As they're waiting for the craftsman, Arithia goes to Aigawa and talks with her. Arithia didn't know why, but even if Aigawa from that world didn't know much about her. She still wants to know her. To talk to her.
Arithia goes to her and asks, "Hey. It seems like you're managing this kingdom well even by yourself." Aigawa nods, and she then thanked Arithia for that praise. Aigawa then asks Arithia, "But you're a queen too, are you? You're watching over a kingdom with Hikari, right? You're not less than me." Arithia smiled, and she then said that it was true. But that was because she was not alone.
For her it looks cool for Aigawa to be able to rule over the kingdom alone and how the people think of her as high. It just too cool. If it was her, she didn't think that she would do something like that.
But that just makes Aigawa laugh, and she then tells Arithia that it was the same as her. The reason why people respected her is just because her family had tamed a legendary beast that once saved that kingdom before. When the Legendary Beast came and it became her job to take care of it, that was when the people believed in her to rule over the kingdom. Because she has been chosen. So they were so sure that there was nothing wrong with it.
Arithia then nods and smiles. She was not sure what she should say. But maybe everyone has their weakness. Plus, even if Aigawa says that, even without Arghantium. She is still managing everything well. The guards, the defense, and everything are still good. Or is it because the war never happened after that battle? Then what will happen if the war happens again? Will they be able to defend their kingdom? Will the others make it alive too?
That just makes Arithia wonder about it. But she already knows that Ryusei's family also held something from their ancestors, whose power is almost at the same level as Immortalis Power. So Arithia didn't think that she should just look down at Aigawa just like that. Maybe Aigawa has some trump card behind her. Maybe everyone knew that, and they all didn't dare to not follow her order.
As Arithia is thinking about that, suddenly Aigawa goes to her and gives her a pat on her arm, which reminds Arithia of her moment with Aigawa in her world before. When they just begin to get close. Arithia then wanted to say something as she got a chance to do so.
But Aigawa then says,
"Don't worry, I know that you have something in your mind. So just spill it out, and I will hear about it. I won't backlash you."
When Arithia heard that, she then took a deep breath and told Aigawa about what's on her mind.
"We will need to wait for a while for the craftsman's arrival. But for some reason, I really wanted to ask you. I'm sorry if this might cause something. But I really wanted to ask you."
Arithia gets calm and spills it out.
"If we are about to join forces once again. Will you join me and fight for it together? Just to end everything."
When Aigawa heard Arithia say that, she nodded, and she told Arithia that they had joined hands before. So Aigawa won't do something like that. Because she knows that she can trust them.
Arithia then just hugs Aigawa, which leaves Aigawa in shock. But she just embraces the hug and then continues to hug.
Arithia could feel comfy and warm by that. So she wanted to stay in that longer.
Suddenly the guards came and informed Aigawa that the craftsman had arrived. So Arithia and Aigawa then let go of each other, and with a serious look, Aigawa then ordered the guard to let the craftsman enter the building.
So the guard received the order, and they let the craftsman enter the building.
After a while, the craftsman appeared, and then he knelt down.
"I'm here, my majesty. Why did you call me here? Is there anything that you wanted me to do?"
Aigawa then replied.
"There's a guest here that needed your craft casting skill. So make sure that you won't let him down. I will give you a reward for this."
The craftsman then agreed and then asked Aigawa, "Where is this person that I need to see?"
So Aigawa then calls Aikari and Hikari out.
Aikari and Hikari then came out. The craftsman looked at the two swords that Hikari was holding, and he was so shocked as he saw them. Not because of the shape, but because of the sword shape and also the form.
He had never met that kind of sword before, which made him curious about what kind of material had been used to craft that sword.
Aikari stepped ahead and showed the craftsman the sword that is uncompleted and a sword that is in good condition. Aikari tells the craftsman that he wanted to craft a sword using the core of the sword and also the material of the other sword.
Craftsmen understand that Aikari wanted to combine the sword. But to combine both of them, it may take some time to disassemble the part and assemble it back. The magic maybe could make the job easier. But even so, it's still going to be hard for him. Because he needs to find out about the material on the uncompleted sword first. Before he combined it.
Aikari gives the sword to the craftsman, and just as the craftsman takes it from him, suddenly he feels like something is looking at him.
He feels scared and hesitates to keep holding it. But suddenly those feelings got brushed away, as Aikari said.
"Please take care of this sword. I really wanted to see what kind of future I will create with this sword."
The craftsman could feel Aikari's spirit, and that just makes him more interested in making that sword. But he tells Aikari that it was not going to be easy. So he will take a lot of time. Because he believes that it won't be a normal merging.
