Sky Striker Princess, but the swan song of Valkyrie.

"call"

Finney sighed helplessly at Tachibana Hibiki's insistence.

“Miss Ryoko, we are all human beings. As long as we can communicate well, we will definitely be able to understand each other and resolve conflicts.”

Hibiki Tachibana, still referring to herself as Finney, explained her thoughts.

"Impossible... The creators of noise are humans from a prehistoric civilization."

"Having lost a common language, we are more inclined to kill each other before the other can make a move than to shake hands and make peace. How can such beings possibly understand each other?"

Standing up, with her back to Hibiki Tachibana, Finney slowly explained the facts she knew and her views on Hibiki Tachibana's perspective.

"Humans... created noise to kill humans."

After learning this fact, Hibiki Tachibana could imagine the terrible state that must have been in.

"Yes, that's right. Humans are such creatures. Without a common language and without someone to connect them, they will never understand each other."

Finney murmured, his eyes seemingly seeing a scene that did not exist in this time and space.

P.S. Good evening.

Chapter 168 Holding Hands

"Miss Ryoko, even so, I believe that as long as we keep trying, humanity will eventually be able to understand each other."

Hibiki Tachibana said firmly and confidently.

"No, humans are a species that cannot stop attacking each other unless they are dominated. Domination and connection are the only solutions to sustain humanity."

Fini stubbornly stuck to his opinion, turning his back to Tachibana Hibiki and the others, and picked up the chainsaw from the Bronze Serpent Armor.

“...Miss Ryoko.”

Faced with Finney's insistence, Tachibana Hibiki was momentarily at a loss as to how to proceed.

"I've tried countless methods to restore humanity, but even the ones that almost succeeded always failed halfway through, so I had no choice but to choose this path!"

Gripping the chainsaw tightly, Finney finally mustered enough strength during the conversation.

Then, she turned around instantly and swung the chainsaw in her hand with all her might.

“!”

Upon seeing Finney's movement, Hibiki Tachibana immediately prepared to throw a punch, but Finney's attack missed her and grazed past her.

"I won!"

Finney laughed maniacally, the chainsaw in his hand extending ever higher into the sky at an incredible speed.

It broke through the atmosphere, traversed the distance between the Earth and the Moon, and plunged directly into a piece of lunar debris that had been previously shot down by Cardingil.

"Haaah!!!"

With her hand behind her back, Finney pulled the chainsaw over her shoulder with tremendous force, shattering a large section of the earth with her power.

Under such force, the lunar fragments at the far edge of the sky were actually altered from their orbits.

"Let the fragments of the moon fall, shattering all the obstacles hindering my long-cherished wish!"

"The decay of the body has no effect on the soul. As long as the awakening waveform emitted by the relic exists, I can be resurrected in some place or era, no matter how many times!"

"Next time, I will definitely keep the world together. This is me, the priestess who exists forever in a fleeting moment, Finnie, hahahahaha!"

Using all the power of the bronze serpent armor that had merged with her and the power of her own body, Finni completed her final act.

"Really?" "How could that be?"

The event happened so suddenly that neither Kazanari Tsubasa nor Chris [Saki III Cage 4 <? Jiuqi Wei] could react to Finney's actions.

"Ah... the scale is as outrageous as ever."

Looking up at the sky, Lingyi also saw that, under Finni's power, the lunar fragment was gradually accelerating towards this place.

“If a fragment of this size were to hit the ground, the entire Pacific Rim would probably be destroyed.”

After a brief period of observation and calculation, the consequences of Finney's actions were presented to Zero.

"Lingyi, didn't you manage to stop Miss Zi in time either?"

Standing next to Rei, Kohinata Mirai asked softly.

After talking with Rei, Tachibana went to find Finney, so Rei, who had come with Tachibana, decided to stay there for the time being.

"It was Tachibana Hibiki herself who said that she could bear the consequences of her actions, so this matter is not within my scope of handling, and I have no need to intervene."

Rei expressed this opinion regarding the question of Kohinata's future.

After all, if she had followed her approach, Finney would never have had the chance to pull the fragments down, so this was not a task she should have been handling.

"Lingyi, are you... angry?"

Kohinata Mirai paused for a moment, then asked in a guessing manner.

"It hasn't gotten to the point where I'm angry. Although this disaster will cause a lot of casualties, I won't be one of those casualties."

"Ultimately, this is just Tachibana Hibiki's choice and the consequences of her choice, not an area I should be involved in."

Rei denied Kohinata Mirai's statement and made a definitive judgment on the matter.

"Is that so..." [So she's really angry.]

Kohinata Mirai understood that what Rei said made sense, but it was precisely because it made sense that she felt that way.

"Zero-chan, I'm sorry, I think I've made things worse, but don't worry, I'll handle it."

Just then, Hibiki Tachibana had unknowingly completed her final conversation with Finney and approached Rei with an apology.

"No need, this matter has nothing to do with me."

Rei ignored Tachibana Hibiki's apology.

“Ahaha, I understand. It’s my responsibility to take on this. I will try to stop the lunar debris from falling, but before that…” Tachibana Hibiki smiled and extended her hand, then said, “…I want to hold Rei-chan’s hand.”

......

As Tachibana Hibiki's words were displayed before her, Zero's thoughts once again froze slightly.

"I refuse. I don't really understand your thought process. Perhaps you need to get your mental health checked out? Why are you making this request at this time?"

