episode_0064

A mountain near Seoul.

As if to indicate that no one was passing by, the place that used to be a road was overgrown with bushes.

A place that is difficult to reach even in a newly built new city.

Deep in the mountains, a familiar-looking vehicle enters.

The van was filled with intruders who had visited this place in the past and residents who had lived here.

As the vehicle turned and headed down the road that had disappeared, soldiers appeared from somewhere and stopped the vehicle.

“Stop, stop, stop. There will be a brief inspection. What is the purpose of your passage through here?”

The car’s window rolled down, and a silver-haired, pretty woman sitting in the driver’s seat showed me a document.

“Hmm, the road is really rough. I guess it’s because you shouldn’t know I’m here.”

A silver-haired girl speaking lightly to a soldier who was looking over documents.

After checking the contents of the documents, the soldier simply asked for the number of passengers and whether or not they had entry permits for all passengers, and when he confirmed everything, he let them go. Seeing this, the silver-haired girl felt that the soldier was a professional.

Even when looking at himself, without moving an inch, he silently carries out only his own work.

She looked back and saw that there were usually many people who asked for autographs or to take pictures with her, as if they were celebrities. Then, she confirmed that the soldier next to her had disappeared again and drove her car down a road with no road.

Was it just a wheel rut, or a gravel road?

The vehicle continued to move along a road that gave the impression of being nothing but ruins.

It wasn’t just at the beginning of the road that the vehicle stopped.

Because soldiers appeared here and there along the road.

It’s easy to knock on the window of a car that’s moving slowly because you can’t see the road properly.

The vehicle, which had passed through several checkpoints, approached the front of a building blocked by a fence.

A soldier from the guard post next to the fence jumped out, completed a final check, and parked the vehicle in a corner. Everyone inside got out.

Some people jumped down because of their short legs, but that only lasted for a moment.

Because everyone in the car was lost in thought.

Half of a day, any day.

That dawn when people are asleep.

The day when dawn breaks.

I was thinking back to the day I raided this place to clear the darkness and bring light.

The rest of them were recalling the many memories they had had here.

The two of them said that this cabin was their home, and they remember sitting on the veranda and sharing watermelon in the summer.

You said you had a cool night deep in the mountains. You even rested in a room instead of a secret passage, saying it was a vacation.

When people were busy, there were also secret passages inside the warehouse and rooms that were used as main gates.

When there was traffic, it was an old hut, but it was well-maintained and would have served as a place to sleep.

Even now, the abandoned building, with only the bare minimum of electrical equipment running and no maintenance whatsoever, looks creepy.

Still, this was the place where the two girls made memories.

A girl with black hair and a blank expression.

He calmly takes the lead and walks first.

As if it were familiar, he opened the door.

Go down the stairs to the basement, third door clockwise.

Knock on the door a total of three times.

One is for the sky.

One for the land.

One is that it contains the meaning of a new future.

And, if you turn the doorknob once, you will create a new world.

Instead of going to the room you’re supposed to be in, you can take the elevator down.

An elevator that appears to have a more futuristic design than the basement of the futuristic Magical Girl Headquarters.

Taking the elevator, the four girls head down.

To bring back memories that have already sunk.

To bring hope for a new future.

* * *

Yeah. It’s been a while.

It’s been a really long time since I’ve been here.

No matter how many years you’ve been in prison or in a remote village.

It was built in the middle of a city, so the air was really bad. It’s so nice here.

Well, it’s a new city and all, but the developed city can now be seen far away.

Wow, that used to be rice fields and fields. Who would have thought it would turn into such a huge city.

If there was a city there, would the boss have made his base somewhere else?

Uhm, no.

Of course not. He has branches hidden all over the city, so I don’t think he’d give up on a city like that.

Rather, it would be more in line with his intention to swallow up that city and use it as a source of income.

Ah, how could I possibly fathom his intentions?

It is impossible with my tiny little brain and thoughts that cannot even reach the tip of a hair’s breadth of His.

Because He is great.

