episode_0066

“Okay, we’re almost done. Should we go somewhere else now?”

“Huh? Ellie. Is this enough?”

“Yeah, I packed what I really needed. If I really forgot to pack something, I can just come back and get it, right?”

“Um, it’s annoying, so why don’t you just pack everything while you can?”

“Still. You took all the strange things I had hidden away?”

“You said you took care of everything, so it’s over now.”

“Oh, wait! Can you take this?”

Ellie brought a large stuffed animal from somewhere she didn’t know.

A character doll that is more than twice my body size. No, it would be more correct to call it a character-shaped bed.

What are those things that you keep taking out from under the bed, even though you don’t know how to hide them?

No, was there something like that in the first place?

Why didn’t I know…?

“That…? Isn’t it too big?”

“Who told you to take it when you can?”

“Hmm… Can my subspace swallow it all?”

“Blanc, what are you worried about? Even if you put in all my and Ellie’s clothes that I bought on impulse last time, and even if you put in the groceries, it’ll be faster to fly than walk, so you can transform and store Citrus’ wheelchair and fly with Citrus, there’s more than enough room.”

“Hey, the wheelchair could have been folded, but that one… ”

“Go in. With your overflowing magic power, you should be able to fit all the furniture here and still have some left over.”

“Hmm… Give it to me first.”

“Here, here. It’s a limited edition, so handle it carefully!”

“Okay. Haa, should I go in?”

Blanc opened the small door, expanded the space with his own hands, and measured the angle.

No, if you can adjust the size by touching the space connection gate with your hand, it should definitely fit with room to spare.

Yes, that space where they swallow all the dolls as if to prove that what I said was right.

“Look. The inner space is probably as wide as your magic power anyway. Why are you so burdened?”

“I need to use magic power to maintain this. Something big is a bit burdensome.”

“Your magic power, it seems like it would be maintained even with the basic magic power contained in one hair.”

“Even if my magic power is that concentrated, it’s not that much.”

“Do you think I can’t use that subspace because I don’t know how to use it?”

“Oh, right. Hmm, okay. But I’m still anxious.”

“What are you worried about? You can easily fit the car you just rode in.”

“Well, I guess so.”

“Isn’t it almost infinite space for inanimate objects? Although it’s a bit burdensome for living things because they have a lot of information.”

“Right. Well. Anyway, that’s the end, right?”

“Ellie, is it over?”

“Ugh, ugh! This is really enough. Thank you!”

“Thank you, okay. Vine, where should I go?”

“Now let’s go to the common area. There must be something you left in your place. There must be more things there than in the living area. You could call it the office, right there.”

“Do you have an office? What kind of organization is that?”

“I was a captain after all. I led a whole corps. That meant there was a lot of work to do internally. It was also annoying. Do you think a captain was chosen by force alone?”

“So, does Ellis have an office too?”

“Even though Ellie was an officer, she was the deputy commander of my legion, so she shared the same office as me. She said she would act as a secretary while also being the deputy commander.”

“Then, I guess I’ll just stop by there and go.”

“Since I’m already here, I’ll check if there’s any data left in the conference room and just grab the repair tools from the lab and leave.”

“Okay, let’s go the most efficient route. Vine, can you show me?”

“This is my territory. How could I not know?”

I stood in front of them and headed towards the central square with Eli.

This underground Eden has a simpler structure than you might think.

Place the central square at the very center of the cabin.

Additionally, the entrance was placed in one corner to allow for efficient movement of troops.

Normally, transfer stations are used, but this space was designed based on his judgment that physical means were needed to move large numbers.

There is no reason to bother expanding in this basement.

Ah, this facility was built at a depth that cannot be compared to any other underground facility built in this country, so there will definitely be no problem with expansion.

Besides, the amount of fear energy we’ve collected is enormous, and we can also use geothermal energy to generate power.

The geothermal heat coming from this underground is not something to be ignored.

When the boss builds, he makes sure to insulate it so that the temperature and humidity here are always optimized, but he can’t just throw away the heat from the floor. He uses it as an energy source.

What an eco-friendly facility.

If we were to list all these plans for Eden one by one, it would be full of endless good points, but it is a world they did not want, so they rejected it.

