Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

And after being able to confirm that there are no anomalies on board, and the ship's assistance from Waltz's intervention is completely gone. The line was gathering at the bridge again. Apparently, there's a confirmation of precautions by Waltz.

"... so what are you trying to say... if this is the world of the past, if we do something bad, the people of the future, they could all disappear, right? For example, Lucia, Catalina, Tele... well, no"

"" "What?!

"Hey... why didn't you just hang up on the way to my concubine's name?!

"You shouldn't worry about the details, should you? So, check it out. Is it really possible to tamper with the past? In some ways, I think it would be awkward to get out on the ground..."

Cortex responds to such waltz inquiries.

"I don't think you can perceive it, even if we tampered with history, to observe from Macrophage's observation records. To give an extreme example, let's say there was a” Teresa Right Guard "here."

"Why, Teresa Right Guard..."

"He may have really existed until a second ago, but as soon as I gave him an example to make a joke here, he went around and stopped receiving raw in the future world, and his existence disappeared ~.... I don't think it's possible ~? Then on the contrary, please prove that the Teresa Right Guard did not exist.... and so on, tampering with history will make you disappear from this world without anyone knowing. That's pathetic ~... Teresa Right Guard"

Listen to that word--

…………

—— and a line of mouth-watering, and seemingly complicated expressions. Note that Cortexwise, this is where I want you to laugh.

"Are you serious about that?

"I just said a joke ~? I mean about 1% ~. But, well, I don't think you need to be so concerned. The fact that Macrophage was flown in the past is confirmed in the future, so that means that our coming in the past should also be an already confirmed historical fact. Then whatever we have done here, history will flow so that Tsuji fits in the future. Or if there's a debacle there ~... is that about it, someone massively converting mass to energy to create a great distortion in time and space? Right ~? Sister ~?

In response to such Cortex inquiries, Waltz --

"Oh...... I see. Is that what you mean..."

—— and for some reason he seemed to react convincingly, looking up at the sky.

Seeing how Waltz was like that, Cortex noticed what was ahead of her sister's gaze and immediately seemed to realize what she was thinking......

"What... no... sister? I don't think so..."

It seems that the contents were so outrageous that they were inadvertently stuck in words.

"Mm-hmm? What's wrong?

"Yeah, it's nothing? It's not just a bad thing in the world, is it?

"Hmm... I'm really curious about what's not wrong. Miss Lucia. Wouldn't your lord agree?

…………

"... Miss Lucia?

"... Huh? What?"

"What, Lord... did you also think of the Lord?

"Uh, yeah... sorry, Teresa. I was thinking about the amount of sushi left over from Wang Du..."

"... Come on"

And......

Waltz asks Cortex, as a conclusion to a mere confirmation that won't even be a precaution.

"So, I mean, you don't have to worry about history tampering or anything, okay?

"Uh-huh. But don't overdo everything ~? Half the interest, like eradicating people from the stars, or trying to make a big hole in the stars ~...... Perhaps there is something like some resilience in the course of time, but definitely avoid only such outrageous actions that go beyond the scope of that restoration. Well, maybe it's no use saying it ~"

"Not at all... who would do that..."

That's what Waltz said and he's sighing in dissatisfaction... Now the hunter who has accompanied us so far opens his mouth.

"... hey waltz. To be honest...... is there any chance I can make it back to my original Mid Eden safely? If not... I'd like to sort out my feelings..."

"No, no, it's still too early to give up, isn't it? Mr. Hunter. Worst of all, if I can't do anything about it, I'll put it in cold sleep and send it to the future... or I'll be considering it with Cortex if I can't go home in a proper way, so please don't rush to conclusions and wait a little longer"

"Right... right. There's waltz and cortex here. I'm sure you'll find a way back. Until then...... yeah. I'm enjoying my vacation. Come on, hunt!

That's what I said and a full smile, a hunter stretching out. The others gradually soften their expressions so that they are invited by her expression like that...... The air that was drifting there seemed to be returning to what it always was.

In the meantime ——

"Dear Atlas... I can't see you..." Slow down.

—— Only Dahlia seemed to have a tired look on her face. Apparently, the fact that she might not be able to see someone for a long time was hanging on her chest as considerable damage.

Was that the trigger, or just a coincidence ——

'... what do you say? Cortex? What's the situation over there...'

—— I hear voices I've heard somewhere from a bear doll that Dahlia had on her chest. The bear doll, again like the macrophage, apparently contained a communication system by quantum teleportation...... He'll be on the other end of the line for a long time. Looks like he's connected to Atlas.