Rei took a half step back, slightly distancing herself from Tachibana Hibiki's outstretched hand, and expressed confusion at her actions.

"Yes, because I think Rei-chan needs it, and Ms. Ryoko thinks so too. When we entered each other before, I felt that it was necessary, and Ms. Ryoko entrusted this matter to me."

Hibiki Tachibana explained her reasons for doing so, but still did not withdraw her hand.

"...It's pointless, I don't understand it, goodbye."

Finally, faced with Tachibana Hibiki's expressed wishes, Rei remained silent for a moment, then turned around, walked into the hexagonal portal, and disappeared.

"Haha, looks like we failed."

Watching Lingyi's figure disappear, Tachibana Hibiki felt a little discouraged. Although she had known for a long time that it wouldn't be so easy to succeed, the actual failure still made her a little sad.

"I feel like you're too straightforward, doing this right from the start."

Kohinata Mirai made a helpless comment.

"And, Hibiki... what you just said, is it all true? You're going to stop that fragment from falling."

Then, Kohinata Mirai asked another question that she was concerned about.

"Yes, after all, I made a promise with Rei-chan to take responsibility, and I also made a promise with Ryoko-san to protect the present."

Tachibana Hibiki laughed and said, "Er'er Yin San Lin Xia."

"Is that so... Well, even if I say I'm worried, you won't stop, but I still have to say, Hibiki must come back."

Looking at her close friend's goofy smile, Kohinata Mirai sighed and said this.

"Don't worry, I'll be right back. We made an appointment."

Hibiki Tachibana nodded.

"Ha...ha, Lingyi, has she already left?"

Just then, Chris, panting and with what looked like tears in the corners of her eyes, ran over.

"Ah, Chris-chan, Zero-chan has already been teleported away."

Hibiki Tachibana casually informed Chris of this news.

"Damn it, I didn't even get to see him one last time before he left. How awful."

Upon hearing this news, Chris said in a bad mood.

P.S. Good morning.

Chapter 169 Female Ghost

At dawn, before the sun had risen high enough, the dim light shone down on the area beneath the rain shelter, making the surroundings shimmer and sparkle under the reflection of the water on the ground.

.....

Sitting upright in a plastic chair, Lingyi gently rubbed her temples to relieve her stress.

The reason she did this was because of the translucent, ghost-like phantom of Phineas floating in front of her.

This phantom appeared out of nowhere after she returned to her base, getting in her way.

"Phew... For the first time, I feel like I've added a bit too many features to the observation equipment. So, what brings you here, Finney?"

"Is he expressing his resentment at his defeat, venting his hatred towards me, or is he just trying to disgust me with his current state?"

With a sigh, Lingyi silently looked at the floating Finny and began to ask why it was there.

[I'm sorry, all wrong. I don't care about what happened just now. Well, I was somewhat persuaded by that child and figured some things out.]

The floating Finnie, using some unknown method, managed to have her words captured by Zero's detector and displayed before her eyes.

Right now, I just want to reminisce about the past a little. After all, if I weren't in this state, I wouldn't be able to do... this kind of thing.

As Finney's phantom spoke, it flickered and appeared behind Zero, its illusory hand brushing across Zero's head.

"You really did come here to disgust me, didn't you?!"

Seeing Finney's actions, Lingyi shivered and dodged away from Finney, watching the afterimage warily.

Imagine someone who always has a sour face and exudes obvious malice suddenly wants to pat your head with a gentle and kind expression.

If this is the route Finni used to disgust her, then Zero has to admit that she did indeed succeed in disgusting herself.

[It's a little disappointing... but thinking about it carefully, it has a unique charm, after all, I never imagined you would develop this kind of personality.]

Faced with Zero's evasiveness, Finney's expression, filled with memories and感慨, imprinted this information before Zero's eyes.

"So, you really have seen me somewhere outside of my memory? And considering your characteristics, was it during one of your past awakenings?"

Lingyi made this guess and conclusion with certainty.

Although Finney's behavior still made Lingyi feel uncomfortable, after getting used to it, she was able to communicate with him more calmly.

[As expected, she was clever, but she only guessed half right. It wasn't during one of my awakenings, but before I had imprinted my soul into my genes, when I was still alive.]

Finnie wasn't surprised that Zero knew this fact, since she hadn't hidden anything from her.

"If you're not lying... a prehistoric civilization, meaning my existence in your view isn't the first time I've appeared in this world?"

Lingyi speculated in this way.

It seems you really don't have any memory of this. Well, I had already guessed that when I noticed you'd become smaller than before.

Phine, who was half-lying down and floating in the air, nodded, as if he had finally understood something.

"This is indeed some thought-provoking intelligence, but it's of no use to me right now. Things from the past don't help me with what I need to do now."

Despite hearing this level of intelligence, Lingyi's expression did not change much.

Oh, you're surprisingly carefree in this regard. Aren't you even a little curious why I met you in the past?

Finney tried to pique Zero's interest.

"It's nothing more than time travel, soul reincarnation, parallel worlds, and the like. These reasons don't help me with what I want to do."

"Since I live in the present, my heart beats at this moment, and my consciousness exists in this moment, my thoughts and ideas only need to be based on what I have now."

Lingyi calmly explained her thoughts; she had important things to accomplish, and the past held no appeal for her.