ACT 1
God of War Space Hub Station main area; The Global Connection area is being covered.
Merlin: Make a choice.

Merlin: Whether to escape back to Earth, or to eradicate the Honkai.

Merlin didn't open her mouth to speak, but her voice was still heard.

All thanks to the Global Connection.

Bronya: I thought it was more important information, is that all you have to say?

Merlin: The choice presented is one that you have to fight for yourself, otherwise, there's only one way to go.

Merlin: The Global Connector... Or the success of the Global Connection Plan, which has allowed the Earth's civilization to evolve beyond imagination.

Merlin: Looking at the current technological advancement level of Earth's civilization... It's not impossible to say that it has surpassed the original era.

Merlin: You can choose to go back to Earth.

Merlin: With the power of Femiris, working together with all of humanity. To keep human civilization alive.

Merlin: The worst case scenario is for us to unite human civilization and create a Noah's Ark that will escape from the Earth.

Kyuushou: Or destroy the Will of the Honkai.

Merlin: That's correct.

Merlin: I understand Otto.

Merlin: Or rather... We had an appointment to do this.

Hakase: Appointment?

Hakase: Were all the crazy plans so far calculated by you and him?! Stop joking around!

Merlin: It's just a coincidence.

Merlin: Our agreement was simple-

Merlin: Otto, at all costs necessary, will let the "Honkai God" come.

Merlin: And I, for one, am going to do whatever it takes to stop him.

Merlin: For this reason, it doesn't matter if he or I give our lives on this path.

Bronya: Completely tricked.

Seele: Is that also why Mom died?

Merlin: But precisely because of Otto's efforts, God will soon come.

Mei: ... This is our opportunity to kill God.

Hakase: All of this is far too crazy... I'd rather believe that she got brainwashed by the Honkai.

Merlin: This is the end of my battle, and this body can no longer support it.

Merlin: It is you who are going to become the Heroes.

Alert- Alert-

Hakase: What's going on, Femiris?!

Femiris: The space station has detected anomalous fluctuations, coming from the Moon's side!

Hakase: It's a wave of Honkai Energy!

Femiris: The energy level of the Honkai continues to rise... 100%, 250%, 750%... It has exceeded the maximum value since human civilization was recorded!

Femiris: There was an abnormal reaction in the space between the Earth and the Moon. It's completely impossible to monitor it!

Merlin: That guy, he's already started it!

--- !!!

Hakase: What does abnormal reaction mean?

Femiris: I think... Everyone can grasp what's going on just by looking at the situation.

Kyuushou: Hey... What the hell is that...?

Space--- It's being torn apart!

From the space station, you can see the Moon.

Around the Moon, the otherwise dark Universe emits a bright light.

Unidentified objects are swarming out of the Moon's interior.

Compared to the Death Spot descending upon the Earth, this scenery is much more ominous.

Seele: No...

Seele: Don't...

Seele: Seele won’t do this!

Seele: Bronya-oneesan, tell Seele that this isn't right. Are we really going to fight something like that?

Seele: Don't go! Bronya-oneesan! You'll die! You and Sin will both die...

Bronya: Seele...

Seele: Let's not fight, okay? Let's run away, it's not that you can run away actually, let's escape from the Earth, wherever we're safe, let's go!

Seele: Don't... Don't go fighting something like that.

Bronya: But, by defeating it, our fight will be over, forever.

Kyuushou: No...

Kyuushou: It's okay! Don't be afraid! L-Lord Kyuushou's ability has also been awakened, and Mei-san also has the Godslayer armor!

Kyuushou: We can win, we... We will... save the world... For sure...

Femiris: Yssring, everyone is scared.

Hakase: If there were a precursor to the descent of God, anybody would naturally be afraid.

The color around the Moon, because of the electromagnetic wavelength change, also began to change. Even in space, without air as a medium, the vibration of space itself shook the entire space station.

Jhana: There is no need to doubt that this is the very descent of God.

Jhana: Kiana... Is in pain.

Mei: What are you talking about?

Jhana: It is that which you call the Honkai God who is trying to use Kiana as a medium to descend into this world.

Jhana: Your time has run out.

Mei: Damn it, now everyone is in a state of-

Kyuushou:AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Kyuushou suddenly yelled, and the noisy space station instantly quieted down.

Kyuushou: Let's go and take out that self-righteous god.

Seele: But... We simply don't know what kind of enemy will come out of there.

Kyuushou: Isn't this the exact reason why we're in the space station at this moment?!

Kyuushou: How many terrible things have we stumbled upon so far.

Kyuushou: Countless Honkai Beasts ravaging the Earth, Herrschers destroying our ships one by one.

Kyuushou: But every time, we got through. And this time, we'll be okay too.

Kyuushou: The spirit of the Savior is persuading me... To not run away!

Kyuushou: Therefore...

Sin: Heh.

Sin: Hehehehehe~ Hahahahahaha~

Sin: I was really frightened for such a moment.

Sin: What has to be done is no different from before. It just so happens that God or something is definitely a qualified opponent.

Bronya: Mom gave her all just to beat it.

Bronya: Bronya won't waste such an opportunity.

Seele: Are you all crazy... I! Seele still thinks we shouldn't fight.

Seele: Ninti... You've always been the most rational, tell them!

Ninti: I respect their choices.

Seele: ...

Ninti: Besides, we won't have a future if we leave that monster alone.

Seele: One by one...

Seele: I understand, I'll also go with you all.

Sin: If you're afraid, don't follow us, you'll only get in the way.

Seele: Get in the way...

Seele: Fine...

Seele: You guys can do whatever you like...

Seele: Mom is already gone, why do you want to leave Seele too, why?

Mei: Everyone...

Kyuushou: We can. Besides, Kiana's waiting.

Kyuushou: Mei-senpai.

Mei: ...

Mei: Well, I certainly don't want to run away either.

Merlin: It seems that we've all decided, so-

Jhana: ...?

Jhana: This abnormal fluctuation is...

Mei: What's wrong, Jhana, is it the enemy?!

Mei's voice didn't seem to get through to Jhana.

Mei: Jhana, Jhana?! Can you hear me, Jhana?

----!

....

...

Mei: Where... Are we?

The view in front of them suddenly changed.

Kyuushou: We're obviously on the space station...

Bronya: Not only that...

Noises.

What is this place!?

Valkyrie Squad: Everyone, where did they go?

Bronya: There's a ton of people who showed up.

Hakase: Everyone seems to be unaware of the truth and it's as if they were brought here by force.

Sin: After saying so much, it's that guy's problem no matter how you look at it.

Sin pointed to something in the distance, where a huge cube body floated, emitting an ominous glow.

Mei: Could it be... The Honkai?

Sin: Who knows, but the things that need to be done are still all the same regardless.

Kyuushou: We have to defeat it.

Kyuushou: Mei-senpai! I'll leave it to you to give the orders!

Option 1: Everyone! It's the final battle!

Option 2: There's nothing to be afraid of, let's go!

Yes!

--- So strong, what the hell is this thing!

---Completely... Useless...

Don't give up!

Under the dazzling white light, all those powerless screams were drowned out.

It was as if everything disappeared altogether and the world gradually fell into dead silence.

......

Kiana: Unknown enemy, unknown battlefield.

Kiana: I never thought that when I woke up, I would see such a view.

Kiana: People defied all odds and resisted.

Kiana: It was hard to muster up the courage to come with the determination to die.

Kiana: But, this hope disintegrated in a flash.

Kiana: The fighting spirit within, drifting down with the flames of the soul, became cold.

Kiana: Eventually, it disappeared into thin air.

Kiana: This is a foregone conclusion.

Kiana: Because...

Kiana: This is the battlefield where it all ends.

Kiana: At the same time, it is the place where it all began.

Kiana: This is irresistible.

Our fate.

—
(Speaking words of despair, her figure appeared in the light)

(At the moment of being engulfed by the light of an unknown enemy's attack. I saw her face clearly.)

Kiana: This is the last time.

Mei.

Kiana: Goodbye.

(She wants to do something)

(...)

(If this really is the end, at least I got to see you again)

(But if this isn't our last words. I really wish I could talk to you again.)

"Kia......na...."

We made a promise to escape from Nagazora City together.

After that, there'll be a better world waiting for us.

It'll be fine, trust me.

It's going to be okay.

There are more things in this world that are worth remembering than we can count.

So a promise was made....

**Never forget.**

Mei.

"Ah?"

It is as if it is a dream that cannot be forgotten.

Or rather, it is a memory of the stage, the play without an audience.

That person.

It seems that there is someone I have agreed with... Her...

Who was I again?

....

....

....

Mei...

Mei....

Mei...

Raiden Mei.

"Ah...."

Am I... Asleep?

Teacher: Stand up.

Mei: Hgh, sorry!

Teacher: Cheer up, for a top student like you dozing off in class has a poor impact on the class reputation.

Mei: Sorry, I'll pay attention.

This is me.

Looking around, it's a classroom.

Moreover, it's the classroom of Chiba Academy.

Dizzying headache.

Is it because I've been too tired lately?

After trying to recall, I finally remembered what I was doing before I fell asleep--

I had been in class all day, and during my lunch break, I was dragged by my homeroom teacher to talk about recommended admissions.

That's how it turned out, because there were no naps, and I dozed off in class.

"Lately, when I fall asleep, I have that dream."

In the dream, there was someone, who made a promise with me about something.

It is obviously a dream that I had, but I can't remember it-

Who was that person?

However, there is a vague pain in my heart.

It's just a dream, I really want to convince myself.

....

In the pocket of my skirt, there is a chameleon-like pendant. When did I buy it?

.....

...

Ding-Dong-

Kyushou: Fate's partner has arrived, Mei-senpai, here I come!

This person is Hyouraijin Kyuushou.

Grade lower than me, yet still runs to my classroom all day, talking strangely, school girl.

A little bit annoying.

Kyuushou: D-don't ignore me!

"Yes yes yes, what's the matter with you today?"

Kyuushou: Can't you come if you have nothing to do? Of course, we all have important missions-

Kyuushou: Uhh... Senpai, you look tired.

I told Kyuushou everything about falling asleep in class, and about the dream.

Kyuushou: It's that dream again... All's said and done, it must be an undying memory in the depths of my sister's soul.

Instant regret.

Kyuushou: From the distant past, even beyond space and time, comes the past life from the far end of the unseen boundary line.

Kyuushou: The soul promise that must not be forgotten is constantly recovering!

"I'm off"

Kyuushou: W-w-w-wait a minute!

Kyuushou: There's nothing to be ashamed of senpai, all people will have this experience!

"I didn't have one, and I didn't want one, even in junior high."

Kyuushou: It's not a middle-aged disease, it's too much!

Rather, thanks to the blessings of Kyuushou, my brain cleared up.

Kyuushou: However it is recommended that you do not fall too deep, Mei-san. If you keep pursuing that kind of false thing, you won't be able to see reality clearly.

When spoken by this person, it is inexplicably unconvincing.

Boom boom boom-

Mei, the homeroom teacher is looking for you.

"Got it, I'll be right over."

Kyuushou: It's about where to go for higher education again, right?

Kyuushou: With Mei-senpai's grades, she'll definitely be able to do a lot. Don't delay it because of irrelevant things.

"That's what I said..."

But I couldn't decide on the direction of further education because I don't have a desire for the future-

I have no clue what kind of job I want to do, what kind of person I want to be, whether I am silent or famous, these are all thoughts.

"Even if you get into a famous university recommended by your teacher, if you don't have a clear goal, you'll just waste your quota."

"Maybe it's good to spend a lifetime in Nagazora City extremely uneventfully?"

Kyuushou: That was just an excuse.

Bells ringing-

"If I don't have to tell you more, I'm leaving."

Kyuushou: Take me and I'll wait for you at the end of the world.

"No need."

Kyuushou: So fast! What a tangle!

.....

Finding someone who has been forgotten by me, who doesn't even know if they exist- This kind of thing is not a kind of a life goal at all.

It's almost time to decide...

For some reason, this person was actually waiting for me in front of the school building.

Obviously, I'll let her go home first.

"Why are you still there?"

Kyuushou: Kyuushou is not going to leave her companion to run away by herself!

Kyuushou: When you are confused, just make a scene!

I don't wanna mess around with you.

"..."

I should've just pretended I didn't see her.

Kyuushou: Why are you suddenly silent? I've thought it over before I said it!

Kyuushou: When you're worried, you eat a big meal, and when you're sad, you sleep!

Kyuushou: After sweating, senpai will definitely be able to solve the confusion in her heart! You guys, come out!

From the side of the trail suddenly came a number of people, all with bamboo swords.

I know them.

Head of Kendo Division: Mei-san! Long time no see!

"Why are you guys here..."

Head of Kendo Division: Since you hadn't attended any club activities for a long time, we approached you.

In fact, they were brought here by Kyuushou.

Kyuushou: "Don't- Don't look at me like that! I just conveyed the guidance of the world."

"Sigh..."

"I'm about to graduate, and now, I got my name placed into a club."

Head of Kendo Division: Why don't you participate in the Kendo competition? It's a pity that a senpai with such skill doesn't participate."

It's not important to me. This kind of thing can't be said to hardworking people like these.

"I want to leave this opportunity to you who have been working hard for your dreams."

Head of Kendo Division: But...

Kyuushou: The younger generations of the Kendo Department have all followed after Senpai Mei, and worked hard to this day. You've brought them a lot of motivation.

