(Author's Note: Too many readers have been telling me don't do this and don't do that. They have no right to tell me what to do. So now I've edited this chapter.)

(Confinement Room)

The Traveler, Paimon, Patrick, and the Valkyries let themselves get captured as part of the plan. Then Kiana opened a Void Portal and from the Void Portal came the CPUs, CPU Candidates, and Shinobi.

Paimon: What are we doing next? Paimon has trouble remembering things when she's worked up...

Aether: Let's review what we discussed during our strategy meeting.

Paimon: Right right~! Paimon thinks it went something like this...

(Flashback)

Alhaitham: ...Apart from that, we still have yet another goal in the first stage of our operation, which is to send the Travelers to the confinement room.

Paimon: What!? Why do we want to get the Travelers locked up on purpose?

Vert bangs her hands on the table

Vert: I refuse to get locked up!

Even Theresa.

Theresa: Absolutely not!

Alhaitham: The Travelers' always been the people the sages are most afraid of, as well as the greatest obstacle to the successful implementation of their plan. They are very aware of the risk they pose to them. Once Aether is imprisoned, the sages will likely think that everything is under control...

Kallen: Some of us refuse to get locked up. Vert mostly refuses to get locked up. What if she tries to kill Azar and things will be put into jeopardy?

Patrick: Then we don't bring her with us. Because if she rages out then we don't have a mission anymore. Because I've seen her over react every time something bad happens to little girls she loves. Like what happened to Bouquet and Aaru. Besides, the sages fear Aether, Paimon, the Valkyries, and me the most out of all of us.

Neptune: So some of us don't go. My group and Asuka's group.

Patrick: I'm sorry Vert. But giving Azar a piece of your mind and killing Azar will have to wait till after we save Nahida. So you better wait longer.

Vert wanted to object but looked at everyone then sighed.

Vert: Very well... I will wait.

Alhaitham: Thank you. And with their guard down, the next phase of our plan will have a much higher chance of success.

Cyno: Hmph, I can already see the pompous looks on their faces.

Paimon: Oh, that's a super tricky plan. But, Paimon still thinks it's not really worth it...

Theresa: I don't think so too.

Alhaitham: That isn't the only reason, of course. The Travelers have a more important task once they're in confinement.

Alhaitham: According to the Akademiya scholars in Rahman's custody, Lesser Lord Kusanali has sealed off her consciousness in the Akasha ever since she was captured by The Doctor. That way, they can't pry any more information from her. Even if we break into the Sanctuary of Surasthana, it will take time to awaken Lesser Lord Kusanali's consciousness — we need to do that in advance.

Paimon: So our job is to wake up Nahida! Okay, totally worth getting thrown in jail for.

Durandal: Alright. We'll throw ourselves in jail. After that, Kiana will use her Void portals and bring the others into the confinement room.

Kiana: Yes I will!

Vert: Saying negative things about my chest is bad enough but saying bad things about cute little girls is just as bad.

Alhaitham: The confinement room is inside the Akademiya, close to the Sanctuary of Surasthana. It's a completely enclosed space, and you won't be receiving any visitors. I'll work with Rahman's scholars to make some modifications to your Akasha Terminal. Once you're in, get as close as you can to Lesser Lord Kusanali and try to connect to her consciousness. However, as for whether she'll actually wake up... That will depend on our luck.

(Flashback ends)

Paimon: Oh~ No wonder you've been wearing your Akasha Terminal today. It's the one that Alhaitham modified. Paimon thought they'd take our Akasha Terminals when they locked us up in here. Hmm, were they being careless?

Aether: That wasn't because of carelessness, but of their arrogance.

Theresa: They think the Akasha is completely under their control.

Paimon: Alright, so what now?

Aether: We first need to find the place with the best signal in this room. Then we try to connect with Nahida.

Paimon: Sounds easy enough. We can finally talk with Nahida after all this time... Let's do it!

Aether's Akasha Terminal glows.

Paimon: There's a light flashing on your Akasha Terminal. It's almost like... the faster it blinks, the better the signal.

