'Haha, the mess has delayed the installation of this.

　It was a large radar-like device that Creare was installing.

　The device recovered from Ideal was serviced and finally installed.

　It was very badly damaged and took a long time to maintain.

　The work robots are protesting to Creare.

'Because you were playing?　No, I'm not~. I was just enjoying the experiment a bit~'' The master has approved of it~''

　While he does so, the device comes on.

　Then, Claire's blue eyes light up.

''--It's not true.''

　The work robots fell silent, and after a moment, they began to move in a flurry of activity.

'Ideal, I don't think that's what you were afraid of,'

◇

　The thirty underground floors of the dungeon.

　Finn insisted, so we came to the ruins part of the dungeon to digest Mia's events.

　There's a large stone tablet with faintly glowing letters.

　This is a landmark in the kingdom.

　A nobleman must be able to come to the place where this tablet is located in order to be recognized as one.

　Libya sits down on the ground.

''Ya, I finally got it~''

　Angier and Noel reacted differently to that appearance.

'You did a great job, Livia,'

No, you just don't get enough exercise on a regular basis, do you?

　Luxion, who had helped me navigate to this point, looked at the tablet and looked unhappy.

''Those are the letters the newcomers used, aren't they?''

Can you read it?

"We will win." It says, "We will win. The rest of it is degraded and unreadable.

　The blacksuke floating next to Finn was encouraging Luxion.

''We're the ones who won, you know!

Will you be able to beat me now?

"If we do this right now, we're going to win!

　Finn ignored that usual scene and touched his hands on Mia's shoulders.

'Mia, are you okay?'

'Yes!　I'm already in so much better shape. Um, are you going to touch this?'

　We nodded and Mia-chan touched the tablet.

　Erica says that this will awaken Mia-chan.

　When Mia-chan touches the tablet, the letters begin to shine strongly.

''It's beautiful.''

Is that so?

　Unlike a disgruntled Luxion, Livia was excited.

'Great. It's like she's reacting to Mia--Mia?

　But something was wrong.

　Mia was in pain.

'Mia, hey, what's going on, Mia!

　Finn hurriedly hugged Mia, and she was in tears.

''Knight-sama, it's me--I'm suddenly having a hard time with my chest.

'Can't you breathe?　Then get your mask on right now!

'It's not. It was sad and painful - I heard a very sad voice.

　At those words, Kurosuke suddenly began to look around.

''--This feeling, no way.''

　The dungeon vibrated slightly.

　As the shaking dungeon began to settle down, Mia stood up.

''I can hear your voice.''

　With that, Finn hugs Mia as she collapses.

'Mia?　Mia!

　I immediately called out to Finn.

'Fool, we're right on schedule. Let's get him out of there right away.

'Wow, I know, but he was acting weird. Isn't that a little different from what Erica was saying?

　Erica said that when Mia wakes up, she loses consciousness and collapses.

　She said that she would be carried away by the boys who were originally intended to attack her, and from there she would awaken to her special abilities.

　He said that her previous sickly settings would disappear.

'You just didn't remember every detail, did you?　He's got breath, and he's stable. Let's get him out of there right away.

Oh, no...

　Finn was uncomfortable.

　It's the same for me.

　I'm getting a strange feeling in my chest.

The first time I saw him.

　The Sacred Magic Empire.

　The emperor, Bartolt, was under the land of the empire - in the sea.

　He boarded an airship that could operate even in the excavated sea, and his goal was the place where the cheat item, 【Arkadia】, was sleeping.

　From Finn's report, Mia had heard that she would be awakened today.

　That's why I was waiting.

　As she sat in the luxurious chair, her vassals began to buzz at the scene in front of her.

''Emperor!''
Look at the ruins!
Unbelievable.

　Bartolt stands up.

　The airship is also surfacing, chasing after the ruins that have begun to rise to the surface.

The Mobile Fortress Arcadia -- Did the blood of Mia awaken you safely?

　A weapon that was awakened at the same time as Mia's awakening.

　In advance, Mia's blood was taken and registered in the ruins.

　That weapon was the fort of the newcomers.

　It was a vicious weapon that the old humans were terrified of and the artificial intelligences managed to sink it.

