"--This is the truth of the 'original world' that Uzura Wave sought.

　In other words, if we divide him by the later 'attributes', he was originally 'Moon'.
　The other attributes are acquired. Like Lagne Kaikwola, the knight of the Fuzzy Yards, it is only an emanation of the essence of "becoming someone's 'ideal'".

　It spins to guard (protect) the 'stars' but not the stars (・・・・・), and its white light is a reflection of the 'sun' and not the real thing (・・・・・・).
　That was Uzura Wave and Ragnet.

　They are similar, but only Uzurinami can twist their essence.
　This is because his sister, Yotaki, repeatedly tried to erase and reconstruct her brother's memories and create another talent artificially. And unfortunately, the attribute of 'Moon' was the most suitable for that task.

　Many times, Vortex Wave had its memories erased.
　Each time he was reborn anew, he was brainwashed.
　He was made to pay all kinds of 'prices' and gain power - if it was a talent that Youtaki didn't agree with, it was an instant reset.

　Youtaki doesn't think about anything anymore.
　The only thing she has in her mind is the ending of ["Forever" and the two of them].
　She had become a device to reach that end.

　And at the end of that inhumane experiment, an 'ideal template' was finally born.
　That was Aikawa Uzumi, who obtained the attribute of 'dimension'.
　At the end of the experiment, Yotaki discovered that this attribute is the strongest power that controls everything, and it is a property that makes you an 'equal'.

　Finally, Yotaki had an 'ideal brother'.
　Of course, not only his talent, but also his personality and memory were perfect.
　For example, that 'ideal brother' would say to his sister -.

"--Yotaki, I will protect you from now on. ...... I'll definitely protect you.

　Yes, I was sworn to.

　The story is connected to that "Hospital Day".
　It was the first memory Uzurinami, a young boy who had wandered into another world, remembered.
　It is a memory that Ragne Kaikwola remembers with Uzunami's corpse and finds an apparent anomaly in the series of memories.

　-- the 'hospital day' when the siblings, who had lost their 'family' forever, swore to each other that they would live alone from now on.

　This is a play (drama) to reconcile the memories that have been reset many times.

　On that day, a brother and sister are facing each other in a hospital room.
　The sickly younger sister raises herself up in bed to check on her brother, who is worried about her.

'From now on, will your brother be able to ...... me?'
Yeah, I'll keep you safe. We'll be together forever.

　As written, it's all a farce.
　A puppet show with a script by Yangtaki.
　That was the truth about that "Hospital Day".

'It's okay, Yotaki. From now on, we're going to be together. We'll always be--
...... Hmmm. Oh, you finally looked at me. ...... my brother.
-'I promise. We'll be together forever.

　And so, as if to override the previous discord, a new life for the Aikawa siblings began.

　Losing the financial benefits of the Aikawa family, the siblings fell into a normal life - or rather, a life of two poor people. It was probably the result of Yotaki's instinct to write a "bitter and simple, but happy family story".

　And while the elder brother works part-time to help his ill sister, Yotaki is firmly working behind the scenes.

　--Yotaki sacrifices the 'world' for her own purposes.

　She can no longer retreat.
　First of all, she dared to accelerate the inhalation of the 'Demon Poison' and the generation of the 'Massless Nerve'.
　The inhalation of the "Devil's Poison" at this extraordinary speed is slowly but surely transforming the "world".

　What appeared as a visible form was the abnormality of the heavenly bodies. And the weather change of the earth.
　Although not quite an ice age that froze living things, a phenomenon similar to the Little Ice Age occurred in many places. And a large "slit" appeared on the horizon that even ordinary people could see, and a small number of people were able to adapt to the "evil poison".

　Humanity was not just sitting on its hands in this unusual situation.
　However, this is also obvious and known, but humanity was unable to stop this ice age.

　On several occasions, humanity had succeeded in destroying Youtaki's head.
　But the body of 'Aikawa Yotaki' was already no longer human.
　It had become a 'monster' that never died, never broke, was unstoppable, and continued to control people with immaterial 'threads' and constantly emitted cold air on a star-by-star basis.

