The journey of "memory" begins once again.

　--Under the blackened sky.

　Under the blackened sky, in the wilderness where all living things have died, the Founder Kanami and Tiara are facing each other.
　It was the end of the battle between "North" and "South" - the end of the legend.
　In the past, this is where the 'memory' was cut off.

　After this, as the legend goes, the founder Kanami will be defeated by Tiara.
　I know that.

　That's why Palinclone said that Uzura Wave and Yangtaki are dead.
　He said that this is the end.

　But I deny it.
　It's not.
　It's not over yet.

　I didn't see the progenitor Kanami dead in person.
　Come to think of it, I didn't even see the moment of Yotaki's death.

　That's why I wish to know.

　I wish to know the story (・・・・・) after the progenitor Kanami and Tiara faced each other - I wish to know the story (・・・・・).
　I knew that's where I would find all the answers.
　How did we get from this situation a thousand years ago to the situation we are in today?
　The answer to that question.

　And the distance between Kanami and Tiara, who were facing each other, grew closer.
　After some arguing, the fantastic battle begins.
　It's a bullshit battle that will shatter even the earth, like the one between Maria and Palinkron.
　That's fine.
　That fight is to be expected.

　But it was the content of the altercation that mattered.
　Tiara kept shouting the whole time.

''--Master!　It's all right!　Yangtaki is alive!　You don't have to fight anymore!

　-- Tiara continues to insist on Yotaki's survival.

　Perhaps this is the truth that Palinkron has been hiding all along.
　That tiara's cry is a claim that defies all previous assumptions.

　At first, the Primordial Kanami refuses to believe it.
　I still can't believe it either.

　As things get rough, the progenitor Kanami tries to get rid of Tiara.
　But as Tiara's persuasion continues, her anger is slowly neutralized. She finds a glimmer of hope and loses the will to fight from her body.
　At the end of it all, the progenitor Kanami pokes her knees and starts to cry. Like a child.

　--Ah. That's what it means.

　There were no deaths in this last battle.
　Tiara had succeeded in convincing the primordial Kanami that the battle was over. She had defeated the monster using the world's most gentle method of defeating it.

　That much hope was in Tiara's hands.
　The blue magic stone is as beautiful as a sapphire.

　There was the magical stone of the "One Who Steals the Reason for Water".

　-- ''Let us also see the path that Tiara showed us.''

　The scene changes with Heili's voice.
　With the darkening, time accelerates.
　The figure of the progenitor Kanami crying on the pitch-black battlefield disappears, and we jump to the world after this war.

　The war on the continent is over, the characters that existed are slowly diminishing, and we see the world enter an epilogue.
　We see one of the 'memories' in that epilogue.

　The masked man 'The Original Kanami' returns.
　He returns to that nostalgic castle, with Tiara holding his hand.
　It was a big castle that was familiar to him in his memories. But unlike the old days, it's covered in dust. You can see that no one has used it for a long time.

　The two of them returned there, and behind them was another person - the 'strange child'.

　Tiara was just as I last saw her, but the primordial Kanami was terrible. In order to restrain her body, which has almost become a 'monster', she is strangled by a number of magical locks and chains. They are wrapped in cloths on which magic formulae are written, and they are even bound with magical fetters to keep them in place.
　It was truly a state where the only thing that could be done was to talk.

　And the third 'Stranger Child'.
　At a quick glance, it looks like a mere child wearing a ragged edge. However, that young face seems to have the face of Palinclone and Sia. This child may be the apostle 'Legacy' of the example.
　That child remains attached to Kanami's side and does not move away. From the fact that he seems to be glaring at Tiara a bit, one can guess the relationships in this place.

　The three of them discuss in the large hall of the example.
　The first ancestor Kanami was confirming the details of the hope he received from Tiara.

''--Does that mean you've succeeded in extracting the 'soul' ......?　So, you say that the magic stone is a Yangtaki, is that what you say?
'Yeah, that's what I mean. That's why Sister Yotaki isn't dead yet. She's alive.

　Tiara assures him.
　Then she shows Kanami the magic stone that shines blue.

''That said, the magical stone of 'The One Who Stole the Truth of Water' is in a state of sleep. I guess the memory of being pierced in the heart by a master once is the reason why his body and soul are in a state of near death. It's a sleep that can't be awakened by just a little bit of help.
'In suspended animation or ....... No, that's enough. You've reeled me back from that state to this point .......

　I'm surprised that I'm in a state of suspended animation, even though I was pierced in the heart.
　But I quickly remind myself of this.
　The two of them refer to Yangtaki as 'the one who steals the logic of water'. In other words, he must be in a similar state to Palinclone and Rowen right now.
　They turned into 'complete corpses (monsters)' by piercing their hearts, and Yotaki has fallen into the same situation. However, Tiara succeeded in pulling out only the magical stone from that state.
　Although the situation is different between now and a thousand years ago, I'm sure that's the general consensus.

