Song of Heaven 44 The opening ceremony of the Endgame
Now they are buried deep underground, because of the battle with the goddess of revenge, it is estimated that the entire "sacred mountain of the summit church" has collapsed.
He unhurriedly turned on the projection mode of the communicator, and on the other end of the communicator were the big guys who were sitting together, expecting Rin to bring the "victory news".
The first person who appeared on the screen was Captain Bronia, who cared most about her lieutenant, and as soon as she opened her mouth, she said caring words such as "Are you okay, are you hurt", which made Rin very uncomfortable.
After that, Elysia, who rushed to talk to Rin, also said in a concerned tone:
"How is the battle going~ I knew that the good apprentice would definitely be able to do it~♪"
More people began to show concern and greetings to him through Bronya's communicator. It is precisely because of this, seeing everyone's smiling faces, that he really feels that the purpose of this battle is meaningful.
However, just his seemingly "ordinary" answer surprised everyone:
"It's okay, I saved everyone, and by the way, I also demolished the peak church, it's not a big deal."
When Rin said seemingly calmly, "I saved everyone and demolished the peak church by the way", everyone present was shocked.
Edward, Jack, and Dedullan also expressed their surprise at Rin's "feat".
Except, of course, De Duran.
"Are you really here? You demolished the Summit...... And saved everyone back? Including the nuns of the Arc Church? ”
"Hey, hey, that's an exaggeration, isn't it? Wait a minute...... Is this true? The entire Arc Church is collapsing, hey! You really did it! ”
However, in response to Edward and Jack's different reactions, Dilduran said the following:
"Whew, ah, the headquarters collapsed? Is it possible for me not to go back to work? That's great, let me go back to sleep. ”
The navigator also confirmed the battle report on the front line, and confirmed the fact that the entire summit church had collapsed into the ground.
As the pioneers who were supposed to fight alongside them in the "First Timeline", they felt a little glad that Rin was able to save them from the hands of the Nemesis.
At this time, the members of the "Thirteen Council of the Valkyrie of the Mandate of Heaven" and others also showed different expressions, looking at the photos taken from the front line, and they were all a little incredulous.
In the photo, the entire sacred mountain has collapsed downward, forming a valley. As a result, the summit church has also fallen into the ground, and it seems that it has also become a ruin.
Mebius and Mikaledia looked at each other, as if they didn't believe all this at all, it was all that the kid "Rin" could do, and they also confirmed the truth of all this through the communicator.
"Yes, I did it, after all, my master said that as long as I want to do it, I can do it."
"It's not like you can do it if you want to. Can you kid blow up the entire mountain and tear down the peak church alone?! What the hell is your kid sacred! ”
Mebius's complaint is not unreasonable. After all, in her previous impressions, Rin was just the one who held Hypernetus and acted as the front row for the team, providing an output environment for Bronya and the others.
Now, after seeing Rin easily say the words "Lord demolished the entire mountain, and by the way, demolished the peak church", she also asked Elysia for the first time if she secretly taught him some tricks and methods of "demolition and relocation office".
"No~ This is my good apprentice who understands it himself, as a good apprentice of my beautiful girl master, it is natural to learn this skill~Na~♪"
"Deservedly a ghost! There's a limit to your bragging, Elysia, hey! No matter how powerful your lawyer is, you can't tear down the entire holy mountain in front of Sif! ”
"Hawkers, snake snake, you dissipate your anger first, although as an 'old aunt', you should keep pace with the times and accept some 'new things'~"
"It's not something that can be understood by 'keeping up with the times', hey! Saying...... Was that kid so strong before?! Can you tear down the entire holy mountain by yourself?! ”
Mebius-chan's complaining continues. In her eyes, it is already a very unscientific thing for Rin to become so powerful inexplicably, and if he continues, it is estimated that the entire Third World will be bulldozed by him alone.
Micalydia lit a cigarette unhurriedly and motioned for Mebius to calm down and listen to Rin's speech.
"Sorry...... Director Mikaledia, smoking is not allowed in the meeting room. ”
"Oh, I forgot, I'm sorry."