I don’t care if they perish.

Like him, I failed to become immortal…

Well, without him, there’s no need for immortality.

It was an opportunity to become a pioneer in the world he was creating.

It doesn’t matter now.

Haa, the bright future that was unfolding here is no more.

But in this world that is running towards its end, I must fulfill my duty.

At least for now.

Each person lives a life suited to the mission given to them.

“Okay, open this door.”

This headquarters is made up of various security devices, so it’s only natural that the areas would be separated by biometric identification.

“Okay, um. This is a mess.”

Unlike the glorious Eden of the past, the central square is full of traces of battle.

“Maybe I fought here. Early on during Ragnarok.”

“Maybe? I didn’t know because I went in first, Hyewon. Do you remember anything?”

“Hmm, maybe it was here… I think we fought in a place that looked like a warehouse.”

“Ah, that’s because I led you to another space for refuge. Deeper.”

“Huh… ?”

“Well, let’s do that little by little. Isn’t this chaos? Other people must have come and gone here too.”

“Of course. Eden collapsed and the association dispatched many investigation teams.”

“The splendid square that shows the splendid future of Eden is like this. Haa. It’s bitter.”

“Eden had a scary thought.”

“That’s it. If I talk about ideology with you, the conversation will go on until the next morning. I don’t want to do that again. Don’t you know that it’s impossible for either you or me to understand each other anyway?”

“That’s right. Well, it was hard to hear you say all the things like it was an anomaly, a brief pain for reality, every time you fought me.”

“Well, I did manage to persuade some magical girls. If what you say is true, then it would be corruption.”

“Usually, I brought back the fallen magical girls. But I wonder what happened to the ones who couldn’t come back.”

“Isn’t it because you were impressed by our ideals and agreed with us?”

“That’s it. Hmm, whatever. Think what you want.”

“My mouth hurts. Anyway, I feel bad about this ruin. How should I put it, it hurts my heart. I never thought this central square, which was so clean and splendid, would be trampled like this.”

“But it’s so big here that it’s not that noticeable.”

“You don’t see any marks. Like the marks on the reinforced wall, or the marks on the garden that were left when you fell. Sigh.”

“T, it’s not coming out. At this level. I heard it was that intense.”

“Well, it doesn’t look like there were 20 people fighting in a place like this, right? But, if you look at the marks of the attack over there, it’s really different.”

“Hmm, there’s a burn mark there, and this one looks like it’s still cold.”

“He would have attacked me with his maximum output. It was like a cool air conditioner, but it wasn’t for these plants. Well, that’s what magic is all about.”

“Um… Besides that, it’s also scary to see the cut, the stab, and the fist shape.”

“That’s probably where the crybaby next to you ran at me, trying to beat me up even though he dropped his weapon. ”

“Do you remember all those things?”

“In that regard, it seems like you have a certain degree of perfect memory ability. Even if you want to forget, you can’t. It’s a curse, a curse.”

“If you tell that to Seohyun or Yuri, who have forgetful memories, you’ll get in big trouble, right?”

“Well, isn’t forgetfulness a passive skill that even that crybaby has?”

“That’s because Hye-won has such a good memory.”

“You remember grudges well.”

“Ahahaha… ”

“Okay, that’s it. This way. Follow me.”

I decided to take them to the office first, as they were all curious.

It’s been a while since you’ve been to the office, hasn’t it?

Me too, I guess I’ve been here for a long time.

The long-neglected Eden headquarters was neat and tidy, with only the ruins caused by Ragnarok being maintained.

If only some dust had accumulated, I could have accepted it a little more realistically. Seeing as not even a single dust has accumulated.

There isn’t a speck of dust in the hallway.

That’s, as expected…

Yeah, it was possible thanks to his technical skills.

Follow Him, follow our guidance, and build a new paradise…

Well, whatever.

The ones who wanted to dismiss us as an evil organization and eradicate us were the magical girls.

With such random thoughts in my mind, I walked down the hallway.

Occasionally, a security door appears.

I don’t know why, but Ellie keeps running out and opening the door first.

And with a bright, smiling face.

Well, I’m comfortable and fine.

So, I arrived at my office.

Eden 1st Corps, Captain’s Office.