　Kanami is grateful to the Founder for that tiara's achievement.
　She was so filled with emotion that she shed a thin layer of tears.

''Thank you, Tiara ....... Thank you so much. For not abandoning us to the end .......
'Heh, there's no word for me to give up!　I told you!　You must catch up with them!
Thank you so much: ......

　Tiara scratches her cheeks as Kanami, the founder, thanks her repeatedly.

Forget it!　It's more about what's to come!

　Embarrassed, Tiara breaks off the conversation.

'Yes, you're right. 'Yes, you're right, this is even more important. You can't fail again. -- 'Next time', we'll revive Yotaki.

　Thus, Tiara and Founder Kanami reconcile and begin to talk about the "next" thing.
　They had been taught the technique to extract 'soul' and were about to use it to finalize the plan for the revival of 'Aikawa Yotaki'.
　Each of those words sounded familiar.
　The "next" is, in other words, the world in a thousand years. It's the world we live in now.

　The discussion, which convinced me that it would lead to the world a thousand years from now, proceeded, and finally Kanami the Founder began to explain the outline of the plan.

''-- Alright, it's mostly decided. Tiara, here's the plan I have in mind.

　Although Tiara provided the technical stuff, it was Kanami who took the lead. After all, it may be that there is a lack of orientation there. Tiara listened to Kanami's ideas, as if she had returned to the teacher-disciple relationship of sometime ago, with shining eyes.

First of all, let's pull out the magic stones of the other 'logic thieves'. Then, we'll use all of those 'magic stones' to raise the limit value of Yotaki's body.
"...... Um, I mean, you're going to add a receptacle for magic power - a vessel (...) to prevent it from becoming 'monstrous' (・・・・・). So?
''I will pour all the 'magic power' of the world into Yangtaki's body, which has expanded its vessel. After that, I'll take Youtaki to the 'deepest part' and elevate him to another higher dimension of the 'monster'. Then, with this particular 'state of suspended animation', Yotaki's illness should be completely cured. In theory.
Uh, the upper dimension.　Gathering all the magic power in one place, isn't that what sister Sith wanted?
''But it's the only way. To get past the 'logic' of [Yotaki's death], that's all that's needed. -- after all, the 'cure' that the Sith were talking about was perfect, as long as it was successful. Now that I've seen it, I think so.

　Even though the story is a thousand years old, we can't understand all of it.
　Kanami says it's theoretical, but it's probably the 'magic theory' of another world. I'm sure the words 'theory' and 'deepest' are common knowledge in this era, but it doesn't feel right to me now.

I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do anything about it.　No matter how hard you try, I think you can only collect up to three: ......
Yeah. That's why I'm thinking of a system to make the magical stone that was swallowed by the continent converge (drop). It's also a way to get to the deepest part of this world. Hmmm, it's finally time to reboot that plan: ......!
Hmm?　What was the plan?
'You've forgotten.　I told you this a long time ago, didn't I?　-- 'The Labyrinth (Dungeon)'.

　Grinning, Kanami laughed.
　Her body had turned ugly like a 'monster', but her smile was as innocent as a child's.

'You're feeling a little better, Master.

　Tiara is pleased with that.
　She gave the biggest smile of the day.

"Help me with this, Tiara. I'm going to give the 'labyrinth' a magic formula that you've thought up to pull out the 'magic stone'. When this "labyrinth" is completed, Yotaki will surely be able to revive.
'Hmmm, but we still have a problem, don't we?　Even though I said I would have them collect the world's "magic power", Yotaki's sister's "magic stone" is still sleeping ....... The body is also difficult to take to the deepest part of the world ...... Now, the body is, well, you know... ......

　Tiara's mouth was slurred.
　She desperately chose her words, but in the end, she couldn't seem to find a good one. From her appearance, one could tell that Yotaki was in a bad state. Perhaps it's worse than the current form of the original Kanami.

"It's okay. Youtaki's body is (・・・・・・) I'll move it (・・・・・). I'll take you to the 'deepest part' of the world (・・・・・・・).

　Those words made my skin crawl.
　If that was true, then the current me is.
　I am...