Vert: Let's find the right spot.

They search around till Aether found the right spot. He reaches out and a sprout grows from the tree nearby.

Paimon: Eh, is this the right spot? Are you getting anything?

Aether: It's faint, but...I have a signal. Preparing to connect with her consciousness now.

Paimon: Aah, please work!

Everyone except Paimon holds hands then Aether does the thing.

They find themselves in a completely dark location.

Aether: (Is this... a realm of consciousness?)

They looked around till they saw Nahida.

Aether: (Nahida's not moving. She really has sealed off her consciousness... I need to think of a way to wake her up.)

Vert: Nahida!

Vert instantly runs to Nahida but crashes into an invisible force.

Aether: (What is this...? It looks like... some sort of barrier? Is Nahida using this barrier to isolate her consciousness from the outside world?)

Blanc: Alhaitham was right. She did seal her consciousness away.

Theresa: Let's try calling her.

Aether: Nahida!

Nahida: ...

Vert: Nahida!

Aether: Hey, Nahida!

Vert: It's us!

Theresa: Don't reject us!

Aether: (Dang it, she isn't reacting. Seems like she can't sense us...)

Nahida: ...

Aether: !!

Their shouts are not heard on the other side of the barrier.

Durandal: Ok. Let's try shouting all at once.

Inside Nahida's mind, she was talking to herself.

Nahida: ...When did it first start? ...Oh, right. It started from the moment I was born. I want to become a worthy archon. So I've kept studying... Kept listening to my people and their hearts... Kept looking for a way to save Irminsul... So I can catch up... Catch up to Greater Lord Rukkhadevata. But, I'm stuck in the Sanctuary of Surasthana... The sages are creating a god to replace me... And I'm forced to lock my consciousness in this boundless darkness.

Everyone: Nahida!!!

Aether: (What now... Is there really nothing we can do? But... she's right here in front of us. I can't just give up like this... We had already left her behind once when The Doctor first appeared. We can't do that again...)

The Traveler remembers when Nahida, as Katheryne, held back the citizens under the influence of The Doctor.

Aether: Nahida!!!

The Traveler begins to use Palm Vortex on the barrier.

Vert transforms into Green Heart.

Green Heart: Let's use our attacks!

Everyone; Right!

Those with transformation transformed then they began to use their elemental attacks.

Nahida still did not hear them.

Nahida: ... It's... so quiet here. Now that I think of it, I don't think I've ever actually listened to my own inner voice... Do archons have them? Should archons have them? Have I been... doing the right thing? Am I... really not needed? How do I... really feel about all of this? ... It's... so quiet here.

Another voice spoke.

???: Since you're the God of Wisdom... You've known the answers to all these questions since the very beginning, haven't you?

Nahida: Who... are you? Whose voice is that? It sounds familiar... ... ...You're right, though. I won't... I won't ignore my own voice anymore.

Everyone: HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!! Nahida!!!

The barrier finally breaks.

Nahida: Ah...

Aether: Nahida?

Green Heart: NAHIDA!

Green Heart instantly hugged Nahida and kneeled down.

Green Heart: It's me, Vert. Though this is my other form... Green Heart. I am a goddess just like you. And so are my fellow CPUs from Gamindustri.

White Heart: Not again!

Durandal: Hold it! ... Let her hug the goddess.

White Heart: ... ... ... Fine...

Nahida: Did you all... wake me up? Thank you. Why are you here...

Aether: We're here to rescue you... Are you all right?

Nahida: I'm fine. It's just... When I think of everything that's happened to me, I feel really angry now.

Green Heart: I'm angry too. I'm angry because of all the mistreatment the sages have given you... especially that evil grand sage... You are such a cute goddess but the sages hate you... No child goddess deserves to be hated...

Nahida: I'm the one who should be angry. Not you, Vert.

Aether: ... ...You should've been angry ages ago.

Green Heart: We're going to set you free. We promise you that.

The Traveler and group awakes from the realm of consciousness.

Paimon: Eh? Oh, you're back, guys. How's everything?

Aether: We're done here.

Vert: Nahida is awake.

