(Ceruno)
My consciousness entered a shattered space filled with familiar sights.
The streets of Skyreach City, Yezi's bedroom, the school I had once attended-all these places were jumbled together like a collage.
My middle school classroom mingled with a little restaurant I had often visited. The living room in Yezi's house connected to the City School dormitory. Everything was broken and incomplete, drifting aimlessly as though through a weightless universe...
Beyond this world, however, there was no light to be seen, only darkness steadily eating away at the space.
"What is this place...?"
These were all places where I had spent time with Miluno.
Our memories lingered everywhere...
"This is Miluno's memory space. Unbearable negative emotions have caused severe damage here. Everything that remains now is among her most cherished, precious memories. They're what have allowed her to keep fighting until now. We need to find... ah, it seems we won't have to."
Miss Terra was halfway through speaking when a girl who looked almost exactly like Dad floated toward us, a manga in her hand... she was "great blood."
"Beep beep. This place is about to fall. Why did you come in?"
Despite looking like an ordinary human, she spoke in a mechanical, synthesized voice. Her mouth didn't move, either.
Was she a robot?
"Even if we only have ten seconds in reality, we have ten minutes to talk here, right?"
I got straight to the point. "Then I'll keep this brief, Miss Great Blood. We need your help."
"Beep beep. Help?"
"If someone has to become the 'great will,' please become a god in Miluno's place... and then leave our world."
"Beep beep. Please explain why I should help you."
I knew my request was unreasonable, but Great Blood showed neither aversion nor anger. As I had thought,