The Tesseract, which had been dormant, awakened, the Invaders’ schemes were thwarted, and even Anser, who seemed beyond saving, was now safe.

In some ways, it felt like everything had gone better than anyone could have hoped for.
The tension that had been unconsciously gripping me started to ease—it was inevitable.

But when Anser, still unconscious, collapsed weakly, and I barely caught her before she hit the ground, reality hit me all at once.

“...It’s not time to relax just yet. This is just the beginning.”

When I thought about it, unresolved problems were still piling up.
The …