Kyuushou: How about you give them one last lesson?

Head of Kendo Division: Is that really OK?

"It's up to you to decide."

Looking at their expectant eyes, I couldn't refuse.

"Hah...."

"Only once."

Head of Kendo Division: Thank you, senpai!

Kyuushou: Sweat it out~

Head of Kendo Division: Then please give me a lot of advice, you can bring the extra protective gear.

"That'll do."

"My father had said that when practicing the Way of the Sword, one needs to have a mind like water."

Kyuushou, she- maybe she really did think about me sincerely.

"Don't think I'm rusty!"

"Bring it on with all your strength!"

Kyuushou: Sure enough, she's so powerful, she's simply the queen of the bamboo katana at the end of the day!

What kind of weird nickname is that...

"How about you guys, how are you feeling?"

Head of Kendo Division: We learned a lot!

"That's good."

Head of Kendo Division: Alas, the more this went on, the more pity I felt.

What are they talking about?

As if seeing through my perspective, the juniors of the Kendo Department suddenly leaned over.

Head of Kendo Division: We're talking about you, of course.

Head of Kendo Division: You're so talented, it's very wasteful that you don't play.

 "I'm tired of hearing that."

Head of Kendo Division: However, as long as senpai doesn't give up, no matter what you decide to do, we'll fully support you!

I thought I was different from people like them who were full of dreams.

If I chase the glowing, dazzling me they see, I'll become like that, right?

Kyuushou: Mei is always in the spotlight wherever she goes.

Kyuushou: But that's all for today. We'll talk some other time.

Head of Kendo Division: That's true.

Head of Kendo Division: Mei-senpai! Don't give up! Whether it's your choice for further studies or exams, just blast them all away in one go!

"Oh, you really... Dare say anything."

Kyuushou: I'm sorry.

Kyuushou: But I just want Mei-san to know that although you often say you have nothing to pursue and your plans for the future are dark.

Kyuushou: You're still a perfect figure who's very cool in the eyes of your juniors.

Kyuushou: Stop saying things like you'll waste your spot, and go on confidently, no one will blame you for your choice.

That's right... Even father, he is....

Although she's an annoying school girl, she is also worried about me in her own way.

After the event, my mind cleared up a lot.

I'm still a little reluctant.

"Are you thirsty? What can I get you to drink? It's on me."

Kyuushou: The taste of the Devil! (phrase I can't understand: 魔鬼的味道！)

"Carbonated drinks, right?"

...

What you wish to do in the future is something that you should decide for yourself.

And when that future comes true, you can also feel the realization of your own value.

If my dedication can give her strength, then I must... Also realize my own value.

"Sure enough, I should follow my homeroom teacher's instructions and take the qualification exam of the recommended university."

Walking on the school road of Chiba Academy, I unexpectedly felt nostalgic...

I walked out of the gate and laid onto the lawn to bask in the Sun.

Even this ordinary blue sky has become very captivating.

Do all graduates feel nostalgic like this?

While thinking about this, I didn't even notice the strangeness that had befallen.

The surroundings became very quiet.

—!!

Obviously it was the end of the school day, yet there was no noise at all, and it was strangely quiet.

Then, I suddenly found out-

"She" was there.

Kiana: ...

The white-haired girl who was alone and looking out over the school.

Zira- (? 滋啦 is the onomatopoeia used)

My intuition tells me that she and the person in the dream world are the same ones who made a pact with me...

Zira-

"...."

"Ah....."

I was so tempted to go and talk to her and ask her if we ever knew each other.

So eager to ask for her name.

So eager to talk to her.... About all sorts of things.

But why, why can't I make a sound?

-!

【Not possible.】

"Who?"

【You can't talk to her.】

【That will only cause misfortune.】

No one else was around.

【She will ruin your whole life.】

【So……】

【It's not possible.】

Kiana: ....

Kiana: ?

Our eyes locked.

But if the voice in my head is right, then I should...

"...."

I walked past her and left... Without looking back.

Kiana: The fact that you still feel distressed proves that you're struggling inside.

Kiana: Don't admit defeat.

She seemed to say something, yet when I looked back, she was gone.

It was as if something broke off in my heart, and then-

The school suddenly became noisy again.

"That person, who was she?"

What was that just now...?

"Am I scared?"

At this moment, I remembered-

There is a follow-up to that dream.

It was a desperate, suffocating nightmare.

The white-haired maiden fought alone on the battlefield until the end.

Those who were with her, only died one by one.

I'm not sure how those people died.

Only, under the heavy rain, the young girl's eyes have long lost their glow.

And then...

Her trembling voice shouted my name feebly.

Mei...

Why do we...

Have to go through all this...?

Kyuushou: So slow, did Mei-san go without exercise for too long? Just those few strokes seem to have exhausted her down!

Kyuushou: This is no good! There are many more battles waiting for us! We can't go down here!

The person I just met on the side of the road...

"Kyuushou."

"Is there such a person at our school?"

I gave Kyuushou the description of the person I've just seen.

Kyuushou: The girl with white hair... Why does Mei-senpai know this girl?

Kyuushou: No, it's strange that you don't recognize her. Has something caused an abnormal change in the law's fluctuations?

"What are you talking about?"

Kyuushou: It's Kiana, Kiana.

Kyuushou: That girl is notoriously bad, hellishly bad, and you better not go near her, things will become unfortunate if you do.

"She's a troublemaker?"

Kyuushou: That's right, she-

Kyuushou: She- uh, what did she do again?

Kyuushou: Right! Rumor has it that she does something that turns people into monsters!

Rumors... Ah...

Kyuushou: In short! Absolutely no talking to her! Better yet, don't even let your eyes meet! And don't even think about going after her!

Kyuushou: That can't be the person you've been looking for for years, Mei-senpai. It's absolutely impossible.

That's strange, why is Kyuushou so assertive?

But I noticed-

The young girl's phone had the same trinket as the one in my hand.

"Kyuushou."

Kyuushou: Are there any explanations for calling me so suddenly?

"It's not an explanation or instruction, either."

"How about walking around with me this weekend?"

Kyuushou: Is... Mei-senpai is really going to go find that girl!?

"No, just to look around and maybe all of a sudden, I'll figure out what I really want to do."

I want to go to Kiana.

But... Finding your dream goals is also just as important.

(You'll feel distressed, proving that your heart is struggling.)

(Do not admit defeat.)

"I need further confirmation before replying to the homeroom teacher."

"I want to make a response that I definitely won't regret."

Kyuushou: Really, it all comes down to this.

Kyuushou: Then I, Hyouraijin Kyuushou, will accompany you to the end!

Sunday ME Society

Kyuushou: This, this is...

She seemed surprised.

"It's the ME Society, you should've heard of it, no?"

"If I remember correctly, you're interested in this sort of stuff"

Kyuushou: It's no longer a matter of whether I've heard of it or not...

Kyuushou: This is the largest machinery manufacturing company in the country, a super-secret company that is even said to be developing manned mechas!

"There's no such thing as manned mechas."

Why is it rumored to be like that?

Kyuushou: But Mei, why didn't you say it? That your dad is the president of this business! So you're a rich kid!

"Because there's nothing worth mentioning."

Kyuushou: Is this a thousand-year-old lady (?what), it's too dazzling.

Kyuushou: But since you chose for us to come here, is there anything senpai wants or needs to confirm?-

"Well it's sort of a pact with Father."

"I have been unable to make up my mind, so there must be something within my heart that I want to do."

"And so I made a pact with my father when I was a child, that when I grew up I'd come work for ME Society and help him endure the burden."

"So, maybe, that's that."

Kyuushou: That so?

Kyuushou's eyes seemed to be full of disappointment.

Did I say something wrong?

Kyuushou: I was completely unaware of it...

Kyuushou: Mei-san, you actually-

Ryoma: Mei! Why are you here?

"I brought a friend to visit."

Kyuushou: It's not about that, right?

Ryoma: ...

Ryoma: Come this way.

…

Kyuushou: Whoa, whoa whoa! What are these devices for? Are manned mecha really being developed?

Ryoma: ...

Ryoma: Say, Mei, you don't usually come over unexpectedly.

Father really did notice.

Kyuushou: My senpai is distressed about further studies.

"Kyuushou!"

Kyuushou: Isn't that why Mei-san came over, to confirm her thoughts?

....

Now we don't even have a chance to flee at the very last minute then.

"Uh..."

"That's right, it's just like Kyuushou said."

Ryoma: I remember your homeroom teacher saying-

Ryoma: That with your grades, you should be able to get into any prestigious university you want, right?

"But..."

"...."

"But, I want to stay in Nagazora City to help you, father."

"I've said it before, haven't I? As soon as I graduate, I'll join the ME Society."

Ryoma: It's still too early

Ryoma: I'm not inept enough to be hiring graduate high schoolers to help me.

"There is also a university in Nagazora City, so there's no need to go so far away at all to be fair."

Ryoma: Mei

Ryoma: I'm glad you're thinking this way.

Ryoma: But by fixing yourself in Nagazora City, your future will become narrower.

Ryoma: Don't be so impatient.

"..."

"I know, father."

Kyuushou: ...

Shopping Street

"I was dryly rejected."

"And I can't even refute it, so it doesn't seem that I can do anything to reach an agreement."

"Oh well, it can't be helped~ There's still some time, why don't we look around."

"We could go see the elementary school, or the nearby restaurant, or... Anyway, I just need some place to draw inspiration."

Kyuushou: Mei-senpai.

Kyuushou: Just tell me the truth.

"Hm? I'm not lying though..."

Kyuushou: I guess you really don't have any self-awareness.

Kyuushou: Mei-san, you-

Kyuushou: You want to stay in Nagazora City, regardless of what happens, right?

"How so?"

Kyuushou: If one desires an uneventful life, going anywhere is the same to them.

Kyuushou: Even if it's to help out in the ME Society, it's still a good idea to wait after university.

Kyuushou: You're saying that you want to make sure that your childhood promise is your goal, but in reality you just want to find courage from your father's approval.

Kyuushou: As long as he says you can stay in the ME Society, then Mei-senpai has every reason to refuse the recommendation, doesn't she?

Kyuushou: You... Are actually still living in a fantasy.

I can't argue with that.

As Kyuushou said, I am just thinking of ways to stay here.

【We have a promise.】

【Escape together from Nagazora City.】

【Together-】

I was afraid whether the dream would dissipate with it once I left the city of Nagazora.

But...

This is a delusion that is so naive that it is unreasonable and I dare not even share it.

"I'm just seeking approval for my delusions after all."

"Or even, gradually, making this thing my life's goal."

Kyuushou: But Senpai herself knows best that this will ruin her future at a critical time in your life.

Kyuushou: Many opportunities will be lost as a result, and the opportunity to be recommended by the admission is only one of those.

Kyuushou: That's why I can't stand it anymore. Who has imposed this terrible curse upon you?

"Kyuushou"

"Thank you for coming with me today, I think... I can make my decision now."

"Even if it's just to respond to anyone, I should give up on unrealistic fantasies."

"A dream is a dream after all..."

But does using this as a goal really ruin your life?

What if that's true?

Suddenly there was a voice from behind.

It should've been the first time that I've heard it, but it was incredibly familiar.

Kiana: Since you care so much about it, you should pursue it to the end.

Kiana: Who said that dreaming is a bad thing?

"Ah..."

The words I wanted to say stopped at my mouth, but it was as if an invisible force was stopping my vocal cords.

Why can't I make a sound...

Kyuushou: Y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-you, why are you here!

Kyuushou suddenly barged in-between me and Kiana.

Kyuushou: Wanna fight, your opponent will be me! I'll show you the mysterious power of Hyourajin Kyu-

Kiana: Hyouraijin Kyuushou?

Kyuushou: How do you know my name? Have I been investigated so thoroughly?!

Kiana: Ah...

Kiana: Seems that I said too much.

Kiana: You- remember that...

She suddenly pointed at me.

Kiana: It doesn't matter what the future holds, the most important thing is that it is your own choices you're making.
Kiana: Don’t forget that.
No way.

There's still many things I haven't confirmed...

I can't let her leave just like that!

Kyuushou: Mei-san, wait a minute! Why do you want to go after her!?

"I have something I want to ask her!"

Kyuushou: Didn't Mei-senpai herself say that she has to give up unrealistic fantasies?

Kyuushou: You haven't figured it out at all.

"!?"

Kyuushou: I don't know why that girl was here, but it's too dangerous to go after her.

Kyuushou: If you do, it'll be too late to regret it.

"But..."

For the first time in my life, there was such a strong feeling of having to immediately do something.

If I don't go after her now, you'll regret it.

"I'm sorry, Kyuushou. I have to go."

Kyuushou: ....

Kyuushou: Since Mei-san is so adamant about it.

Kyuushou: Then there's no other way.

Finally caught up.

【No.】

It's that voice again.

Subconsciously, something was stopping me from running.

Kiana: ...

Even if I can't walk over to her, I can definitely call her by shouting her name.

But I can't even do that.

Why?

I'm just trying to figure things out.

???: Because you're afraid.

???: Once you call for this person, your good firm heart will be shaken again.

???: Even now, life could get turned upside down as a result.

"!?"

This voice sounds unsettling.

"The homeroom teacher? Why is she here?"

Kyuushou: I was the one who called her in.

Kyuushou: Mei-san has become so strange. If you continue like this, I'm afraid that you'll reach a point of no return.

Homeroom Teacher: Do you still want to go after her?

She stared in the direction where Kiana had left.

