but withoutaccomplishing a suicide... Incidentally I'll finish the commandby adding a remark that's unbefitting of an Ex-Machina----TL Note: Befehl ist nun Ein is german for Thecommand/order is only One.----Lived without life, went without life----we depart withlife----AusJAWOHL----!!Eintihi snorted in a way unbefitting of a Ex-Machina andapologized for the lie.Forgive me Willer. Having the Flgels, Avant-HeimPhantasma, and a Old Deus as the opponent after the DivineStrike.To peel off Artosh's Essence without killing anyone isimpossible----even subjugating seems extremely difficult.Please----I wish that you think like this. The heartless tools ranout of control by themselves.All machines, authority for armaments' use, restrictionreleased----!----Lossen...Einde-Pocrifen False Epigraphy TrueDragon Roar----!!! ----Don't, underestimate us-nya----scrapsssss!!Continuing through the passage in the area of Artosh's throneuntil the prisoner's base, Azriel shouted.The countless blades of light released by squeezing out thelittle amount of power left dyed the red sky in white, andcaught up many enemy figures.Barely visualizing, the multiples Ex-Machinas that released ablue light and exploded.----A Divine Strike----of the greatest output.This is its after-effect. Almost every Flgel lost their power,and there were ones who couldn't even move.As if targeting that----no, with a timing that was definitelytargeting that.A legion of machines surged through, seemingly to completelycover the sky.What approached was the entire army, which with only afourth of its power, slaughtered Aranreiv, one of the Kingsof the Draconia.The few ones that has a minor amount of power left from theentire units are, Azriel and one part of the Flgels.And the attacks of the Avant-Heim only, they were receivedand shot with those but----there's a limit.The anti-air artillery is steadily shooting down the ExMachinas.But, the legion of machines assaulted, seemingly to not evencare about the damages.----That's probably what Jibril said too, an armament thatimitates Aranreiv's FarCry.With each one of those simultaneous sweep----the few Flgelsthat has power left to fight gets instantly blown away.The ones that can't move----namely the ones that theyconclude that can't become an obstacle, they don't even turntowards them.Rather than that, what are they planning.Even the coalition fleet that considered this to be a opportunityand went to the offensive, suffered attacks of the Ex-Machinas.They clearly, don't want to kill. They are only stealing thefleet's battle capacity.----Don't resist. We don't want to kill as much as possible.----As if saying that, the swarm of machines tried to pass throughand get besides Artosh's knee....Are----you, screwing up-nya...bunch of garbage-nya----!!She knew where they were heading to.Straight----to the area imposed by Artosh-sama's throne.Obediently, let, the Lord be killed----are you sayingsomething like that-nya your scraaap!The light halo of Azriel who shouted that, irregularly distortedand collapsed.The approaching swarm of Ex-Machinas----she held up herhand towards the space in front of her,Our Flgels's attacks are just the Air Strike----are youthinking that we are idiots that only remember a single thingnya!In a moment, the space in front of her burst.She made an application of the Flgels' Shift----working onthe space.The space that had a hole forcefully opened, it's swing-backtwisted it forward, breaking everything.The space twisted, distorted, and all scraps in its area of effectturned into broken pieces.----In that attack just how many dozens of units were engulfedin it.but, that was the limit.----Haa...haaa...haa...!Leaning her back on the door that continued to the throne,Azriel too, just like Jibril.Overused her power, turned into a child-like form, andbreathed roughly.----Even so I won't let anyone go beyond this, Azriel glared tothe front but, to her ears.A despairing-like voice flew.----From the Proofer Analysis Unit to the BepherCommand Unit...the principles of the Shift from theFlgels----Analysis Complete.--------!!!So having the color drained from the face was about this huh.Azriel noticed her own mistake far too late.The Ex-Machinas----analyzes, and create an equipment thatimitates the attack they received.Because of the self-working, the Shift couldn't be analyzeduntil today----but now it was used as an attack.As for what that meant----was affirmed by the following soundof communication.----From the Zweihen Examination Unit to the remainingmachines----Shura- PocrifenFalse Epigraphy HeavenlyShift's Designation Completed, Sharing.At the same time on Azriel's back----a flash of light passedthrough and shotdown the door leading to the area of the throne,Targeted point visualized. Sharing to all machines----theneutralization of the enemy has already been done with so----teleport there.Shi----!