I'll kill you after I finish this game!

She has experienced killing enemies and being killed by enemies countless times in the cycle of reincarnation.

However, if she dies, Nanami will die too... Skadi doesn't want her death to involve others. Really, the Suicide Blade thing is probably because she realized that she had been surpassing others all along, and in the end, she was left with only one person resisting.

The thought is something like, "If... there were someone who could stop me..."

Clearly... clearly she didn't want to break through the isolation alone; if she did it alone... wouldn't that be like running away alone?

P.S.: Matilda stepped off the horror show stage, casually taking her lunchbox...

Chapter 44 The Lost Nanami, Fujii Ren's Triple Hell War God

Who won this battle, and who lost?

Seeing Skadi now, looking like a child, with only a phantom-like mist remaining around her, no one could be sure that she was the victor.

Because the victors are allowed to continue living, and Skadi clearly does not have that right now.

Ah, perhaps with her domineering and unique nature, as long as she doesn't approve and still wants to survive, she can break through and overcome the unfavorable situation she's in front of.

Skadi possesses such a terrifying and unique quality that as long as she doesn't admit that she can't break through any further and believes that she can continue to move forward, she should be able to do it.

but......

"Sigh... I'm so tired, but once I stop, I feel the same way again."

Skadi yawned as if she were exhausted, her divine essence constantly shattering into countless fragments.

There is no desire to break through further, but once you stop, you will be overtaken by the sense of familiarity.

To truly live, one must not stop, but only keep moving forward.

She believed that her true desire was to break through and constantly surpass existing knowledge to reach a new world that would satisfy her.

But there are always new worlds after the new worlds, so which one is the one you really want?

It's probably about constantly transcending the known in an instant. Even though she despises the known so much, she can still encompass everything and sense the myriad things in the universe.

"Ah... Matilda, you didn't go back to your mother's womb, did you? Although the traces of your existence have melted away, I still remember you."

Skadi's words left countless viewers speechless. Was this an attitude of having seen through life and death?

No, they are similar, but not the same.

The law of the Fourth Day's Eternal Return Era is that it possesses the concept of a 'afterlife'.

Death is simply returning to the starting point, returning to the womb that nurtured you, and beginning your unique life anew.

Die and start again, die and start again, die and start again...

The end is the beginning, which is why the Black Knight frantically declared that there is no such thing as the unique end he craves.

For some reason, many viewers began to understand the Black Knight's desires among Reinhard's three knights.

When people understand the true nature of the world they inhabit, can they view it with equanimity?

Everyone is immortal, constantly rotating like gears.

"...Scumbag snake, you'd better get your ass off that seat this time. Ah...let's look forward to it a little longer. Besides returning to the starting point, will it be eternal annihilation of consciousness, or will we see a different view...?"

The sound grew fainter and fainter, Skadi muttering indifferently, and the moment she closed her eyes, the speed at which her body was breaking apart accelerated once again.

The scene before countless viewers gradually faded into darkness, signifying the end of Skadi's story.

But, in the instant I closed my eyes along with my broken body.

"Skadi, I'm lost again."

A voice calling her came from somewhere, a weak and flat voice saying things that made you want to complain.

The scene plunged into darkness, then suddenly brightened again as Skadi's eyes snapped open, revealing a different scene.

Appearing before young Skadi was an equally young Nanami, who calmly stopped Skadi's body from collapsing.

"Uh......"

Skadi's eyes widened slightly as she looked at Seven in front of her, somewhat bewildered by what had happened, as she was unaware of this turn of events.

Therefore, she now looked like an innocent child, watching the little girl dressed in a light green kimono with cherry blossom pink in her hair, who was looking at Skadi with ethereal and calm eyes.

The dark void in her chest, near her heart, was just as conspicuous as Skadi's, scattered with fragments of divinity, and her situation was almost identical to Skadi's.

At this moment, the two of them are just remnants, like afterimages.

"What? Why are you acting like you're seeing me for the first time?" Nanami tilted her head, drifting in the endless, nascent multiverse of stars.

"...Even if you're terrible with directions, you couldn't possibly have gotten lost here, could you!?"

Skadi saw the condition of Nanami's chest, but after a moment of silence, she didn't bring up the topic. She just looked at Nanami with an expression that said "(￣ー￣)".

As for dying, wait until later. As long as Skadi has the will, she can survive.

Nanami is indeed a terrible navigator, without a doubt, regardless of how capable she is.

"The battle is over, so go on a trip. Please take on the role of your tour guide."

Nanami pouted and reached out to grab Skadi's arm, which hadn't completely disappeared.

There are no more scenes between her and Skadi, so let's go together. Skadi probably isn't used to being alone anyway.

They were all too powerful, so powerful that they had no one by their side, and Skadi was completely alone behind her.

Skadi blinked, letting Nanami pull her into her arms, and said in a muffled voice, "I'd rather die than not be your guide. It's amazing you could find me. Why didn't you get lost while looking for me?"

If someone has a terrible sense of direction, at least it should work on her once, since she's not a guide dog.

"If you see it once, you can roughly remember it; if you see it twice, you can remember it firmly. My practice is to see; my cultivation is to see."