How do you move it: ......?
"I can put my 'Magical Stone (Tamashii)' into Yotaki's body and take over temporarily. Of course, at that time, I'll also put in Youtaki's 'magic stone'. ''The birth of 'the one that steals the truth of dimension and water' - no, let's make it 'the one that steals the truth of space-time and water flow' together, shall we?
What?　Master, are you going to die ......?　No matter what you put into sister Yangtaki's body now, she will only become a 'monster', right?　You can't do anything but go crazy, okay?
"Of course, before that, we'll do the 'magic cleansing' (level down). As planned, Yangtaki's current body will be swallowed into the continent and returned to level 1 (・・・・・・・). This is after that. I'll calculate how many years it will take to purify it, but I'm going to calculate ....... Anyway, in Yangtaki's purified body, I'll put in two magical stones, 'The One That Steals the Reason of Water' and 'The One That Steals the Reason of Dimension'. Then, with the two magic stones in place, this time I'll have them gather 'magic power' in the correct procedure to perform a 'transformation'.
'Hmmm, hmmm, petty difficulty - ....... What do you mean by the correct procedure?
''If you collect a lot of magic stones in the labyrinth in order, they will become vessels of magic power and won't turn into 'monsters'. Then, when I reach the 'deepest part' at the maximum level, I'll pull out only my 'magic stones' and wake up the Yangtaki. Using all the world's magic power, the waterfall will be completely cured. Yes, this will work. It's perfect.
'Sure, you could do that, but ....... Hmmm, I think it's full of holes: ......
I know. It's just that this is the general policy and we're going to fill in the holes.

　Tiara asked the progenitor Kanami one after another what was bothering her.
　The filling in of the holes by the two of them made her head hurt just listening to them. These two are the two beings who will be called the Primordial Ancestors in a thousand years. Their magic building power has stepped into the divine realm.
　After carefully exchanging their opinions repeatedly, Tiara furrowed her brows.

''Hmm, I guess I'm a little scared ....... Especially when I have to pull out my master's 'magic stone'.
Rest assured, Tiara. I'm not going to leave you again. I'll save this one's body (・・・・・・・) to the bottom of the depths (...)" (・・・・・・・・). If we successfully reach the bottom of the depths, the three of us will be reunited. Nah, happy ending, right?
If it works, though, right?
We'll make it work. It's a lot of work, but we just need time. We'll stay positive. I believe in you.
...... Yeah. That's right, Master. Let's keep moving forward.

　The walls are many. Maybe they'll fail again.
　Still, they decide to at least look up.

　They look anxious, but the way they look at me gave me hope.
　The two of them had enough expressions on their faces to make me feel that way.
　I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what I'm talking about. I'm sure there's no mistake about it -- no, there's no mistake about me. I won't make any more mistakes.

　A lot of facts were overturned when I heard these two men talk.
　And he is almost outraged to learn that the facts have been twisted by Palinkron.

　Then a third voice interrupts him.

'Have you got your story straight?'

　His voice is a little darker than the two bright voices.
　The child checks the progress in a voice that doesn't match his face.
　The founder Kanami, who has almost finished filling in the holes in the plan, answers the child.

'Ah, it's all set. -- over the next thousand years, Yotaki's body is going to be purified to level 1. Then, I'm going to put my soul into that body and go to the deepest part of the labyrinth while collecting the magical stones and magic power that will be recalled and converged (dropped) into the labyrinth. Weakening is unavoidable, but Tiara is scheduled to be reborn in a thousand years, so don't worry.

　Kanami and Tiara looked at each other and laughed at each other.

''I'll make this one's 'Rebirth' happen with my 'Sacred Magic' and 'Fresh Blood Magic'! I can't just level down, you know.''
"We've even prepared a new skill. It's powerful because it's a skill that is directly connected to the two 'magic stones'. We haven't decided on a name for it yet though.
''Hmph. Since this skill is for taking Yangtaki sister to the deepest part of the world, what would be a good name for it?

　The two men show that their plans are on track.
　They seem to be building new magic and skills with the power they call the Founder. By joining forces, the two of them are able to crush any enemy that appears in a thousand years.
　In fact, with the reconciliation of two people who are so powerful that they are called the Founder, there should no longer be any enemies in this world.

　It seems like a completely seamless plan.
　All that was left was to push through to a happy ending.
　It was a situation that convinced me of that.
　But--

"Hmm?　What's up, Legacy?

　Kanami thinks the child is acting strangely and asks if there's something wrong.
　To which the child asks back with a worried look on his face.

"Hey, Kanami's brother. Are you sure this is the 'end' for you, brother?
Yeah, I'm done. I wouldn't have made it this far without you. Thanks, Legacy.
This is the 'end': ......

　He repeated just three words.

''A thousand years from now, I will go to the 'deepest part' and help Yotaki. Then all my battles in the other world will be over. Finally, a happy ending (happy ending).
It's all 'over': ......

　The child looked terribly dissatisfied in direct proportion to Kanami and Tiara, who seemed satisfied.
　Something is missing. It's not enough as it is. But I don't know what that 'something' is.

　The child seems to be tormented by a sense of emptiness that is characteristic of children.

