And then it comes back.
　The 'center' of the battlefield, like a thousand years ago re-baked.
　Me, poking my knee behind Reiner fighting Palinkron.

　That's right, 'me' - I am.

　Now that I have the light and have regained my emotions, I can clearly say that I am "Aikawa Uzumi".
　I'm Aikawa Uzumi. The "magic stone" is here. You can claim that you are Aikawa Uzumi with that simple reason.
　But that's not quite right.

　At any rate, if you say the reason is because of Tamashii, then there is something inside me that belongs to Yotaki. The body and blood also belong to YouTaki. It makes more sense if you say that the current me is a girl named "Aikawa Yotaki".
　But that's not quite right either.

　Thanks to Heili, I got an answer, and now I'm satisfied with the answer. I finally understand.
　The "I" is the "I".

　I don't care who I am, whether it's Kanami from a thousand years ago or my worthless self, I will always be me.

'Christ!　You're awake!

　A wounded Rainer senses my awakening and calls out my name.
　In response, I stand up.

　I respond to the call of "Christ" instead of "Kanami".
　Oh, I mean, "Christ" would have been fine. I didn't mind having Dia call me 'Christ' without being intimidated. I'm also 'Christ', 'Kanami', 'Kanami, the original Kanami of a thousand years ago', 'Aikawa Uzumi' - and in the extreme, 'Yotaki'. So I should have insisted on using whatever name I wanted.

　You know it's wrong, but you push through with strength - that's what living as a human being is all about.

　This isn't a story limited to "Jewelcrus" alone.
　There will be times when everyone loses sight of themselves and doubts their own name. There will be times when you don't know who you are in front of the mirror.
　The special "Jewelcruise" was just prone to this.

　It's not just me that's suffering.
　I'm sure everyone in the world is living a life of strength.
　Palinclone, Ryner, Maria, everyone without exception--　

'Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

　I laughed at the answer.
　It's a horrible answer that I had to laugh at. That's probably why Hailey was so bright at the end, too.
　Because I feel like an idiot for suffering such a simple thing.

'Oh, why didn't I realize how simple this was ......!　I'm not "The Jewish Stone Man" (Jewelculus). ......!　It wasn't a nobody!　It was never worthless!　I'm me!　The fight to this day was worth it!　Properly!　And--

　The fog called anxiety that had covered my vision was clearing. The dark cloud of despair that had clung to my thoughts is clearing. Even though the battlefield is so dark, the world is so bright.
　I step on the earth like the bottom of the world and breathe heavily in the darkness.

　I can breathe. That alone is enough to give me a sense of happiness.
　It's the first time I've ever felt the air taste so good.
　My heart speeds up again with a thud. But no more scary visions come to mind that make my heart burst out of my chest. Rather, it's a sign that my life is being revitalized.
　I feel a surge of energy from the bottom of my body.

　I am no longer the person who was so frightened that my feet were about to collapse.
　And that's just as well. I am not alone.

　Clenching my trembling chest, I whisper strongly and forcefully to myself.　

''-- 'Yotaki' yes ......!　In me: ......!　Ever!

　We are convinced of our own core. And then we innovate.
　It was truly a feeling of being reborn.

　I followed Heili's Path, and all the pieces came together.
　The canvas of my heart that I had been unable to see for a long time was completed.
　I had been searching and searching for my sister, 'Yotaki', and her place - it was me.

'There you are!　I've been protecting something important, all along!　I definitely heard that!　Yotaki's voice came from inside me!

　Hugging his own chest with his own arms.
　I love the heartbeat I hear coming from it.

　The heartbeat is one.
　But they are overlapping.
　I hear two heartbeats of the soul.

'There are two magical stones in here!　The magical stone of my own "The One Who Steals the Reason of Dimension"!　And the magic stone from Yangtaki's The One Who Steals the Reason of Water!　It's two things!

　His eyes widen and he picks up the sword he dropped on the ground.
　There is no trace of the weariness that had been eating away at my body.
　I fill up my magical energy and extend my attention to the skill "??" that had been crawling right up to my side. I extend my awareness to the ?

''And this skill isn't an emotion-robbing skill!　It wasn't 'malice'!

　The skill "?" is no longer unidentified. is no longer unknown.

　The essence of this skill is not the disposal of emotions. It's a skill I made to avoid relying on the 'level' of strength. It's a skill I created because I won't give up on helping Yotaki, no matter what.