　If humanity had been given a few years to study the Devil's Poison, they would have found a way out of this problem. However, there was no time to find a solution, and humanity was turned into an ice sculpture that had been left completely still.

　The brain of the ice statue was implanted with mass-less nerves.
　At this time, the world on the other side of the break also disappeared in tandem with humanity.

　--It was a complete victory for the "last enemy".

　Of course, it didn't end there, Yotaki immediately moved on to the next step.
　First, he placed the Connection within the slit, binding more than seven billion "massless nerves" together and passing them through. This "Connection" directly connected to Yangtaki's soul.

　The next step was to move to a "different world" - in other words, to a "different world".
　Youtaki had three roles to play in the "Other World".
　First, it was a stage for his brother's physical and mental growth.
　Secondly, it was to be the source of his brother's "demon poison".
　Thirdly, it must be able to remove all his curses.

　During the experimentation and resetting, Uzumi was able to remove many of the curses - but he was unable to eliminate the one he loved the most, the one that started it all. This is because once he met the most ideal 'precious person', Mizuse Koonagi, with 'magic', there was no one better than her in this 'original world'.

　In every sense of the word, moving to the 'other world' was a necessity.
　Within the "slit", Yotaki used his "massless nerves" to inspect the countless "different worlds" that existed one by one.

　If possible, it would be ideal if the differences between species are minimal, problems such as gravity and air can be solved with the "Demon Poison" and there is a partner to connect the dimensions.

　As a result of this careful inspection, the "world" that was discovered was--


　-- 'The World of Swords and Magic'.


　For some reason, Yotaki was attracted to that 'other world' like a high street role-playing game.

　Of course, as a matter of principle, it was because he judged that "this place would suit my brother". Due to the increase in the number of "Demon Poison", the "Different World" faced a crisis and was looking for a savior. If Yangtaki joined that situation as a writer, he could definitely believe that Uzumami would be able to "grow up like the 'hero' who saves the world, just like that equal game.

　Yotaki also felt a strange connection and chose that 'other world' as his next sacrifice.

　Immediately, including the safety confirmation, Yotaki went ahead and moved alone. Since there was a partner to connect the dimensions, there was no 'cost' on Youtaki's part in that move, and it was very smooth.

　-- Thus, the stage is moved to the 'other world'.

　It starts in the basement of the castle in the Huzzya's country.
　On top of the magic circle, which is common in games, Yotaki was summoned along with the shining 'Demon Poison' particles. In the candlelight, he meets the 'apostles' who are confronting the world's dangers and speaks the script.

''-- This is ......?　One thing: ......

　A former child actor who has destroyed one 'world' has begun acting on a new stage.

'Welcome!　I am a Sith, an apostle of justice who saves the world!
'No wonder you're confused. I'm sorry to startle you, 'Gentile'.
This is not your world. Calm down and listen to us.
'Y-, "Otherworldly"?　What do you mean?　Tell me more about it--

　Everything went according to the script written by Yotaki.
　So, this 'other world' will soon be devoured like the 'original world'--

　It was supposed to be (・・・・・・).
　A few days later.
　At the time of Uzurinami's next summoning, the small discrepancy (misalignment) had begun.

　Uzurinami, who was summoned to the "Other World", escaped and walked around the grounds of Foozeya's and met the "girl" before Yotaki.
　Yotaki had noticed the discrepancy.

　-- but he left it alone.

　Because he didn't think from the beginning that everything would go the way he wanted, and he knew that no matter what steps he took, he would eventually arrive at an ending of [two people in 'forever']. On the contrary, he was tolerant of all things, as long as the ending remained the same.

　So, without thinking, Yotaki welcomed Tiara Hoozeyers, saying that a discrepancy that would save him the trouble of finding a replacement was convenient.

　--this is the biggest divergence in the story.

　Immediately, Yotaki wrote a screenplay using his 'massless nerves' to ensure that Tiara Hoozeyars fulfilled the 'curse'. The plot was arranged for his brother's liking ...... and, incidentally, Tiara's liking as well.

　However, in the 'adventure' that is supposed to separate those two loving people, Tiara survives.
　On top of that, somehow Yotaki is thanked for it.

