The Witch's Veil
All right! This isn't like the last time we fought!
...
I've gotten stronger!
And I'll keep getting stronger!
Because I have... No, because WE have Captain!
...
I've dealt with your kind plenty of times before.
You're certainly strong... but no more than I can handle.
I'm a little surprised.
When I first heard you'd kidnapped my daughter and Captain...
I thought you were trying to focus the Journey's power on Asherah before stealing it.
But I guess that wasn't it?
...
Well, I suppose it doesn't matter.
I may not know the exact reason, but your ultimate goal must be the same.
First, you destroy the Heart of the Star...
Then, you resurrect the Ancient King...
And awaken the sealed [executor]!
...
It's obvious what you [Shifters] are after.
The destruction of this world.
...
Yes, this world isn't perfect.
I'm an adult. I'm willing to admit as much.
But this is the only place the people of Lavistar have to call home.
It's the only place that makes the cheap booze I drink, too.
And... it's the only place my daughter has to live!
...
Even if that daughter stole our family treasure and ran away from home...
And went and registered as a Savior when her own dear mother was so against it...
She's still my daughter.
...
Sorry, but I can't let a [Shifter] like you destroy this world.
So... whatever you're plotting, it ends here.
This world, protected by the people of Lavistar, will continue to—
No.
In an instant, the blade vanished.
No. It had simply moved too fast to see.
Amora barely avoided a fatal blow... but collapsed, spraying blood.
Kgh!
M-Mom!
No.
No.
No. No. No. No. No. No.
Mom! We need to stop the bleeding...!
No, I'm fine. A wound like this is...
But...
More importantly... were you hiding your true strength this whole time?
Is there... something you want to say?
...
You... haven't protected anything.
There was never any world for you to protect... from the very beginning.
What do you mean...?
You don't even remember anything.
You can't even repay anything.
This hell... Only that person... can...
Only I can...!
That person...? Who are you talking about...?
Kyaah!
Asherah, who'd matched her blow for blow moments ago, was sent tumbling with a single strike.
I rushed over to her.
Asherah! Are you okay?
Yeah... barely...
But that attack... That swordsmanship...
Could it be...?
Asherah stared at the girl with the blindfold, her eyes filled with doubt.
Hearing her words, something occurred to me as well.
The swordsmanship that had felled Asherah in a single blow just moments ago.
The path of her blade... felt strangely familiar.
...
It seems I still hadn't fully resolved myself.
But it's all right. I've severed them now.
Love, affection, bonds... They're all lies in this world.
Lies? What are you talking about?
At my question, she looked at me for a moment.
Once again, I felt the gaze behind her blindfold turn toward me.
Her lips parted several times before she finally spoke.
This world. Lavistar is a false world.
A world of deceit and sin, born from original sin itself.
And such a world has no right to exist.
...
You look like you don't understand.
Then I'll have to show you...
The true form of this world.
With those words, she slowly reached for the [Sword of Aldebaran].
The polyhedron twisted strangely at her touch, transforming into a blazing white sword.
Now, it's time to wake from your sweet dream.