This... forget it. None of that matters right now. What I need to do is figure out how to defeat Raye. I have to defeat Raye here.
Elfnein, do you have any ideas about that?
The sudden shift in the situation had left Hibiki Tachibana feeling a little dizzy, but she pulled the conversation back to the question she had wanted to ask from the start.
Boku... sigh, Carol, what do you need us to do?
Just as Elfnein tried to think of a way to help Hibiki Tachibana, she suddenly sensed a message Carol had sent her through the shared consciousness of their single body.
Miss Hibiki, just now, Miss Raye completely ruined Carol's plan. She told me that if we want to defeat Miss Raye, she still has one last chance.
She asked me to ask you whether you would be willing to work with her, even though... you already know Carol's objective.
Though she was still somewhat unaccustomed to how things had developed, Elfnein faithfully relayed every piece of information Carol had given her to Hibiki Tachibana, leaving the choice of whether to agree up to her.
Keep fighting alongside Carol, huh? Okay, Elfnein. Tell Carol I'm in.
Despite learning Carol's objective, Hibiki Tachibana still chose to trust Carol as she was now.
The most important thing now was to pull Raye back from the abyss. If Carol became an enemy again afterward... then Hibiki would stop her, using the hand that held others' hands to bring about her miracle.
Understood. Then, Miss Hibiki, get ready. Carol says that next, she'll trigger a String Gain exceeding the Swan Song energy of seven billion people to confront Miss Raye.
*When she worked with Miss Fine, she learned the nature of your ArmdGear. So whether you can use her