There was another core?
Hey, gramps! What the hell is that?
It's most likely its last heart, the last core.
It'll desperately try to protect itself.
Hmm?
So you're saying…
[Tokio] It's mission complete when we destroy it.
Okay, that's easy to understand.
Let's finish off this fight!
-Let's go! Ataro, Bash! -Got it!
This is the final battle, Noir!
Yes, Kanata.
[whirring]
[Tokio] What?
Damn. Of course its defenses got stronger.
[Tokio] I don't hate it when ladies play hard to get!
That special move. Can you do it, Mouton?
I apologize.
Most of the resources are currently allocated to support your injury.
Just for this cut? How embarrassing.
Kanata!
Tokio! Don't get ahead of yourself.
What? Okay.
-[Michael] Ataro, Bash. Cover me. -[both] Got it.
Okay? Let's hit it at the same time, Tokio.
I ain't one to take orders,
but I'll make an exception, Michael.
[Tokio] Kanata, back me up!
You got it.
[Tokio] ♪ On the stairs to adulthood ♪
- We're climbing! -[Michael] This barrage won't stop us.
[Tokio] Fuck you, stupid eyeball!
[Michael] Take this!
No way!
Tokio!
[both] Michael!
-[groans] -Master!
Shit. We screwed up.
[Bob] Michael!
[Michael] I'm not done yet.
I made a promise to Maria.
[Maria giggles]
Once this fight is over…
-Michael. -…we'll get married.
Get a hold of yourself, Michael!
That's what you call a death flag!
And that never happened!
No…
Michael?
This fight is too one-sided!
Tokio's injuries aren't healed yet,
and everyone from Aventure is past their limit.
[whirring]
[Kanata] Let's do it, DAISYOGRE ALTER!
[gasps] Not a scratch? Even with DAISYOGRE ALTER's power?
[grunts]
-[beeping] -Shit.
The left arm is lost.
The Blade is inoperative.
Combat performance has dropped 23%.
[gasps]
The last core is preparing the same attack.
Kanata!
[whirring]
I'm not gonna lose here! I still haven't…
Kanata.
I am sorry.
I am…
I am not strong enough.
[Maria] Do you know the Three Laws of the Magi?
They're like promises a Magus must follow.
Promise…
Law of Contract.
A Magus will form a contract with a single human.
The contract can't be canceled by the Magus.
Law of Friendship.
As a good partner to humans, the Magus will befriend the contractor.
Law of Growth.
As long as it doesn't violate
the Laws of Contract and Friendship,
a Magus must help both the contractor and themselves grow.
However, what it means to "grow"
will constantly change according to the relationship with the contractor.
In other words, just look after Kanata.
If you do that, even a Magus
with a blank slate like you will be able to grow.
[Noir] Kanata is growing stronger day by day.
So would he still need me?
He has many people like Ellie and Ciel by his side.
All I have is our contract.
Will you come with me, Noir?
[Noir] Yes.
I am Kanata's…
I cannot say it.
That I am Kanata's Magus.
Since I am a dud.
Sorry for being such a punk ass hack.
[Noir] Do not apologize.
I am the one who cannot do anything.
Am I really…
a Magus?
[Noir groans]
What?
[grunting, groaning]
[shouts]
[gasps]
[electricity crackling]
That's--
Magus Skill.
[gasps]
[voice] Closing your eyes in the midst of battle.
[Kanata gasps]
Are you even in a position to do that, you hack?
Noir?
No, you're not!
Who are you? What did you do with Noir?
Stop shouting.
Instead, explain the current situation.
-[sighs] But it's a waste of time. -What?
-Let's sync the log. -[rapid beeping]
Synchronization complete.
That's how it is.
Twenty years.
So the Silver Storm is here to ravage the Earth's surface once again.
But a core of that level is child's play.
-Here it comes, hack. -[grunts]
Even monkeys can keep dodging.
Why aren't you counterattacking as you dodge, you hack?
[Kanata] Stop calling me a hack!
