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This is the power of the legendary sorceress.

I imagine this town will burn with the fires of hell.

This is good.

After this massive amount of destruction, people will recognize the existence of magic.

And eventually, that power will let anyone access the world's inner-workings, without restriction.

Humanity will further evolve.

Yumiko-chan...

Damn it! What's going on?

Morishita!

That idiot!

Koyomi!

Hurry up and get away from here!

But... But Yumiko-chan is...

Don't space out! We're getting out of here!

Misa-san!

One hour after it began, the Akihabara fire shows no sign of relenting,

even with the firefighters' hard work.

Breaking News! Mysterious fire in Akihabara! Is the criminal doing it for fun? Or is it terrorism!

So it's finally begun...

What, exactly, happened?

Digitalis Flammalacia is returning to life.

Digitalis?

That's right.

She's a vile, dark mage who took the lives of over 100,000 men.

She's using Yumiko's body now to fully revive herself.

We have to hurry and save Yumiko-chan!

Yumiko is no longer Yumiko.

Then what should we do?

There's nothing we can do but take her down.

Take her down... You mean Yumiko-chan?

I have a Code ready to do just that.

Using it, we'll kick Digitalis into another world.

If we do that,

we can break Digitalis's evil cycle of self-resurrection in this world.

This is the only "best option" available to us!

We can't. We can't do that!

Then... Then Yumiko-chan...

Yumiko understands, too.

She's strived to become a stronger Classical Mage than anyone else.

I'm a moron, so I don't really get what's going on,

but I think it's weird.

I think it's weird that we'd sacrifice Yumiko-chan so that we can survive.

If Ichinose Yumiko Christina has become Digitalis and will do nothing but evil,

then don't you think that it's our job to stop her?

But... But...

Go home, Koyomi.

There's nothing you can do here.

I'm going to see Yumiko-chan again!

No.

We promised to meet at the donut place at 6:30!

I'm going to bring her back home!

Koyomi!

Ow...

Are you okay?

I'd worry if I left you alone, considering you can't even use your cell phone right.

I'll go with you.

You sure you don't have to go, Kaho?

I've already done enough this time,

so I thought I'd leave the rest to everyone else.

And you said something strange, so I figured I should ask you about it.

What's that?

Issue #1: You haven't actually prepared any Code that can "kick" Digitalis to another world.

Issue #2: If you had such a Code,

you'd have had no reason to send me your amulet in the first place.

You would have just fought Digitalis and been done with it.

Am I wrong?

Good job.

My mind's the sole good thing about me.

I see.

I only prepared one thing, a ghostscript of myself.

Were you trying to die, in order to leave a ghostscript behind?

Why were you trying to sacrifice yourself?

I thought about which would be better,

my killing Yumiko or Yumiko killing me.

Even if I killed Yumiko,

the Sorceress's Library would remain, necessitating another sacrifice in the future.

So if Yumiko killed me, that'd be better, ending the Library's continuous cycle.

With my ghostscript, it is true that I can kick Digitalis, along with Yumiko, to another world.

And that's the one "best option"?

That's right.

Say there is a heaven and hell.

Out of 10,000 people, if 9,999 could go to heaven,

I imagine you'd choose to be the one going to hell.

I guess.

I was happy you trusted me and gave me the job of amplifying your ghostscript.

So I'm thinking of trusting our ace.

You mean Soshiro?

She's a slow, klutzy crybaby.

She can only use wash basin summoning magic.

And normally, she just uselessly tags along, but...

She has a strange power in that, when everything's almost lost,

she can cross the only tightrope left, crying and stumbling all the while.

So you should try trusting your #1 student, as well.

This is...

I told you not to count me out.

Are you okay, Yumiko-chan?

Transform to swords, my Code!

These are...

Take this!

my memories.

The curse placed on your life is my greatest gift to you.

My great-grandfather...

He's getting younger.

Am I going back in time?

What is this?

These aren't my memories...

Digitalis, you have lost!

Unfortunately, Karl Cristbarth,

even should this body die, so long as the Sorceress's Library exists,

I'll return to life, using another body.

I am eternal!

No. Someday, one of my descendants will break that cycle!

I shall seal the Sorceress's Library until then!

Be cursed, all who walk the Earth!

These are Digitalis's memories.

That's right.

I was oppressed because I was different from others.

No one would stand up for me.

That's why I cursed it all.

You should understand it, as well... The pain of being alone...

Alone...

You've done well to come. My newest companion,

I welcome you.

I wonder if she won't talk to me anymore.

I wanted to be as good a mage as Misa-san, but...

Don't worry.

I don't think it matters, given that there's no such thing as a "mage" anyway.

Yes, there is!

God, I'm not sure if you believe that or if you're just really slow.

Jeez...

The hamburger we had was really good.

Younger Yumiko-chan was cute, too.

She always saved me. She's an important friend to me.

Next time, I won't let go. It's my turn to save her.

Where might you two be going?

You are my greatest unknowns.

It'd be helpful if you both left this city.

