The comments section all think I'm a really good person.

[Nanoha, I didn't see my Nanoha, sob sob sob, will she appear this time?]

[Fate isn't here either...]

Is this route a path for the Silver Court to rule the world?

The Q&A session is still ongoing.

Homura Akemi gazed into Saki Koizumi's eyes, pondered for a moment, and then posed another question:

"Saki Koizumi, do you value the established order more than your own desires?"

It wasn't just Kita Kirihara who was asking; even the consciousness of Homura Akemi, in her alternate identity, was seeking the answer to this question.

But Homura Akemi's question was not directed at Saki Koizumi, but at another person etched deep within her soul.

Saki Koizumi felt that the girl's eyes were both familiar and strange, and the moment she asked the question, those eyes turned into complete unfamiliarity.

However, she could answer this question without hesitation:

"order."

It's as if the word is engraved on her body and has become a part of her.

Although Saki Koizumi herself had no memory of it, a contract engraved deep in her consciousness prompted her to say those words.

"Yeah……"

Saki Koizumi would not hide her secrets from Kita Kirihara.

Not long ago, under Kita Kirihara's curious questioning, Koizumi Saki naturally revealed the whole story of her abilities, including her deal with the Voice of the World.

Kita Kirihara could roughly guess the direction of the contract.

Since power can be gained, a price must be paid.

The cost may be heavier than one imagines.

"Is that so? Well then, maybe in the future..." Homura Akemi's smile faded as she looked at Saki Koizumi with an unfathomable gaze.

We might become enemies someday. But even then, I will pray for your happiness.

The consciousness of the vest was active at this moment. Kita Kirihara felt a surge of emotions. She sighed inwardly, knowing that Saki's answer had touched a nerve with Akemi Homura, causing Akemi Homura to become emotional.

The character card represents fear and obsession.

Touching on the most sensitive parts of these characters can cause a temporary surge of emotions.

Moreover, Homura Akemi's caliber character card is different from other characters in some ways.

After all...

Homura Akemi was about to say something when Nana Oba, who was standing to the side, suddenly spoke up and gently interrupted her:

"Xiaoyan, isn't there something more important to explain?"

She looked over, quite helpless.

23. Please recommend your girlfriend for a job here.

Nana Oba's sudden interjection calmed Homura Akemi down a little.

Realizing that the Koizumi Saki in front of him was not the person he was thinking about, the negative emotions surging in his heart eased considerably.

After adjusting her mindset by using both hands simultaneously, the consciousness belonging to Homura Akemi's alter ego finally calmed down.

"It's time for your last lines, Homura," Nana Ohba reminded her, sounding quite helpless about the accident that occurred during the performance. "The director reminded us of that."

When Homura Akemi's emotions started to fluctuate slightly, the other members present also shifted their attention to her.

The children from the fake street were excessively excited, looking at Homura Akemi and laughing mockingly.

Despite being Homura Akemi's familiar, these pseudo-street children do not respect her; they only see her as a loser.

Sometimes they'll listen, but in these situations they won't hesitate to be sarcastic.

The atmosphere was slightly strange; the children's laughter was shrill and mesmerizing, but Homura Akemi remained unfazed.

From these details, Saki Koizumi noticed that something was amiss.

She originally thought Homura Akemi was the leader of the Silver Garden, since she seemed to be the most powerful among the members.

However, from various details, or rather from her analysis of the members present, she suddenly realized that Homura Akemi was not the leader in the true sense.

The members of the Silver Garden here all have their own sharp edges; whether you call it personality or aura, they don't seem like people who can be controlled. There's also no sense of them subtly supporting Homura Akemi.

They are not a whole, and cannot be called an organization.

It is a gathering of all sorts of people who act under the name of the Silver Garden.

If I had to explain it, it would be the difference between a federation and a confederation.

Or rather... the real leader isn't here.

That's why it appears so loose.

Who exactly is this "Director" that Nana Ohba just mentioned?

[Banana said the director? She must be the mysterious boss of the Silver Garden, right?]

[That boss who never even showed his face in the comics?]

What Black Organization boss?

It's hard to imagine what kind of person could bring all these members of the Silver Garden together.

[Perhaps even the screenwriter couldn't have designed this character, so they chose to leave it unsaid.]

