He jumped off Akai's suggestion to return to the Crystal Gain headquarters, and ignored the call from Matsuda to go back to the city.
　As it was, he was hanging around the urban area of Midgarda.

''Screw you.......screw you!

　I didn't like it from the start.
　Just to be considered one of those fake righteous people makes me sick to my stomach.

　Still, there's no doubt that those guys are serious about trying to protect the world.
　Even if it's futile, even if they're holding up a vain justice, I couldn't bring myself to deny them even the attitude of resistance.
　I'm resisting my fate, and so am I.　
　That's why I agreed to join the Crystal Gain.

　And yet........what the hell, really, crap.

　There's a part of me that's not sitting well.
　Something doesn't feel right.
　I don't know, it's just that ever since I got here, I haven't been able to get my head around it.

　But I don't really know what that is.
　That's why it's even more annoying.

'Oh, there he is!'
Huh?

　A familiar voice stopped me and I turned around.
　There was a woman who wasn't supposed to be here, who shouldn't be here.
　It's Renmi.

''You escaped........''

　When I stared at her with a heartfelt dumbfounded stare, Renmi pouted and averted her gaze.

''I can't follow you, that thing!

　Well, it's not like it's mandatory, so you can get away with it if you want to.
　It's just going to make the bureau-sama's memory worse.
　In that sense, Renmi's reputation in Eva is probably the worst, so it's not a problem.

'Forget that, darling. Matsuda-san wants to talk to you.
You don't have to tell me. I'm out of crystal gain.
What did you say?　I've been trying so hard to get to know you and get to know you!

　You didn't do it for me, you did it for yourself.
　I don't know what you're talking about, patronizing me...

'You said you were going to take me as your wife. How dare you treat me like this!　At least leave me in good standing!
'As I said before, that request violates rule six. It's fine for me, but if Ava hears about it, you're in trouble.
"What are the rules, stupid!

　This guy hasn't learned his lesson after being squeezed so hard....
　I should release her after all.
　Yeah, but just in case........let me give you a warning.

I don't want to be the one to warn you, but this other world will be destroyed. If I'm the one, but if Eva calls a release decision, you'll be doomed to the world.
What?　What are you talking about? If you defeat all the lefties, you can avoid the destruction. If I get serious about this, it will be no cakewalk.
'Is this what Matsuda said?　Alright, you're missing the point. No matter what you do with Leftover, it's not going to change the future of ruin.

　They're free to stand against destruction.
　But there's no need for me to get involved in it if I'm not a pledge.
　But even if Matsuda were a pledge, it's doubtful that I would take it seriously.

'Oh, f*cking Eva said it too... but it's not true!　Haha, rule three!
Rule number three?
You're trying to trick me. Because you want to be with me, right?　I know.

　Oh, my God.
　This guy is not like any other scum b*tc* I've ever dealt with.
　The whole unacceptable reality is a lie and the only thing that's true is what's good for you.
　Yeah, he's just an irredeemable piece of shit.

'All right. Do what you want.

　In effect, Renmi didn't eventually realize the intention of my message of 'abandoning you'.......

''Hm. Well then, I'll let you do that!

　He was angry on his own and left on his own.



　That night.
　In the end, I didn't return to the headquarters, but sat in a high building overlooking the city and watched the blue flames of the magic furnace.

　The blue glow is the very soul of a star. Burning this thing, all the energy that runs this city is made from burning this thing.
　When the flame burns out, it will be the end of this other world.

'We are ready for dreaming, Master.
Okay.

　I'm not surprised by Eva appearing without a trace.
　This human foreign wife can 'pretend to be' wherever she wants to go, whenever she wants to go.

'Hey, what do you think?'
'There's nothing wrong with Ituna-san and Cianne-san. Rather, I would like to praise the master's skills for finding them well. That trash goddess is out of the question.
No, no, it's not that, it's this world.

　Ava put her hand over her mouth as she rolled her eyes, "Oh," she said, "I'm sorry.
　''I apologize for my mistake,'' she apologized, and then began to express her opinion in a mechanical voice without any emotion in it.

'This world is so pathetic. This world is so pathetic, and this city is so ugly. I wonder why the Master hasn't just erased it all in one fell swoop.
'It's not like I shouldn't or anything, but I have a feeling...'

　I've had a strange feeling ever since I came to this other world.
　There were times when I didn't intervene in the other world, which was dying, calling it a way to pass the time.
　I didn't want to get too deep into it, but I somehow found a reason to participate in the crystal gain.
　I thought I didn't like them, but I couldn't take a good look at them.

　I've thought long and hard about it here since then, and perhaps something is interfering with my unconscious.
　I had a hunch, if only vaguely, as to its true nature.
　But it's a big contradiction to my assumptions, so I can't dismiss the possibility that it's just a misunderstanding.

　That's why.
　That's why I'm going to confirm it.
　I'm going to directly question the will of my pledged star.

　What do you want me to do?

"It's time, please, Eva.
'I'm sure this process is only futile, but I have no pros and cons if the Master wants to do so. As you say, the risk of dreaming seems low.