"..."

Homeroom Teacher: Don't have too much contact with problem students.

Homeroom Teacher: Now you should focus your energy on more important things.

"I know..."

....

Homeroom Teacher: Come by my office tomorrow.

Homeroom Teacher: It's time to come to a conclusion.

"Hmm."

Kyuushou: I'm sorry, Mei-san.

Everyone walked away.

However, I was relieved instantly.

Perhaps there was no strange force preventing me from striking up a conversation with Kiana.

Just like the homeroom teacher said, it was really just a fear within me, of breaking the status quo.

So when it stopped, there was a feeling of relief instead.

"Will I see you again?"

...

【We've got a date, Mei.】

It's that dream again.

Why did I dream about it again when I had already decided to forget it?

Even though it's becoming more vague and vague, it still torments me.

【It doesn't matter what the future holds, the most important thing is that it is your own choice.】

It's all because of Kiana.

I thought that life was not that hard.

I'd go to school, study, make some friends, then graduate and share the stress of my home.

It's good to live this life in an ordinary way.

But when the time comes to make real decisions, it turns out that that's not the case.

So even I was surprised.

What I had pursued again and again was to explore a dream.

Was it because I became impatient that I wanted to pursue a false wish?

...

Tomorrow, it's time to put an end to all of this.

…

Homeroom Teacher: You've come, Mei.

Ryoma: ...

"Why is father also here...?"

Ryoma: I heard from your teacher that you've been getting close to strange people lately.

Ryoma: And have been put off the admission recommendations because of it.

"This has nothing to do with that."

Ryoma: Needless to say, I've already filled out the paperwork for you.

"Paperwork... Father, what are you talking about?"

Ryoma: Stop thinking about those useless things, and it'll never be too late to return to help me with ME Society.

Homeroom Teacher: The qualifications exam is tomorrow, as long as you sign up it'll be fine.

Homeroom Teacher: It's the most famous university in the capital, and it's never too late to take your time finding your dream there.

Homeroom Teacher: We've already made arrangements for you, so you don't have to worry.

"..."

"There is no need to do such things, because I'm ready."

"I will go to the qualifying exam."

Just sign and you won't have to worry about trivial things.

Getting lost in my own fantasies....

Isn't that what's destroying my desire for an ordinary daily life?

....

Homeroom Teacher: Any more questions?

Obviously, I have decided to make an understanding.

Still... Why can't I lower my pen?

What the hell am I-

"Ah!"

There was a tingling feeling from the hard held hand.

"It's you."

【The most important thing is that you're making your own choices.】

【This comes from your heart, true resistance.】

....

Whenever I'm about to give up, you show up.

Time and time again, I am reminded of it again when I wish to surrender my fantasy.

Why on Earth....

【Because, Mei is not without ambition.】

【Do not forget, you've always fought to save everyone.】

【So you want to see a truly beautiful world more than anyone else.】

【A future that you don't even want to believe in, a future whose trajectory has already been determined.】

【Why compromise with it?】

Ryoma: What's wrong, Mei?

"I realized it too late."

It was as if a piece of my heart was being stripped away with every word I wrote down.

Even the memories of yesterday were erased altogether, and my brain went blank.

However, because of my own unwavering determination, I handed over the decision to others.

"If you abandon unrealistic fantasies, isn't choosing to follow the arrangement a kind of self-abandonment?"

"It is because I feel confused about the future that I've remained stagnant."

"But it was also because I didn't want to embark on the path that was set out for me, that I haven't made a hasty decision."

"This is clearly not what I want!"

Homeroom Teacher: It's too late to say anything now, just sign it.

"No it isn't!"

I finally got it.

My dream or whatever Kiana said.

That was all a message conveyed to me.

"Once you choose the arranged future, it means no stopping."

"No matter how much time passes, it's destined to stay put."

"After a while, even the past and the present will no longer have meaning."

"All will be forgotten as a result, and I won't be myself anymore."

She was warning me...

Something is trapping me and consuming me.

Attempting to take away everything from me.

So, one must not forget what is one's own.

"Even if I am a person who has no desire for the future."

"A future that was decided for me-"

"is something I don't need!"

-Tear!

I can't believe that I tore my qualifications card.

Homeroom Teacher: H-h-h-h-huhhh!?

"Even if I'm called childish, I'm convinced- What happened in that dream is incredibly important to me."

"Only when I believe so can I feel the truth in my heart."

"I can't stay here."

Homeroom Teacher: You're not allowed to leave.

???: Take my hand!

At some point, Kiana appeared in the doorway.

Facing her outstretched hand, I grabbed it without hesitation.

Kiana: It's a little late, are you finally planning on escaping here?

Kiana: We gotta run!

Kiana: Run~

Homeroom Teacher: Guard, stop these two!

Kiana: Don't even think about it!

We shook off the guard and started sprinting forward.

Although we are completely unsure of where to flee to.

But it was a scene that made me feel incredibly nostalgic.

Kiana: Mei!

"What's wrong?"

Kiana: Hehe...

Kiana: You're smiling.

"Hm-!"

Kiana: Hold onto my hand!

"I won't let go."

At the moment when I was engulfed by the light of an enemy's attack. I saw her face clearly.

This is the last time...

...

Kiana: This is probably the last time we'll see each other.

Kiana: But I won't let your story end here, Mei.

Kiana: Mei, and everyone else, and all the people who've gotten involved.

Kiana: Even if it takes me everything, I will open the door to that future for you all.

Kiana: This is a battle that belongs only to me.

Kiana: It is because of you that I am who I am now. Thank you.

Then, goodbye.

I'd like to talk to you more, if this isn't our last words.

The message you conveyed to me was received.

This time, it's my turn.

...

Kiana: It's almost time to escape here, right?

Kiana: They didn't catch up, okay!

I don't know how long we ran, but after looking closely, we arrived at Homuland Paradise.

"Come to think of it..."

"I think of all of them..."

"The person I'm looking for is Kiana."

Kiana: But it was too late.

"It isn't."

Kiana: ....

Kiana: Look up, Mei.

"Hm?"

Is there something in the sky?

Kiana: Don't you think the sky is beautiful?

It's just a blue sky that couldn't be any more ordinary.

But....

"It's soothing, and very nice."

Kiana: The world is really beautiful.

Kiana: If possible, I really want to live in such a world.
Kiana: But it's just fake for us.

"In reality, maybe you can't even see the blue sky anymore."

"But, we haven't lost yet. Haven't we, Kiana?"

Kiana: Hmm.

Kiana: You haven't lost yet.

"We aren't enough."

Kiana: !?

"As I just said, the person I'm looking for is you, Kiana."

"You tried hard to remind me."

"If you don't fulfill your wish, how can you be considered a winner?"

Kiana: ....

Kiana: Thank you, Mei.

Kiana's figure became blurred and faded away.

If you do, you will definitely be able to find it.

I believe that...

"...."

"Wait for me, Kiana."

Drop....

....

Mmmmmm.....

....

Kiana: ...

Alaya: Like I said, this is reckless.

Kiana: …………

Kiana: How long has it been like this...?

Alaya: !?

Alaya: Kiana, have you come back?

Kiana: ....

Kiana: I... can't even figure out where I am.

Kiana: But it seemed like someone was trying to wake me up.

Kiana: Even if it was just a momentary cry.

Alaya: ...

Alaya: It's about to hit the limit, right?

Alaya: In the midst of those worlds, time and space are unstable.

Alaya: Your spirit and soul will only be consumed in vain.

Kiana: But it's the only way I can hear everyone's voice.

Alaya: I've said it before.

Alaya: It is impossible for humans to do it.

Kiana: I am you.

Kiana: If you can do something, why shouldn't I be able to do the same?

Alaya: ...

Kiana: There are fewer and fewer things that can be remembered.

Kiana: Until then, Alayavijn-

Alaya: Please do, I'm always listening.

Kiana: They must be fine.

Kiana: And this way, you can also be liberated.

Kiana: I have been working hard for you, for all this time.

Kiana: ...

Alaya: I am just a part of the biocomputer.

... Because of the advent of the Will of the Honkai, the stigmata terminal became infected.

At this current moment... Stigmata holders all over the world have returned here.

The souls of those who have gone through several eras, are now fixed in worlds that belong only to them.

They pull each other, devour each other, and get lost in the false labyrinth of stigmata information.

In the end, they return to nothingness.

Alaya: Disperse your spirit and soul... As a way to permeate into each of the different worlds.

Alaya: At the risk of losing oneself, just to wake up the souls belonging to this era.

Alaya: Kiana...

Alaya: So I am the only one who thinks it's impossible.

Alaya: I am sorry.

Alaya. Your heart's desire will definitely be conveyed.

Zillah...

-Ding dong!

Theresa: !?

Theresa: What's going on, I'm...

Cecilia: You can leave St. Freya Academy to me.

Cecilia: Oh~ I'll definitely teach these kids well~

Theresa: Ceci... Lia...

Theresa: What's going on, is this... my past?

Theresa: ...

Theresa: Right.

Theresa: This is when I... ran away...

Theresa: The person who was supposed to be the head of St. Freya Academy was me.

Theresa: But I was afraid.

Theresa: The Second Honkai Eruption, and the experiment that put Kiana in danger...

Theresa: I'm not sure what I can do for Cecilia.

Theresa: It seemed like a way to change her position for that of another place, and avoid dangerous missions. She was already a mother.

Theresa: But in reality....

Theresa: I was turning a blind eye to the darkness of the Shicksal itself.

Theresa: Precisely because I ran away at this moment.

Theresa: Cecilia will be the one at St. Freya Academy,

Theresa: Left to be destroyed.
Cecilia: Theresa? What's with the sudden look?

Theresa: I....

I'm totally confused about the status quo.

That's all I can recall.

But if this is the one chance God gave me, then...

I want to stop this thing and change that miserable fate!

Theresa: Cecilia!

Theresa: Could you... not go to St. Freya's as a principal?

Cecilia: Why so?

Theresa: Because, uh, because...

Theresa: You'll die in St. Freya's!

Cecilia: Pff~

Cecilia: How? How? Did Theresa have a nightmare? Good girl, let me hug you.

Theresa: I'm not a kid! I'm even older than you!

This woman must've thought I was joking.

But...

I can't find a way to convince her.

The memory also doesn't help in figuring out how it happened, it's just a sight of St. Freya's destruction.

....

Cecilia: Well, since you're so insistent, you can come with me to St. Freya.

Cecilia: When you make me feel that it's okay to hand over St. Freya to you, then I'll leave.

Theresa: Really?

Cecilia: Don't think it's so simple though.

Cecilia: Theresa, you're unexpectedly unsuitable for dealing with children still.

Theresa: Who said that, Kiana can be considered to have been raised by me.

Cecilia: So that's why Kiana is so naughty... Though, those are also the faults of her father.

Theresa: I don't care, you said it yourself anyway, so keep your word.

Cecilia: When have I ever lied to you~?

At the very least, this'll allow me to start my investigation within the closest proximity to Cecilia.

First, I have to keep Cecilia away from St. Freya Academy.

At the same time, I have to find the reason for the academy's destruction.

This time, I won't fail!

St. Freya Student Residence

Theresa: It's been a long time since I've taken in new students like this.

Theresa: ....

Theresa: It's just kids, I can do it.

Theresa: Good! Cheer up! It's time for class!

Theresa: ...

Theresa: It's so quiet.

Theresa: There's no one here.

Theresa: They didn't all skip class on the first day, did they!?

Theresa: Or did they all oversleep...?

(Hehe)

Theresa: Nope.

Theresa: Someone's here.

Kid Kiana: Got you! Auntie!

Kid Kiana: Surrender!

Valkyries: So strong... This is our new teacher...

Theresa: ...

Theresa: You guys! What are you all doing?

Kid Kiana: Woo, Auntie doesn't like to play at all, you'll age easily if you take things too seriously.

Theresa: Kiana, say that again~

Kid Kiana: Wow what a nice day it is~

Theresa: Sigh...

Theresa: Even if Kiana was here, why was everyone else messing around with her.

Valkyries: Because Kiana said that... Teacher Theresa is easily spooked and has very cute reactions...

Theresa: ...

Theresa: Sigh, why exactly did you guys choose to become Valkyries?

Valkyries: We were called by Shicksal! To fight for the eternal survival of mankind!

Theresa: Don't shout the slogan... Ah, forget it.

So exhausting...

Valkyries: Hehe, but ms. Theresa is so amazing, we couldn't be any happier.

Theresa: Happi...er?

Valkyries: Now we'll surely learn a lot and then wipe out the Honkai!

St. Freya Academy, a new school built by Shicksal to cultivate talents to fight against the Honkai.

The reason why it is called a school is because its admissions are nothing more than girls who were supposed to become high schoolers.

The vast majority of them were selected by the admission because they've achieved a high score in the test for Honkai Resistance.

With the glory that comes with fighting the Honkai and saving humanity, they willingly chose to enroll...

They haven't even seen the Honkai.

They're all too scatterbrained.

Are these children, as innocent and simple-minded as can be, really going to run into the battlefield against Honkai?

【Your words won't teach them well.】

That's what I mean.

Theresa: However, nothing will be accomplished without making changes.

Valkyries: It's time for the class to start!

Theresa: Be warned.

Theresa: Fighting the Honkai is no fun.

Theresa: You could lose your life at any moment if you're not careful, and you never know who or what your enemy is, nor how much they will grow.

