Dis Gaea Returned Translation

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Makai Senki Disgaea: Returned

Written by Kamishiro Sou()

Illustrated by Chou Niku ()

Translation by Yinza


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Contents

Translation Notes

Characters

Prologue

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

pilogue

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Translation Notes

Another big thanks to the creators of Jim Breens !!!J"IC and "#$ !ith more %ractice& I am relying a bit less on dictionaries& but these ha'estill been a tremendous hel%$

any of the notes regarding the %re'ious 'olume still hold& %articularly in regardsto the characters s%eech %atterns& so I ont re%eat those here$ I'e still tried to remainfairly literal in my translation& but I think I'e achie'ed a slightly more natural sound inthis 'olume$

%omani&ations

ore ne characters ha'e been introduced in this 'olume& and for some of them Iha'ent seen a consensus on ho their names should be romanized$ I'e decided on thefolloing*

Telle( teeru) + I'e seen this both as Terl and Terre& but the first doesnt strike

me as 'ery angelic& and hile I like the second I really anted to maintain the rhymingbeteen his and his ifes name& and ,rre doesnt seem -uite right$

Elle( eeru) + Again& I'e seen this as ,rl& but I dont think that ca%tures thesame airy sound$

Vijan( vijan) + .riginally I as going to translate this as /0ision/because I asnt certain hat they ere in their first a%%earance$ This is a 'alid ay torite the ,nglish ord /'ision/ in romaji& and it may be hat the author as goingfor& but I decided to go ith a straight transliteration$ I think it has a more alien feel toit$

'ialogue

Kira* 1iras manner of s%eech has changed com%letely since becoming a %rinny$ Thatbeing said& he doesnt s%eak 2334 like the other %rinnies$ Though he ty%ically doesadd the /dood/ or ssuending& his ord choice otherise can be slightly moreaggressi'e and masculine$

Lamington* 5amington refers to himself as the standard watashiand s%eaks to 5aharlith %olite desuforms$ 6e uses casual& slightly masculine forms ith his subordinates$6e doesnt use contractions like dewaintoja$

Telle* Telle uses %olite forms ith 5aharl& but s%eaks casually ith his family$ 6e usesmore masculine endings than you ould e7%ect& though I imagine his 'oice ha'ing a8o'ial -uality to it$

Elle* ,lle s%eaks 'ery similarly to 9lonne& using %olite standard Ja%anese ith

feminine endings$ In fact& the to of them are difficult to distinguish hen taking %artin the same con'ersation$ 6oe'er she does tend to sound a little older$

Ozonne* .zonne refers to herself as bokuand s%eaks using casual& masculine forms$The synta7 is still far from macho and is similar to ho Al%honse ,lric s%eaks to hisbrother$ Coming from a girl& though& it %resents a 'ery tomboy attitude$

Celestian Prinnies* Their manner of s%eech is slightly different from the Netherorld%rinnies$ It is slightly more %olite and feminine (they actually do say desusometimes instead of the abbre'iated ssu)& and they refer to themsel'es as the


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standard watashi$ They usually end their sentences ith nee& or otherise e7tendthe last syllable a beat& gi'ing their s%eech a somehat lazy -uality$

Carter* 6e refers to himself as watashiand uses casual& masculine forms$ 6e tends abit toards more formal and literary turns of %hrase& and can be brus-ue$ 6ere%eatedly refers to 5aharl and the others as kisama(ra)& one of the more derogatory

forms of /you$/ Genesis* I dont actually recognize the ay he s%eaks& but some of the %hrases I had to

look u% ere marked as /obsolete/ in my dictionary$

Vijan* The 0i8an talk to each other using casual& slightly masculine forms& but usestandard %olite forms ith others and refer to themsel'es as ware$ !ith their Creator&they use keigo& honorific language$

Vyers* 0yers refers to himself using watakushi& hich is %robably the most formal'ersion of /I/ and I associate it ith nobility$ (5aharl actually uses it in the game henriting his letter of challenge$) In general he has a 'ery floery ay of s%eaking anddoes borro se'eral ords from 9rench$ /oi&/ hoe'er& as the ay watakushiasrendered in the game translation& and he doesnt actually use it$


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Characters


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Prologue

It is said that it lies in a %lace dee%er than any ocean& and blacker than anydarkness$

A orld of dark& here sinister beings enthralled by darkness gather$$$

!here is this land:The anser is uncertain$But& dee% ithin e'eryones heart& he belie'es in its e7istence& and fears it$That& is the Netherorld;A orld of icked darkness hich together ith Celestia& and the human orld&

com%rises the three orlds$In the de%ths of that Netherorld& a tiny %resence raised a cry$And again& in the remote darkness of s%ace the same ar cry arose$The to cries that had risen at the same time held the same meaning$It as knon by the name* re'enge$


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1: The Angel's Homecoming

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Patter patter patter, tromp tromp tromp!

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/Its not something eird$ Its called a conscience circuit$//A conscience;


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/5amington+samas aura is uni-ue$ And its 'ery strong$//6m$$$$$$ This stench certainly isnt ordinary$/ 5aharl grimaced$/Thats terrible= !hat stench=:/ 9lonne huffed as she broke o%en the letter& but

suddenly she cocked her head and then shook it$ /6uh://!hat is it:/ 5aharl asked$

/I feel a little$$$$$$/ 9lonne took her eyes from the letter and looked u% at theceiling$/!hats rong:/ asked ,tna$/y chest feels sort of$$$$$$/#eeing 9lonne seizing at her small chest& ,tna cla%%ed her hands in understanding$/,'en if you used to be an angel& youre a fallen angel no& so you'e gotten eak

against Celestias aura$//You'e finally been tainted by the Netherorld&/ 5aharl said$/Noo$$$$$$/9lonne took three dee% breaths& and then she returned her gaze to the letter and

nodded once$/Im all right$ Its been a hile since I'e been affected by a %ure essence& thats

all$//If youre at the stage here you can say youre affected by it& isnt it already

ho%eless:/ ,tna said teasingly$9lonne scoled at ,tna& looking about to cry& and then she unfolded the letter$ /Ill

read it no$/#he 8um%ed into it ith determination& but she stumbled o'er the first %art$ /6o

do you read this one://!hich one:/ !hile kee%ing her distance& ,tna %eered at the letter$ /Its "ear

#ir$/2

/You gonna be all right:/ 5aharl inter8ected$/It as 8ust a little hard=/ 9lonne said$ #he sucked in a breath in order to read the

ne7t %art& and three lines furroed her bro$ #he sto%%ed there$/@mm& his riting is so refined& I cant read it$//You dont ha'e to read e'ery character of e'ery sentence& so 8ust gi'e a decent

summary of the %arts you do understand&/ 5aharl ordered easily& a'ing a hand$9lonne made a troubled face as she continued to read the letter& and after >3

minutes had %assed she finally lifted her face$/@mm& I ha'e it$ To %ut it sim%ly& he rote& I ha'e some business ith you& so

come to Celestia&/ 9lonne res%onded& full of confidence$,'eryone in the room aaited the ne7t %art in silence& but 9lonne did not continue

further$/Thats it:/

5aharl looked at the letter in 9lonnes hands to confirm it$ 6e took the o%enedletter from 9lonnes hands to s%read it at his feet& and ke%t it at a distance on the floor$

/Yes$/ Com%letely confident& 9lonne nodded$/Its laughable to think that he ould rite this ith such audacity$//9lonne+chan 8ust turned it into that on her on$//,'en if its rong& she ont admit it& huh$/

2 9lonne is ha'ing trouble reading the kanjifor the o%ening of a formal letter$


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/!ell& it seems like shes 8ust going to stand there smiling anyay$//,hh& hats rong ith me smiling:/ 9lonne %rotested& %uffing out her cheeks&

and 5aharl turned a dissatisfied glance on her$/Thiss hat you get from a folloer$$$$$$//6uh:


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/#has+chan& hy ha'e you come:/9lonnes eyes idened$ It as the case that this as 5aharls cousin& hom 9lonne

as taking care of at her on %lace$/Youre going out& arent you: Take me ith=/#hass eyes ere bright ith antici%ation as she 8um%ed u% and don& but 5aharl

shook his head at her$/Not this time$ Beha'e and look after things in our absence$//,h=: 5aharl+chan& youre mean$//I ont tolerate you setting tra%s in Celestia$//Im sorry$ !ell take you along the ne7t time e go somehere&/ 9lonne soothed

her$/@u/ #has gloered at 5aharl ith u%turned eyes& and %uffed out her cheeks$/.nce e get back& Ill %lay ith you&/ 5aharl said ith difficulty$/eally://Im the .'erlord$ An .'erlord doesnt go back on his ord$//ot it$/ #eeming to understand& #has ran out of the hall$/Are you all right:


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/No& lets go&/ 9lonne said$#he alked out toards the gate$ 5aharl and ,tna>folloed after her$ .nly the

%rinnies& for hom this as their first e7%erience& stood still as though in fear$/.i$ Are you going to let your master go ahead of you=:/!hen 5aharl shouted o'er his shoulder& the %rinnies ran bustling on$

At the moment they thought themsel'es %assing under the gate& a different scenerys%read before their eyes$"azzling& hite sunlight$


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9rom looking as though they ere about to die at any moment& the %rinnies hadreco'ered enough to look like they might li'e out another year$ But then& %rinnies couldnot die again$ Their souls could only be cleansed or annihilated$

/!here are e going first:/ 9lonne asked 5aharl$/Its courtesy to 'isit the one ho in'ited us$/

/,h: Youre going to follo eti-uette:/ ,tna as sur%rised$/You idiot= If e dont do the basics& e cant do demonic things like outittinghim or backstabbing him later$/

/I see$ Youre really thinking this through&


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/.kay$/As though orried e'en then& 9lonne stared at 5aharls retreating back as he ent

further inside$/6e said hell be fine$ !hate'er ha%%ens& theres no ay the


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behind him$/6a'e you finished:/ 9lonne left her seat before anyone else and came running

u%$ /!as there any %roblem://6uh: No& it as nothing serious$//


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/Theyreyuie?floers$ I brought some to the Netherorld& but they turned out alittle differently$/

/A little:/ 5aharl murmured aloud ithout thinking$ Around 9lonnes house;the6ouse of 5o'e here she s%read the teachings of lo'e;he didnt think there asanything but carni'orous %lants ith fangs$

