Chapter 44: At The End Of The End (3)

“The Sanctum Chamber…”

“Why are they still here? Arius’ authority was clearly revoked by the Teacher… it’s impossible…”

“That ability called Mimesis… Our mission was only supposed to succeed once… and the subsequent missions, whether they succeed or fail… it didn’t matter…”

After a short break, we quickly descended into the Arius District. What awaited us in the district was a multitude of Sanctum Chambers.

It was clear that all Sanctum Chambers had been annihilated by the Teacher, but the enemy, she seemed to be using something called Mimesis to turn the Sanctum Chamber’s forces into her own limbs again.

“Bypasses… I can think of three right now, but she already knows those points.”

“…Then there’s a possibility that there are troops on that side too…’

We don’t have a large number of supplies. A frontal breakthrough is possible, but it’s better to conserve those numbers if we can, so we were searching for a bypass route when….

-Tap tap tap-

“The runaway dog, the useless livestock has returned? But… I’ll praise you for bringing the traitor and the Teacher…”

Numerous Sanctum Chambers surrounded us, starting to encircle us. A single drone emerged from among the many Sanctum Chambers.

The drone was projecting a red-skinned woman, and the extremely rude words just now were coming from the drone.

-Thump, thump, thump-

A monster with a huge body, unlike any other Sanctum Chamber we’ve seen before, also revealed itself.

[Ambrosius… and that…? ]

‘…So that’s the Mimesis from back then…’

It seems like everyone but me knows about it, so it probably happened while I was asleep….

“…Did she already know we were coming here…?”

“Of course. This is my domain. I know your location and destination.

The cloister of the old school building, are you aiming for the Royal Blood? You are all in the palm of my hand anyway.

Your mission is simply to provide me with Mimesis. Trinity and Gehenna? I don’t care about them, I just used your anger for my own purposes.”

The woman continued to speak in a tone full of arrogance. She herself was saying that the pain, the suffering, the hatred of that day meant nothing to her, the person who created it.

“You also obediently brought the Royal Blood as an offering? You really are… such a well-behaved child. Saori.

Yes, thanks to you, it took a while to find a satisfactory substitute… Very well. Now, let me introduce my doll, the strongest saint, Barbara…”

Anger boils up to the top of my head. The sounds around me gradually fade away.

“As expected, the first -promise-“

The emotion boiling up inside is definitely close to anger. But this emotion is not anger. This emotion is a little… different. Yes, I sincerely despise that disgusting adult.

“Get lost.”

-Bang!-

A powerful shot pierces the drone with a red flash. The drone disappears without a trace, leaving only a trace behind.

[…Soraya…]

“…I’m sorry…”

[No, you did well… It’s not good to just endure and live… You shouldn’t endure injustice.]

“…Yes…”

“Ahaha☆ Hmm! If Sora-chan hadn’t done it, I would have? More importantly… Now! Let’s get ready!”

Anyway… since I caused a big incident… the surrounding Sanctum Chambers started to point their guns at us.

A battle that starts with us already surrounded, it was unavoidable since it wasn’t a battle that could be avoided or a situation that could be improved.

With this scale, it would be difficult without Evolis. Ambrosius and the being called Barbara also seemed unusual, so I’ll have to consider using everything…

The moment I reached for the weapon case…

“You seem to need help… Then…”

A welcome voice pierced my ears.

“The salute is abbreviated, but without losing respect.”

I heard a voice mixed with mechanical sounds from Mika-senpai. It was definitely a familiar voice. And that is…

-Boom! Boom!!!!-

Following the familiar voice came the familiar explosions. Nagisa-sama’s, Trinity’s L118 artillery squad had begun shelling.

“Eh?! Trinity…?! Did they decide to destroy Arius?!”

“Ahaha☆ Nagi-chan, you’re late!”

“Phew… Now it’s our turn. Don’t worry, we’re not going to destroy Arius!”

“Shaaaaaaak!!”

As the smoke from the explosion gradually cleared, Barbara, shining her eyes and aiming her heavy weapons with both hands, and Ambrosius, gathering his strength,

came into view among the Sanctum Chambers that were gradually disappearing after failing to withstand the impact.

But… Trinity’s way doesn’t end with just this.

-Boom!-

“Kehehe!!!”

Trinity’s strategic weapon literally fell from the sky. Directly onto Barbara. Kenzaki-senpai began to engage Barbara.

Not missing this, Ambrosius was about to unleash the power he had gathered towards Kenzaki-senpai and Barbara, when…

“Target acquired.”