''-- I love my Youtaki sister. That's why I want to get to know my Youtaki sister a lot. I want to talk a lot. I want to make a lot of memories. I want to be next to you forever, and if possible, one day - I want to be 'equal'.

　How could Tiara say that 'equal' word?
　Yotaki didn't have to think about it.

　--The actuality of this is that that "duel" began as Tiara wanted it to.

　That too, Yotaki accepted it for the reason that the end result was unchanged.
　That "duel" was unexpectedly prolonged and shifted until a thousand years later.

　However, there was still no problem at all.
　Even if Tiara imitated the 'Massless Nerve' and started to counter it with the 'Red Thread', everything was close to the plot line that Yotaki had written. The script remained the same for only a few minor arrangements.

　And Yotaki spent a thousand years perfecting Uzura Wave as the 'Stealer of Dimensional Reason' as planned, and also inherited the power of many 'Reason Stealers' and finished guiding them to a being that could live in 'Eternity'.

　My brother grew up smoothly.
　It wasn't long before the amount of 'demon poison' was equal.
　Even if the journey of 'eternity' awaited him from now on, he could endure it.
　The only thing that was unplanned was that the 'curse' of [the one you love the most will die] was shifted from Tiara Fouzouyas to another 'Magic Stone Human (Jewelculus)' -

　Yotaki didn't think anything about the discrepancy (misalignment). He just followed the skills that told him how it would end.
　Tiara, in contrast, had been thinking about it all along. She used her own skill 'Reading' to win the 'Duel', and kept thinking and thinking and thinking and thinking--

　The accumulation of these events converges into a final battle in the 'Other World'.
　After Uzumi was killed once and inherited the "Immortality" of Nosfi, the one who stole the "Reason of Light", Yotaki woke up and the "Other World" froze like the "Original World" after a long time.

　The vortex wave was on the verge of absorbing a world's worth of demonic poison.
　The other world is on the verge of entering an ice age.
　It was really very close - the discrepancies that had piled up to this point struck Youtaki.

''--This is absurd!　The three of us will be broken before the world!　Are you going to continue to have a heart attack with the three of us!

　At this time, something that had been standing still for a long time started to move inside Youtaki.
　It was the power of The Story of My World (Tales Last Tiara), which contained the wish to "save Aikawa Yotaki". The very warm, gentle and sacred "magic" makes her re-read "The Story of the Aikawa Siblings" after all this time and make her think - by herself (・・・・・).

　I was born different from other people.
　The first time she made a 'promise' to her brother.
　Just once, the two of us looked for a gentle "magic".
　But what awaits us is the 'curse'.
　I can't trust anyone or anything anymore, and I don't want to believe in anything.
　But I really want to believe in it. If I can believe in something, I want to believe in it.

　Youtaki is forced to face such a life now.

　Ah, it's now (...).
　Right now, the three of us who were fighting the last battle with our matching skills, "Reading", have finished reading "The Story of the Yotaki Siblings".
　So that's the end of my recollection.

　From here on out, what is happening to the girl named Yotaki now?
　What does she arrive at after completing her journey of "Past Vision"?


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　What Yangtaki arrived at was the 'line-room', the 'inter-dimensional space'.

　This was the space between stories and stories, between the present and the past.
　In a place that does not belong to any time and escapes all physical and magical laws, nothing but souls can exist.

　It is a place that only the dead can reach, so usually only emptiness.
　It is a place like the deep sea where only consciousness drifts like a jellyfish, and no matter how much you swim, you will never reach anywhere - only now it was a little different.

　Only now, it was a completely dark room.
　And I could hear the sounds.
　It was a collection of mechanical sounds, far from the sounds of nature.
　The sounds were light and intense, inspiring and colourful.
　Then a colorful light flickers on and off. Before I knew it, there was a single LCD screen on the floor, and Yotaki was sitting in front of it, sitting in a gymnasium, staring at it (...), sparing a blink of an eye.

　She had just finished reading "Aikawa Siblings' Story" and her thoughts (images) were projected like a mirage in "Between the Lines

　Next to her sat Uzumi, just as she had once been.
　That brother is not a mirage, but the real thing. In other words, the older brother who finished reading The Story of the Aikawa Siblings had exactly the same impression (image) as his sister.

