BGM: Sand "A Long Story" Koji Takanashi

"If the first magpie is dead, then presumably none of us will agree - you, me, and the magpie outside."

He lifted his chin in the glass and motioned for Magpie to look at the end of the hallway, but the latter did not react.

"But at that time, the first generation was really dead, or rather, decomposed. Probably because of the negligence of the 'light', everything is broken down in an instant, and it becomes the raw material that is close to the essence. Only the first generation himself has not completely dissipated.,It's the highest level of existence in the cognition at that time.,I really didn't expect that the countless things that I was tired of would disappear first.,Leaving me alone.。。。 He even retained a clear consciousness at the time, and the feeling of trembling and excitement and ecstasy is still fresh in his memory... “

"The First performed an unknown ritual at the end, a miracle that none of us could accomplish alone. The reorganization from the 'light' is irreversible, and since this is the case, it was arranged in the last time. ”

"Anyway... Finally, because of the original generation, or because of the 'light', the individual named Magpie was torn apart, conceptually stripped and divided into unequal parts, and then at this time, the new world was also reorganized and restructured, so a lot of things were mixed into our bodies, which is why, you will see "everything" - well, although it is actually just the tip of the iceberg of everything, impression CG. “

"Do you understand a little bit now? Has your guess been confirmed? After me, after your own confirmation, don't you want to believe it?"

"Believe it or not, does it still make sense now?"

The magpie's voice was dry and hoarse, reminiscent of snakes gliding through damp caves, cold and frightening.

"Oh, are you finally willing to speak, my half-body. ”

"I have one more question, why are you here?"

"In my body. ”

"Since you've already deduced the general beginning and end of the word 'Lily', you can understand this kind of thing, right? ”

"Confirmed!" Magpie's eyes stared straight at the reflection in the glass through the flowing sea.

“。。 Okay, okay. ”

He shrugged his shoulders, not as if he wasn't quite comfortable with serious conversation, and turned his head away.

"The reason is the last ritual of the first generation. ”

"We are the same individual ourselves, and with transcendent technology, it becomes feasible to build bridges between all of us who are separated. ”

"If we who are scattered in other worlds or parallel spaces die again due to accidental death, we will converge on a certain living individual, and even if that individual dies again, we will continue to attach to the cycle of reincarnation. ”

"Then, there are fewer and fewer 'magpies' who are still active, at least according to me, in the similar space-time dimension, you are the only one who is still alive. ”

The man in the glass, who looked exactly like Magpie, narrowed his eyes with an indescribably strong suppressed emotion.

"Not long ago, the last surviving individual, the All-Knowing Almighty, fled here from a nearby plane to gain access to the last surviving entity in the area, which is you. ”

"Lily is the All-Knowing Almighty who was brought here, and she was very young at the time, and she was able to find you. I have to say that the continuation of this fate is an accident of accidents even for us. ”

"Ritual. Is it?"

"Hmm. He glanced at Magpie, as if he was interested, and raised his eyebrows, "Since I mentioned this, I'll mention some digressions with you." ”

"It's about the big guy, the first generation, it's about ourselves. ”

Jeer.

No, it's a tone full of self-deprecation.

Unreal but not fake laughter.

Laughable from the bottom of my heart - for this dramatic, story that happened to me!

"Considering the gravity of the situation, the first generation at the time thought that his memory and perception might have been wrong. He portrays the Light as a being more incomprehensible than higher-dimensional beings, and this overwhelming repressed fear prompts him to make the final decision of his long life. ”

"That's what it means to pursue 'light'. ”

"There might have been a chance to survive - as recorded in my memory lineage, however, he chose the most drastic way, which was to actively split himself, and then let these tokens engraved with the magpie's mark pursue the ultimate meaning. ”

"Do you know what I mean?"

The man's voice did not fluctuate, it was as dry and tasteless as a human body made of building blocks, and there was no sense of reality.

Bitter.. Or is it uneasy?

"Although we have inherited the name of magpie, it is not itself, it is just a derivative, a ritual and a technique that has been left over from the incalculable years. ”

"The combined knowledge and skills of all of us can probably piece together the original form of the First Generation, right? No, because of the reorganization of the New World, it is not surprising that even the amount of knowledge far exceeds that of the First Generation. ”

"But... These are just things that stop at 'what can be obtained', not as separate personalities. ”

“。。 What do you mean?"

The magpie felt unhappy for no reason, and even before the brain could react, the questioning words blurted out.

"Are you the same? from the very beginning you have a sound personality ... Or is 'complete' more appropriate?"

"Any questions?"

"That's the problem. Normal individuals do not have this kind of experience and intelligence, so these are the prerequisites for the ritual seal to leave you. ”

In other words, this so-called "healthy" personality is, at best, a product of the birth of a better adaptation to the environment, in order to make us pursue the 'light'. ”

"That person. . . In the first generation, he just wanted to get the answer, even if he couldn't see it, it didn't matter, even if it was just some 'props' that could really witness the truth. It doesn't matter, that person is such a guy, although I don't think I'm good at saying that, but I just know it. ”

"And then... Isn't it strange that we abandoned creatures are stuck in the New World—things that were supposed to be from the last era have not been dissipated?"

"So, for such simple reasons, we die one by one, and even if we have immeasurable power and knowledge, we will die in even more exaggerated accidents and forces. ”

"Probably this is also the exclusion of the multiverse, we are treated as bacteria recognized by the immune system and are targeted for elimination. ”

"That's it... Ahh ”

Magpie struggled to get up from the ground, and although his body was still unsteady, he still stood up.

"Thank you for your answer, I feel accessible from the bottom of my heart. ”

"No thanks, no thanks, after all, we're all technically the same individual, aren't we?"

"Hmm... Of course, so... ”

"So, do you want to ask me to die?"

"Give up, it's useless. ”

The man in the glass looked back at Magpie with a calm smile, and the latter had a gloomy expression.

"I know between us. It's the same with other magpies, we can't coexist, but do you think the rules set by the first generation are something that can be easily overcome?"

"I should have said that we are just props. ”

"Out of control. In that person's hands, even after so many years, even if he is dead. ”

"It's also impossible. ”