I was only unable to die because of my "girlfriend's" expectations.
If I died, "she" would lose her emotional anchor, the Dark Seal might shatter, and this world could once again face the threat of the Great Will...
Therefore, I had been granted an almost eternal life and absolute immortality.
In a sense, I had become a component of Earth as well.
"Sorry, I need to sort out my thoughts."
I pulled my hand from Terra's cold palm.
"Miluno..."
She glanced at the Sirius Crystal, then continued:
"I will remain here. If you have any thoughts or questions, you can discuss them with me. You must remember, I... Earth's Will am not your enemy."
I gave no answer and simply left the core area.
It was not that I could not accept "her" sacrifice. What I could not accept was knowing nothing. Without memories, I could not recall anything even if I wanted to...
What Terra said might all have been true.
But there should have been other ways to seal the Great Will. Did someone really have to sacrifice themselves?
I wandered through the empty town in a daze. The city was highly automated, and many facilities operated without anyone present.
Since jobs had not yet been assigned, even the convenience stores used self-checkout. Fortunately, Magical Girls were generally trustworthy, so theft was unlikely.
And even if it happened, the Central Control System's surveillance was everywhere.
So this was what SpiCa meant by observers. After merging with the Central Control System, Miss Terra really could monitor every person in City School at all times.
But if it was only surveillance, had Earth's Will not been capable of that from the start?
The Zodiacal was going to ascend into orbital space, where it would leave Earth's Will's surveillance range, so