　Just as in the past, we both stood side by side and gazed at it (...)
　The "hero" who is active in the "other world".
　The "heroine" playing an active role in the "other world", and the days of "adventure" with the "heroine".
　The scene of the defeat of the "last enemy" in the last battle.

　It was the ending.
　No one is holding the controller anymore.

　So the two of us playing the game together is over.
　Yotaki acknowledged this, even though he was filled with a strange sense of emptiness. Exactly the same thing was admitted by his brother Uzurinami as well.

　And first, his brother opens his mouth.
　Sitting down, without moving his gaze, next to him, faintly--

"Lake Nagi-chan died because of ...... and because of us. ...... Your mom and dad are gone because you protected ...... them.

　After rereading The Story of the Aikawa Siblings, Uzumi finally arrived at the truth.
　However, that truth was too much for him to lose all the meaning he had been fighting for until now.

　In addition, there is still a hopeless 'final truth' that remains.

"Besides, I had 'promised' ....... You're the only one (・・・・・・・) that I'll never lose (・・・・・・・) to ......, first.
'Yes ....... We had an 'appointment'.

　It was getting to the heart of the matter, but their voices were calm.
　It was probably because both of them knew the "answer" to the question from the beginning, without having to think about it.
　The final 'answer' to the question is now being made.

Yotaki, I can't keep my 'promise'. No, I had no intention of keeping it from the beginning: ......
'Yes, it seems so: ....... I knew from the beginning, too, that it was so. I was just trying not to think about it. ......
And I always hated you. I've always hated you for walking in front of me. ......
I know that too: ......
'I've always hated you. You, who had everything I wanted from the beginning .......　You, who always held me in the palm of your hand and kept looking down on me, are .......
'Hate, too, of course. I caught my escaping brother and played with his head over and over again. Over and over again as a convenient toy for me - over and over again.

　They clash their true feelings.
　And, finally--

'I just hate my brother (・・・・・・) too (・・・・). I hate my brother, who is a weak, lying liar.

　Yangtaki smiled thinly and 'confessed' that with tears in his eyes.

''Yeah, I hated them. We really, really hated us.''

　Uzumi also smiled thinly and nodded at the 'confession' with a downcast face.

　It wasn't a made-up laugh anymore.
　It was the moment when the two of them, who were born actors, were finally freed from acting.

　--It's not just a matter of time before you get to the point where you can say, "It's natural if you think about it.

　In truth, both of them had always found it hard to make up a laugh.
　They were tired of playing 'the closest brother and sister in the world'.
　For a long time, the older brother hated his sister and the younger sister hated her brother.

　--that's The Last Truth.

　It was a truth that couldn't be changed. But--

'But (...), I 'liked (...)' (...). I really 'hated' ......, but I wished I could be with my brother. Please, together, I wanted him to go to hell. I 'loved' him so much that I felt that way. That much is true: ......!　That's one of the few things I have left to do: ......!
'Yeah, I know ....... I finally figured it out, me too. After all this time, I finally got it: ......

　I hate it, but I like it.
　Uzumi has already learned about such contradictory thoughts from Ragne, the one who steals the reason for the moon.

　That life was all an act, and it could have been a sham.
　The play could have been a farce to the end and the script could have been opportunistic.

　But I'm sure there was a time for that.
　The sister who loved her brother, and the brother who loved his sister, were certainly there.
　Only the will to cherish it--

'This is the only will I will never bend. I will not bend it. ......!　I've sacrificed a lot of things for the ending of [two people in "forever"]. It's not just my brother. Mom, and my sister Lake Nagi, too. The people who live in the 'original world' and the people who live in the 'other world' who have nothing to do with it!　I've sacrificed everything and I'm second to none ......!

　Yangtaki had a strong heart and did not let his initial intentions falter.
　However, the reason behind his heart was too familiar.

''I will not be defeated!　If we lose, everything we've sacrificed to this day will have been for nothing!　All the sense of kicking it down the road is gone!　That's the wrong math: ......!　[No one can beat Aikawa Yotaki]'s calculations are going to go wrong!