Paimon: That's wonderful news! Great, we weren't locked up for nothing! When you went to wake up Nahida, Paimon was listening for any sounds outside. You were out for a long time... There are fewer and fewer scholars going about now. You think everyone's done with their Jnagarbha Day stuff?

Aether: I guess they finished entering all the Knowledge Capsules.

Paimon: Yep, so that means our next act is... Nilou's performance!

(Meanwhile in Sumeru City)

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Nilou goes up to the plaza in front of the Akademiya to perform a solo dance. Nilou arrives at the plaza in front of the Akademiya to perform a solo dance, which attracts the attention of nearby scholars and other passers-by.

Male Scholar: I've never seen a performance like this. This is... incredible...

Female Scholar: Yeah... But I heard that public performances like these have been banned.

Female Scholar: I can't believe she's doing this here...

(Azar's office)

Matra: Grand Sage, there's some commotion outside...

Azar: Hmph. How uninteresting... Issue the new prohibition act from the Akasha to the guards. They'll know what to do.

He issues the orders.

(In front of the Akademiya)

Guard A: Erm... d'you think we should like, stop her...?

Guard B: Let's just watch for a little bit longer...

The guards receive an order on their Akasha Terminals. However, the guards instead receive an order to "search in the city for Lesser Lord Kusanali, who has escaped from the Sanctuary of Surasthana."

Akasha Terminal: Prohibition Act: All public performances in Sumeru City...

The text begins to appear when it quickly gets replaced by other text.

Akasha Terminal: Lesser Lord Kusanali has escaped from the Sanctuary of Surasthana. Go into the city and detain her immediately...

Now, with guards rushing out of the Akademiya, no one will interrupt Nilou's dance. As such, she finishes her dance as the guards run past her. Nilou breathes a sigh of relief.

Paimon: Ehhh, did you hear that, guys? It sounds like a lot of guards just ran by. Does this mean the plan has moved onto the next stage?

Noire: Certainly sounds like it.

Aether: It sounds like Nilou completed her task.

Paimon: Yep yep! It's great that everything seems to be going well. Come to think of it, when did Alhaitham replace the Knowledge Capsule that was about to be entered into the Akasha?

Aether: When he pretended that he had been corrupted...

Durandal: Do you remember when he rushed towards the Grand Sage?

Paimon: Oh, so that's when he did it!

Vert: He was able to swap them very fast.

Paimon: Paimon was too nervous to notice. Speaking of, didn't Alhaitham also yoink the Divine Knowledge Capsule from that mercenary leader in Port Ormos when everyone else was distracted?

Asuka: He most likely did.

Paimon: It's a time-tested trick of his...

Aether: He can maintain his composure when things get chaotic. That's why he can pull off this kind of thing...

Paimon: Hmph. Why are we complimenting him? Yeah, he's smart and all, but he still makes Paimon's blood boil! Let's review our plan for this stage again! It's not like we have anything else to do right now anyway, and it'll help us feel more confident. Paimon remembers that Nilou's task was supposed to go a bit like this...

(Flashback)

Alhaitham: ...Now that Lesser Lord Kusanali's consciousness has been forcefully sealed, the core figures of the Akademiya and their guards have started to wear their Akasha Terminals again. With The Doctor's technological support, they think they have nothing to fear.

Cyno: How despicable of them to rely on such a person.

Vert: I agree with you, Cyno.

Alhaitham: But, this is also our chance. I was originally asked to draft the Knowledge Capsule for the "Artistic Performances Prohibition Act" when I was still at the Akademiya. It should be on the Grand Sage's desk right now, and will be entered into the Akasha during the next Jnagarbha Day.

Paimon: Are they really going to stop all artistic performances? That's horrible...

Alhaitham: I'll make an identical Knowledge Capsule, but this time, I'll "smuggle" some misleading information into it. We only need to find an opportunity to switch the capsules. Once it's been entered into the Akasha on Jnagarbha Day, if someone were to be seen performing in public... The sages would definitely use that opportunity to announce the ban, and so the misleading information will be disseminated amongst the guards.