Theresa: This isn't a children's game, so be on guard at all times.

Valkyries: Uh....

Valkyries: Got it.

Kid Kiana: They won't like you if you're so serious at the start, auntie.

Theresa: And especially you, Kiana!

Kid Kiana: Woo!

Theresa: I heard what your mother said.

Theresa: If you want to follow me to learn how to be a Valkyrie, she'll let me teach it to you.

Theresa: Don't you dare think I'll be merciful.

Kid Kiana: Stop treating me like a child, auntie!

Kid Kiana: Bring it on, I'm all grown up and can handle it!

Theresa: You're even close, aren't you?

Kid Kiana: These courses were a breeze~

Kid Kiana: See auntie!

Himeko: We can't lose to Kiana, let's go!

Teens being loud and noisy

I was a little worried, but they're unexpectedly good learners.

It wasn't difficult to train them at all.

I don't even know what Cecilia was worried about.

Theresa: This is the end of today's training.

Theresa: So the only difficulty for me will be finding the reason for St. Freya's demise.

Theresa: I can already see some signs.

Himeko: Ms. Theresa, are you heading back?

Theresa: Well, kinda.

Theresa: What's going on?

Himeko: I keep thinking about it, Ms. Theresa looked very intense, as if something bad was happening.

I can't let myself catch attention.

Theresa: It's okay, I'm just a little tired.

Theresa: You guys need to get some rest too, you know~?

Himeko: I see.

Kid Kiana: (Poke)

Himeko: Kiana?

Kid Kiana: Shh.

Kid Kiana: Follow me.

Theresa: Cecilia seems to be away.

Theresa: Good.

-Permissions Recognized, Theresa, Welcome Back.

Theresa: Open the map record.

The map has been marked with various landmarks.

Those are anomalous points of recent Honkai Energy fluctuations.

Strangely enough, major and minor Honkai Eruptions continue to occur around St. Freya.

And at the back of the mountain behind St. Freya, there are several sources of Honkai.

Theresa: For what reason?

Theresa: I'm getting a headache, the headquarters have not issued a mission to suppress the Honkai, even if I reported it, no one would pay attention.

Theresa: It's too strange.

Theresa: Will I have to go there myself?

Kid Kiana: I'll see what my auntie is doing in secret.

Theresa: Kiana, Himeko! Why are you...

Theresa: Even Cecilia is here.

Cecilia: Theresa, what do you want to do by yourself?

Cecilia: Is it something you mentioned to me before?

Cecilia gestured for Kiana and Himeko to leave, but was refused.

Himeko: If teacher Theresa is in trouble, we're also willing to help.

Kid Kiana: Is that it, is it a topic that we can't listen to?

Cecilia: No, it's better to say that everyone here should be aware.

Cecilia: Your Teacher Theresa is trying to secretly solve the crisis of the survival of St. Freya Academy.

Theresa: ...

Theresa: It's just a little investigation, there's nothing to worry about.

Theresa: They are unexpectedly wary of me, and I'm the best suited for this task.

Theresa: Then, please bring us along.

Theresa: No, it would be too dangerous for you to come.

Cecilia: It's the same as it was...

Theresa: Huh?

Cecilia: The mission of attacking hasn't come yet, we cannot act rashly.

Cecilia: Theresa, you can't leave St. Freya Academy without my permission.

Theresa: Why do you want this!?

Cecilia: To avoid you messing up.

Cecilia: I'll send someone to watch over you, so don't move your little butt anywhere.

Himeko: Miss Theresa, please trust in our power.

Himeko: We all grew up under your tutelage.

Himeko: Please take a good look at us, and don't try to solve everything by yourself.

Theresa: Take a good look?

Lost Girl Theresa: ...

I saw someone that looks very much like me.

What is this all about?

Theresa: Wait!

LG Theresa: ...

-!

Theresa: She vanished!

Theresa: Where in the world did she... go.

Theresa: ...

Theresa: When did I put this on?

Theresa: I can't remember.

Theresa: But it seems to be glowing?

???: No! Why won't you let me explain!

???: Suddenly, deep inside the church there was an extra room at some point, and a small child's voice came from inside.

???: Didn't mommy and daddy say that we are an organization that can save people?

???: Now the TV is talking bad about us, I just want them to get it straight!

Theresa: Where did the kids come from? And it seems like they're talking to someone...

Theresa: !?

The light was so dim that it was hard to see who was talking to her, but....

Proto-Theresa: Why!?

Theresa: Is that.... me?

Moreover, it seems that she really is just a child, and not a grown up adult in a body that hasn't aged physically.

Have I.... ever been so coquettish?

???: Theresa, we just have to keep faith in those who believe in us.

Proto-Theresa: But it's always been so annoying being hated, aren't you uncomfortable?

???: People who truly hate us will not listen to our explanations.

???: On the contrary, what you say can even be twisted and used as a weapon against you.

The person who said this, at the same time reached out from the dark and covered the eyes of the small child.

Proto-Theresa: Woo! I can't see a thing!

???: Now you don't have to worry too much about that aspect.

???: Just leave it to mom and dad.

???: We'll protect you.

Proto-Theresa: ...

Proto-Theresa: It's always the same story, I'm all grown up now, talk to me like adults!

???: You're still young.

....

Theresa: Do Himeko and the others feel like this too?

Theresa: ...

Theresa: But, because I'm their elder, I understand the importance of protecting them.

Theresa: My opinions won't change.

Theresa: That's right.

I can't stay here anymore to waste time.

If those Honkai Sources are the main cause for future attacks on St. Freya.

This place, and those students, will suffer because of it.

Even Cecilia.

Theresa: I gotta find a way to escape.

Kid Kiana: Really, why is auntie always like this?

Kid Kiana: Ask them, maybe more people want to fight with you rather than be protected by you.

Theresa: Kiana!?

Theresa: Even though that's true, you all are still Valkyries who've just entered St. Freya not too long ago.

Theresa: No matter how hard you try to keep up with the curriculum and learn my things, you're still a bunch of kids.

Theresa: At times like this, it's better to leave it to us adults.

Kid Kiana: That's too strange.

Theresa: That may've been directed at your mother, and it is completely unknown whether anyone else is manipulating these things behind the scenes.

Kid Kiana: Isn't that even more dangerous!?

Theresa: I didn't lie to you before.

Theresa: Maybe they don't pay attention to me at all because they're attracted by the Cecilia's 「Power of the Saint」.

Theresa: I'm the most suited to go and avert the crisis.

Theresa: Besides, I don't need your mother being vulnerable.

Kid Kiana: ...

Kid Kiana: I can tell my auntie how to get rid of mom's surveillance.

Kid Kiana: But you have to promise me!

Theresa: What?

Kid Kiana: You must win.

Theresa: Well, I promise you that.

Kid Kiana: Then, I'll tell you in secret~

Kid Kiana: Be careful not to get caught by sister Kira.

Theresa: So you won't say anything?

Cecilia: As long as you're not alone, I won't restrict you.

Cecilia: Even if the headquarters don't give us orders, I'll use my right as the Saint to fight with you.

Cecilia: If that enemy is really the one that shattered my destiny, let's surpass it together.

Theresa: Cecilia...

Sorry...

According to Kiana, Cecilia had the Snow Wolf Squad come to spy on me.

If I try to break out, I'll inevitably get ambushed by them.

But...

I have decided to protect you all.

The broken future will be changed by me.

Boom-

Kira: Stop right there!

Theresa: She's still catching up...

Theresa: That Kiana is really-, ugh I knew she didn't have good intentions.

Kira: Don't do anything stupid lord Theresa.

Theresa: Kira.

Theresa: I'll take good care of this side.

Theresa: You go and protect the others.

Kira: Lord Cecilia has instructed me that you shouldn't be left alone.

Kira: Why are you so insistent?

Theresa: ...

Theresa: In my memory... St. Freya was destroyed.

Kira: That... is something I've heard lord Cecilia say as well.

Kira: And that it was your prophecy.

Theresa: Cecilia will die, and so will you.

Kira: !?

Theresa: And countless other Valkyries...

Theresa: I don't want to see that happening.

Theresa: But... Everything is going too fast. Those Valkyries still have too little experience, letting them also participate in the battle will only add to the danger.

Theresa: And Cecilia... No matter how strong she may be.

Theresa: If that's her fate, then that's all the more reason not to let her in on it.

Kira: Don't you trust us? It's better if you rely on us more.

Theresa: ...

Theresa: Oath of Judah!

Kira: Damn!

Theresa: Don't blame me for this sneak attack, Judah's Binding will soon be unbound.

...

Kid Kiana: It's just like mom said.

Kid Kiana: Auntie is bad.

Cecilia: Yeah.

Cecilia: But this isn't why we're here, we're here to help her.

Cecilia: Let her be free for a while.

Kid Kiana: Then we'll slap her real hard!

Kira: Kiana.... It hasn't been long since I've last seen you, since when have you become so violent?

Kid Kiana: Metaphor! It was a metaphor!

Kira: Ha....

"I can't see the Sun today either."

"Dark clouds enveloped all things, and a chill came from the earth."

"Demons breed in this world."

"However, we still have to set sail again."

"If that's the case, then call hard."

"That way..."

"The light will come."

....

The sound of gunfire.

Kyuushou: Uh....

Teammate: Kyuushou regained consciousness!

Someone... is fighting...

Kiana: Great, being caught in an explosion like that, I thought there was no hope for her.

Kiana: Then let's do it in one go, I'll open the gate!

Teammate: No, there are too many Honkai beasts, and you still have wounded people here.

Teammate: We'll hold, you guys move!

Kiana: But...

Teammate: There's no time for hesitation, the others will follow and evacuate this place!

...

The battle is still going on.

Well...

That's true.

After all, we've lost.

Faced with an unknown enemy, without any enthusiasm, we set out from the space station and then...

Failed miserably on the Moon.

The Global Connection was also destroyed, and human civilization on Earth plunged into a deeper and more terrible disaster.

...

It's all my fault.

...

.......

Kyuushou: Uh...

Sirin: Lord Kyuushou! You're okay! I thought you'd never wake up again!

Kyuushou: Si...rin...

Kiana: We made it, and Sirin is still alive.

Kyuushou: Ah...

I remembered that the original base was exposed and was thinking of changing the base's position. We suddenly found the ruins that had been attacked.

Sirin had fallen there.

We succeeded...?

Kyuushou: How many transfers failed?

Teammate: The entire B squad... Was unable to escape in order to stall for time.

Kyuushou: ....

Kyuushou: At that time, I was unconscious...

Kyuushou: That's so lame...

Kiana: But rushing into the ruins and saving Sirin against the explosion was really awesome.

Kiana: It's been a long time since I've seen such a Kyuushou.

Sirin: Because lord Kyuushou is the savior of Sirin!

Kyuushou: Savior...

Kyuushou: I stopped being like that a long time ago.

Sirin: Hey... Lord Kyuushou where are you going?

Kyuushou: To get some air.

Kyuushou:

…
Sirin: Something is wrong with lord Kyuushou...

Kiana: She's been like this ever since she came back from the Moon.

Kiana: It's a miracle that she took the initiative to go to the ruins to save you in this battle.

Sirin: Hey?

Kiana: That girl has, in fact, for a long time been unable to fight.

Kiana: As the "Savior", she could do nothing but only watch her partners, one by one, die on the final battlefield.

Kiana: I am afraid that no one can empathize with the guilt in her heart.

Sirin: Sirin also knows that the battle on the Moon was lost...

Sirin: But that's not lord Kyuushou's fault!

Kiana: ...

Kiana: Just give her some time.
Kyuushou: Ho....

Kyuushou(Self Reflection): You saved Sirin, and it was hard, so why aren't you happy?

Kyuushou(SR): You saved Sirin at the expense of others at that.

Kyuushou(SR) The savior who is supposed to be a hero that saves everyone.

Kyuushou(SR): And you...

Kyuushou(SR): Are nothing but an untimely, hap-hazardous waste of time who brought her companions to death.

Kyuushou: ...

Kyuushou: You've said enough, now disappear.

Kyuushou: I'm tired of hearing that.

Sirin: ...

Sirin: Lord Kyuushou, are you okay?

Kyuushou: It's nothing.

Sirin: Um...

Sirin: Thank you lord Kyuushou, just now! Sirin knew that by shouting lord Kyuushou's name, the savior would surely come!

Kyuushou: I just happened to be there.

Kyuushou: I'm not a savior anymore.

Sirin: Woo...

Sirin: On the moon... What really happened...?

Sirin: Why is lord Kyuushou like she is now?

Kiana: Otto brought the Honkai God down onto the Moon.

Kiana: Kyuushou and the girls went to battle, however, the enemy's strength exceeded their imagination.

Kiana: By the time they could react, only Kyuushou was left alive.

Kiana: But even so, she stubbornly saved me from the Stigmata Terminal.

Kiana: Just like rescuing you this time, Kyuushou, the savior in our hearts, has always been there.

Kyuushou: That's easy for you to say.

Kyuushou: If it weren't for you, people wouldn't be going to the Moon to die.

Kyuushou: Sirin you too, stop calling me savior all day long.

Kyuushou: Surviving is hard enough, saving the world is simply impossible.

Sirin: ...

Sirin: That's not true.

Sirin: It's not true at all, both Sirin and lord Kyuushou know that.

Sirin: If you don't want to be the savior, you don't, and Sirin doesn't want to force lord Kyuushou to.

