As Abigail, I caused trouble in infinite space.

"Ah, yes!"

The four of them then went into a room, and Abigail felt a sense of unease looking at the furnishings.

How should I put it? Can you imagine a sci-fi-style room with metal walls but decorated like a Japanese garden? It's really jarring.

At this moment, a woman with green hair was kneeling in the room.

"Please come in."

"Yes."

The four men then approached the woman.

The woman's name is Lindy Harrawn, and she is the captain of this Asura ship.

Then, Lindy asked for details about what had happened.

Yuno also told Lindy about the cause and course of this incident.

"So that's how it is. You were the one who unearthed the sacred stone seed from the ancient heritage."

“Yes,” Yuno nodded and said.

"Um, what is the Ancient Heritage?"

Nanoha asked with some curiosity.

"Even if I told you it was a legacy of a lost world, I doubt you would understand."

Lindy smiled and said:

"You should know that there are many worlds in this dimensional space. Among them, some worlds have over-evolved in a distorted form. The technology and science of these over-evolved worlds led to their destruction. The dangerous legacy left behind is collectively called the Primordial Legacy."

"These relics are items that must be properly managed by our Administration and regulatory organizations. This is the Seed of the Holy Stone that you are looking for. It is a dimensional interference type of energy crystal, a dangerous item that can cause dimensional tremors when magic is input as a medium."

As she spoke, Lindy took a sip of her tea. However, somewhat surprisingly, after finishing her tea, she casually used tongs to add a sugar cube to the tea from the sugar jar next to her.

Nanoha was somewhat surprised by this behavior.

At this point, Krono added:

"The shockwaves and explosions that occurred during your fight with that girl were dimensional tremors. Just one Sacred Stone Seed has that kind of power; if multiple Sacred Stone Seeds were activated simultaneously, the consequences would be unimaginable."

"If a large-scale dimensional tremor or even a more severe dimensional rift occurs, it could easily wipe out one or two worlds. We must prevent this from happening."

However, despite Lindy's serious tone, Abigail felt a strange sense of absurdity as she watched her pour milk into the matcha.

"Therefore, from now on, we will be responsible for recycling the Seed of the Holy Stone."

However, Nanoha and Yuno seemed to find it hard to accept the decision Lindy made.

"Just forget about this incident and go back to your own worlds."

“But…” Nanoha then said.

"But it's hard for you to accept this so suddenly, isn't it? You should discuss it with each other tonight and then give me an answer."

"Ah."

Yuno and Nanoha nodded.

Just as Chrono was about to lead the three away, Yuno suddenly seemed to remember something and turned to Lindy, saying:

"Well, there's actually something else we'd like to ask you."

"what's up?"

"Actually, besides the dangerous thing about the Seed of the Holy Stone, we have something else."

As he spoke, Yuno turned his head and looked at Abigail.

However, at this moment, Abigail was doing what Lindy had done before, putting sugar into matcha and then pouring milk into it. She was curious about what kind of strange taste this combination would produce.

"Abigail." Seeing that Abigail's attention wasn't on them, Nanoha called out to her.

"What's wrong, Nanoha?"

Abigail shook the teacup in her hand, turned her head, and asked Nanoha with some doubt.

"Um, Yuno asked you to take out that dangerous crystal from before."

"Oh well."

As she spoke, Abigail took out her magic crystal, which she had kept in her pocket without paying much attention to, and placed it on the ground.

"This is..."

Lindy was slightly surprised to see the crystal that Abigail had placed on the ground.

Then, she reached out to touch the gem.

"Don't touch it, it's dangerous!"

Yuno quickly stopped Lindy from doing this.

"What's wrong?" Lindy stopped what she was about to do and looked at Yuno with some confusion.

"Actually, it seems that if anyone other than Abigail touches this crystal, it will cause a magical upheaval within it."

Hearing Yuno say that, Lindy looked at the crystal on the ground with a serious expression.

"Abigail, right? Where did you get this crystal from?"

