Last Day: Gin's Path, Song of Hope
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Last Day: Gin's Path, Song of Hope.
Remiel: You have returned... You are prepared for battle, then? I will send each of your minds into Amane. Defeat Jezebel and free Amane's soul...
Atsuro: Our minds!? I-Is that safe? We're not gonna die by mistake, right!?
Remiel: Be at ease. MC's enhanced power from defeating two demons of Bel... It, your COMPs, and my guidance as His messenger will protect you.
Atsuro: I-Is that how it works...? Then we'll be counting on you, MC!
Remiel: Keep a firm grap on yourself. Do not allow demons to swallow your heart... If they do, your fate will be the same as if they had defeated you in this world. Amane's soul is already in the process of being dominated by Jezebel... It's possible that her soul may oppose you. Be careful.
MC: > Can we snap her out of it?*
Remiel: Yes. You must awaken Amane's consciousness. If that is done, she will undoubtedly lend you her strength in battle.
Midori: Amane's consciousness? Okay! Got it!
Remiel: If your souls fall to evil, you will never again be able to return to this world. I will help as well, but you must be extremely vigilant. Now go. May his divine protection be with you!
*MC: > If so, what can we do?
Remiel: You must make Amane regain her consciousness. She will then undoubtedly aid you in battle.
Midori: Amane's consciousness? Okay! Got it!
Remiel: If your souls fall to evil, you will never again be able to return to this world. I will help as well, but you must be extremely vigilant. Now go. May his divine protection be with you!
Gin: What is this!? Is this what the world of a person's mind looks like...?
Midori: Wowwww! A field of flowers! Look how pretty it is! Is this really inside someone's soul?
Atsuro: I can move... And things here feel solid, too. Huh... It's not as different from reality as I had thought.
Yuzu: But I'm not looking at your and MC's actual bodies, right?
MC: > It doesn't feel like that. *
Yuzu: It's pretty bizarre, isn't it? Hey... It's just our souls here, right? If we lose to Jezebel and our souls don't return... what happens to our bodies?
MC: > I guess they'll die?
Yuzu: Urgh...
Gin: C'mon, this isn't playtime. Let's get this done and get out before we end up ghosts!
MC: > I think so, yeah.
Yuzu: Hey, it's just our souls here, right? If we lose to Jezebel and our souls don't return... what happens to our bodies?
MC: > They'll be left soulless.
Yuzu: Urgh...
Gin: C'mon, this isn't playtime. Let's get this done and get out before we end up ghosts!
They move towards the lake.
Atsuro: Look...! It's Amane!
Keisuke: Amane...!
Amane: ......
Keisuke: ...What's wrong? Can she hear us?
Jezebel: ...Who goes there?
Atsuro: Why am I hearing a voice!?
Jezebel: Who dares to track mud through another's soul...?
Keisuke: What's wrong with Amane!?
Amane's mind changes suddenly.
Atsuro: Wh-What's going on!? Where are we!?
Jezebel: ...They're so rude, aren't they, Amane?
Yuzu: So that's Jezebel... Hold on! I'm coming to save you!
Jezebel: Hehehe... So tactless. See? Amane agrees... That's why you should all just die...!
Keisuke: ...You've got it all wrong. You're the one who's going to die.
Battle start.
Amane: ......
Atsuro: Come on, Amane! Don't give in to a demon like this! It's YOUR soul!
Amane: ......
Jezebel: Don't you know? My roots are planted firmly inside of Amane's soul...
Amane's spirit is attacked.
Amane: ...Ugh!
[Amane is taking damage!]
Remiel's Voice: Continue your attacks! You must not hesitate!
MC: > Alright, I won't hold back.*
Remiel's Voice: As Jezebel suffers, Amane's sense of self will begin to return to her... But he cautious... You must not harm Amane's soul! Continue to assail Jezebel, while guarding Amane's soul!
*MC: > Are you sure?
Remiel's Voice: As Jezebel suffers, Amane's sense of self will begin to return to her... But he cautious... You must not harm Amane's soul! Continue to assail Jezebel, while guarding Amane's soul!