Sirin: However, no matter what happens to lord Kyuushou, I won't relent, and I won't let you give up on yourself!

Sirin: Lord Kyuushou she... Ooo. Lord Kyuushou, she... Is obviously the hero who saved the world.

Sirin: No matter where I am, as long as I call out loudly, you'll come as a hero to rescue me!

Sirin: Who the hell are you? You are not allowed to speak pretending to be lord Kyuushou!

Kyuushou: ...

Sirin: Ooh.... (the onomatopoeia is whimpering and idfk how to write that)

Sirin:

Kiana: That's a bad look for you.

Kiana: Obviously, the flames in your eyes hadn't gone out, I saw that when you were trying to save Sirin just now.

Kiana: So don't break Sirin's heart.

Kiana:

Kyuushou: ...

Kyuushou: The savior Kyuushou... Is not that great of a person...

-- Alert, alert.

Kyuushou: What's going on...

Teammate: Our base has been exposed and hordes of Honkai Beasts are attacking!

Kyuushou: It was just transferred, why on Earth?

Teammate: That cube like thing...

Teammate: It came to Earth.

Kyuushou: !?

Teammate: Take refuge.

Kyuushou: Tsk...

Kyuushou: That thing is here, so where else can we even escape to...?

Teammate: We... Have guarded it...

Teammate: Kyuushou...

Kyuushou: To prepare for escape...

Kyuushou: ...

Kyuushou:

Teammate: They left as soon as they assisted in the battle.

Teammate: It seems that they went and cleaned up that 【Honkai Entity】.

Kyuushou: Two idiots.

Teammate: A number of people followed them.

Teammate: People have had enough of days like this...

Teammate: If we could beat it here, everyone would be massively relieved.

Kyuushou: Stop dreaming!

Kyuushou: ...

Kyuushou: We can't win... We can't win....

Teammate: ...

Teammate: What about Kiana and the girls?

Kyuushou: Leave them alone and retreat.

Kyuushou: It's not too late for...

Teammate: Is that really what you want?

Teammate: Even if it was a lie, I still preferred the former Kyuushou, who still proudly shouted that she was the savior.

Teammate: Now, you have rotten away.

Teammate:

Everyone walked away.

Kyuushou: ...

Kyuushou(SR): But there's no need for you to pointlessly fight.

Kyuushou(SR): What can you even do if you're no longer the Savior?

Kyuushou: I know...

Kyuushou(SR): It can't be saved anyway.

Kyuushou(SR): For those who wanted to have their lives taken away, ...

--Lord Kyuushou!

Kyuushou: !?

Kyuushou: Sirin's voice!?

Kyuushou: I must've heard wrong...

--Lord Kyuushou!

--Lord Kyuushou!

(Lord Kyuushou is obviously the hero who saved the world.)

(No matter where I am, as long as I call out loudly, you'll come as a hero to rescue me!)

Kyuushou: Why do I have to remember this now...?

Kyuushou: I can't save you all.

【Listen carefully.】

【When you all call out a name, are you really just eager for a hero to appear?】

-Lord Kyuushou

-I will destroy this monster.

--Lord Kyuushou must change back to her old self!

Kyuushou: !?

【The one who stands with us right now is no savior.】

【Just Hyouraijin Kyuushou.】

Kyuushou: It's obviously just someone who'd call out my name and always ask me to help.

Kyuushou: What are you even going on about, saying you're going to destroy the monster for me!?

Kyuushou: Damn it...

Kyuushou: Why..... Why do you still trust me so much!?

Kyuushou: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Sirin: Wooo...

"Demons breed in this world."

"However, we still have to set sail again."

"If that's the case, then call hard."

Sirin: There are times where I can't yell out for help.

Sirin: Because Sirin... Will help her instead.

"That way..."

"The light will come."

Sirin: Woooh... It is because of you that lord Kyuushou and everyone else ended up this way.

Sirin: Ooh... Give them back to Sirin!

Kyuushou: Who made Sirin cry!?

Sirin: !?

Repelling all the Honkai Beasts attacks, Kyuushou appeared in front of Sirin.

Sirin: Lord Kyuushou!

Kyuushou: Every single one of you is an asshole!

Kyuushou: Why can't you figure out how to not to act without authorization!?

Sirin: Because...

Sirin: If I destroy this most terrifying enemy...

Sirin: Lord Kyuushou might have a chance at coming back to us.

Kyuushou: Idiot.

Kyuushou: Where is Kiana?

Sirin: Kiana, she...

Kiana: ...

The【Honkai Entity】in front of us has been torn apart and is motionless.

However, Kiana was swallowed up in its core.

Kiana: That's right, you're late once again.

Kiana: If you came here earlier, I wouldn't be in this situation.

Kiana: It's entirely your fault.

Kyuushou: It's all... My...

Sirin: Lord Kyuushou- Don't listen to her! She's no longer Kiana!

Kyuushou: ...

Kyuushou: What happened to...?

Sirin: Kiana used her ability to control Honkai Energy to fully connect with the【Honkai Entity】. She tried to trap it with her only remaining sanity-

Sirin: Until- the arrival of lord Kyuushou.

Kyuushou: That means... That now is the best time to destroy it...?

Together with Kiana?

Kyuushou: How could I...

Kyuushou: How could I do that...?

Sirin: ...

Kyuushou: How could I possibly do that, ahhhh!

Kyuushou: How could I possibly leave you behind?

However, the Stone Beasts that had the same appearance as Kiana continued to appear in front of Kyuushou.

Sirin: Damn, Kiana's will is starting to waver...

Kyuushou: Don't try to stop me!

Kyuushou: Ha.... Haa... Ha.... I stopped it for now...

【Honkai Entity】stopped its activity.

Kyuushou: Kiana... Are you struggling as much as I am?

Kyuushou: Huh? This is...

Kyuushou fumbled an ornament taken from the broken stone statue.

Kyuushou: It's Kiana's stuff...

Kyuushou: It won't go on if we keep going on like this...

Kyuushou: Sirin, let's retreat.

Sirin: Kiana, she...

Kyuushou: Take the other survivors back before it reactivates.

Kyuushou: Then, we'll come back to save Kiana.

Sirin: You're not... Lying, are you?

Kyuushou: Didn't you see my heroic performance just now...?

Kyuushou: We will come back.

Sirin: ...

Sirin: Mhm!

…

Teammate: You guys got hurt so bad...

Kyuushou: Kiana is using her own power to limit that thing, so we still have some time for the time being.

Kyuushou: Everyone must be eager to get out of this current situation of hiding in the east...

Teammate: Without a doubt.

Kyuushou: ...

Kyuushou: We may all die here, but, before that, we still have a chance to fight the Honkai.

Kyuushou: I want to... Go and fight it one more time, and get Kiana back.

Kyuushou: ...

Teammate: It's a dead end hiding anyway.

Teammate: We were just waiting for you to say something, Kyuushou.

Kyuushou: Thank you all. Take a break, we'll move tomorrow.

…

Kyuushou: Ugh... Clearly no-one planned to fight.

Sirin: But lord Kyuushou still came.

Sirin: Surely enough, lord Kyuushou is the same as ever.

Kyuushou: No...

Kyuushou: In fact, I was afraid.

Kyuushou: But I am the savior, so I am not allowed to show fear...

Kyuushou: Everyone expects me to become a hero, and this is my own wish.

Kyuushou: No matter what kind of enemy you face, you can only give it your all.

Sirin: Well... Sirin understands.

"The Light."

Kyuushou: Therefore, after the failure, I also became hopeful that everyone could have some meaningful time in their last days.

Kyuushou: Maybe we don't need to fight against any strong enemies at all, as long as we survive....

Sirin: It's been hard on you, lord Kyuushou.

"The light."

Sirin: Sirin doesn't want to force lord Kyuushou to be the savior.

Sirin: Sirin in turn wants to be the one who can save lord Kyuushou.

Sirin: Even if... I am once again forced to plunge into that horrifying power.

"It is the light."

Sirin: So, when lord Kyuushou can't keep going anymore, leave it to Sirin.

Sirin: I will not let you bear the burden alone any longer.

"The light appeared."

"Dark clouds enveloped all things, and a chill came from the earth."

"Demons breed in this world."

"However, we still have to set sail again."

"If that's the case, then call hard."

"That way..."

"The light will come."

In the moment of not being able to keep up.

I called out the names of everyone I knew.

Then, in the midst of that wasteland, I heard your response.

Sirin....

You are the light that belongs to me.

Kyuushou: We have to bring Kiana back, but we must teach her a lesson before we can do that.

Kyuushou: ...

Kyuushou: And I have a very strong feeling that no matter what, she must be brought back.

Kyuushou: Otherwise, I will regret it for the rest of my life.

Kyuushou: Fight with me to the end, Sirin.

Sirin: Yes!

Ding...

Ding...

Bronya: Seems like there's someone inside.

Bronya: ...

Bronya: That's me?

Seele: Bronya-oneesan~ Hurry up, hurry up!

Sin: You being this excited is the exact reason why I called stupid Seele immature.

Seele: Sin, don't you want to come?

Sin: I do, it's better than being at home~

Bronya: It's rare that mom is free, so let's make use of it.

Bronya: Let's go to Homuland together.

...

Bronya: This place looks very happy.

Bronya: There is no war, and no Honkai.

Bronya: A family living happily together.
…

Kiana: Bronya? Hello- Bronyaaa-

Bronya: Uh...

Bronya: This is...?

Kiana: Homuland, didn't you say you wanted to come here?

Kiana: Wait... You aren't suddenly being controlled by the code-name 【C】again, right!?

Bronya: 【C】?

Bronya(RB(aka current one, RB stands for Reborn)): I've never heard of such a codename.

Mei: Don't make her worry, Kiana.

Mei: It doesn't look like she's being controlled in any way, does it?

Bronya: Mei-san, as it turns out, Kiana is also here.

Kiana: What do you mean "as it turns out"!?

Bronya(RB): ...

Bronya(RB): What are we doing?

Kiana: So are we going to Homuland Paradise or not? If not, we're going.

Bronya: Homuland.

Bronya: 【Everyone will go to Homuland to play together.】

Bronya: ...

Bronya: I want to go.

Bronya(RB): Just come to the Homuland, and you'll be aware of what's happening.

Kiana: So what are we waiting for, Lass uns gehen! (the let's go was in english)

Bronya: Homuland Circus, Roller Coaster, Carousel...

Bronya: It is the same memory of Homuland. This isn't a strange world.

Bronya(RB): But Bronya felt that we shouldn't be here at this moment.

Bronya(RB): What important memories are being lost...?

Kiana: Mei, don't you think that Bronya has changed?

Kiana: Before, she was just like a robot.

Mei: Now she just feels like a non-talkative child.

Mei: But... that's a good thing, right?

Bronya: What are you talking about?

Kiana: 'Bout you.

Bronya: That tickles, what are you doing?

Kiana: Checking to see if there's a strange switch on your neck, or back of your head, or something.

Bronya: It seems that Kiana has an appetite for artillery shells.

Bronya: Reloading Project Bunny 19C-

Kiana: Whoa whoa calm down! Don't suddenly bring out Project Bunny!

Bronya: This time, you will be forgiven.

Bronya(RB): Why... Why does Bronya feel like Project Bunny shouldn't exist?

Zilla.

Bronya: Ugh...

Bronya: My head... It hurts so much....

Mei: Pull yourself together, Bronya!

Kiana: Is there some malfunction with the chip on her brain?

Bronya: Chip...?

Bronya(RB): Bronya...

【C】: Bronya-

Bronya: !

Bronya: Is this voice... mom?

【C】: I didn't tell you to take on this mission.

【C】: Forget it, you've lured those two into Homuland, good job.

【C】: It's not far from the Titan Force deployment area.

【C】: Make sure you catch them, you cannot fail.

Bronya: Wait a minute, mo-

Bronya: ...

Kiana: Mom?

Kiana: Could that【C】person be Bronya's mom?

Mei: Do you remember everything?

Bronya(RB): Remember?

Bronya(RB): Did Bronya forget something?

Bronya: ...

Bronya(RB): No, it's not that Bronya has forgotten anything.

Bronya(RB): It's who Bronya has replaced.

Bronya(RB): I am in the place of someone who looks exactly like myself and even has the same social circle.

Bronya(RB): More cannot be analyzed.

Bronya: But...

Bronya:

Kiana: Wait a minute, Bronya, don't run away without saying anything!

Bronya: Since the owner of this body is also "Bronya".

Bronya: That means...

Cocolia: ...

Bronya: Could Bronya see her mother again?

Mei: Do you want to see your mother?

Bronya: Mei-onesan.

Bronya: Hmmm...

Bronya: The path ahead is fine for Bronya to go on alone.

Kiana: Why did you suddenly become so strange?

Bronya: Mom, she's trying to catch you both. There's a trap ahead.

Bronya: You mustn't get captured.

Mei: !?

Kiana: ...

Kiana: That's no problem.

Bronya: Kiana Idiotka, didn't you hear what Bronya said?

Kiana: Of course I heard, just like before, if we're caught we just have to beat 'em up.

Kiana: It's a wonder that you've remembered, so it's only right that we see this with you till the end.

Kiana: We're friends, aren't we?

Bronya: Friends...

Bronya: Bronya and Kiana, and Mei-oneesan are friends...

Bronya: ...

Bronya(RB): There is this feeling of uneasiness.

Bronya(RB): I don't know why mom caught Kiana and the others.

Bronya(RB): Bronya, do you really want to do this?