Yes, that magnificent Eden has collapsed, so the ideal could not be realized.

There is no such thing as eternal suffering or paradise. These people must feel it deeply.

Well, that’s their choice.

Because we are foolish people who simply throw away tomorrow for today’s happiness.

Who doesn’t know that after today’s suffering passes, paradise will unfold? Well, whatever.

Let’s put aside distracting thoughts and since we’re already in Eden, shouldn’t we pack what we need and then leave?

Because I don’t know when something like this will happen again.

How many soldiers did you see on your way here?

Among them, there were some people in black suits.

Why are you working in a mountain like this, dressed so neatly in a black suit and even wearing sunglasses?

If you’re going to hide in a mountain like this, at least dress like a hiker.

Well, they’re soldiers… It shouldn’t matter since they’re wearing camouflage.

There, there’s tight security.

What kind of cabin door has a guard there?

Besides, the warehouse that was used as the main entrance was completely barricaded.

In that sense, I try to write down a list in my head.

Clothes. Yeah.

This time, I only have one uniform, sorry.

It was good for setting the mood during training, but it’s a shame.

He was wearing his favorite uniform.

Now, the dirt floor of the training ground is a little dirty because of the accumulated dust… so I have to wash it.

During Ragnarok, I was hit so many times that I became a rag.

So, I can’t just wash it carelessly, so I have to make time to wash it by hand.

That kind of appearance, the appearance of the resurrected villain, could imprint on Arin, and increase her fear of ‘Bine’.

I have to get over that fear. Well, whatever.

Here at headquarters, there’s a mountain of the uniforms I used to wear.

There must be a few things that Ellie left unpacked because she told her not to wear them.

If you don’t take it from a place like this, where are you going to sell the Eden uniforms?

Well, even if someone buys a uniform to cosplay, if they wear the clothes of an evil organization… they won’t sell them because it would be a problem.

So, I can’t find it anywhere, especially in my size.

By the way, I’m also taking care of Ellie’s uniform.

Oh, Ellie hated wearing the uniform… I think it looks cool, but why?

Even when I was told to wear my uniform during a meeting… I didn’t wear it.

While thinking such trivial thoughts, I took the lead and headed to my room first.

The unmanaged basement hallway of Eden.

Still, the generator was running well. The lights came on well.

Yes, that’s how much energy we’ve collected so far. If we were to use all of it just to power this one headquarters, it would last a thousand years.

However, I don’t know if all the security protocols were disabled during Ragnarok or if they were added to take additional measures. They don’t show up.

Who was it? There was a gongdol.

There was this kid who would always go to the lab and act like a bum, saying he was assembling and repairing robots under the doctor.

Blanc looks at that hallway as if it’s something new.

Yeah, I guess that’s because I have no reason to come into a residential area like this.

The area I fought in wasn’t a residential area. It was a group square in a public area.

Yeah, we fought by leading them to a wide open space…

I guess I should go to the square again.

As I walk down the hallway, I stop in front of a room.

Yeah, it’s been years since I’ve been back to this room.

There is no sign of it being opened by force.

I thought you searched all these places too.

Hmm, so you’re using a space-related magical girl? You must have searched.

What does that matter? It’s just a good thing the lock isn’t broken.

If it was broken, you wouldn’t have been able to get in.

I put my hand on the lock and bring my eye close to the lens.

After going through several verification steps, a keypad appears on the screen.

And finally, the password for confirmation.

Because it was a four-digit number that I had in mind from the beginning.

I’ve been using this number ever since I first woke up because it’s a familiar number.

0521.

I don’t remember clearly, but I think it represented some important day.

Unfortunately, when I regained my memories, some of them were gone.

The memories of when I lived only as ‘Bine’ flew away in the process of being overwritten.

Well, if it’s an important memory, I’ll probably remember it later.

Now is the time to open the door and face it.

With the sound of machinery moving.

The door opens automatically and we enter my room together.

Hmm, I guess I’ve put the embarrassing stuff aside.

This is the first time I’ve invited anyone other than Ellie to this room.