Amane snaps out of it.
Amane: *gasp* Everyone... What... I...? Jezebel? What's... going on...?
Jezebel: Look what you've done...! She's reclaiming her-- So be it! I'll draw in her soul again!
[Jezebel summons shadow Amanes.]
Amane: I see... Jezebel has-- You guys saved me... I can't allow myself to be bound!
[Amane teleports to the other side of the battlefield.]
Amane: Jezebel... I won't be controlled by you! This is my soul! Ugh...!
Keisuke: Amane!? You look very pained! Are you okay!?
Amane: Mmph... I feel faint... She took more of my power than I imagined...
Jezebel: Hehehe... Do you think you've escaped? Master Belberith will be angry if I let you do that. Come... Come back to me... I'll possess you again!
Remiel's Voice: Be wary...! Amane's soul grows weaker every moment. If she is possessed again, she will not have the power to resist!
Atsuro: What do you mean?
Remiel's Voice: If Amane's soul is possessed again, she will belong forever to Jezebel... Your souls too, will be trapped where you stand! Protect... Amane...!
[Jezebel is defeated.
Jezebel: H-How incredible! I should have known you were a Bel...! But even if you take my power, Master Belberith is ever the king of Bel! Aaaauuugghhh!
[MC felt the power of Jezebel come to rest inside of him!]
Amane: ...Thank you very much. You've saved me. If I'd stayed like that, my soul would have been utterly consumed by Jezebel. Now... I will give you my power. Return to the real world...
Amane: It seems we've all returned safely. Thank you all very much.
Gin: It didn't feel like any kind of mental plane... But it's good to be back in reality. [I MISSED SOMETHING HERE] It said whatever Bel demons are left are near the server. If you don't show us the way soon, I'll think twice about believing what you say.
Amane: ...Remiel spoke to me a moment ago. It's all right. Though his conciousness has left his body, a promise is a promise. I won't renegade on the vow Remiel made with my lips. You know that the demon lord Belberith, the one my father worships, has the server, yes?
MC: > He's using it as a medium.
Amane: Yes, that is correct. As a result, neither humans not angels such as Remiel can access the server. To approach the server, we must remove the wall dividing the demon world from our own.
Atsuro: Remove the wall...?
Amane: Yes... This is why Remiel and I kept the path to the server closed until we could be certain... It's a heavy gamble that puts this world's fate at risk.
Atsuro: ......
Amane: We will now defeat the Four Devas protecting this world, in order to corrupt Tokyo.
MC: > Why do we need to do that?
Amane: I will explain that now... Do you believe Tokyo at this moment is no different from the city you've always known? The appearance of demons is one thing, but even that aside, Tokyo is not as it once was.
MC: > Has it been corrupted?
Amane: MC is absolutely right. The corruption of Tokyo was slowly ongoing even before this lockdown began... Whether we do this or not, Tokyo will eventually be subsumed into the demon world.
MC: > Why's that?
Amane: Since becoming the capital, Tokyo has been protected by the Four Devas... until now. The Shomonkai was only able to summon demons here because one of the Devas was defeated... Thus began the corruption of Tokyo.
MC: > That's Jikoku?
Amane: That is correct.
Atsuro: Is that the whole business about you borrowing Jezebel's power to defeat it...!?
Amane: Yes... At that time, I was unable to hear Remiel's voice. I believed in my father's teachings... that carrying out his wishes would save people. If only I had been able to hear Remiel's voice sooner...
Atsuro: I see... That explains why demons could be so easily summoned...
Amane: Indeed. Of the Four Devas protecting Tokyo, three remain. Currently, even if MC were to make himself worthy to become the King of Bel... Babel would not be able to cross from the demon world to our world and materialize. If we do not defeat all of the remaining Devas and remove the barrier protecting Tokyo... It will be impossible to call forth Babel, the summoning server.
Atsuro: This is nuts... To get rid of demons using the server, we have to destroy the barrier and corrupt Tokyo? Kind of a "we had to destroy the city in order to save it" type of thing? Some gamble...