/!hen the en'ironment changes& the %lant changes$ Theyre delicate& you kno$//I+ I see$/But the ord delicate had entirely the rong connotation$6e gul%ed don his usual res%onse& but he couldnt gras% hich ords to say

ne7t$/But& ho do I %ut it$$$$$$ This& your house& its different from the others$$$$$$//It is:/ 9lonne asked& looking %uzzled$,tna nodded$ /Ye%& it is& hoe'er you look at it$/,'en though the other houses they had seen on their ay here had been made of

hite stone& the house before their eyes as made from ood cut from somehere andhad the a%%earance of a log house$ There as a deck around the outside& and it asdecorated ith %ots o'erfloing ith floers$

/Its like a mountain cottage& dood$ It kind of takes me back& dood$/ s%oke u% in onder$


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#has and 1ira to try to %ush 5aharl from the throne it as an incident still fresh in hismemory$ Naturally& 8ust talking about 5aharls hated aunt and uncle made him fall into anill humor$

As though finally noticing 5aharl and the others lined u% behind their daughter&9lonnes %arents boed dee%ly$

/I am Telle&/ her father said$/I am ,lle&/ her mother said$/!e are 9lonnes %arents&/ they said in unison and once again loered their heads$/@hn$$$$$$ youre li'ely&/ 5aharl groaned$The to of them still looked only in their D3s$

But then& one could not rely at all on the age theya%%eared$

,lle ste%%ed closer to 5aharl& and a brightsmile came to her face$ #he resembled 9lonne& but herhair curled slightly to either side& elegantly$

/Are you .'erlord 5aharl+san://Yes$/ In'oluntarily& 5aharl ga'e an obedient

re%ly$omehow I just "an't go against this type&

5aharl cursed inardly$/Thank you for looking after 9lonne all this

time$ After all& our daughter does all sorts of carelessthings& but %lease treat her kindly$/

,lle boed her head dee%ly$ "ran in by it&5aharl& too& ound u% boing$

/I+ I should be saying& Im obliged to her$//6as she been of some hel% to you://!+ell& shes done a number of things for

me$//y& is that so: Thats a relief$ I as constantly

orried that she ould make some sort of blunder$//om= !hat do you mean& blunder=://"ear& youre a scatterbrain& so I as orried

that you ould mess u% your s%ells& or 8um% to therong conclusions$/

/,'en yesterday& she as orrying& I onderif shell be able to make it to the gate to Celestia&/Telle said& and ,lle smiled as though she ished he hadnt$

/Jeez= Im not a child& so I dont do those things==/ 9lonne re%lied indignantly$

/I onder:/ ,tna murmured teasingly$/Not you& too& ,tna+san$/ 9lonne %uffed out her cheeks$/.i& oi& ho long are e going to kee% our guests aiting outside:/ Telle said to

,lle hile %atting 9lonnes shoulder soothingly$/Thats right& isnt it:/ #miling as brightly as a floer& ,lle shoed 5aharl and the

others into the house$ /No& %lease go inside$ Although it isnt as large as 5amington+samas house$/

Then& a 'oice s%oke u% from the %rinny trou%e$


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/Your a8esty& hat should e do& dood://You can hang around outside& I guess&/ 5aharl said$/I onder if thats all right&/ ,tna said orriedly$/Theyre your subordinates& arent they: 6a'e a little faith$//,h:


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/That girl& shes still out$ #hes such a troublesome girl& honestly$//!ho is .zonne:/ 5aharl inter8ected ithout thinking$/@m& shes my younger sister$/5aharl and ,tna ere stunned$ ,'en though a considerable number of months and

years had %assed since they had met& this as the first they had heard of her$

/!o& so you ha'e a little sister& 9lonne+chan$//Actually& I ha'ent seen her in a long time myself$//6o long is a long time://About ?33 years$$$$$$//Thats %retty intense& huh$ "id something ha%%en://I dont really kno$ .ne day& she 8ust suddenly left ord Im going out& and she

left$ If anything ha%%ened to her& e ould feel something immediately& so Im sure shesall right& but$$$$$$/

Although it had to be a serious to%ic& 9lonnes ords ere on the le'el of sayingher sister had gone out to %lay and ould be late coming home$

/#o theres a lot going on in Celestia& too&/ 5aharl said$/


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but dangerous things$/!+hat is this %lace=://!hat: Its 9lonne+chans house& isnt it://I kno that= Im asking hat the heck are these; these; these re%ulsi'e

conditions=:/

/#ike I said& its 9lonne+chans house& so the anser should be ob'ious$//"amn it$ #he is a 5o'e 9reak& isnt she$$$$$$/ he s%at as he %anted roughly$ /But&this scene is e'en more$$$$$$/

/If the kid is like that& it means the %arents are& too& you kno&/ ,tna laughed$/This isnt funny= Are you trying to kill me=://!ell& hat are you going to do: Turn tail and run:/!ith ,tna cheerfully %ressing him for an anser& 5aharl salloed don the

ords he des%erately anted to say$/.+one ho is .'erlord cant desert under enemy fire= Ill acce%t this challenge==/

5aharl declared& clenching a trembling fist$/Though I get the feeling I can see his defeat before the match e'en starts$//"id you say something://No%e& not a thing$/


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sure$//Thats not unfortunate at all=/ 5aharl glared at ,tna$/Im sorry$ Is it not to your taste:/ ,lle tilted her head& not really understanding$/This is ho e ha'e fun in the Netherorld$ "es%ite a%%earances& ere

delighted&/ ,tna re%lied$ 9rom her e7%ression& she as ha'ing so much fun she could

hardly stand it$

/I cant take it$$$$$$ dood$ #eriously& hat a thoughtless lot$$$$$$ dood&/


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behind his helmet& but from his build he as an adult man$/I ent through a lot of trouble to get here$/Then& the man in the s%acesuit loered his gaze& and met 1iras eyes$/6m: A %rinny&/ the man muttered$ /#o theyre in this %lace& too$/6is 'oice as thick ith hatred$

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2: A Stead Plot

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/ood morning$ "id you slee% ell:/

The folloing morning& ,lle knocked at the guest room& and ,tna %oked her headout$

/$ell$$$/ ,tna re%lied& grinning$/@hn$$$$$$/ 6a'ing risen from the bed inside& 5aharls eyes ere rimmed ith

shados$ /,'en 8ust slee%ing& I ke%t taking damage$$$$$$//Are you all right& 5aharl+san: "id something ha%%en:/ ,lle asked in concern&

ha'ing %eered into the room$/N+no& I 8ust sle%t akardly$ "ont orry about it&/ 5aharl said& but e'en so he

esca%ed from the room$ There& he let out a long breath& inhaled& and muttered in a small'oice& /Im ali'e again$$$$$$/

@n%erturbed by 5aharls dee% breathing& ,lle addressed him as though nothing

as the matter$/If youd like& I'e %re%ared breakfast& so %lease hel% yourself$//I see& thanks$/!hen 5aharl and ,tna entered the li'ing room together& 9lonne looked at the to

of them in sur%rise$ Then she raised her 'oice in ob8ection to ,lle ho entered behindthem$

/,h$$$$$$: om& did you %ut 5aharl+san and ,tna+san in the same room://Thats right$//!hy://!as there some %roblem ith that://A %roblem$$$$$$ .hh$$$/ 9lonne ga'e a little moan and fell silent$

/9lonne+chan& hats rong://Its nothing=/ 9lonne re%lied to ,tnas -uestion in an unusually shar% 'oice& and

turning her back she alked off into the kitchen$/6ehe/ ,tna laughed trium%hantly$/!hat are you so ha%%y about:/ 5aharl asked$/Its nothing//!hats ith these to:/ .bser'ing ,tna and 9lonnes strange beha'ior& 5aharl

tilted his head$9rom that beginning& their breakfast as full of e'en more incredibly dangerous

things$ To 5aharl at least$9irst& the moment he entered the li'ing room& Telle came u% to him fresh+faced

and the first ords out of his mouth ere& /.hh& hat a morning& full of ho%e andbrimming ith light= "ont you think so& 5aharl+kun:/

Barraged by ords he hated& and on to% of that hugged firmly and suffering armkisses& 5aharls little remaining 6< as taken aay$

9ar from regaining energy ith the start of the meal& each 8ab chi%%ed aay at it$A dish full of salad caught him off+guard thinking it had no decoration& but at the

bottom as ritten the character for lo'e in bright red$ !hen he tore a%art the bread&there as a heart mark in the cross+section$ There ere neither breaks nor o'ersights$


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I "alled %lonne a #ove %reak, but these guys are on a different level &hey're #ove$arriors& 5aharl felt dee% don$If I don't get out of here before I "ollapse, I'm done for

#o thinking& 5aharl hurriedly left his seat$/6a'e you had enough already:/ ,lle asked$/Yeah$$$$$$/ 5aharl ansered as though moaning& and then he staggered out of the

house$ 5ike that& he crossed the floer beds and headed for a meado ith no houses$6e found a large rock and sat don ith a thud$/#eriously& hat are they trying to do: "o they mean to kill me:/Thanks to the e7ercise& the shados under his eyes had lessened& but his eariness

seemed to ha'e increased$/No& thats definitely it$ Theres no doubt theyre actually assassins& members of a

rebellion$//Im telling you theres no ay$ Those guys& they 8ust dont understand ho much

of a %ain they are$//Thats %robably right& huh$ Theyre 8ust a com%letely idiotic lot$//Thats ea"tlyit$//Yeah& thats right; I mean& ait a second=/ Just no recognizing there as a

'oice behind him& 5aharl turned around$#tanding there as a boy earing a green bandana$No& it as hard to tell because her blonde hair as short& but 8udging from ho

her chest stuck out& she as a girl$ But& it asnt enough to trigger 5aharls allergies tolarge breasts$

%or me not to realie there was someone this "lose, being subje"ted to those loveatta"ks must have blunted my senses& 5aharl thought ith a grimace$

/Youre the .'erlord:/ the girl asked im%udently$ /Youre smaller than Ie7%ected$/

/!ho the hell are you://.zonne$/

6e thought that he had heard that name somehere& and he remembered$/9lonnes younger sister& thats you:/

