The monster king leaps of the sinkhole, creating another shockwave. The 3 girls dodge the incoming attack. The incoming monsters might be to much for them, having to fight more of them will eventually wear the girls out of stamina and they will get squashed mercilessly by the king. However, Chella cannot let a bunch of monsters stop them from they way to victory so she forces herself to intertwine her own consciousness with the faint ones she has sensed. She pleads for those with at least a tiny bit of humanity to help them in the struggle.
The monsters king spares no patience to his foes as he swings his right arm, intending to crush Chella. But one of the monsters dash ahead and pushes her away before getting smashed by its king. Evaline and Panda looks puzzled, but Evaline suddenly realizes that being turned into a monster would trap one's conscious in a near-death state, which means even if it's faint, there's still some humanity in them. In truth, Chella has successfully reached out to those faint minds.
"My people have heard your prayers, Chella. They too want to end all this. Let us show our enemy the glory of our kingdom...one last time."
"She has truly become a warrior, that one."
The monsters all runs toward the monster king like suicide soldiers. The huge monster tries to crush them but is stopped by Evaline holding a shield. Panda leaps into the air and kicks him in the torso, causing a huge cracks on his body. The king deploys laser beams from the crystals he created, obliterating everything in his vicinity. The horde of monsters is soon scattered. But a yellow beam from far away hit his now vulnerable torso, the monstrous king is pushed backward.
Evaline creates a crystal pillar below her feet to help her jump higher. With her willpower and resolve honed, she slices her enemy in haft all the way from the top to the bottom. Hence all the remaining monsters collapse on their own and the human team emerges victorious.
"Father, mother. I've fulfilled your wish. Now all the people of this kingdom can finally rest. As for me, I'll continue on with these people. I'll miss you both so much but it's fine.
"Evaline, the people wanted me to give you their thanks before they rest. Now then, let's get out of here, you too Pan- where did she go?"
"I don't see her anywhere."
"Same as grandpa. That girl is mysterious, she must be on her way to find her savior again."
"Is that so? Regardless, I feel like we'll meet her again someday."
"Um...Evaline, is it? Would you like to be my friend? I'm Nova and he's my grandfather."
"I'd love to."
And thus, the 4 of them along with Bit leave the ruined kingdom in peace. Nova has been missing the sunlight on the surface, becomes excited even though she's still wondering if Panda could manage to go to the surface on her own. She trusts Chella's words, hoping to see her again on a different day. For Evaline, this is her first time riding a vehicle, let alone a large one. She too, is excited to see sunlight as it will be her first time seeing the ceiling of this planet. Bit activates the modified engine to fly to the surface from the same hole they felt in.
After a while, an unfamiliar but warm sensation his Evaline as she a bright place without shinning crystals anywhere. Nova can't help but get out the vehicle and spins around while Evaline continues on with the admiration. The day is long so they have to get moving.
Chella takes her time to introduce Evaline into comics and Nova instructs her to tinker with machines. Bit scans Evaline and concludes that she's an Apex. The only strange part is that she's the descendant of underworld dwellers who formed an entire kingdom with the main supplies were crystals imbued with dust particles.
"So Evaline, what do you think of the culture on here?"
"I think it's great, there is so much to see and know about this world. Then there's also something about lifeforms beyond the sky."
"Those would be referred to as aliens, I believe. I'm personally interested in their technology, if aliens exist that is."
"Enough with that, kids. It's dinnertime."
Evaline is introduced to eating instant noodles. She speaks as if it's the greatest she had ever tasted in her life, considering what she and her people ate back in the old days. This makes the others feel awkward.
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Soon after, they all go to sleep. The battle today have exhausted them. Evaline closes her eyes, happily expecting to see whatever lies ahead. Thus, her first night on the surface ends.
...
Somewhere else, in a hallway of a cathedral appears 2 figures communicating to each other. One of them is a man wearing a yellow robe with different details on it and the other is a woman holding a fan whispering into his years.
"Leader, it seems one of your faithful devotees has found someone of his interest."
"Is that so? Let him have his fun. He has contributed quite enough to my grand scheme."
"But anything your devotee does should be known to you. To be your devotee is to give you all they have."
"Nonsense. I only take offers. Don't lump me with those...robbers out there."
