Unbelievable, Yet It Made Sense

"I get it. I finally get it. So that's what happened. It really was all coincidence. I never imagined so many things could line up like this." In my mind, Sajyou Manaka kept repeating herself.

Yuan Shikai said, "Manaka, what's gotten into you? Why the fuss?"

Sajyou Manaka said, "I know why the Holy Grail suddenly overflowed with magical energy, and why Jester became one of the Evils of Humanity."

Yuan Shikai said, "ORT's right in front of us. What good does knowing that do? We need a way to deal with it, or this timeline is finished."

Sajyou Manaka said, "That's exactly why it's the key to defeating ORT."

Now she had my attention. How could the reason behind all this be the key to defeating ORT?

Yuan Shikai said, "All right, keep it short. We may not have much time."

Sajyou Manaka said, "Remember the South American Lostbelt? ORT had barely landed before it nearly wiped out the entire world. If Camazotz hadn't sacrificed his entire kingdom and become one of the Evils of Humanity, the world would have been finished."

"The Evil of Humanity he became, Oblivion, was already in the ranks of the Beasts, though he wasn't one of the seven."

"It took that kind of power just to seal ORT, not kill it outright. Nothing of this planet can kill it."

"We only managed to kill ORT back then thanks to Kukulkan. Without her, there's no telling who would have won."

"Please get to the point," I said, watching ORT draw closer.

Sajyou Manaka said, "Here's the point. Why didn't this ORT devour Earth when it arrived? Why was it sealed away and left sleeping instead?"

That's right! Why hadn't ORT devoured Earth when it arrived? Why had it been sealed away instead? It was