You go ahead.

But...

Aren't you saving the stupid girl?

Go!

Where are you going?

Hey, there. You're fighting me.

Oh, you dodged it.

Guibarthez...

I still owe you from six years ago.

I'm going to pay you back now.

There!

Nicely dispelled, as always. But how long will you last?

There!

There! There! There! There!

Looks like you're at your limit.

What?

I should go now.

Why did you get in my way?

It's been a while, Guibarthez.

One hundred years...

You have memories of me?

Well, that makes things easier.

Let's work together again.

What is a mere ghostscript saying?

Who do you think brought you back?!

Perish!

Guibarthez-

You looked away.

It's past seven!

Where's the donut shop?

Yumiko-chan!

You're okay?

I came to fulfill our promise.

You're not Yumiko-chan?

I am Yumiko and Digitalis.

Ichinose Yumiko Cristina is a part of me.

Hey, it's late. Let's go home.

I cannot do that. This world must be covered in flame.

Why? That's bad!

Morishita Koyomi, Ichinose Yumiko Cristina's friend.

You would do well to leave this place.

As long as the Library cries out in unrelenting terror,

I must fight.

It's overwhelming.

The worm that Kaho put on the net is self-replicating and infecting computers worldwide.

It continues to amplify my power, even as a ghostscript.

I have more power now than Guibarthez did six years ago.

Come out. I know you're unhurt.

Anehara Misa's ghostscript.

Nice to meet you.

You won't just go down easy for me, will you?

Go ahead and see.

You're right. Transform to swords, my Code!

You're good.

Yumiko-chan? Yumiko-chan, where are you?

Yumiko-chan?

I'll insert a Code directly into your body!

That was dangerous.

I'd be dead if I weren't a ghostscript.

What did Yumiko do?

It was almost like she just disappeared...

jini!

Yes, ma'am.

Putting aside the fact that she constructed some Code and escaped...

There's nothing that shows she even constructed the Code of Swords.

Why?

There's only one possibility that comes to mind...

A Code that stops time!

That's right.

A time-stopping Code would probably involve temporarily moving your body

to another world where time flows differently.

That's how you're doing it.

You've figured it out, Modern-Day mage.

So what will you do?

There's one possibility.

If I channel the time-stopping Code's reaction into stopping this very world...

Koyomi, who's part of this world,

will automatically transform the Code into a wash basin...

changing Yumiko's time-stopping Code, too...

allowing me to neutralize it!

I'll borrow the power of all CPUs.

Here I go!

Now!

What?

I won't let you get away!

Let's end all of this.

Yumiko-chan!

I'm going to save you, okay?

Just a little bit more...

Stop.

Yumiko-chan?

Friend of Ichinose Yumiko Cristina, Morishita Koyomi, that's enough.

This is wrong! It's definitely, definitely wrong!

Let go of my hand. I'm an enemy to this world.

That doesn't matter! I'll protect you!

You're my friend!

I'm definitely, definitely going to protect you!

No matter who stands against me, even if it's Misa-san...

So don't give up!

At this rate, you'll get sucked in, too.

I still won't let go.

I'll never, ever let go of your hand, Yumiko-chan.

Watch out!

Soshiro-san.

Damn it...

Soshiro-san, why are you okay?

Who knows?

Don't ask me to explain nutty situations.

Yumiko-chan, are you okay?

The reincarnation granted by the Sorceress's Library uses death as its trigger to activate.

It's a reflexive magic.

If you send me to the other world, Digitalis will never return.

Now's your only chance.

Yumiko-chan, I'm getting mad at you!

But to live alongside a friend might not be that bad, either.

Yumiko-chan.

I won't forgive you. I won't ever forgive you!

All mankind's knowledge...

Right here...

And you guys...

No, Gary Huang.

Anehara Misa!

You're coming over here.

Let's go together.

It'll grow on you. I don't think the other world is such a bad place.

I planned to go with Yumiko, but it looks like she wasn't that into me, after all.

I guess I'll have to live with you instead.

Let go! Let go of me!

Stay well, Koyomi, Yumiko, Soshiro...

Let go!

Don't forgot our promise.

If I'm killed,

then I will come back.

You'll protect me until I grow old

and die peacefully someday.

Yumiko-chan!

You're heavy...

How rude! I'm not heavy at all!

Yumiko-chan?

What is it?

You really are Yumiko-chan!

What are you doing?

I'm so happy. I'm so happy!

Jeez.

I'm back, Koyomi.

Welcome back.

Sorry for the wait.

All of you, eat up.

Right!

It's good!

This is the cooking that created that mage-killer.

Is it okay if I have more?

Of course.

Koyomi, I think that's enough.

It's okay!

I'm going to eat a lot, study a lot, and become a great mage!

Ouch.

Sorry.

I-I'm fine.

Don't worry about it.

That's why I warned you.

Yumiko-chan!

Super-fast wash basin.

You've gotten better.

I-I wonder...

Just how did you get better?! You're a failure of a mage!

I'm sorry!