I'll kill you after I finish this game!

Erii Honjo, with her eyes closed and head slowly lowered, spoke with a weak smile:

"But isn't it good? After all, we both seem like the kind of people who are prone to breaking our promises. Ren can probably only show us an angry and troubled expression, right?"

"Yeah, hahaha..."

Yuza Shirou ignored Honjo Erii's sarcastic remarks and laughed happily.

Although they couldn't reach an agreement, things weren't so bad. At least they both still believed in each other's ability to win and survive.

Although it's true that it's too cruel for Lian to be alone.

But... as long as you're alive, you can still look forward to life and always find something to keep you going.

In this star system of unknown location, Yuzashirou, guided by his senses, gazed towards the direction of the solar system and chuckled:

"Gotta win."

"Even if you come here, we'll kick you back."

These were the last words of blessing for victory. After saying them, he lowered his head as if he had fallen asleep and closed his eyes nonchalantly.

Then their broken bodies turned into countless fragments and scattered, marking the end of their battle.

They all thought that Lian would definitely pull through.

Since they are both so forward-looking, let them live in their memories.

They have no interest in things like resurrection or immortality.

According to Lian, things that die and then come back to life are meaningless dust.

..........

Red Knight Elunere and Sakurai Hotaru, White Knight Schreiber and Yuzashirou.

Their battle was finally over.

The two battlefields ended in a tragic mutual destruction, so now only one battlefield remains.

That was the battlefield belonging to the Black Knight Magina and Fujii Ren.

As the source of the reversal of the other two battlefields, this is where a true miracle manifests itself.

Red Knight Elunere was killed because, at the crucial moment of the battle, Mary's leak and the time freeze exposed her past decapitation scars, allowing Sakurai Hotaru to seize the opportunity and strike her dead.

Similarly, at the moment of deciding the outcome, due to the effect of time stopping, Shirou and his companions crossed the distance between them, directly destroying the opponent's holy relic, severely damaging the opponent's soul, and thus gaining victory.

So, what about Black Knight Magina?

Knowing that Makina's Final Fist is a guaranteed kill, how will this inevitable end be reversed? Countless viewers are eagerly anticipating what the next battle will bring.

First, there was one other person who, at that crucial moment when the battle turned around, was also praying for Fujii Ren and offering their own strength.

Himuro Reia, whose consciousness had fallen into darkness, felt something warm after the Red Knight and White Knight had died.

It felt like I was surrounded, or like I was being embraced.

The feeling was like the warmth of the sun, which led my consciousness towards awakening.

Because it was in the Golden Demon City within the pot, a place of denial and rejection, Ling'ai could clearly feel that warmth was so different.

While both colors belong to the category of noble colors, Reinhardt's colors look like those of a soldier, but the feeling associated with this color is more like that of a mother.

I sensed it; they were fighting against Reinhard's retinue.

Hotaru Sakurai, Beatrice, Kai Sakurai.

Yuza Shirou, Honjo Erii.

Himuro Reia felt their warm emotions with perfect clarity.

That's right, that's it.

Their brilliance is the real thing; this is who they truly are.

Possessing a strong life and a noble radiance in her soul, that strong yet gentle heart is her most important treasure.

You can sense their battles, and you can feel their souls.

"Fujii...Ren".

Inside the Demon City Pot Heaven, once a soul falls, it will lose its self.

But in the very center of that place, Himuro Reia heard her own voice with perfect clarity.

The girl didn't know why she regained consciousness, nor why Yzak's longing had stopped.

Regardless of the reason, Himuro Reia can assert that she received help from her companions.

Moreover, in that instant, the girl realized that she had not been abandoned.

So she woke up, and she was really grateful.

Then, she also had to work hard and not give up. She had to do her best to help her companions at this moment.

so.......

"We have to win—!"

Rei Himuro shouted with all her might.

Please, please pass this message on to that person.

As the perspectives of countless viewers shifted, Mary collected everyone's wishes in an instant and sent them all to Fujii Ren.

"That's right, don't lose, Lian!"