----Lossen----Shura-PocrifenFalse Epigraphy HeavenlyShift!Without giving Azriel even time to regret the mistake, the ExMachinawho said that, disappeared from the view.Let alone flying, but even just walking already seemedimpossible to Azriel, but even so.As if crawling, towards the shot-down door...she headedtowards her Lord---- Sure enough, what welcomed Eintihi who teleported to theobjective point was, a gigantic build.It was the first time he was visualized----to be correct, in thepast there were no machines that visualized it and shared thedata in time.Therefore comparison is impossible. But they know evenwithout comparing. The overwhelming sense of existence ofthatwhich is seating on the throne.That which was, in this situation----irreverently, arrogantly,naturally, supporting his cheek with a ferocious pair of goldeneyes.It all announced that it was the strongest, War God, also theobjective----Old Deus Artosh.Before Eintihi, followed by one machine, and then another, andso on the swarm of Ex-Machinas kept increasing as theyteleported--------I allow it. You may name yourself.Artosh asked, and with one sentence the space swayed, and allobservation devices suffered variations.DenialTools doesn't name themselves.With Eintihi's answer, fool, Artosh laughed like that and thetime screeched.What is there in asking for the name of a tool arm. I ask forthe name of theEnemy of mine.------------Eintihi doesn't answer. From the beginning there's no way hecould answer.Being quiet, only understanding the war situation, and thenwaiting for the arrival of the machines able to battle.The remaining war potential----eight hundred seventy-twomachines----the machines which the Shura-Pocrifen FalseEpigraphy Heavenly Shift could be shared with from thosewere seven hundred and one machine.In other words even if all machines arrives the greatest warpotential was seven hundred and one machine----it didn't filltwo of the original clusters.To think that just the exhausted Flgels, and one Phantasmawould erase this much----Eintihi smiled bitterly.It's just as Willer pointed out, mathematics is a tool tooincomplete, though a machinery recognizing it is an ironic talk.While thinking that Eintihi continued wordless, but Artosh,Hm, affirmative. That's fine.More like, his smile deepened.The opponent of the thunderous strongest of the world forthree thousand years, is the weakest neglected by everything ofthe world----that's what is natural.And then, he stopped supporting his cheek----I was tired of waiting----soldier who is becoming theEnemy of mine. Artosh stood up, from the throne. Just onlythat----From Eintihi to all remaining machines...is this a irregularityof this machine?The observation devices of a Ex-Machina, all of them----showed Artosh's mass enhancement.Wrong, that too is not correct. There's no problem optically,the man in front of them just stood up.----Correction. The amount of energy he was wearingincreased----once again correction. Not energy, what increasedwas clearly the information of his existence itself. It was as ifsomething that didn't exist was trying to exist.But the seven hundred and one machines that at long lastgathered in the area of the throne, all of those machinesanswered.----Nein, they said. All machines observed the same thing.TL Note: Nein is the german for no.It can't be true. It's going against any and all thermodynamiclaws. Magic is, the operation of elements is nothing more thandistorting the physical laws from within the range of energyexchange. It's not a talk that needs to stick with an explanation.But----any and all sensors from all machines just, gave out thesame conclusion----in other words.The mass is increasing----the concept that engulfed the world,the heavens, and the earth, was once again appearing andtaking form.It can't be true----what is happening...!Right after Artosh used the Divine Strike----for an ordinarytime he should've remained with less than 12% of his power.All Zeas Observation Units and Proofers Analysis Unit arecalculating it as a consensus----even so.Artosh said, as if reading that thought----or maybe he reallyread the thoughts of the machines.----The strongest is the strongest and therefore he is thestrongest. Whatmeaning is there in the increase or decrease of power?--------,Eintihi honestly recognized, I see now.It's completely illogical but, as a machine who now obtainedfeelings, against that he answered affirmative.