Having been saved from our predicament by unidentified collaborators, we came to another tower at the end of a long stone bridge. |
Anna's mistress is trapped in this tower. If Victoria is right, Anna should have already met her mistress... |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"The door has not yet opened." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"I don't see Canaria either. Is there an entrance elsewhere instead of here?" |
Anna |
"No, the lady's room is behind this door. There is another entrance on the ground, but we cannot get up to the very top." |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"This voice is, Anna." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"So you're really here." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"But I still can't see her." |
Anna |
"Thank you for coming, Victoria." |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"Did you see your mistress, Anna?" |
Anna |
"No. For some reason the door wouldn't open. I can't hear her answer. This has never happened to me before." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"Miss Victoria. I thought you said 'this girl' has the key?" |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"......" |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"Anna, give me the key. I will open it for you." |
Anna |
"I'm afraid that would be difficult." |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"Why? Please do tell me. I want to help you." |
Anna |
"It's my job to unlock the door from the outside. It is my mistress's job to open the door from the inside. So my Lady has to respond to me..." |
Anna |
"!" |
Anna |
'Victoria! Get out of here now!" |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"?" |
Canaria |
"I won't let you get away. None of you." |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"Canaria!" |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"Keheheh, you're quite clever, aren't you? I thought you'd be a power-hungry, stupid maid, but you've got a lot more to offer than I thought. I can't believe you have the guts to give me fake keys." |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"It's true that I'm a power-hungry, stupid maid, but I'm no fool like you." |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"You just looked at a bunch of keys and decided they were the ones you wanted. You are like a child who thinks everything is yours. That's why you were fooled for my low-level lies. Speak for yourself, you're not clever, Canaria." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"Keheheheheheh... I like you. It's like I'm getting more and more in touch with your true self, heh?" |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"I would never show my true self to you. I only show my true colours when I'm alone with Lady Paddington." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"Come now, what a scary face you're making. Why can't we just get along?" |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"That's my line. Now you are even more insane than before. You seem to be possessed by something." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"Maybe I am. I'm not the same as I was before." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"...You shouldn't upset me too much, okay? You're a half-elf maid who grew up in a castle in the comfort of her own home." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"Is this what she really is?" |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"Be careful. Canaria summons otherworldly objects from within her Gate. She handles a wide variety of weapons, but she is also quite physically capable." |
Canaria was slowly closing in on us, her face an eerie smile as she unleashed her disastrous powers. The rain poured heavily, and the footing was bad. It was too difficult to fight our enemy on a slippery bridge heavy rain. |
But we were willing to face her. We couldn't afford to relax our readiness for a fight. I signaled to Victoria, Versailles and Queensway, who were leading the way, with my eyes, 'Prepare to attack'. |
...But Canaria wasn't aiming for us, the Special Steel Squad. |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"Found you! There you are!" |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"I finally got you. My little maid, the one with the key to the tower." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"Um, did I just saw a woman's shadow for a moment just now?" |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"I saw it. And the part where Canaria grabbed part of the shadow." |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"It's Anna." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"What...?" |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"It's Anna! Canaria is now holding onto Anna's arm. I can't see her anymore, but Anna is definitely there." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"I can't see you, but I've definitely 'got' you. Now you can't escape, I have taken part of your body." |
Anna |
"I'm sorry Victoria. I didn't realise it was a trap..." |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"She was after Anna from the beginning..." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"So the reason you unleashed your magic to attack us was also to bait out Anna's presence. To catch Anna trying to help us." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"Oh my, I thought you were a stupid girl for a shana, but you're surprisingly calm in a situation like this." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"I told you from the start. My aim is to get to that Raindrop Princess, the one who is making it rain. I'm after the 'failure' who is hiding behind that door." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"If I were on a mission to assassinate you and your friends, I would have already killed some of you when I kidnapped Paddington, or just all of you. It depends on my mood." |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"What are you going to do with Anna? Anna is... Anna is not even of this world anymore!" |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"She's going to open the door." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"You saw it, didn't you? You saw this Anna monster calling for the Raindrop Princess at the door." |
Anna |
"It's no use. Even if you use me, the Lady will not open the door. She is already aware of your presence." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"Oh really? Then I will use you as my experiment instead. The mistress might come out of the tower if she senses you are in danger." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"What do you mean by 'experiment'?" |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"I have a bad feeling about this. Let's stop her, Victoria." |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"Of course. I've been trying to do that from the very beginning." |
Anna |
"No! You all have to run away!" |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"How are you going to stop me? Can you people even see this monster?" |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"And if you want to stop me, it's too late. I've injected this child with my oh-so-fiery love." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"Love?" |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"He did the same to you Train Knights, didn't he? Didn't you all want the only man who has Ricardo's blood in his veins? Feels good~ it feels so good... Uhuhuhuhu~" |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"You mean Iron Injection." |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"Are you saying that Canaria has got the power of a Divine Child?" |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"If so, that would mean that she has powers comparable to those of Conductor or Islington." |
Conductor |