MC: > What if we fail?
Amane: This world will be swallowed by the demon world, and demons may come here at will. What awaits humans then is certain destruction. But the spread of the summoning program has led to vast numbers of demons in the city... ...Completely destroying the balance between the worlds and hastening Tokyo's corruption. If this continues, it will be only days before the imbalance crushes the human world. This seems to be one reason the angels are watching the lockdown so intently...
Gin: Tch... Looks like we don't have a choice but to do this.
Amane: We haven't much time left. We must defeat the remaining Devas today...
Atsuro: Damn it! And there's no other way to do this, is there? Then... Where do we go to meet the remaining Devas...?
Amane: I sense one of their presences in the north. The fiercest of them awaits at a large temple... near Ikebukuro.
Atsuro: We're going for the strongest one first!? Th-That's not the normal order...!
Gin: A big temple near Ikebukuro... That'll be Eikokuji. Let's hurry.
Atsuro: Ugh... Look at him. He's barely fazed by any of this!
Amane: We haven't time to be picky... I'll lend you what little strength I can.
[Amane joins your party!]
Gin: This is the place. Welcome to Eikokuji.
Atsuro: I'm getting nervous... I don't really know much about these Four Devas... If I'd known this would happen, I'd have paid more attention during the school trips.
Gin: Heh. That's a good attitude... You should remember that even after the lockdown's over.
Yuzu: W-Wait a sec, MC... Were the Four Devas enshrined at Eikokiji?
MC: > Nope.
Amane: That is correct. Nyoirin Kannon was originally enshrined here... But the Devas are likely using its power to compensate for Jikoku's loss.
Atsuro: MC... Don't tell me you're the type who studies during summer vacation too...
Yuzu: Um... Is it really okay to defeat the Four Devas...?
MC: > We have to do this!
Gin: Yeah... It has to be done. If we don't connect this world with the demon world, we can't reach the server... Now, enough jawin'. Let's go!
Amane: So... The one protecting this place is the strongest of the Four Devas, Bishamon!
Bishamon: Human... There is no need for words. I will fulfill my duties, as you will yours.
MC: > Let's not.
Amane: ...I understand. ...Let's go, MC. We can't waste Bishamon's strength of will...
Bishamon: Without Jikoku, we have concentrated our efforts into a single task... Preventing the demon realm from coming forth. But... that ends today. Show me your power, human! No weakling shall have this city. When I am dead... Proceed!
Yuzu: I'm sorry... But we can't lose either!
Bishamon: Nyoirin Kannon... Allow me to borrow your power!
Bishamon: I am the Deva of the north, the god, Bishamon! Bow down before me!
MC: > Witness my human strength!
Yaksa: Bashamon!
Bishamon: So you've come. I would like to borrow your power.
Yaksa: My master's enemies are my enemies as well. Prepare yourselves, humans!
Bishamon: ...Magnificent... Such strength! You are all worthy of praise, humans...
Rangda: Bishamon! We must report to Zouchou at once!
[Bishamon can now be fused using the Cathedral of Shadows.]
Yuzu: We beat it...
Atsuro: Yeah... There's no turning back now.
MC: > Having regrets?
Atsuro: Urgh... C'mon, man, don't make this worse!
[The sky changes.]
Gin: What's this...? The sky...
Yuzu: The air's gotten heavy... Is this...?
Amane: The power dividing the worlds has been weakened... Tokyo's corruption begins in earnest.
Atsuro: So... this is corruption...
Midori: Uuuurgh... It's 'cause we beat Bishamon...
Amane: Let us be on our way... We cannot stop here. We must connect the worlds, reach the remaining Bels, and then Babel itself.
Yuzu: I know... We have to do this. We've gone too far to stop...
MC: > We're in it to the end.
Gin: Two Devas down, two to go... Where to next?
Amane: The south... so Shinagawa. It seems to be another temple...
Gin: Shinagawa... Wonder if it's at Sengakuji. Alright, let's be on our way.