　It was the source of the evil weapon that created the magical element and turned the earth into a dead planet.

''Your Majesty, the concentration of magnesium in the vicinity is increasing rapidly!
We have a monster on the way!
I'll get out of here as fast as I can!

　Bartolt snaps at the sound of his men at the controls of the airship.

'It's unnecessary. We can just stay close to the ruins!'

　Bartolt coughs as he screams and coughs, and those around him rush to him.

　But he restrains them with his hands.

'It's not a problem. If anything, it's just a little easier now.'

　Like Mia, Bartolt had recently begun to feel ill.

　I understand why.

(I never thought my sister's knowledge of games, which she was passionate about in her previous life, would be useful.)

　A floating Arcadia.

　Its fortress, named Paradise, has a castle on a hexagonal pedestal.

　On each side, a red eye is painted.

(With this, the people of the Empire will be saved.)

　Bartolt declares.

'Recall my daughter--Mia--Milliaris Lux Erzberger from the kingdom.

　The retainer's eyes widened.

''Heh, Your Majesty, didn't you say yourself that Lady Mia should not be allowed to get involved with the royal family?

The situation has changed. Mia is to be the Empress of our people.

(Yes, the strong blooded Imperial citizens of our new breed need the power of an enlightened Mia.)

　The mobile fortress emerged from the surface of the sea and began to release magical elements into its surroundings.

　Monsters appeared around it, but they didn't try to attack Bartolt and the others.

''What is this?''

　Bartolt feels more empowered than ever as the air comes in from outside.

　He closes his eyes.

(Kid--I'm sorry, Finn, I'm sorry. I didn't get to tell you.)

　From Finn's report, he was close to a reincarnation living in the kingdom.

　So I couldn't tell them.

(This is a race for survival. Between us newcomers and those who have left the blood of the old humans in their veins -)

　The people of the empire were thick with the blood of newcomers.

　The imperial family was even thicker.

　And the people of the kingdom - the blood of the old humans was thicker.

　The battle between the old humans and the newcomers was not yet over.

◇

　Two weeks later.

　Finn was in a cold sweat after hearing about the situation from the Imperial Knight who had come to pick him up.

''--What?''

　The young knight in front of me is the third-ranked knight in the Empire's pecking order.

　The third strongest knight in the empire.

　A so-called genius knight.

　He is a beautiful boy who at a young age attained the status of a swordsman.

　He's a bit cocky, but he's an admirer of Finn.

I'm relieving you of your guardian knight duties. ''Since Lady Mia will be officially reinstated to the royal family and become the first in line of succession.''

You gotta be kidding me. --You're kidding me!　Why would Mia be the heir to the throne?　She's a girl!　The rest of the royal family wouldn't be silent!

　The knight makes a troubled face.

　He explains with a sulky look on his face.

''I don't know the details either. However, His Majesty the Emperor convinced the royal family to do so. I'm surprised myself, but the majority of the royal family approved. Some of them agreed, with conditions.''

　A delegation from the Empire.

　It came too soon, considering the timing of the letter.

(That old bastard, what the hell were you thinking!)

Is Mia going to be able to come back to school?

Senior, you don't understand. I don't have time to let you study abroad anymore. You will have to educate Mia-sama as an heiress. Besides--His Majesty is going to distance himself from the kingdom.

　Finn is surprised.

'What?'

The embassy is leaving. We'll bring our people back with us.

Oh, man, you know what that means, don't you?　Has the Empire given up on the Kingdom?　If you think the kingdom will be in a state of civil war, you're wrong. There's no way Rion would let that happen.

　In fact, Rion was defending the kingdom now.

　It hadn't become a civil war.

　I don't know what the nobles are thinking, but the kingdom has been at peace for the past few months.

''You're the kingdom's outer knight? As for me, I was curious about the kingdom's next sword saint candidate, but it looks like he's fallen down now. Oops, I digress. Senpai, Your Majesty's orders.

　The knight handed me a letter, and when I received it and opened it roughly, I was surprised at its contents.

'What does it say?'

　It seems that the knight in front of him doesn't know the contents of the book.

　It was carefully written there, 'For Mia's sake, I want you to follow it now.

