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♪The dry road and the wavering sky♪

♪Connect and lead us to our final moments♪

♪Connect and lead us to our final moments♪

♪The fate I reeled in is smeared with lies like a mirage♪

♪When I turn away, a sinner's falsehood whispers♪

♪What should I question?♪

♪Where should I place my faith?♪

♪The worlds are connected♪

♪By the tears that have been shed♪

♪The sound of loneliness♪

♪Had we taken each other's hand♪

♪Things could have been different♪

♪Now it rings unceasingly♪

♪Only for the distant beyond♪

♪The heart keeps fluttering♪

♪Do not resist it♪

♪For life has already slipped away♪

♪And only a husk remains♪

(Episode 12: A New Path Forward)

Wh-What is that?! (Episode 12: A New Path Forward)

Wh-What is that?!

A-Archangel!

Divine Advent!

Using all your moves at once, huh?

Not like I'm gonna let you.

L-Lady Sasha! Quickly, the ocarina!

R-Right!

L-Lady Sasha?

It's not being resummoned...

Why?

The ocarina!

Fancy that.

I didn't expect a stronger attack to completely erase its very existence,

making them unable to be summoned again.

What in Heaven's name is that spear?!

The destruction of a phantasma-class weapon is inconceivable!

A god-killing weapon, the genesis-class spear...

the God Requiem Gungnir.

A mere phantasma-class weapon can't hope to compare.

A genesis-class weapon, you say?

To think I was actually concerned.

First you prattle about Level 9999, and now a so-called genesis-class weapon?

That is scarcely amusing.

Y-You can say that again!

You just happened to destroy the Angel Ocarina!

Don't let it get to your head!

Not to mention, as you have witnessed once before,

as long as I have the Blessing and Retribution,

every attack you launch is utterly futile!

Your loss was guaranteed from the start!

Just try to stop this!

Let's see just how strong you proud elves really are!

Preposterous!

This cannot be!

No human can be this formidable!

You wield such power...

are you certain you are not a Master?

You lot don't seem to think so.

I just want to know what a Master even is.

Master or not...

we cannot allow a dangerous individual like you to wander unchecked.

Sir Mikhael.

Lady Sasha, have you been injured?

I'm fine.

I am reluctant to suffer the indignity of retreating,

yet we must alert the queendom to your existence.

Regrettably, the final resolution of our engagement must be deferred.

Do pardon me.

We shall now take our leave.

Skyrunner Wings!

Sir Mikhael?

They are not activating? Why?

Skyrunner Wings!

Skyrunner Wings! Skyrunner Wings!

Why?

Stop wasting your time.

It's impossible to teleport out of the tower.

We're jamming it with magic.

Jamming?

More absurdity!

Teleportation-jamming magic does not exist!

Ellie, anything to say to that?

Oh, right!

That's a natural conclusion to have.

The teleportation-jamming spell used in this tower is an original of mine.

Reverse engineering the core of the Abyss took quite a bit of work,

but I have recreated it with my own magic.

Y-You reverse-engineered a core?

Is that possible?!

So, what now? Wanna run?

N-Not yet!

Hope still remains!

The Commander and the others will come to our rescue!

The Commander exceeds Level 3000!

He will dispatch all of you in an instant!

There is still time!

Release us, and we shall show mercy!

The others will come to your rescue?

Thanks for waiting outside!

You can all come in now!

Commander Hardy!

Muste!

Sharphat!

And... Nhia and Khia!

All of them... defeated?!

Good work, everyone!

Light...

What have ya done?!

Milord... is that...?

I'm fine. It's nothing to worry about.

Now what?

What was it you said you still had?

Hope... was it?

I have a proposition!

S-Sir Mikhael?

- A proposal? - Precisely!

Why not combine our strengths and claim dominion over the Elven Queendom?

What?!

What are you saying?!

With your power and my political acumen, our success is all but assured!

Consider it!

The throne would be yours in short order!

What makes you think I want it?

Don't make me repeat myself.

I only want revenge and the truth.

Revenge?

Then your grievance isn't with me!

I have never attempted to kill you!

I issued no such orders!

I am an absolute stranger!

Sir Mikhael?! You're abandoning me?!