Very calmly, Nanami recounted what she had been doing since birth, and looking at Skadi, she responded as follows:

"But why don't I get lost when I'm looking for you? I had a lot of trouble finding Shichika when I was little. Why is that...? Because I've always been watching. From the beginning of my second life, my eyes have never left you, so... I won't get lost."

"...Wow, just now...my entire male personality was totally smitten with you~~"

Upon hearing Nanami's bluntness, Skadi responded with a teasing tone and a grin.

Although it sounded like a joke, she was serious.

If I don't return to the starting point this time, I won't need to be a girl when I open my eyes again. Next time, I'll marry Nanami. But Luo Xiu is liked by Tohka, which is a bit troublesome.

"Honored."

Upon hearing Skadi's words, Nanami's indifferent and expressionless face broke into a pure smile. Then, along with Skadi, she emitted a white light, and as her body disintegrated into fragments, it became increasingly transparent. She then softly said:

"If we could go back to the past, please continue to meet me, and then encounter me again. If we step towards dawn, please continue to reunite with me. No matter which choice I make, even if it's countless times, even to the very end, I will always be with you......"

"Ah...yes...definitely..."

Amidst whispers, embraced by their own self-destructive potential, Skadi and Nanami disintegrated into fragments, ending their lives that had led them to this point.

Her drama has temporarily come to an end. Whether she moves towards tomorrow or returns to the encounter, they will meet again, or meet once more.

I want to be myself, so she needs me.

Skadi was overjoyed that someone could follow her so closely, like Matilda, never falling behind, never getting lost, and always staying with her.

She didn't want to be alone. Whether it was her domineering path or her own fantasies, there was no denying that she needed others.

They died. In front of countless viewers, Nanami and Skadi departed together.

The perspective shifted, and what appeared before the eyes of countless viewers was a mystical pattern similar to the double serpent staff that Fujii Ren had seen before.

Two giant, silvery-white snakes, like ouroboros, are joined head to tail, forming a connected Möbius strip. The huge, slowly rotating wheel resembles the sun.

When the perspective is stretched, the pattern is also a scene seen through one person's eyes, from Razer's indifferent yet calm azure blue pupils.

At this moment, he raised one hand and fiddled with something in the void; the only thing that could be seen was a materialized illusion of a river of time.

His gaze was fixed on it for a long time, as if he had found something. His eyes lit up slightly, and he reached into the void with one hand and took something out.

"...You've worked hard. Take a good rest in the new world."

Lei Zhe lowered his head slightly and spoke gently, his eyes under the pure white hood fixed on the last trace of crimson light on his fingertip, so small it seemed about to be extinguished at any moment.

Those were traces and remnants of Matilda. She was indeed dead, but she had been poisoned by Rezé's snake venom, making it difficult for her to die even if she wanted to.

After all, Matilda's health had already been locked, so this remnant was enough for Rezé to get things done.

As for Skadi, there's no need for such trouble, since she's similar to Fujii Ren, also a divine spark overflowing from Reiji's divinity.

After the Eternal Revert, it's nothing more than recreating humans; Skadi's existence template was already clear to him.

However, this time it's not necessary. If Mary were to take the seat, she would also disregard the timeline and reshape everything.

【Platinum Star】: ...The two most powerful and stronger overlords, is it like the sharpest spear and the indestructible shield?

[Head of the Hall of Rebirth]: In that world, death is a new beginning. Did they go back into their mothers' wombs?

[Environmental Emperor]: Their previous battles risked their very existence, even their existence on the timeline disappeared, and it's unclear whether they returned.

[Bishop of Destiny]: Rather than saying that he has seen through life and death, it would be more accurate to say that death has no end, just as the Mercury Serpent in the room said, we are all immortal.

【The White Queen】: For those ignorant mortals, living in such a world is nothing, but for beings like Skadi and Reinhardt, it's like being in a prison.

[Hao Asakura]: In the life of an ordinary person, the happy will always be happy, and the unhappy will always be unhappy. If one does not know the truth of the world, nor does one know one's own destiny, then the unknown is indeed a blessing.

【Fu Lu Xiao Jingang】: I now understand why people who have experienced 'presence' go crazy. No matter what they do, they feel like they've done it thousands of times. The feeling is stale all the time, which is really terrible.

[Old Demon King]: In this world, strength means being special, and being special means suffering. If you don't want to continue suffering like this, you have to rebel.

【Gap Witch】: It's really not surprising that Skadi, who created the reason, has such desires in such an environment.

[Son of the Spirit King]: Now that we've reached the final moment, I still don't quite understand 'Gray'. The runes he sees are exactly the same as Skadi's back then. Could it be that he's also...?

【L】: If we eliminate all the impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, is probably the truth.

.......

Many viewers felt a sense of melancholy as Matilda, Skadi, and Nanami also met their demise.

From the beginning until now, they have come to understand those seemingly crazy demons from an objective perspective.

They were all born special, but being special in this world doesn't necessarily mean being lucky.

Sometimes ignorance is bliss, a sentiment vividly illustrated in the context of the fourth day.

Unaware that they are in an endless cycle of reincarnation, they naturally won't go mad or despair.