　The essence of this skill is probably 'righteous growth'.
　In the past, I must have known that strengthening with 'magic power' and 'magic stones' alone would be a dead end.
　It's not a good idea to be strong enough to change into a monster. That's why I failed so badly in the past.
　That's why I focused on another kind of power.
　That is, the strength of the mind - the power to resist fate - the 'numeric value that cannot be expressed in numbers'.

　'Primordial Kanami' was keenly aware that his heart was weak. He understood that he was a soul that was easily succumbed to fate. When he was saved by the younger 'Tiara', he would have regretted it with regret.

　The 'Primordial Kanami' was convinced that there would always be emotions that he couldn't accept in his immature self. That's why he created the skill to create a reprieve until he was able to accept them.
　So this is a skill to 'get over' rather than 'abandon'.

　This is not malice (ill-will). It's the opposite. On the contrary, it is full of good intentions.
　It's not a skill to keep the Vortex Wave from dying, either. This skill "? was a skill for not letting 'Yangtaki' die.

　It's an incomplete skill that doesn't even have a name, a failed skill - this is indeed my skill that I created to send Yotaki to the depths.

　And I think now is the time to give this skill a name.
　It's because of its name that both magic and skills have their true value.
　It's because of the name, my heart dances, and my thoughts become power, and they become the spirit of my words and act on the world.
　It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you want to do with it.

　--It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on it.

　I'm not going to be able to get rid of it.
　A thousand years ago, and even now, that's the only thing that hasn't changed!

　Hence, if you want to name this skill--!

Lead me now!　'The Deepest Pledge (Di Cavernator)' aaaa--!

　Di Cavernanter. I will name him who has pledged to reach the Deepest.
　And having acquired a name through the millennia of time - the skill is sublimated.

-- The skill 'Pledger of the Deepest (Di Cavernator)' has been activated.
　　　By overcoming the past (・・・・・・・・・・) (...), you regain your emotions (・・・・・・・・・).
　　　The confusion is resolved by 1.00--.

　The emotions that have been sequestered by the skills return in rapid succession.
　Of course, they include despair, loneliness, frustration, humiliation, stress, discomfort, fear, pollution - a host of bad feelings.
　But to that extent (・・・・), I can get through it all now.

　The day I lost my memory and got lost in the labyrinth as a level 1, I couldn't take in much.
　I was alone that day. I couldn't believe in another world. I was afraid. I didn't want to die.

　But it's all right now. I was truly on a whole other level. My strength has changed to strength.
　Things are different now than they were that day!

'Oh, I'm stronger now!　Finally, from the bottom of my heart, I can say that!　He's grown up!　So I'm not afraid of anything anymore!

　Bad feelings filled my mind, but I knocked them all down.
　With a stronger mind, I complete the emotional arrangement.

　Naturally, the body and mind are united. I regain the power of my senses, the power I had when I fought Rowen.
　I don't even need to suppress my parallelism. I won't be swayed by this skill now. I can use it to my advantage.
　With my fully-unleashed skills, I've neutralized all of Palinkron's mental attacks.

　I then step forward to help Ryner, who was in tatters.

''Thank you, Ryner!　Let me take care of the rest!
'It's too late. ......!　Christ......!

　While I was unable to move, Ryner was fighting the Palinkron alone. Even now, he's still fighting with the black blade and holding it off.
　Ryner's body is not injured much, but there is a large amount of black liquid on it. I can see that he continued to receive the enemy's spirit magic, believing that I would revive.
　In order to repay that trust, I slash at Palinclone.

''I'm sorry!　But you can rest easy now!　I'll take down Palinkron!

　He moved straight ahead, not caring about the black liquid sticking to him. As long as the "Pledge of the Deepest (Di Cavernator)" is there, spirit magic is no longer a threat.
　I join the two of them in a clash of forces and help Ryner, who was on the verge of being pushed aside.

''Ha, ha!　Boy, you're back on your own!　You used to spend hundreds of spirit magic to finally bring it back!

　Palinclone didn't expect me to come back from the skill "? He didn't expect me to come back from the 'Refund' of ?
　He laughs in surprise and tries to push back with the black blade.

''Ah, I'm back!　And we've got it all figured out!　You don't know how much trouble you've been in hiding it!　It's called Jewelculus!　No one else!　You big liar!
"--Hey!　Oh, that's what I'm talking about!　You've found out everything!　Haha, I was so confident!　How was it?　That was quite a funny story you made up!　Brother Kanami!

