・Epilogue

"————How's the air of the outside world, 'dead man'?"

Cyan turns around, trailing smoke that smells like rush grass. It's a joke that isn't funny.

...No, maybe it's not a joke.

Guest died. You certainly died in that sea.

"Come here and take a look."

Guest stands next to Cyan. Cheap shampoo and cigarette smoke. It's her scent, which you've become completely accustomed to in the basement.

"This is our enemy."

There, the capital of Amatsu, Enka, spreads out. A giant seven-layered city steaming with spirit vapor.

In the distance, the Ministry of Administration building was visible. The building, looming black under the cloudy sky, is glaring at you.

You are not welcome. Your existence has become a complete foreign element in this Amatsu.

You take a breath.

The air containing spirit vapor tastes like static electricity. You're not used to it.

It's different from Delos. Everything in this city is dark and deep.

It felt as if you had become an ant walking at the feet of a giant elephant.

You've fought dangerous opponents before. But this 'enemy' is different in nature from those————

"Are you scared?"

'The Dreadful Strike' — Cyan, who hosts Jagannath, shakes her shoulders with a chuckle, and the enormous heat hidden in her body drifts toward you.

In this cold iron town, that temperature is somehow warm and comfortable.

"Sorry, Delos kid. But I'm gonna need you to stick with me. Well, don't be so stiff. Even if we fail, the worst that'll happen is we die in agony."

And besides.

She added immediately.

"When that time comes, I'll die right next to you. Not a bad deal, right?"

You accepted the cigarette offered to you.

You are——

To be continued...