----The concept of Strongest. If that's how it is, the machinewho obtained a Heart thought.By assuming that a similar working was its working, a singlehypothesis was derived from it.That was, something that had gone unclear for a long time.The concept that obtained me. That's----isn't it a law thatpossessed a will? In other words a Essence is----It's not something to care about. The strong is myself, theweak is everything else besides myself.Against the Artosh Strongest who said that ferociously, butwhile slightly snorting, Eintihi replied by smiling bitterly.All machines. The machines which the thoughts are beingshared with, if you somehow survive then investigate again thishypothesis.Jawohl.If the Essence is just like this hypothesis then, the subjugationof Artosh the concept in front of his eyes----is theoreticallyimpossible.But---Eintihi asked.To all remaining Zeas Observation Unit and ProofersAnalysis Unit----does the Essence exist physically, and itsconfirmation is possible?----Bejahend.TL Note: Bejahend is the german foraffirmation/affirmative.Then----there are no circumstances.All machines, what the Player Legacy Unit compiled,Versus Unknown Combat Algorithm----Lossen----!The giant in front of the eyes that even now continued its massenhancement---- concept----phenomena, or is it a law perhaps.Before the righteous God that seemed like he would increaseuntil he covered the heavens and earth, Eintihi let out his voiceand ordered.At the current point it's nothing but an hypothesis. Calculatingthe battle potential of the enemy is impossible.Then what should be done----we should move just like the soulHeart we obtained orders.In other words----if the enemy is unknown then, assumeeverything that couldn't be assumed.Don't try to understand don't try to calculate----what should betrusted until the end is the sensation alone----isn't that right,Player Legacy Unit.----Inside Avant-Heim, the Area of the Throne.Before the God, the seven hundred and one----machinestalked, the ones with life screamed.Objective, Artosh Essence----change phenomena withinmilliseconds, assume that even the conversion of law ispossible--------Then.Meanwhile, react as much as possible to every half second----I ask of you machines. Is it impossible for us Ex-Machinas?DENIAL!!That's right----no matter what existence it is----no matter whatthing concept it is.If it's harmful exists then we will correspond destroy----that is us Ex- Machinas. I wish the best of luck to youmachines, Aus!!JAWOHL!!Towards the Enemy God that even now was enlarging andmaterializing, all machines took cooperation and shouted all atonce.----Lossen----!!!And then, looking with anticipation at the swarm of ExMachinasattacking---- Artosh just----declared, with a voicethat seemed to echoes until the continent.Now, this Essence of mine----you may show the world thequintessence of war, oh beloved Natural Enemy Weakest ofmine----!!------------. Riku thought, while holding the Stale-Mater entrusted by theEx-Machinas.----Just what I, am doing in this place I wonder.A game which the defeat is certain, and by throwing mud in iteverything got ruined--------Shut up. Not yet. Don't think yet.Saying that as if convincing himself, he verified the Key ofthe heart that seemed to be coming out.----No problem. The Key is still turned. Still, still, can keepgoing... The Avant-Heim that could be seen faintly in the far,far away distance.In that place, the tools Ex-Machinas, are operating to peel offArtosh's essence without killing anyone.I'm waiting for the Signal----just, it'll be fine if I just pull thistrigger----And then----suddenly, a voice----no, a severe earthquake thatseemed to make the star sway ran through.Heaven, Earth, everything in the universe----listen, that voicewhich ordered that spoke.The very definition of a God----with a echo so absolutely thatwas just like the strongest Old Deus,So this is defeat----I see now. It was a entertaining play warthat made the heart boil up.You are listening right, it declared, as if confirming.Oh weakest without a name----you may be proud. Yourightfully, became the enemy of mine the strongest.--------And then.Riku turned one of the eyes that were like the night towards thehorizon----it reflected the white light that filled the red sky.He thought without any deep emotions----it was the same viewas Eintihi said.In other words it was the Signal that Old Deus Artosh'sessence was peeled off with success.----That's how, it's being...made to be. ...In truth he knows----but, it was a fact that he had to make it belike he didn't know.Riku just shook his head alone----and put the finger, on theStale-Mater's trigger.Not even a single Ex-Machina came back...without noticingeven that meaning----no.----He kept feigning that he didn't notice.Probably, it was because he could guess that even for Artosh.It must be because he didn't say a single word about was shotdown---- ...Hold on, somehow, ok...He verified the Key of the heart that even now seemed to beabout to break. Riku, once again thought back, on the RulesRiku himself had decided upon.----First, No one should be killed.----Second, No one should be allowed to die.----Third, No one must be perceived.