Seeing that some staff members came out to dissuade him, Mebius also snatched the cigarette from the mouth of the "bird director" Mikaledia, and stepped on the soles of his feet angrily.
"Smoke less, and if you smoke badly, how can I be a researcher for Lord Mebius...... Ahh ”
"Aunt Mebius, you've gone to the second world."
"Shut up, Elysia!"
Micaledia knew that her good friend "Miss Mebius" had been following her inseparably ever since she revealed her true nature, and she was eager to pull the feathers off her bird's wings.
After having her new name, Mikaledia didn't care anymore. After all, as long as you get used to it, it doesn't matter what those guys call themselves.
Immediately afterward, she came to the communicator's projector and said to Rin:
"Come back and adjust it first, after all, you can do it with your current 'divine power'...... There's no rush to deal with Bishop Sif for a while, come back first, everyone cares about you. ”
Hearing the "power of God" in Mikaledia's mouth, everyone was also immediately stunned, when did Rin awaken this "power of God"? Why aren't they impressed at all?
In fact, Mikaledia had long been aware of the slight "changes" in the timeline, and she was also vaguely aware of everything that happened to Rin, so she didn't have any facial expressions.
It is estimated that in Rin's non-stop "68" reincarnation of death, he has found the answer to break the deadlock, and he has done a good job.
Not only did they dismantle the Peak Church, but they also collected all the combat power on their side into the Star Alliance base, although they were not in the conference room, but there was also Fucaroran who was taking care of them.
"No, Director Mikale, I'm going to go after Bishop Sif at once, as long as I get rid of her...... This is the perfect end of our operation. ”
However, Mikaledia did not think so. After all, from the moment Rin said "Ye wants to go to the peak church alone", along with the small flow in the previous timeline, she connected with his anomalous behavior.
As Dr. Edward's "Master", she has more rigorous logical reasoning skills than Dr. Edward. Even this ability is no less than that of Dr. Edward's adoptive mother, Dr. "Lisel Albert Einstein".
It's also because she was born a Honkai Beast, and she also exists as a high-level Honkai Beast.
Although Elysia did not know herself, Mikaledia could easily perceive this as a companion beast of the "Primordial Lawgiver-Lawgiver of Man".
has been in seclusion for so many years, even if it is not a thousand-year-old fox, it is also a thousand-year-old king. Compared to the human thinking mode, the general thinking mode of "Honkaimon" seems to be closer to her instinct.
"What is the eighth king of ten thousand years? Author: Come over from the screen, let's talk...... Come on? ”
"Director Bird, don't complain about the author, hey, be careful that he writes you to death again, and then directly asks you to get a boxed lunch."
"Got it, Director Snake, I'm teasing the author."
In Mebius, he stopped Mikaledia's move to beat up the "author" in time, and also proposed that Rin return to the headquarters to rest quickly, after all, Siv should have escaped from the Summit Church now, and it would not be too late to find another opportunity to crusade against her.
When Rin returned to the Genesis Alliance headquarters, Elysia pulled out two paper tubes of fireworks out of nowhere and set them off while surrounding Rin.
"Welcome~Warm Welcome~The Return of the Little Hero~♪"
However, Rin had an expression of indifference to the point of sternness, and replied to Elysia like this:
"Don't be like this, Master, I'm a little tired now...... I'll mess with you later. ”
Seeing that Rin was not interested, everyone who came to greet him also lined up in two columns, making way for him, silently watching Rin who had gone through a hard battle for everyone, and was also inexplicably grateful to him.
Bronya hurriedly came up to support Rin, and kindly asked him if he was injured or something. However, Rin said that he was fine, and just hoped that he could sleep well and replenish his energy before going to battle.
Ever since Rin returned, he hadn't had much interest in the celebration of the crowd. After all, he had experienced the "68 times" cycle of death not long ago, as well as the departure of his mother "Angelica", and his mood was quite low.
As soon as he thought of this, he just wanted to ask himself-
Why is the price to pay to become a "hero" so heavy.
