The Ninth Return

Just as President Mashita vanished, while everyone was still stunned, Iori Sei turned back with a worried look and shouted at Reiji, afraid that he would disappear too.

Luckily, Reiji stood there perfectly fine, letting him breathe a sigh of relief.

Reiji also acted as though nothing had happened and suggested finishing the previous match by fighting Yuuki Tatsuya for second and third place.

Because Reiji and Yuuki Tatsuya's Gunpla had already been battered beyond recognition in the earlier battle,

the others present gave them every intact part they still had on their Gunpla, allowing them to piece their own models back together.

In the end, the two began the final battle with patchwork Gunpla whose arms did not even match.

Halfway through the battle, Reiji still had Iori Sei take the field to continue fighting Yuuki Tatsuya in his place.

After all, the Pravsky Particle crystal in his hand had already reached its limit, its cracks growing larger and larger. After scattering a sea of flowers across the battlefield, it completely shattered into nothingness.

Amid that dazzling scene, Iori Sei and Yuuki Tatsuya's battle froze on their final finishing blows. However, Iori Sei's weapon was slightly closer to the other Gunpla, making him the ultimate victor.

But when he happily turned around to look at Reiji, he found that Reiji's entire body had begun to glow red, just like President Mashita before he vanished.

Then, after an emotional farewell from everyone, Aila threw herself onto Reiji and disappeared with him before their eyes.

At the same time, Setsuna quietly slipped away to one side and likewise vanished into the darkness.

Finally, after handling President Mashita's remaining assets and leaving a large inheritance to Iori Rinko, Miki, Kirara, and later Kamiki Mirai and the others, Thor silently returned to the