Everyone was hurting.

　Kanade, Tania....
　And Rain.

　A bad brave man had made a terrible mess of things.

　Why would he do this?
　How can you laugh?
　We didn't even do anything...

Ugh...!

　The last time I was held captive by a human
　At that time I was so frightened, I was crying all the time...
　We couldn't do anything.
　I didn't do anything.

　But now it's different.
　It was different then.

　I was angry at a man who had done something terrible.
　The blood rushes to my head.
　I'm afire.

　Unforgivable.
　Unforgivable.
　Unforgivable.

　I was ... really angry.

But.....

　What can I do?
　If what that man said is true, then the magic lock on his neck can be removed immediately.
　Then you'll be able to wield your power.

　But.....

　I have no power.
　I can't beat the bad guys.

　So what do you do to help people?

　........and that's hard to do.
　A transparent wall like the surrounding wards.
　If you use the subspace, I think you can get through it without any problems.
　But with my current strength, I'm limited to one person at a time.

　Even if I save one person........
　In the meantime, everyone left behind will be badly hurt.
　If this is not done well, a brave man will be angry with me for doing something without permission, and everyone will be...

　Oh no...!
　No, no, no, no, no, no, no!

　I can laugh now.
　It's all because of you.

　And then you leave, and then....
　I don't think I'll ever laugh again.

'Ugh...'

　What do I do?
　What do I do?
　What do I do?

　I'm trying desperately to think, but I don't know what to do...
　I start to cry at my own inadequacy.

'Nina, it's okay,'

　Tina, who was in the birdcage, reached through the gap and patted me on the head.

"...Tina........
I'll keep Nina safe.
But....I...
You don't have to worry. I'll protect you, not just Nina, but everyone else, of course.
I agree....
Don't let them take away what's important to Nina twice.

　Tina is cheering me up in a time like this.
　I can't do anything about it.

'Nya, you don't have to worry about Nina... ah!
I'll take care of this.....

　Kanade and Tania laugh.
　I'm sure it must be very painful and hard...
　But he smiles to keep me from worrying.

'Nina, you have to keep your head up. In a situation like this, the one with a broken heart loses.
My heart is...
'We are the strongest species. We are not the kind of beings that would be caught in such a trivial trap!　I'll show you a brilliant comeback in no time. It's all about not giving up!
I'm not going to give up...

　The words of Sola and Luna inspire me.

　If your heart is broken, you lose.
　That's right, I thought.
　If you give up, it's all over there.

　But.....

　People aren't giving up.
　Even though we're in this situation...
　Even when she's in pain, even when she's in pain, she doesn't give up.

　Rain is the same.
　I'm still fighting desperately for my life.

　What about me?

　I was just about to give up.
　I can't do anything.
　You're not strong enough....
　My heart was about to break.

'I........'

　I thought I was getting stronger.
　I met everyone and I could laugh...
　And now that I can use my powers as a god, I can...

　It made me stronger.
　I thought it made me... wrong.

I'm not yet...

　I'm not really strong.
　I'm still weak.
　I'm still the same as I was when the humans were picking on me.

　Because it was so easy to give up.
　I was a broken man.

But ... but still!

　It's not over yet.
　We can start over.
　You can get back up.

　I'm not done!

'Nina...?　What's going on?

　Tina seems to have noticed a change in me, and she looks at me in wonder.
　I smiled at her, and she smiled at me.

It's okay ... that's it.
What?
I'm always getting help from everyone else. That's why I'm going to save you all... this time.

　I reached for the magic lock on my neck.

''Nina, that's...!　But what do you do at this point in time?　Not with Nina's help....
I know, I know, I know...

　I can't help everyone with my current power.

　Then what can I do?

　The answer is simple.
　You just need to be strong.
　Forget my weakness.
　Have a strong mind.

　You can be like everyone else, that's all.

It's okay, that's all... I'm going to be strong.
Nina...?
'Be able to stand next to everyone, next to Rain........chest out, side by side.... Be strong........be strong........!

　He took a deep breath, huffing and puffing.
　Then I let it out slowly.

　I repeat that several times and let my mind settle down.
　I can feel my mind clearing up like the surface of the water without a single wave.

　It's okay ... I can do it.
　Say goodbye to the weak me.
　I will be strong.

　I will..........!

Let's go...

　I put pressure on my hand and removed the magic lock.
　It was an act like the hatching of a butterfly coming out of its trapped shell....

'Huh!!!!'

　My body was wrapped in light.