– In the first place, this school has a small number of male students, don’t you agree? Noah muttered, sounding uninterested. Mirai couldn’t let go of the interesting chance that came again. – But there is. Here, In front of… And, at the same time Mirai turned her eyes to Alphonse. – Uwaaaaaaaaa!! After Alphonse shouted. He approached Mirai with a desperate look. – Wait, please stop what you’re doing, I beg you! – Sorry. I’ll stop. *Ahaha*, Mirai showed an innocent smile. With that, Alphonse felt relieved. – … Still, I don’t really get it. Aila said in an exasperated-sounding tone of voice. – I don’t like weak-willed and indecisive man like him. Still, why is he popular? Is it because of his power? I really don’t get it. The ones I like are brave and strong-willed──yes, someone like Claire-sama and Onee-sama── Aila clung closely to Sango. Panicking and pulling the body of Aila apart, Sango shouted. – I told you, I haven’t acknowledged you as my younger sister! Page 293 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
Laughter resounded. Hayato and Emilia happened to pass by right there. The two of them had just come to eat shaved ice. Emila said to Hayato. – Everyone seems to have fun talking. – Do we join them? – Yeah! Hayato and Emilia started to walk towards Shuemei, Noah, Alphonse and the others. The routine of Little Garden’s students continued. Page 294 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
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Second Attack Around a month had passed since the earthlings recognized the existence of the Savages together with the many fragments of the meteorite that fell on Antarctica. The earthlings, who tried every single weapon and managed to exterminate most of the Savages, gradually regained their composure. In the middle of that. Finally, Maria aka Serivia used the power of 《Puritaria》 to get the fragments of the meteor. (There’s no doubt, this is…) The fragments put in a small box were just like the ore that powered the spaceship. In her private room, Serivia gently touched them with her fingertips. Then, the fragments of the meteorite shed light intensely. (After all, these pieces of meteor are the same as the power of the spaceship and that 《amulet》 that Glen gave me──) As she thought, the pieces of the meteor changed into the shape Maria wanted such as spears and axes. If she could make good use of the power of this meteor’s fragments, the earthlings might be able to gain a counter-measure against the Savages and make a full-scale advance into space. Page 296 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
It was none other than the day when she could return to the Planet Notre Dame approached. However, it would normally take more than 20 years to get there. To Notre Dame, it took too much time. 10 years. No. In order to shorten it to five years, through what process should the power and ability of the meteor’s fragments──of the Power Stones be transmitted to the earthlings? As Maria aka Serivia racked her brains. Strange events occurred all over the world. In less than a month after the meteorite fell, strange diseases began to spread all over the world. A number of speculations were born, saying that the cause was a virus adhered to the meteor or the unknown life forms called Savages, so investigations started. ── And, at the same time, it was discovered that some human beings changed their shape by touching the meteorite. It was only a small fraction of the boys and girls── who hadn’t reach puberty at the time of the《First Attack》. (This, could it be…) This kind of phenomenon didn’t happen on Planet Notre Dame. Moreover, a number of people who showed a reaction was in most of the places she had been in the past. With that, Maria came to a conclusion. (Maybe there are people who are descendants of the person who gave me the power called 『miracle』 and that reacted to the meteorite like me…) That was Maria’s conclusion. Page 297 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
The ability that changed the power stone from herself to the earthlings must have been contagious. Speaking of coincidences, the seeds that were sown in the past had blossomed. Immediately, scientists found that the altered ores also turned into weaponlike shapes, tgheir hardness impossible to be found on Earth──as if they had the ability to cut and destroy the steel shell of the Savages. Eventually, the fragments of the meteorite were named Variable Stones. And Warslan, the private military company of the Liberia Empire that established that theory, started the development and operation of 《Hundred》 ── a decisive weapon for the time when the Savage appeared, using the fragments of the meteor. The earthlings also noticed that the core of the unknown life-form Savages had a structure similar to that of the Variable Stones. That was something Maria didn’t know. (To think their research has gone this far in a year and a little since the meteor fell) It was more than Maria imagined. (Yes──the earthlings have evolved too much…) They had come this far, they were by no means inferior to the Notre Damians. Was this how a mother felt about her child growing up? Because of too much excitement, Maria’s body quivered. The time was drawing near. Page 298 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
