At the End of the Journey
Total victory! Easy win!
No one's a match for the great and mighty oracle Luna herself!
...
And I never said this before, but even though I joined the Journey mainly because I wanted to pay off my debt...
When I tried to look into the end of the Journey, I couldn't see anything.
The path wasn't fixed. It was rather a mix of different outcomes.
But not in a scary or chaotic way! It felt...
Hmm, how do I explain this...
Hope! It felt like... hope.
It was the first time I ever felt something like that, so I decided to join the Journey.
Back then, I didn't really get why I felt that way...
But now? I think I do.
That hope I saw in the future...
It was because you were there, Captain.
I watched her brightened face for a moment.
The one who stands at the end of the [Journey], having endured countless moments of pain and suffering.
There will be more hardships ahead.
But I believe in her.
She'll surpass me one day...
And become the greatest [Savior] of them all.
Her light was so bright... I closed my eyes.
...Congratulations, Savior.
With this, you have passed the final trial of the [Journey].
Shall we head back now?
They are throwing a huge celebration in your honor for [completing the Journey].
...
...Savior?
Huh? Oh...
...
Hey, Lisa.
Was... Wasn't someone else just here?
...Strange.
There's been no one else but us here from the start.
No, no.
I think I finally understand what my master meant.
That there is a next beyond the end.
And in that next, you're there... waiting.
...You know what, Captain?
I've never been able to see a future where I'm with you.
But that doesn't mean we won't meet again.
You're the one who taught me that, remember?
That what matters isn't the future I see.
It's the future I WANT to see.
So yeah, we will meet again.
And when that day comes... please...
You have to tell me your name, okay?
No matter how long it takes...
I'll be waiting.
And so, another new starlight ignited.
Its radiant flame was etched into the Archive—a beacon to pierce the endless dark of the cosmos.
Observation complete.