Dehya: Sure sounds complicated, but it seems like if everything goes well, we'll be able to get rid of all the guards in the Akademiya without any effort... That's pretty clever. Gettin' right into their heads. I just have one question. Even if we manage to get the misleading info out to the guards, how can we be sure that they'll believe it?

Alhaitham: People who are used to relying on the Akasha become less inquisitive, and their ability to distinguish truth from misinformation is significantly reduced... They will view everything the Akasha releases to them as the unequivocal truth.

Cyno: The Akasha will turn humans into "machines." I've seen it happen many times.

Dehya: Yikes... Good thing I didn't wear it for long when I was working in Sumeru City. At first, I thought it was a good thing, too. By the way, this plan still requires a performer, right?

Alhaitham: Do you have someone in mind?

Dehya: Nilou of Zubayr Theater. I know her really well. We can trust her. I'm kinda hesitant to ask her to participate in a dangerous plan like this, but we can ask her in person.

Alhaitham: Alright. After the guards in the Akademiya are gone...

Dehya: Then it'll be time for me and my stowaway brothers to shine.

(Flashback ends)

Theresa: Now it's time for the next part of the plan.

(Near Lambad's Tavern)

Dehya, Rahman, and the Ermites were there ready to do their part of the plan.

(Near the entrance to Sumeru City)

Isak is dressed up as Nahida and is running away from the guards leading them to the Grand Bazaar.

(Grand Bazaar)

Akademiya Guard Captain: ...Where did she go? How did she disappear? Did we lose her? Hurry up and find her!

More teams of guards were in.

Akademiya Guard: Hey... Why's your team here? Didn't we say to split up our search?

Akademiya Guard: Hurry, hurry! Eh? This place is... Why are you all here?

Rahman: Yeah, isn't it one heck of a coincidence? Everybody's here... What on earth is going on? I suppose that's all of you?

Akademiya Guard Captain: Who are you!? Did you set us up...? What are you planning?

???: THIS!

Lots of chains came out of nowhere and tied up all the guards. Then from the shadows came Theresa, Rom, and Ram dressed up as Nahida like Isak. They were luring the guards to the Grand Bazaar too.

Ram: You've just fallen right into our trap!

Rom: Yes. Our trap.

Theresa: And you bakas just fell for it.

Isak came out too.

Isak: *pant* Whew, that was rough. I almost got caught!

Akademiya Guard Captain: Little brat... So you're not actually Lesser Lord Kusanali? Who exactly are you all? Eremites from the desert?

Dehya: Just some colleagues. Think of this as a business competition or a personal grudge... After stepping into our trap, stop thinking of yourselves as "hunters." Behave like the "prey" you are.

Rahman: *whistle*

More Eremites enter the Grand Bazaar.

Akademiya Guard Captain: An ambush! How's that possible? This is Sumeru City, but mercenaries from the desert somehow ambushed us!?

Dehya: Tsk, you've spent all your time hiding away in the Akademiya. This place has long since become our hunting ground. Brace yourselves!

Theresa: We'll let you have your fun with them. Right now Rom, Ram, and I have somewhere to be.

A Void portal opened then the three Lolis went through it before it closed.

(House of Daena)

Azar: Hmm... This is odd... The Akademiya has quieted down after the conclusion of the Jnagarbha Day ceremonies, but it's much quieter than usual. Where are the guards? Why have I not seen a single one...? Guards? Guards!

Uday: Grand Sage, how may I be of assistance?

Azar: I called for the guards. Why did you come?

Uday: Ah... M—My apologies, Grand Sage. Right now, all Akademiya guards have entered the city to perform the ordered arrest. I thought you knew...

Azar: Arrest? Who is there to arrest...? (I have an ominous feeling...)

Uday: A—Arrest Lesser Lord Kusanali, right? Is that not what the order was?

Azar: Lesser Lord Kusanali? You mean she has disappeared?

Uday: Ah, yes. I wouldn't dare make up something like that... Right now, everyone is in a panic, and many are saying that.. that Lesser Lord Kusanali will take revenge on us...

