24-24. Climax from the beginning



 Blue skies. White clouds.
 And on top of that, a silver sun, a golden moon.
 On normal Earth, there's no such thing.

'Kuh. Are you still safe, Matoya!
''Yes, Mishkas but I don't know if I can hold on to my magic any longer...''

 But it's a different world.
 It must be a normal scene.

'I can't believe we just defeated the Distrada and now this is happening to me!
Not yet, Berg! 

 And if you look closely, you can see that the ground is also made up of golden gears connected together, like a machine or something.
 If you look closely, you can also see the earth in the distance.
 I'm probably in a building that floats in the sky.
 Nah, that's about as common as it gets in this other world.

It's a good idea to have a good time. If my life is also converted to magic, I may still be able to ring the final bell.
'What are you talking about, Matoya! If you do that, you are!

 Yeah, most of the sky you look up at is covered with a gold moon.
 It's looming in the present, and it's probably falling.
 Maybe this other world is on the brink of extinction?
 Nah, this kind of thing is an everyday occurrence in other worlds.

"Mishkas is right! What's the point of dying if you're the one who defeated the Distrada to break the chain of sacrifice in the first place!
But....

 Aside from that.
 This situation is like being left out of the middle of a stage play.
 What? What is it? They call each other's names and talk to each other, are they all members of a theatre company?

Berg is right, Matoya. And your body isn't your own life anymore.
Oh, yeah. Yes, of course. Thank you, Liese.

 So there's some kind of glittery armor guy and mini-skirt beauty turning red at the line of the monk-dressed glasses girl........
 Ah, so that's how you two have a relationship.
 Whew! Congratulations!

'Everybody, we're going to pull together now and make a miracle happen! It's the only way to stop Crymoon!

 When I'm here, I'm sure a miracle will happen.

Yeah. "Oh." "Yes!

 Oh, no.
 These theater people are so drunk they don't even recognize me.
 What can I do? It's so hard to talk to them, but...



"Excuse me, sir. I'm sorry to trouble you in the heat of the moment.
""Heh?"



 The eyes of all the members of the theater group are focused on me behind me.
 A strange sense of apology helps, and I can't help but be polite.
 Oh well, I'll let it pass.

''Can someone explain to me what's going on now?
Who are you? A fellow distrada!

 The mini-skinned beauty looked wary and pointed a weapon like a walking stick at us.
 The other members of the troupe had roughly the same reaction.

 No, before I ask that question, I'd like you to explain for an hour or so who the Distrada is.
 Well, from the dialogue, it's probably an enemy of the troupe members, right?

'No, I'm not. My name is Ryoji Sakahagi, and I am a passerby. I am a passerby. I'm just passing by and I heard that you are having some trouble.
'What? No, well, I'm in trouble... but I am.

 The bear claw-equipped person scratched his skinhead as if he were in trouble.

''Can I help you? If I'm called upon, it's my job to come to you immediately. Maybe one of you guys subconsciously asked for help and I was summoned to help myself.

 The troupe members are looking at each other and are in trouble.
 What is this feeling of being out of place?
 I really want to go home!
 I should have woken up Ituna or Sianne if I was going to be so unhappy.

I'm sorry that I'm the one who came up short in the climax of the game. But now that I've been called out, I have to do my job.
Hmm. Is it by any chance the one you just saw?

 The kid in the monk's uniform seemed to have an idea.

''Ah. Come to think of it........I thought the transporter team around me lit up.

 The guy in the glittery armor looks like he remembers it too.
 Yeah, that teleporter-like thing I had at my feet.
 It looks like a device to connect this place to the rest of the hierarchy, but even that thing can serve as a summoning formation.
 It's possible that when I was summoned, magic power flowed to the other transporter teams and glowed.

'I believe it was when the Distrada foretold the fall of Crymoon.
Clermont?
Yes, that big one.

 Taking over the description of the person in the glittery armor, Mr. Miniskan pointed to the golden moon.

'I think we all wished then that we could stop that moon and save the world.
'I see. So, you mean, we just have to stop that falling moon?

