Having somehow managed to meet up with the others in the (provisional) city of a strange, super-ancient civilisation, we took the time to investigate the surrounding area. We couldn't start anything until we first grasped the current situation. |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"Right, it looks like everyone's here, so let's do a roll-call!" |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"Udon-chan~!" |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"Yes--" |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"Goshujin~!" |
Conductor |
I'm here. |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"Shibuya anego--" |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"Hai hai hai~! What's wrong with ya, Udon-chan?" |
Seemingly trying to cheer herself up, Shibuya leaned close to Udon Thani, who's been sitting in front of the strange machine for a long time, looking worried. She then gave a mischievous smile, typical of her. |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"Here's good news for Udon Thani! Jyan~☆." |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"? Is this...?" |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"Made it using some portable food that Goshujin had, and some canned food that's found around here that's maybe edible, it's a Christmas cake!" |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"Kurisumasu...?" |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"Yes! Before we knew it, the night had passed and today is already Christmas Day!" |
Shibuya placed the cake(?) on the floor, made using hard tack and rock sugar, and had set up candles and decorated with origami to somehow create a Christmas-like atmosphere. |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"Let's have a party, party party! In the end, Shibuya-san and the gang couldn't give everyone presents -" |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"Even so, it's inappropriate to enjoy a party! It's Christmas only once a year, Shibuya-san's a bad girl!" |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"......♪" |
Seeing Shibuya trying to act as cheerful as possible, Udon Thani also smiled after a long pause. |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"Ehehe. That's right~, Anego is right." |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"Let's have a gangsta Christmas, shall we?♪" |
The three of us then enjoyed a long, silly party. Shibuya sang, Udon Thani danced, and I did a few tricks of my own. |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"Hahahaha♪ Please stop - What's that? Oh no, [Conductor]'s [Conductor]...!" |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"Encore! Encore!" |
And so we fooled around until we were satisfied, and then reconfirmed the current situation once again. |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"Oshi! Apologies, Shibuya-san will be in charge!" |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"To put it shortly, the situation is really bad!" |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"Yes~. We've just been transported back to a very ancient time." |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"The cause is unknown. I think it's probably my fault -" |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"I'd estimate that, let's see, this place is over a hundred thousand years old." |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"A hundred thousand.... Are you serious?" |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"Serious. I just calculated it from the machine's records, so I'm sure there are some errors." |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"Let's see, a hundred thousand years ago, isn't that a primitive age or something, when our ancestors were living in caves, hooting and hollering?" |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"And yet, from what that can be seen, there is civilisation here. It's full of huge buildings and machines, it's more developed than today!" |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"Well, now it looks like everything has been destroyed and abandoned. It's not popular at all, it's a ghost town." |
Conductor |
Thanks to that, we were able to explore safely without any conflict with the locals(?). |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"That's right! Always look on the bright side! There's a large stockpile of preserved food here and there, so it looks like we won't have to worry about starving to death for a while!" |
Conductor |
I don't intend to spend the rest of my life here, though. We'll find a way to get back to our own time somehow. |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"...I don't think it's too difficult to go back to the original era." |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"Really? Amazing, Udon-chan is so dependable~♪" |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"No, um, I'm sorry.... I've been think about it, and I'm not sure if we can properly return to the original era." |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"What do ya mean?" |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"Look at this, anego." |
While gently hugging Shibuya a little unnecessarily, Udon Thani looked up at the sky through the collapsed wall. |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"Can you see the countless cracks in the sky?" |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"Cracks? Um~um, can't see much because it's snowing here too!" |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"I can't see them either, but for some reason I can feel them." |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"No, I think I knew from the start. Now there are countless, scratchy cracks in the sky in this world--" |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"All those cracks are each joined to countless other worlds." |
Conductor |
Portals connecting to different worlds - like the so-called Gates? |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"Maybe... We go through that Gate? We went through that Gate and wandered into this super-ancient world~?" |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"I mean, if we go through it, we should be able to get to the otherworlds. I don't know if that's the world we're from or not." |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"Are there countless Gates open in... the sky? Isn't that a bad thing?" |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"It's bad! This is just a guess, but I think the world is enter a very, very cold period right now." |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"A very cold period? Is that, the ice age?" |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"Maybe that's it. Everything on this planet is so cold that it's going to freeze hard." |
Conductor |
I see. I think I know the cause of the recent extreme weather. |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"What do you mean, Goshujin?" |
Simply speaking. This era is entering the ice age, and from this, a huge amount of cold air must have flowed through the Gates into the present day, where we live. |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"So it's like a blizzard coming into the house through an open window...?" |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"I'm sure~. You're so amaze, anego is clever♪ Nice nice~♪. |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"...I'd rather be an idiot who doesn't understand anything, than understand a reality I refuse to understand." |
Shibuya didn't act like an ignorant, stupid delinquent like she usually does, and in many ways she must have felt a chill - she shivered. |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"In short. If we don't close the countless cracks that have opened up in the skies of this era, in other words, the Gates -" |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"Maybe, every other world connected by Gates will be frozen to the limit and destroyed~... The ice age is not an environment we can live in." |
![Story Udon ThaniSS.png](/images/f/fe/Story_Udon_ThaniSS.png) Udon Thani |
"Of course. The world we used to live in will eventually freeze and perish." |
![Story ShibuyaSS2.png](/images/3/3a/Story_ShibuyaSS2.png) Shibuya |
"........." |