　Ava will never follow orders that threaten my safety.
　Her will takes precedence over her pledge and the fate of the world.
　She's an overprotective wife who won't hesitate to imprison me in an infinite loop of other worlds in order to protect me.

　And deception doesn't work either.
　That's why I have to convince them that it's not a problem to run Eva without lying to them.
　There's Rule 3, and I'm not as weak as I used to be, so the bar is much lower.
　But they will do things like "trust the truth but disobey," and if you try to force them to follow the rule 2, you'll pay a huge price later.

So go to bed.
Okay.

　I manipulated my own brain and immediately went into a shallow state of sleep.
　When I open my eyes, aware that I've started dreaming, I'm already in white space.

　The effect of Ava's dreaming is quite simple, it just connects me and the dreams of the star's will, making them one.
　I myself don't have the cheat ability to control my dreams, and if I'm a poor dreamer, manipulating my dreams is just a dream.
　In that sense, too, it's a feat that only Eva can pull off.

The Road to the Star's Will

　As I reminded myself in my dream, a shining path stretched out into the empty space.
　I followed my guidance and soon found what I wanted.
　No, though it took me a moment to realize that it was.

'A girl?'

　A girl about 7 or 8 years old in a pure white dress is floating around in a prone position. She seems to be asleep.
　There are several small goldfish-like things swimming around her.

''It's unusual for the soul of the star's will to take the form of a human being...''

　The shape of the star's will when it manifests is just the shape of the soul.
　It's often just a ball of light, a tree, or an animal.
　Since they don't change in dreams, it means that when they manifest in the real world, they are still in the shape of a girl.

　When I tried to get closer, the goldfish pecked at me like they were chasing me away.
　It's a cute thing, but it's still the guardian of the will of the stars.
　An ordinary human soul would erase its entire existence at the mere touch of an ordinary human soul.

''Don't worry, I won't do anything to your masters.

　When I approached the girl without chasing her away indifferently, the goldfish followed anxiously.
　I looked into the face of the sleeping girl in her reverie and observed her closely.
　Her entire body was bug-eaten like a hole in the cheese, and her right hand and lower half of her body were completely gone.
　The part that's missing is not red, it's a white section, and it's not bleeding.
　The humans had eaten his soul and he was completely dead.
　This child's body, or the planet itself, is already necrotic. So even if the soul usurpation is gone, death is only a matter of time.

''Well, maybe a little bit will help?''

　Little by little, I carefully send in soul energy in a drip-like manner.
　Excluding the amount pooled in the sealing area, the total amount of soul energy I have on hand is at least a few hundred worlds to fill and make change.
　If I give him just a hair's worth, it would be a relief.

''Hmm, ah.....
Oh, I didn't want to wake you up.

　The girl opened her thin eyes as she made a groggy noise.
　Well, it's a relief because if you don't get up, we won't be able to talk about it.
　With her eyes blinking, the girl asks me a question.

'Nee-cha, dare?'
I'm just passing through, no, no. I'm your summoned brother.

　The change in the girl as I told her that was dramatic.
　A smile like a blossoming flower blooms on her face and her eyes light up.

I love you, nee-chan........nee-chan.......nee-chan.......
Hey, boy.

　She was bobbing her head as if she wanted me to pet her, so I did what she wanted.....................and the bug bite in the area I touched recovered.
　I must be careful not to overdo it all at once, as it would backfire and kill her.

''Nee-cha, please, I have a request.
Yeah, what is it?

　When I gently prompted her, the girl looked at me with a very serious gaze and opened her mouth.

'Help me,'

　In those words.
　I nodded in two ways: conviction and understanding.

　Yes, and also that it would be.
　The willful desires of a dying planet are always the same.
　No other than its own survival.

　My method of treatment varies from time to time, but from what I've seen, I can help in this case.
　Perhaps this child is a being whose human soul has been reincarnated as the will of the stars.
　I don't think he's Japanese, but it's not just the Japanese who have a monopoly on reincarnation and becoming a cheat existence.

　If I had interposed a star, I would have killed this girl.
　A life that can be saved, a soul that can be saved. I'm human too, so if the star's will is to be a human girl, it's human nature to want to save her.

　Maybe the reason I've been so weird until now is because I had a hunch.
　Finally, I understand.
　Oh, if that's the case, I'll help you.

　However, it's impossible to dream about it, so in order to officially summon this child, I need to find the meridian that connects the earth and the star's core.
　Well, if we really look for it, we'll be able to make it work. Ava will probably help us with that.

"Yeah, I promise. I'll help you.

　I was caught off guard by that thought.
　That the precedent so far was all that mattered.
　I answered that with a smile on my face, prematurely assuming that it could all be solved.

　And yet.
　And yet, this girl.



"Help her.



　He shook his head.

"...what?

　I knew there was a mistake.
　So I ask him back.
　"Say that again," she says.

"Help them, help them,

　And this time, he said a wish that I couldn't mishear.
　Finally, I was completely devastated.

'Ugh.'

　I stepped on the tatara, feeling dizzy, and groaned involuntarily as I held my head down.

　Of all things, this me.
　This helpless, dying girl.
　I couldn't help but be pushed.　

I don't care what happens to me.　

　The salvation of those who are trying to kill her.
　That was the girl's wish.