Uta had been able to summon the Demon of Song when she was very young. Now, as long as she had that supposed sheet music, she should have been able to summon him again.
Watching the girl lost in thought, Kuta held out his hand and invited her. "What do you say? Want to come with us to the Ruins of Elegia and search for the truth that's puzzled you all these years?"
"Is there really another answer?"
Uta raised her head. The gray in her eyes shattered in that instant, and light gradually returned to her dark pupils.
"Yes."
Kuta nodded without hesitation. "You've lived here for so many years, so you must have heard the legend of the Demon of Song. From what I know, he was the one who destroyed Elegia."
"Really?"
A glimmer of hope appeared in Uta's eyes.
She was like a drowning person clutching at one last straw.
"Yes!"
This time, Kuta gave Uta hope, though that hope was a little cruel.
Then Kuta stepped forward, took Uta's hand, turned, and stepped out, vanishing from the star-filled sky.
Outside.
"Mmm..."
"We're finally out."
Kuina came to in Kuta's arms, then quickly got to her feet, staring in shock at the girl still standing on the boulder.
"That ability..."
Even with her current strength, Uta had instantly pulled her into the Virtual World while her guard was down. That alone showed how powerful the girl below was.
"It's all right."
Kuta patted Kuina's back, then nodded at Uta below and casually introduced the two sides.
"This is Uta, a singer determined to bring everyone peace and happiness through her songs."
"You even know that?"
Hearing Kuta say this, Uta stared at him in astonishment.
She was certain she had never met Kuta, and he had