(Miluno)
I held Barbara in my arms and sat on the balcony, admiring the moon's final view.
That blue planet had already filled our field of vision. It was so close that I could almost smell the ocean, almost reach out and touch it.
Clearly, the great will had begun accelerating.
The Earth Crystal had therefore begun an emergency evacuation. We had to escape within thirty minutes, or be reduced to nothing along with the moon...
"Why are you still dawdling here? The escape passages will close if you don't get moving!"
Mom hurried upstairs and even lifted Barbara off my lap.
"I know. I just wanted one last look at the whole Earth before we left."
"There's nothing to see! As long as we survive, we'll have plenty of chances later!"
Provided we survived...
Even if we returned to Earth, we might not be able to deal with the great will.
"Let's go downstairs first."
The Earth Crystal had thoughtfully opened escape passages in the Enheria Stronghold, Zodiacal, the medical department, the World Center, the residential district, the shopping street, and even the Second Research Institute, among other locations.
This desperate retreat had begun.
But we only had thirty minutes, so we couldn't hesitate if we wanted to escape...
"Miluno."
In the living room, Golden was glued to Yuehan's side, wagging her tail and begging for attention. Everything we could take from the apartment had already been packed into our respective Crystals.
Falcon wasn't here. She had left with Heat Haze, who had been among the first to evacuate as one of the wounded.
"Let's go. Our resistance against the great will has failed."
Standing by the entrance, I said mockingly, "Time to run with our tails between our legs."
The wounded and prisoners had returned to Earth through