Chapter 130
["Just as the Captain predicted, this war—this endless cycle of the game—we've experienced it countless times."
"And the reason for this cycle... probably, possibly, maybe lies with... us... somehow..."
Liliya's voice grew quieter as she spoke, her head lowering.
The Captain wasn't surprised. To put it simply, in the beginning, Rozaliya and Liliya were summoned to this world. Though they didn't understand it, they were fortunate enough to land right inside this ruin. Then they remembered the fairy tales Seele had told them, and before anyone else could react, they rushed ahead and made a wish—[We want more wishes]!
In Gremory's understanding, as long as time reset, they would have more chances to fulfill their wishes.]
[Himeko]:"Let's just scrap this so-called 'omnipotent wishing machine'!"
[March 7th]:"I thought its comprehension skills were already terrible a thousand years ago, but somehow it got even worse?!"
[Silver Wolf]:"No wonder the Captain looked so done with Gremory back then."
[Bronya Zaychik]:"What kind of weird fairy tales was Seele telling them?!"
[Seele]:"If you've got a problem with my stories, Bronya, then tell them yourself!"
[After that, time kept resetting endlessly. The three nations waged war over the wishing machine, trapped in an unending cycle. Realizing they had caused a disaster, the twins decided to use one wish to change everything.
Finally, they returned to the ruins once more. Liliya rushed through the portal before anyone else and made her wish—[Please end this war]. Then time reset again, and the war ended. Though they didn't completely stop the resets, they learned that only those not from this world could enter the portal without immediately triggering a reset—and thus make a wish. "So Rozaliya and I started working hard, trying all sorts of methods—cooperating with the three nations, sowing discord between them..."
Rozaliya trailed off as she mentioned being watched by the leaders of all three nations, prompting Liliya to quickly skip ahead: "Ahem! Anyway, after countless failures, I finally managed to rush into the portal first—"
Then, in their excitement, they made another wish—[Please end all the cycles]. But the wish couldn't be fulfilled—because each person could only make one wish.
After that, to truly break the cycle, they needed someone from another world who hadn't made a wish yet. So the twins summoned the Captain.]
[Silver Wolf]:"For something like this, just feed it programming language (no mercy)."
[Stelle]:"If it can't understand natural language, then hit it with binary!"
[Kiana]:"Wait, didn't their first wish grant them more wishes? Why can't they do that now?"
[Qingque]:"Giving you more chances to wish ≠ letting you make multiple wishes!"
[Guinaifen]:"This formula is still wreaking havoc!"
[Bronya Zaychik]:"Being trapped in the same period of time... They really grew up."
[Seele]:"I can't even imagine these two idiots successfully playing three nations against each other."
[Herrscher of Sentience]:"Wait—isn't that old fossil also from another world? And wasn't she some kind of sage? How did she never win even once across all these cycles?"
[Fu Hua]:"..." ["That's exactly why we had to summon you, Captain!"
"If you can be the first to enter the portal, you can make a wish for us and end this endless cycle."
"You caused this mess, and now you want me to clean it up?
You two really know how to scheme!"
The Captain glared at them. "We—we had no other choice!"
"Right now... You're our only hope!"
As they spoke, they put on their most pitiful expressions, their smooth, cool tails swaying behind them. The Captain was utterly defenseless against this but still tried to maintain a stern face: "W-Wagging your tails and acting cute won't work on me!"
The Captain was already wavering. Meanwhile, the three leaders—now understanding everything—also pleaded with him. And Rozaliya and Liliya kept wagging their tails, doubling down on their adorable act. You're going to test a leader like this? What kind of leader could resist such temptation? Well... The Captain certainly couldn't.]
[Stelle]:"Tails! Tails! Tails! Smooth! Cool! Adorably wagging!"
[Tail]:"Who called me? Oh... Just some deranged pervert."
[March 7th]:"Hey! The twins are still in the group chat! Stop typing like you're watching some trashy video!"
[Stelle]:"Isn't that even better?"
[Pela]:"The story's almost over, but Stargazer hasn't appeared yet. Did the Captain really forget about her?"
[Kiana]:"Don't forget the timeline when shipping! At this point in time, the Captain hasn't even met Stargazer yet! You should be wondering why Stargazer isn't looking for him!"
[Unable to resist the twin tail-wagging lolis' charm, the Captain decided to make a wish to the deity. But right now, with just these few people around, there was no sign of where the deity was.
Just as the Captain was confused, a grand voice echoed: "Ah... You've finally finished discussing—so... What is your wish?"
The Captain was stunned. Wait—that big rock wasn't just part of the scenery?! "I just thought [pretending to be part of the background and watching these humans react] might be fun..."
Gremory explained. Fu Hua, Himeko, and Rita were all shocked. Knowing full well how absurd this wishing machine was—and fearing misinterpretation—the Captain carefully phrased his wish:
[Please cancel Rozaliya's very first wish]! This time, the wish was successfully granted. With strict conditions in place, there was no room for misunderstanding. Now time began flowing again normally—but they seemed to have forgotten one thing. The wish had been used up... So how were they supposed to get home?]
[March 7th]:"Out of all its appearances, this is literally the first time this 'omnipotent wishing machine' actually granted a wish properly."
[Stelle]:"If even after adding that many qualifiers it still messed up, then honestly? Just scrap it. Isn't that what these things are for anyway?"
[Pela]:"If they can't go back now... Does that mean they'll have to find Stargazer? After all, she was the one who summoned Rozaliya and Liliya!"
[Sampo]:"Please... If Stargazer doesn't show up now, I..."
[Sparkle]:"You really are obsessed with her."
...... This event is set in the Schicksal route—I won't cover the Pirate or Empire routes since I just want to speed things up to "The Day You Vanished with the Stars."
Also... This Captain route—especially regarding Stargazer—is so messy! Next time I'll just write Fantasy Drift B instead and skip A entirely.