----Fourth, No matter the method it's not illegal....That's right, those rules had a missing hole.Not recognizing ShuVi----the Ex-Machinas as life, and countthem as a tool.If the no matter the illegal method performed by the toolsEx-Machinas isn't perceived----If he even acts like he didn't notice----the Rules won't beviolated at all.Riku smiled bitterly and thought----really the sophistry and thefraud too, their extremes intersect here.ShuVi who didn't spoke anything but logic----the ExMachinas----spokeabout sophistry.If he perceives that meaning, there's no way, he could deny it.That is, the wish from ShuVi's Heart.They let go of each other's hands----the overwhelming backfoot of certain defeat born from that miss----so at the very least.----Even if it doesn't reach the Check-Mate Perfect Victory.----Bring it up to the last hand, a stale-mateDraw.Therefore the Ex-Machinas, named like this, the last hand thatwill pierce the star, and destroy the game board.----Stale-Mater True Epigraphy Star Killer----.Well then----with this it's a draw Game-Over...sorry aboutthat, Gods----Letting that out, with the finger on the trigger of the giant gunthat was like a stake stabbed on the ground----At the instant----that Riku pulled it----The stake that overcame Riku's height by far, the heavens andearth and dawn----everything of that got sucked up.He felt the fierce power being allowed to flow----instantly, themouth of the gun stabbed in the ground, spelled out light.A seventh, of the power that burned through the continent, andcharred out the star.It pierced the core of the star, and it kept reaching until itdestroyed the elemental circuit.----By Riku's recognition it was a happening of a singleinstant.But at the same time----Riku felt the Key of his heart too,being blown away----...What was, that, about a stale-mate crap...where----aboutthis is a draw----! Literally, as if it was coming out.With eyes whose light came back, Riku once again threw up allthe feelings that were locked inside.With the Key broken, the heart----can't stop anymore.----Just exactly, how many died.ShuVi's companions. Those guys who have life. The Flgels----just how many of them died!!!Tricking up even him himself----putting behind even ShuVi'sfeelings!The last sacrifice, for the sake of ending the war that continuedto endlessly give out sacrifices----Even killing intent was born towards himself who even afterreaching this place, still continued to make those excuses.----What's this about a stale-mate draw. You are just a trashybastard, just a loser.Even if it was ShuVi's wish or something else, and even if youput a reason on it!!You! Disgracefully! Lost you know----Riku!!......Hey, ShuVi----What was lacking, I wonder...hey....Yeah. I know it, without even need to ask...Hey, ShuVi---if I and you, were the two as one, you see......Yeah. The next time I definitely want to win ShuVi, withyou, the two of us...This time definitely, no one will die, they won't need to die----with such, a game----Rolling up even up to the crust----the pierced core of the star----the power flow source of the elemental circuit was throwingup.Something like the enormous----power that was released justnow, seemed to be nothing more than a single pick of a needle.The power that constitute the world----amount of powersufficient to blow it away without a trace---- was beingreleased.While Riku was being, swallowed by that power----he saw..........Th...at, is...?----Star Grail...----A polyhedron that showed up a pentagram, a star-shapeddodecahedral, that seemed to be like light.TL Note: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodecahedron.It will materialize on the place where all the released powerconverges----I see now.So it really appears before the winner----but even if the handis stretched----it won't reach.Dropping his gaze, he smiled bitterly....I see now, like this, I can't reach it right...Since the remaining right arm too disappeared, he can't reach.Much less since----he himself, isn't the winner----Having the body being swallowed by the light the elementalcircuit who released a tremendous power, it startedcollapsing...and his strength was leaving the body.----Since when was it I wonder.Suddenly, at this point, without being embarrassed or worryingabout appearances, he noticed that tears were flowing out.The man with wet bandages and without arms, was crying outlike a brat while collapsing----...Haha...it's really----disgraceful right, I...Since it came to this then I wanted to at least, live coolly anddie coolly though.On the end, it was a life which I couldn't win even once.A comical death befitting of a loser----at this point, there's noneed for shame or appearances.Hey, ShuVi----I'm, dripping with regrets you know...I'msorry, for being such a worthless husband.What passed through his mind was----just only many countlessregrets.The faces of the ones that until now he watched dying, one byone they passed through.The faces of the one hundred seventy-seven ghosts that wentalong with his own selfishness too.He noticed a sense of guilty that seemed to crush him, butabove that, the greatest regret.