"—Until my day of judgment, hm? What a graceful yet greedy Princess you are."
The King looked at the sparkling Ea with pride.
"Then you understand what must be done first, my Princess?"
Ea nodded energetically.
"Yes! First—let's go receive all the 'Humanity's Love' that has appeared in the world! We'll respect the wishes that threaten the present, overcome them, and keep singing of our future!"
"From here on, it's a story even I don't know. But it'll be fine! I'm here, the King is here, and we even have an Evil of Humanity! It'd be harder to lose!"
Ea gave Fou a beaming smile. "But before that... you haven't forgotten, have you, Fou?"
"Of course! Our promise of a road trip! Now that the world is back, we can finally do it! I'll even let you ride on my back! Only for you, Ea—you're special!"
"That is not a road trip. That is a walk."
"You're not invited."
"Hahaha! Ea is part of me! You have no choice but to take me, you fool! Shall I pick out a collar and leash for you?"
"Try it! I'll resist with everything I've got!"
"Now, now, you two. Our relationship never changes, does it..."
As Ea watched them, voices reached her from across the snow.
"HOOOOOOOO—WEEEEEEEE!!"
It was the voices of her irreplaceable comrades.
"Princess! It's the Princess! Everyone, that's her!!" Rikka shouted excitedly.
"Yes! That is the Heroic Spirit who calls herself the Heroic Princess, the one who led us to victory!" Mash added with a smile.
"What... what beauty..." Da Vinci's eyes widened, her artist's soul instantly recognizing the value of such a divine masterpiece.
"She's... not Gil..." Olga Marie whispered, seeing the difference immediately. "The aura, the kindness... everything is different."
"She's the same as Kingu...?! No, wait! The King of Heroes we were talking to was definitely the real deal! That's why we were able to fight! Then who... who is that radiant being?!" Roman was in a state of total shock, his logic failing him.
"Heehee, is she a Queen from somewhere? Ah, but she's about the same height as me... maybe I'm a bit taller? What a gentle presence she has..." Sheba-nyan praised.
The friends she had met on this journey.
Rikka Fujimaru—the girl who believed in goodness and justice despite being an Evil of Humanity.
Mash Kyrielight—who protected everyone with her courage and the Castle of Ideals.
Olga Marie Animusphere—who fulfilled her responsibilities to the point of exhaustion.
Romani Archaman—who ran through a life of pain to weave a story of love and hope.
Leonardo da Vinci—the genius who supported Chaldea from the shadows and the light.
They were all running toward her.
There might be more hardships ahead. Cruel realities. Unimaginable malice.
"Gil. Fou. Let's begin."
But it would be okay. The King would brush aside those tragedies as trivialities. Fou would remain beautiful among these good people. And Ea... Ea would spend her days in grace.
"I love you, Gil. To the supreme King who accepted me—you have my eternal devotion."
"—I allow it. Your feelings as the one and only Heroic Princess are truly valuable. I shall accept that love."
"And Fou. I love you more than anyone too. To the kind beast who shaped me and saved me from loneliness—you have all my affection."
"Yeah! I love you too, Ea!"
"And my comrades. To everyone who reclaimed the future—I love you from the bottom of my heart!"
Ea prayed and sang. Joy for her reincarnation, joy for her soul, and joy for the infinite world ahead.
"Now—let us begin our journey! A journey to sing of this precious life!"
She spoke to the horizon. Sky, Sea, Earth. I am here. There is meaning in living, meaning in the past, meaning in the now, and meaning in the endless future. That is the 'Supreme' thought. The preciousness within every single person.
Nothing is without value. Nothing is without meaning. She would go and tell that to anyone sinking into despair.
"My name is Ea. The Heroic Princess who carries the name Lemegeton. Gilgashana Gilgamesh."
She would go to soothe the sorrowful Evils of Humanity. She would believe in the world forever. And someday... she would journey to the end of the stars to find the final conclusion.
"I love everyone, and I love this world we live in."
The journey to reclaim the future ends here.
"May the world continue like this—filled with possibilities and dreams..."
Ea clasped her hands and closed her eyes in prayer.
"May the beautiful tapestry of history weave on forever. May all life be filled with future and hope. And may we always hold the power to never yield to despair."
As if in answer, a rainbow arched across the sky—a seven-colored blessing cast by her soul.
"And someday... someday..."
"May your history become a beautiful pattern. May your world reach the very ends of the universe."
Shine upon all things. O, Star of Creation that lights the Human Order. O, beautiful soul that holds the Supreme—
This is the story of those who walked the Royal Road and sang of the Supreme.
Part 1: FIN
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