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Remiel: You have returned... You are prepared for battle, then? I will send each of your minds into Amane. Defeat Jezebel and free Amane's soul...
Atsuro: Our minds!? I-Is that safe? We're not gonna die by mistake, right!?
Remiel: Be at ease. MC's enhanced power from defeating two demons of Bel... It, your COMPs, and my guidance as His messenger will protect you.
Atsuro: I-Is that how it works...? Then we'll be counting on you, MC!
Remiel: Keep a firm grap on yourself. Do not allow demons to swallow your heart... If they do, your fate will be the same as if they had defeated you in this world. Amane's soul is already in the process of being dominated by Jezebel... It's possible that her soul may oppose you. Be careful.
MC: > Can we snap her out of it?*
Remiel: Yes. You must awaken Amane's consciousness. If that is done, she will undoubtedly lend you her strength in battle.
Midori: Amane's consciousness? Okay! Got it!
Remiel: If your souls fall to evil, you will never again be able to return to this world. I will help as well, but you must be extremely vigilant. Now go. May his divine protection be with you!
*MC: > If so, what can we do?
Remiel: You must make Amane regain her consciousness. She will then undoubtedly aid you in battle.
Midori: Amane's consciousness? Okay! Got it!
Remiel: If your souls fall to evil, you will never again be able to return to this world. I will help as well, but you must be extremely vigilant. Now go. May his divine protection be with you!
Inside Amane's Mind
Gin: What is this!? Is this what the world of a person's mind looks like...?
Midori: Wowwww! A field of flowers! Look how pretty it is! Is this really inside someone's soul?
Atsuro: I can move... And things here feel solid, too. Huh... It's not as different from reality as I had thought.
Yuzu: But I'm not looking at your and MC's actual bodies, right?
MC: > It doesn't feel like that. *
Yuzu: It's pretty bizarre, isn't it? Hey... It's just our souls here, right? If we lose to Jezebel and our souls don't return... what happens to our bodies?
MC: > I guess they'll die?
Yuzu: Urgh...
Gin: C'mon, this isn't playtime. Let's get this done and get out before we end up ghosts!
MC: > I think so, yeah.
Yuzu: Hey, it's just our souls here, right? If we lose to Jezebel and our souls don't return... what happens to our bodies?
MC: > They'll be left soulless.
Yuzu: Urgh...
Gin: C'mon, this isn't playtime. Let's get this done and get out before we end up ghosts!
They move towards the lake.
Atsuro: Look...! It's Amane!
Keisuke: Amane...!
Amane: ......
Keisuke: ...What's wrong? Can she hear us?
Jezebel: ...Who goes there?
Atsuro: Why am I hearing a voice!?
Jezebel: Who dares to track mud through another's soul...?
Keisuke: What's wrong with Amane!?
Amane's mind changes suddenly.
Atsuro: Wh-What's going on!? Where are we!?
Jezebel: ...They're so rude, aren't they, Amane?
Yuzu: So that's Jezebel... Hold on! I'm coming to save you!
Jezebel: Hehehe... So tactless. See? Amane agrees... That's why you should all just die...!
Keisuke: ...You've got it all wrong. You're the one who's going to die.
Battle start.
Amane: ......
Atsuro: Come on, Amane! Don't give in to a demon like this! It's YOUR soul!
Amane: ......
Jezebel: Don't you know? My roots are planted firmly inside of Amane's soul...
Amane's spirit is attacked.
Amane: ...Ugh!
[Amane is taking damage!]
Remiel's Voice: Continue your attacks! You must not hesitate!
MC: > Alright, I won't hold back.*
Remiel's Voice: As Jezebel suffers, Amane's sense of self will begin to return to her... But he cautious... You must not harm Amane's soul! Continue to assail Jezebel, while guarding Amane's soul!
*MC: > Are you sure?
Remiel's Voice: As Jezebel suffers, Amane's sense of self will begin to return to her... But he cautious... You must not harm Amane's soul! Continue to assail Jezebel, while guarding Amane's soul!