"I-I am sorry. I don't mean to offend your greatness."
"It's fine, I know you mean good just like him. His loyalty is unquestionable despite his personal desires. Should he choose to offer, I'll accept as a divinity I am."
"As for the troublemaker you asked me to find, he...vanished."
"Like, nowhere to be found? Have you searched further?"
"Already have, my lord. But we found no traces of his on the radar."
"That's fine, the legion is at it's strongest as of now. I wouldn't want to bother myself with such matters. I trust that you and the other servants of mine will do well."
"Thank you for your kind words. Now then, excuse my leaving."
"Dismissed."
...
The sun rises up, Chella's group now with Evaline as another crewmate wake up and get themselves ready for another day, long or short. Gilbert suggests to go back to the Metaltown to have a proper upgrade to Omega-Driller which will also be an opportunity to show Evaline more about the technology that mankind currently possesses.
"We're going back there? Nice."
"Would be nice to see how the townsfolks are doing."
"That sounds interesting, I'd love to inquire more about it."
With the destination set, they go back to Metaltown located on Bit's GPS. On their way there, they can see the clear sky and feel the strong win blowing. Chella almost loses one of her comics to the wind as she lies down on top of the Omega-Driller. Eventually, they arrive at the location. But there is a huge spacecraft hovering on top of the town. They come in to check the situation only to be surrounded by armed guardsmen. A man in white pass through the guardsmen and look at them. From the way he dressed, he must be their commander.
"I did not expect for the girl herself to show up with her friends. Kindly wait here, I'll call him."
"It's not like you will allow us to leave or anything."
"Chella, this individual seems to know about you."
"Maybe because of the butts we've been kicking."
"Likely, but that also means she's in someone's blacklist."
The man teleports away from the group's vision. Chella notices the mayor and he notices the familiar faces as well along with a blonde girl he has never seen before. But a guard stops him from approaching them.
"Who are these guys and what do they want with us?"
"One of them seems to be interested in Chella presumably due to those we defeated. Which also means that someone from the higher up is controlling the barbaric groups. There is definitely more to the dangers we're encountering."
"Why are humans fighting among each other? Shouldn't we all just unit into one great kingdom?"
"Princess, diplomacy is pointless these days. Also, people prefer to divide into groups and nations. The first thing those barbarians do when they see you is to measure your 3 sizes."
"God..."
"I guess, I'll just eat something...Munch munch*"
After a few minutes, a man descents from the spacecraft. He wears a tuxedo and has brown hair brushed to his right. The commander points him to Chella's group and insists that he should be careful with them. He sees a young maiden chewing something while the others don't feel comfortable with his presence.
"You must be the one my underlings told me about. Where are my manners? I am El Reynaldo, boss of the inferno squad that is surrounding you right now. May I know your name, señorita?
"*munch munch* Who's this talking stick-bug?"
"..."
Nova is trying to control her laughter while the others are in awe of how unfazed Chella is. Even the white commander is holding in his urge to burst out laughter after all the years of work.
"Did El Fuego Exquisito just get splashed?"
"Yeah, cold words they are."
The guardsmen chatter among themselves but the commander tells them to silence. Reynaldo is internally dealing with the indirect rejection that was just given to him. He quickly regains composure and takes the initiative.
"Chella, is it? I heard that you and your friends not only took down Technomanic but also Ryoga and Boarman, though I was disappointed in Boarman. It's rare to see an Apex with that capability. I was wondering if you could-"
"Have dinner with you while my friends are isolated somewhere else? I've read about people of your kind and you're not my type."
"Would the blonde lady over there want to come along?"
"I don't want to go with strangers, especially after what I experienced."
*frowns*
"Sir, I recommend eliminating them on spot. They took down quite a number of your underlings."
"But they're quite the valuable assets."
"The lord wouldn't need commoners like them to serve him."
"Commoners? We're leagues better than your goons."
"Easy now, gente. I'm not here for fighting and neither do my men. We could have breakfast together if you haven't had one already."
"Nonsense, nobody will comply with you. Eat this!"
*snaps*
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"Gah!"
Suddenly a ring of fire surrounds Chella as Reynaldo snaps his finger. The others try to help her but he stops them.
"I INSIST that you all should come with me."