Attack on Heaven – Return to Heaven (5)

In the past, after watching the ending of episode 50 of “Machine God Chronicles”, the Emperor had held a hearing against Ragna.

The charge was none other than ‘the crime of insolence’.

To be more specific, it should be called the crime of causing delirium in the viewers’ hearts by ending episode 50 with the annihilation of all humanity and throwing only the protagonist and heroine into the destroyed world.

Of course, thinking about it now, it was somewhat childish behavior.

But at that time, it was really unavoidable.

Because at that time, most viewers, including the Emperor, had practically been introduced to anime for the first time through the work “Machine God Chronicles”, and.

At that time, Ragna had also deliberately produced an animation to cause a great mental demon in viewers for his own retirement.

In other words, Ragna made an animation asking people in this world to please get angry, and.

The viewers, including the Emperor, were just pitiful victims who fell for Ragna’s vicious trap, that’s the kind of story it was.

But now, 3 years after that.

Now that most people have completed their secondary job change from anime newbies to considerable otakus.

Viewers firmly believed that they had developed considerable resistance to most developments in animation.

Even the orange juice ending of “Machine God Chronicles” that was so infuriating at that time.

Even the scene where the Knight King disappears from the present world in “Sky of Destiny”.

They were convinced that they had reached a level where they could let it pass with a faint smile, saying it was now a good memory.

That must be why.

“Everyone, let’s do that.”

“…That?”

“It’s obvious, combination!”

Although it certainly started as a fight to save one woman.

Before he knew it, Cyan found himself engaged in a final battle with the mastermind for the fate of the entire universe.

In a universe where human perception becomes reality, Cyan gathers the will of his comrades to create a mech of a size that surpasses not only planets but galaxies.

Of course, the plausibility of the animation “Attack on Heaven” had been half shattered since splitting the moon in half in episode 21, but.

At this moment, as it tramples galaxies like pebbles and throws them like discs, it has perfectly entered the realm of fantasy.

Thus, Ragna achieved the truly remarkable feat of producing an animation that is treated as fantasy even in a fantasy world, but.

In fact, plausibility was no longer important to the viewers watching the television.

“…My goodness, could the likes of you handle such enormous energy?”

“We have evolved beyond who we were a minute ago. When we rotate once, we move forward, even if just a little. That’s what a drill is!”

Now it was just Cyan’s overflowing coolness, and battle scenes that automatically make your mouth gape open with galaxies as the background.

And.

“Still, I believe. In us that I believe in… in humans… and in the future…!”

Cyan’s lines that somehow make your heart hot.

However, at the same time, someone might laugh at those lines as childish.

Someone else might think it’s cringeworthy.

Even most viewers who had watched “Attack on Heaven” from episode 1 were smiling bitterly at the inexplicable childishness.

But.

“…Well, not bad. Really.”

“I feel something great anew. Even at this age, that I can learn something through animation.”

The nobles and intellectuals who had learned countless disciplines were actually muttering like that with bitter smiles as they looked at the screen in the television.

Since ancient times, being childish means being intuitive, and.

Being intuitive means it can strike a chord in people’s hearts.

To begin with, what was the reason Princess… that is, Kaya asked Ragna to produce animation?

First, it was to raise the level of the general public who don’t know letters by creating a culture that they can easily learn and acquire, and.

Secondly, wasn’t it to provide something enjoyable in the lives of the common people where enjoyable things are extremely limited?

At this very moment, what Ragna wants to convey through animation is keenly felt.

Cyan says.

That humans have no limits.

That human potential is infinite, so if you never give up and move forward, there’s nothing you can’t achieve.

That was Cyan’s answer to the mastermind who oppressed all humans existing in the universe.

It was also Ragna’s message to all viewers that they should never give up even if there are painful and difficult things in reality.

And.

“…Yes, that’s what it was.”

One who arbitrarily sets limits on oneself and tries to stay here.

And one who tries to exceed one’s own limits and punch a hole in the universe.

This was the end of the fight between those two.

“Then watch over this universe…”

“Yes, you too believe in us humans…”

Thus, all fights were settled.

No one needed to get hurt anymore, and no one needed to be sacrificed.

Now, there’s only one thing left in this animation.

