Chloe who woke up and knew that Hinata was able to revive safely was glad enough to shed tears. They would talk calmly, the three: Hinata, the Hero and Ruminas moved to the parlor. In there, they spoke with the awakened Chloe. Because the string of tension was gone, the children were sleepy, and Glenda had taken them to rest in another room. The other Holy Knight seemed to have decided to rest as well after Hinata’s revival made their tension disappear. Under pressure they had held the conference since morning and before they realized it, the day had turned to night. Although it was important to determine their future objective, with the appearance of the Demon Lord Ruminas, their hostility to the Holy Empire Ruberion now vanished during the talk. Even though they couldn’t help but see the Freedom Association as an enemy, they never predicted that Yuuki had consolidated his power in each nation of Human Alliance. Nevertheless, Hinata’s revival wiped out their despair and dispersed the heavy mood. For that reason, they would hold a real conference tomorrow.
「Because I don’t want to part with you again.」(Nicholas)
But there were no islands to hold on to. Eventually, Hinata ran out of patience and continued the conversation as if Nicolas didn’t exist. Hinata’s face turned red, but Nicholas can’t see it. Chloe and Ruminas kindly turn a blind eye, and Hinata herself was happy. 「I’m glad, Hinata.... You are safe. As Hinata’s soul disappeared, I thought you died....」(Chloe) 「Ah, Chloe. I was surprised too. I never thought that Ruminas would come and assist in my revival.」(Hinata) 「Fumu. Speaking of which, the information network of the church hath expanded as well. ‘Tis was for the sake of finding the one who durst steal Chloe from the Sacred Coffin[1] under mín protection. And, after knowing Chloe’s revival, from the information besought, I cameth here. When This One arrived thither, the revived thee was not present.[2]」
Finished hearing Chloe’s story, silence descended in the room. The subject was too important to be ignored; therefore the girls felt that they wanted some time to think about this. They couldn’t confirm whether there were multiple time iterations; however they couldn’t disregard the story about how the last world fell apart. 「Then the result where I was able to revive is really a coincidence..... 」
Since it had been decided, there was nothing that could change the confirmed past. That is, in other words, until the moment of the Hero’s birth in the future, any kind of attack cannot affect the Hero, and so she could be called Invincible.[5] The Chloe who flew to the past, her soul would be trained safely without any tremor. Since the result is fixed, it is protected from anything until it reached the event. It’s just like the self defense of a cocoon that waits for the time of its emergence as a butterfly. In the previous world, she needed to abide until the destined time when she developed into the Hero Therefore, it was impossible to kill the past Yuuki to change the future. Since Yuuki met with the child Chloe and said to take care of her was a “Confirmed Event”, until then Yuuki couldn’t die. The rule that protected the Hero’s body applied to all events that the child Chloe recognized. It’s the effect of the ability that is the pivot of “Hero Upbringing Program[6]”. It’s a compound effect of Unique Skill『Infinity Prison[7]』and Unique Skill『Time Travel』. Time has an absolute compelling force that keeps it following in a decided manner which can be referred to as Time Prison. That is how Chloe traveled through time. Therefore. Even if Chloe had the future memory, the things she could do were nearly none, as her own ability was restrained. After uniting with the Hero’s Astral body in front of Rimuru, she could only fly back into the past to become her duplicate existence who had woken up, so there was no time where Chloe could do something. As for its significance, it can be said that the influence of the action of not detaining Rimuru showed the highest effect. The result in a world where Rimuru was detained, is Rimuru’sdeath and Hinata’s disappearance.。
Certainly as Hinata had said, it’s a coincidental result. However, that coincidence brings too convenient a result. Even acquiring Hero’s Egg, properly speaking, was something that could only be born after Chloe received the energy flowing from Hinata’s soul. Even in that aspect, the present Chloe is strong when compared to past Chloe. Because she went to the past together with Hinata’s Will, Chloe didn’t taste solitude. And under the tutoring of Hinata, an excellent teacher, she was able to learn all the skills that Hinata had known. Because of that the foundation was made......
Thanks to this ability she was able to recall the future memory. It’s a thing that Chloe from previous iterations was not able to do. Originally, Hinata’s『Mathematician』and『Usurper』 were unified with『Absolute Severance』and『Infinity Prison』and she acquired Ultimate Skill『Hope King (Sariel)[9]』. This time, she absorbed the energy from Hinata’s Soul without a problem, so she could remain without being mixed, and Hinata’s soul could be revived in pure form.
In the last time, if by chance Rimuru survived, wouldn’t he have awakened an Ultimate Skill?
「I has stayed for too long, though it’s not necessary for me to be always near Yuuki.」
Chloe said so and prepared to return. Despite obtaining an Ultimate Skill, Yuuki’s control, “The Order (Wish) of Three[11]” is still effective. She guessed this is because Yuuki also has an Ultimate Skill. Chloe can’t attack Yuuki. Therefore, even with the strongest ability, she can’t attack Yuuki. Since his wish is to bring chaos to the world, it’s necessary to defeat him someday. When she tells this to Hinata and Ruminas, 「Don’t be reckless, you know?」 「Yes. Yuuki is an enemy to This One. Chloe, don’t do a dangerous thing, okay?」 「Ufufu, It’s all right! I can’t lay my hand on Yuuki, similarly Yuuki cannot do so to me. If he turns his hand on me, his control is released. Therefore, I’m safe. Because, unlike the former world, this world is stable. But, if you want to be careful...... it will be the movement of the East Empire.
Chloe warns Ruminas. Ruminas also changed her thinking after hearing Chloe’s words. If the Empire has a reliable force that organized and begins a military campaign, it’s surely a threat.
「Yes. I think that Sensei will surely help.
Or rather, I think that Sensei has the key to save this world.」
Chloe agreed to Hinata’s words.
Though Ruminas envied Rimuru a little, she decided to endure it and agreed.
The Monster’s Country Tempest and the Western Saint’ Church. And also the Holy Empire Ruberion.
In the girls’ discussion, the objective to conclude an alliance was decided.
After it is realized, it would later be called the “Saint-Demon Alliance.”
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