-Taaaaaang!-

“Uooooooooooo!!”

A bullet fired, leaving a crimson afterimage, pierces Ambrosius. I’ve… seen this before. This is definitely Hanekawa-senpai’s sniper shot.

Hanekawa-senpai’s sniper shot seemed to make Ambrosius lose his balance for a moment, and he began to roar, staring at the sniper’s location.

As if Kenzaki-senpai’s drop and Hanekawa-senpai’s sniper shot were a signal, numerous figures revealed themselves in the sky.

“Wow~ Sora-chan~ You said you don’t like moving your body, but how come you seem to be rolling around more than the Justice Realization Committee?”

“Ichika-senpai!”

Ichika-senpai, and a large number of Justice Realization Committee members, descended from the Trinity transport helicopter above Arius on rappelling ropes.

Kenzaki-senpai, Hanekawa-senpai, and Ichika-senpai, along with a total of 20 members of the Justice Realization Committee, each of whom is a high-ranking or elite member, a total of 20 people, arrived in Arius.

“You’ve worked hard. Sora-yang, I heard everything. The Sanctum Chamber… I thought they were all gone… Now, we’ll take care of the Sanctum Chamber. Go after your target!”

Hanekawa-senpai, who was at the sniper point, joined the front line, and as if they had done it dozens or hundreds of times before, the Justice Realization Committee members began to form a formation.

There’s no time to admire. We do what we have to do as planned.

“Sora-chan! Teacher!”

“Yes, Senpai!”

[I expected it, but it’s more than I thought! Ugh!!]

“…Ugh?!’

Except for the Squad, we already knew this would happen due to the initial bombardment, so we weren’t surprised and started running towards the hole in the siege that had been created, towards the old school building of Arius.

The squad was a little surprised, but they quickly regained their composure and followed, so everyone escaped the scene without any stragglers.

After escaping… only two specters and 20 warriors remained here. And those warriors… were not the kind of adults who could casually overlook what had happened to them before.

Rather, they are incarnations of justice who return what they have suffered if the opponent is evil and it is justified.

“Now… then… Sora-chan has also escaped… Now! Everyone, let’s pay back the humiliation of that time!! Unlike usual, there’s no need to go easy!! Let’s run wild!!!”

The Justice Realization Committee is here.

I ran with all my might.

The squad, who were not in good condition, seemed to have recovered to some extent through rest, and Mika-senpai and I swept away the Sanctum Chamber and Arius’ remaining forces in front of us and headed for Arius’ cloister.

“Hmph!”

-Boom!-

I watch Mika-senpai’s movements from time to time and imitate them.

I don’t particularly like moving my body, but for some reason, my body is naturally gifted, so I could follow Mika-senpai’s movements, who is considered to be exceptionally strong, to some extent.

I lack many things, but the biggest part is experience. I fill this part by following Mika-senpai’s movements, and I take advantage of my own strengths.

It’s easy to say, but I distinguish between my bad habits and the techniques that work even on people who are stronger than me, discarding and taking them.

I repeat this process of distinguishing over and over, overworking my head, while continuing to move forward, and at the same time, correcting my previous actions and repeating them.

“Sora-chan? You don’t have to try to keep up… hmm? If it’s hard, tell me…?”

“Haha… I’m still fine… Senpai… It’s not much further… Let’s go!”

Thanks to that, there were a couple of dangerous moments in the beginning, and I received help from Mika-senpai and was protected by the squad’s cover fire… but I don’t regret it.

Thanks to that… I’m now running side by side with Mika-senpai.

Although Mika-senpai is holding back a little, thinking of the squad and the teacher, even so, wouldn’t it be okay to be a little happy that I have become a person who can run side by side with Mika-senpai now?

As we quickly ran through the old school building of Arius… we reached an unexpected… no, if you think about it, not so unexpected place.

“…Huh…? This is… Could it be…”

“The choir room…?”

The choir room, a place where chapel classes are held, which also exists in Trinity, and a place that also has some symbolism, this choir room,

which feels somewhat familiar due to its familiar style and familiar form, had something, a sense of incongruity, one, no, two.

“It’s been a while, Teacher…”

[Maestro…]

“Teacher… That…”

[I know…]

All the seats that should be in the choir room were gone.

If they had been broken after failing to withstand the long years, there should have been debris left, but this place was so clean that no debris could be found, which brought a sense of incongruity.