Bronya(RB): No.

Bronya: Surely enough... I can't allow this.

Bronya: Let's run, Kiana, Mei-san. Let's leave Homuland Paradise.

Kiana: But then, you won't see your mom.

Bronya: There is no way for Bronya to ensure safety if she brings you to mother.

Bronya: But...

Bronya: Bronya no longer wants to see family and friends taken away from her.

Bronya: This is the only reason Bronya fights for.

Mei: She's trying to protect us.

Kiana: It's hard to say no to that.

Kiana: Hopefully you won't regret this, y'know.

Bronya: Hm.

What? You want to run, have you asked to do so?

Bronya: This sound... It's Sin!

Kiana: This person is...

Bronya(RB): They don't know Sin.

Bronya: A bad guy given our situation right now.

Sin: You're so outrageous, Bronya, being so provocative after betraying your mother.

Sin: Don't even try thinking of getting out of this Homuland Paradise~

Bronya: ...

Bronya: Bronya didn't betray mother...

Bronya: I have not.

Bronya: Bronya is still eager to see her mom again...

Sin: HAH!

Sin: When did you get so soft?

Sin: Did these two make you this way, Bronya?

Sin: Then let me kill them!

Bronya: Stop.

Sin: These two are Herrschers, give them to mother and the world will be saved.

Sin: You dare stand in my way after saying there was no betrayal? You're making me laugh my ass off.

Bronya: ...

Bronya: Bronya just doesn't want to see anyone close to her get hurt anymore.

Sin: Don't think so~

Sin: If you want to stop me, then make me stop!

Bronya: Project Bunny-

Bronya: Hugh!? Sin, get out of the way!!

Sin: Get out of the way? There is no such thing in battle, the only outcomes are one of us dying!

Sin: !?

Bronya: ...

Sin: Ha.... Hahahaha...

Sin: I almost hit you, but I got hit first...

Bronya: Sin...

Bronya: Don't, Sin, Sin! Don't die!

Sin: Why are you saying that...? Don't you hate me the most?

Bronya: Sin... is also one of Bronya's most important and irreplaceable relatives...

Bronya: Why did it come to this...?

Sin: ...

Sin: So this is what made you so vulnerable.

Sin: So lame.

Sin: But if the world steps towards destruction because of you, how can your loved ones who you protect so much live?

Bronya: What?

Bronya(RB): The weight in my hands became lighter and the Sin within my arms disappeared along with it.

Bronya(RB): That's how it feels to have something taken away from you in stopped time, right?

Bronya(RB): When exactly did she...

Bronya(RB): I hav eto get to Mei-san and that girl!

Sin: Bronya.

Sin: The two people you've saved today will one day become Herrschers, who will be beyond control.

Sin: And they will destroy the whole world.

Bronya: No...

Sin: I will get rid of them right here.

Sin: It's kind of like, I'm giving you a future.

Bronya: Don't!

---!!

....

Bronya(RB): Sin detonated herself.

Bronya(RB): Under the impact of the blast, the world plunged into darkness.

Bronya: If we continue walking, we'll reach our destination.

Bronya: Kiana, Mei-san....

Kiana: Sigh, leave it to us next time.

Bronya: Why, Kiana, why are you so determined to face danger?

Bronya: Knowing full well that it's a trap that could take your life.

Bronya: Why?

Kiana: I am also not sure.

Kiana: I guess, if I can't get over such obstacles.

Kiana: If I can't even fight to protect my friend's wishes, how can I fight for the world against the Honkai?

Mei: Everyone has an important reason for which they wish to fight.

Mei: As long as you find it, you can become fearless.

Bronya: Is that the reason why...

Bronya: ...

Bronya(RB): For the success of the plan, Mom was able to banish her fears and open a path to us.

Bronya(RB): Surely, mother's reason for fighting was very great.

Bronya(RB): Otherwise, how could she have gotten back up from the edge of death again and again, over and over?

Bronya(RB): And how could she have fought against the Honkai to the very end?

Bronya: By contrast, Bronya was so selfish.

Kiana: There is no good or bad reason for fighting.

Kiana: In my opinion, Bronya was selfless enough.

Kiana: Go ahead and accomplish what you want to do.

Bronya: Kiana...

Zilla...

Bronya(RB): The memory gets interrupted at this point.

Bronya(RB): My mind is full of chaotic information.

Bronya(RB): At this moment, various memories converge together.

Bronya(RB): In order to protect Kiana and the others, Sin was accidentally severely hurt.

Bronya(RB): Handing Kiana and the others to mother triggered a Great Honkai Eruption and everyone died.

Bronya(RB): But the end of all these memories say all the same things.

Bronya(RB): Even if you have to sacrifice yourself, you have to stop Herrschers from destroying the world.

Bronya: ...

Bronya: Bronya can't do this...

Bronya(RB): All this time, Bronya has only been seeing the same scene in front of her.

Bronya(RB): Seele, Sin, mom Cocolia...

Bronya(RB): Yssring, Femiris....

Bronya(RB): ...

Bronya(RB): Kiana...

Bronya: Bronya can become like you all too.

---!

Bronya: This is....

Bronya(RB): I reached out my hand to Kiana's phantom, but all I grabbed was a luminous ornament.

Bronya(RB): What is the point of this...?

Cocolia: Meaning, what's the meaning?

Bronya: Mom...

Bronya: Tell me that, mom...

Bronya: What exactly should Bronya fight for?

Bronya: What is mom fighting for against the Honkai?

Bronya: Bronya doesn't already... know....

Cocolia: You have answered this question a long time ago.

Cocolia: Or is it because you've lost sight of the person you've been following... that even your answer has been forgotten?

Bronya: ...

Cocolia: Then let's go searching again.

Cocolia: Let's re-take this journey of life once more, and let's find the lost meaning once more.

Cocolia: Then, go and change the endings that you regret.

Bronya: Can Bronya... really find it?

Cocolia: Everyone has one.

Cocolia: Come with me if you've made up your mind.

Bronya: Hmn.

Bronya(RB): Bronya didn't want to give up just yet.

Bronya(RB): Can't say why though.

Bronya(RB): But it looks like this might be the last chance for Bronya to see mom again...

Bronya(RB): How to lead Sin and Seele...

Bronya(RB): How do I keep fighting towards the future with a determination like mothers?

Bronya(RB): Bronya wants to know.

Bronya: I won't stop moving forward any longer.

ACT 2

-Keep moving forward.
I don’t know for how long I’ve been going, nor for how long I’ve walked.
Is this a memory retained from the previous Stigmata world I’ve been to?
Or perhaps, an on-going journey?
It’s unrecognizable.
Just, there’s this feeling.
Someone is calling for me.
Compared to my cherished friends.
This one is repulsive.
What a nasty person.
But it seemed like they were trying to link our consciousnesses together, trying to lure me in"
......
Fine, then I'll go and see
Kiana: …
Alaya: Keep moving forward.
Alaya: How many worlds have you experienced and how much time have you spent?
Alaya: Until, we came to a star.
Alaya: It is a familiar voice.
Her time is flying by.
And rightfully so, it’s impossible to even tell in which condition Kiana’s body truly is.
But not yet.
You have to get out of the lost spaces and strengthen your consciousness again.
That way,
We will have the chance of contacting God, right?

That day was like a beautiful dream.
I stood there, looking at the blue sky together with you.
There is no distress, nor any terrible wars.
Only our loud laughter.
This world is false.
This world will swallow everything pertaining to me.

Even so, I think that it is beautiful.
It's so beautiful that even if you disappear from my side, I can continue to look at the sky until late at night by myself.
…
It’s about time for me to wake up from this dream.
But it doesn't matter, the world after waking up has what I really want.
That can be explained in simple words, my dream’s future.
I want to tell you about it and I want to share it with you.
So..
Until then…
“You are absolutely not allowed to run away alone.”
“Even if the world has already rotted away and has made staying in it impossible.”
“You must come back to me.”
“Kiana.”
A person silently fighting an unknown enemy.
No matter how many times I say it, you still bear everything alone in that fight.
It’s far too sly.
“-I will find you.”
“Wherever you’re hiding-”
Even if this is a false world, it’s still ridiculously big.
The entire Nagazora City seems to be real, without any missing detail.
In that case, where should I go to find you?
…
“I don’t need to even ask that.”
I remember it well.
Here. Senba Academy is where it all began.
If it is you, you will be waiting for me here.
“I’m coming.”
I am convinced, but I still have a slight uneasiness in my heart.

Will it really go so well ......?
“A girl with white ha-”
Student: I said I don’t know her, so stop asking me about it.
“I’m sorry to bother you.”
This is the reason why I feel uneasy.
No matter who I asked, they don’t know of the existence of a person called Kiana.
It was as if she had completely vanished from this world, and only I remembered her.
“Isn’t it me who should know this the best?”
“It was myself who watched her vanish with my own eyes.”
Kyuushou: Mei-Senpai? What are you looking for again?
“Kyuushou…”
Her words might help me the most.
However, no.
This world is trying to devour my memories, and I’m afraid that even Kyuushou is not to be trusted.
I’m on my own.
“It’s nothing.”
Kyuushou: You’re acting cold. We’re friends, right? Can’t we just talk about it?
“I told you that it’s nothing, you don’t have to worry.”
“Time to get back to class.”
Kyuushou: Ho…
Kyuushou: After waking up from a dream, the memory of the dream will quickly be forgotten.
Kyuushou: If you continue to linger here, I’m afraid that you won’t be able to reach to hold her hand this time.
“Hey…”
Kyuushou: What, isn’t this more in line with your mental image of Kyuushou?
“Who are… You?”
Kyuushou: That doesn’t matter.
Kyuushou: This world isn't infinite.
Kyuushou: Regardless of time-space, it will reach its end.
Kyuushou: If you don’t hurry up, you and this world together will be swallowed up by a most terrifying existence.
Kyuushou: When that time comes, it will be the end of everything.
“I know.”
Kyuushou: But there’s no direction.
Kyuushou: The things connecting you to yourself are present.
“!?”
What was initially forgotten was actually something so important.
“It’s guiding me.”
Kyuushou: Heh, so what are you waiting for?
“Weren’t you trying to stop me from meeting Kiana? You confuse me.”
Kyuushou: Making people confused… It’s something Kyuushou does, right?
“Forget it if you don’t want to say it.”
“But.”
“Thank you.”
Kyuushou: Go.
The light emitted formed a beacon in my mind, it pointed to the library at this moment.
There, right there was a part of Kiana’s existence that hadn’t yet vanished.
【She trusts you and is eager to see you.】

【Even if I knew I’d lose myself, I still lent you the most important thing I had.】

【It’s something enviable.】

As I ran towards the library, I subconsciously looked back.
As if attracted by the words, I turned my head back and looked at Kyuushou.
Or rather, where Kyuushou would’ve stood.
There were completely different people, all smiling at me.
Past Mei: We are, after all, people from the past.
Past Mei: Stepping into the future is something we’re not meant to do.
Past Mei: Don’t make her wait.
“At last.”
For the first time, I felt that the path to the library was far too long.
Homeroom Teacher: Want to go in?
“Homeroom Teacher…”
I should’ve known she’d be here.
Even after remembering Kiana, the teacher's face began to blur.
It’s still the same for me, regardless of who the opponent is.
“I won’t let you stop me.”
“Raiden Mei is no longer some good girl who did all you asked of her to do.”
“I have to go through with this.”
Homeroom Teacher: Not listening to anyone, huh?
Homeroom Teacher: That place is where everything is recorded.
Homeroom Teacher: Even if you don’t want to know something, you will still perceive it regardless.
Homeroom Teacher: You will be shattered because of that.
“But it also shows that there is a record of Kiana’s whereabouts there.”
“That’s enough of a reason for me.”
Homeroom Teacher: What a silly thing to do.
Homeroom Teacher: But that’s what I like seeing of you.
She was smiling, a bit creepy.
Homeroom Teacher: The next step will be there when you truly wake up from your dreams.
Homeroom Teacher: If you have the determination, then come on.
I always feel like it’s not as difficult as I originally thought it is.
I thought I’d face more resistance, but I guess not.
Have I been spared?
“It’s fine, I’ve reached the place of guidance.”
However…
There was nothing here, only pitch black darkness.
“No…”
“Something is creeping up in my mind.”
“Agh, that hurts!”
【一disgusting fake；you’re rotten；after all, you’re just playing pretend；scum——】