Back in his room, he lay down on the bed, took out the "Hypernetus" in his hand, which had changed back to its original state, and began to sigh.
"Mom...... It would be nice if you stayed with me, and I wouldn't be as ...... as I am now."
"Eh, master, are you staring at me?"
is different from when he was in the third world, the "sword spirit" that appeared next to him was no longer the fusion form "El" with Angelica, but Nerai, who had been following him all the time.
Seeing Nelai appear at this time, Rin also knew. His "god-killing ability" will only appear when facing an enemy with "god" power, and Angelica's consciousness will appear, so as to help him defeat the enemy with "divinity".
After returning from the Third World, he only felt that the "divinity" in his body seemed to be gone. If he can return to the Third World again, he may be able to meet Angelica, he thinks.
After the elimination of the "Nemesis", the danger level of the Third World has risen a notch again. The Third World, which no longer has a living person, has become a breeding ground for "angels of punishment" and a snow-capped hell on earth.
He was also scared. In the event that Bishop Schiff suddenly appeared next to him while he was on his way to the Third World, he gave up the idea of going to the Third World without a mission.
Still, he really wanted to see Angelica again, no matter what.
This strong desire drove him. Since he was highly integrated with Angelica's "divinity", he learned the truth, that is, about Angelica, and she never left her "truth".
After Dr. Cao Liang discovered himself from the ruins of the ancient Gamma people in the Second World, Cao Liang suffered from a high degree of Honkai Crystal infection. So, Angelica found her and implanted part of her "consciousness" into Dr. Cao Liang's consciousness, saving her life in disguise.
Dr. Cao Liang, who originally had a self-consciousness of "bringing Rin back to study", was influenced by Angelica's consciousness and became "take care of Rin as his own child", which also allowed Rin to have a normal childhood.
At that time, Angelica was still living in seclusion in the Third World. It was also to be able to accumulate strength to be able to resist the invasion of Iglai when "Igolai" launched a "holy war" against the third world, and there was no way to personally descend to Rin's side and take care of him as a mother.
Therefore, as a doppelganger of consciousness who takes care of "Rin", Cao Liang is also dutifully doing what his mother should do for Rin. Rin also wanted to make Cao Liang's mother get better quickly in the future, studied hard, and was admitted to the Far East Bridge Academy and graduated as a top student.
Before he could fulfill his filial piety, Dr. Cao Liang had already left him. When she thought of this, Rin couldn't help but shed tears and lay on the bed and sobbed.
"Don't cry...... Master, Nielle gives you toilet paper. ”
"Don't."
"Alright...... Don't be sad, master, Nelle sings to you. ”
"No thanks."
After summoning Nele back, Rin just wants to quietly digest the pain in her heart, regroup her spirits, and prepare for the next crusade against Sif .
Even if it was to fight, at that point he would follow Angelica's words before she left, not to let his companions fight alongside him, and if he didn't want a "victim", then he would have to.
The only person who can fight against "God" is himself, he is a special being, as long as he wants to do it, he can do it.
He knew that the most powerful power contained in his body was the power of "killing gods", which was an extremely special power that could not be exerted in the face of "lawmakers" and "law-mimicking lawyers".
He was a natural god-killer and a man destined to kill gods. In order to be able to explore the truth of "Honkai", in order to be able to stop the atrocities of the Celestial Saints who have fallen into madness, he is destined to walk on this path.
Because of this, he doesn't want to sacrifice anyone, except for himself, as long as he has everyone around him, he can live a peaceful life, even if he loses more, he is not afraid.
Thinking of this, he decided to leave the room, go to a windy place to breathe, and by the way, look at the beautiful starry sky outside the window, and leave his worries behind.
When I came to the corridor aisle, there was no one here, and it was also because everyone had gone to lunch, and I was the only one who stayed here, so I could feel a little more relaxed.
Before he had been here for a few minutes, he felt someone tap him on the shoulder and ask him in a voice he knew all too well:
"What's wrong? My dear friend, I was still worried when you came back...... Did you encounter something? ”
Rin knew that it was Dr. Edward, and since he had experienced "68 times" of death, whenever he saw Edward's smiling face, he would probably think of Dr. Edward's different deaths.