' -- it just says to go back.

'You're His Majesty's favourite, you know.

It's not like that.

'Really?　But I think it's special treatment in the eyes of those around me. Well, I don't have a problem with it, because I recognize my seniors' abilities. Now, if you'll excuse me.

　As the knight left the room, Finn grabbed the letter.

'--why? d*mn it.

　The letter left Finn in tears, with no place to vent his anger.

　It said, 'You will have to contend with the kingdom. Beware of the weapons of the old humans,' it said.

　Brave shows up.

'Buddy - you're the first to go. Get Leon here.'

　His eyes widen at the words.

'Kurosuke, do you even know what you're talking about?'

　I glared at him, but Brave didn't relent.

'If my partner wants to help Mia, he'll make sure to turn on that guy. Don't deal with that guy on the battlefield!　I don't think I can protect my partner or Mia, either. So, partner-- you need to make a decision here and now. They'll find out soon enough. And when they do, Leon will come to kill your partner!'

　Finn looked down in front of Brave, who was worried about him.

''- I know. I know it's the right thing to do to take that guy down here.

◇

　The day a delegation from the Empire boarded the ship.

　I was astonished by the information Luxion brought to me.

''--Erica's health has fallen apart?

　The information brought in at the same time is the fact that the newcomers' vicious weapons have awakened.

''The concentration of magic element is increasing rapidly. There is no doubt that it has revived. From the data, it seems that it's not in a perfect state.''

I see.

"Master, you have a decision to make.

No, you can't. You can't kill Mia.

The master of the Arcadia is Mia. There is no doubt about it. Clairvoyant and I have already looked into it.

　On the day Mia awakened, a weapon called Arcadia was revived.

　The magic element was dispersed into the atmosphere, and it made Erica sick again.

''I request permission to attack.''

I'm going to destroy the weapon.

I can't.

　Luxion couldn't afford it at any time.

'In the past we lost a great fleet to crush Arcadia. Still, we could only sink it. We couldn't destroy it.''

　Based on past data, Luxion seemed to have decided that it was impossible.

　There were more battleships specializing in combat than Luxion, and they had more strength than we do now.

　However, even if we fought with a full-featured position - we were in a phase.

　Both the old humans and the newcomers were lacking in decisive action, and from that point on, it seems that the battle continued to wash each other's blood.

''The Brave should have already noticed it. Before that side attacks the masters first, we should make the first move.''

　He's decided that he can't win with Luxion, even if he's not perfect.

''What are the chances of them joining hands?''

No, it's not. This is a race for survival. Until now, there has been a balance. It is we who have upset that balance.

　The balance was thrown off balance by the Holy Tree's outburst.

　Because of that, apparently, more people suffered on the Empire's side.

　There wasn't much data.

　I didn't think that the imperial people were thick with the blood of the new human side.

　On the contrary, the kingdom side seemed to be thick with the blood of the old humans.

　Mia's new human blood has awakened, and Erika is an old human ancestor.

　They were incompatible with each other from the beginning.

''How can we live together?''

'--No. Either of us will be forced to live in a cramped life. Neither of them will be able to admit it. Master, this isn't just Erica's problem.''

What do you mean?

"The king and his people have been studied by Creare. "The results show a greater concentration of old human blood.

　It seems that the children to be born from now on will be resurrecting the blood of the old human race that way.

　I remember the child in Jenna's belly.

　And - I think of Erica's smile.

''--I see. How about an island with a holy tree?　The Holy Tree sucks magic, right?

''Given the speed at which the Sacred Tree is growing, it's impossible to save everything. At the same time, the Empire should be able to find the Sacred Tree and burn it.''

　It's only a loss for them, so they'll cut it down when they find it.

What, another dead end?

Authorize the attack. It's not too late. As soon as Arcadia is restored, our people are waking up. After killing Mia, we shut down Arcadia, and now we will destroy it.

　I hid my face in my hands and laughed.

'So we were destined to be enemies from the beginning. You laugh. Why--'

　--I'm ashamed of myself for being lost.

　Ideal - well, you've decided that you can't rely on me like this.

'Master!'

　Luxion's one red eye flashed strongly.

'Luxion, it's an order--'