　It was the exact same complaint and anger as Vortex Wave's when he was a child.
　The similarity couldn't have gone unnoticed by Vortex Wave.

　Uzuruha understands.
　No matter how deep the gulf was called 'innate differences', they were still brother and sister in the similarity. To be precise, no matter how powerful and undefeated they are, no matter how powerful they are, and no matter how undefeated they lead their lives - the younger sister is also a girl who worries, gets lost, and makes mistakes.
　She was one of those 'things that steal reason' with a crack in her heart.

''Yes, this isn't just about the 'original world' anymore!　I instigated those innocent 'reason-stealers' to use me as a stepping stone for your brother!　He killed and sacrificed Mr. Rastiara with The Curse.　So!

　All along, Uzura Wave disliked Yangtaki, but at the same time, he had a pathological blind faith in it.
　His power is absolute, and there is no one else who can match it. That's why there was no need to worry about it.
　No matter what, no matter what happens, Yotaki will be fine ...... The same was true for Uzumi, who had stopped thinking that way.

''So, I will proceed!　Unfortunately, whether you think about it or not, my 'answer' is the same!　I'm serious about the ending of [two people in "forever"]!　Any means necessary!　We're going to keep winning, and we're going to keep winning!

　It shouldn't bother you.
　It can't be the same whether you think about it or not.
　As a result of thinking so desperately, Yotaki is now screaming in pain.
　He's trying to live through it, with all he's got.

''Your brother is 'my brother'!　From the beginning, always has been, and always will be!　All the way to 'forever'!　Or else, I'll be!　I--!

　Never letting his brother escape, Yotaki stood up with wariness.

　Instantly, the mirage (image) of the room that had been spreading in the 'line-room' dissipated as if it were a stone thrown on the surface of the lake. The memories that we had shared, which were certainly shared, were drowned out like mist, revealing our true place.

　A place where there is nothing but the soul.
　The true form of the two souls floating there is now being exposed.

　After a long journey and the final battle, Yotaki was exposed to all kinds of true "magic", but still unharmed.
　On the other hand, Uzuma Wave has wounds all over his body.
　He is on the verge of falling to his knees, having used up all of his magic power.
　He was holding a book in his left hand, and his right hand was holding a book in his right hand. And his right hand was already--.

I'm sorry, Yotaki. Still, I--

　Unlike Yangtaki, Vortex Wave did not rise up.
　No, he simply reached his limit and was unable to stand up.

　The reason why he was able to continue standing in the last battle just before, was because his right hand had been gripping Youtaki's body the whole time.
　However, the one in his right hand right now was the 'White Rainbow Shining Magic Stone'.
　The vortex wave has already finished choosing (・・・・・・・).

I'm not going to be able to go with you, though. --I'll go on ahead with the 'Rustyala Hooziers'.

　He couldn't even look up because he didn't have the strength to do so anymore. Dropping his gaze, Uzumi could only continue to stare and think of 'the one and only destined'.
　The last page of the book in his hand--

[I love you]
[With that sentence in mind, I die]
[Here, forever, Rustyala Hoosiers will continue to 'dream']

　He read it and continued to think about the rest of it, and Uzuraha too.

　Looking at his brother, who didn't even try to get up, Yotaki bit his lip as he thought about what it meant.
　The first time the feeling of defeat came and went in his mind now was the first time, but because it was the first time, Yotaki still doesn't realize it.

''I know that ......, I know that!　But from now on, if you lose to me, your brother will forget Mr. Rastiara: ......!　It's easy to pretend it didn't happen, as your brother to this day has proven. Or are you going to make good on your 'promise' now?　Can your brother beat me?
'I can't beat you ....... After all, even when I came to the 'other world', I was still weak. But because of that .......

　The whirlpool wave was drooping.
　It is no longer able to maintain consciousness, and its voice is broken.

　But it's not a sign of resignation.

"Thanks to that, I've arrived. At last, I've arrived at this point--

　In the end, Uzuraha recalls the 'summit' of Fuzzyards Castle.
　He thanked "Myself (Ragnet)" and "Daughter (Nosfi)".
　Thanks to the two 'Stealers of Reason', now, even in such a horrible place, it was bright and I never took a wrong turn.