This is a side effect of "backtracking", as one of the powers of God, everything he saw before death is the most impressive memory point for him, and it is also something he cannot forget.
"What's wrong...... Best friend, looking at your expression, as if you want to 'spit it out', are you having a bad stomach? Or is today's battle a little ...... Makes it difficult for you to recover? ”
"I'm fine, brother, can you listen to me?"
"No problem, you've always confided in me, who of us is with whom, you say yes?"
Rin then told him everything he had seen during his backtrack, Dr. Edward's death, and Angelica's desire to give herself "divinity", without reservation.
Dr. Edward was expected to have a strange expression after hearing this, but he behaved in the opposite direction.
Instead of showing that expression, Dr. Edward smiled and nodded, thanking him:
"I didn't expect you to do so much for us, my best friend...... And, your 'Angelica' mother, although I have no impression at all, I believe everything you say, after all, you are my best friend. ”
And Rin finally relieved himself of the burden in his heart, and half-jokingly joked to him:
"You're not going to sneak out your phone and tell the medical department to 'increase the dosage' when we go back after we talk, right? You kid really don't do this kind of thing. ”
"Huh? Am I that kind of person? We've all been messing around for so long...... You don't know what kind of person I am? ”
"Who are you, don't you have a little bnumber in your heart?"
"Spare me, dear friend......"
As a good brother who has spent the longest time with him and has been born and died many times, Dr. Edward is undoubtedly his "best friend" and the person who knows him best.
Although Angelica, her own "creator", is equivalent to the existence of her mother, she is no longer in this world.
Despite this sad situation, he can still get some comfort from "friendship" in Edward.
However, Edward also seems to have sensed some clues about the "Angelica" that Rin said. From just now to now, although he could vaguely feel the existence of that mysterious aura, he seemed to be unsure whether the source of that aura came from Angelica.
It's strange that Angelica has erased all his divinity, and his "existence" and "consciousness" have all been erased in the sea of consciousness of everyone, but he can still feel that "Angelica" still exists in the world.
It's just that it's not the breath of a "god", and it's also the breath that doesn't have "power...... But.
It was a strange and indescribable aura from the Third World.
It lingered on Rin's body, and it seemed to be something he had brought from there the moment he returned from the Third World not long ago.
He knew that Bishop Sif of the Third World had the power to "tolerate the Lord." Moreover, Dr. Edward could immediately tell that from the moment Rin returned, "Sif Xif" had already found them.
"Rin, from just now to now...... Did you feel something was wrong? ”
"Is there one? Did you kid take the wrong medicine? ”
"No, don't leave here yet, let me try ...... 'crows' first!"
Driven by Dr. Edward's "crows", the crows gathered and circled above their heads. Then, they gathered at the place where Dr. Edward sensed the thickest and deepest "abnormal aura", and began to approach the two of them.
Rin's "back", that aura has been following Rin behind him, something he took with him when he returned.
In the alert state of the two, that creepy aura was also revealed in an instant.
"Oops~ The concubine finally followed the little prince back here, but she was discovered like this, no, no! How about another game with the concubine~☆"
As Bishop Sif took shape, she slowly stepped out of the darkness behind Rin, and with a seemingly dark smile, she placed her hand on Rin's shoulder.
Rin was already in a cold sweat at this time, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably. He knew that behind him, this bad woman with a five-pointed star at the end of her sentence, was Bishop Sif himself.
After she defeated the "Nemesis" herself, she followed Rin's side, and unbeknownst to him, she came to the Star Alliance.
Dr. Edward was also subconsciously preparing to put on a fighting stance. However, Sif only smiled at him, making it difficult for him to breathe, and he felt like his throat was being clutched.
Rin also has lingering feelings about this "bad woman" who killed herself in the "68 reincarnations of death" and doesn't know how many times she has killed. Even though he now has Angelica's divine right, he can't guarantee that he will be able to defeat Bishop Sif or not.