Amane snaps out of it.
Amane: *gasp* Everyone... What... I...? Jezebel? What's... going on...?
Jezebel: Look what you've done...! She's reclaiming her-- So be it! I'll draw in her soul again!
[Jezebel summons shadow Amanes.]
Amane: I see... Jezebel has-- You guys saved me... I can't allow myself to be bound!
[Amane teleports to the other side of the battlefield.]
Amane: Jezebel... I won't be controlled by you! This is my soul! Ugh...!
Keisuke: Amane!? You look very pained! Are you okay!?
Amane: Mmph... I feel faint... She took more of my power than I imagined...
Jezebel: Hehehe... Do you think you've escaped? Master Belberith will be angry if I let you do that. Come... Come back to me... I'll possess you again!
Remiel's Voice: Be wary...! Amane's soul grows weaker every moment. If she is possessed again, she will not have the power to resist!
Atsuro: What do you mean?
Remiel's Voice: If Amane's soul is possessed again, she will belong forever to Jezebel... Your souls too, will be trapped where you stand! Protect... Amane...!
[Jezebel is defeated.
Jezebel: H-How incredible! I should have known you were a Bel...! But even if you take my power, Master Belberith is ever the king of Bel! Aaaauuugghhh!
[MC felt the power of Jezebel come to rest inside of him!]
Amane: ...Thank you very much. You've saved me. If I'd stayed like that, my soul would have been utterly consumed by Jezebel. Now... I will give you my power. Return to the real world...
Real World
Amane: It seems we've all returned safely. Thank you all very much.
Gin: It didn't feel like any kind of mental plane... But it's good to be back in reality. [I MISSED SOMETHING HERE] It said whatever Bel demons are left are near the server. If you don't show us the way soon, I'll think twice about believing what you say.
Amane: ...Remiel spoke to me a moment ago. It's all right. Though his conciousness has left his body, a promise is a promise. I won't renegade on the vow Remiel made with my lips. You know that the demon lord Belberith, the one my father worships, has the server, yes?
MC: > He's using it as a medium.
Amane: Yes, that is correct. As a result, neither humans not angels such as Remiel can access the server. To approach the server, we must remove the wall dividing the demon world from our own.
Atsuro: Remove the wall...?
Amane: Yes... This is why Remiel and I kept the path to the server closed until we could be certain... It's a heavy gamble that puts this world's fate at risk.
Atsuro: ......
Amane: We will now defeat the Four Devas protecting this world, in order to corrupt Tokyo.
MC: > Why do we need to do that?
Amane: I will explain that now... Do you believe Tokyo at this moment is no different from the city you've always known? The appearance of demons is one thing, but even that aside, Tokyo is not as it once was.
MC: > Has it been corrupted?
Amane: MC is absolutely right. The corruption of Tokyo was slowly ongoing even before this lockdown began... Whether we do this or not, Tokyo will eventually be subsumed into the demon world.
MC: > Why's that?
Amane: Since becoming the capital, Tokyo has been protected by the Four Devas... until now. The Shomonkai was only able to summon demons here because one of the Devas was defeated... Thus began the corruption of Tokyo.
MC: > That's Jikoku?
Amane: That is correct.
Atsuro: Is that the whole business about you borrowing Jezebel's power to defeat it...!?
Amane: Yes... At that time, I was unable to hear Remiel's voice. I believed in my father's teachings... that carrying out his wishes would save people. If only I had been able to hear Remiel's voice sooner...
Atsuro: I see... That explains why demons could be so easily summoned...
Amane: Indeed. Of the Four Devas protecting Tokyo, three remain. Currently, even if MC were to make himself worthy to become the King of Bel... Babel would not be able to cross from the demon world to our world and materialize. If we do not defeat all of the remaining Devas and remove the barrier protecting Tokyo... It will be impossible to call forth Babel, the summoning server.
Atsuro: This is nuts... To get rid of demons using the server, we have to destroy the barrier and corrupt Tokyo? Kind of a "we had to destroy the city in order to save it" type of thing? Some gamble...
