Giving Love to Others

Arisa Meigo took a direct punch to the stomach and flew backward, collapsing onto the ground.

"That was a little rough. Well, with my genius powers, it probably won't leave any aftereffects, so just lie there quietly until everything is over... Huh?"

Arisa Meigo, who should have been unconscious, staggered to her feet.

"Don't let appearances fool you, I can actually take quite a beating..." The pain made Arisa Meigo's voice tremble.

"Give up. The armor I'm wearing is Domination Armor designed for close combat. You're no match for me."

Shokuhou Misaki was physically hopeless, so for Elisa, who had excellent stamina, overpowering Shokuhou Misaki should have been effortless.

But beneath that absurdly high-spec armor, Arisa Meigo was completely no match for Shokuhou Misaki.

"Besides, my goal was never to defeat you, Shokuhou."

"Hmm?!"

Only then did Shokuhou Misaki realize that Arisa Meigo had been knocked into the door.

Behind her was the final gate.

"Open for me!"

Arisa Meigo voluntarily exercised the authority of miracles. The gates of heaven slowly opened.

Arisa Meigo turned around and jumped into the pool without looking back.

At the center of that warm, peculiar pool floated Mikoto.

Then, at that moment, strange music began to play again.

"...The butterfly chasing the morning dew spreads its wings and dances."

It was the song Mikoto had not finished singing last time.

The unfinished ritual was continuing toward completion.

The voice of heaven rang out here.

"No! Mikoto! It can't be like this!"

It had to stop! It had to stop!

As the music continued, the glass tank shattered and the water vanished. Yet Mikoto floated in midair.

"Offer up the hands that wish to embrace gentle confusion."

Mikoto began singing as well, following the voice of heaven.

"I will become this world of love—"

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