As Abigail, I caused trouble in infinite space.

Nanoha said happily.

"Nanoha, what's wrong?"

Yuno, who was sleeping in the bamboo cage in the form of a weasel, was awakened by Nanoha's voice and looked up to ask Nanoha a question.

"I can meet with Fate, although it will be for a very short time."

"is it?"

"I heard she said she wanted to see me."

Nanoha said with great joy.

Meanwhile, on a bridge, Fate, accompanied by Chrono and Elf, waits for Nanoha.

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

"Fate!"

Immediately, Nanoha ran to the front of the crowd with Yuno in her arms.

“Let’s go to the other side,” Chrono said.

"Yes, thank you."

"Thank you."

After the other three left, Nanoha and Fate looked at each other.

"I had so much to say, but it's strange that I forgot it all after seeing Fate."

"Me too, I don't really know how to express myself either, but I'm glad you can be honest with me."

"I wish we could be friends, but today, you're leaving soon."

"Yes, although this journey will be very long."

"We'll meet again, won't we?"

"Yes. Although it's a bit sad, I'm finally able to start over. I asked you to come here to give you an answer."

Fate paused slightly, then continued:

"You told me you wanted to be friends with me."

"Uh-huh."

"If you think it's okay, if you think I can do it, but I don't know how, so I hope you can tell me how we can become friends?"

Seeing Fate's bewildered expression, Nanoha smiled and said.

"It's very simple. Becoming friends is very simple. Just call each other by name. That's fine from the start. Don't use 'you' to address each other. Look each other in the eyes and call each other by name. My name is Takamachi Nanoha. Call me Nanoha."

"Nanoha..."

"Yes, that's right."

"Nanoha..."

"Ah."

"Nanoha!"

"Ok!"

Nanoha then reached out and grasped Fate's hand.

"Thank you, Nanoha."

"Ah."

Nanoha.

Upon hearing this, Nanoha finally couldn't hold back and showed her excitement.

"Um!!"

"Your hands are so warm, Nanoha."

At this moment, Nanoha was so moved that she shed tears.

"I understand now. I feel sad just as much as my friends do when they cry."

"Fate!" Nanoha excitedly hugged Fate.

"Although we are about to part ways, we will definitely meet again. Will I be able to call your name again then?"

"Ah."

"When I want to see you, I will definitely call your name, so Nanoha should call my name too. If Nanoha encounters any trouble next time, I will definitely come to help Nanoha."

"Ah."

Click...

Just then, the sound of a camera shutter suddenly came from the side.

Hearing the sound, Nanoha and Fate turned to look to the side. Abigail had appeared beside them at some point, sitting on the bridge railing and taking pictures of them with her camera.

"Come on, smile. Even when it's time to say goodbye, you should smile as you see each other off. That's what friends should do."

“Yes, Abigail is right.”

Then, Nanoha wiped away her tears and gave a bright smile.

"Very good. Fate, it's your turn. Stop crying. You can't do this as a way of saying goodbye."

"Ah."

Then Fate smiled.

"Very good, very good, um, we're about to take pictures. Strike a pose."

Then Abigail, you used your magic to fix the camera in the air, and then you floated between the two of you.

"3, 2, 1!"

Click!

A commemorative photograph was then completed.

"It looks pretty good, take a look."

As she spoke, Abigail handed the camera in her hand to Nanoha and Fate.

Looking at the photos in the camera, Fate and Nanoha exchanged a knowing smile.

At this point, it was almost time, and Chrono walked over and said:

"Fate, it's almost time, we should go."

Just then, Nanoha suddenly untied the white ribbon from her head.

"As a memento, this is the only thing I can give you."

"Then I will too..."

Then Fate untied her black ribbon as well.

The two then exchanged their ribbons.

"Thank you, Nanoha. We will definitely meet again."

"Yes, we will definitely meet again."

"Fate, I also have a gift for you."

Abigail took something out of her pocket and placed it in Fate's hand.

"This is......"

Looking at the necklace in her hand, Fate was overwhelmed with emotion. This necklace was a gift Alicia had once given to Presia, which Presia had always treasured.

"Don't worry, she's fine. Keep her as a memento."

"Thank you, Abigail."

"You are welcome."

"Then we'll take our leave."

"Well, Chrono, goodbye."

"Ah."

The three then disappeared in a teleportation spell.

"They're gone, no need to look anymore. Nanoha, come with me to get today's photos developed."

"Ah."

In the days that followed, Nanoha returned to a peaceful life. However, even so, this experience affected her entire life.

After Abigail developed the photographs, she sent one to Nanoha and one to Fate.

"I'm feeling like I'm going to be bored for a while. Judging by the timeline, there's still some time before the Dark Book incident happens. Should I take advantage of this time to travel to other worlds?"

At this moment, in the hotel, Abigail looked at the 21 Holy Stone Seeds floating in front of her.

Abigail was quite satisfied with obtaining the 21 Holy Stone Seeds. Although these 21 Holy Stone Seeds weren't of much use to Abigail herself, they provided her with a possibility—a possibility to travel through worlds using her own abilities.

Chapter 171 Fleeting Time

Time flies, and half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

"This should be the place."

At this time, as agreed with Presia, Abigail arrived at the place where Presia was living in seclusion.

Although they arrived at Presia's secluded place by following her markings, there was nothing there at first glance.

"Strange, this should be the place."

Abigail, puzzled, reopened the map that Presia had given her, and then confirmed with the markings that this was indeed the place.

"Hey, Presia!! Are you there? If you are, please answer me!"