/!hat& you'e heard: Thats right& Im the unfortunate daughter and little sister$//#omeho& youre different from hat I %ictured$/At 5aharls ords& .zonnes bro furroed dee%ly$ /.f course$ I left because I

couldnt stand being in that house$//Youre not a 5o'e 9reak& too://Youre 8oking= Just thinking that I share blood ith that lot makes my hair stand

on end$//6mm& e agree on that$/ 5aharl smirked$ /Then& hy are you here://I 8ust heard that someone had come from the Netherorld& and I came to see

hat kind of guy it as$//I see$ You anted to meet me$ !ell& hat do you think of me://Youre a eak little kid$//!hat did you say:/ This time& lines of anger a%%eared on 5aharls forehead$/,'en though youre the 1ing of the Netherorld& youre fussing o'er those guys&

and no you'e run out here$ Its unbelie'able$//A king has res%onsibilities toards those belo him& too$ #omeone ho only has

his on ay isnt an influential king$/ #aying something ith such com%osure that ould


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ha'e made ,tna faint if she heard it& 5aharl glared at .zonne$/You talking about the study of being a good ruler://6m%h& I as a ruler from the moment I as born$ Theres no need for me to

bother studying scholarshi%&/ 5aharl ansered indignantly& and he folded his arms&studying .zonnes face$

Certainly ha'ing been told she as 9lonnes sister& there ere a lot of ays inhich she resembled her* the sha%e of her face and her slightly u%turned nose& and abo'eall the color of her hair$ But& the look in her eyes as different$ It as close to that in9lonnes hen she as angry& but it as e'en more intense than that$

/!ith ho your family goes on about lo'e and ha%%iness& hy are you against it://5o'e& you say: !hat use is something that unreliable://.h: In that case& hat do you belie'e in://oney&/ .zonne asserted bluntly$ /,'en though sa'ing humans is su%%osed to be

angels %rinci%al duty& they 8ust kee% on dying& dont they: 9or all that& you cant feedthem on lo'e$ Itd be better to gi'e them money$/

/9or an angel& youre %ractical$//I hate %eo%le ho say things in %retense$/5ooking at .zonne& a bold smile came to 5aharls face$/6m$ I like you$/ #miling& 5aharl cla%%ed .zonne on the back$ /Its %romising that

there are -uick+tem%ered guys like you in Celestia& too$ It seems like Ill be able to realizemy ambitions of dyeing Celestia the color of the Netherorld$/

/You ere thinking something like that://No& I only thought of it no$/#eeing 5aharl say that ith com%lete seriousness& .zonne burst out& /Youre an

interesting guy& you$//#o are you$ Ill make an e7ce%tion and let you call me 5aharl$//In that case& you can 8ust call me .zonne$G/#miling at each other& the to shook hands$

/Its about time I got back$ It ouldnt be any fun ha'ing ,tna and the otherssaying I ran aay$/

/5et them be& those guys$//No& as the .'erlord& once I acce%t a challenge& I cant run from it&/ 5aharl said&

and stood$ /Ill be in Celestia for another fe days$ 5ets meet again$/#o saying& he returned to 9lonnes house$/Is that guy a masochist:/ .zonne tilted her head& not understanding$ /!ell& hes

an interesting guy$/Chuckling& she folded her arms$ It em%hasized that she had a little bit nicer of a

chest than 9lonne$Then she noticed a shado mo'ing at the 'ery edge of sight& and she looked in

that direction$/6m: A %rinny& huh$/A %oorly+made %enguin as %lodding closer to her$ Just one$ It as unusual for a

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/Are you a Netherorld %rinny://Thats right& dood$//"id you come ith 5aharl://Thats right& dood$/Netherworld prinnies, are they really this impudent.zonne thought$

9undamentally& %rinnies could not go against their masters$ Because they eremade to ork for their atonement& they had to earn %oints& and if they defied theirmasters& it might orsen their e'aluation$ In Celestia& this as nearly alays absolute$

/6ey& hats 5aharl like in the Netherorld:/ .zonne asked unintentionally$ #heas a little curious& but she hadnt meant to go in that strange direction$

/!hats he like: 6es alays the same ay& dood$//6mm$ If hes like that& I guess he has friends$//!ell& I guess there are ,tna+san and 9lonne+san& dood$//9lonne is$$$$$$/ The look in .zonnes eyes changed$#eeing that& a shred light flashed in the %rinnys eyes$/Thats right& hes es%ecially close ith 9lonne+san& dood$/Although the %rinny had ansered ith difficulty before& its attitude had changed

suddenly and asserti'ely& but .zonne did not notice$/"oesnt he hate lo'e://Although 6is a8esty says this or that& he likes lo'e& dood$ 6e may ha'e been

influenced by 9lonne+san& dood$//.i& tell me more$//All right& dood$ But& hat I tell you is confidential& dood$//Yeah& I get it$/At .zonnes re%ly& the %rinny smirked momentarily$6oe'er& .zonne still did not notice& and continued to listen to hat the %rinny

had to say$

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autogra%h or something$/As he s%oke& 5aharl began riting in the air& ondering ho best to rite his

signature$ That not being hat she had meant& 9lonne %ressed him$/6o did she look: "id she seem ell://Yeah& she as in full health$ 6o do I %ut it& she as the com%lete o%%osite of

you$/ 6er shoulders slum%ed and 9lonne nodded$ /Yes& thats right$ As far back as I canremember& she alays rebelled against our %arents& and started fights ith me for noreason$ I dont ha'e any idea hat bothers her;/

/#omeho I think I get it$/ ,tna smiled eakly at her$/!hat is it://Its lo'e$//6uh://#he doesnt like lo'e& that has to be it$//!hat=://#he said that to me&/ 5aharl said$ /The orld is money& she said$//There is no ay an angel ould say such a thing=//Im telling you& she said it&/ 5aharl said& unusually timid in the face of 9lonnes

intensity$/#he must be ill= #hes suffering from an angelic fe'er or something and she isnt

thinking straight==/ 6er fists clenched& 9lonne looked u% at the ceiling and nodded$/Thats it$ I must heal her=/ 9lonne raised her 'oice& and then she ran to her on

room$/#hes off in her on orld again$/ ,tna shrugged her shoulders as if there ere

no hel%ing it$/Im going to see 5amington$ I ont be back until tonight$/ !ith that& 5aharl ent

outside& all but fleeing$6a'ing 8ust missed him& ,lle %oked her head out from the kitchen$ /y& I onder

here 5aharl+san ent://6e said hes going to the #era%hs %lace$//.h& thats too bad$ And I ent to the trouble of making lunch$/#ighing as though dee%ly disa%%ointed& ,lle returned to the kitchen$ In her hands

as a round %ancake$ A %eace sign as dran ith care in the sauce and 'egetables$/an& he seems to be taking -uite a lot of damage&/ ,tna murmured as she

atched 5aharls retreating back$/Ye%& maybe its about time I stabbed him in the back$ But& seeing the


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#till serene& 5amington rose from his chair& and came toards the sofa$/There are a lot& huh&/ 5aharl said in admiration as he looked at the stack of

documents$/Today is a light day$//&hats light:/

/Yes&/ 5amington re%lied ith an unconcerned face$ /I can look o'er that amountin to hours$//Youre 8oking& right://No& I do not lie$//But there are things you dont say$//Thats true$/ 5amington chuckled and ent on$ /.nce you become accustomed to

it& you& too& ill be able to do this amount of ork -uickly$ 1riche'skoy+dono as thesame ay$/

/y old man as my old man$/Just then a loer+ranking angel a%%eared bringing a %ot and cu%s& and cake$ .nce

he had %oured the tea from the %ot& he smiled brightly and de%arted$esturing for 5aharl to go ahead& 5amington rela7ed onto the sofa$The tea as black& and the cake as a fruit

tart$ The small fruits gloed hite as though gi'ingoff a light from ithin$

5aharl stared hard at the black tea and asked&/!hat is this called:/

/The black tea: It is an original blend calledbright blossom$ It is characterized by its floeryaroma$ If you %ut a little milk in& it is delicious$ Andthose are my fa'orite bright cherries$/

5aharl glared at the cake for a moment asthough ondering hether it contained some tra%& but

in the end he firmed u% his resol'e& stuck a fork intoit& and %ut it in his mouth$

/6o is it://!ell& its good$/ 6is tone said that it asnt&

but 5aharl ate it u% in the blink of an eye$/I am glad$ Bright cherries are the brightest

fruits in Celestia$ They ha'e become a symbol of lo'eand light$/

/You& that as intentional& asnt it:/5aharl glared at 5amington ith an e7%ression

of e7treme dis%leasure$ But& his -uestion as sim%ly

e'aded$.nce he understood 5amington had no

intention of ansering& 5aharl changed the sub8ect$/By the ay& hat do you mean to do about

9lonne://"o:/ 5amington %oured a little milk into his

black tea and brought the cu% to his mouth$/6o long do you mean to lea'e her in the Netherorld:/


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/That is right& isnt it: 6o long ould be all right ith you://Im askingyou$//It de%ends on you$ I do not mind hoe'er long she stays$//!hat do you mean by that:/!ithout ansering him& 5amington subtly changed the sub8ect$ /9or Celestia&

9lonne is the future$/


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/0ulcanus as one$ 1riche'skoy+dono as another$/rimacing at his fathers name& 5aharl asked in return& /And youre saying .zonne

is another://Yes$//!hat do you mean to do:/

/I ha'e no intention of eliminating heresy$ I ill let her do as she ill$//Can you maintain the order of Celestia that ay://If it crumbles at this rate& then it means that Celestia has no right to e7ist$//Your confidence is enough to im%ress me$/At 5aharls ords& 5amington 8ust boed silently ithout saying anything$

Instead& smiling& he o%ened his mouth$ /ay I ask one more -uestion://Yeah& go ahead$//!hat do you think of 9lonne://9lonne:/5amington nodded& smiling$9or an instant 5aharls face as stunned& but he -uickly shook his head$ /I'e

ne'er thought about it$//I am in no hurry$ I do not mind ho many years it takes& so %lease gi'e me an

anser$/5ea'ing his cu% and standing& 5amington turned his back on 5aharl$ 6e looked

out the indo& and like letting out a little breath he murmured& /Yes& there is time& untilmy life fades$$$/