　Seeing my expression, Palinkron gracefully admits that it was a lie.
　And I gracefully admire it, too.

'Oh, I've been lied to!　It was a disgustingly clever big lie!　But that's the end of it--!

　I let the magical power overflow from my body, which is united in body and mind. The magical energy gushes out of my body like a fountain, as if the long period of discomfort were a lie.

　At the same time, Ryner also lets his magic power flow into his body.
　Hearing my declaration, Ryner must have sensed the end of the battle. It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of this product.

''I'm going to give it all out here!　--Mr. Rowen!

　His name is called, and with a thud, the 'magic stone' that Ryner possesses pulsates.
　The twin swords are enveloped by the crystal of 'The One Who Steals the Reason of the Earth'.
　As the mass of the swords increases, the competitive battle of persistence tilts. The crystal, which is inviolate by nothing, is about to cut through the black blade.

　Naturally, Palinclone would not be silenced.
　It tries to counter by increasing the mass of the black blade in the same way.
　But I won't allow it.

"I'll freeze all of it!　--Hitakii!

　My name is called, and with a thud, my 'magic stone' also pulses.
　The black liquid that tries to strengthen the blade of the Palinclone is frozen by the cold air of the 'The One Who Steals the Reason of Water'. That vicious cold air is a trick that can only be done because he has regained his love for his sister by the Deepest Pledge (Di Cavernanter).

　Rather than increasing the mass of the black blade, it lost its strength due to freezing. Naturally, it couldn't withstand the sharpness of the crystal twin swords and the black blade shattered.

''Go ee, Christ oh!

　At the same time, Ryner's crystal twin swords also shattered.
　Literally, he must have given it everything he had. With that final blow, Ryner reached his limit and fell to the ground with the scattered crystals.

　The power of the two 'magic stones' caused him to lose the black blade of the Palinkron. There is no longer any way for the Palinkron to defend against it. Even so, I take all possible precautions and unleash an all-out slash.

"--Freeze, Palinkron!　--'Freezing Sword (Ice Flamberge)'!

　An ice sword slashes the body of the Palinkron into a crescentic slash.
　The blue blade freezes the wound as it rips through the black body. The cold air freezes Palinkulon from the core of his body, depriving him of all his freedom.
　I will never let it repair.
　That cold air contains the 'Reason of Water'. The 'reason' of [making the world stop].

　All flowing liquid stops. The ruthless magical power that stops even the pulsation of life has completely eroded Palinclone's body.

　And when I swept the ice sword away, most of Palinkron's body was frozen.
　Its freezing was different from normal. But it wasn't just a freezing freeze.
　The freezing also included things other than matter. It stopped space, time, and magic. That's the true value of 'The One Who Steals the Reason of Water' - the polarity of freezing.

　Receiving that blow on his body, Palinclone was greatly displaced.
　Then he understood the abnormality in his body and laughed.

''...... is, haha, what is this? It's far from unrepairable. It's not just that they can't repair it, it's that their magic power doesn't even work. You can't use your ...... magic power or even win this kind of thing.

　The fact that magic power does not move is fatal in this world.
　The 'magic power' forms the status, and the 'magic power' builds magic. Once it's sealed, you're left with nothing more than a child's physical ability.
　I was sure of victory. The Palinclones were convinced of our defeat.

"...... is a complete defeat. ...... You're happy with this. Teada, Legacy.

　I begin to check with the apostle and guardian (guardian) lurking within me.

'Ha, ha, ha ......!

　I, on the other hand, shook my shoulder. I was out of breath due to the best freezing magic ever.
　The final sparring match wasn't an overwhelming victory that I could afford. If Ryner hadn't forced me to do so, I wouldn't have been able to slash Palinkron so perfectly.
　It was a good match. It wasn't surprising that the game could be tilted in either direction.

　That's why Palinclone's face contorted.

''So, the remaining emotions (this) are my true feelings ....... Haha, it's more frustrating than I thought ....... Yeah, it's frustrating. It's so frustrating .......

　It was the first time I'd ever seen a seriously frustrated Palinclone.

　And the earth trembled.
　The Palinclone was unable to fight, but the black ground continued to stir. It seemed like the world was expressing Palinclone's frustration.

'-- Yeah, I don't want to lose (・・・・・・)

　The same words are repeated by Palinkron.
　The look on his face gives me a sense of danger and I refocus my sword.

