The Truth Within the Void (Part 1)

The last time they met was the day before Blood Sister's final mission.

"Hey, Xiao Nuo, sometimes I feel... like this is all I'm capable of."

"...Huh? I'm not kidding. I mean, this is my limit. Maybe it's fate. I'll never reach the heights I hoped for."

"You ask why? Because... I can't find it."

"Yes, I've only found half of it so far. The other half, I can't find no matter how hard I try."

"Help me? Ha, don't joke. This isn't something you can help with. I'm leaving. I have a mission assigned by that guy Jili tomorrow. I'm going to South Spirit Continent."

That was their last conversation.

Not long after, news came that she had died in battle on South Spirit Continent.

Even now, when I close my eyes, I can recall every little moment with her.

Ai Warrenstein, the one who had been looking after me since I joined the organization.

Even now, I still don't know why Blood Sister was so good to me.

She would try to help me improve my physique, push my wheelchair for walks, tell me all sorts of strange and wonderful stories, and always stand up to refute any doubts the other higher-ups had about me.

It was precisely because of this that the contrast between Blood Sister's final moments and her usual days was so stark.

Why did it happen like this?

What was the thing Blood Sister could never find?

This is probably the answer.

"That... giant creature..."

Near the Business Capital, on the sea--

"That... giant creature..."

"What?"

"Uh, no, I was just talking to myself."

The four of them were now only a few kilometers away from the Shattered Void. Only when you got truly close could you realize how massive the Shattered Void was.