----Amazing back even himself, it was so uncool that he evenlet out a laugh.Aah damn it...really even if I had to prostrate to Coron, Iwanted to embrace you ShuVi.Riku virgin twenty years. While being a married man, willdie still as a virgin. Hmm, in a certain way isn't that quite coolby itself!?No, no way after all...I can't act strong with that...haha...----It seems like until the very end, I will die disgracefully.Then, until the end----let's be thorough.Thoroughly disgraceful----let's depend on God outsideforce. ...Hey, if God is born from thoughts then----God ofGames.----With what isn't there anymore, those both arms,This life was like trash but, I'll offer everything, and for thefirst time since I was born I'll pray----please.If it's too dirty, for someone who's just a loser to steal the HolyGrail victory prize then.If I'm too drenched in blood to obtain the Throne of Sole Godthen.----Please. I beg you.At least say that there was any meaning for us the heart.It's fine if it's not me. Anyone is fine, anyone is fine so---- Toanyone, who can end this war----Give that----the Star Grail----to...some......one...............That's right, while the consciousness was disappearing, sigh...----Riku laughed, towards the figure that was approaching theStar Grail.The figure who approached the Star Grail in the middle of thelight, was someone that no one until now ever saw.With a big hat covering the head, on both eyes were diamondand spade. It was a young boy never seen before----but.For Riku, he knew, who that was.It was the one who, always----always always always, made himlose, until he became fed up----It was because he always saw him in the depths of thedarkness, showing up a fearless smile....Hah...hahahaha----ahhahahahahaha!!----What, as expected, there was one, didn't it...you...Hey----let's play game again...definitely this time, I'll showyou that I'll win, you see...----Together with ShuVi...defi,nite......ly.........Leaving those words, behind----towards Riku who wasdisappearing swallowed by the light.Riku and ShuVi, born from and believed in by just those two----the weakest and the last Old Deus.As if bearing with something, he forced himself to create one,and shot out a smile in return.Then slowly...held over the Star Grail with his hand, andthen------------...... That view, everyone in the world witnessed.Therefore, that was, one of the very few things of this history,that was left recorded as a historical fact...----First, light engulfed the world.The light that expanded in the far away horizon, covered thered heaven and dyed even the land in white, and stole theboundary of heaven and earth.When the light that expanded soundlessly stopped----the world,had lost its color.Everyone felt troubled in differentiating the heaven from earth,and then, in the space of one beat they noticed.The ash that danced in the sky stopped in space, the fires ofwar forgot to flicker, and any and all things stopped.----Even the time. Everything, besides those who possessedlife.While being silenced by that view, leaving behind the life andthe living ones, in the space of many instants.----A impact engulfed the world.It was clearly different from destruction----a gentle powerpassed through as if licking the world.At the same time, the ones who looked up to the sky----openedtheir eyes.A view that missed the normal course----all living things, andraces just gazed at that while still not understanding it.----Only.One hundred ghosts and, a single human looked at it withunderstanding... --------......A Ghost who once had a name, and due to contaminationfrom elemental bones leaned his body on a rock....You really, did it right...General...He looked at the sky with his barely remaining vision----thedust that covered the red heaven----As if rolling along with the wing, he saw it being scattered likea joke and disappearing.--------......Similarly a Ghost who once had a name, that was bitten by aDhampir and got sick....Haha...that bastard----he seriously did it...!While burning out his body by bathing in the light for the firsttime----the mountains that were thoroughly destroyed anddevastated----Rewinded just like a magic trick, and he felt it being groupedinto the shape it should be.--------......The one hundred seventy-seven Ghosts, in their respectiveplaces, with their respective bodies.They understood what happened, and looked thoughtfully withemotions in their chests.It's impossible to oppose, an absolute order, which all things increation responded to--------The world. The appearance of it being recreated.Humans can't even sense magic but, even so there wasconfidence. Why is it they didn't know----but.The war----the long eternal great war, ended now with this.With that confidence, thoughtfully holding emotions in theirchests----let out laughs from the depths of their Hearts.