Unexpectedly, she actually followed herself back here...... The situation was already quite serious, and if she wanted to destroy the entire Genesis Alliance Near-Moon Base immediately, she could do it with just a snap of her fingers.
However, Sif said that she did not want to come and do it, but just "wanted to meet her little prince".
Edward, on the other hand, expressed his suspicions about Sif coming:
"Do you think I will trust you for this kind of 'nonsense'...... 'Anel of tolerance'."
"Hehe~ Who knows, after all, the concubine is the little prince who misses the concubine, and I miss it so much~☆"
She only blew lightly, and Dr. Edward fell unconscious to the ground, unconscious.
"What did you do!"
"It's okay~ The concubine is just letting the little prince's good friend sleep~☆"
Rin hurriedly turned around, looked at Bishop Sif who felt both "fear" and "anger", and looked at her face that was exactly the same as Angelica, and also mustered up her courage, and continued to scold:
"Why...... Why is it not you who has disappeared from this world, but my mother, Angelica...... Why fate has chosen you! Bishop Shif! ”
Seeing this scene, Sif also walked forward quickly, hugging Rin into his arms, Rin also subconsciously wanted to break free, but he couldn't move.
Unlike Angelica's warmth, what came from Sif was a cold like frost.
The coldness of paranoia and arrogance is that breath of despair, lifeless.
"Oops~ The concubine wants to 'get along' with the little prince, can't you satisfy this wish of the concubine~☆"
"Let me go...... You witch! You're not my mother! ”
"Hasn't the little prince noticed it yet? The concubine body and 'Angelica' are originally one and the same, and during this time, the concubine body is also 'all the time' and 'all the time' by your side~☆"
"Let go of me! You monster with a five-pointed star at the end of your sentence, don't come near me! ”
Rin struggled to break free from Sif's "restraints", but he couldn't muster his strength. Because of this, he gave up his struggle, and just let Sif hold herself tightly and let her do something to him.
He had no choice but to pray for his departed mother to appear again to help him drive away the terrible witch and prevent her from harassing him again.
"Oops~ Has the little prince been bullied again? The concubine can't sit idly by? ”
His prayer was fulfilled. Because of this, Angelica emerged from her own sea of consciousness, turned into a protective light again, and bounced off Bishop Sif again.
Sif fell to the ground, showing a vicious expression, looked at Angelica with a smile on her face, and said angrily:
"A good thing for a bad concubine...... You damn fellow, the concubine body is just a little prince who wants to return to the concubine body, are you stopping me in every possible way?! ”
"What are you talking about~ He's the little prince of the concubine, not yours?"
'The little prince is mine!' 'Annell', I advise you not to spoil the good deeds of the concubine's body! ”
"It's the first time I've seen you look so angry~ Pathetic Siff, it's really interesting, can you perform for the concubine again?"
Sif quickly departed, and Angelica reappeared, protecting Rin and everyone present.
Rin was facing Angelica's afterimage at this moment, and wanted to reach out and touch her, but she was already disembodied, and his palm passed through Angelica's body.
"Don't worry~ Little Prince, as long as you need a concubine, the concubine will always be by your side, and ...... As long as the little prince and his companions can work together and complete the 'final trial', maybe the concubine will appear by your side again?" ”
Before Rin could get the matter clear, Angelica turned into a bits of starspots again and dissipated in front of her.
"The Last Trial...... Could it be said? ”
With trepidation, he remembered the Genesis Sisters he had "rescued", but when he arrived at the "reception room" where they were housed, he found that they had all disappeared.
Could it be that "Sif " brought them all back, and oh no, all his efforts were in vain.
With a pained expression, he fell to his knees and repeatedly hammered the ground with his fist, making a "hateful" sound as he did so.
Because the movement was too loud, from the bottom of the couch in the reception room, the head of a nun with dark circles slowly emerged.
