· Their Dreams

"This was their... mission."

After Chizuru Kasuga murmured that to herself, she turned and glanced at Klee, who was playing with Conner nearby. She was the origin of everything extraordinary in this world. Then Chizuru looked toward the smiling Insect Queen in the crowd, and farther away, at Zack, the king of the Star Beasts, who was still sleeping.

Chizuru Kasuga did not believe that the kings of those two great races had failed to hear what Lu Qiming had just said, yet both had chosen to accept their missions. As for Zack, who was still asleep, Chizuru Kasuga did not think he truly had yet to wake.

Then... what was the mission of the Cursed Children?

That question surfaced uncontrollably in Chizuru Kasuga's mind. As one of the three top races of the Black Bullet World, what would their final mission be?

"Kasuga!"

Just then, Klee ran over and took Chizuru Kasuga's hand, lifting her little head to study her companion. Seeing the silent Chizuru Kasuga, Klee smiled softly, and her body slowly floated into the air until she was looking at Chizuru Kasuga face-to-face.

"Kasuga, hasn't your mission already been completed?"

Klee gently raised her hand and stroked Chizuru Kasuga's cheek. Perhaps the Klee who had just been born back then had not understood why Lu Qiming had saved the Cursed Children, but after experiencing so many worlds, although Klee had not grown on the outside, deep down she had long since come to understand many things.

It could even be said that Klee, who was now about to take the final step, could, in theory, do "anything" within the Black Bullet World. So the instant she took Chizuru Kasuga's hand, Klee understood what Chizuru Kasuga was thinking.

"Our mission has already been completed?"

Chizuru Kasuga froze when