--------......Lastly----the single person besides the Ghosts, the one thatgazed at that with understanding.Russia Continent, in the sleeping room of Riku and ShuVi, aface peeked from the window....You really...obtained the Star Grail right...everyone.----Before she noticed, the ash stopped falling.Coron who looked above to see the heaven, knew that thefairytale that covered the sky was true.And then, for the first time--------She saw, the sun....As expected----of my proud little, brother...and,little...sister...She closed her eyelids, and even now the brightly stabbingsunshine made her eyes hurt. It sure must be it.Riku, ShuVi, everyone is----Her proud, proud----little brother and sister----those two.Really.----Really----did it.They ended, the eternal war.As the older sister, as the, Onee-chan...more than anyone else---- Felt pride----...AH----UWA...WAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!As expected, it's impossible----I...you see...!Hey Riku, ShuVi, as expect Onee-chan can't be satisfiedwith thisssss! Since----those two, they broke...their promiseswith Onee-chan you know!!?Even though, I----said that I don't want to lose my family,anymore...why, is, it----!!Bursting into tears at that injustice, Coron shouted the names ofher little brother and sister.----Why is it, that it wouldn't work if it wasn't those two.----Why it wouldn't work if it was me? Why is it that I can't doanything. I see, the eternal great war ended with this.But in exchange for that----Coron lost, the ones who were moreimportant to her than anyone else----her little brother and, thelittle sister that he loved.And then, just what, was left for me----!?This, is too...much...why everyone, go on and leave mebehind...----Hey----Coron DoraSuddenly...the last conversation exchanged with Riku----crossed through her brain. Coron said, towards Riku's words who visited Coron alongwith Eintihi----a Ex- Machina.----Stop.With black eyes just like darkness, which she thought shewould never see again.The little brother Riku who had eyes that didn't reflect light----continued without caring about it----If, everything goes well and end---- ----I'm saying...to stoparen't I?!Coron shouted hysterically and stopped, Riku's words.Even though----you not even once, called me by the fullname!! Why now----! Coron----Coron Dora screamed withteary eyes, but.If everything goes well, I'm sure you will understand. Andthen----With eyes still black, but----Riku continued with a smile thatseemed to be supplicating.In the chess board on the table, could you move----the WhiteRook to the 6 of E?...Something, like that----do it, yourself...Gripping her fists, Coron Dora said as if squeezing it out.----The truth is, she already know.They didn't had relationship, so shallow, that she couldn't evenabsorb the meaning of those words.Even though it was something she herself said----even so theyare family. It wasn't a shallow relationship----it definitelywasn't.But, even so, exactly because of that----she couldn't say.The single line don't go----because, Riku is...Riku and ShuViis----Riku turned away his gaze from Coron, distantly----and turnedhis eyes towards the table on the room, to the empty seat.He narrowed his eyes, and looked at something that doesn'tseemed to be here, and let out as if praying....Hey God. If you aren't my delusion, but really is therethen.--------....Could you remember that there was a helpless idiot, thattried to get rid of the war with a game?And then he turned to Coron who remained wordless evennow, ...Coron Dora...no----Towards Coron who remained with her face hidden, Riku----put the baggage on his back,Nee-san...thank you, for everything until now. So--- Leavedthe room, and left behind the last words----I'll leave the humans, the next, the after...to you. If it'sNee-san, I can believe. While her face broke up into tears, Coron moved towards thetable as if crawling.And then----Just like Riku's Testament, she put the piece, andlet out. ...Check...mate...right. Riku...Wiping the tears with the sleeve, Coron stood up.----What she was entrusted withthere are a lot of things thatmust be done, she thought.She doesn't have the leisure, to be crying anymore, shethought.Also for the sake of not letting what Riku and the otherscreated go to waste----First is Riku and ShuVi...all the basis that them, that theGhosts existed in this world.All of the records and notes, and scrolls----it must be burned nomatter what.All of the records of the secret maneuvers, it must be erasedwithout letting a single one left.Not changing even in the world from now----not concerninganyone. For the sake of making them think that it'sinsignificant and weak.