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Chapter 531 Jagi, you big idiot!
Eternal Pavilion.

"Reisen, hurry up!"

The only physician, Eirin Yagokoro, and his disciple, Reisen, were extremely busy, providing emergency treatment to some people who were still unconscious due to severe injuries.

Most of the injured who were knocked down by the aftershocks have been treated and, once their lives were ensured, have returned to their own worlds. One reason is that the anomaly in Gensokyo might have an abnormal effect on them and they cannot stay there for long, while the other is that their respective worlds also need their presence.

Therefore, at this point, almost all the remaining people were girls who had joined the "Kaleidoscope".

They were all wounded and injured, and although the specific circumstances were different, their eyes were filled with the same anger and pain.

When Yukari Yakumo used her boundary power to forcibly isolate the severely injured from the Shikoku battlefield, who suffered the most?

It was Tokisaki Kurumi, who wore a sorrowful expression, hid her pale face stained with her own blood in the shadows, and began to talk to herself in a tone as if she were about to cry at any moment.
"—Stop joking!" "This can't possibly be right, can it?...right?" "Of course." "Definitely." "It won't end like this..."

It was a slightly upturned smile, revealing a ferocious, wicked, and insane grin. A red streak was held high, and his entire body was soaked in blood. He was clenching his teeth so hard they were clicking.
"Damn it—damn it, damn it, damn it!! That guy actually dared, actually dared—! Unforgivable!"

Esdeath's eyes, crystal clear and sculpted like jade, were filled with tangible rage and boundless fury. Her palms were bleeding profusely from her fingernails digging into them.
"That's insane! How dare that bastard do such a thing!"

Is that Shana, who desperately used the forbidden technique "Heavenly Shattering and Earth Shattering" and was suffering a backlash, with her katana stuck in her right hand, her coat covering her body, her head down, curled up in a corner, her eyes red, and constantly muttering curses?

"Mind your own business, mind your own business, mind your own business..."

As the vessel of the fire mist, she was qualified to withstand the power of the God of Heavenly Punishment, but living with a human heart, could she bear such sorrow?

……

Or was it the youkai sage Yakumo Yukari herself, with red light emanating from her eyes, silent, with a dark and cold expression, exuding an aura of sinking into the deep sea?
However, two girls were in more pain than anyone else.

(hateful……!)

The fist, clad in tattered armor, slammed down, smashing a hole several meters in radius into the floor of Eientei. The dense, spiderweb-like cracks began to repair themselves under the silent power of eternity.

"Why...why...!?"

Seeing the unbelievable scene, encountering the unacceptable thing, helplessly pounding the ground, that was the girl who had firmly believed that victory would come until just now—Tachibana Hibiki.

Her whole body felt like it was being torn apart, and the sensation of her body breaking apart inside made her even more miserable. She was barely maintaining consciousness and gritting her teeth to endure it.

"Didn't we agree that life isn't something to be thrown away?! Why do this... Doesn't this mean... we haven't protected anything...?"

"—So, in the end, my song, and these hands of mine, still can't save anything...?"

"No—no—no—!!! I absolutely don't want this to happen!"

Her fists, unprotected by the force field activated by the relic, were quickly covered in blood and looked gruesome as she frantically pounded the ground. Yet, Hibiki Tachibana seemed oblivious to the pain, continuing to bombard the ground in front of her, conveying a terrifying feeling that transcended ordinary creatures and sent shivers down one's spine.

No one stopped her; not because they couldn't, but because it was impossible.

Beside her were Kazanari Tsubasa, whose armor had been completely shattered and who had reverted to their original forms, Yukine Chris, and the rest of the people who remained motionless, as still as statues.

The unprecedented defeat and the enormous setback ruthlessly crushed their fighting spirit. Despair boiled in their hearts like magma, turning their hearts black and twisting them.

This is... a state of being unable to fight and unable to recover.

Another one…

"Cough... Pfft, Waaah...!!"

"————"

"Gurgle, whoosh, cough cough, gurgle, woo woo, woo woo woo woo woo...!!"

In the world of Tree Sea, there is a spirited girl named Yuuki Yuna who shouts faster, more fiercely, and more resolutely than anyone else, and fights while flying through the air.

...She was now kneeling on the ground, her face contorted in pain, her body covered in blood and vomit.

No one had the energy to blame her, to blame this girl who had just fought until her heart stopped and was forcibly separated from her homeland, which had been destroyed by God. Her inner sorrow was completely overflowing, and even the strongest heart could not withstand such a heavy blow.

