"This is the sky of this era? It doesn't have anything more than the sky of my era!"
"It was nice meeting all of you. Not only did I get to speak again after so long, I also got to see the real sky once more. Thanks. My name is Ao Run, the sea goddess who once lived in the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace."
"I'll give this crossbow to you. Though its final owner should have been that young girl, it seems she won't need it anymore."
The crossbow slowly floated from her hand toward me.
Ao Run, why aren't you off causing trouble in the sea? I was just about to take the crossbow. It was, after all, a crossbow capable of killing gods—better to have more skills than fewer. Yet it flew around me and landed in Sigma's hands.
Ao Run said, "Sorry, but this crossbow seems to have chosen that young man. Perhaps he is more suited to it. My time is up as well. Until we meet again."
A final breeze drifted past, lifting her veil. That faint smile could have bewitched the world. Qin Shi Huang, you truly were wasting a gift from heaven.
Tsubaki Kuruoka's hospital room was packed with people, and so was the hallway.
The once spacious, brightly lit area now felt crowded and noisy due to the gathering.
Other than the Heroic King Gilgamesh, who had already left on his own, nearly everyone else had assembled here.
Standing before the hospital bed, Sigma explained the full course of events to everyone in a clear, if somewhat subdued, voice.
As his account unfolded, every detail seemed to come vividly alive before their eyes. When they heard the crucial parts, everyone could not help drawing in sharp breaths, secretly grateful in their hearts.