Editing Apocalypse Witch:Volume5 Chapter2 (section)

===Part 10===

Chrisbart Firenze sighed after seeing those teenagers off to their deaths.

They had only been given three days’ worth of food.

There were no supplies on the space station in orbit. They truly had been given a one-way ticket. After leaving, they would not have enough water, food, or air to stay in the station or even to return to Earth.

But those four had not seemed disturbed.

They may have been drawing on every last ounce of strength to suppress their feelings, but they had managed it.

Just like all the previous world’s strongests he had seen.

(I act like I’m not the one that paved their path to hell and keeps the cycle of death running smoothly.)

The old man in the lab coat shook his head and threw out his sentimentality.

Something else was bothering him.

“That girl.”

Was her name Aine?

Chrisbart Firenze knew that the Original Crystal Embryo was no longer at the center of the Earth. Since Crystal Magic continued to function regardless, the only possible conclusion was that the Embryo had gained the ability to move on its own, had left the center of the Earth, and had moved somewhere near Second Grimnoah.

What if she was ''it''?

Of course, this was only a fantasy with no evidence to back it up.

(Does she call him “Sacri-sama” because he is a “sacrifice” she is using as a stepping stone? Is that title a combination of his function and her respect for how he gave her freedom by summoning her from the center of the Earth, even if it meant becoming one with him?)

Chrisbart was a weapons researcher at heart.

And that included research on Crystal Magic.

(Does Crystal Magic only function on Earth because the Embryo was located at the center of the planet? If so and if it really has broken free of that restriction, then it is possible those four could use Crystal Magic in space.)

He doubted that would allow them to defeat the 300 million Threats.

The difference in numbers was simply too great.

But what if they made full use of Crystal Magic to construct a habitable environment for themselves? They wouldn’t even need to search out a habitable planet if they had the power to create an environment with water, air, and everything else they would need.

Would it be possible for those four to live free even after being launched into space?

“No.”

Chrisbart concluded he was being too optimistic.

Really, that was no more than wishful thinking.

He was surprised to find even he still had the capacity for guilt inside him.

At the very least, Crystal Girl Aine had not told the others what she was.

So no matter what she was, she had no intention of taking things in that direction.