The members of the Hero Club, who fought bravely alongside her, risking their lives in a battle they had never fought before, also lost their strength, like broken, abandoned dolls with nowhere to go.

One by one, they lost the ability to think, their bodies lost their balance and they fell to the ground, their eyes unfocused.

We've reached our limit.

I don't want to continue like this.

Not everyone can have a happy life, but fate has been too cruel to them, not even granting them the slightest hope.

Because of his weakness, he lost everything: his parents, friends, classmates, land, elders, things he liked, things he hated... He even lost the meaning of his existence and became a walking corpse.

Is this the final fate that awaits the girls of the Hero Club?
"...This is a really tough situation."

"That's what I mean."

Yukari Yakumo and Eirin Yagokoro spoke in low voices with serious expressions. In the current situation, even the Sage would be helpless; it was not something that could be changed by any plan.

However, unexpectedly, someone spoke up.

"I'm leaving."

The silver-haired elf, his body covered in bandages, spoke in his usual calm tone and expression, accompanied by his disciple Philen, whose injuries had been healed, and his junior, Shutark.

The sound wasn't loud, but it was extremely penetrating, enough to reach the ears and minds of everyone present, slowly rousing their stagnant brains.

Why is she so calm?

How could she be so calm?
How could she be so calm?

The immortal being, over a thousand years old, spoke with an expressionless face, in a tone completely unlike that of a normal human:
"Is it strange? Because I still have things to do, I don't have time to stop here, I don't have time to be tripped up by past failures like this... And, isn't it true that none of you shed a tear?"

look up.

Upon hearing these words, the girls with their heads bowed turned their gazes toward the seemingly insignificant elf. They not only realized the stark difference in their ways of thinking, but also, in an instant, a faint phantom seemed to appear behind Frilian's long silver hair.

They seemed to see a tall figure that shouldn't be there appearing behind them—Rao.

Like a doppelganger, the two sometimes overlapped and sometimes separated, seemingly close yet distant, but exuding an unstoppable aura and an incomparably strong will, cold and resolute.

"Lady Frilian is right."

"...No, that's right, I think so too."

Philon and Shutark stood behind Frilian, one nodding in agreement, the other speaking somewhat timidly.

But the purple-haired girl and the orange-haired boy's expressions suddenly became strong and resolute the moment they opened their mouths. They grew taller and resembled Toki and Kenjiro, exuding a powerful aura.

Although reason told them that it wasn't the real boxing champion, not the Hokuto Brothers, but... if the Hokuto Brothers were here, they would probably make the same choice and say the same things, right?

and…

They held their breath and began searching for the figure.

A shadow appeared behind Kurumi Tokisaki.

"I really don't know what to say..."

A shadow appeared behind Ryuko Matoi.

"...There's nothing uglier than the tears of a loser, isn't there? Blood, we haven't even had a chance to beat him up yet..." A shadow appeared behind Shana.

"It's so noisy! Don't just pop up like that! It's disgusting!"

……

The shadow appearing behind her possessed a unique style, a familiar silhouette, and an instantly recognizable identity and aura—JAGI.
"Didn't you get anything at all? Think about it..."

After saying that, Frillian flicked her staff and disappeared on her own.

From whom? What did they receive?
They each have their own answers.

"The so-called light is not something that can only be given by others... but something that everyone must radiate themselves."

Jagi is not like Julia, a benevolent star that gives people a warm light and heals all wounds.

"Everyone needs to..."

But he gives others the strength to live on even in despair.

"If you are only illuminated by the light of one person, that light will eventually disappear. If everyone has power, no light can be overshadowed."

Moreover, he will teach others the importance of shining their own light in the dark.

"No matter how intense the light is, it will be obscured by countless moths, and the person emitting the light will be crushed by its weight."

The light emitted by just one particular person cannot illuminate everything.

"The sky was still overcast... but to me, the scene was more radiant than anything else... I saw the light of hope emanating from everyone."

One by one, figures stood up, glaring at each other, and cursing through gritted teeth:
"Jackie, you big idiot!"

If he weren't an absolute idiot, why would he try to show off like that?
"Those who call others stupid are the real idiots!"

Someone reminded.

"...Never mind then, I wish him happiness every day."

Others added to the discussion.

"But before that, we have to get him back, right?"

"That's right."

They suddenly laughed, their lips curving upwards without them even realizing it. Why they were here, who they wanted to help, and why they wanted to help—the weight of these reasons surged into their hearts more clearly than ever before.