It’s those sounds
【Monster；Trash；Go to hell；How dare you have the nerve to come to this school——】
My brain is filled with those voices.
HoT: Those are the voices you cannot forget, the most disgusting ones.
HoT: Even now, it’s a nightmare haunting your mind, making you want to change the future.
“Are you doing this?”
HoT: No, I’m just a part of this world.
HoT: And a part of your heart.
Within…
I’ve finally figured it out.
This world is one that covers all of my memories.
The painful past, unfulfilled promises, all manifested together, creating a completely fake world.
So that’s what was happening to me, no wonder it was trying to devour me.
“If I forget everything, I will just be an empty shell of “Raiden Mei”.”
“At that point, I’d be just a human puppet dancing at your mercy, right?”
HoT: That seems like a good trade.
HoT: You’ve been living in a strange world for too long.
HoT: So much so that even you became a prisoner of fate without finding out.
“What a joke!”
HoT: I can help you figure it out, you should thank me properly.
HoT: Ah… Say-
HoT: You already know about it but refuse to face reality, don’t you?
HoT: You’ve long lost your future.
HoT: All resistance you put up will be in vain.
HoT: You never escaped from the wheel of fate.
HoT: Take a good look with your own eyes, so you can truly change everything–
Those are painful memories in my past.
I was relentlessly bullied by my peers because of family reasons.
I wanted to die every day because of the pain I felt.
Before that incident, I had such a peaceful life.
…
–Everything was ruined.
I cursed my own fate, resented the world, and prayed.
I prayed that something could make me change this painful fate.
HoT: Then I showed up.
HoT: With the power of a Herrscher, you came close to saving your own life, and completing your revenge.
HoT: Yet you–
“Stop!!!!”
“I’ve changed.”
“It’s no longer your turn pointing fingers.”
HoT: Seriously?
HoT: Even you are doubting it.
HoT: If the so-called “Changed Fate” you preach about was predetermined by man or not.
“Enough.”
“I shouldn’t have expected you to be able to properly communicate.”
“Go back to where you belong!”
An attack was launched at the Herrscherized self, yet to no avail.
The attack passed through her body, and even the scenery changed.
It was clearly a place I’ve never been to before, yet.
“I know this place...”
ME Society.
That word came to mind, and then, in the distance, the sound of two people talking came.
“Why did you come to show me this?”
Dr. MEI: …
Proto-Kiana: ~
HoT: Even if you try to cover your ears, their conversation will still be heard by you.
Dr. MEI: You’re being too gentle, Kiana.
Dr. MEI: In face of such ugly humans, you instinctively killed them.
Proto-Kiana: That’s not alright, MEI. You shouldn’t say that kind of thing.
Proto-Kiana: And I couldn’t help it, because I am a Herrscher.
Proto-Kiana: The Honkai took away their lives and brought grief into this world.
Proto-Kiana: Nothing will be solved with resentment.
Dr. MEI: You didn’t do anything wrong.
Dr. MEI: Even becoming a Herrscher wasn’t your own choice.
Proto-Kiana: Is that really the case?
Proto-Kiana: I am the most special Herrscher.
Proto-Kiana: My name was given to me by you.
Proto-Kiana: It’s a kind of fate, is it not?
Proto-Kiana: Don’t all of these things just mean that all of this was destined for me?
Dr. MEI: There is no such fate.
Dr. MEI: I could have protected you.
Proto-Kiana: The MEI I know wouldn’t show such a fragile expression.
Proto-Kiana: At least, in the end, it was you who spoke to me… This is the most satisfying time of my life.
Kiana seemed to be lying in some kind of apparatus, looking peacefully at dr. MEI.
Dr. MEI, on the other hand, turned her back completely.
Dr. MEI: Why?
Dr. MEI: You could at least let your temper lose on me, and exude your usual anger.

Dr. MEI: Knowing what cruel fate I am about to bestow upon you, you still show an innocent smile.
Dr. MEI: Kiana, you-!
Proto-Kiana: Hehe.
Proto-Kiana: The scientist who’s a beast in everyone's eyes actually shed a tear.
Proto-Kiana: Today, I’ve earned a lot, because I saw many great things.
Dr. MEI: Hahahahaha, you are such a fool.
Proto-Kiana: Because MEI told me.
Proto-Kiana: That the world is actually very beautiful.
Proto-Kiana: And that Kiana, can become a guardian of this beauty.
Proto-Kiana: A hero who guards mankind.
Proto-Kiana: You’ve given my incomplete life completeness.
Proto-Kiana: So….
Dr. MEI: …
Dr. MEI: Let me make a promise to you.
Proto-Kiana: Mhm.
Dr. MEI: Next time, I will definitely protect you.

Dr. MEI: No matter what happens, no matter what you become, I will stay by your side.

Dr. MEI: If you want to destroy the world, then we will do it together; if you want to save the world, I will fully accompany you.

Dr. MEI: No matter how many years pass, we will see each other again.

Dr. MEI: No matter what happens, nothing will stop us from being together again.

Dr. MEI: I promise you.
—!
…
I know.
I know why you intended to show me this scene.
【Even you are doubting it.】

“That’s right! Even I am not even sure if my feelings for Kiana are something set in stone!”
“If they still belong to me…”
“I want to stay with her at all times…”
【No matter what happens, no matter what you become, I will stay by your side.】

“It’s clearly the first time I’ve met her, yet, I can embark on a journey with her without any hesitation.”
【No matter what happens, nothing will stop us from being together again.】

“Even now, even if I have to give my life to use the God Slayer Battlesuit, I still want to bring Kiana back…”
【Next time, I will definitely protect you.】

That’s right.
I want to choose to be with Kiana.
It’s simply what dr. MEI set forth.
From the very beginning, I’ve never stepped away from my pre-set fate.
HoT: …
HoT: It’s over.
If we had not met.

Would that predetermined fate have changed?

As long as fate's law regarding meeting Kiana is broken.

Would fate change too?

Kiana walked away from me.

This time, it was she who walked away without looking back.

"Huh, it's clear that I don't want to live in a predetermined future."

"And yet I still put my hope in you."

"It's really... a bit self-deluding."

Only by going on with their respective lives can everyone have a real beginning.

....

With every step, the memory of Kiana faded from my mind little by little.

【Mei~ Do you wanna go out with me?】

The further apart we are, the more fragile the connection to her becomes.

【I'm sorry, Mei... I'm the one who got you into trouble.】

It really shouldn't be like this.

【Mei~】

【Thank you, for everything.】

...

What a nasty feeling of hate.

It's not like this at all!

Can't we just run away from this troublesome place? Why?!

I'm such an idiot...

-- I have a dream I want to fulfill, and I want to share that dream with you.

What I loathe is not some fate.

It doesn't matter if it's all set up or not!

"What I long for is obviously a future with Kiana!"

"Don't go! Kiana!"

Kiana: ...!

Kiana: Mei...

Kiana: You still called out to me.

"Because there is no such fate or binding."

"If being with Kiana is the guidance of fate."

"Why refuse this future that makes people feel happy and joyful?"

"You saved me, stayed with me, and took me away when everyone hated me."

"If that's false too, then prove it to me, MEI!"

Kiana: She'd be happy to hear you complain.

Kiana: Thank you.

Kiana: I'll be there for you.

"Yeah..."

The moment I called for Kiana, the world had changed.
The long corridor has no intersections or places where it branches off. It only went on in a straight line.
In front of the exit, someone was standing there.
Homeroom Teacher: …
Dr. MEI: You’ve got your answer.
“I won’t ask again, whether my choices are due to your arrangements.”
“If this is the future you decided and hoped for.”
“Then I can only accept my fate.”
“You and I are unexpectedly similar-”
Dr. MEI: …
Dr. MEI: Kiana is destined to be different.
Dr. MEI: She was a Herrscher, yet still gentler than any human.
Dr. MEI: Unlike me.
Dr. MEI: I didn’t expect to meet you in the current state of things.
Dr. MEI: The situation is extremely bad.
“It’s our fault for putting Kiana in such a crisis.”
“And because of that, I don’t want to further study the chains you have set on me.”
“Let me take advantage of everything you have.”
“For the future I… no, for the future Kiana and I desire.”
Dr. MEI: What is the point of yelling at bygone spirits?
Dr. MEI: …
Dr. MEI: As Kiana said, some things are simply meant for her to do.
Dr. MEI: When the time comes, you’ll be expected to stay with her.
“You don’t have to even mention that.”
Dr. MEI: That fool... At the last moments, she chose to let me make her dying self into the Stigmata Terminal.

Dr. MEI: It was  like a revenge plan against Honkai.

Dr. MEI: She used everything she had as a Herrscher to assist in the completion of the Stigmata Terminal.

Dr. MEI: I actually intended to use the Stigmata Terminal to wipe out humanity... It's honestly ridiculous
Dr. MEI: I leave Kiana in your hands.
–!
Dr. MEI vanished from sight, leaving only a staircase going upwards.
That’s the path I’m going to take, the only one I can take.

–Light
The moment I pushed the door open, I was blinded by sunlight.
And…
Kiana: Mei~
“Sorry, I’ve kept you waiting.”
Kiana: No, it’s my fault.
Kiana: I want to apologize to you, Mei.
“Huh?”
Kiana: The person who made Mei go through those memories… is me.
Kiana: It’s got nothing to do with the Herrscher of Thunder.
“A prank? If it’s a prank, I’m afraid I can’t forgive you.”
Kiana: No! No, it’s not a prank!
Kiana: I was just worried about…
Kiana: Mei was involved in this war because of me…
Kiana: I’m very scared.
Kiana: What would I do if Mei hated me.
Kiana: If that’s the case, I’ll let you go back to reality and let you forget about me… Kiana: That might make you feel better.
“You know that I won’t agree to that.”
Kiana: Well, now I do.
Kiana, who admitted to her mistakes, completely lost the aura of fortitude equivalent to a heroic warrior.
Instead, she became like a cat, causing a desire to want to comfort her.
“Unexpectedly, this is on the rooftop of Chiba Academy.”
Kiana: Well, it is the place where we met for the first time in a true sense.
“It’s also a place full of pain and expectation.”
“...”
“I forgive you.”
Kiana: Hehe… Mei is the best.
Kiana: However, our time is running out.
Kiana: This world is made up of chaotic stigmata information.
Kiana: It’s like trying to mix the entire multiverse of “you”, it’s chaotic and unstable.
Kiana: But now you’re fine. Because your strong will can allow her to return to her body smoothly.
“So that’s it.”
“Kiana.”
Kiana: Huh?”

“For the first time, I think the view from the roof of Chiba Academy… is actually beautiful.”
Kiana: You’re right.
Kiana: Maybe it’s because this is the first time that we’ve gone to see a scenery like this.
“You said that this world is fake.”
“But even in a world of fakeness, there exists an underlying reality.”
“Grabbing your hand, and feeling your warmth, those definitely weren’t fake.”
“And the scenery we saw back then, it’ll definitely be realized in the future.”
“That reality… will come.”
Kiana: At least, I believe so.
Kiana: It is a shame that we haven’t been freed from the karma of the original era.
“No.”
“This is already our future.”

“Even if something horrible happens.”
“How can a fate like this be painful when I’ve met you, Kiana.”
Kiana: Mei…

The chameleon ornament in my hand emitted a lavender glow.
It was seemingly making my wavering heart grow firmer.
Then a dazzling crack appeared in the air.
Kiana: That belongs to you, Mei. The courage to disobey and change the future.
Kiana: It’s the color of your struggle with fate.
“That was also the courage you lent me, Kiana.”
Kiana: Hehe, don’t forget to take it back with you.
“...”
Can’t leave just yet.
“Kiana, tell me.”
Kiana: What?
“Where the hell is the real you, and what the hell are you fighting?”
Kiana: !?
“I refuse to go back until I see the real you.”

