The Absolute Godspeed of Infinite Worlds

Aoko knelt there.

Before her was the charred body of her cohabitant, and in her ears, there was the deafening sound of explosions and flashes of light.

The great battle raged around her.

But she remained frozen, her head down, her right arm tightly gripped, lost in her thoughts.

She had a trump card.

A very powerful one.

As long as she used it, she could definitely turn the situation around.

However, she didn't know how to use it, because she had never asked her grandfather how to handle it. She didn't know if she could bear the terrifyingly immense power it would bring, nor the disaster that followed.

"—Aoko, get out of the way!"

During the hesitation, the battle continued fiercely.

But for some reason, the flames of battle seemed to have spread to her.

She lifted her head in shock.

She happened to see all the magic circles in the sky pointing at her, the immense magic power gathering in them, transforming into dozens of strong magic cannon flashes.

She was going to die!

Before she could even react, the thought of despair filled Aoko's mind.

No one could survive such a barrage of magic cannon fire.

Modern magi all had this common knowledge.

Boom——!!

In the blink of an eye, countless flashes of light illuminated the sky.

In the midst of it, Aoko was completely unprepared, and didn't even have time to use her trump card.

She could only wait for death.

Bang!

But suddenly, everything went dark in front of her.

Something unknown knocked her to the ground.

Boom, boom, boom, boom——!!!

And then came the furious bombardment of magic cannons!

The roar was like an explosion of gunpowder, with the ground being plowed back and forth, the earth swirling in the air like dust, and her vision completely severed.

The earth trembled, and trees fell one after another.

It was as if the whole world in front of her had entered the apocalypse.

—But it didn't hurt.

The incoming magic cannon fire felt like distant thunder, though the tremors of the collapsing world kept reaching her, she didn't feel any pain from her body.

Aoko opened her eyes in confusion.

"Ugh...!"

What greeted her was a mouthful of bright red blood.

Some of the blood dripped onto her cheek, staining her face, and turning her vision a bloody red.

"You..."

She had been knocked to the ground.

Eiji's body was on top of hers.

And he had borne all the impacts with his own body.

As a result—

His clothes were almost completely shredded, his skin covered in burns, blood flowing everywhere, and his entire body was in a miserable state. He looked nothing like the energetic person he was before.

"Damn... I've run out of magic..."

Eiji let out a bitter laugh.

From home to the park, then to here, and having used his magic several times in between, his already scarce magic had completely run out.

It was only when he shielded Aoko with his body that he realized his magic had been exhausted.

Eiji pushed himself up on his arms, struggling to stand.

But as his legs burned with pain, he couldn't help but stagger and spit out another mouthful of blood.

"Hahaha, it's over... this is a serious injury..."

Eiji laughed even more bitterly.

After being hit by so many magic cannon shots, even with his Level 4 physical strength, he couldn't handle it.

The fact that he didn't die on the spot just meant that fate had spared him once more.

"Why?"

"Huh?"

"Why... save me? If it were just you, you could have easily escaped, right?"

"Who knows?"

Eiji rolled his eyes, his face full of fearless expression.

"Before my brain could react, my body acted first."

His body acted first.

That was his explanation.

In the end, it was just an impulsive action.

Regret? It was hard to say. There was a little regret, but he was also quite happy.

"Hah... escape quickly."

Eiji gasped for air in short bursts, coughing violently.

"Remember to tell my family that I died quite heroically..."

After all, death would just be a return to his original form, so there was no need to fear it.

The only regret was not being able to tell Raikou and Souji in advance.

And also that he didn't gain any real benefit, leaving empty-handed.

Wait, there was one more big regret—a bunch of beautiful women, and he didn't get to kiss a single one... Wait, now that he thought about it, he had a lot of regrets.

"—I won't allow it."

"At this point, why are you still talking about stubbornness?"

Eiji clicked his tongue, turning to look at Aoko.

But when he turned around to look, he froze for a moment.

Her cold face was still stained with warm blood, but the hesitation that had been there before had long disappeared, replaced by an unwavering determination as strong as steel.

"I won't allow this world to take anything else from me!"

This was not stubbornness.

It was willpower—a willpower so strong it could shake the world.

Alice had been taken away.

She didn't know what to do, and her heart was filled with fear and confusion.

Now, Eiji was going to be taken away too.

This time, she had finally broken through her own self through intense emotions.

I won't allow it!

I won't let that scene happen again!

So—

Aoko decided to use that.

The fear of her own immaturity?

The confusion about how to make up for the future?

To hell with it!

What I want is a perfect present!

This, at most, was just a moment of impulse.

But someone had already shown her that even impulse wasn't a bad thing!

"—Listen, O Primordial of All Things!"

With a chant that looked down upon everything as its beginning.

Around Aoko, the atmosphere slowly began to spin, creaking and groaning.

A booming voice cut through the early spring sky, and the surrounding space rapidly fragmented, with the scenery distorting, as if the very framework of the universe were crumbling.

Could she do it?

Aoko didn't know, but right now, she didn't want to know. Whatever was lacking would be made up for with sheer willpower!

"What's happening?"

Eiji stared wide-eyed at the unbelievably impossible scene before him, momentarily forgetting the pain in his body.

"The Aozaki family inherits magic."

Aoko gave a brief explanation.

"Originally, it was planned for my elder sister to inherit it, but three and a half years ago, my grandfather suddenly declared that I would inherit the magic."

Then, Touko caused a huge ruckus and ran away from home.

She only returned now to take revenge on her only younger sister who had inherited her ideals.

Magic!

Eiji suddenly realized.

Oh right!

Isn't this the night of magi?

Isn't Aoko the Fifth Magician?

How could I forget something so important?

Failure!

"—I hereby declare!"

Not knowing what to do at all.

So Aoko shouted loudly, using her will to push herself closer to the magical crest on her right arm, activating the power of magic with resolute determination.

The first one changed everything.

The second one acknowledged more.

The third one showcased the future.

The fourth one hid itself.

Thus, the fifth, the end, had long lost its meaning.

—This was the miracle known as the Fifth Miracle!

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