'Yeah, that Ragne and ......, I'm the same way. I knew all along that we weren't going to get anywhere. So, in Nosfi's dazzling form, I felt hopeful. All this long journey we've been searching for. I kept wandering ...... in search of the person I really wanted to be, the real 'ideal' 'someone' ...... and kept wandering around.
What are you doing at ......?

　Uzura Wave wasn't talking to Yotaki completely anymore.
　His brother's monologue confused Yotaki.

"Finally, I found you. I was able to bring you ...... to this point. ......

　Only, little by little, Yotaki realizes the meaning of that call, though.
　He stops his outstretched hand that he won't let his brother go, and instead of being given an 'answer' to the skill, he uses his own strength to figure out what it means.

'I can't keep my 'promise'. But the 'promise' will be fulfilled. From now on, 'they' will fulfill--

　All the time, Uzumi kept calling out to the 'Rustyala (・・・・)' inside her - that is, to 'her'.

'Both Rastiala and I ...... were happy on that 'confession' day. Really, I was so happy ...... that I could have died already. It was so nostalgic and happy ....... I could remember that the story was beautiful because I knew it was 'made up' ....... So, I feel the same way as Rustyala: ......
............!

　I've been adjusting to 'her' (・・・・) for a long time, and the accumulation of this has made Yotaki realize that.

'Thanks. So, it's okay (...) ....... Never, I will not end the magic 《Tales of my world (Tales Last Tiara)》....... Your thoughts are ...... in Las Tiaras, or--and the rest is ......--

　There, the words were cut off and Uzurinami collapsed.
　However, even if he lost consciousness, the magic he declared did not stop.

　-- Uzura Wave continued to maintain its sacred magic at the "cost" of "believing in 'magic'".

　In this 'space between the lines', a space that is supposed to be outside all reason, the magic 'Story of My World (Tales of My World (Tales Last Tiara)' fills up.
　The light of the white rainbow enveloped everything, including the Yangtaki.

''--!

　Yotaki looked back, depending on the 'answer' he had arrived at, thinking to himself.

　--.............
　--It appears that it's over.

　Uzumi called out, Yotaki realized.
　So I'm going to make this my final monologue and start the last page.

　To be honest, this last page was a gamble.
　In some cases, it would have been a three-way battle.
　There was more than a good chance that no one would believe in magic.

　But somehow we got there.
　It was thanks to the 'reason-stealing ones' and that girl (...).
　Rustyala's words of 'it's okay'.
　Uzuraha's words of "it's okay".
　That girl at that time (...) is still living in the "world".
　It's selfish, but I can believe that from the bottom of my heart, so every time I hear those words "it's okay", I feel sad, I feel like crying and throwing up, I feel frustrated and happy--!

　-- Turning around, Yotaki looks.

　He floats in the "dimensional space" and comes face to face with a clot of blood that boils and burbles.
　It is a 'magic' that has long ago abandoned its physical body.
　A foolish soul that has been willingly dividing itself into parts in exchange for power.

　It has not been able to maintain a proper soul form.
　Compared to his nearby siblings, he's too unstable a 'monster'.
　But little by little, the blood clot transforms and mimics a human shape. It was horrifying and blasphemous, as if the evil gods in myths were turning into people.

　Soon the familiar little child was complete.
　But there was something wrong with the soul, and the child was somehow distorted. Even when the part of the child that seemed to be its mouth opened, it was an impersonal voice that echoed from the hollow - a voice that was not human.


''Sister Yotaki ......, I'm here ....... ''To keep the 'promise' ......, hihihi--''


　Seeing it up close, Yotaki's eyes widen and he shudders.
　His body shakes as he hears the laughing voice in his ears.

''Run, run, and keep running ....... Seriously, take advantage of everything ....... People you love, even yourself ......, sacrifice ......, sacrifice ......--'

　It was Yotaki himself, who taught her how to fight.
　She hadn't forgotten--.

　--I hadn't forgotten.
　Do you remember sister Yotaki encouraging me that day that we were three siblings?

Now we're all equals.

　Thus, on the last page of The Story of the Aikawa Siblings, I appeared (・・・・・).