Bronya(RB): A long time ago, those who taught Bronya said…
Bronya(RB): Once you find your target, hold your breath and wait for an opportunity to arise, then strike.
Bronya(RB): If you can’t do that, at least bite into your target's throat.
Bronya(RB): No matter what happens, never let go.
Bronya(RB): If your target escapes, chase them to the end of the Earth itself.
Bronya(RB): No matter which method, you must achieve your goal.
Bronya(RB): This is the coldness that keeps us alive.
…
Bronya: At some point, I’ve forgotten that way of life.
Bronya: And my mind had nothing left but the thin line between life and death.
Bronya: I can't even find a reason to fight against the Honkai anymore.
Bronya: What has the resolve that I had to fight till now turned into...
Bronya: Mother…
Bronya: You can probably give me an answer, right?
Cocolia: Listen up Bronya.
Cocolia: What we’re going to do is change the reality in which you captured the Herrschers.
Bronya: Change our… How… Do I do that?
Cocolia: Just go to these specific points.
Cocolia: What we’re in right now is a timeline of the past.
Cocolia: Under the premise of avoiding contact with me, we eliminate the trap that would capture the Herrschers.
Cocolia: We can change the future in this way.
Bronya: Can Bronya… really do this?
Cocolia: At that time, “I” misjudged the power of the Herrschers.
Cocolia: Even if I wanted to kill them, I was no match for them.
Cocolia: This was my fault.
Bronya: …
Cocolia: But, it’s up to you if you want to change this future. If you do, it might help you find your reason for fighting.
Cocolia: At least, if you experience this victory, you will be able to remember the feeling of fighting for humanity.
Bronya: Bronya understands.
Bronya(RB): Though it is important to avoid contact with them in this timeline.
Bronya(RB): Bronya could not resist not taking a look.
Bronya(RB): Playing with Kiana and Mei-senpai, Bronya…
Bronya(RB): Looks so happy.
Cocolia: Bronya?
Bronya: Bronya in.
Cocolia: Target was spotted.
Cocolia: The Titans are in.
Cocolia: If you aren’t careful, the frontal attack might be delayed.
Cocolia: It would be bad if this was discovered by the “me” in this timeline.
Bronya: Bronya can lead them away.
Cocolia: However, we can’t guarantee that you won’t encounter strange situations when you lead them away.
Cocolia: The instability of the situation is large.
Bronya: That…
Cocolia: …
Cocolia: What are you thinking about?
Bronya: If there was a way to quickly reduce their combat effectiveness, a breakthrough would be successful.
Bronya: If you want to do that, we need to run a topographic survey first, to find a suitable location to trap them in.
Cocolia: I know the Titan’s weakness, their commander is the key to a breakthrough.
Cocolia: You can choose the strategy.
Bronya: Bronya can?
Bronya: …
Bronya: We’re all here to change the ending that is the destruction of the world.
Bronya: Bronya believes that mothers decision will lead to an opportunity to do so.
Bronya: It worked.
Bronya(RB): You could say that the success was just a result of mothers commandmentship.
Bronya(RB): It’s reassuring to be able to let go of distractions and fight.
Bronya(RB): Yet…
Bronya(RB): I still feel nothing.
Cocolia: What’s up with you Bronya, the mission was a success, shouldn’t you be happy?
Bronya: Well, it’s just that Bronya doesn’t have any real feelings towards saving mankind.
Bronya: I feel the same as usual.
Bronya: There is nothing… for me to feel happy about.
Cocolia: Of course.
Cocolia: We aren’t fighting for gratitude.
Cocolia: After Honkai is completely annihilated, there must be a place where everyone can safely live.
Cocolia: The mere thought of that makes me impatient to fight the Honkai.
Bronya: Is that the reason why mother… fought so consistently?
Cocolia: Until I’ve achieved my goal, I cannot feel satisfaction.
Bronya(RB): I feel happy.
Bronya(RB): It was fun fighting with mom after so much time.
Bronya(RB): I’m happier than ever, for the first time, I’ve figured out what mom was thinking.
Bronya(RB): That means, Bronya is closer to mom, right?
Cocolia: …
Cocolia: It’s time to go back.
Bronya: Mei-chan and the girls will be fine now, right?
Cocolia: That’s something that’s still unclear.
Cocolia: But if it keeps going at this pace, at least, they won’t reach a point where they will be forced to Herrscherize.
Cocolia: Even if there are people ahead that need to be stopped…
Bronya: What are you talking about, mom?
Bronya(RB): I’ve always felt that there was a massive problem the Bronya ignored.
Bronya: Mom, what will happen if they escape like this?
Cocolia: They will run into Sin, who wants to ambush them, and they’ll have a large-scale battle.
Cocolia: After all, that’s still a possibility.
Bronya: But Bronya remembers that at the end of the fight, Bronya took Sin’s….
Cocolia: That's right, all the elements needed are already available, and this will be the inevitable ending.
Bronya: No, Bronya has to go save Sin!
Cocolia: Are you being serious?
Cocolia: The purpose of us doing all of this was to prevent the premature awakening of the Herrschers.
Cocolia: So that the world isn’t destroyed.
Bronya: So it doesn’t matter what happens to Sin?
Bronya: She’s our family!
Cocolia: Bronya.
Cocolia: The path you’re looking for is exactly like this.
Cocolia: The world is far too fragile and cannot withstand even the slightest impact.
Cocolia: A small variable can change the original trajectory.
Cocolia: When satisfying your own selfish desires, you must bear this responsibility that may destroy the world.
Cocolia: Do you have such courage and strength?
Bronya: …
Bronya(RB): Carried away by joy, Bronya had forgotten.

Bronya(RB): What truly made mother strong.
Bronya(RB): In the truest sense, you can abandon everything and do whatever it takes to achieve your goal with sheer coldness.
Bronya(RB): Bronya knew this a long time ago.
Bronya: This unwavering faith is what Bronya had truly been pursuing.
Bronya: (They) Just slowly turned a blind eye to it.
Bronya: Bronya… should…
Bronya(RB): I can’t make a choice.
Bronya(RB):
Bronya(RB):
Cocolia: You’ve gotten weak, Bronya.
Bronya: I’m sorry.
Cocolia: I don’t want your apology.
Cocolia: …
Cocolia: You can’t find that determination anymore.
Cocolia: You should just give up fighting on the front lines.
Bronya: Wait… Mother….
Boom!
Bronya: Woo…
Cocolia: You’ll just get in the way.
Cocolia: Kneel and reflect on your choices.
Bronya: Bronya will be fine, just give her some time.
Bronya(RB): Don’t go…
Bronya(RB): Don’t…
Bronya: Mom… Mom…
Bronya(RB): As mother gradually walked away, her figure faded more and more.
Bronya(RB): The world became dark once again.
Bronya: No…
Bronya: Bronya is going to save Sin.
Cocolia: If you do that, nothing will change from before.
Cocolia: Better yet, your interference might make the outcome far worse.
Bronya: But…
Cocolia: Bronya, are you aware of what it means to stop Sin?
Bronya: Bronya… isn’t aware. But she’s Bronya’s family, and that’s something that should never be given up.
Cocolia: …
Cocolia: You can prevent yourself from killing Sin by striking from the dark.
Cocolia: But at the same time, you will be the one attacked by Sin, and you will be the one dead.
Cocolia: Under such circumstances, the Herrschers will be awakened by the intense emotions.
Cocolia: In the end, all of our efforts will burn to ash.
Bronya: Bronya can stop them in person.
Bronya: Ah…
Cocolia: You found it.
Cocolia: In any case, you will inevitably end up with yourself being completely wiped out.
Cocolia: Or, even if you violate the path you are pursuing now, even if you meet death, do you have the will to persevere?
Bronya: Bronya…
Bronya: Mhm.
Bronya(RB): The only thing that Bronya doesn’t want to experience is having her family taken away from her.
Cocolia: Then try to get past me.
Bronya: Mother, what… are you saying?
Cocolia: Prove your resolve, prove your strength.
Cocolia: And surpass me.
Bronya: Mother–!
Bronya: …
Cocolia: Can’t get up?
Cocolia: You’re getting weak, Bronya.
Bang!
Bronya: Wooo…
Cocolia: Do you think that with your current power, you can really beat me?
Cocolia: I doubt it.
Bronya: However…
Bronya: Mother is also a part of Bronya’s family.
Cocolia: Even if I’m already dead?
Bronya: !?
Cocolia: That is what made you weak.
Cocolia: Losing that coldness made you lose the sharp fangs of the Silver Wolf of the Urals.
Cocolia: That’s why you’ve lost everything.
Bronya: !?
Cocolia: A you like that, is someone I don’t need.
Cocolia: I wish I never adopted you.
–!
Bronya(RB): Why, why is this the result?
Bronya(RB): I can’t move my body.
Bronya(RB): I can only see myself getting farther and farther away from my mothers back.
Bronya(RB): Even my consciousness is falling into darkness.
Bronya(RB): For a moment, Bronya once again saw what it was like living in the orphanage.
Bronya(RB): I wanted to protect those times.
Bronya(RB): I wanted to protect that family.
Bronya(RB): It was worthwhile fighting, fighting to protect that small home.
Bronya(RB): What happened to the world mattered not.
Bronya(RB): Yet, it is also because of this that Bronya became strange.
Bronya(RB): It’s really contradictory…
Bronya(RB): To become great, do I really have to abandon my family?
…
Bronya(RB): In fact, Bronya already knew this.
Bronya(RB): Her mothers powerful stance made Bronya long for her.
Bronya(RB): In order to become like her, Bronya walked towards her back.
Bronya(RB): Therefore, the path that mother has given us is the only correct one…
Bronya(RB): Bronya just doesn’t want to think about it. Much less admit it.
Bronya(RB): She is actually a selfish person, unable to fight like everyone else, fight for a greater cause.
Bronya(RB): Mother… was just an excuse for Bronya.
Bronya(RB): …
Bronya(RB): How much does Bronya have to give up to follow this path?
Bronya(RB): How many relatives will I lose?
Bronya(RB): If that is a necessary sacrifice, I will stop fighting.
Bronya(RB): Sorry everyone, Bronya is not qualified to stand with you.
—Bronya!
Bronya(RB): Who’s voice…
Bronya(RB): Uh…
Lift your head and look forward.
Bronya(RB): Forward…
Bronya(RB): !?
Kiana: Mei, come here so we can play on the carousel~
Mei: Bronya is coming along too.
Bronya: But…
Mei: Come.
Bronya(RB): Very happy.
Bronya(RB): Moreover, because there was no fighting, the park was still intact.
Bronya(RB): And Mei and Kiana didn’t attract any zombies.
Bronya(RB): It’s a person.
The reason to fight isn’t that complicated.
Even if it’s to fight for the people you care about.
Behind that battle, others will benefit too.
Kiana: Isn’t it fascinating to think of it that way?
Bronya(RB): Kiana…
Kiana: You ask me why I’m fighting.
Kiana: It’s for the world.
Kiana: But beneath that, it’s also for myself.
Kiana: If I still enjoy those happy times, even if this world dies-
Kiana: In that case, Bronya, would that be selfish?
Bronya(RB): …
Bronya(RB): No.
Bronya(RB): It’s very beautiful.
—!
Bronya: …
Cocolia: Standing up?
Bronya: I’m sorry, mother.
Bronya: Bronya is going to save Sin.
Cocolia: Sure enough, that’s your answer.
Cocolia: Just for the sake of a momentary desire, you’re willing to deviate from the desirelable path.
Bronya: That’s not it!
Bronya: The meaning behind all these battles is not so finely defined.
Bronya: Fighting for family, fighting for the people of the world, it’s all the same basically.
Bronya: Bronya is just one person.
Bronya: Ordinary people have the duty of protecting the things around them.
Bronya: But, even so, Bronya saw it!
Bronya: Behind such battles, there aren’t only the ones involved in the fight.
Bronya: There are people who’ve wept from joy just because they were saved.
Bronya: Bronya only wants to protect her home.
Bronya: And then…
Bronya: Let those who were rescued gather at home as much as possible.
Bronya: That is the reason behind why Bronya fights for the Honkai.
Cocolia: So?
Cocolia: You fight for such a tender reason, but does it give you enough strength to face me?
Bronya: I’ll show you!
Bronya: Mom is no longer here, she’s dead.
Bronya: Yet, once I admitted this, I would’ve lost my path and ran away.
Bronya: I couldn’t admit it before I learned what mother fought for.
Cocolia: Huh.
Bronya: It’s different now, Bronya… Seele, Sin.
Bronya: We will explore our paths ourselves!
Bronya: Project Bunny-19C!
Cocolia: …
Cocolia: Have you finally found yourself?
—!
Bronya: …
Bronya: Sometimes, Bronya really wishes… that she was a robot.
Bronya: …
Bronya: I’m coming, Sin… Allow me to end this pointless battle.
Bronya had stopped them.
However, it didn’t matter as to what happened after this.
If the next stop was the end itself, Bronya had at least found the true path leading to it.

Bronya: It’d be nice if it could be conveyed to Seele and Sin…
Bronya: …
Bronya: Uh… Nothing happened?
Looking back, the two people who were originally fighting  were no longer there.
Only the music of the Homuland Paradise echoed overhead.
Bronya: What the hell… is this strange world?
Bronya: It’s as if nothing has changed.
Kiana: No, something has changed.
Kiana: The young girl, known as Bronya, has stepped out from under her mothers shadow.
Bronya: Kiana…
Bronya: Incredible. You’re Kiana from “Bronya”’s world, right?
Kiana: Yeah, and no.
Bronya: You somehow found it out…
Kiana: Because I know the feeling of following behind your parents' backs.
Kiana: But eventually, you have to step away from them.
Kiana: Bronya has done that a long time ago, she just didn’t realize it.
Bronya: Your methods are too crude and annoying.
Bronya: But…
The Chameleon necklace in her hand glowed a dim yellow.
I could feel my heart firm up.
Kiana: This is the light of determination that belongs to Bronya.
Kiana: It is also the courage and light that came out of her past.
This is yours.
Kiana: Hey?
Now you need it more than ever.
Take it, Bronya is waiting for you to come back.
Kiana: …
Originally, I thought that Kiana was all the same, and that she hasn’t changed.
But now, there is a shadow of a neechan in her.
Hnn..
Running towards the cracks that suddenly appeared, I felt warmth.
I could feel her by my side.

Bronya: Mother…
Cocolia: You’re doing just as fine as you are now.
Cocolia: There is no shame in fighting to protect your family, and there is no shame in not following my path.
Bronya: ….
Bronya: Bronya… doesn’t wish that she hadn’t met mother.
Bronya: Whether painful or joyful, the experiences with mother had helped Bronya become the person she is today.
Cocolia: I won’t see you again.
Bronya: Mother…
Bronya: I’m here.
Bronya: You won’t have to worry about Sin or Seele.
Cocolia: I wasn’t worried at all.
Cocolia: The Cocolia you respect was just a person who was more selfish and self serving than you, and just wished to take revenge upon the Honkai.
Cocolia: Bronya, you’ve surpassed me a long time ago.
Bronya: Goodbye, mother…

Bronya: Ugh…
Bronya: This is…
Femiris: Bronya, Bronya! You’re awake!
Femiris: Haa, that’s great, I guess Mona was right, you guys really were going to wake up.
Bronya: We….
Bronya: Femiris, how are the others!?
Sin Mal: The illustrious I woke up even before you.
Sin Mal: I’ve won~
Bronya: Sin…
Bronya: What a reassuring person you are.
Sin Mal: Why did your mood change so quickly?
Sin Mal: It’s kinda disgusting.
Femiris: 搞不好就是因为杏没心没肺的，所以那种莫名其妙的幻境根本无法困住她啦。Maybe because Sin is so heartless, that those kinds of illusions couldn’t trap her at all. (no clue what the context is)
Bronya: However…
Bronya: Seele?
Femiris: Sigh… Seele’s condition looks worse than all of yours.
Bronya: …
Bronya: She’ll be fine.
Bronya: Leave her care up to me.
Bronya: Until she wakes up.