"But Seele didn't seem to have that kind of figure, did she?"
"Could it be that, at a time like this, she even changed clothes before saving someone?"
All these doubts, along with that dialogue which practically broke the fourth wall, left everyone in the Live Stream—including Seele herself—utterly confused.
And just after Ai-chan gave her final farewell...
At the end of the long, winding road, a point of light appeared, like a guide within a hazy dream.
Within her muddled thoughts, she heard the echo of the future once more.
But unlike before... the mechanical girl was now able to understand where that echo came from.
She understood that as long as she reached out her hand to the other person, all time would synchronize again—whether it was the other as she saw her, or herself as the other saw her.
So, she seized that faint glimmer with all her strength—
With the gentlest movement she could manage, she tightly grasped the other person's wrist.
"Thank you. This time, it's your turn to guide me."
Then, Ai-chan appeared before Seele.
However, it was worth noting that while Ai-chan had seen the future Seele—
The one who had rescued her at this moment was the present Seele...
"It's you..."
Because she had encountered the other woman during their earlier operation, Seele immediately recognized the woman she had rescued as the mysterious woman named Ai Yi.
"Back then, in the Sea of Quanta..."
However, before Seele could fully explain the other woman's origins—
Black Seele, as though shooing away a fly, jealously cut in.
"Move aside! What are you supposed to be?"
It had to be said, that was very much like Black Seele.
Of course, everyone was already used to the way she spoke, so no one was too surprised.