Along with Mary's blessing, and even the voices conveyed by everyone at the moment of victory after fighting to the death, this was the moment that Fujii Ren most wanted to linger over.

Yes, don't lose. Everyone has achieved what they consider victory, so please keep going.

Ah, I can't lose! How I wish time could stand still at this moment! I don't want to miss that gentle air, I don't want it to leave.

Even knowing it will eventually end, until then...

A longing, an intense and profound yearning for a better future, a longing that pauses for a moment, and an awakening that surge forth endlessly from the soul on the verge of collapse and from the depths of the heart.

At that moment, Fujii Ren realized the true meaning of "time stopping," which belonged to her personally.

What's lost can never be regained.

Therefore, memories fade into the past.

Cherish every moment, value every instant, protect your loved ones, and forever savor those beautiful and tender moments.

But no matter how much she struggled, the clock would keep moving forward, and she hated that.

Therefore, I want to make these beautiful moments last forever.

Yes, that's right!

Let that instant become a second, that second become a minute, that minute become a moment, that moment become an hour...

Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop!

Transforming a fleeting moment into eternity!

"Crack—!"

Suddenly, as the Black Knight Magina struck each other, Fujii Ren, whose chest was pierced by the Iron Fist of the End, emitted a shattering sound.

But what was shattered was not her body and soul, but the very principles that were meant to cover her in the end, which were utterly destroyed!

"How can this be?!!!"

The Black Knight's smile, which he had been beaming with what he thought was victory, froze completely. He stared at the scene in utter disbelief, his voice trembling with shock, as if he were a living person.

How could she possibly withstand the final blow? Why was she able to?

Not only was he incredulous, but countless viewers were also shocked at how Fujii Ren was able to resist the inevitable end.

"Cough... Impossible, why—why doesn't it end!!!"

The blade on his neck began to advance inch by inch. The Black Knight Magina, resisting the guillotine's beheading, seemed to have lost his mind, roaring and denying this unbelievable scene.

This is normal. He was definitely more surprised than anyone else, and it was actually Fujii Ren who wanted to say the same thing.

Since ancient times, heroic tales have ended with the death of their protagonists.

Achilles, who died from an arrow shot to the heel by Apollo; Heracles, who was poisoned...

In ancient Greek drama, a narrative technique where, when the plot becomes intricate and confusing, a god with absolute power suddenly appears, kills the characters, and forcibly brings the story to a close—this method is usually used in tragedies.

Euripides is widely known for his fondness for this method. However, the construction of a story should be derived from a necessary cause and effect, rather than being forcibly ended by something out of nowhere or by an irresistible force.

That is why they are heroes who transcend humanity, and therefore their end is all the more cruel.

The "death" embodied in Fujii Ren, clearly manifested by the final blow—Makina's fist—why is she still alive?

Theoretically speaking, there is no thing or concept that can withstand a single blow from this guy.

but---

"Because, right now, I am 'zero'!!"

Fujii Ren exuded divine power, and lotus flowers bloomed within this divine power, freezing all the ultimate power that entered this domain.

Furthermore, the guillotine embedded in the Black Knight's neck began to recharge, slowly severing the Black Steel Knight's neck.

The final blow that seals off all stories, if there were anything that could withstand that...

Is that what Mary was nurtured within?

At the moment of the final impact, something that was born perfectly and simultaneously without any confusion.

In other words, it's a new world with only zero.

"No one can escape the end!! No one!!!"

Makina roared, his head constantly moving away from his body, but he remained defiant and relentlessly increased his output.

He did not acknowledge his previous failures; Makina was a hero who regarded death as an absolute belief.

He absolutely could not accept what was happening before his eyes.

"It's no use, Magina. This is my world and everyone else's world. Once time stops, there will be no concept of 'birth' or 'the passage of time,' because it is zero, so it will never end!"

Fujii Ren gritted his teeth, raised his other hand, and fearlessly grabbed the iron fist that had sunk into his chest, pushing it out little by little, while simultaneously intensifying the attack of his right arm guillotine on Makina.