To return to the continent of Ares, to return to Sister Greywind, Sekaria and Nanoha, and the rest of her relatives and friends on the continent of Ares, this is the decision that Cheruth finally decides. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Perhaps according to Mira's proposal to stay on Earth, she can also live a more ordinary and happy life with these personalities and interpersonal relationships in the Earth space-time, and even some relatives and friends who have left her on the continent of Ares, but Cheruth knows in her heart that these relatives and friends of the Earth's space-time are not the same person as them on the plane of the Ares continent after all.

For her, the days and nights of adventure and joy that she experienced with her family and friends were the most important treasures in her life, Cheruth, who lived on the plane of Areth, and made her toss these treasures aside, to give them up for her own comfort and weakness, and to deceive herself with the Grey Wind Sisters of Earth's plane...... I'm afraid that even the earth's space-time plane himself will look down on her.

Cheruth wanted to go back, no matter what happened on the continent of Areth in the future, she wanted to go back to be with her most important people, and with this mood to reorganize her thoughts on the Guardian Trial, Cheruth found that she was actually confused...... It's not really confused and can't make a choice. As Wiessinger hinted at her, she wasn't confused, but hesitant, or rather, the question that Mila told her about the Guardian Trial and the reason for becoming a Guardian disturbed her for a moment.

"Lost to Tafel, he took away Nolan's Xenomorph Law and tore my soul apart, before I could truly accept and understand such a cruel situation, the Will of the World and the Guardian Trial process threw me here, let me see the parents of this time and space and the Grey Wind Sister Sekaria, they made me completely messed up, and after a little bit of a clue, I unexpectedly met you because of the game "Redemption", and heard about those insider ......"

Saying this, Cheruth's face was a little embarrassed and ashamed for a moment, but then she regained her original firmness.

“...... This series of events happened one after another, and I was not even given a chance to breathe, and because of this, I almost lost my original thoughts...... But now that I've put myself in order, Mira, I'm going back, back to the continent of Ares, to be with my companions and my relatives, and to face all the dangers and troubles that might happen there. This has nothing to do with whether or not I want or can become the acting guardian of the plane of the continent of Ares, and no matter what the outcome of this guardian trial is, I must return to the continent of Ares. ”

In the face of Cheruth's firm declaration, Mira could only smile bitterly at the moment.

If the Guardian Trials were also an exam, then she could swear that there might never have been a strange and unreasonable candidate like Cheruth, and the exam had already begun, but she offered to say that she didn't want to participate in or care about the exam at all, but she had to get a reward for passing the exam. Whatever the outcome of the Guardian Trials, you must return to the continent of Arres...... This stupid girl, if she can't become a guardian, she won't be able to go back.

"Cheruth, although I can understand your feelings, I have to apologize to tell you that you are mistaken, if you can't pass the Guardian Trial and have the qualifications to become the acting guardian of the continent of Arres, then you will not be able to return to the continent of Areth at all. ”

With that, Mira looked into Cheruth's eyes, trying to tell her about the significance of the Guardian Trial.

"I can tell you unequivocally that in fact, you have already experienced death the moment you were attacked by Tafel and taken away from Nolan's law in the plane of the continent of Ares, and your soul was shattered very miserably. The reason why you were able to preserve your consciousness and temporarily come to this plane to be tested was simply to rely on the Guardian Trial process on your body to start at the last moment, collect the soul fragments that you should have disappeared and then teleport to this time and space, and take advantage of the difference in the soul laws between the two planes to drill some loopholes, so that your soul was forcibly re-kneaded. If the Guardian Trials are over and you don't choose to become a Substitute Guardian, then it is impossible for your soul to return in its full form, as you are already 'gone' according to the regular basic laws of the Continent of Areth. ”

Mira had wanted to use this fact to tell Cerus not to be willful and to deal with this Guardian trial seriously, but to her frustration, her admonitions didn't seem to have any effect. Hearing her say this, Cherus not only did not show a look of loss and worry, but laughed.

"Hmm...... Actually, I'm probably mentally prepared, and I guessed that I might not be able to go back if I can't pass the Guardian Trial. ”

Mira gave Cheruth a somewhat annoyed look.

"And you're still dealing with that kind of joking reason?"

"No, that's not a joke," Cheruth shook her head and said seriously, "For me, there is not only one reason to become the acting guardian of the continent of Arres, but the most important of them is that after becoming the acting guardian, you will be able to have the power to compete with Tafel and have a great chance of defeating him. ”

Mira saw sincerity in Cheruth's face and made sure she wasn't joking, and then pressed the cap on top of her head.

“...... Cheruth, I should have told you that the Acting Guardian is equivalent to the only guardian spirit of the continent of Areth in extraordinary times, and the power of the Acting Guardian is given to protect the world. ”

"Defeat Tafel the Changer, isn't this precisely to protect the plane of the continent of Ares?"

"It's different," Mira reluctantly let go of the brim of her hat and pressed it near her temples instead, "Cheruth, I don't understand, I think you should understand, it is different to need power to protect and to knock down someone, even if defeating that person is an act of protection for the world, but that doesn't mean that the two can be confused together." ”

To Mira's surprise, Cherus did not continue to stubbornly insist on the connection between the two purposes of defeating Tafel and protecting the continent, but sighed easily as if she had given up.