Cyan and Ren’s wedding ceremony.

The happy ending that the protagonist and heroine should rightfully meet.

That’s why viewers let their guard down a bit here, and.

“…Ren, I won’t forget you. Even if this universe is destroyed…”

“You shouldn’t say such things. We fought to prevent such an ending, didn’t we?”

“…Ah.”

With those words, Ren disappears.

She should have disappeared long ago, but.

As if she had desperately held on somehow until the moment she finished her wedding ceremony with Cyan.

“…Thank you, Ren.”

Calmly accepting Ren’s death, Cyan also departs.

Leaving behind only the back view of one who can no longer be called a boy, but has become a man.

The animation called “Attack on Heaven” came to an end.

“…..”

“…..”

Honestly speaking, it could be said to be a very moving and lingering ending, but.

As always, there are bound to be people in this world who simply cannot accept this kind of ending.

“Argh, Ragna!”

In fact, the Emperor already knew.

Because the Emperor had already previewed the theatrical version of “Attack on Heaven” provided by Ragna in advance.

But he watched this final episode with a desperate hope.

Hoping that perhaps a miracle might happen.

If not that, then with a small hope that Ragna might have developed a respect for life and saved Ren, he had watched the final episode.

But unfortunately, the hope circuit that the Emperor had been continuously spinning was completely shattered, and.

In the end, the Emperor had to admit at this point.

That this ending where he loses the woman he loves and becomes a man wandering the world is clearly one of the endings Cyan could meet.

Just as there are things you can only gain after losing someone.

Isn’t this lingering feeling and faintness the Emperor is feeling now something he can feel because Ren disappeared from this world with a happy smile at the last moment?

But that’s that and this is this.

It’s a bit late to say this now, but in fact, the Emperor had been watching the anime thinking of Ren as his own daughter.

Because not only were her actions cute, but above all, he overlapped the image of Kaya from her childhood with Ren, who had the status of a princess.

…Of course, in reality, Kaya lost that cute charm when she was about 10 years old.

Anyway, the Emperor couldn’t help but feel more attached watching the character Ren, who seemed to embody Kaya’s childhood appearance exactly, and.

That’s why at this moment, watching the scene where Ren disappears, he couldn’t help but feel like he was about to spit blood.

Why on earth is Ragna so obsessed with killing the characters he created with affection?

It’s not just anything, she’s a hero who saved the universe itself.

Then shouldn’t you just shut up and finish it with a mindless happy ending?

If he had done that, the Emperor would have gone around singing praises about “Attack on Heaven”, so why on earth!

As the Emperor was holding his head and suffering like that, Duke Grünewald, who was watching him from the side, carefully opens his mouth.

“No, Your Majesty. We still have one last hope left.”

“…Hope? What do you mean?”

“The theatrical version. The theatrical version of “Attack on Heaven” that will be released soon.”

The Duke said with his eyes carefully lit up.

“Wasn’t the “Attack on Heaven” theatrical version that was released last time a kind of director’s cut that added several scenes that didn’t exist in the TV version? It’s the same with this. Whether we feed Ragna money or do crowdfunding again, can’t we just persuade him to add a development where Ren comes back to life?”

“…!”

That was truly a brilliant idea.

The TV version of “Attack on Heaven” has already finished airing.

From a quantum perspective, it’s an event that has already been observed.

In other words, it meant that even the Emperor couldn’t interfere with it in any way.

But the situation was somewhat different for the “Attack on Heaven” theatrical version that was about to be released.

From a quantum perspective, the content of the theatrical version is like a blank future that hasn’t been decided yet.

Then, if we can somehow persuade the director Ragna before the theatrical version is released, it means it’s not impossible to bring Ren back to life!

But if there’s one thing that’s concerning.

“…However, I have already observed the content of the theatrical version of “Attack on Heaven”.”

“And the people of the world don’t know that fact. So, Your Majesty should deceive yourself. In fact, Your Majesty didn’t see that theatrical version, and doesn’t know its content… like this.”

“So, deceive. The original Your Majesty himself, and the world itself.”

“Deceive the world…”

That was the only way to save Ren.

A vicious plan to deceive the world itself and change the world line!

And thus.

The operation to change the world line to prevent Ren’s death.

Officially starts.