From the looks of your battle logs,
you're nothing more than a hack.
This is…
A strong energy response from DAISYOGRE ALTER's periphery?
This is the last time Mystere will assist you.
[gasps]
Another Magus Skill!
She's really…
[gasps]
Daniel, the core…
[gasps]
The Parasitism Enders are self-destructing? This means--
[gasps] They won! Kanata beat it!
[all cheer]
-[Drifter 1] Hell yeah! -[Drifter 2] They did it, baby!
-[Drifter 3] A round of victory drinks! -[Drifter 4] Yay!
So he did it.
[chuckles]
That Kanata kid.
[Flamme] Whoo-hoo! Good job, Kana!
[giggles]
We survived it again somehow.
You're unharmed. Right, Kanata?
Thank goodness.
[Macht] It appears your hunch was correct, Schnee.
[Schnee] Yes.
That Noir has a power hidden inside her. But I did not expect it to be like this.
Yes.
Was this also part of your plan?
Dr. Pascale.
[Kanata] She destroyed the last core.
We really stopped the Silver Storm this time.
Mystere is disappointed.
Humans and Drifters have declined this much in just 20 years.
Who exactly are you? What did you do with Noir?
Mystere can only say she is Mystere.
Mystere's more curious about
where that safe mode you call Noir went.
Safe mode? Noir is?
Mystere is extremely displeased to be pulled out by that dud.
[gasps]
[Tokio] You really did it, Kanata.
Goodbye, hack.
-We'll probably never meet again. -[gasps]
Hey! Hold it!
Mystere!
Noir!
[grunts]
Find anything, Dolce?
See any rare parts
or leftover AO Crystal shards that Silver Shit dropped?
Not a thing.
Don't you think we're the ones who got dropped to rock bottom?
You think you said something slick?
You just watch.
I'll definitely make my comeback!
[groans]
There's an AO Crystal response, Range.
Hell yeah! [laughs]
I'm eating real meat tonight!
-Treasure. Treasure. My Treasure! -Treasure. Treasure. My Treasure!
My treasure!
Outta the way!
[grunts] Wow!
-Wow! -Ouch.
[both straining]
My treasure!
[both grunt]
What the…
[both shout]
[Ender roars]
[both scream]
[Range] It's an Ender!
-[Dolce] Someone save us! -[Range screams]
[both scream]
[Range] Shit!
Why is this happening to me?
[worker] They saved Rock Town!
Cheers to those reckless Drifters!
Cheers!
[Mam] How long are ya gonna play around for?
The citizens are coming back now that the storm's gone.
Get your shit together!
-Yes, Mam! -[hiccups]
[sighs]
Well, it's better…
Hey, Theo.
Is the storm here yet?
Okay, okay, Daniel.
The Silver Storm is gone already.
Oh, that's right.
[slurps]
By the way, Theo,
is the storm here yet?
Daniel! We already beat the Silver Storm.
Oh, that's right.
…than going senile the second the storm is over.
I've even gotten enough sleep.
Now's the time to fulfill my promise!
You won't wake from your dream even when you're awake.
Forever chasing your dreams, aren't you, Michael?
Maria, I'm here to ask for--
[group] We ask for you to come home, Michael.
[Michael] Bab, Bib, Bub, Beb.
Why are you all here?
This is an order from your father.
He requests an explanation for taking the family's AO Crystals.
And to help weed the fields while you're home.
[laughs]
[all laughing]
Wait!
I'm about to pick up my bride--
Wait-- Hey, Bob! Bob!
Hey, Bob! Bob! Help!
Bob!
[groans] Why's it so noisy?
We won't buy anything you're selling.
Pardon my rudeness, lady.
Please take this as my apology.
Wow! Is it Flammy's turn for romance?
But Flammy's not such an easy woman.
Let's have our "rocket start" by being friends first.
Okay?
Okay.
[chuckles]
[Claudia] Fantastic job as always, Maria.
It's just like a brand-new GLENSHINOBI.
[Maria] Well, I can't lose to my own student.
