Blue Archive story · Final Volume, Chapter 3, Episode 12
Vol. F Ch. 3 Ep. 12: The Right of the Light 1
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Slow down the ship! At this rate, we'll collide with the deformed multidimensional barrier over there!
If we crash with the current resonance state...we'll either be sucked into an unfamiliar dimension, or we'll shatter into pieces!
U-Um... Even if we slow down, we're only delaying an inevitable collision!
There's no way for us to pass?
...It's impossible. It'd be more of a conceptualization than actual science. With the knowledge we have, we can't break this state.
...There may be one way.
...!
If that's a copy of the Ark of Atrahasis, the only thing that can intervene is...
...the same self-existence.
What?! What are you saying, President?!
Six minutes before the crash...! Stop fighting and find a way!
I understand.
A-Aris...?!
...
Hello, President Rio. It is good to see you again.
Aris...
What?! You're Rio? You sent a drone instead of facing us? You big old coward!
B-But, Aris...
Aris...
"Everyone, hold on."
...
"Let Aris talk."
O-Okay.
Aris... We're here. What do you need?
Yes. Momoi, Midori, and Yuzu.
And Yuuka, Himari, and President Rio.
...Sensei.
Sensei said once that I, Aris, can decide how I want to live.
I am the princess of the Nameless Gods, member of the Game Development Department, Millennium student, and part of Schale.
I am both...a demon lord and a hero.
I am all these things. I am Aris, and that is who I want to be.
Knowing this...
As princess of the Nameless Gods, I will ask Kei for help.
...!!!
If my Ark of Atrahasis can overcome this important quest...
If it can save the world...
The Ark of Atrahasis will not be a weapon that destroys the world, but the weapon of a hero that saves the world.
Aris... That's...
If this is how I can save the world, I want to do it.
Then Himari will not hate President Rio anymore.
And President Rio will not have to hate herself and live all alone.
Me...?!
...Aris.
N-No. You can't do that, Aris.
When Utnapishtim's Ship maneuvered, you almost died...
If the adult had not taken the brunt of the hellfire and attacks, you would have not survived.
But the adult, your Sensei you admire so, will not last much longer. They will succumb to their injures and die soon.
With nothing to protect you...if the Ark is recreated...
Well...
...
Princess... You are...
Kei.
Princess... No. You can't do this. If we restart the protocol of the Ark here... You'll...
...Kei, I am sorry.
Wh-What...?
Please let me apologize to you.
I rejected you. I turned you away because I did not understand you. I wanted to run away from this thing I did not understand.
I was so afraid of you. That was not an excuse to turn you away.
Even if I was afraid... Even if I could not understand... I should have faced you like this.
...
I do not know you, Kei. But I thought about how I would feel if I were in your shoes.
If Kei's purpose is to be the key that leads to the destruction of the world, you must bear much pain and loneliness all on your own.
I then realized, Kei must have been suffering all along.
Princess... I...
Sensei told me I am allowed to decide what the purpose of my existence is.
Kei can be what Kei wants to be. Kei does not need permission to exist from anyone.
...
That is why I like the name Kei.
It is a name that came to be just because of a mispronunciation. Like my name, Aris.
There is no reason, meaning, or purpose behind "Kei."
You... You don't want me to suffer anymore? Even if I only exist to destroy the world? I don't have to...be alone?
W-Will you save me, Princess? Is that what you're telling me?
I do not know if I am able to save anyone.
I am only an apprentice hero, but...
I have learned that the desire to save someone is all that is needed to become a hero.
...
...Ready for operation.
A-Aris?
Oh no! Aris, is it happening again...?
...Aris... No. Is this Key...?!
Wait. It's different.
A-Aris...!
Is she gonna be okay?
...
"Trust in Aris. She said she would be okay."
A-Aris...?!
A-Aris? Aris! Are you Aris?
Yes. It is me.
Kei agreed to do me a favor.
A favor...
...M-Me?
Please show your face, Rio.
Yes. I would like to see you, Rio.
Your face looks thinner than before. Have you been eating okay?
Rio, you do not have to apologize to me.
I-I know you could never forgive me...
There is no need for forgiveness.
I have learned that friends can convey sincerity without saying a single word.
Yes, you are my friend, Rio.
You are helping Sensei, Himari, and everyone else. So, we are already friends.
But what I did to you...
No, it is okay.
It is a common development for a boss from the previous game to become an ally in the sequel. It is cliché, but I like it.
Rio tried harder than anyone to protect this world.
What I wanted to say was thank you. For being a very good friend.
Aris! We're supporting you every step of the way!
Aris! Blow up that demon lord's castle!
Aris! We're depending on you!
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Performing a full search to obtain available resources connected to AL-1S.
Confirmed the area of available resources.
Confirmed resource name: Utnapishtim. Available data resources: 9,990,000 or more exabytes.
...Starting now, protocol ATRAHASIS will be activated.
Initiating the activation process of codename Ark of Atrahasis.
...The princess obtained the key, and the Ark is ready.
The princess of the Nameless Gods, Aris, approves! A new sanctum will arrive here!
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<<<My precious...Aris>>>
Kei
<<<My precious...Aris>>>