All Because of Me? Mi

(Miluno)

[A burst of intense 8-bit background music]

A wild Aldebaran has appeared!!

Mono...

Didn't you say there was no one in this tower?

"I have no idea! This guy was hiding under the floorboards, maybe he even Goldification, who would have thought?"

The little thing is chattering in my head.

Sigh, instead of complaining, you should go find SpiCa; it's already climbed so high.

"Hmph, all you do is order me around!"

She hummed and hawed as she floated out of the top-floor door, seemingly off to scout.

This nearly 100-meter-high tower should give her a much better view, right?

I looked again at Aldebaran, which had emerged from the ground.

"Forget about trust or not, your presence here is solid proof of your involvement in this large-scale invasion, isn't it? And what are you doing here as a researcher? Maintaining and repairing their Base Body?"

"Nonsense! They followed us secretly, okay? Otherwise, why would I need to hide?"

Aldebaran pointed to the dimly lit Artificial Crystal on the base.

"That Artificial Crystal was Past from me by those bastards at the First Institute! This Landing Bridge was also built by the First Institute based on my theories. Although they used my technology, I'm not taking the blame for that!"

Compared to Aldebaran's Second Research Institute, the First Research Institute was controlled by the Supreme Council, so the two were clearly in competition.

The golden retriever sat cross-legged by the door again, looking down at the low-rise buildings of the Old District, and asked:

"So what are you doing up here? Just sightseeing, or do you think there's some final boss inside this tower that you can defeat to break this Witch Domain?"

Judging from Alpha's situation, it seems that only after all the witches are eliminated and the darkness is completely purified can the Witch Domain be dispelled...

I'm here to see SpiCa.

But I don't trust Aldebaran, so I don't intend to say it directly.

"Let's leave my business aside for now. What are you doing hiding here?"

Aldebaran tilted her head and smiled slyly, the floral headdress on her head making a soft, clinking sound as it swayed.

"I'm here to save the world!"

His tone was very proud.

"Really? I don't believe it."

When I said that, she sighed with regret.

"Miluno- chan~ I already said I was here to help, don't you trust me at all?"

"Then tell me, how can you help?"

Leaning against the door frame at the top of the Shuttle Tower, she pointed to the eerie reddish night sky, which resembled the maw of a giant beast.

"Of course, we need to deal with the Dark Energy within this area! If such a large area isn't handled properly, the Earth's Corruption Rate will rise to a dangerous level, right? Ceruno- chan can't open such a large bubble to reclaim the darkness, so I have to step in."

"Tsk..."

As Mono just mentioned, the Corruption Rate is an urgent problem that must be considered.

But coming from Aldebaran, I couldn't trust her.

I simply asked:

What are you planning to do?

"You guys can't handle it, but it's a piece of cake for me. Don't forget, the Witch Domain itself is my invention. Even if those guys from the first one came up with an enlarged version, the core technology is still mine."

She reached out her little hand and poked my belly again.

"I will gather the darkness within this domain, and then you can absorb it!"

"Absorb?"

Why did it end up like this?

"Why don't you collect them and take them back with you?"

She then feigned pitifulness.

"No way! I can't afford to be held accountable by the 'Supreme Council.' Do you expect me to become Fomalhaut's cellmate?"

The purification of darkness has become our challenge in dealing with "the Other Side".

These constantly emerging Witch Domain can only be absorbed by me or collected by the Association for slow purification... but the purification process is extremely slow, like a broken plastic bag that cannot decompose even when buried underground, with unimaginable time costs.

Furthermore, because darkness can quantitatively transform into aggressive Shadow Girl, they must be placed separately during containment, which also presents a challenge in terms of land area...

Although it was a huge problem in every sense, Aldebaran offered to help us solve it...

Is she really trustworthy?

What will happen if I continue to absorb it?

These are issues that must be considered.

"To put it another way, you should be the one to absorb this darkness."

Seeing that I was still hesitating, Aldebaran continued, "Strictly speaking, this offensive was provoked by you, so you have to take responsibility!"

"Ha?"

What do you mean by "provoked by me"? How can you blame me for this?

When did I...?

"What's all the fuss about? After you ran into the Armory that day, those old fogies in the 'Supreme Council' went crazy. A-Ji was still thinking of developing stealthily and slowly increasing the Corruption Rate... but then they found out you used the Annihilation Bomb, and they held a meeting overnight to organize this operation."

Isn't this "Supreme Council" being a bit too paranoid?

"The Supreme Council's massive undertaking this time is aimed at establishing a semi-permanent outpost on Earth. Once the resistance forces within the Witch Domain are eliminated, subsequent construction will follow. If they manage to gain a foothold on Earth, the trouble that follows will be immense."

Unlike Sun Ji's approach, the "Supreme Council" acted with greater efficiency and decisiveness.

Even if this outpost is completed, they still have to be able to hold it.

Is there another plan?

"So, will there be a second round?"

If another Shuttle Tower were added, we really wouldn't be able to handle it.

"The principle behind the Landing Bridge isn't difficult, but the technical thieves at the First Institute couldn't concoct Artificial Crystal."

Aldebaran pried the Artificial Crystal off its base and tossed it to me.

"Take this back, and I guarantee they won't have a chance to deploy another Landing Bridge for a month. But I can't guarantee anything else besides Landing Bridge."

Although Artificial Crystal is also called "Crystal", it is opaque, so it is very different from Star Crystal.

"Miluno!"

The little creature floated in from outside, twirled and danced in the air, and then sat on my shoulder.

"Miluno, I found SpiCa! She and Chris are fighting two Modified Witch in a warehouse. Praise them!"

Not bad, climbing this building wasn't a complete waste of time.

Then allow Mono to absorb some Dark Energy.

"Then let me hold Ceruno and take a nap, okay?"

This won't do; this little thing is pushing its luck.

She puffed out her cheeks like a hamster.

I flicked her aside and then looked at Aldebaran.

"I'm leaving. You can continue hiding under the floorboards."

Aldebaran stood up and asked, "Ah? You're leaving already? Where are you going now?"

"I climbed up here to find out where those witches are, and now, I'm going to take care of them all."

I'm not wrong to say that.

After all, SpiCa does have two witches, and it would be difficult to avoid a confrontation if they wanted to save her.

He jumped from the rooftop, plummeting 100 meters before landing on his feet.

Mono glanced sideways and said:

"Wow, your body is like a monster."

"Is that so?"

I don't think I've made much progress.

Putting everything else aside, even I in my current state would find it difficult to defeat Fomalhaut, right?