----For the sake of the next. And then for the sake of theafter.Looking down on the blue stone that had the name of the threeengraved, Coron let out.Hey Riku, ShuVi...you two are really incredible...youunderstand?"----Certainly Riku set up this Game.From the point that ShuVi and Riku died, by looking from theside it was a draw. The objective was completed but, it wasbecause he lost in the Game.But, as expected Onee-chan thinks...you two, areunbelievable incredible.----They challenged the Gods, the world. Without beingperceived not even once.Without leaving behind even a single one of those traces.They ended the great war that continued for the eternity----inonly two years. Not remaining on memories nor records, noteven becoming a legend.Spinning up a myth that definitely won't be sung...for the sakeof the next. Is that defeat? Coron absolutely didn't thoughtthat.If this isn't a feat, a big victory, then what is it. ...But, howweird...I wonder why......Even though I think it's too late for it----could it be.Could this really be, the feeling that Riku felt all this time, shewondered. ...Why, is it this frustrating...I wonder...!I already decided that I wouldn't cry anymore----that's why.Just, as if leaning on the wall, Coron departed, covering herface.--------......----It's because, the game hasn't ended.In the empty room where Coron departed from.----Since when, a young boy wearing hat as big as a visor onthe head stood there.At his side was a star-shaped dodecahedral----letting the StarGrail drift, the young boy with a mischievous smile.He walked and approached the chess board----and slowly,moved the Black Queen, and let out.And then----corrected Coron's misunderstanding.It's not a Check-Mate----it's Check, you know...but withthis...That's right, the young boy looked down on the board, andenvisioned the hands which could be taken from now on.He let out a smile, at how it didn't matter how he moves thepieces----there won't be any development besides the repetitionof moves.So I was brought into a Perpetual Check...it's the first timeright, that you did a draw with me.So until the end, until the very end, he----didn't gave up.Even in an overwhelming back foot, at least just in this, I'll biteoff a good one on you--------Hey----let's play game again...definitely this time, I'll showyou that I'll win, you see...----Together with ShuVi...defi,nite......ly...Thinking back on that, the young boy----the Old Deus bornfrom and believed in by only two people.The one of that day which the young Riku, saw on the depthsof the darkness, the Strongest Gamer that was above theimagination.Showing up a fearless and insolent, and also----unyieldingsmile, he held up the Star Grail.------------.........Any and all intelligent life form of this world, were created bythe many Old Deus.----The only...exception being the humans.Not being created by anyone, not being desired by anyone,not being wished by anyone. They are the single race which,just by their own will, from beasts they stood up with two legs,and reached up to obtain intelligence, so therefore----racewithout a name----humans.Only they, succeeded in ending the barren and purposeless war.Even if that result ended up being thrown in mud----only theyalone.Can you talk about that, while saying that it's the same level asjust a beast?---- Definitely not.That's why I, as the Sole God will grant you guys a name----Immanity Humanity Race...Immunity.They pile up learning, obtain tolerance, and definitely don'tstop resisting, not giving up even until the last one person.Finally they made stop the war sickness of the foolish ones,who where all about the immunity system of the star itself.The concept of evolution, the infinite possibilities----for therace which concealedthat in their bodies, it was a befitting name. And then on, Tetcontinued on laughing. Well then----let's continue the game.Keeping on being in a draw due to repetitive moves is alsoannoying so, just like they desired----One that everyone can enjoy, and no one will die, I'llprepare such a game, and will be waiting ok.In this world----there's no cycle of reincarnation.Even so they kept believing in the next until the end----I'lltry believing in it too. Well----now then.Saying that the weakest, and the last Old Deus held up the StarGrail.And announced, with a voice that reached all things in thecreation above and below the heavens.Those of the Exceed Sixteen Races that proclaims to haveintelligence----!----And then this myth that will never be sung.Now continues, carried onto the myth that's now talked on----in other words.Carrying on the Ashieit The Rules of the Legacies, Nothingof the Aschent Agreement of the Sixteen Races,Based on the Throne Ashente of Sole God it will beestablished the Ten Oaths .Now look up and behold. Today, in this day, the worldchanged.----AschenteSwear upon the Oaths----!!