Are we going to have to fill in the plot holes again?!

[It feels like this timeline was specifically created to fill in the plot holes for The Silver Garden.]

[Friends, is it that Banana's voice isn't nice or Hibiki's physique isn't appealing? Wouldn't it be better to just fill in the plot holes? We could also enjoy more of the beautiful, strong, and tragic aspects of Silver Garden. It would be even better if there were more slice-of-life scenes.]

[Great! Filling in the plot holes is a good thing! Screenwriter, you did a great job!]

[Finally, there's a glimmer of hope for completing the Silver Garden illustration collection!]

[The above is not an anime series; it doesn't have a script.]

I know, I know, I got a little too excited.

Kita Kirihara, the true mastermind behind the Silver Garden, only glanced at the comments.

Everything was as she had anticipated.

Since other versions of myself from different timelines have also used character cards and even adopted the name Silver Garden, a certain degree of information leakage is still objectively possible.

Although it is also possible that the leak was intentional.

Just as Kita Kiri had expected, no matter which timeline he was in, he did not reveal the true nature of the Silver Garden, demonstrating a commendable level of caution.

The Silver Court needs a leader, so she uses the dialogue of the alternate account to create a leader out of thin air.

The leader's identity must be vastly different from her personal image to minimize the chances of her being exposed.

The "director" mentioned by Nana Ohba, the "leader" as described by Hibiki Tachibana, the "that person" that Homura Akemi rarely mentions, Yoriichi Tsugikuni's "lord," and Talulah's "leader"—

— Countless titles and seemingly chaotic identities all point to the mysterious boss of the Silver Court.

To outsiders, the Silver Court may appear to be a large and mysterious organization.

But only Kita Kirihara knew that the organization actually consisted of only one person.

One person (referring to Kita Kirihara himself), and a bunch of character cards.

If it weren't for the fact that the original North Che had extraordinary computing power, he would have lost control of the character card long ago, or gone mad from the influx of memories and information into his head.

Because Homura Akemi has stopped time, Kita Kirihara's true form, as a weak and ordinary family member of a hero, has also been frozen in time, just like everyone else.

Meanwhile, their consciousness remained within the disguised individuals, observing their surroundings through Homura Akemi's gaze.

"I know." After Nana Oba reminded her, Homura Akemi nodded slightly, indicating that she could distinguish between what was important and what was urgent.

This time, Silver Garden's visit wasn't just a formality in front of Saki Koizumi.

However, she glanced briefly at Koizumi Saki and the other heroes present before looking away, seemingly somewhat disappointed.

Then, she looked at Saki Koizumi.

"Miss Shenming, do you know about Void Essence?" she asked, only to be met with an even more bewildered look.

[Wow, the Silver Court has even found the Void Essence?]

[I remember that research was only published after Tomoe Shiraki's death.]

But the Silver Garden took her away, right? Maybe Shiraki told them.

wrong.

Kita Kirihara watched the comments section.

Tomoe Shiraki is still in a coma; this information was given to her by the comments section.

She learned and applied it immediately.

"Seven years ago, during the Void Flood incident, people who were closer to the Tokyo Tower, where the incident occurred, were more likely to awaken their abilities. Tests showed that this was because a virus-like element in the void was absorbed by the human body, and X cells are the 'antibodies' produced by the human body against this element."

"This element was named Void Element by its discoverers."

"The concentration of void element on the disaster body and in accident-prone areas is far beyond the normal range."

"Correspondingly, the concentration of Void Essence is even higher in heroes, especially in special-class heroes who have more than four years of combat experience."

This is also the reason why the Silver Garden planned to come and greet the Special Class Heroes (fabricated).

Homura Akemi lowered her eyes, her raven-feather-like eyelashes trembling slightly, her gaze meaningful: "I originally thought that Ms. Kamina would have a lot on her... but for some reason, she is surprisingly clean."

"I didn't expect that Miss Kamina would know someone capable of solving this problem."

Saki Koizumi realized what the other person was implying, and her breathing became rapid and her expression turned slightly gloomy.

If there's anything different from usual lately, it's the sudden return of Kita Kirihara.

"If you would like, please recommend one or two to us."

The demon of the Silver Garden said this, but his eyes were filled with a knowing look that made Saki Koizumi wary.