"Seele" spoke harsh words; as the spokesperson for the other Seele, she was virtually invincible here.
After all, she had already won once, having defeated Sin Mal by relying on something known as psychological trauma.
And even if things developed according to the original timeline, her suppression of Sin Mal was a foregone conclusion.
[Are you saying that the mighty powers existing in this world can only be defined by you and Sin?]
"But of course. 'Seele' knows that in the outside world, you are strong, terribly strong even, capable of destroying and remolding 'Seele' and 'Seele's' world countless times in an instant."
"But this is the Cocolia Orphanage. In Seele's life up to this point, she hasn't even stepped outside the Cocolia Orphanage. Just how much 'mighty power' could there be in her eyes?"
"Seele" smiled. She looked at the existence behind the black cat, her gaze holding neither hesitation nor doubt.
After encountering a certain accident, in order to ensure that the world could develop in the direction where "Seele" belonged, she had come here.
Seele had to die, because if she didn't die, there would be no "Seele" nor the future where Seele existed.
This wasn't a simple parallel world, but a choice between the two, akin to a clash between worlds—
[Then I understand. That is to say, as long as it is something you have 'cognized', it can be used here, right?]
The black cat stepped forward on its shriveled legs and walked to the side of Sin, who was slumped on the ground, its feline eyes blinking.
"But of course, because this is a story belonging to Seele, Bronya, and that annoying Sin."
"In this story, 'Seele' is the strongest. The undisputed strongest."
"No matter how many people you call over, 'Seele' will annihilate you time and time again. Since you aren't afraid of dying, 'Seele' naturally won't hold back either..."
"Seele"—or rather, the entity known as Veliona—prepared to once again deal "death" to the existences before her who had intruded into this story belonging to them.
In this already shattered reincarnation loop, every "death" of a fresh outsider would increase her power by a fraction, and also fortify this Mind Image Reincarnation blocking a crucial node of the world known as "Honkai" by a fraction.
As long as this place wasn't broken, the other world would forever serve as nourishment for Veliona's world.
Formless, crimson scythes condensed behind her. It was also at this instant that the consciousness dominating the black cat understood why Tripoka had said that directly killing Seele would help her grow stronger.
[Sin, it's time to wake up.]
A voice that only Veliona could hear rang in her ears.
"Don't make futile efforts. That is her predetermined destiny, the fear within her heart. It is absolutely impossible to break... Hm?"
Veliona's eyes revealed mockery. Just as she was about to use the scythe of death to once again reap the life force of the outsider, the situation abruptly changed!
The world shifted as if its frames were being skipped—
"!"
The scythe swung through the air, failing to leave behind even a single cat hair.
By the time she raised her gaze again, Sin Mal, lifting the hem of her skirt like a noble young lady, was standing not far from Veliona.
She hugged the black cat, which had slowly recovered its vitality upon regaining "cognition" within her embrace, and her gaze toward Veliona was full of icy coldness.
"You actually escaped your psychological trauma?"
"How truly interesting. Even though the experiences of you from both worlds are basically the same, I never expected your personalities to be so vastly different..."
Veliona was somewhat surprised, but she quickly calmed down.
For Sin Mal, another protector of Seele yet also a loser, to be able to break free from the reincarnation's erosion of memories was already out of her expectations once. This was merely the second time, but it was nothing more than the final death throes of a loser.
At this very moment, under the continuous successful cognitions, her power was far higher than the other party's, and the abilities she could unleash also far exceeded hers.
Black-and-red, ferocious giant claws solidified beside Veliona in the blink of an eye. Their massive and terrifying appearance reminded the black cat of Passionlip.
"But this is where it ends, because you are destined to not be 'Seele's' match, just as the original script of this story dictated."
"I look forward to your continued struggles in the next reincarnation cycle, Sin!"
The giant claws and giant scythe swung simultaneously, attacking the pink-haired girl in the noble lace dress who was holding the black cat—
Admittedly, just as Veliona had said, if the "loser" Sin relied solely on her own power, she would be absolutely unable to defeat her no matter what.
She hadn't protected Seele well, allowing her to be abandoned; she hadn't protected her parents well, allowing them to be burned to ashes; she had even nearly failed to protect the person who had saved her, letting him sink into this mud alongside her, unable to advance a single step.
"Sin might die, she might disappear, and she might even be like in your world, having her existence erased and forgotten as if remembered by no one..."
"But at this moment, Sin will not."
Sin's gold-and-gray heterochromatic eyes stared fixedly at the incoming slashes of the giant scythe and giant claws. She knew that these weren't attacks with substantive destructive power, but rather representations of the violence she feared most within this sealed reincarnation loop.
But it was also in the next moment that a golden triangular cubic pendant appeared in Sin's hand—
The symbol of the triangle, a pure gold tower, The All-Seeing Eye.
This was something that shouldn't and couldn't possibly appear in this reincarnation loop, because it was something outside the story, an unnecessary existence akin to a deus ex machina.
Unless it had long been cognized by the girl, just like on the day the girl broke free from her adoptive parents and officially obtained freedom and a sense of security—
"—?!!"
"Impossible, when did you—?!!"
Veliona's expression changed drastically!
She shot a look of disbelief at the black cat in Sin's arms, but it was already too late to stop the attacks in her hands!
The pyramid triangular pendant opened its eye, and at the exact instant that eye opened, boundless light erupted from within!
It shot straight toward Veliona's face. The descent of such mighty power into this world was no different from a giant lifting its foot to stomp on an ant's nest!
Causing this Cocolia Orphanage, constructed from decaying toy blocks, to instantly shatter to pieces—
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