Attack on Heaven – Return to Heaven (2)

After Cyan split the moon in half and destroyed the enemy’s base in episode 21.

Everyone thought like this.

That with Cyan, we can accomplish anything.

That we can definitely save Ren, save humanity, save the world.

But.

“…My God, it’s impossible.”

“Were we really facing a god all along…?”

With the help of the Demon King, who was once an enemy, they arrived at the enemy’s base beyond the wall of the universe, but.

Immediately after, everyone realizes.

That they hadn’t successfully infiltrated the enemy’s base, but had fallen into a trap.

Surprisingly, the mastermind had transformed not just their base, but the entire universe where the base was located into a trap.

“…So the whole universe was actually a trap?”

“Really… I’m not even surprised anymore…”

At this unbelievable scale of trap, viewers can’t help but make dumbfounded expressions.

It had been a long time since power inflation and plausibility flew to the sky when Cyan split the moon in half in episode 21, but.

Even so, they had never imagined a scale where an entire universe itself was used for a mere trap.

And such impressions seemed to be the same for the Crimson Flame unit, as a faint fear was lingering in their eyes.

But that was only for a moment, they soon realize.

That as it has been until now, it’s impossible to break through this trap by normal means.

…In the end, someone has to sacrifice themselves.

So Kiba stepped forward.

There was no reason.

If we had to give a reason, it was because he wanted to.

Or maybe he couldn’t bear it.

Rather than seeing someone else sacrifice themselves for him, it was much better for him to sacrifice himself.

That’s the kind of person he was.

He wasn’t brave, he was a coward afraid of losing someone.

And, he was a man.

“…Aren’t you afraid of death?”

“Are you stupid? Who wouldn’t be afraid of death?”

He says.

That it’s not that he’s not afraid of death.

It’s just that his desire to save you is greater than his fear of death.

At this moment, he was able to gain the courage to step forward.

So he stepped forward despite his fear.

And.

“This is Cyan’s…”

“Our…”

“Humanity’s…”

“No, my very soul!”

“Do you think you can stop this!”

“…Ah.”

Seeing that heroic end, Kaisel realized tears were welling up in his eyes before he knew it.

But it was unacceptable to shed those tears, so he endured with superhuman patience.

Because didn’t Kiba just say?

That he wouldn’t say any last words.

That he would definitely come back again.

So, we shouldn’t be sad here.

The man chose the path of death himself to carry out his beliefs.

It was unacceptable to sully such beliefs with mere tears.

Just as Kaisel was choking back tears, crying with his heart rather than his eyes.

“…Hmph. He completely committed suicide.”

Deneb, who was next to him, said with a sneer.

Naturally, Kaisel looked at Deneb as if the ‘person he respects most that the teacher asked about’ had been insulted.

“What… did you say? Are you done talking?”

“Did I say anything wrong? But it’s strange. No matter how I think about it, I only remember saying the right thing.”

Deneb said with an incomparably vile smile on his face.

“From my point of view, Kiba’s death was nothing more than self-inflicted. And in the world, that’s called suicide.”

“…No, what-“

“If Kiba had really died unavoidably, unfortunately, I would have wailed and mourned his death with you. But he practically chose death himself. You know well the reason why.”

At Deneb’s words, Kaisel’s hands trembled.

How could he not know?

In fact, Kaisel had also guessed that Kiba would meet his death after seeing ‘that scene’.

“…The kiss with Yuna, huh.”

In the past, Yuna had already driven Credo to death with a kiss.

Since Kiba kissed such a Yuna, it was a kind of inevitability that he would meet death as well.

“In my view, that woman’s lips are no different from the death gods’ Book of Life and Death in “Book of Life and Death”. Isn’t it common sense that humans who suddenly talk about visiting their hometown on the battlefield, or wanting to marry their lover, or whining about wanting to see their mother, die first? Don’t you think so too, Kyubey?”

“Meow.”

