Editing Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume11 Epilogue (section)

===Part 2===

Before dawn while the moon was still about&mdash;

Kamito's team was summoned to the ritual for gaining an audience.

After performing a ritual purification thoroughly, everyone changed into brand new uniforms.

The Academy's uniform was a simplified version of spirit attire. As ritual attire, its class was not particularly high, but wearing the combat outfits used in the Blade Dance in the meeting ritual had already become customary.

Led by the five Queens, Kamito's group arrived before the door in the Grand Shrine's depths.

Connected to the alternate dimension&mdash;the door of the Endless Corridor.

Probably nervous, none of them spoke.

(...That door is exactly the same as what I remember from three years ago.)

Kamito muttered to himself mentally.

"&mdash;Please pass through this door and walk forward. However, do not take any detours off the path and do not turn back. Otherwise, you will end up wandering the Endless Corridor forever."

After nodding to the Queens, Kamito's group stepped through the door.

&mdash;The corridor stretched endlessly.

Walking nonstop along this Endless Corridor that confused one's sense of distance...

They arrived before the gates of the throne room.

Kamito halted in his steps.

"It's already okay now."

"Yes, this is an isolated alternate dimension. No one can eavesdrop."

Fianna nodded and agreed.

Liberating the Elemental Lords from the otherworldly darkness that was beyond this world.

However, things were not that simple.

Rubia Elstein had planned to use the Demon King's power to destroy the Elemental Lords together with the darkness.

However, once the Elemental Lords were destroyed, Astral Zero and even the human realm were going to suffer a devastating blow.

That sort of method could not be accepted no matter what.

Furthermore, if Kamito relied on the Demon King's power&mdash;

(...The contaminated ''her'' was going to summon that darkness to the world, right?)

Hence, it was necessary to liberate the Elemental Lords without using the Demon King's power.

The key lay in the Water Elemental Lord's manifested avatar, Iseria Seaward.

Whether she was able to awaken the Elemental Lords' remaining sanity&mdash;

Shall determine their success.

A risky plan as though walking on thin ice.

Upon failure, more lives were going to be lost in addition to Kamito's.

"Final check. Is it really okay?"

"&mdash;Don't make me repeat myself, Kamito."

Claire shook her head and asserted firmly.

"Knights do not go back on a made decision."

"My decision is already made."

"I also believe in you, Kamito-kun."

Ellis, Rinslet and Fianna all nodded respectively.

&mdash;I am your sword, your will is my command.

&mdash;Kamito, our fates are as one.

Held in his hands, the dual swords replied.

"Got it. Let's go&mdash;"

With a forceful nod, Kamito opened the gate to the throne room.