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“Besides, I still have you, don’t I?”

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Phainon: Tsk, who left this incredibly salty seasoning here?

Anaxa: Do you have a problem with my refined MSG?

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Anaxa: Now go. Stand tall and finish your final task—

Phainon: Yeah, just leave it to me...

Anaxa & Phainon: Time for that wretched executioner... to pay what they owe.

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Phainon: It's my honor to walk the final stretch with a mind such as yours, Professor.

Anaxa: Oho, getting ahead of ourselves, are we?

Anaxa: Have you forgotten so quickly? I died for truth long ago. What walks with you now is but a thought in your mind.

Phainon: Of course… how could I forget that?

Anaxa: But I'll say the same to you: it's my honor to walk this final stretch with you, too.

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>>> Eternal Recurrence #134: Subject Khaslana's 103rd attempt to breach the Scepter's core layer has failed.

Decision weight for "Avoid sacrifices of past companions" approaching 0.00018. Over-synchronicity risk detected.

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Khaslana: And so, at the end of the 134th cycle...

Khaslana: The "Traveler" and the "Scholar" fulfilled their fates once again.

Khaslana: Or perhaps, it wasn't just they who fulfilled their fates. I can't quite remember all this.

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Anaxa: For old times' sake, turn back. I don't care how many times you've tried, because there's one thing l'm sure of—

Anaxa: Your messiah complex has turned you into something no different from the icy gods you spoke of. The children of humanity you swore to save... they are no more than ants to you now, aren't they?

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Anaxa: Besides, according to you, before stepping into these endless cycles... you were my pupil.

Khaslana: I've already heard the same thing countless times...

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Khaslana: Fate is a strange thing: no matter how the details of history change, the Anaxa I know always remains as harsh as ever.

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Phainon: Anaxa, I swear to you. I'll lead everyone to our reunion in the new world.

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Anaxa: I remember that glib tongue of yours. What brings you here? Surely you're not looking to reminisce.

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Phainon: I'm afraid that the Council of Elders might want to take advantage of Professor Anaxa.

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Anaxa: Phainon of Aedes Elysiae, what is your dream?