Über-Eins—the connection body that had made the judgment and disconnected Schwi from the entire Ex-Machina race, was now floating in front of Schwi.
The steel fortress that had been protecting Schwi was now tattered and broken from Azril ravaging. The remaining bit of protection could do nothing in the face of the power of the Ex-Machina in front of her. Thinking of this, Schwi just lowered her head and arms, looking like she was ready to accept her fate.
After all, in her heart, she felt guilty towards her comrades, so when they really appeared in front of her, especially Über-Eins, the analytical body that had only agreed to reconnect after her repeated requests, Schwi was always a little scared.
This was a different kind of emotion that the old her could not have, one that did not require logical calculation or conventional reasoning.
She cut off the connection at the last moment of the data transfer, keeping all the emotions related to Riku in her heart. The content that was transferred only included everything she had experienced, from the very beginning when she had a question about the heart until now. It was only the experiences, like a ghost that had always been standing on the side and watching, perfectly fulfilling the duty of an analytical body to observe without any subjective opinions.
She didn't know what kind of revelation and inspiration her comrades would get from this experience. That was not something she could predict. She also didn't know if Über-Eins would dispose of her because of her choice to cut off the data transfer. Schwi still couldn't help but peek at his expression, but the Ex-Machina's standard expressionlessness made her unable to see anything.
If she was really going to be decommissioned, then Schwi would naturally not accept that future calmly, so...
"Analytical body, Üc207Pr4f57t9... No, analytical body—Schwi."
To Schwi's surprise, before her chaotic thoughts could untangle, she heard the analytical body Über-Eins, who was cold and heartless and didn't listen to people in her impression, saying this calmly. He even specifically changed his words midway and called her by her current name.
"There's no need to worry," Über-Eins said briefly and then turned his head to look at the battlefield on the other side. The connected Ex-Machina had passed the location where they were and were flying towards the burning battlefield. What they were going to help was the Elf race, which was judged as an ally of humanity in their logic.
After the Forest God Kainath fled, the Elf Alliance, which was originally weaker than the Flügel and the Dwarf Alliance, could only rely on the magical formulas developed by Think to be in a passive position. And the Ex-Machina also made the judgment that they should delay the Dwarf Alliance on the battlefield.
"As a valuable data sample, your machine should now immediately enter a dormant state. The support machine will perform emergency repairs for your machine, and then—" Über-Eins's words suddenly stopped. Not only him, but even Schwi was shocked by everything that came next.
The power of the God of War that crushed everything, the planet that was shattered from the bombardment. In the next second, everything went back in time to its undamaged state. And then came a world-changing transformation—just as all the Ex-Machina saw in the memories that Schwi had transferred, the world that the man had described.
A bright, fresh, stable, and gentle world.
She couldn't ignore the changes in her body. Schwi raised her arm blankly, or rather, her entire body, which had been a steel fortress at the moment. The shattered fragments that had fallen to the ground were flowing back. Even the parts that had completely disappeared under the strong energy were reshaped from the void, closely fitting onto her body, flawlessly, as if they had been a part of her body from the very beginning.
In the blink of an eye, she was restored to the state she was in when the steel fortress had just been deployed, and in an instant, she shrank to the size she was before she deployed it, even more powerful than before.
"...Therefore, the analytical body Schwi should have more important things to do."
Über-Eins just said in an indifferent tone, watching Schwi who still seemed to have no idea what had just happened. And with his words, Schwi finally belatedly understood something—or rather, her heart was now jumping. That unspeakable anticipation was almost unbearable.
"...Ah, I know," she couldn't help but lightly clench her fists. The ring on her finger gave off a warm sensation. Schwi said softly, "And... thank you... and I'm sorry."
After quickly leaving these words, Schwi turned into a ray of light and flew into the distance, faster and faster, until she reached the entrance of the cave where Su'er had been hiding for more than a decade.
She could barely recognize this very familiar place. Green grass and bright flowers covered the entire mountain range and everything in her sight. There was even clear river water flowing in front of her. Some curious people had already scooped up the water with their hands to sniff it and then lay down to drink a few mouthfuls.
All the people who had participated in the plan and were lucky enough to be alive now were all gathered here. And Riku, whom Schwi was concerned about, was standing in front of these people, teasing the two guys who couldn't help but drink the water out of curiosity. This beautiful scene made everyone feel happy. Then, Riku saw Schwi falling from the sky, landing not far in front of him, and walking towards him at a fast pace.
There was no too-fierce embrace. Schwi just tightly hugged Riku's waist, constantly pulling him closer with her two arms.
"...Hey, hey, you're going to break me like this," Riku said with a wry smile, feeling the pain in his waist.
"...Don't worry... Schwi will... take care of Riku..." After hearing Riku's words, Schwi raised her head with a serious expression and said. There was no trace of a joke on her cute little face.
"That makes me even more worried, okay!" Riku couldn't help but yell. Amidst the laughter of the others at this scene, Riku also couldn't help but smile. He simply picked Schwi up from the ground and looked at her face to face.
Her steel body was not as heavy as he had imagined, and he didn't even use too much strength.
"Finally... Everything has come to an end," Riku's gaze stretched infinitely, from the sky to the earth, from the legendary sun to the lush green plains. His nerves, which had been tense forever, could finally relax. "Su'er is amazing."
He carried out the plan that no one had ever verified and was more of a delusion than any other delusion, and he truly achieved a great feat for humanity.
Riku was proud of him. He was his closest brother, his most precious family.
The pain they had once suffered had been repaid a hundredfold, a thousandfold.