"Hah...... Well, you're right, Mira, I know. ”

"Now that you know, why do you ......"

"Because I've said it before, that's my truest reason to want to be a Proxy Guardian. ”

Mira closed her mouth, she really couldn't understand what the girl in front of her was thinking, and what she wanted to say.

However, Cheruth did not sell it, but continued.

"Mira, I don't know why the will of the continent of Arreth chose me as your alternate on Earth in the first place, and to be honest, I am not a hero of high character enough to take on the ability and responsibility to protect the whole world without regrets.

"I'm just a small person, and being able to enjoy an ordinary but laughing life with the people I care about is what I have always wanted since I was reborn in the continent of Arales as Cheruth. Although, I know very well, I can have such power because the will of the continent of Areth wants me to be able to take on your responsibilities after you are gone, which allows me to cross and be reborn, but ...... I'm really sorry, I can do my best and even my life for the people and lives I cherish, but I don't think I'm a person with a strong sense of responsibility to take on the whole continent. ”

"Yes, I admit that I am selfish and irresponsible, but this is who I am. When I met Nien and York and heard them talk about it, my heart was not so much excited as anticipation because of the unreality, and more of a panic disguised as confused. Because of this, when I learned about the beginning of the Guardian Trial and the method of the trial, even they didn't know about it, although I also complained with them about 'the will of the world is really unreliable', but in fact, I was relieved in my heart, because no one knows myself better than me...... That's right, deep down in my heart, I don't want to be the guardian saint of this world.

"Forever immortal for the sake of all living beings on this continent, always vigilant and expel those potential evils that threaten the order of the continent, it is the real heroes who can do this, not me, and I have no intention of doing so...... I'm not denying heroes, in fact I really admire you and Nien and York, for the sake of this world, you can endure thousands of years of loneliness, which I can't do, so, I admire you, but I don't think I can be you. ”

Mira looked at Chelus with a complicated expression, if it was usual, she might have teased Chelus a few words, "Even if I praise you like this, I won't give you preferential treatment for trials", but now, she is not in such a mood at all.

“...... I don't understand, Cheruth, did you say that you decided to give up the trial?"

"No, it's not, it's the opposite. I admit that I can't and don't want to be the guardian of the continent of Areth, however, I ...... At least at this moment, I really want to pass the trial and become the acting guardian of the plane of the continent of Areth, although this may sound contradictory, but my reason is also very simple.

"I want to go back to the continent of Arales and be with my mates, and if possible, together we will destroy Tafel and restore peace to the world, and then we can return to our normal and beautiful routines. Whether it's going back or defeating Tafel, it's a necessity for me to become a Proxy Guardian at this moment, so I choose to continue the trial. ”

With that, Cherus looked at Mira firmly, and once again spoke, word for word.

"I'm going to be the acting guardian of the plane of the continent of Areth, and my reason is that I'm going to ...... Hit, down, tower, fi, er. ”

Mira didn't even know what kind of expression she was supposed to show for a moment.

“...... Have you really decided to use this answer as your final answer?"

"Hmm. ”

"You should know that there is a good chance that you will not be recognized by the will of the continent of Arez that you are qualified to act as a Guardian...... If the will of the continent of Ares believes that your mental qualities and motivations do not meet the conditions for becoming a surrogate guardian, it may rather give up the use of the surrogate guardian and take other methods to limit the chaos calamity within the world, and then not only will you not be able to go back, but even the soul is likely to be unable to continue to exist in this side of the space, in that case, you might as well choose to give up the trial, at least you can continue to live in this side of the space. ”

Chelus shook her head.

"No, I said I had to go back. ”

"But you're—"

"Mira, you should know better than me that this trial supported by the will of the world cannot be faked, even if I say duplicitously that I am to protect the world and protect all living beings, do you think the will of the world will not see through my true heart?"

Mira was silent.

"And," said Cheruth, a hint of cunning suddenly flashing in her purple eyes, "Actually, I think that if what you said to me before is true, then my reason for this may be acceptable to the will of the continent of Arres. ”

Mira blinked, noncommittal to Cheruth's final assertion, obviously not thinking that Cheruth's self-confidence had any basis, but she also saw that the current Cheruth was dead, and she really wanted to use the identity and ability of the acting guardian to return to the continent of Arreth and then defeat Tafel, and she couldn't break the rules and use victory to brainwash this girl to make her mind change into a tall savior hero......

...... Forget it, anyway, she no longer belongs to the plane of the continent of Ares but the manager of the laws of time and space of the earth, and accepts the commission of the will of the continent of Ares as the "invigilator" of this trial and sets up the "examination room" in the time and space of the earth, she is already "benevolent and righteous" to the plane of the continent of Ares, since this girl is so insistent, she has nothing to say...... To put it cold-bloodedly, what happens to Cheruth from the continent of Areth has nothing to do with her, strictly speaking. Although she was very enthusiastic about reminding and helping her as much as she could, her fate still had to be in her own hands.

However, in the next second, just after Mira used the "proctoring" authority that the will of the continent of Areth pinned on her to issue an announcement of the suspension of the trial, and fed back the will of Chelus to the plane of the continent of Jares through a specially opened dimensional communication channel, it didn't take long for the decision from the will of the continent of Jares to be transmitted.

Mira looked at Cheruth with wide eyes.

“...... Huh?"