The time of revenge she had been yearning for tens of thousands of years──. Finally, the day named later on as 《Second Attack》came. Early in the morning, as she gazed at the blue sky, she raised a Power Stone──a Variable Stone as it was now called on this planet. As it was morning, she thought it wouldn’t stand out when the sun had gone. Ever since the 《First Attack》, the Savages had visited the Earth a dozen times. Why did the Savages come to Earth? As a result of her thoughts, Maria came to a conclusion. The Savages came attracted to the power of Maria’s 『miracle』 called Sense Energy. The 《First Attack》 happened immediately after she was involved in a terrorist attack──just after she released the enormous power of the 『miracle』. She didn’t know now, but it might be that the rescue signal of the invasion back then was released by the same force, and in the first place, the spaceship still emitted a huge amount of energy. The possibility was high. That was why Maria decided to give it a try. She strongly tried emitting the force named Sense Energy to the universe. Then, and with a high probability, the Savages came a few days and few weeks later. With that, Maria was convinced that the Savages would come to Earth in response to the power of Sense Energy. Page 299 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
If a large amount of Savages appears on Earth, they would obtain a good number of their cores and further research would proceed. Today’s human race should be able to overcome many Savages even if they came to Earth. For that reason, Maria was about to bring a large-scale Savage invasion to Earth. So yesterday, Maria aka Serivia revealed to her close aides as the Pope. I have a bad feeling. There’s a possibility that disaster will occur on Earth. Of course, the prophecy was received as a prophecy of the Savage invasion. Since Savages were really going to come this time, Serivia’s reputation would rise further and Puritaria’s believers would increase too. Number is power──. It was absolutely essential for the sake of returning to her planet. – Now, come. In order to reform this world──to return me to my original era──to Planet Notre Dame── Maria’s eyes shone golden. Then, her whole body shone strongly. Maria continued calling them as she released her energy. Page 300 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
They’re here. Your companions are here. So, come here. A ray of light radiated from her body into the sky. The Savage invasion was more than she had expected. And it would stimulate the evolution of humanity. ──This was the beginning of the 《Second Attack》. Page 301 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
Epilogue: Footsteps of revenge While the human race’s space advance ceremony approached. Charlotte Dimandius, the chief technical researcher at Little Garden, checked the security status while watching news related to the ceremony in her laboratory. 『Do you have a minute, Charlotte Dimandius?』 Suddenly, a woman appeared on the floating monitor in front of her. She was Vitaly Tynyanov, a former Warslan engineer who performed a terrorist attack on a ceremonial day called Gardens Festa──the once-a-year founding festival of the School City Ship Little Garden and who tried to kill Liza Harvey, the motive power of Little Garden. The terrorist attack was prevented by the great efforts of the Slayers including Hayato and co. and Vitaly, who was after Liza Harvey, was murdered by Judal Harvey, the older brother of Liza Harvey and the president of Warslan Company──that was how it should have been. However, due to Judal Harvey’s order, who tried to use her intellect, her life was saved, but only her brain, by the scientists of Warslan Headquarters. This was one of the techniques that Judal’s mother, Linis Harvey, was researching. She made development to the engineering used on Meimei as well, the Page 302 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
《automaton》that assisted Charlotte. – What is it? Has Judal-kun gotten so busy lately that not worrying about him feels lonely? Or do you want your brain to be moved to the moon where he is? Charlotte asked as if mocking to the image of a woman wearing a white robe similar to hers. Vitaly noticed that, and with a sullen expression, she continued talking with a serious look. 『Stop making fun of me. I’ve come to report that the whole investigation has been completed』 – The investigation…? Oh──about the Pope of Romaria? 『That’s right. Look at these images』 Various images, from photographs to drawings, were displayed on all monitors in front of Charlotte. 『They’re all related to the Pope. What do you think?』 – Yeah, I see that… Charlotte replied as she looked at all the images. – Her face can almost never be seen properly nowadays. Even if these are paintings── they’re hundreds of years old at the least. 『…Exactly. None of the photos remaining show a face. Even in recent years, there have been some generations she had barely made an appearance. However, that’s not the case with the current Pope Serivia Notre Dame Paulo III. But it was only during the World Martial Arts Tournament that she made her appearance』 The image of the current Pope, Serivia Notre Dame Paulo III, was projected on the screen. It was at the finals of the World Martial Arts Tournament. Page 303 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
『Now, see this』 Then what Vitaly projected on the monitor was a painting. 『This was painted 1,500 years ago and depicts the Pope of Romalia──Medica Fordell Simon II, who was said to have a mysterious power』 – She’s similar. Charlotte muttered. – She’s very similar to the current Pope. 『It was discovered recently. Furthermore, among the old paintings found in recent years, you can see that the paintings look exactly like the current Pope. Even though the times are both different. By the way, the oldest one is the Goddess Maria──she resembles the goddess who founded the ancestors of the former Romaria Empire』 Some people told the future generations she had a blood relationship with the former Pope, but that wasn’t the case at all. It wasn’t like the Yamato Imperial Line, the unbroken imperial line──that continued connected as a bloodline. In case the Pope died or if they declared their resignation, a new one was decided and announced by a secret conference of special people among the Cardinals who belonged to《Puritaria》. Only one of the Cardinals participating in the secret conference would be selected, but no one from the outside could tell who that member was. – ──What do you want to say? You don’t seem like wanting to say that the Pope is immortal and has been sitting in the Pope’s chair for thousands of years, right? Or do you want to say that the Goddess Maria reincarnates on and on? Charlotte spilled a happy-looking smile. Page 304 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
