Kenshi o Mezashite Nyūgaku Shitanoni Mahō Tekisei 9999 Nandesukedo!?

Laura, Charlotte, Anna and Huck fell asleep while thinking about the theme song for the Pajarangers, so the Great Sage and Alpina decided to put them to bed before changing places.

"Oh man. They were very healthy kids. I'm more tired than fighting a puncher."

"Hehe, maybe. But it's fun, right?

"Yeah. It's been over 10,000 years and everything's changed, but I'm glad people had a smile. It once made sense for us magic girls to protect the world from the Punishers. And the meaning of sealing my consciousness in my pocket watch. Don't worry, I'll sleep for the next 10,000 years."

The Great Sage and Alpina moved to the hypnotic room next to the dean's office and talked as they fell asleep in the bed there.

Of course, it stays a shark and penguin dressed pyjama.

"... after all, you're going back inside your pocket watch?

"I'll be back. Actually, this is just how it materializes, and it uses tremendous magic. I really should get back to my pocket watch when I send my Punisher soul to space...... I just wanted to talk to you guys a little more. I cheated a little bit."

Alpina mocked herself.

That broken smile was what seemed like a great sage like her face.

She copied her consciousness and sealed it in her pocket watch 11,425 years ago.

I guess the original Alpina completed her life after that.

But it's a copy, she's not.

All the humans of her time died, and on the contrary, buildings, nations, cultures, everything was doomed.

It's like you've come to another world.

How lonely is it? How anxious.

Yet she fought for the world today.

And he said he'd fall asleep again for the next world.

After another 10,000 years, no one can imagine what the world is like.

Maybe there's no more mankind.

Still, she falls asleep.

"Hey, Alpina. Are you, after all, my ancestor?

"I think so. I want it to be so. Because it's more romantic. Speaking of which, Carlotte. Don't you have any children?

"He's not here."

"That shouldn't be. Don't keep my blood on you. Next time you wake up, you won't feel romantic."

"Hey... I'll think about it"

"Ha, good luck with that. Still, that Laura surprised the kid. She saw us in battle and remembered" Reflection. "It's so awesome. In a few more years, you and I might get run over."

"Laura's talent is real. Sometimes it's incredible from my point of view. Is Laura drawing your blood, too?

"I don't think so. It doesn't just mean that hair color is really different. I can't explain that out-of-digit talent enough to draw my blood. Maybe Laura's a real mutation that has nothing to do with my blood."

"So Laura is the only one in the world. You might taste the loneliest in the world..."

The Great Sage has always felt alone in the absence of a man of strength alongside himself.

That's when Laura showed up, and the Great Sage felt hope.

He said he should come to the same realm someday.

But instead of the same realm, I'm sure Laura will go far beyond the Great Sage.

When that happens, what will Laura think?

Will Laura's heart endure when there is nothing stronger in this world than herself, and she becomes strong enough to destroy the world if she cares about it?

"Ha, it's okay. Laura has a lot of good friends. And Carlotte. Even you still have to try and be stronger. Laura won't be able to outrun you easily, and if she does, we'll unplug her back."

"You make it easy for me to say... but yeah. You're right, Alpina."

Carlotte Gildrea, the great sage, is still alive.

Being alive means changing.

I'm getting stronger without any effort.

I was once a struggling demon god and now I'm proud to say I can win even one-on-one.

So I didn't think I needed any more strength than I do now.

Today, however, my strength did not extend far to the Punisher.

The world was bigger than I thought.

"Maybe we should take a little less time for a nap and try some training"

"Come on, Carlotte. At last, we should perform the magic of immortality and live as it is until 10,000 years later. Let's fight together again."

"It's a long story. Well, if you feel like it."

"I hope so. And next time, destroy the Punisher completely, soul-to-soul. Don't have to do anything halfway to seal it. Let's not leave a negative legacy in the future."

"Can you do that?

"I can. After 10,000 years, humans have evolved. You are strong. There's Laura too. Even Charlotte and Anna are a big deal. And the ramen was delicious... and after another 10,000 years, I'm not the enemy of a puncher."

"Alpina, you believe in humans."

"Naturally. If you don't, you can't do it."

"Hehe, right. I'll start by believing in myself."

"You can do it. Well, it's time for me to go to sleep. Nice to meet you guys. Take care of your pocket watch. It's my house."

"Even if you don't tell me, this has always been my favorite. I'll carry it with me."

"Thank you. Good night, Carlotte. Ten thousand years later..."

Alpina closes her eyes.

Then its body diminishes and becomes a grain of silver light.

And the Great Sage was sucked into the pocket watch he was offering from his neck, and he disappeared.

The Great Sage reaches where Alpina was sleeping.

Your body temperature is still there.

But she's not here anymore...

"No. You're here, aren't you? Good night, Alpina. Yeah, I'll see you in 10,000 years."

The Great Sage closed his eyes himself as he gently stroked the edge of his pocket watch.

I always thought I was lonely.

I thought there was no such thing as a person of strength alongside me.

But I've been around the whole time.

I'm still here.

I learned about it and fell asleep feeling more hopeful than usual.