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The folloing morning& ,tna came out of 9lonnes room$

!hen she had tried to slee% in the guest room& 9lonne had called out to her& andsomeho or other she had ound u% slee%ing in the cram%ed room$

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/Ahh& enough already=/#haking off 9lonnes hand& 5aharl ent outside$/Ah& 5aharl+san=/!hen 9lonne hurriedly ent after him& 5aharl had already s%read his scarf like

ings and flon off$

/Ahhh& you'e been dum%ed& 9lonne+chan&/ ,tna said teasingly$/"um%; That isnt it=//You think: In that case& maybe Ill go %lay ith the


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The to lea%t don from the rock and alked off$$oah! Isn't this atmosphere a little dangerous!.n the instant& ,tna came ali'e$!ithout a moments delay& she started after them$.zonnes home as a single house 'ery much on the outskirts$ It asnt certain

hether it could really be called a house or not$ To %ut it %lainly& it as an abandonedbuilding$ The stones ere crumbling a%art here and there& and their sha%e changed iththe eathering of the ind$

/#o there are ruins like this in Celestia& too&/ ,tna couldnt hel% muttering$#he as trying to figure out here 5aharl and .zonne had gone hen she heard a

'oice from inside$/This is some house$/ It as 5aharls amazed+sounding 'oice$/In Celestia& youre fine to slee% outside$ And there arent any characters reading

lo'e or friendshi% anyhere here$//Thats true$/After some indication of them alking around& there came the sound of them

sitting on chairs or something$/This is the first time since I came here that I'e been able to rela7$ I dont kno

hat that 5amington guy is thinking either$//#ay& hat sort of %lace is the Netherorld://Its a more 'iolent and dangerous %lace than here$ !ell& com%ared to Celestia&

any%lace has to be more dangerous$ This %lace someho lacks any %oer& and theres noa%%eal$ Though strangely there are those ith %oer$/ 5aharls smile sli%%ed as though9lonnes family had come to mind$

/Id like to go see it$ I ish Id become a fallen angel$ And not 9lonne$/ !hen shesaid 9lonne& a considerable amount of feeling entered her 'oice$ #he seemed to hate her$

It seems like it'd be better not to tell %lonne-"han, not about this& ,tna thought&'ery much unlike a demon$ #he didnt kno hat might ha%%en& and she got the feeling

that something bad ould ha%%en to her$After that& she tried again to listen in on hat as going on inside the house& but it

as 8ust a rambling con'ersation$/6mm& nothings ha%%ening$/ !hate'er she had been e7%ecting& ,tna seemed

dissatisfied$/#omeho I feel stu%id doing this sort of thing$ aybe Ill go back&/ ,tna

muttered$ #he lea%t u% suddenly& turned a somersault in the air& and fle u%$@nlike in the Netherorld& the sky in Celestia as cris% and dry$ That %art made

her body feel light$ It felt good to mo'e her ings ith ease$/Just this much& this is good$/,'en going into the city& there as no bustle of stores or sho%s& but rather it as

orderly and ithout energy$ It as %retty& but something as missing$/Ye%& the Netherorld is better after all$/,tna en8oyed the sky into the afternoon& and afterards she landed at 9lonnes

house$/,tna+san& heres 5aharl+san:/9lonnes -uestion greeted ,tna once she alighted in the entryay$/6e might not be coming back today$//,h: "id something ha%%en:/


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/mm& ith ho things ere going& I dont think so$/At her subtle ording& 9lonne tilted her head$ /!hat do you mean:/Just then one of the %rinnies came u%$ It as Number F$/Ah& 9lonne+san& 6is a8esty said that hes staying at a friends %lace& dood&/ he

told 9lonne as if incidentally$

/Ah& hey=/ ,tna o%ened her mouth refle7i'ely& but she as already too late$/A friend:/ 9lonne asked$/6e said something like .zonne+san& dood$//.zonne=:/ .n hearing that name& 9lonne reacted ith a titch$ /That girl& hy is

she ith 5aharl+san$$$$$$://They really seemed like they ere getting along& dood$ They ere e'en holding

hands& dood$/,tna ondered if that ere true& but the %rinnies e-ui%%ed ith conscience

circuits erent su%%osed to be able to lie$No, now's not the time for that& she thought&and looked at 9lonne$

9lonnes e7%ression as tight someho$ 6er mouth tisted into a fron$/!here is .zonne:/he's mad, definitely,tna could hear the anger in 9lonnes 'oice$/They ent toards the ruins directly south of here& dood$//The %lace e %layed hen e ere children&/ she murmured under her breath&

and ith a determined face 9lonne turned around and s%read her black ings$/Im going out for a bit=//!here are you going& 9lonne+chan:/Not hearing ,tnas -uestion at all& 9lonne fle off$/an& hoe'er you look at it& thats the beha'ior of a oman hos had her man

stolen&/ ,tna murmured in amusement$ It definitely seemed like a demons nature to en8oyconflict$

/No then& its gotten interesting$/ ,tna cla%%ed her hands& and then she& too& lea%t

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and stood listening to his ords$!hen Number F had finished his e7%lanation& they all raised their 'oices at once

in sur%rise$/Is it all right to do something like that& dood://Those are the orders& dood$/ Number F said in a 'oice ith no enthusiasm& and in

contrast the eight %rinnies came to life and began shoing e7citement$/5ets do it& dood=//The su%%lies are o'er there& dood$ "ecide on your res%ecti'e shares and carry

them& dood$/Number F %ointed out some bo7es stacked under the ea'es of a nearby building to

the eight e7cited %rinnies$/Its been a hile& hasnt it& dood://Im e7cited& dood$/Talking eagerly& the eight %rinnies each shouldered a bo7 of about the same size as

himself and dis%ersed throughout the ton$!atching this& a smile came to Number Fs face$/This should do it$$$$$$ dood$/ Number F nodded& and ga'e a nod to the ea'es from

hich the bo7es had 'anished$ /Things are going smoothly& dood$/#omething strange stood before his gaze$A cylindrical thing shining sil'er$ At a height of about 3 centimeters& it as

about the same le'el as a %rinny& and its idth as D3 centimeters around$ 9eeler+likethings e7tended to either side& and from its middle to rods stuck out like legs$

It ga'e the im%ression of a %oorly+made doll$ !here there should ha'e been aface& there ere only three holes$ The u%%er to ere round& and the one belo astriangular$

And& the u%%er to holes shone$ They ere %robably eyes$That figure rose softly& and ithout a sound it fle aay$/!ell then& this is it$$$$$$ dood$ Im looking forard to seeing the face that 5aharl

makes$$$$$$ dood$/Number F laughed boldly$


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!: A Sisterl "uarrel

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/.zonne= Youre here& arent you=:/

6a'ing been caught u% in talking to 5aharl about the Netherorld& the afternoonhad %assed before .zonne realized it$ #he as 8ust about to rise to her feet& thinking itas about time to eat something& hen a 'oice called from outside$

#he grimaced at the 'oice she hadnt heard in so long& and ent outside the ruinedbuilding$

!ith a cold smile& .zonne %lanted her hands on her hi%s$ /I as ondering ho itas& and its my 5o'e 9reak older sister$K/

/!hat do you mean& 5o'e 9reak://5aharl said it$ That he couldnt get aay from the 5o'e 9reak$//T+thats;/9lonne couldnt find her ords& and .zonne continued to bombard her$

/6e said it as so hard to breathe in your house& he couldnt stay there$ 5aharl ase7hausted$/

/"ont refer to 5aharl+san so familiarly=//6e doesnt belong to you& does he& #ister: I can decide myself ho to address

him$//6oe'er you ant to address him& 5aharl+san is the 1ing of the Netherorld&

isnt he=: You'e lost your manners=//This is Celestia$/ .zonne stuck her tongue out as if to say that fact as

irrele'ant$/A+anyay= eturn home==//!hy:/

/!hy& ell& because om is orried about you& too$//6uh& really: ,'en though in the fe hundred years since I left home& she didnt

once come looking for me$//Thats surely because she had faith in you$//,'en though& hen you became a fallen angel and fell to the Netherorld& she

seemed %lenty orried$//T+thats;/ 9lonne stammered$#eeing that& .zonne sneered and continued& /Thats hat: Because they lo'e me

more& or maybe Because Im %rettier or Because Im a better %erson$ !ell& hich is it://It isnt anything like that=//.h& I see$ ,'en if youre thinking it& you cant say it& you mean: #ister& youre so

ell+mannered$//.zonne& if you say any more than that& Ill get angry$/ 9lonnes hite skin as

groing increasingly red$/.h& scary$/ .zonne co'ered her face 8okingly& and then she continued in her

%ro'ocati'e tone$ /!hatll you do if you get mad: #ister& "anyou get mad:/9lonne clenched her fist and raised her 'oice$ /I+ I get mad=/9lonne& ho seemed ready to %unch her sister at any moment& and .zonne& ho

K .zonne mockingly refers to 9lonne as onee-samahere$


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stood ith her arms folded and her face calm$The tension rose beteen the to$That as hen 5aharl %oked his head out from ithin the ruins$ /!hats going on&

.zonne://5aharl+san=/

/!+hat& 9lonne:/9lonne as looking at 5aharl ith a face that said she had found him u% to somemischief$ /No& ere going back$/

/oing back& to here://y house$/ 9lonne held out her hand to beckon him$But& 5aharl only groaned& and made no mo'e to lea'e his s%ot$/!hat is it://Im not going there$//!hy not://You can ask me hy& but$$$$$$/5aharl seemed to be ha'ing trouble saying it& and beside him& .zonne lent a hand$/5aharl is saying he doesnt ant to$ You ouldnt force him& ould you& #ister://9orce him;//6oe'er I think about it& youre the one hos saying rude things to the

.'erlord$//!ha$$$$$$/!hile the dumbstruck 9lonne stood -ui'ering& .zonne took 5aharl by the hand

and thrust her chin toards the house$/o ahead and let her be$ o inside$ Ill make you something$//Is that okay://Its fine& lea'ing her like that$/#miling& .zonne turned her back to enter the ruined house$ 9lonnes strong 'oice

fle at her from behind$

/!ait& .zonne=//!hat:/ said .zonne$ #he& too& ansered challengingly$/9lonne& ont you gi'e it u%: This isnt like you$/ 5aharl addressed 9lonne

intending to soothe her& but doubtless he hadnt thought it ould bring the brunt of herattention on him$ !hen 9lonnes gaze fell shar%ly on him& he inad'ertently a'erted hiseyes$