 Once you know that's the case, it's easy to talk.
 Snapping my arms, I move forward to face the golden moon, away from the troupe members.
 Seeing me as reckless, a Bear Claw person comes in to stop me.

'Wait!' It's such a huge moon. There's no way one person can manage it alone!
'Oh, it's okay. I'll take care of it and if that's what you mean by a pledge, I'll do it with all my heart.

 You're not trying to take advantage of me, you're just asking for my help.
 If it's a summons like this, I'll be happy to do my part.
 I mean, I wish it was always this way.

Oh, by the way, you said you wanted to stop. It's okay to destroy that moon, right?
'What? Well, it's certainly a good thing, since it seems the Distrada brought the moon from the outside world... destruction?

 I nodded against the confusion of the person in the glittering armor.

'Accepted.'

 I can think of lots of ways to do it, but let's do the flashiest one.

Self-domain Deployment.

 First of all, I'll cover all of this other world with wards.
 If we don't do this, the aftermath of the moon's destruction will damage the other world.
 If that's how the world is destroyed, if the pledge was to "stop the moon and save the world," then I'll fail to achieve it.

 I've set it up so that only my magic waves can pass through, so even if this is the case, the moon will hit the warding and destroy itself.
 My warding is not strong enough to be cracked by a mere satellite collision.

 Of course, I have no intention of waiting for a collision.



 Magic Compression, Simultaneous Activation, Infinite Magic Power, Duplicate Limit Removal, No Chanting, and many other cheats.
 The magic power of 100 shots of Great Destruction Magic was instantly compressed, creating a condensed green light the size of a golf ball in your hand.
 If this doesn't work, just fire another shot, this time at 1,000 times more.

"Hooray, de-dene!

 I throw the completed Great Destruction Magic as hard as I can at the golden moon.
 When the light slips through the wards, I change the conditions of the wards to block my magic power as well.
 Then, after about 17 seconds have passed until I reach the golden moon.

 The golden moon disappeared while creating a huge explosion.

''Whoosh! It's a beautiful firework.

 Yes, the last days of a star are really beautiful.
 I wish Ituna and the others could have seen it.

Crymoon is gone.
Unbelievable!
Oh my god...
But the world was saved!

 I'm glad to hear that the troupe seems to be happy with their performance.
 The light of the summoning team has safely appeared at my feet as well, and it seems the pledge was a bingo.

''What the hell are you........''

 At Minisca's question, I cower my shoulders as usual.

''Nah, I'm just a passing otherworldly tripper--''
You! You have done a wonderful job of destroying my Klymoun Fortress!

 .........Hey, which one of you interrupted someone's decision-making process?

"Distrada! You're alive!
'No, it's a ghost. It's using the Final Bell core to stay in this world!

 There's one tremendously huge, evil-looking evil spirit in the direction of the troupe as they explain it to me, and I look up.
 Maybe it's called Final Bell's Core, so it's securing energy to replace the soul, but I don't care.

'Exactly. I didn't think that the Crymoon Fortress would be destroyed, but now that it's here, I've won. Now I shall have my revenge!
No, you don't!
I'm as good as you!
I won't let your selfish revenge rule the world!
'Argeran. Lend me your courage, too!

 Hmmm, I've already got a summoning team at my feet.
 It's a waste of time to go.
 Wordlessly tossing a huge ghost with a massive destruction spell.

''It's no use. "No use. My soul is immortal, having lost its body. "My soul, which has lost its body, is immortal, and no attack can harm it.

 The immortality cheat worked so well, it wiped them out without a trace.
 That's because you interrupt people's conversations.

Hello?

 For some reason, the troupe members were freezing in their poses as they each said their lines.

'Oh well. The question I asked you earlier, I'm a different world--

 At that moment, my vision was closed by light.



''--Kai Torikpua?''
Oh, brave man! Oh, brave man, I beg you to bring down the Demon King!

 The usual lines.
 The usual summoning room.
 The well-dressed king with a vaguely familiar look, but for some reason, I miss him irresistibly.

 Ah, I feel like I'm back home.

"Oh, I've got it! I'm Ryoji Kagehagi, an otherworldly tripper passing by!

 I don't know why.
 I'm so moved by the fact that I could say all the lines.