The whole world was slowly bathed in white light.

boom!
Hibiki, the chestnut-haired girl immersed in her own sorrow, raised her head blankly... no, she was being pulled by her hair, her slender neck was being pinched, and she was being forcibly lifted into the air to be stopped. And the person who did this was only one person—the delinquent Hibiki.

"What a nuisance... You weakling! You're just like me before!"

Bu Liangxiang muttered a curse under her breath, her voice hoarse, then a mocking smile curled at the corner of her lips beneath her scarf. "You better calm down!"

The fists, as big as sandbags, rained down on Tachibana Hibiki's face, which was just like hers.

No matter how painful it was, no matter how much they wanted to cry, no one actually shed those tears, because…

"If we shed tears, wouldn't that mean we, him, and them have all failed? So we can't cry! We absolutely cannot! Not even if it means death!"

Bang bang bang bang bang!
"You're the disciple of someone incredibly strong, a very strong person! You're not like me, how can you be so fragile!"

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!
He never lets anyone see his aged and weak appearance. As a man who has never been defeated and has always been fighting, he is the free and unrestrained Jagi, who lives the most authentic life and is his proudest disciple!
Bang bang bang bang bang!
"Even in death, there should be no ugly death without tears! Fight to the death, you bastards—!"

collapse!
A bloodied hand blocked the fist thrown by another version of himself, clenching it so tightly that it made a cracking sound.

"…I see."

Hibiki Tachibana's cheeks swelled up, and she spoke slowly and deliberately through gritted teeth, her eyes, which had been almost always gentle, now filled with intense killing intent and sharpness for the first time.

"I said—I know!"

With effortless strength far exceeding that of ordinary people, she twisted away the creaking noise and pulled her companion to her feet. The other battle maidens felt their skin tremble under immense pressure they had never experienced in their lives before…

But at the same time, they also laughed.

Now, the only ones who haven't pulled themselves together are... Yuuki Yuna and the brave girls.

"Hello, future heroes. I am Nogi Wakaba, the one who shouldered the mission of a hero in the year 2019—no, in the first year of the Divine Era. I am also the one who entrusts the hope of the future to you decades—or centuries—later..."

The voice that appeared beside them was none other than that of the first hero, Nogi Wakaba.

"All heroes experience fear, trouble, and pain. Fight relentlessly for what you want to protect."

"You must be in a lot of pain right now. You've experienced pain, sorrow, despair—and hardship that's hard to bear no matter how hard you try. That's why you can hear my voice."

Yuuki Yuna's trembling gradually stopped, but Nogi Wakaba's voice continued.

What I want to tell you is neither 'keep fighting' nor 'grit your teeth a little longer'.

That's not Nogi Wakaba's soul. Her soul is bound to the Divine Tree and cannot leave. What we have now is just a pre-set voice message in the Hero System that will be activated when the Hero's emotional fluctuations reach their limit.

"Live on! I only ask that you live on. If you have someone you care about, I hope you remember them. I hope you remember that if you give up on living, they will be heartbroken. I have lost so many precious friends. Please don't let the people you care about suffer the same pain I have experienced. Please, you must go back to that person's side—"

Nogi Wakaba's message spanning three hundred years has come to an end.

There was silence for a long time.

With a force that seemed to pierce through something, Yuuki Yuna rubbed her cheeks and staggered to her feet, her arms trembling as she raised them!
"Aaaaaaaahh ...

If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, who could imagine that such a petite girl could utter a howl like that of a ferocious beast!

That was the roar of the demon that shook the entire Eientei, the entire forest, and the entire land. The sound not only spread through the air but also exploded directly in the depths of the mind. Every note ravaged the listener's nerves and spread to the distant horizon.

Take a deep breath until your chest is full.

He gathered all the mixed emotions within himself, as if to sweep away the dark clouds that had lingered in his heart throughout the day, along with all other emotions. He firmly planted his feet and assumed a stance—

Then, a loud thud.

"The Hero Club's Five Rules—!!!"

With a force exceeding the limits of her lung capacity, Yuna Yuki shouted at the top of her lungs.

"Secondly, never give up!!!"

The shattered heroes stood up, swaying unsteadily.

Dog barks at Saikaze, taking a step. Miyoshi Karin, taking a step. Dog barks at Saiki, taking a step. Nogi Sonoko, taking a step. Togo Mimori, taking a step.

Yuna Yuki takes a step forward.

Tick.

Tears fell, fists were raised.

(End of this chapter)