'Did you get to play, so you're cleared of any unresolved issues?　Happy to fight?　Was it a good fight?　Glad to be on the same stage with you?　Winning and losing isn't everything, is it?　Is the process more important than the outcome?　--Ha?　It's not. Fighting isn't what it sounds like: ......!　Why do you fight? Isn't it because there's something you can't give up ......!

　No matter how much Palinclone muttered a curse, his magic power no longer moved with a twitch.
　It can't summon monsters, repair limbs, manipulate liquids, build magic, or do anything else.
　If you're not good at it, you'll be beaten by those kids.
　Yet, their will to fight does not wane, but is still burning.

''Now I see it clearly: ......!　I'm not like you guys!　I don't just want to fight, I want to win!　I want to surpass my brother Kanami!　I want to fight and surpass my real Kanami brother!　Ah, yes!　I wanted to show that guy, the hero he idolized, that I was unbeatable!　That's what I wanted!　Palinkron wasn't fighting for fun!　I've been fighting to win all along!

　I felt a chill as I was bathed in that hot wind-like wariness.
　I pushed forward on the 'path' that Haili showed me and won a complete victory. There is no doubt about it.
　There is no longer any way for Palinkron to do this. There is no doubt about that either.
　This is a unique opportunity to interrogate the mysterious Palinkron.

　But I follow the chill and run out to finish him off.

　But then--

Win!　There's no way I'm going to lose--ahhhh--?

　-- stopped in front of a scene that was completely unexpected.

　Repeatedly repeating the curse, the "Magic Stone" from Palinclone's chest -- the "Magic Stone" from "The One Who Steals the Reason of Darkness" spilled out (・・・・・).
　With a plop. Very easily.
　Palinkron dropped the source of his power (・・・・・・・・・・).

　And then Palinkron's black body popped.
　Like fog, the parts that were proof of the inhumanity of the body disappear, and the body returns to its human form.

　I've seen a similar scene before.
　That was when Maria plucked out her eye and drove Arti out of her body. I knew it was the same as that time.

　Both me and Palinkulon showed the same expression at the suddenness of the event. For a moment, the time between the two of us stopped.

''-- What?　No, no, wait, why?　Tee, Tida's out?　Could it be that the affinity has broken down?　This is the worst time to go to ......?

　It was Palinclone who accepted the situation first.
　He looks at the fallen magic stone and opens his big mouth.

　But soon, Palinclone becomes calm. He realizes something and only one person is convinced of the situation.

''No, no? Is it because of the timing of this ....... Is it because it's still (・・・・・・・) or finally (・・・・・) ......

　I gave up on something, and then relaxed my body with a look of conviction.

　Just like Palinclone, I'm also staring at the 'magic stone' that fell.
　If I was sure that this was not a trap by Palinkron, I would like to retrieve it right now. I'm not going to be able to get rid of it, but I'm not going to be able to compare it to me.
　The reason why Palinclone was able to fight me was because of this magical stone. It is the root of all evil, so to speak.

...... Hey, Palinkron. I'll take that Teada.

　He probed with words that resembled a recommendation to surrender.
　Hearing this, Palinclone nodded a beat later.

'...... hmmm, yeah, right. That's fine, man. You can take it all you want. It was originally Kanami's brother's.

　Saying that, Palinclone took a step away from the magic stone.
　Against a treasure that could tilt the country if there was one, Palinclone responded as if he had dropped a small fortune.
　I couldn't read his true intentions and hesitated a bit.
　I can't be sure it's not a trap.

　The current Palinclone is no longer a 'guardian' or an 'apostle' and has lost his power as a 'monster'. He's just a human being. He is still unable to use his "magic power" due to the power of freezing, and his body is on the verge of death. That body is on the verge of death, and its limbs will not be able to move properly.
　There's no doubt that it's a dead body - but this man has not given up on the game.
　There is still a light in his eyes. It's a light that convinces you that you will never give up until the end, no matter what happens.

'Come on, pick it up. Kanami's brother.

　While keeping my distance, he urges me to take the 'magic stone' that fell to the ground.
　I flinch at the sight of it.

　Don't get caught off guard.
　The fight isn't over yet.
　If it's that Palinclone, it could be reversed (・・・・・・) from here (・・・・・).

　For some reason, I had that much faith in Palinclone.
　Hence, I kept enough magic power and stepped forward with my feet in a state of wariness.