There is no way that this is possible. Even if Canaria could be involved in transferring power to others, it is not such a power as that is possessed by a Divine Child. |
Conductor |
Canaria has sold her soul to the devil. She is trying to further expand this abominable dark sky. |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"I didn't sell my soul. I don't believe in souls in the first place. I'm sure you would agree if you saw what this monster you call Anna now looks like." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"Souls are created at the whim of the Giant Trees and Mist. And they are always replaceable. That's the kind of power I've got." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"The roars of a monster!" |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"But I can't see it. Where is...?" |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"Don't tell me, we really can't see it..." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"GAHHAHAHAHA! Poor little Anna! They said you were a demon before you even showed yourself to them~?" |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"Your mistress didn't come to save you. You suffered in the dungeons all by yourself." |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"...Canaria." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"What now? Short-tempered, stupid maid." |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"If you call Anna a monster one more time, I won't forgive you." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"Oh?" |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"I keep my mistress's word to heart. 'When it's critical, stop and think.'" |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"I stopped and thought about it and came up with this answer." |
Victoria stepped back once and picked up the hem of her skirt. |
-Bombs rolled out of her skirt. |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"You little bitch..." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"HAAH!" |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"Tsk!" |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"I cut her! She dodged, but I hurt her!" |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
(She's quick... This shana's power is...?) |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"Where are you looking? You are not out of striking range yet, you know?" |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"Damn!" |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"She's strong... That's the real Versailles." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"No wonder they sent just two people to survey this castle." |
Taking advantage of Victoria's distraction, Versailles made the first move, leapt over the narrow stone bridge and slashed in every direction, giving Canaria no chance to counterattack. |
Even Queensway, who was poised to join her, is unable to match Versailles' speed and simply watched. She is a reliable attacker, but we're unable to follow up. |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"Now this is unexpected. Who are you? Why are you a knight when you are a shana? I can make you my personal knight, what do you say?" |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"No, thank you. The shana tribe does not take part in evil." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"That's a pity. If you were that powerful, you could have been an executive of the Resistance." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"But your lack of variation in your fighting style is a drawback. You don't have the vision to fight with your friends. You are still too weak to fight alone." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"And yes, I've got you♪" |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"AH!?" |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"Good-bye, my little swordswoman. You may be bold, but if you don't know when to pull back, you can't win against a superior opponent." |
Under a series of ultra-fast attacks, Canaria grabbed Versailles' legs as she flew around her. |
She then opened a Gate behind Versailles, who's dangling mid-air. |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"MVersailles!" |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"No! Stay away!" |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"Enjoy the interstellar worlds, Versailles. Hell if you live, or Hell if you die?" |
--I won't let you! |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"Wha, what is this force...? Why am I being drawn to the Gate?" |
Suddenly, Canaria stopped moving. She then began to walk awkwardly towards the gate, regardless of her own will. Canaria's arms and legs were flailing and she attempted to resist, but eventually she was lifted into the air and her lower body was pushed into the Gate. |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"Reinforcements. We can't see them, but they've brought help." |
-The long-eared knight and maid!
-Please save Anna!
-And also take care of the young lady.
-Anna is only a knight because of her! |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"Where are these voices coming from?" |
![Story Vivienne.png](/images/8/89/Story_Vivienne.png) Vivienne |
"There are so many of them. Are they Anna's friends?" |
-The secret key is not a tool.
-You'll figure it out. |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"Are these voices the ones who opened the door to the tower...?" |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"Don't tell me, you all are the inmates from the dungeons..." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"You damned prisoners! You're all monsters and you all dare talk to me!" |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"SSS, You hear me carefully? Wherever and whatever you're doing, I'm going to stop you all again." |
![Story Canaria.png](/images/e/e5/Story_Canaria.png) Canaria |
"With Ricardo dead, my job is finally easier. Don't let your guard down without me, okay? All of us extremists are CRAZY!" |
![Story Putra.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Putra.png) Putra |
"She disappeared..." |
![Story Yakutsk.png](/images/b/b6/Story_Yakutsk.png) Yakutsk |
"But the Gate hasn't. In fact, it's getting a little bit bigger." |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"Miss Versailles, get away from the Gate! You're going to get caught in this!" |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"But Anna's still here!" |
![Story Queensway.png](/images/b/bc/Story_Queensway.png) Queensway |
"We can't help her if we can't see her! Get over here now..." |
--Victoria, help the young lady.
--Then tell the mistress. |
"I will never forget the taste of the cake you gave me that night."
"I'm glad the last place I stole things was here."
"Your 15th birthday. I wouldn't have lived a hundred years to see a miracle like that." |
"Thank you for saving me. Thank you for my wonderful name." |
"It was an honour to serve you. I am off to war. I'll miss marching in the rain, so hopefully it will stop raining." |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"She's now a monster...?" |
Conductor |
She was already not a person. The Mist must have swallowed her all up and transformed her. The lady-in-waiting, Anna, is probably nowhere to be found anymore. |
![Story Versailles.png](/images/b/be/Story_Versailles.png) Versailles |
"This can't be..." |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"I see your figure at last. Even if you had not taken on this form, the result would have been the same." |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"I'll take care of your mistress. The rain will stop. She has heard your message. Behind that door." |
![Story Victoria.png](/images/c/c8/Story_Victoria.png) Victoria |
"Anna, thank you for getting us this far. Thank you for protecting my loved ones." |
Victoria raised her weapon. She was ready to put Anna, who had been transformed by Canaria into a monster, to sleep. |