/!hat is this: ,'en youre taking .zonnes side& 5aharl+san://I ouldnt really call it taking her side;//If youre not ith her or against her& then %lease shut u%=//@h$$$$$$/ @nder that shar% gaze& 5aharl shut his mouth$ /!ait a second&/ he

muttered$ /Im the 1ing of the Netherorld$ !hy do I ha'e to shut u%:/ But in s%ite of

that& he said nothing in re%ly& and couldnt e'en look at 9lonne$/Thats %retty %athetic$/At hearing that sighing 'oice& 5aharl turned around in sur%rise$Chin in hand& ,tna as sitting ato% a ruined %illar$/,+,tna=: 6o long ha'e you been there://#ince 9lonne+chan and .zonne+chan started arguing$//Thats the hole time& isnt it://Ye%$/ #he bared her fangs in a grin$ /Its %retty interesting$ I onder ho itll turn


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out://"ont act like youre not in'ol'ed=//But& Im notin'ol'ed&/ ,tna ansered in amusement& laughing through her nose$/1gh$$$$$$ Youre my underling& at least orry about your boss$//I dont ant to orry about you&


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amusement$They struck tice& three times& and once the to se%arated they %ut some distance

beteen them$/I ont sho mercy& .zonne$//I ont care if you cry$/

They le'elled their staffs$/6ere I come=/ 9lonne said$/


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Just then& the sound of a great e7%losion rumbled from the direction of the ton$

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The e7%losion had occurred in the sho%%ing district$At first there as a small e7%losion in a back street& and a single house ent

flying$After that& as if it had been a signal& e7%losions ent off one after another in a

chain$The e7%losions s%read in concentric circles& and the hite+alled buildings that

made u% most of the ton colla%sed one after another together ith a great noise$ Blacksmoke coiled around the rolling hite dust& and it turned grey as it stretched u% into thesky$

In a fe minutes& the e7%losions hich had started in the donton had s%read tothe districts ith %ri'ate homes& and nearly all of them ere de'astated$

At once the Celestial 6ost and %rinny s-uads re%orted for duty& and once theygras%ed the e7tent of the damage& they ent to hel% the in8ured$

The Celestial 6ost from u% abo'e& and the %rinny s-uad trotted in carryingsu%%lies$

/,'en though ere soldiers& ne$//6onestly& ne$ 9or us to go hel%ing %eo%le& ne$/,'en in Celestia& %rinnies com%lained$ !hile e7changing ords in a slightly more

refined manner of s%eech& se'eral hundred %rinnies entered the donton& hich hadbeen transformed into ruins$

/!o& this is aful& ne$//eally seeing it& its an atrocity& ne$/

Their round eyes o%ened e'en ider$Close to 34 of the buildings had turned into mountains of rubble& and smoke

rose from all o'er$/Anyay& lets look for sur'i'ors& ne$/9olloing the direction of the Celestial 6ost u% abo'e& they began to search

through the rubble$ They remo'ed the stones ith sho'els and %icka7es& and hel%ed theci'ilian angels buried beneath out$ Because they could indicate their %resence ith light&finding the sur'i'ors as easy& but getting them out as difficult$

Ten minutes after the search had begun$$$Thirty or more sur'i'ors had been disco'ered$ That there ere fe dead as

because many had flon u% to esca%e the e7%losions as they occurred$

This %rinny s-uad& too& had already rescued three %eo%le$Then& from the rubble close by& they could hear sounds$/Is someone there& ne:/!hen they called out& the sound of something mo'ing ansered them again$ But&

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e7changed looks$ They looked the same$/6uh: !ho are you guys:/ asked the Celestian %rinnies$/.h no& dood=//5ets run& dood=/As if they had been struck& the to %rinnies turned themsel'es around and dashed

off$ /That %rinny 8ust no& didnt he ha'e something ritten on his forehead& ne://It looked like a ?& ne$//Thats right& ne$ A strange %rinny& ne$//Ah& maybe its that& you kno$ aybe he came from the Netherorld& ne$//Thats the to%ic lately& ne$//#o the Netherorld %rinnies ha'e numbers ritten on them& ne$//The single digits must be im%ortant& ne$//But& I onder hy they ran& ne$//!ho knos& ne:/After they had discussed it at leisure& the %rinny s-uad returned to their rescue

efforts$ There ere still many ci'ilian angels to sa'e$

/This is another e7cellent style of destruction$/After they had heard the sound of e7%losions& 5aharl and the others had

immediately flon in the direction of the noise$ 5aharl s%oke u% in admiration hen hesa the disastrous scene s%reading belo them$

The admiring ,tna nodded in agreement$ /Its artistic& isnt it://Its got the touch of an abstract artist like "ehho&E/ 5aharl added$/5aharl+san& "ehho is an im%ressionist&/ 9lonne corrected& looking sur%rised$5aharl made a deliberately loud throat+clearing sound$ /Its not a big difference$//Its a huge difference= !ell& not that I thought the


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#eeing that& 5aharl ga'e a long sigh of relief as though hed been released fromsomething$

/I guess Ill go& too&/ he said$As though he had chosen that timing& a 'oice called out from behind$/


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don to the ton hich had become ruins$/No that I think about it& hy do I ha'e to look into this$$$$$$:/5aharls scarf fluttered as he fle& and from behind him came ,tnas 8eering 'oice$/You lost$//!hat did you say:/

/Its a ma8or loss& too bad for you$//"amn it$$$$$$/ Biting his li%& 5aharl landed ato% the rubble$ /Anyay& itll be fineonce I %ro'e that this has nothing to do ith me$ Ill search out the real %er%etrator$


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/You lot& dont you kno here he is://!e dont kno& dood&/ the si7 %rinnies said together$/!here did he go=:/Then& ha'ing been silent u% until then& ,tna reluctantly began to s%eak$ /& here are they://They ent to another %lace& dood$//!here://@mm;/All the %rinnies racked their brains$/Ah& I remember& dood$/ Number K cla%%ed his hands& and on the instant sounded

the boom of an e7%losion$ /The #era%hs house& dood$//!hat=:/5aharl looked in the direction of the e7%losion& and his forehead s%asmed$6oe'er he looked at it& smoke as rising abo'e the hill here 5amingtons

house as$

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/This is terrible$/

5aharl s%oke u% in admiration& ha'ing arri'ed at 5amingtons house& hich he had'isited 8ust the day before$The magnificent hite+alled building had been so com%letely destroyed as to be

artistic$ The %ri'ate room into hich 5amington had in'ited 5aharl as buried underrubble& lea'ing no trace of it& and the documents hich had %iled u% ere scatterede'eryhere$

.n itnessing the terrible s%ectacle not of the building but of the surroundingfloer beds& 9lonne raised a cry$


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/Ahh= 6o aful== 5amington+samas floer garden=//Those floers are e'eryhere& arent they:/ ,tna said lightly$ /Bring some from

o'er there and %lant them& and thatll be the end of it$//9loers embrace the feelings of the %erson ho raisedthem$ It isnt that sim%le a

matter&/ 9lonne chided ,tna& knelt don& and tenderly touched the broken stems of the

yuiefloers$/But& can %rinnies use magic this %oerful:/ 5aharl asked$/It isnt magic& 5aharl+san$/ It as 9lonne ho s%oke& her 'oice full of certainty$/!hat do you mean& 9lonne:/#he stood u% and alked closer to the building& and nodded as though hat she

sa confirmed it$/I belie'e it as a bomb$//A bomb& you say://Yes$ The smell is different$ The missiles fired by giant robots and the ea%ons

used by sentaiheroes ha'e it& too$//Not the otakustuff again$/ ,tna shrugged her shoulders teasingly$/I am not an otaku= Its lo'e directed toards things==//And %utting that sim%ly& it means otaku$/Just as 9lonne as about to make a retort& they heard 'oices and footfalls from the

o%%osite side of the hill$/,tna+saaan=//And Your a8esty=/To %rinnies came running$ .n their foreheads ere the numbers 2 and >$/#o they really ere here$$$$$$/5aharl sla%%ed a hand to his forehead at the %rinnies running and trium%hantly

holding both hands aloft& and he couldnt be any more e7as%erated$/!e did i;//You idiots=/

5aharl made a fist and thrust his right arm out$ A force the sha%e of his fist entflying toards the %rinnies and moed them don$

/A strike$/ ,tna cla%%ed her hands$/5aharl+san$$$$$$/#ometime ithout 5aharl noticing& 5amington had come to stand behind him$

#ur%rised& 5aharl hirled around$/!+hat://I belie'e it is in my nature to be gentle and ne'er to lose my %resence of mind$//T+thats %robably true$/ 5aharl gul%ed don sali'a$/6oe'er& I am not confident that I can remain calm ha'ing lost e'en my on

house$/

/+make an effort for me&/ 5aharl said humbly&Fattem%ting to %acify him$9rom 5amingtons e7%ressionless face& he could not determine the le'el of his

dis%leasure$ 6e seemed to ha'e concluded that it as ise to a'oid %ro'oking him asmuch as %ossible$

/Im going to -uestion the cul%rits no$/ 5aharl turned back to the eight %rinnies$

9lonne is using a 'erb ty%ically used to talk about raising children& rather than groing %lants$F 5aharl doesnt s%eak any more %olitely than usual here& but he does use the 'erbkureru& hich makes it

sound more like hes asking a fa'or instead of demanding it$


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/.i& you lot=//!hat is it& Your a8esty://!here is Number F:/The eight %rinnies looked at each others foreheads and then tilted their heads$/6o did you destroy e'erything:/

/!ith these& dood$/9rom the air before his eyes&


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/9lonne+chan& youre becoming more and more the otaku/5aharl and ,tna sent cool stares at 9lonne$/T+that isnt it=//Then& ho is it:/ ,tna asked$/I+its$$$$$$/