Vitaly replied, smiling like her. 『In other words, it’s as if she’s none other than a person who’s not a human──ah, it’s about time』 – The big moment of your beloved Judal-kun? Charlotte turned her eyes to the monitor. There, the figure of Judal, who was about to head to the desk installed at the hall of the ceremony, was projected. 『Let’s talk about that after the ceremony ends without problems』 Immediately after the communication with Vitaly was closed. Charlotte muttered. – … I really wish for the ceremony to end without problems, but… ※※※ Around the time when Sakura’s and Karen’s live concert, which marked the opening of the human race’s space advance ceremony at Lunaltia Base, was about to begin. Motomatsu district in Imperial Yamato. In an orphanage in the mountains, many children were gathering in front of the TV even though it was midnight. An adult man was among them. And an elderly woman. The man was Page 305 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
Ryuusei Kenzaki who lived in a dojo near the institution. – … Are you okay? Ryuusei was worried about Kizaki Ryouko, an elderly woman sitting on the sofa in the lobby and who was repeatedly coughing violently. – Are you okay? – Auntie, are you all right? Like Ryuusei, the children also showed their worries about Ryouko. – I’m okay. This is nothing to worry about. Everyone, you have to see Karenchan, not me. Ryouko answered as if putting on a brave front and turned her eyes to the television. About half a month ago, Ryouko suddenly pressed her chest and fell. A heart disease that came from fatigue. Probably because she had been struggling with this old body and had been managing the institution all by herself for many years, a great burden had accumulated in her body. Not all was dark, as this wasn’t fatal, but she was hospitalized for about a week. … But she needed to rest for about a month. It’s only housework, said Ryouko, but if she fell again, she would lose everything. Since it was sudden and couldn’t find a substitute to manage the institution, in the meanwhile, Ryuusei helped her with housework and took care of the Page 306 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
children. – Oh, it’s Sakura! One of the children shouted. As he had said, the figure of Sakura was displayed on the monitor. It was an interview VTR that talked about her enthusiasm before the live concert. Then Karen was shown on TV. Ryouko and the children fixed their eyes on the TV with intense concentration and listened to Karen’s words carefully. What was shown next was the audience. – Actually, Ryouko wanted to be there too. A boy muttered involuntarily. The girl sitting next to him hit the boy’s arm. – Don’t say something like that! – It’s fine. Giving a gentle smile to them, Ryouko continued speaking. – If I had gone to the hospital the moment I noticed an abnormality right away, I could have gone to the moon. I forced myself, it is my fault. I’m really sorry for Karen-chan who took me into consideration. Karen invited Ryouko to the live concert on the moon as a gratitude for raising her for many years. However, Ryouko collapsed and couldn’t go. – But I’m very happy to be able to see Karen-chan’s efforts on TV. Besides, wouldn’t it be bad for everyone if I went to the moon alone? Page 307 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
Saying so, Ryouko smiled at the other children. The live concert began. In the completely silent living room, everyone who were there was hooked on the TV. Sakura and Karen were displayed on the monitor. What started was more like a show than a live concert…. That time was more than enough. At the same time when the live ended. Applause dominated the living room in the institution. Ryouko was moved to tears, and expressed her feelings. – Karen-chan has certainly become more energetic, but to think that Karenchan, who loved songs, can now deliver her singing voice to people all over the world like this──. I’m really glad. I’m glad…. Ryuusei talked to her there, – You have to regain your health by the time Hayato and Karen come back, alright? – Yeah, that’s true. Wiping the tears with the back of her hand, Ryouko nodded firmly. Page 308 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
※※※ After killing Bill Harvey. Pope Serivia Notre Dame Paulo III headed to the deepest underground part of the Lunaltia Cathedral, right in the center of 《Puritaria》. A place called 《Central Space》. As the name implied, it was no exaggeration to say that this place was the heart of Lunaltia Base. Because there was a capsule that contained the girl that powered Lunaltia Base──Liza Harvey. (… Now, the preparations are truly ready) The spaceship installed with preserve stones was moved. Paul, John, Matthew, Marco. The four apostles were already stationed. (Beyond this point, If I use the power of the energy of the girl Liza Harvey and the Slayers in Little Garden, then I should be able to return to my planet ——) With a grin, Serivia opened the door of the 《Central Space》. – Now, it’s the start of the revenge. The words that became the source of the language of the people of this planet. She muttered in the language of Planet Notre Dame. Page 309 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com
〈To be continued〉 Page 310 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com