—Was this guy talking to both her and Screwllum at the same time?
That damn Screwllum really hadn't gone far. He was waiting for a chance to hit her with a rising cannon from the ground, wasn't he?
A suppressed look came over her face, while questions churned in her heart.
—Why was Tet talking to Screwllum? What was he trying to convey?
But Tet clearly had no intention of explaining any of it.
—He wasn't the sort of god who particularly liked meddling in other people's affairs. If the Human Race truly hadn't been beaten to the verge of national extinction, he would probably still be hopping around other universes for fun.
The fact that he had deliberately used his status as a god to reveal a location where Sunday would crash if he went there, and Screwllum would also inevitably crash while pursuing him, then lured them both over, already meant he was in an exceptionally good mood.
So—
With a swish, he appeared before the trio, stretched out his hand to carve open a doorway through space, and jumped inside.
"I'll head down first. Follow me."
Then, a powerful suction force dragged the three chosen children toward the doorway.
"So bright—so high!!"
March 7th stumbled and cried out. Her entire field of vision had turned white.
That was because she had opened her eyes.
—She knew it was sunlight because she felt the long-lost burning sensation against her retinas. At the same time came the feeling of falling, as though she were walking through lofty mountains enveloped in clouds and mist.
Looking up, she could see islands floating in the sky and giant dragons flying through the air.
Beyond the horizon, amid the deep mountains, enormous chess pieces stood like pyramids.
"Another world? Sister Yelena, can you