"I found it. One day I was walking on the street and this crystal fell in front of me. I thought it was pretty, so I picked it up."

Hearing Abigail say this, Lindy couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"It seems that this may also be one of the legacies of a lost civilization, and it seems to have the function of recognizing its own master. Now it has regarded Abigail as its master. It seems that before figuring out its true nature, it can only be kept by Abigail for the time being."

After saying that, Lindy looked at Abigail.

"Abigail, could you please keep this safe? It might be a bit much for you, but I hope you can do your best to prevent it from being activated. We will definitely find a proper way to dispose of it as soon as possible."

Seeing Lindy's serious expression, Abigail nodded in a perfunctory manner. She wasn't really under any pressure; whether or not to activate this thing was entirely up to her.

"Actually, I have an idea."

Tell me about it.

“I was thinking, perhaps we could create a special magical device for Abigail and use this gem as its energy source. That might solve the problem of the gem potentially exploding at any time. What do you think?”

After listening to Yuno's suggestion, Lindy thought about it carefully, and then said with a little difficulty.

“I think you have a point, but we don’t know the specifics of this crystal. If we rashly make a magical device, it might trigger an explosion prematurely, so it’s best to be cautious for now.”

"It was my oversight."

"Alright, I'll take you back now. You can think about what to do next."

"Ah."

Subsequently, the three left Asura under the guidance of Krono.

Back on Earth, Nanoha and Yuno discussed in detail the Bureau's intervention, while Abigail remained idle on the sidelines.

Ultimately, they both still hoped to be involved in this matter.

Yuno then made contact with Asura.

Have you made up your minds?

"Well, I hope you can let me and Raiya assist you. I won't go into details for now, but Nanoha's magic should be a great fighting force for you. Whether it's retrieving the Sacred Stone Seed or restraining that girl, it should be very convenient for you."

"You've thought about it quite a lot. Okay then."

Lindy readily agreed, but Chrono, who was standing next to her, was somewhat surprised.

"Mom...Captain!"

"Let's have your help. We should save our trump card for last. Right, Executive Officer Chrono?"

"Yes."

Faced with the captain's order, Chrono had nothing more to say. And so the matter was settled.

Chapter 165 The Last Seed of the Holy Stone

In the days that followed, Nanoha and Yuno collected the Stone Seeds, while the Bureau Asura searched for Fate's whereabouts.

However, Fate's whereabouts were well hidden. Not only that, Fate also stole two Holy Stone Seeds some time later.

This made even Krono admire Fate.

Ten days passed, during which Nanoha and Yuro collected four Sacred Stone Seeds, while Fate secretly collected three more. Combined with the seven already collected, a total of fourteen Sacred Stone Seeds had been gathered; however, seven more remained missing.

"We can't find the remaining 7."

"We have expanded the search area beyond the ground."

"Emergency situation..."

Just then, an alarm suddenly sounded on the ship.

"A large magical reaction has been detected at sea within the search area!"

At this moment, on the sea surface, Fate is performing some kind of ritual.

Beneath her feet, a massive magic circle was spinning. Elf stood guard to the side, watching her surroundings.

As for what they are doing at this moment?

Because it was estimated that the Seeds of the Holy Stones should be in this sea area, but because the exact location could not be found, the only option was to inject magical energy into the sea to forcefully activate them. However, the consequences of doing so were also obvious: such a strong magical reaction would naturally attract the attention of the Administration Bureau.

Therefore, if Fate wants to succeed this time, she must act quickly.

After making the necessary preparations, Fate activated the magic circle. Immediately afterward, a large amount of magic power was injected into the seawater, and sure enough, seven beams of light shone from the sea. Without a doubt, all seven Holy Stone Seeds were in the seawater.

"What a reckless child."

Meanwhile, in Asura's monitoring room, Lindy spoke with a touch of emotion.

“Fate…”

Just then, Nanoha's voice came from the doorway.

"Um... I'll go to the scene right away."