MC: > What if we fail?
Amane: This world will be swallowed by the demon world, and demons may come here at will. What awaits humans then is certain destruction. But the spread of the summoning program has led to vast numbers of demons in the city... ...Completely destroying the balance between the worlds and hastening Tokyo's corruption. If this continues, it will be only days before the imbalance crushes the human world. This seems to be one reason the angels are watching the lockdown so intently...
Gin: Tch... Looks like we don't have a choice but to do this.
Amane: We haven't much time left. We must defeat the remaining Devas today...
Atsuro: Damn it! And there's no other way to do this, is there? Then... Where do we go to meet the remaining Devas...?
Amane: I sense one of their presences in the north. The fiercest of them awaits at a large temple... near Ikebukuro.
Atsuro: We're going for the strongest one first!? Th-That's not the normal order...!
Gin: A big temple near Ikebukuro... That'll be Eikokuji. Let's hurry.
Atsuro: Ugh... Look at him. He's barely fazed by any of this!
Amane: We haven't time to be picky... I'll lend you what little strength I can.
[Amane joins your party!]
10:30 - Eikokuji
Gin: This is the place. Welcome to Eikokuji.
Atsuro: I'm getting nervous... I don't really know much about these Four Devas... If I'd known this would happen, I'd have paid more attention during the school trips.
Gin: Heh. That's a good attitude... You should remember that even after the lockdown's over.
Yuzu: W-Wait a sec, MC... Were the Four Devas enshrined at Eikokiji?
MC: > Nope.
Amane: That is correct. Nyoirin Kannon was originally enshrined here... But the Devas are likely using its power to compensate for Jikoku's loss.
Atsuro: MC... Don't tell me you're the type who studies during summer vacation too...
Yuzu: Um... Is it really okay to defeat the Four Devas...?
MC: > We have to do this!
Gin: Yeah... It has to be done. If we don't connect this world with the demon world, we can't reach the server... Now, enough jawin'. Let's go!
Amane: So... The one protecting this place is the strongest of the Four Devas, Bishamon!
Bishamon: Human... There is no need for words. I will fulfill my duties, as you will yours.
MC: > Let's not.
Amane: ...I understand. ...Let's go, MC. We can't waste Bishamon's strength of will...
Bishamon: Without Jikoku, we have concentrated our efforts into a single task... Preventing the demon realm from coming forth. But... that ends today. Show me your power, human! No weakling shall have this city. When I am dead... Proceed!
Yuzu: I'm sorry... But we can't lose either!
Bishamon: Nyoirin Kannon... Allow me to borrow your power!
Bishamon: I am the Deva of the north, the god, Bishamon! Bow down before me!
MC: > Witness my human strength!
Yaksa: Bashamon!
Bishamon: So you've come. I would like to borrow your power.
Yaksa: My master's enemies are my enemies as well. Prepare yourselves, humans!
Bishamon: ...Magnificent... Such strength! You are all worthy of praise, humans...
Rangda: Bishamon! We must report to Zouchou at once!
[Bishamon can now be fused using the Cathedral of Shadows.]
Yuzu: We beat it...
Atsuro: Yeah... There's no turning back now.
MC: > Having regrets?
Atsuro: Urgh... C'mon, man, don't make this worse!
[The sky changes.]
Gin: What's this...? The sky...
Yuzu: The air's gotten heavy... Is this...?
Amane: The power dividing the worlds has been weakened... Tokyo's corruption begins in earnest.
Atsuro: So... this is corruption...
Midori: Uuuurgh... It's 'cause we beat Bishamon...
Amane: Let us be on our way... We cannot stop here. We must connect the worlds, reach the remaining Bels, and then Babel itself.
Yuzu: I know... We have to do this. We've gone too far to stop...
MC: > We're in it to the end.
Gin: Two Devas down, two to go... Where to next?
Amane: The south... so Shinagawa. It seems to be another temple...
Gin: Shinagawa... Wonder if it's at Sengakuji. Alright, let's be on our way.