!ith 9lonne mumbling& ,tna folloed u% ith another attack$ /5o'e toardsthings; Aliens dont -ualify& do they&/ she teased$/It+ its lo'e toards s%ace= Its s%ace lo'e==//Youre getting more and more sus%icious& you kno$/ ,tna shrugged her

shoulders ho%elessly$ /By the ay& heres your sister://I dont kno anything about the likes of .zonne$//#hes your sister& isnt she: !hat ha%%ened to that lo'e youre alays talking

about://5aharl+san told her to go %ro'ide aid& so maybe shes still there and not coming

back$//!ell& shes an angel& so shes going to hel%&/ ,tna said& and in the sky they could

see a hite figure$ /5ook& e brought her u% and here she is$/6er hite ings s%read& she descended from the sky directly toards them$/.zonne& hat is it:/ 9lonne called out to her& but she only a%%roached siftly

ithout gi'ing any res%onse$#eeing the sord she held in her hands& 9lonne and ,tna finally reacted$!ith the sord le'elled& .zonne thrust forard in a straight line$All at once& e'eryone in range fle out of the ay$Immediately afterards& .zonne crashed into here they had been a moment ago$

"ust fle u% ith a great noise$The %rinnies ere knocked o'er like boling %ins$In the %lace .zonne had assaulted& a crater had formed 8ust as if a meteorite had

fallen$

9rom its center& .zonne sayed into sight$ As though she had been hit by theshock herself& her footste%s ere strangely akard$ ,'en so& she le'elled the sord andcame alking straight on$

/#to% it= #urely this isnt the time for that==/!ithout e'en res%onding to 9lonnes cry& she shortened the distance$ There as no

e7%ression on her face$/#omethings off&/ 5aharl said$/I get the feeling I'e seen this somehere before&/ ,tna said$!hile ,tna searched her memories& .zonne seized one of the bombs the %rinnies

had left behind in both hands and raised it o'er her head$/#to% that=/

!ithout %aying any heed to 5aharls cry& .zonne hurled the bomb$ !hat asmore& she thre it at 5aharl$

/@oah=/5aharl tried to esca%e it& but unluckily his foot sli%%ed and he %itched forard$

There the bomb fell$The bomb detonated ith a boom$ In the blink of an eye& there as another crater$/


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/#o you sur'i'ed& huh&/ ,tna murmured& sounding disa%%ointed$/"ont kill me off=/ 5aharl yelled at ,tna& and then he shifted the brunt to the

a%%roaching .zonne$ /You& hat are you trying to do=:/But& still gi'ing absolutely no res%onse& .zonne held her sord aloft$/#he isnt listening& is she&/ ,tna said$

/rrr& Im not taking this calmly= That as an attem%ted assassination of the.'erlord==/At once 5aharl lea%t back and a'oided the attack$/Thats too bad& that it as an attem%t$//Youd be all right ith that=://,h: !hoe'er does you in& its fine ith me$ As long as I can gracefully take o'er

the throne& theres no %roblem$//!erent you going to steal the throne ith your on %oer://I'e ne'er said that$ Its 8ust that there asnt anyone besides me thinking the

same thing&/ ,tna ansered nonchalantly$,'en hile they s%oke& .zonne had been closing the distance beteen her and

5aharl$/I guess theres nothing for it$/Just as 5aharl as about to %ull out his sord;/Ah;=/ ,tna cried out suddenly$/!+hat=://Theres an antenna sticking u%=/,tna as %ointing to .zonnes head$ A slender rod e7tended from it& and

hene'er she mo'ed it sayed from side to side$ It as ob'iously sus%icious$/I remember seeing this somehere before&/ 5aharl said& but as he s%oke he had

his hands full a'oiding .zonnes slashes& and didnt ha'e time to %ursue the memory$/9lonne+chan& the antenna=/ ,tna shouted instead$/ight=/

.zonne asnt atching her surroundings& and 9lonne a%%roached .zonne frombehind$ #he dre her staff and held it aloft$

/You ont ignore me and go after 5aharl+san=/!ith a yell& 9lonne sung her hite staff le'elly& aiming for .zonnes head$The moment the antenna broke ith a sna%& .zonne sto%%ed mo'ing like a doll

hose strings had been cut$ 5ike that& she ga'e in to the momentum of her sords sing&turned halfay around& and colla%sed face+u%$

/I kne it as strange that she denied lo'e$ It as because of this artless antenna&asnt it:/

/I dont think thats it&/ ,tna said$/@% until a little hile ago& she didnt ha'e that antenna&/ 5aharl said$

The to of them shook their heads$9lonne %icked u% the antenna and made a troubled face$/!ell:/ ,tna asked$9lonne hummed and after she had carefully looked it o'er& she said one thing*

/This is a terrible design$//Thats not the -uestion=//Ah& but& I remember seeing this somehere before$/ 9lonne tilted her head$And& 8ust then;


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/Thats too bad& dood$ #o she failed$$$$$$ dood$/Together ith that regretful 'oice& a small shado a%%eared from the other side of

the crater$

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/Ah& its Number F& dood=/All together& the %rinnies %ointed$/"ont call me by number& dood=/


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/Ah& those are the short things e sa& dood=/All together the %rinnies %ointed fingers saying me& too& me& too$/Those are://You must be sur%rised& dood= These are mechanical life+forms& the 0i8an& dood=/At 1iras cry& 9lonnes shoulders slum%ed& crestfallen$

/,hh& so they erent aliens$$$$$$//You really did ha'e eird e7%ectations& didnt you& 9lonne+chan&/ ,tna 8abbed&laughing at the earnestly disa%%ointed 9lonne$

/Before it as #has& and no these: 6ell& cant you do anything ithout relyingon someone else:/ 5aharl turned de%loring and cold eyes on 1ira$

/You can say hat you like& dood$ o& 0i8an=/At 1iras order& the to sil'er+colored masses immediately fle u% ithout a

sound$/agic:/ ,tna murmured& and 9lonne shook her head$/But& I dont sense any magical %oer$//!hether its magic or not& if the results are the same& its no big deal&/ 5aharl

said& folloing the to bodies circling the sky ith his eyes$ /6ere they come=/The instant he shouted& the to bodies dre sil'er trails and came at 5aharl from

different directions$/As if Id take an attack like that=/5aharl %re%ared a counterattack$/y magical %oer might be eaker& but I can still do this much& dood=/ As he

shouted& 1ira %ulled a bomb out of the air in front of his eyes$ 6e held it aloft in bothhands& and thre it at 5aharl$

Chanting his s%ell& 5aharl caught the bomb %erfectly in his arms$/.ah=/In a %anic he tried to fling it aay& but there asnt enough time$ A great

e7%losion eru%ted& and e7%anding a barrier on the s%ur of the moment& he someho

esca%ed the danger$/Just ho many of those do you ha'e=:/ 5aharl shouted& reathed in smoke$/I still ha'e -uite a lot& dood$/ #o saying& 1ira %ulled out bombs steadily one after

another and thre them like arros$5aharl as thron this ay and thron that ay by the blasts& and as he as

tossed about he yelled to ,tna& /You lot& arent you going to hel%=://No& those bombs are scary$/ ,tna %ut both hands together and shook her head in

refusal$/"ont act like that& it doesnt suit you=/Just after his shout& a thick sil'er light landed a direct hit to 5aharls 8a$ The

short& fat 0i8an had rammed him$

6a'ing taken an u%%ercut in mid+air& 5aharl s%un once and struck the ground$/6onestly& e'en though he usually 8ust shos off by himself&/ ,tna muttered as

she began chanting magic to back him u%$The long& slender 0i8an came flying at her from behind$/,tna+san=/At 9lonnes cry she 8um%ed out of the ay and a'oided the body blo by a hairs

breadth$/These guys& they dont ha'e any bloodlust& so you cant sense them coming$/


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As she rolled& ,tna atched the 0i8an fly aay$ Immediately afterards she letloose flames& but it didnt a%%ear that she did much damage$

/I guess theres nothing but to hit them directly$/9rom an alternate s%ace she o%ened in the %alm of her hand& ,tna took out the

s%ear ungnir$ #he sung it once& %roducing a shocka'e& and first it knocked o'er the

interfering 1ira$/5ie don there for a bit$ Ill look after you later$/As she checked the 0i8ans ad'ance ith magic& she s%read her ings and fle u%&

and ungnir flashed at the a%%roaching 0i8an$A solid clash sounded& and ungnir as re%elled$/6ey& hat is this=: Its ridiculously hard$/ As if her fingers had gone numb& ,tna

shook her hand and grimaced$/,tna+san& lets go at the same time=/ ,tna raised her 'oice and chanted a s%ell$/ot it=/ At the same time& ,tna& too& chanted a s%ell& and le'elled ungnir$/ega 9ire=//ega Ice=/The to s%ells of com%letely o%%osite natures en'elo%ed the 0i8an at the same

time& and set off a great e7%losion$/"id e do it:/ ,tna said$Instincti'ely& the to leaned forard in antici%ation$ But& from out of the smoke

came flying a sil'er+colored mass at great s%eed$/No good=/,tna refle7i'ely tisted her body$The 0i8an hich graced %ast her ith a ferocious s%eed as undamaged$eanhile& 5aharl as also ha'ing trouble$6e had tried both 9ire and Ice& but he couldnt tell hether it as orking or not$/In that case& its ega #tar=/5aharls arm gloed ith a blue light& and a %ale flash fle toards the 0i8an$

The moment it hit& the fat 0i8ans mo'ements sto%%ed as though it had frozen$/All right= ,tna& ega #tar orks=//oger&


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time& you ant to be erased so com%letely that you cant e'en reincarnate:/!ithout re%lying& 1ira glared at 5aharl$/If thats your intention& then its ine'itable$/5aharl brandished his sord and aimed it for the body containing 1iras soul$Just then& a dee% sound burst u% from out of nohere and resonated in his body$

/!+hat:/Thinking that maybe something else as coming out from beneath his feet& 5aharllooked don$ 9lonne& too& looked about an7iously& but ,tna looked someho e7cited$The %rinnies could no longer stand and fell to the ground& and their round bodies 8ustrolled about$

!atching them& 1ira suddenly began to laugh$/Its the end for you all no& dood$ And for this Celestia& too$$$$$$ dood$//!hat did you do& 1ira=:/ 5aharl raised his 'oice shar%ly$Just then& the sky suddenly darkened& and their surroundings began to be

en'elo%ed in a dim light$


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#: Celestia's Decisi$e %attle