　Hailey explains the end of that child's emotions.

　-- 'Yes, as you can guess, after all these years, Apostle Legacy will betray and fight Kanami. His cunning skills will trick the two survivors, Tiara and Arti, into falling out with Kanami.'

　After all, it seems that this child - Apostle Regacy - betrays the progenitor Kanami.
　If Palinclone's words are correct, it's also in a fisherman's way.
　A wish to 'play with the vortex wave again'. Just for that reason alone.

　It's tempting to trust Legacy and stop the progenitor Kanami and Tiara from telling her all about the plan. But I can't do that.
　This is the past. All paths have already been decided. There is no way to change it.

-- '...... I'm already nearing my limit. The point is that I wanted you to know that Yangtaki is even alive, so it's no more than this. From here, it's only a moment away.''

　Heili's voice goes hazy.
　And then time moves on again. Various scenes pass by like a runabout.

　Where the progenitor Kanami is building a 'labyrinth' on the site where the war ended. The place where Tiara is trying to start a country and a religion and raise the foundation for the next thousand years. Everything was going well.
　If only Legacy hadn't been working in the dark behind it - but.

　And the end of that trip down memory lane. Just before the "Labyrinth" is completed and the plan is set in motion, Kanami is seen being stabbed by Legacy from behind.

　As it is, the true and final battle begins, but Kanami is caught by surprise and there is no way to resist.
　It seems that she was unable to use most of her power as she was about to pull out her own "magic stone" in order to transfer her body.
　Legacy's skill must have been cunning. He waited a long time, made enough preparations, and betrayed them at a time when they couldn't have been more timely.

　And Kanami was forced to execute the plan incomplete.
　The completion of the labyrinth is imminent. It was just a matter of adding a few more rules. All we had to do was decide on the rules for Memories and Guardians, name the labyrinth and skills, and that was it.
　However, instead, Kanami stabbed Legacy, and was swallowed into the labyrinth.

　The rules of the labyrinth have been lost to the core.
　An incomplete labyrinth. Incomplete skills. Incomplete memory. --Incomplete "soul".

　This is what made Rowen say "not like".
　And the reason why I had lost my memory.
　All so that Legacy could play with me in a thousand years.
　I created an unstable 'do-over' situation a thousand years later.

　And a thousand years later.
　But for me, it was only a few weeks ago now.
　Finally, the times are connected.

　In the dark corridor, "Kanami (me)" wakes up in the labyrinth that I created.
　It's as if you've wandered into another world for the first time now, and the 'do-over' begins again.

'What is this......'

　I spill out a trembling voice.
　It's a 'labyrinth' that I created, and yet I'm frightened, as if I've been kidnapped.
　I don't even know what's happening, and I start to run, half-crazed.

　I see that back off.
　There's no need to chase any more "memories". I remember what happens next.

　--''This is the end.''

　I hear a voice.
　I answer that gentle voice gently.

'Oh ....... Thank you, Hailey. And--
　-- 'Yes. And goodbye. The residue of me being swallowed up by the World's Vengeance Army will be gone. But I'm glad you came here before it disappeared completely.
Yeah. I'm so glad we made it. Thank you so much, Heili.
　-- 'Hmmm. I'll leave the rest to Ryner. Now he can be said to be me itself. The rest is ......, with him, together ......, I'm going to go, I'm going to ......--''

　My voice is breaking off.
　The residue alone has led me to this point, but it seems I'm past the point.

　So I nod vigorously to Hailey's words.
　I smile and say my goodbyes, saying that I don't need to worry anymore.

-- "Goodbye, Heili.
--'Well, then-- then-- then, boy--'

　Finally, Heili was laughing, too.
　She's laughing and disappearing.

　I'll be there to see it happen.
　I have been unable to witness the end of my esteemed knight in the past. I'm going to be able to see the end of your life.

　And this time - the eternal farewell.

　I am painfully aware of this as my distant consciousness is drawn back to reality.
　But that encounter and farewell refines my soul.

　Yes, I'm with Reiner.
　I'm the same as Reiner.
　I'm going to the next level up.
　It's not just a numerical level up, but a real level up.

　Hence - the skills that are activated.

　I've become strong. Now, I can shout it with confidence.
　Because I understood everything, because I connected with myself a thousand years ago, that skill is activated.
　Just like Haili's last will and testament, this is -- all of it.

　--The skill '??' has been activated (...)
　　　　By getting over the past (・・・・・・・・・・) (...), you will regain your emotions (・・・・・・・・・).
　　　　Eliminate the confusion 1.00--.

　It's not a runaway anymore. I'm willing to use it (・・・・・).
　I've found. This skill's true function.
　I got it. The magic signature of this skill.

　Then there's no mistaking it.

　The name of this skill...