"Huh...... Who is it? Good night, Rin-sold, what time is it? ”
"Lie X! Hell! Huh? Where's your 'Shadow Fiend'? De Duran? ”
"What kind of shadow demon, after coming back from the Third World...... I've been able to control it a little bit, don't keep showing that kind of expression, it's scary. ”
Rin noticed the moment Sister Deduran climbed out from under the couch and thought she was about to be attacked by the Shadow Fiend. But Dedullan's Shadow Demon didn't appear, and he was also relieved, glad that he had picked up a life and came back.
However, when the nuns who had just returned from outside appeared in front of Rin, he quickly got up from the ground in embarrassment. Seeing their surprised expressions of "what are you doing", Rin also laughed awkwardly.
It seems that Sif just found herself, and did not bring these nuns back to the third world, and it seemed that she was nervous, so she immediately said "bother", and then pulled her legs and wanted to leave.
"Wait."
Sister Ludy, who sensed the clues, stepped forward and carefully observed Rin's physical condition, and also noticed that the consciousness of "Sif Sif" had stopped by his side not long ago.
"Have you met Bishop 'Siff'? When? Just now? ”
"You found out...... She really deserves to be Sister Ludy. ”
So, Rin told all the nuns present about what he had just encountered with "Sif" and Angelica's reappearance to protect him.
The first person present to become solemn was Sister Okalea, followed by Sister Palaya.
As the old-timers of the "Third World Arc Church", they also immediately said that they may be in "big trouble" now.
"What's going on? ...... the end?"
Rin looked at the two nuns and seniors with a confused expression at this time, however, they didn't have the intention to hide everything from Rin, so they told all the things they were going to prepare for next.
Regarding Sif's power, "Tolerance of the Celestial Sage-Fool". They have to tell Rin all the truth about it.
[Listen to me, Rin, the 'fool' held by Bishop Sif is the purest and most essential power possessed by the 'Forgiving Lord', that is, the ability to 'absorb everything and restore everything.' 】
[In other words, if Bishop Sif appears by your side, then it indicates that the arrival of the 'holy war' that Bishop Sif said has begun.] 】
[At that time, our power will inevitably be taken back by Sif, creating an existence equal to us...... Stop your attack. 】
Sister Okalea, who knows everything, said that if this is the case, then Rin and the others will inevitably conduct another "Arc Star Church Battle".
At that time, it is estimated that the clones of the "Twenty-One Sisters of Tolerance in the Heyday" will collectively pour out of the nest and once again block everyone as a weapon of war completely controlled by "Sif ".
Listening to all this, Rin only felt that everything he had done before seemed to have come to naught, and he also showed an extremely disappointed expression and remained silent.
Sister Ludy looked at Rin's dejected appearance, and said that there was another way to stop Sif Shif.
That is to let Rin, the only one who has the power of "killing gods", directly confront Sif. The moment she kills her, her copy of the "Twenty-One Nuns of Tolerance" will disappear as a result.
After Rin heard this, he had enough confidence and continued:
"If only I could kill Sif on my own...... I can, and I trust you, too, to help me in the crusade against Bishop Sif . ”
Ocaria simply walked up to him, put her hands on his shoulders, leaned down slightly, and looked at the face of the shorter boy with her eyes.
"Holy Son, don't be nervous...... You've come this far, and we're willing to fight for the future you want, just do what you have to do. ”
"Well, that's right, Sister Ocarea, you also said to me, 'If you want to do something, you can do it,' and I've always taken it to heart."
"This is you, the Holy Son, okay, don't worry...... There's still some time left until the endgame, so let's rest early and wait for tomorrow's battle meeting to discuss it. ”
"Thank you, Sister Ocarea, so I won't bother you."
Rin said goodbye to the nuns of the Arc Church and returned to his room, closing his eyes, knowing that a new battle meeting might be held tomorrow, so he didn't think about anything, and held his breath.
At that time, it is estimated that they will have to face the twenty-one nuns of the entire summit church who have been "resurrected".
No matter what kind of endgame awaits him, he also knows that he doesn't have to fight alone anymore.
As long as he has good companions by his side, he can always win.
It's something he's always believed in.