On the fifth day of the Sixth King Festival, Kaito and Alice's date was over and they returned to the central tower. They ate a meal with Crom Eina and Isis, who were waiting for them, and then Kaito headed to the hot spring to relieve the day's fatigue.
Tomorrow, the sixth day, Crom Eina will have a date with Kaito, so Crom Eina and Kaito will bathe alone as per the rules they discussed and decided on beforehand.

　After seeing them off to the bathhouse, Alice tells Ein that she's going to go out for a while and leaves.
　Once out of the central tower, Alice began to move at an overwhelming speed and arrived at her destination in the blink of an eye.

　The location is over 1,000 kilometers from the island where the Sixth King's Festival is being held, above the sea. It's the place where Eden is quietly looking out at the sea.

''You've arrived?''
I was surprised when the telepathic story flew in, though.
'I thought you might want to check your answers. Or, you don't mean to tell me that you haven't finished your research after a few days?　In that case, I'll have to pull your rating down.
'You're getting agitated every single time I'm here it's been over for a long time.

　To Eden, who gives her a mocking look, Alice returns the words with a somewhat sullen expression. Although Eden was not a very favorable opponent for Alice, she understood that she was the one who held the most useful information about this case, and she suppressed her irritation in her heart.

''........Based on the summoning magic formula, the analysis of the residual magic power, the materials used, and several other factors, the magic circle of summoning heroes was created 'about 19,000 years ago'.......in that era, the human world was Of course, there is no magic formula in the demon world that can summon creatures from another world, either. That being said, there were two people who could create that thing in existence at the time.
Keep going.
'Either Kuro-san made it or Shalovanal-sama made it, I suppose. However, Black-san was not involved in the human world at that point in time. Considering the time period, it's hard to believe that I wasn't aware of Kuro-san's movements.
'....Fine. That much is correct.

　The first time the magic circle of summoning brave men was used was when the first brave men were called, but the magic circle itself had existed for much longer. The magic circle itself has existed much longer than that........by the hand of none other than Shalovanal.
　Eden affirms Alice's words with a faint smile as she tells her that.

''........There are two things I would like to ask you.
'Of course. No, I should say rather less than I thought.　All right. I'll answer you as best I can.
'But before I ask you one question the only thing you can't answer is the one that concerns the match between Miss Kite and Lady Sharovanal I'm sure you're aware of that.
Yeah.
Well then, I ask you. Who in the world is Lord Shalovanal?　You once likened the essence of Lord Shalovanal to the end of the story. I'm not quite sure what you mean by that.
''I see........yeah, I see. If we're going to take on the challenge eventually, maybe we need to know.

　At Alice's words that asked with a serious expression, Eden nodded once...........................and then slowly began to speak.

''................Let's first correct the perception. If you perceive that me and Shalovanal are evenly matched in power, then dismiss that idea immediately.
...What do you mean by that?
".........compared to the Shallow Vanal of the past, I'm 'less than a winged worm'.......no, there's no one who can match that thing in the first place.
What?　Well, wait a minute!　You are the undisputed god of the world's creation whose power is as close to almighty as it gets.
'Omniscience and omnipotence mean nothing in the presence of Shalovanar.
Wha...?

　Alice couldn't hide her astonishment when Eden, the pinnacle of the One World, simply told her that she was no match for Shalovanal.

''She appears suddenly in the world and pulls back the curtain on her story. Yes, it would be fitting to say this.........that's the 'phenomenon' called Shalovanal.
...phenomenon?
Let me explain it to you briefly.

　As she said this, Eden made a book appear in her hand and opened it at random to show Alice. Its pages depicted a universe of sorts.

'For example, let's assume that the beings depicted on these pages are infinitely identical beings in an infinite multidimensional universe with infinite identical beings and even higher powers of omniscience. With a single breath it can obliterate multiple galaxies and wipe out worlds with a random wave of its hand. Such a being... how would you defeat it?
It's possible to defeat at least one of them by pulling on their authority, but they'll only be compensated immediately........since they are infinite, it's impossible to defeat them all at the same time. Or rather, is there a being that can be defeated in the first place?
'At least I wouldn't be able to beat you. Then what would Sharovanal do it's very simple. Here's what I would do.

　When he told her that, Eden 'closed' the pages of the book that had been open.