1

Then& the darkest day in Celestia began$

The clouds surged and ere -uickly stained black$As far as the eye could see& thick clouds co'ered e'erything& and night fell$#ometimes lightning ran ithin the clouds& and they shone blue+hite$The body+shaking tremors gre stronger and stronger$The to% of a huge sil'er mass a%%eared& attem%ting to break through those e'il

clouds$It as so large that its sha%e couldnt be determined$ It 8ust looked like a broad

slab hose surface seemed to cur'e e'er+so+slightly$ As more of it a%%eared& they at lastunderstood that it as a flat& circular sha%e$

9lonne %ointed at the sky and shouted e7citedly& /5aharl+san& its a @9.& a @9.=//I guess theres no denying that& huh$/

5aharl furroed his bro and nodded& but in contrast ,tna shrugged her shouldersand shook her head$

/Actually& do you kno hat @9. means:/ she %ut in$ /Its @nidentified 9lying.b8ect$ But if its right in front of your eyes& I dont think its unidentified$/

/It doesnt matter hat its called&/ 5aharl said$/I think it does$//Then hat ould you call it://A flying saucer$//!e dont kno if its a saucer or not&/ 9lonne said$/None of that matters& dood=/ 1ira shouted& irritated ith the three ho stood

arguing o'er tri'ialities des%ite the unusual %henomenon$ /I ent to the trouble of

creating this tense atmos%here& and you dont feel any of it& dood=://!ell& the arri'al scene is 8ust going on and on$/ Yaning idely& ,tna %ointed at

the sky$Although it co'ered most of the sky& half of the body of the saucer still had not

a%%eared$/The other %roblem is its too big$/It had to be flying at great s%eed& but because their %erce%tion of its scale as so

off& it only looked to be mo'ing sloly$Then& ha'ing been a s%ectator during the battles until no& 5amington ste%%ed

forard and stood before 1ira$/!here ere you until no:/ 5aharl asked$

/I hid my %resence com%letely$//This guy is une7%ectedly chea%$/!ithout %aying any mind to 5aharl and ,tna muttering com%laints behind his

back& 5amington %osed a -uestion$/!hat are you thinking:/,'en before the #era%h& 1ira smirked ithout any timidity$ /y %art is finished

no& dood$ 9rom this %oint on& it has nothing to do ith me& dood$//!hat do you mean by that:/


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/y task as to buy enough time to create a dimensional rift so that the mainforce could arri'e& dood$ !ith a battle that shoy& e'en the Celestians magical %oerould be hindered and they ouldnt sense the a%%earance of a rift& dood$/

/And in e7change& you had these guys remo'e your conscience circuit&/ 5aharlsaid$ 6e sent the to fallen 0i8an flying ith a kick$ They rolled off sounding 8ust like

em%ty cans$/You'e figured it out e7actly& dood$/ 1ira a%%lauded and smiled coldly at 5aharl$/You& youre making a fool of me$/ 5aharls forehead titched$,tna looked at him and& a%%arently seeing there as no ay around it& asked in his

stead& /By main force& do you mean those://!hat else but them& dood: Its these 0i8an& dood$//!hats their goal://They came to con-uer Celestia& dood$ And the Netherorld and the 6uman

!orld hile theyre at it& dood$//I kne it& theyre aliens& arent they=/ !ithout a thought for the situation& 9lonnes

eyes brightened& and she took hold of 5aharls shoulder beside her and shook him$/5aharl+san& there are aliens& and a s%aceshi%= Its amazing==/

/6oe'er you look at them& I dont think these are %eo%le&22/ 5aharl said$/5aharl+san& you mustnt discriminate based on a%%earances=//But they aren't%eo%le&/ ,tna inter8ected$/But& thats a real eakness&/ 5aharl said to 1ira$/!hat is& dood://If I say Ill kill you& those guys ill sto% attacking& too& right://Its no use& dood$ They ha'e nothing to do ith me& dood$ They remo'ed my

conscience circuit$ I made a distraction$ Thats the end of our fifty+fifty contract& dood&/1ira declared to 5aharl ithout any hesitation$

/Anyay& this ill be the end of you all& dood$


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The sarm of 0i8an ent for the Celestial 6ost$ In the sky abo'e& they met fromeither side& and here and there ere scattered flashes$ 6ostilities had begun$

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/Ah$$$$$$/ At once 9lonne %ressed the %alm of her hand to her mouth$/I+ I as 8ust thinking maybe its about time I ent=//#he as definitely8ust fascinated by the aliens& this fallen angel&/ ,tna muttered

-uietly& turning her face aay$9lonne hurriedly made as if to fly off& but on looking at the sky& her legs froze

again$ At last& the entire sha%e of the mother shi% had a%%eared$/#o it really is a saucer$/As ,tna said& it as certainly a %erfectly round sha%e$ It as so huge that its

diameter as an unimaginable number of kilometers$/I onder ho many 0i8an are inside of that:/ 9lonne said$/I definitely dont ant to count them$/9lonne and ,tnas con'ersation had gone off+to%ic$And& ha'ing been a s%ectator until then& 5aharl groaned& /This is going to be a

harder fight than I thought$//"ont you mean& the Celestial 6ost is losing:/ ,tna asked$/6m%h& if theyre like this in an all+out ar& then they %robably arent anything

much& these angels&/ 5aharl muttered$/Ah&


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5amington fle u% into the sky and dis%atched orders to the Celestial 6ost$It asnt ith ords$ Just as ith his first order to sally forth& he sent them ith

his thoughts$ !hen he had to go so far as to correct them ith ords& it ent somethinglike this*

/9orm ranks$ "ont be broken$/In res%onse& the Celestial 6ost formed ranks in %erfect order& and headed for the

mother shi%$They informed him all at once about the enemys %oer and the attacks they took$

5amington listened to all of it& understood it& and issued orders$/Concentrate your ega #tars$ Break through the enemy and aim for the mother

shi%$/The no numerous ranks released ega #tars simultaneously& and shoered the

0i8an descending u%on them in a blue+hite light$ .nce the foremost ranks had in'okedtheir magic& ithout a moments delay& the rank behind them ste%%ed forard andunleashed a second attack$ .n and on like a atling gun& they continued unleashing ega

#tars$The 0i8an ho took the attacks and sto%%ed mo'ing came dro%%ing to the ground$

!atching from belo& it as like a don%our of rain$6oe'er& the 0i8an& too& %iled on their attacks& and those ho sli%%ed through the

Celestial 6osts counterattack headed off to the destruction of the ton$ Their numberas by no means small$

/@ah& its ho%eless& isnt it/ As usual& ,tna as en8oying herself$/5aharl+san& %lease go hel% them&/ 9lonne im%lored him$But& 5aharls re%ly as blunt$ /I dont ant to$//"ont you ha'e any lo'e;any desire to sa'e anyone=://This is Celestia$ 5amington says that hes handling it& so it ouldnt do for me to

hel% ithout him re-uesting it$//But& at this rate;/ An7iously looking u% at the battle in the sky& 9lonne could

not find her ords$ #he could see that still many of the Celestial 6ost ere ha'ing theirings struck and dro%%ing$

/"ont you belie'e in 5amington://,h:/ At 5aharls -uestion& 9lonnes eyes o%ened ide and she stared at the

s%eaker of those ords$/If you belie'e in him& then atch$/ After this declaration& he added& /!ell& if it

turns out he cant in& then its all right if I lend my strength$//Because if you ait until the last moment& hell oe you a bigger debt& right://Y+yeah$ Thats it&/ 5aharl said in agreement to ,tnas ords$

/6es as soft as e'er&/ ,tna muttered& turning her face aay and co'ering hermouth$

/"id you say something://No%e& nothing$/ @nder 5aharls glare& ,tna feigned ignorance and histled$/6ell$$$$$$/ 5aharl ga'e ,tna one more glare& and then looked u% at the sky$/!ell then& hat ill you do& 5amington:/ 5aharl muttered as he carefully

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/This ill not do$/eanhile 5amington as o'erseeing the battles %rogress$ And& concerned about

the damage on the ground& he murmured in his %er%etually calm 'oice& /It ould not bead'isable to let this drag on any longer$/

eadying himself& 5amington turned toards the mother shi% and fle off$Just then& there came a call from belo to hold him back$/


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/Thats hat that techni-ue is:/ 5aharl asked$/I thought of it 8ust no$/ 9lonne %uffed her chest u% %roudly$/Isnt it eird for it to be called a Tri%le7 Attack hen its four %eo%le:/ ,tna said$/Its fine& if it sounds cool=/ 9lonne insisted$In that instant& a flash co'ered the sky$ 5amington had %lunged into the heart of

the mother shi%$A fe seconds later a great noise came crashing don$The shocka'e became a ind and ble don& and fell u%on them so strongly it

nearly snatched 5aharls scarf aay$ To %rinnies ere e'en sent flying by the ind andent rolling off$

9lashes s%read from the center of the mother shi% here 5amington had attacked&e7tending like snakes in all directions$ !ith a thunderous roar& the center e7%loded$

/Amazing=/5aharl turned to the e7cited 9lonne and %outed in dis%leasure$ /6+hm%h& my mo'e

is more amazing$//!hich s%ecial mo'e do you mean://!+ait and see=/5aharl turned his back on 9lonne and folded his arms$/.h


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eanhile the 0i8an flying about the surrounding area ere defeating theCelestial 6ost$ The number of angelic soldiers and 0i8an falling to the ground increasedsteadily$ Because of the shock a'es from the e7%losions on the mother shi%& their fallinggre to a ty%hoon greatly sur%assing the earlier don%our$

/At this rate e'en if the mother shi% doesnt crash& the ton ill still be

destroyed$/ 5aharls e7%ression had naturally become one of en8oyment$/Youre terrible& 5aharl+san$/ 9lonne looked at 5aharl ith eyes full of criticism$/!hats ith you all of a sudden://!hy do you look like youre en8oying yourself: ,'en though so many %eo%le are

being hurt=//9lonne+chan& thats a demons natural reaction$ Theres no hel%ing it$/ ,tna

seemed to be en8oying herself& too$ /!hen you %ut destruction or battles in front of us& itmakes our blood boil ith e7citement$ Thats a demon$/

/But thats;=/6er fists clenched& 9lonne as about to %rotest& but ,tna ent on$/6oe'er you say it& thats a demon& and thats the