Azar: (What happened? Just what is going on? Lesser Lord Kusanali somehow escaped? Was it Alhaitham and his party that freed her? That's impossible... The Akademiya is heavily guarded today, and any order to release Lesser Lord Kusanali would be strictly confidential. Besides, Alhaitham and the Traveler are already in our hands... And those other brats have still not been captured... What manner of trickery did they employ? How could Lesser Lord Kusanali disappear into thin air...? Disappear... Wait...) How was the arrest order distributed to the guards?

Uday: It was issued by the Akasha earlier today. Only you have the authority to send messages like that, so I thought it was your order...

Azar: ...Let me check. ...Ah, here. "Lesser Lord Kusanali has escaped from the Sanctuary of Surasthana. Go into the city and detain her immediately..." (The Akasha indeed contains this information, and it clearly appeared in my mind. ...How did they bypass my permissions to issue this kind of message? Was it the report about the Traveler that Alhaitham submitted? No, I specifically checked that Knowledge Capsule before entering it into the Akasha... Could that have been... a red herring? Well, even if I figure it out now, it won't make any difference. The important thing now is to confirm Lesser Lord Kusanali's status...) Have you been to the Sanctuary of Surasthana to confirm that Lesser Lord Kusanali has indeed escaped?

Uday: Confirm? No, I—I haven't... I—It may be a bit offensive to say this, but... Grand Sage, what you're saying doesn't make any sense... How can the information in the Akasha be inaccurate...? What the Akasha decrees is fact — that is common knowledge to all of us... If we have to confirm the information and knowledge from the Akasha ourselves... Then how is that any different from us learning that information ourselves? Wouldn't Greater Lord Rukkahdevata's legacy lose its meaning that way...?

Azar: In the beginning, it was I who asked you to believe in the Akasha, to believe in the legacy left by Greater Lord Rukkhadevata... Are you trying to use my words against me?

Uday: N—No! Grand Sage, I'm merely confused because I believe in you. I never meant to refute you...

Azar: Hmph... Stay here and see if there are any suspicious people around... I'll go to the Sanctuary of Surasthana on my own.

Uday: Yes, Grand Sage...

Grand Sage Azar arrives at the Sanctuary of Surasthana alone...

Azar: ("Lesser Lord Kusanali has escaped from the Sanctuary of Surasthana. Go into the city and detain her immediately..." How can that be...? Stop thinking about it, stop... It must be a trick of theirs. As long as I personally confirm it...) Ah...

From Azar's perspective, Nahida's cage appears to be empty.

Azar: ...Impossible. That's impossible. There must be something wrong with my eyes... ... (Eh? She really appeared again... What is the meaning of this...?)

From Azar's perspective, Nahida slowly appears.

Cyno: What a comical sight, Azar.

Azar: ...!

???: AZAR!

Azar was met with a fist which caused him to collapse.

Behind him were Green Heart, Theresa, and Cyno. It was Green Heart who delivered the punch to Azar.

Cyno: Once the Akasha has put certain thoughts into your head, even the Grand Sage can no longer see what's right in front of him. You all can only see the world in your mind, the one you think you know. And precisely because of this, you disregarded Lesser Lord Kusanali's existence...

Green Heart: And played everyone in Sumeru for fools and did child abuse on her!

Theresa: You've been nothing but an evil man, Azar.

Cyno: She has been a wise and worthy archon.

Green Heart: You and all the sages over the past 500 years refused to see her that way and stayed stuck in the past only caring about Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's legacy!

Theresa: And you refused to let go of Greater Lord Rukkhadevata! You refuse to let go of the past and keep clinging onto the past refusing to let the past go.

Azar: Cyno... Have you been waiting for a chance like this?

Azar: The Akasha predicted that you would return to the Akademiya to confront me, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this. I was careless.

Cyno: No, you were blinded. Your faults stem from your reliance on the Akasha. You're still the same as always.

Azar: I truly did not expect a proud person like you to cooperate with Alhaitham and the Traveler...