At Deneb’s words, the white cat sitting on his head nodded in affirmation, and.

‘…Ah, fuck. So damn noisy.’

And Ragna frowned as he watched the two troublemakers making a fuss in the middle of the bar.

That’s right.

Those two were now making a fuss at the place where the production team of “Attack on Heaven” was having a dinner party.

By the way, Ragna didn’t invite those two here, nor did he mention that the production team was having a dinner party today.

Yet somehow those two found out about it and came here uninvited, and were making all sorts of fuss while watching this episode 25 through the television installed in the bar.

“…Brother, I’m sorry, but could you lower your voice a little? It’s embarrassing for others to see.”

When Serika said this to Deneb with a somewhat embarrassed expression, Deneb glanced at Kaisel and opened his mouth.

“…I’m sorry, Serika. This friend was saying such nonsense that I felt frustrated and spoke up. My goodness, a friend who watches animation doesn’t even know about clichés. How can someone live in this world being so naive?”

“…..”

Well.

Usually, I think you can live in the world just fine without knowing anything about anime clichés.

Meanwhile, Deneb seemed pleased that Serika had thought of him anyway, and looked at her with a fond expression as he opened his mouth.

“…Hmm, now that I think about it, although Kiba met his death, it seems his death wasn’t completely meaningless.”

“What do you mean?”

“Because the protagonist Cyan will use Kiba’s sacrifice as a stepping stone to rescue the kidnapped heroine Ren.”

Saying this, Deneb suddenly engaged in sister worship, mentioning that my younger sister Serika is voicing Ren in this work “Attack on Heaven”.

After worshipping Serika for quite a while, Deneb finally got to the main point.

“Do you remember episode 16 of “Attack on Heaven”? At the end of episode 16, Cyan proposed to Ren, and Ren accepted his proposal. They were supposed to have a wedding ceremony soon after.”

“…Come to think of it, that did happen.”

It was a fact I had forgotten because all sorts of chaos ensued afterwards, with Ren being brainwashed by the mastermind and fighter jets sent by the mastermind destroying Earth.

“As you can see even in fairy tales, stories about rescuing kidnapped princesses all end with the prince and princess getting married.”

“…Hmm, but not all fairy tales end with the prince and princess getting married.”

To Kaisel’s objection, Deneb replied in a tone as if he found it ridiculous.

“No, that’s not true. Because there were already foreshadowings related to Cyan and Ren’s marriage in “Attack on Heaven”.”

“…Foreshadowing?”

At that moment, Kaisel tilted his head.

Foreshadowing related to Cyan and Ren’s marriage.

Well. At least I don’t remember seeing anything like that…?

Seeing Kaisel’s reaction, Deneb clicked his tongue and said.

“The ring. The wedding ring Cyan gave to Ren when he proposed!”

“…Ah, you mean that ring!”

Come to think of it, that’s right.

That ring that Ren kept wearing even when she was brainwashed by the mastermind and lost her senses.

The position where that ring was worn was none other than-

“…Indeed, it was on the ring finger of her left hand.”

Cyan promised eternal love to Ren.

Ren accepted Cyan’s proposal happily.

And on Ren’s left ring finger is the ring Cyan gave her.

Then aren’t they already no different from a married couple, just without having held a wedding ceremony?

“Certainly, that’s right. Then, it would be most natural for the work “Attack on Heaven” to end with them getting married like in a fairy tale.”

“…That’s right. Although Kiba died, his death was not in vain. Because due to his death, Cyan will inherit Kiba’s will, rescue Ren, and the work will end with a happy ending of the two having a happy wedding ceremony. Isn’t that right, Ragna?”

“…..”

At Deneb’s sudden question, Ragna shut his mouth like a clam.

…Well, about Cyan and Ren’s wedding ceremony.

Certainly, it’s true that Cyan and Ren will have a wedding ceremony in the ending part with everyone’s blessings, but….

Hmm….

How on earth should I explain this…?