Omnibus Anime: I and the World's Top Daughters Have Our Five Senses Linked

The cocoon's surface was covered in complex patterns. They did not look like man-made carvings, but more like the natural grain of some living tissue.

Under the dark-purple glow of the amplification bands as they gradually went out, the cocoon was slowly, rhythmically pulsing—like a colossal heart.

"It's beating," Seele said softly.

"I can feel it," Kiana suddenly said, her voice completely different from before.

Everyone looked at her.

At some point, Kiana's eyes had turned a brilliant molten gold—the sign that the authority of the Herrscher of Finality was being activated.

Her expression was astonishingly calm, yet her mouth did not stop. In an even tone, she described something only she could sense.

"It's responding to the power of Finality. It isn't hostility—more like some kind of resonance. This cocoon is calling to me as the Herrscher of Finality."

She paused.

"The reports on Command Link say everyone's fighting. If I can bring it under control, maybe I can stop the Swarm from breeding."

Bronya operated the Light Screen that popped up on her wrist once more, then finally sighed. "No good. Bronya has tried. Even with Command Link maintaining communications, the coordinate information from our location can't be transmitted out."

"The Memetic material interference is too strong."

In other words, if they wanted to do something about the Cocoon of Finality in the short term, they could only rely on themselves...

Murata Himeko fell silent for a moment.

"Are you confident?"

"Honestly, no," Kiana said, even as the corners of her mouth lifted. "But when has this lady ever relied on something like confidence to get things done?"

"I knew you'd say that." Murata Himeko sighed, then tightened her grip on the greatsword again. "Everyone, listen up—escort Kiana toward the Cocoon of Finality. Combat formation. We don't need