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/9inally& the boss makes his a%%earance$ !ho are you:/ 5aharl demanded& and the%erson in the s%ace suit %ut his hands to his helmet$

6e remo'ed the helmet& and beneath it as a magnificently bald head$ And amustache$

/Youre;=:/The man nodded in a%%arent satisfaction at e'eryones sur%rised faces& and glared

at 5aharl$/Its been a hile& boy$/But& 5aharl only folded his arms and hummed$

/@hh& ho ere you again:// Ironically& this is homo%honous ith Ja%anese for /easy$/ Also& Im not con'inced ,tna doesntremember$


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thought better of it and o%ened his mouth calmly$/In order to %rotect the ,arth from you cursed demons& I led the "efense 9orce

and struck a %reem%ti'e attack against the Netherorld$ It as ob'ious that you all eredangerous beings$ It as an o%%ortunity to kno ods 8ustice$/

/6mm& his storys come out&/ said ,tna$

/But& its incredibly self+centered&/ said 5aharl$/


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doesnt e7ist anymore either&/ 5aharl said$/No its #olar "efenders ordon L&/ said 9lonne$/!hich means& youre theformereneral of the ,arth "efense 9orce&/ said ,tna$/#o thats it= !ith the @rashima ,ffect& 233 years ha'e already %assed back on

,arth$$$$$$/ Carter murmured and his shoulders slum%ed$

/!hats the @rashima light con'ersion

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:/ 5aharl asked$/Thats not right& 5aharl+san$ Its the @rashima ,ffect$ The closer you get to thes%eed of light& the sloer the %assage of time becomes$ #o& e'en though Carter+san ishuman& he doesnt seem to ha'e aged much$/

/!hat: I as sure that as the reason his head as shining so brightly$//It as like that before&/ said ,tna$Carter& ho had been listening to 5aharl and ,tnas e7change& clenched his fists

and began to tremble$/You brats= #aying hate'er you like==/ Carter belloed& and he struck his fist

against the hatch ith a slam$ /Im bringing all of my grudge to bear on you brats== 9romhere on Ill sho you 6ell=/

Then& he as about to %ress some sitch$/!ho ould 8ust leisurely ait to be attacked=:/5aharl chanted the s%ell for a ega #tar& and immediately released it at Carter$

Not caring that his o%%onent as human& he mercilessly struck for a direct hit$A loud bash sounded& an e7%losion boomed& and hite smoke rose u%$/Youre being shoy about it After that there ont e'en be a trace left& ill

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Cater ith a blank e7%ression$/5amingtons finally done it$/ #-uinting& 5aharl& too& looked at the sky$/Thats 8ust like 5amington+sama=/#eeing 9lonne cheering& 5aharl glared at 5amington circling the sky& looking

discouraged$ $hy am I feeling like thishe ondered& angry ith himself$

/Its o'er no$/ 6a'ing loered his gaze to Carter& 5aharl smirked coldly$ It as alook that said he had found an outlet to dri'e aay this de%ressed feeling$#uddenly Carter bent his back and began to con'ulse$/6es started feeling sick:/ ,tna made a stunned face as if to say That didnt take

long$But& that asnt it$ 6e as laughing$ 6e seemed to need time to let out the laughs

hich shook him in s%asms$/!hats so funny:/ 5aharl said$/Its funny that for you brats& the beginning of your end has begun&/ Carter said$

Then& he let out a roar$ /Transform=//Transform=:/ At that ord& 9lonne reacted intensely$ 6er eyes s%arkled like

anything$9ragments shot out from the e7%loded mother shi% in all directions$ Then& the

0i8an fighting the Celestial 6ost co'ered the sky com%letely$ The fragments broke a%artyet again& and in the end they ere so small as to be like fog$

6oe'er& those fine grains each mo'ed freely$/"ont tell me& those are 0i8an& too:/ 5aharl muttered in astonishment$/#o you'e finally realized it$ The mother shi% as com%letely made u% of 0i8an$/

Carter let out a loud laugh& and s%reading both hands he ordered& /No& co'er Celestia indarkness=/

The 0i8an hich had co'ered the surface of the sky increased their density& andco'ered the hea'ens %recisely like an umbrella$ The light of the sun as shut out& andimmediately it became as %itch dark as night$

!hen the 0i8an had com%letely co'ered the hea'ens& darkness had arri'ed$ As%ace emerged here %ractically nothing could be seen$

But then& to 5aharl and the others it as nothing unusual$,'en so& the 0i8an still had numbers to s%are$ Carter shouted his ne7t order$/Combine=//Combine=:/ 9lonnes eyes s%arkled e'en more brightly& and she clenched both

fists in front of her chest$The innumerable 0i8an closed behind Carter& and one after another they began to

combine$/!atch= This is the ultimate 0i8an+bot==//0i8an+bot=:/ 9lonnes eyes radiated like disco balls& and her clenched fists

trembled in antici%ation$The esca%e %od hich Carter and 1ira had boarded rose ithout a sound& and then

mo'ed toards the head %art of the robot that as taking sha%e$In the darkness toered the com%leted body of the 0i8an+bot$The esca%e %od had been en'elo%ed by the forehead and disa%%eared$!ith a hirring sound& the robots eyes flashed$The 0i8an+bot; An a'atar of destruction ith enormous fists and a body tens of

kilometers high$ It as so huge that from the ground the full %icture could not be gras%ed$


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/.i& isnt that 8ust an enlarged 0i8an:/ 5aharl said$The 0i8an+bot raised its arms and le'elled its iron+ball fists$/6os that: Be amazed= It has fists the size of

California==/ Carter said$/!hats a California:/ 5aharl asked$

,tna shook her head$ /!ho knos: Isnt it someunit of measure://Take this= #u%er+dreadnought California


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/Ill make u% for 5amingtons failure$ Just atch& 9lonne=//.+okay=/!ithout e'en listening to 9lonnes re%ly& 5aharl s%read his scarf and fle u%$/Ahh& the


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/.ur house is ee%ing$//Theres no hel%ing it$ Itll be all right if e rebuild it$//No matter the time& its courage& ho%e& and lo'e& isnt it:/ said ,lle$/Thats absolutely right& honey$/#%outing lines that ould ha'e nearly made 5aharl faint in agony if he heard& the

to embraced each other tightly$

/9or some reason& 8ust no& a chill ran don my s%ine&/ 5aharl muttereduncomfortably& riggling his back as he fle along ith his scarf$

In the break hen his attention strayed& he as attacked by a beam shot from the0i8an+bots eyes$

/!oah=/5aharl dodged ith agility and continued his ascent$ 6e as aiming for the robots

head$/If the one controlling it is gone& then this robot ill be a good+for+nothing=/6e fle on ith great s%eed& continuing to a'oid the beam$/But man& its far$/6e felt like hoe'er long he fle& he ould not reach the head$ ,'en looking at

the body of the 0i8an+bot& it as so big that he could not e'en tell that he as flying orhether he as making %rogress$ Because there ere no seams or anything& nothing tocom%are against& he had no sense that he as flying$

Abru%tly he thought he felt something incredibly o%%ressi'e& and in that instant;/@oah=:/Not com%rehending at all hat had ha%%ened& 5aharl as blon aay$6e shook his head and cleared his hazy senses$ The 0i8an+bots body hich should

ha'e been right there as far off$ That being said& because it as a flat& all+like thing&any 8udge of distance as a considerable a%%ro7imation$

6e had been sent flying by the 0i8an+bots body as it took one ste% forard$/Its entire body is a ea%on& huh$$$$$$/Because taking 8ust one ste% forard meant ad'ancing se'eral kilometers& it as

the same as colliding ith a mass of iron ad'ancing at se'eral hundred kilometers %erhour$

/And my goals e'en farther aay no=/ 5aharl s%at& and he made as if to hitsomething& but there as nothing nearby$ ,'en his enemy as se'eral kilometers ahead$

/Im starting to feel like Im climbing a mountain$/ #o muttering& 5aharl firedhimself u%& again decided the 0i8an+bots head as his aim& and fle u%ards$

In that moment& he took an attack to his entire body and as flattened$ 6e sufferede7treme & and e'en 5aharls consciousness 'anished into hite for an instant$

This time he had been struck flying by a round fist closing in from the side$6a'ing lost consciousness& in the middle of his fall he narroly regained it& turned

halfay around& and reco'ered his balance$/That orked& a little$$$$$$/ he s%at& ith the indication that it as far from a little$

6e i%ed his mouth ith the back of his hand& and there as blood on it$ 6e s%at bloodand as about to fly off& hen from behind a 'oice called out$

/5aharl+san$//!hat is it:/


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6a'ing turned around& 5aharl caught sight of 5amington and to of his #era%hicuards$ .ne of the #era%hic uards as missing$ 6e gras%ed the reason immediately$The remaining to ere considerably beat+u%$ .ne of them had had his ings in8uredand could barely fly$

/.ne of you as done in& huh$/

5amington nodded silently& and then made a suggestion to 5aharl$ /#hall ecombine forces://!hat did you say://At this rate e ill do nothing but %roduce 'ictims$ Together;//I refuse=/ 5aharl re%lied immediately& glaring at 5amington$ /Against this kind of

o%%onent& Im all thats needed=/Then he beat his scarf and commanded& /Theres no need for you to interfere= ot

it=:/!ith that& he fle u%$/That as a failure& asnt it$/ 5amington atched 5aharl go& and his e7%ression

shoed a ry smile$/6o rude$//6e has his on sense of honor&/ he soothed the indignant #era%hic uard$ /Ne7t

time I ill ha'e to change the manner of my suggestion$/5amington folded his arms ith a orried e7%ression$/Before that& I shall atch ho far he is able to go$/Then& he looked u% at the 0i8an+bot ith a se'ere gaze$/6oe'er& I onder hy those beings are folloing that human&/ he murmured

curiously$

eanhile& Carter as irritated that he could not strike 5aharl as he anted$/6rmm& its too big and cant hit him$/

Although it actually had hit him& his o%%onent as so small that he as 8ustunable to tell$

/All right& a change in tactics=/ Carter shouted$ /0i8an+bot& se%arate=/In anser to his order& the 0i8an se%arated all at once$ ,ach 0i8an hich had

com%osed the 0i8an+bot broke a%art for a moment& and reformed in successio

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