And So the Boy Met the Girl

Controlling Rex and the others as they raced toward the final Aion, Song Ren's mind was still filled with Nia's performance in the illusion earlier.

It had been absolutely miserable. The game never stopped tormenting Nia.

But thinking about it the other way around, every cause had its effect.

Just look at what Homura had been like when she first appeared as the Holy Grail of the World, then look at Nia with her tomboyish short hair and yellow outfit.

If she had shown off the image of a Blade from the start, what place would there have been for the Holy Grail of the World?

Song Ren sighed with deep emotion. In the game, Rex, Hikari, Homura, and the others had already arrived before Aion's hangar.

The system prompt also confirmed his guess. This was the game's final battle.

A level-70 Aion Mech. However, Song Ren had spent quite a while grinding during the game.

Rex and the others were all nearly level 80. Combined with the game's very obvious level suppression and the fact that he was not playing on the highest difficulty, the Aion Mech was not nearly as challenging as that gorilla in Gormott.

Facing Rex, who was truly in tune with the Holy Grail of the World and connected to the power of the Conduit, even Malos with Aion was still no match for him.

Before he finally faded away, Malos at last understood the meaning of his existence. McPeni, who had lost his mother and hated the world, had instilled the idea of destroying the world in him, and he had gradually come to accept it.

If I'd met you sooner, maybe I could have seen all kinds of worlds...

His Core Crystal shattered. Lying on the ground, Malos looked up at the heavens.