Plus, it's my thanks for protecting this Nest.
"It was a job" is what I want to say,
but to tell you the truth, I also did it for revenge.
Twenty years ago, my hands were full just protecting Flamme and myself.
So I couldn't even help that person.
Twenty years, huh?
Back then, I was also…
Wait, wasn't I just born?
[gasps]
-[Claudia coughing] -[Maria] Are you okay?
Be careful!
[groans]
I finally lost him.
That Mouton. What's so--
[Ange] You shouldn't drink when you're still recuperating!
No, wait, Mouton!
Drinking's the best way for two men to have a heart-to-heart-- Huh?
[giggles]
Come on! What are you sneaking around someone's house for?
[sighs] Don't play pranks on me.
Ouch!
You'll have an important talk with Kanata, right?
Don't you dare get him drunk.
I got it.
Hold on. How do you know about that?
My sister told me.
She also said if you start to chicken out,
I should kick you in the ass!
That busybody.
But even if she asked me to,
I don't think this is the time for that.
Yeah.
What? Why?
You won't know since you've been out cold after the fight, but…
Noir still hasn't…
For real?
[drill whirring]
-[whirring continues] -[sighs]
Can you stop sighing the second you see my face?
[sighs]
I'm the one who wants to sigh.
After the fight…
[gasps]
You even looked completely different when I opened the Coffin.
And instead of going back to the usual Noir,
you slept for two days straight.
When you finally woke up…
[sighs]
[Mystere] The sky…
Did moles evolve into humans in 20 years?
What?
[grunts]
Hey! Was your name Mystere?
Don't go messing around someone's house!
Does a hack like you even have something that shouldn't be seen?
What? I've got nothing like that!
Stop calling me a hack!
What's wrong with calling a hack a hack?
-You said it again! -What the hell?
-[Kanata] I'm a real Drifter! -It's just like Ellie said.
-[Mystere] Level of Drifters has fallen. -Let's try another day.
[Kanata] What did you say?
What--
Hey, don't look at that!
[display beeping]
[Mystere] Histoire?
[Kanata] Yeah?
[Mystere] Indeed.
A promise with the dud?
You both can search for Histoire all you want,
but Mystere has no reason to help.
Mystere is awake again.
You should do something about it, hack.
Why?
The dud won't respond even when Mystere calls her.
What's the point of that safe mode?
I've heard you say "safe mode" a bunch of times.
Is Noir…
Mystere only wants to stay asleep.
It's outrageous to have a master other than that person.
Mystere has no need for a world without that person.
[sighs]
[Kanata] Why did you disappear, Noir?
I apologize for asking you to come here.
[Macht] No need.
I am also in your debt for forcing you to follow my whims.
How much do you know about that plan?
[Ciel] It's a plan developed before the collapse of Amasia.
To send a Magus to the unstable surface
to advance its own development and evolution.
[Macht] That is enough to make a conclusion.
Together with your report of the Coffin,
the one abandoned in the middle of Project Pascale,
and the Type Zero Magus found near it,
I assumed Noir is the key. However…
The appearance of the black Noir,
the Magus calling herself Mystere to Kanata.
[Macht] Is a new candidate.
But which one is the real key?
Does the Project Pascale data have any information on the Magus?
No.
All data related to the Magus has been erased.
Otherwise, my lord would not have taken such a vulgar strategy
as kidnapping any Type Zero Magus--
[Macht] No need to say more.
It was all due to my incompetence.
[Schnee] Ciel, continue observing her.
Please ascertain whether the key is Noir or Mystere.
[Ciel] I understand.
But…
[Macht] Be at ease.
Mr. Weisheit also gave his approval.
He did?
I can stay
next to Kanata a little longer.
Pretending to be a human?
Even though you're only a mechanical doll?
[gasps]
I--
I am…
So now what?
[gasps]
[Tokio] Macht!
Macht Ewigkeit! [grunts]
[panting]
[grunts, groans]
Damn it.
Macht.
What the hell are you up to?
Translated by Annie Chen