Silence, you revolting harlot!

Do not entangle me in your disgrace!

I never wished to be engaged to you in the first place!

Remove your head from the clouds, you vulgar peasant!

How could you!

You said you loved me!

And I trusted you!

Are you truly that dim-witted? It was patently a lie!

I don't believe it! You traitor!

If I may... Lord Light?

Shall I execute this woman for you?

Mikhael, was it?

Uh, yes?

I don't have any personal desire to kill you.

Ellie?

Right away, Blessed Lord.

At last...

The moment has finally come.

My blood was boiling, you see...

Any idea how many times I almost violated my Blessed Lord's orders by killing you?

Your death will not be a painless one.

Please, I beg your forgiveness!

I have seen the light at last!

Oh, is that so?

M-Most certainly!

Lord Light is as mighty as he is merciful!

Indisputably worthy of being a god!

Very good!

You finally understand how great my Blessed Lord is!

Naturally! Naturally I have!

Is that so?

But that level of understanding is still far too shallow.

You leave me no choice but to carve it into your very body!

Dorn Fesseln!

The strategic-class spell Dorn Fesseln...

It can even bind someone of our level for a brief moment.

You have no hope of escaping.

You cast strategic-class magic without so much as an incantation?

Inconceivable!

My, my... still not convinced?

How's this?

I shall now have a poke around your mind.

A-Anything but that!

Repent for all your rudeness towards Blessed Lord Light...

as you writhe in the agonies of hell.

Release me! I beg of you!

Sasha.

You're next.

Um, Light?

Remember the time you were crying all by yourself?

I was there to comfort you, wasn't I?

I rubbed your back and wiped away your tears!

Oh! What about the time when you were bullied by Garou and the others?

I stood up for you, didn't I?

You remember!

You have to!

But it was all a lie.

Everything was an act.

The real you looked down on me and were more than happy to kill me.

Your sneering voice.

Your face twisted with the joy of killing humans.

Those are things that I will never forget, along with the pain of that day.

B-But... Drago was there, too!

I couldn't defy him by myself!

I'm telling you...

I didn't do anything wrong!

I'm innocent!

It wasn't my fault!

I really didn't do anything wrong!

Say, Light?

You used to like me, didn't you?

I liked you, too!

You can use my body however you like!

How about it?

All you have to do is spare me!

Not only do you refuse to admit to your sins,

but you dare speak of false love and insult him by tempting him with that body of yours.

I will get my beasts to eat you alive

and then revive and heal you over and over again until you are no more!

Aoyuki.

Bad girl.

Relax, Sasha.

I won't kill you.

Until I find out the truth and decide how I will use my powers...

you will be subjected to endless torture, unable to die.

Say hello to Garou in the darkness of the Abyss.

Wait!

Please wait, Light!

Oh. Almost forgot.

You can have that back.

Mera, you know what to do.

I gotcha.

No, please don't!

What's that?!

No!

Please, Light! Stop this!

I just wanted to be happy!

Is that so wrong?!

It's what everyone wants!

Just tell me I'm wrong!

You wanted to be happy, huh?

By tricking and killing me... you mean?

No!!!

I was ready to sacrifice an arm or two... but...

Blessed Lord Light!

Commence primary Soul Seal reseal.

Code: 9999.

Ellie...

Will Lord Light be okay?

I have no idea.

Whaddya mean ya don't know?

You saw it, didn't you, Miss Nazuna?

After constantly using his Gift of Unlimited Gacha for three years,

the only EX card he ever produced...

was the God Requiem Gungnir.

Miss Mei and I were only able to ascertain that it was a spear of unspeakable power.

Nothing more.

It was so dangerous

that the souls of three Level 9999s, Miss Mei, Miss Aoyuki, and myself,

were used alongside our Blessed Lord's in a spell to seal its power.

Only then was its power contained.

Blessed Lord Light undid one of the seals.

Who knows how much damage he sustained after being exposed to all that power.

The only thing we can do now is place our faith in him and wait.

Mei?

Lord Light!

You are awake!

Thank heavens!

Oh, yeah...

I lost consciousness back there.

Sorry for making you worry.

You must not get up!

Just for a while longer...