In the center of the choir room, which brought a sense of incongruity, a wooden doll, called Maestro, whose form was so bizarre that it was difficult to explain, was staring at us.

The squad seemed to know him, but Mika-senpai and I just continued to be wary.

[Is it your doing again?]

“Oh… Teacher… There seems to be a little misunderstanding… We are strictly researchers, so Madam Beatrice’s plan is not our doing.

But… I see… I cannot deny that I lent her my power.”

[Then…]

“Teacher, I had very high expectations of you. And those expectations were perfectly rewarded.

I see… Teacher, your intellect, dignity, courtesy, and conviction… your accumulated experience and wisdom… Everything is worthy of reverence… I think of you as an infinitely admirable person.

Originally, Teacher, I wanted to see that card and that sublimity… and I hoped you would respond to my sublimity… but now, there is something even more interesting…”

“Eek?!”

“…Ahaha☆… That’s creepy…”

The wooden doll clearly had no eyes, but it was clear that it was staring at me and Mika-senpai. I felt that way. A chilling sensation and an alarm bell rings. My trembling hand slowly moves to the holster….

“Sora-chan.”

“Ah… Yes…. I’m… fine…”

Incomprehensible, I almost fell into fear because I couldn’t understand the existence in front of me, but I calmed down at Senpai’s voice.

Teacher, with your sublimity, you made a being that was originally destined to constantly fly towards the sky, eventually lose its wings and fall, fly again,

and turned that being into an angel that will forever judge the devil and execute the dragon.

You shook the essence of that sublimity. Nevertheless, that sublimity still hasn’t lost its light. It is surely, Teacher, the result of your creation.

Therefore, I am interested in those altered ones. If I can see and interpret the fragments of that sublimity, I too can get even closer to that sublimity.

Therefore, Teacher, I have something to tell you. I want you to show me the sublimity of your sublime altered ones.”

[Do you think I’ll let you…? ]

Seeing the teacher take something out of his pocket and try to step forward… I grab the teacher.

[Sora…? Mika…?]

Senpai seems to have the same idea as me. Well, that’s good. This is the most beneficial.

“Teacher? Please go save Atsuko with the squad.”

[What…? I’m sorry, but… this…]

“Ahaha☆ Hmm! Teacher? If you don’t come to help us after it’s over, you’ll die, okay? If Sora-chan gets hurt again, it’s the teacher next, okay? Hmm? Could you hurry up and get rid of that creepy woman?”

“Please leave it to us and go, otherwise… I’ll… fufu… Teacher? If I push myself, Senpai won’t leave you alone… so, yes, that’s right, if you want to live, hurry up and save us. Please, come and help us?”

[…Ha… haha… I see… Okay, fine. But… if you’re hurt or collapsed when I come to save you, be prepared for a 5-hour lecture…]

He still seemed to be worried, as if he couldn’t let go of his worries, but he looked at the two of us as if he was proud, as if he trusted us, and soon…

[If… even the slightest indelible scar remains on my students’ bodies… or minds… I won’t forgive you… Maestro….]

“They will overcome those things well, so don’t worry…”

The teacher… with an expression I’ve never seen before, a face that was clearly full of anger, warned Maestro and disappeared beyond the door on the other side of the choir room, behind Maestro.

“Ahaha☆ What a funny-looking person~ Hmm? And… you’re trying to handle the two of us alone… hmm? Isn’t being stupid tiring? Ahaha☆ It’s so funny!”

“Now… then… Wooden doll-san? What do you want from us? I’ll listen to what you can’t achieve anyway~”

“Fufu… That reaction is to be expected. Then, you altered ones, with the greatest respect for your sublimity, I will show you my greatest masterpiece here!

The two sides of sublimity, the unattainable mystery and the irreversible horror! They are completely opposite, but at the same time, they can be called one body that cannot be separated!

The artificial angel we created. The monster of divinity. Let me introduce you. This is the doctrine that leads the communion of all saints. Borrowing the name of that ancient doctrine, I call it Hieronymus!

Oh, poetry, those blessed ones are finally ordained to sainthood, and as proof, they will perform miracles!!!”

-Boom!-

“Ugh?! Senpai!”

“Sora-chan!”

As soon as Maestro finished his declaration, the floor collapses. It wasn’t a very high place, so we weren’t hurt, but… the future of being lectured by the teacher seems to be set.

In front of our eyes, a giant wearing a red sacred robe, a monster full of golden mystery, revealed itself here, in front of us.

The doctrine that leads the communion of all saints, Hieronymus is here.