Green Heart grabbed Azar by the throat, shutting him up and lifting him up like she did before. Then she throws him to Cyno. Theresa uses her Oath of Judah and ties Azar up in her chains.

Cyno: People change, Azar. Admit it, the Akasha can't predict my actions anymore.

Azar: Hmph, then tell me, what have you found during your investigation?

Cyno: You want to buy time? This is the Sanctuary of Surasthana. Under your own regulations, even Akademiya staff are forbidden to come here... No one will come to save you. As for the investigation... I've at least confirmed that you are guilty of insurgency against the archon, a serious crime.

Azar: So what? Did you do all of this so I would plead guilty in front of you, General Mahamatra?

Cyno: No. I want you to plead guilty in front of the archon herself. You once said that I had no standing to judge you. So now, how about judgment in the name of a god?

Green Heart: Face it Azar. You and your sages have already lost. Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's legacy is over. But you refused to believe that. And now you're going to spend the rest of your life behind bars with your fellow sages. To quote someone, "Let the past die".

Green Heart: Though I'd rather execute you instead.

Theresa: And now you will do exactly as we tell you to. Or else we'll kill you.

(Confinement room)

Paimon: Hmm... How long do we have to wait? Paimon wants to know how things are going out there! Paimon hasn't heard any sounds outside for a while. Hopefully something bad didn't happen...

Aether: Don't think like that. We must trust our friends.

Paimon: Yeah, but aren't you scared that we might be locked up in here for the rest of our lives? Thinking about it, at least Paimon has you. We can still chat like this...

Kiana: You know we can break ourselves out.

Paimon: When Paimon thinks of Nahida being imprisoned alone in the Sanctuary of Surasthana, Paimon can't help but feel sorry for her...

The gate opens and Dehya, Vert, and Theresa step in.

Dehya: Here comes your savior!

Paimon: Dehya! Hehe, Paimon just knew you would come to rescue us!

Kiana: Though we could've busted ourselves out but that would be going against the plan.

Aether: You were scared out of your wits just a moment ago...

Dehya: You guys really owe me some big thanks. I had to search through who knows how many guards to find the key here... It felt even more tiring than whacking 'em! I'm exhausted.

Vert: But at least things went well.

Theresa: And we succeeded.

Paimon: Thanks a lot. Need Paimon to rub your shoulders?

Dehya: Uh... No, no, that's... Er, I'll pass.

Paimon: What are you afraid of? Oh, are you ticklish?

Dehya: Ugh, now isn't the time to talk about being ticklish...

Aether: How are things going outside?

Durandal: How's Nahida?

Dehya: Things in the city and on Cyno's side are both going well. The guards that stormed out of the Akademiya are all taken care of. The Corps of Thirty is in charge of the city's defenses, but we already talked to Asfand. They've been fed up with the sages bossing them around. As long as it doesn't break their employment contracts, they'll turn a blind eye.

Paimon: That's probably because you've been super great friends with them for a long time. So, how's Cyno doing?

Dehya: The Grand Sage is in his custody. Even I know how terrible it is to fall into Cyno's hands, so he probably does, too.

Vert: I would've preferred to give Azar a beat down. But thankfully I gave him a punch to the face. Then I grabbed him by the throat and threw him to Cyno.

Theresa: And I tied him up in my chains.

Dehya: Cyno and these two forced him to release Lesser Lord Kusanali. He has no choice but to obey.

Vert: When he refused, I stabbed him with my spear and forced him to release Lesser Lord Kusanali. Cyno even allowed me to decide his sentence. Now his fellow sages will be locked up for the rest of their lives.

Dehya: So, hurry to the Sanctuary of Surasthana. Assuming nothing weird happened... ...We should've already rescued our archon.

Aether: That all sounds amazing.

Seele: We managed to rescue her!

Dehya: Honestly, I didn't expect our ragtag bunch to do this well. We just came together last-minute to save the archon, you know? All right, you all better go. I still have to clean up some messes in the city. See you around.

Vert: Let's go! But first... when we get there... Let's transform into our other forms.

Patrick: Why?