Aikari got it, and he then waited for it.
As the craftsman begins to cast the merging magic,both swords are placed in front of him.
(Atrium City Situation)
As Hikari, Aikari, Arithia, and Hirumi go to the world where the alternative Aigawa lives.
An hour passed by, and as the time flew by, Mika began to watch the kingdom, but that was just when he felt something was not right. He then begins to look around to make sure everything is alright.
When Mika and Mireha were walking out, they then saw a weird trace. So they follow the trace, and then they see Hiyama and Lolita are searching for something too.
Mika then asks them,
"Miss Lolita? Mister Hiyama? Did you two also feel that? That something is watching us."
Hiyama and Lolita saw Mika, and they then nodded. They were not sure where or what that thing was, but they got a feeling that they needed to get ready for a battle. But if they get into the battle, they aren't sure who will protect the kingdom.
So Hiyama then told Mika and Mireha to fall back and watch after the kingdom. Because they're afraid that something might happen and no one will be able to protect the kingdom.
Mika understands it, and he then returns to the castle with Mireha. But before Mireha goes, she then passes a bag to Hiyama.
Hiyama looked at it, and he then was so shocked by it. They laughed, and they passed it back to Mireha.
"C'mon. We have been fighting for this world for a long time. We almost become a legend. So don't worry about us. You take it with you and return to the castle."
Hiyama said to Mireha. Also, Lolita adds up by saying.
"Well, even without your mother. We're still an unstoppable duo."
Mireha got it, and then she followed Mika to the castle.
As they both got away, Hiyama and Lolita then continued to follow the trace. Because Hiyama found out that the traces are weird. So he was thinking that it must be something to do with the enemy.
Maybe it was their trap or something. If that is so, then they will need to take it down before anyone could get hurt by it.
As they continued to step ahead, Lolita heard the sound of an engine in front of them, and it sounded like someone was going to shoot something. They also could feel the heat, like something was absorbing heat.
When Lolita feels that, she quickly takes out her shield and places it in front of them and takes a front position. She tells Hiyama that she got a bad feeling about this and they need to becareful of it.
Hiyama understood it, and suddenly he heard the sound of someone else walking, and he then stopped. He then takes out his heavy sword and tells Lolita to be aware of the things around them.
Lolita understood it, and as she stopped walking, suddenly they got ambushed by a machine. They're not sure how it was there.
Lolita blocked the attack from the machine, and Hiyama then charged his sword, and when his sword started getting heated up, he then told Lolita to get down, and he was going to release the attack. So Lolita slides down, and Hiyama then releases the attack by making a strong slash towards the machine.
The ground cracked by the attack, and the machine also got cut in half from that attack.
However, when that machine got cut in half, they were thinking that they had won it. But suddenly that machine activated again.
It begins to move, and when it's trying to repair itself again, Lolita dashes towards it. Knocking it with her shield and ending it with a slash by her sword.
The machine then exploded.
Hiyama and Lolita then found a chip on the ground that seems like it was from the machine. It weird that all the parts from that machine are all destroyed except for that chip. Hiyama picks it up, and it then triggers something.
They heard a loud noise.
"Emergency Mode Active."
When Lolita and Hiyama looked around, they saw a lot of red eyes that were surrounding them. It seems like those things are using camo to hide themselves. So Hiyama and Lolita then just smiled and got ready for the fight with all of it.
However, those machines then begin to shoot a machine gun towards them, and they both then dash either way.
Both Hiyama and Lolita continue to dash away, as they know they're running for their lives. It is something that they have never fought before, but they know very well how it works.
Lolita covered her front with her shield and ran towards the machine on the edge while Hiyama blocked his front and dashed towards the machine. Hiyama and Lolita then jumped into the machine and took control of the direction that it was shooting towards the other machine.
As they're doing so, they got damaged a bit by the shot from the machine, but luckily they are wearing their armor. So they don't feel much damage from it.
It was hard to control the machine, but they were able to do it with a lot of struggles, and they then destroyed the machine that they were using to shoot the other machine.
Hiyama looked at the destroyed machine, and he then said,
"Actually, it would be helpful if we could use something like this. But nevermind it. We still got something to do, do we?"
Suddenly another wave is coming, and they all then begin to fight.
Mika and Mireha are also encountering the same enemy as Hiyama and Lolita. It seems like all of it was coming to attack the Atrium city, and it seems like there was no end of them.
(Aikari and Hikari Situation)
Aikari was waiting for the craftsman to make his sword done, and as he was watching, he saw that there was a word on the sword, just as on Hikari's sword. That word was different. Aikari was able to see it, but he doesn't know what it means.