"Neige! You have to wake up!"

A faint voice echoed in Neige's head, a similar voice to the one of his friend Polyetta. As he woke up from the soft and fluffy bed he was in, Neige recognized the room he was in. A room full of pink and plushes, with a table and a tea set in the center. He expected to see the Goddess, Opal, but was instead met with Ada's concerned face. The nun's face brightened when she saw Neige wake and took him in her arms. Neige was too confused to say anything, instead trying to remember what happened. Ada looked at Neige in the eyes and quickly noticed the confusion in his eyes.

"Neige, are you alright?"

"I... Think..." Neige suddenly remembered the fight with Polyetta and nervously looked around "Silva! Sepide! Where are they!?"

"I'll tell you, but there's a lot to talk about. You need to calm down first."

"Yeah... I'm sorry... I guess I should start with the beginning, where are we?"

"I don't know, I found you there. I found everyone else too, but you seem to be the only one who isn't brainwashed."

"Brainwashed... Did Polyetta make her perfect world already?"

"Not exactly, I'm not sure myself. I was on a mission, your leader told me to stay in a weird world for a week because something would happen. I was quite surprised when I saw the world literally vanish in front of my eyes, I was in the dark void once more. Every world suffered the same fate, and when I managed to find a world, I found... Silva there. That's her name, right?"

"Yes, was she alright?"

"I think, she was different from what I remembered. Actually, everyone was, they were so different. After searching for a bit, I found you here, you took quite a nap to be honest."

Neige looked around the room, it was exactly like the time he saw the Goddess, leading him to wonder what had happened.

"Ada, was there a little girl? She's small and has long black hair."

"A little girl? No, I didn't, why?"

"It's nothing, I was just wondering, what is this place?"

"You'll need to ask your leader for that."

"I suppose... Can we see Silva? You said you saw her, right?"

"Yes, but I don't think you can use your watch."

Neige looked at his watch, it still worked, but he had no idea in which world he was supposed to go.

"You're right, I need the ID of the world."

"It's okay, I can send you there but... It's a bit complicated."

"How so?"

"Do you remember when I... Took you away from your friend and sent you to another world?"

"And after you held a tournament? I remember yeah, you can't do it anymore?"

"I could, but the void is not a safe place for you. I'm basically dead, so it doesn't affect me, but I wasn't able to cover large distances with you. This universe barely contains ten worlds, and they're all so far away, there's no way I can take you with me safely."

"So... You'll need to go alone?"

"Well, there is a way... I could possess you, but this time, you'll need to fully accept me in your heart. It will be like... Fusing together, you should be able to go to other worlds like that, but you'll need to trust me."

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"It's okay, I trust you." Neige said with a smile on his face.

"Are you sure? Fusing isn't easy to do or undo, we'll probably stay like that until we take care of everything."

"I understand, but I really need to stop Polyetta, I want to believe it's still possible to save everyone and get things like they were before."

"Alright... Can you close your eyes? It's better that way."

Neige nodded and closed his eyes. A cold feeling filled his body, almost like he was freezing from inside. A sharp pain took over his heart for a moment before suddenly stopping, everything felt natural again, like nothing ever happened. Neige opened his eyes and saw his clothes changed, instead of the Kronos's uniform, a sort of black and orange nun garb covered his body. It was like his uniform and Ada's costume fused together, giving a strange but cute outfit.

~Are you alright Neige? I hope it wasn't too painful.~

"A-Ada? Is that you? I can hear you in my head."

~Yes, only you should be able to hear me that way. You should be able to travel between worlds now.~

"I see, I should go check on Silva now, I'm worried about her and the others."

~Let's go then, I'm sure you'll find a way to talk to your friend!~

Neige put his hand in front of him and managed to create a rift in space in front of him. It felt natural for him as if he always knew how to do it. Neige took a deep inspiration and stepped into the rift, leading to an empty space. When he looked behind him, Neige was only able to see an orb of light instead of the world he just come from. The space was vast, with a few lights far away, they didn't have a color, instead just letting a faint warmth that Neige could feel from far away.

"Is that... What's between worlds?"

~Yeah, that's how I travel. When I first ended up here, it took me years just to find my way out.~

"I see, let's try to not get lost then, we should find Silva as quickly as possible."

Neige headed toward the world that Ada indicated to him. As he got closer, Neige was able to feel Silva there. It was faint but the warm feeling in his heart made it clear that Silva was there.

Neige made its way to the world where Silva was in. A grandiose castle was standing in front of them and the road was built with shining white stones. Triumphant music echoed in the world but all Neige could feel was the solitude of the situation. Even if Ada was here, Neige truly felt alone, without anyone he could rely on.

~Neige, are you alright?~

"Yes, where have you seen Silva?"

~In the castle... Neige, this world was probably created by Polyetta. Aside from Silva, nothing here is real.~

Neige nodded and headed toward the castle, ready to find Silva as soon as possible. On the way there, a man stopped him. He was wearing red and black armor and towering over Neige's small height. The knight smiled at him but still held his spear in hand, ready to fight if the need arose.

"Hey you, never seen around I think. New here?"

"Yes, I'm searching for a girl named Silva. She's around my height, has red hair, and looks a bit smug, you saw her before?"

"I think you mean Queen Silva, of course I did. Her Majesty truly treats us like we deserve to."

"Queen Silva..." Neige muttered to himself "I need to meet her, is it possible?"

"Of course, she's always available... Usually. She's sick today, I don't think it will be possible right away."

"It's fine, I can heal her."

~You can?~

"Shut up Ada..." Neige muttered, confusing the knight..

"What was it?" Asked the knight.

"Nothing, I'm sure I could at least help her."

"I truly hope so, we are nothing without Her Majesty. If you manage to make her feel better she'll reward you, I'm sure."

Neige nodded and left a bit farther away, making sure no one could hear him.

"Ada, you shouldn't talk when I'm with someone, they'll know something's happening."

~Sorry... But still, how will you heal her?~

"I'm not healing her, I need an excuse to get closer."

Neige looked around at the place, all he could see were knights walking around in the same armor. They all looked like tall men, which frustrated Neige a bit.

"One wrong movement and we're practically dead."

~You're right, I can't really help in this state, you'll need to manage alone.~

"It's fine, but I wonder if that's what Polyetta meant by her perfect world. Everyone is the same here and it doesn't look like it's a big world."

~It's only one of the worlds of that universe, maybe she made it quickly to try something.~

"Maybe, now that I think about it, Silva often talked about how she wanted to be a queen and command a harem of tall and strong men. Maybe Polyetta thought it would be the perfect world for her."

~That would be Silva's perfect world? It looks more like a nightmare to me, there are no girls!~

"I mean... I guess she's not into girls. But I'm surprised to not see Emely around, I thought she'd be part of her perfect world."

~Maybe she's in the castle too... Or Silva doesn't love her that way.~

"Of course she does, there's probably another explanation. For now, let's focus on Silva, we need to enter in the castle."

~Good luck Neige!~

After taking a deep breath, Neige went toward the door of the castle and opened the door with confidence. Inside was a bunch of guards, at least ten, and a familiar girl with red hair sitting on a throne and dressed like a queen. The girl looked at Neige straight in the eyes with an arrogant stare from her royal throne.

"Who may you be? I don't recognize you. Introduce yourself, promptly!"