''.........That is the power of the Shalovanal. ''End the story''...........................End the omniscient and omnipotent existence. I will end the omniscient and omnipotent beings that exist in the infinite multidimensional universe as omniscient and omnipotent beings that exist in the infinite multidimensional universe.
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If you describe the world as a book, then Shalovanal is a being that can close it... no, that's the phenomenon. There is no story that never ends. Whether it is tragedy, comedy or stagnation ... there is an end to every story. Hence, no one or nothing ... can compete with the Shalovanal. No matter how long you stretch it out, it will eventually end.
"...so...that's...the end of the story (epilogue)...
'For example, let's say an omnipotent being has the ability to 'nullify the ability of Shalovanal'.

　Eden continues to speak as lightly as if she were singing, as high as the heavens. ''I'll tell you about Shalovanal, the system that ends the story.......

'So what if there was a being who completely annihilated Shalovanal without even giving Shalovanal a chance to use its abilities at the beginning of the encounter?
"...'I will end as an entity that has completely annihilated Lord Shalovanal'?
'Yes, that's right. It sounds like a contradiction, but it always is. It's an epilogue when Shalovanal shows up. No matter how much you stretch it out, it's going to end. The thing is the very phenomenon of the end. If you close the book, the story ends once. Put the curtain down and the stage is over... you can start again, but it's up to the reader to decide. If we are the characters in the story, she is the reader...that's what we are, if you will.
....
'No matter how much power she has, no matter how omnipotent she is, no matter how much she is beyond that she means nothing to me. She's worth nothing.
''Oh no... no, but if that's the case... then why did Lord Shalovanal use 'this world'...' ...

　Alice, who has not yet caught up with much of what she heard from Eden, opens her mouth to mutter. Then Eden erases the book in her hand and moves her gaze towards Alice before she begins to speak again.

''Well when I created the world and the world was finally beginning to stabilize, Shalovanal appeared in front of me. I was terribly upset. It would be too, wouldn't it?　Because at the time, the world was still in a state where you could call it a baby. Even if the end will eventually come, it's still too soon...
So what's going on with you?
'I abandoned my shame and everything, rubbed my face on the ground and begged. 'I don't care if you end up with me. But at least let the young world and my children be spared'... I didn't know if I could understand, or even if the existence of Shalovanal had any intentions in the first place, but I kept on spinning my words desperately. I knew that I could never resist........
But you're here now.
'........Yes, I had 'two good fortunes'. The first was that as I ended numerous worlds, I had begun to develop a 'mind of sorts' for the phenomenon of Shalovanal....

　The words were serious and without hesitation. It was easy for Alice to understand that Eden wasn't telling a lie.

''..............So, I guess. Sharovanal asked this before finishing me. ''Is it interesting to create a world, Solé?'' And. It must have been a small question, really. If I had answered it wrong, Shalovanal would have ended me and my world without any emotion.
But you're not wrong.
Yes, that was my second piece of luck. When asked, I quickly said, 'If you're interested, why don't you try it too?' I returned it. She then muttered and nodded, 'Interest.......I see, is this what it means to be interested?' As a result, my world did not come to an end... and I was able to form a somewhat friendly relationship with her as I consulted with her as a mentor.
I see, and Lord Shalovanal created this world and that's how it is.
'Exactly. But even though I've known her a long time, I still don't know what she's thinking. I don't understand. After all, after she created the world, she simply threw away her ultimate ability.
"...What?　What... what do you mean by that?　Have you given up your powers?

　Even the word "strongest" is lukewarm, and the ability to end a story is so lukewarm and out of place that Sharovanar is giving away the power to end the story.
　When Alice is stunned, Eden doesn't seem bothered by this and continues on with her story.

'When she created the world, she 'split her soul in half' with her power and dropped it into the world she created. As a result, the current Shalovanal has been weakened to the 'near omnipotent degree'.
...it's not like that's...
You expected her to be who she was, didn't you? Yes, I did.
The power to end the story now is the power of Mr. Black....

　That's right, the current Sharovanal does not have the power she once had. Because she easily handed over her strongest power to her own half.......

Probably just 'end only the specific existence you set up in the beginning'.
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'Well, there is a lot of my speculation mixed in from here.

　It all began in Shalovanal, and the story of her loved ones........is converging towards Shalovanal.
　At sea in the darkness of night, Alice was now ... about to touch the deepest part of this world.