Vert: Because I think it would be most suitable for us to be transformed when seeing her.

(Sanctuary of Surasthana)

They enter the Sanctuary of Surasthana. There she was in the center and still floating. The barrier around Nahida disappears then she floats down.

Green Heart: Nahida!

Green Heart flies to her and hugs her again.

Green Heart: Nahida...

Paimon: Nahida...

Some of them go to the center.

Green Heart: Nahida. I'm so happy that you're finally free after 500 years. We'll never let you go again. But you must introduce yourself now.

Green Heart lets go and lets Nahida do her introductions.

Nahida: Should I say "It's nice to meet you"? This is the first time we've met in real life. Before, we've only met in dreams, consciousnesses, or when I was in someone else's body.

Durandal: Yes... yes you can.

Aether: We finally meet, Nahida.

Theresa walks up to Nahida.

Theresa: Hello Nahida. It is very nice to meet you.

Nahida laughs.

Nahida: We sound the same.

Theresa: We do sound the same.

Theresa and Nahida hug.

Theresa: (Both of us have the same voice in Japanese. And so does QiQi... We feel so similar...)

Both lolis separate then the other Lolis come up. Except Liliya and Rozaliya.

White Sister (Rom): Hello Nahida.

White Sister (Ram): Hello Nahida.

Theresa: After all this is over. I hope us little girls can do some kind of play date like what children are supposed to do.

Nahida: I like that idea, Theresa.

Theresa: We love you Nahida.

Nahida: Thank you so much for coming to rescue me, but I also need to apologize...

Green Heart: What do you need to apologize for?

Nahida: During this time, I did some self-reflection. My sense of inferiority and yielding to the Akademiya led to all of this, and created so much trouble for you all.

Aether: Don't worry about it. You've also helped us a lot.

Green Heart: You deserved to be freed.

Paimon: Exactly! We're here because you're a good archon and one of our friends.

Nahida: Hehe... Thanks, all of you. Whew... Amazing, so this is how it feels to walk out of that cage with my own body. It's like I just had an endlessly long dream... I can't even tell if I just woke up or was only now born into this world. My concept of "self" has become so clear... But now doesn't seem to be the time to indulge in this feeling.

Aether: The Akademiya's god creation plan...

Mei: Scaramouche...

Green Heart: Saving Irminsul...

Nahida: Um, this is really embarrassing. You all just rescued an archon, and now she needs your help to save her country, and even the entire world.

Paimon: It's okay. With you here, Paimon's sure that everything will work out!

Nahida: There's one more thing...

Paimon: What is it?

Nahida: For all the things the Akademiya did to me, and for all the folly it committed in the name of wisdom... As their archon, I will make them pay!

Green Heart: Yes! Make them pay!

Theresa: That's what we'd like to hear!

Paimon: Ah... Wow! That's the spirit! You're finally standing up for yourself and not letting people walk all over you!

Nahida: Hehe... I understand now: To be a better archon, I first need to better myself.

Theresa: What do you mean better yourself?

Nahida: If you haven't even figured out how to be a caterpillar, how can you be a butterfly?

Aether: This is knowledge that only you yourself could have discovered.

Nahida: Yes, true. Hm, that reminds me, I wonder how far along the Akademiya is with their god creation plan...

Green Heart: They could be very close with it.

Nahida: We need to hurry and prevent the birth of that false god. I need to make some preparations. Since I'm now free, I can establish a direct link to the Akasha and control it. First things first, I need to remove the restrictions that The Doctor put on me in the Akasha... After that, I'll make some adjustments and revoke the sages' permissions. The Akasha will then be like how it originally was: only operable by the archon. ...After all, the Akademiya betrayed Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's trust. This might take some time. In the meantime, you should also work on your own preparations. If we don't stop the god creation plan in time, we'll be in for a tough fight.

Mei: We'll be able to stop them. We'll beat the Balladeer.

Green Heart: I should stay. I better make sure that nothing bad happens to you.

Durandal: I should stay too.

Theresa: And me.

Nahida: Very well.

The group leaves, except Green Heart, Theresa, and Durandal.