Please rest... for just a while longer.

Mei...

When I saw the tears you shed when we first met in the Abyss...

I already knew.

I could tell just how much revenge meant to you.

Even so...

I must insist that you refrain from such rashness.

Lord Light, you are no longer alone.

We are all here with you now.

So, please...

What was that?!

Care to say that again?!

We have lost contact with the White Knights.

Their status remains unknown.

We can conclude that...

Impossible!

My dear Hardy-Wardy is the strongest elf there is!

B-But, Your Majesty... it's been two days!

The fact is...

Silence!

Hold your tongue!

I come bearing news!

What is the meaning of this?!

We are in the middle of an imperial council!

Dragons!

An army of dragons is heading towards us!

There are a hundred of them and counting!

Even more are on the way!

The first wave entered our airspace just moments ago!

The castle has already been surrounded!

I don't believe it!

Where are the imperial guards?!

How did this happen?!

Heed my warning!

- What?! I can hear a voice in my head! - I am the Witch of Giant Tower!

Is it sorcery?!

A few days ago, several individuals came trespassing into my tower.

I demand to see the one responsible for the fools known as the White Knights.

Otherwise...

You have three minutes.

If you do not reveal yourself within three minutes,

I will be more than happy to burn your city to cinders.

Oh, my...

What a warm welcome indeed.

Only ten seconds to spare.

You sure took your time.

Are you the person in charge?

I am Queen Lif VII, ruler of the Elven Queendom!

Witch of the Great Tower,

your insolent act of intimidation is unforgivable!

Take your beasts and leave at once!

Insolent act?

Your White Knights were the ones who first invaded my tower.

Wh-What have you done with them?

I am under no obligation to tell you.

You fiend!

I'm the one who has questions for you.

What?!

What is it that compelled you to send those ruffians my way?

R-Ruffians?!

Am I mistaken?

They were after my treasure and research, were they not?

Is there no limit to your insolence?

You dare call us thieves?!

So you deny it?

Excuse me?!

I don't believe you.

I shall verify the truth for myself by peering into your head.

Wh-What did you say?!

Stay back!

Come no closer!

Guards! Stop staring!

Protect your queen at once!

R-Right away!

Sacer Arbor.

Do you like them?

Sacer Arbor.

Trees that use the flesh and blood of my enemies for sustenance.

They will keep growing and spreading as long as there are enemies to feed off.

It's strategic-class magic.

Dear me...

Dorn Fesseln!

We can't have you getting away, can we?

I still have questions for you.

Now then...

Let's have a little peek.

N-No! Stop!

It appears you were being truthful.

However, I am deeply disturbed by your deep prejudice against humans.

I hereby order you, Queen Lif VII, ruler of the Elven Queendom...

You are to free all the human slaves in this queendom.

Human slaves are henceforth outlawed.

All who oppose that rule shall be fed to my dragons.

I hereby proclaim that all humans are to be granted absolute autonomy!

How's everything on the surface?

As you have ordered,

we have granted humans absolute autonomy.

Because of that, humans from surrounding nations have gathered around the tower.

The Mohawks are having a rather tough time keeping up.

I see.

I'd better get going.

You need more rest, milord!

I don't want to keep everyone worrying.

But, milord...

I really am okay, see!

I'm back, everyone!

Hey, you lot!

Don't forget to take a break!

Don't worry, we won't!

We need some help over here!

Coming!

There are so many more people now.

Indeed.

In addition to the people from neighboring territories,

we have managed to liberate about 5,000 people.

We are getting the surrounding area ready so that they can support themselves.

I've been thinking...

Remember when I said I'd engulf the world in the fires of hell if I deemed it evil?

I don't think I want to anymore.

I want to protect instead of destroy.

The world isn't to blame for the existence of discrimination.

I hope that at the end of my revenge lies a world where everyone can live happily.

What do you guys think?

That is why we are here!

To make your dreams a reality!

And I'm gonna protect ya, milord!

We live only to serve you. Everything else is unnecessary.

Thanks, you guys.

I still don't know...

Will I bestow happiness and prosperity or death and despair?

But I'm sure I'll make the right choice.

As long as I'm with everyone.

I'm sure of it.