GNOSIA (グノーシア)

Wait, not again...

An emergency advisory has been issued from Liu-An's control tower.

We will now evacuate from Liu-An. I repeat.

Liu-An?

This is...

WORLD WITH A FUTURE

Ready the ship. Immediately.

But... We haven't received clearance to take off from the control tower.

They issued an emergency advisory.

We'll just have to use our own judgment.

We really are still on Liu-An. This is before we took off.

We need to hurry, or the Gnosia infection will...

Jonas is right. Hurry.

Yuri?

Are your injuries okay already?

Hurry!

But...

You're in the military, are you not? Take the appropriate measures.

As the captain and Yuri just said,

we're going to have to force our way out.

Hey, is this gonna be okay?

We managed to escape onto the ship,

so no bad endings where we crash in midair, thanks.

But if we wait too long, the Gnosia will infect us.

Exactly.

Worry not.

The D.Q.O. and I have been companions on the raft of destiny for centuries now.

She won't sink so easily.

Increasing output. Takeoff underway.

Looks like we made it out okay.

We don't know that just yet.

Whaddya mean?

LeVi. Do you detect any Gnosia on board?

Scanning for Gnosia...

None found.

Confirming that we have safely escaped Liu-An.

Yeah! Woohoo!

That's great. That means we're all safe now.

Had we been infected by the Gnosia,

we'd be unable to dock at any port.

B-But where are we going to head to now?

I personally would like to get back to Glyze as soon as possible.

If you'll entertain a foolish old man's idea, I believe we should first

alert the military as to the happenings on Liu-An.

Th-The military?

Is there any point to that?

Well, why don't we all work this out over some food?

We have time to relax now, don't we?

I need to calmly sort out what's going on.

This is one day before the day that I kept looping back to.

Essentially, this is day zero.

The real me who was injured and carried on board should be asleep in the sick bay.

And I'm probably going to wake up after my treatment is done tomorrow.

Once I wake up, it'll cause a dual existence, destroying this universe.

But that means I have an extra day to work with compared to the previous loop.

Wait. The first thing I need to do is figure out why I'm here at all.

It's still not full.

Then the answer is simple.

There must be some information here that the Silver Key desires.

Setsu...

Could you bring me that wrench?

S-Sure...

Here.

Thanks.

You're Yuri... right?

Huh? Oh, yeah.

Sorry, but I can't see what I'm doing with your shadow in the way.

Could you move?

Huh? Sorry...

This ship is so old

that there are a lot of things that bother me as a soldier.

Are they just pretending not to know...? But...

Er, sorry. I've actually only looped a few times so far.

Right. There shouldn't be any Gnosia on this ship.

There'd be no reason to stay quiet about the loops.

Can I help you?

Er, no...

Setsu.

What's that?

Huh?

We'll be passing through a debris field soon.

I have a number of checks I want to do before that, so you'll have to excuse me.

What's going on?

What do we have here?

It's practically bursting.

Huh... I never thought I'd get to study a living sample like this.

How does it feel to be entirely at the Silver Key's beck and call?

You never change, Racio.

Huh?

I-I know! Can I give you a problem to solve?

You're challenging me?

Oh, how you've underestimated me.

Does that mean you accept?

Heh. It does sound entertaining.

After how smooth this leg of the journey has been, I've grown bored.

That said...

If your problem isn't worth my time, you'll pay an appropriate price.

I see.

Setsu is supposed to be looping, and yet...

Right. Either they've lost their memories...

or they're acting like they have for some reason.

Hmph. This isn't a problem to be solved at all. You're merely seeking advice.

I figured you wouldn't hear me out otherwise.

Well, whatever.

I was bored, so I'll make an exception and give you your answer.

That said, the answer is quite simple.

Surprisingly so.

Is it?

Indeed.

Let's say that Setsu genuinely doesn't remember anything.

In that case...

Perhaps Setsu was never looping in the first place?

What?

Setsu was actually lying about looping all this time

in order to deceive you.

To win you over to their side.

Setsu... was lying this whole time?

Did you actually take that seriously?

Consider it payback for what you pulled earlier.

It's quite obviously impossible.

The truth is actually even simpler.

Just think about it.

We're currently in the period of time before the start point of your loop.

Before...

That's right. Setsu doesn't have the Silver Key yet.

The Setsu in this world line is the Setsu from before they started looping.

Ergo,

it's highly likely that the information you're supposed to obtain lies here.

It's information that can't be gained on day one or later.

You're amazing...

What?

No matter the world line, you're always amazing, Racio!

I never could've gotten this far if it weren't for you.

Thank you!

Hmph.

That's why you're a fool.

If you've realized that much,

you should be able to figure out that something is still lacking.

Information that I can only get before Setsu obtains the Silver Key, huh...

Setsu...

Whoa!

Warning. There is an abnormality in the hull.

Shield damage detected.

Ow...

Setsu...

Setsu!

Setsu!

Setsu!

Hurry up... and run...

Damn it!

It's too late for me... So please...

Setsu... No!

No!

Hurry...

That's what you told me long ago.

Racio!

Racio!

You're going to need to use this, aren't you?

I figured I'd save you the trouble of looking for it. Be thankful.

Racio...

Yuri?

I need you to repeat the following words.

Words...?

Just do it!

Doubt not.

Doubt not...

Fear not.

Fear not...

And know.

And know...

Knowledge...

Knowledge...

will save all.

will save all...

Yuri...

With this, Setsu will be pulled into this mess.

But... I want them to survive.

Looks like we ended up here again.

Setsu...

And the fact that we're here means...

Yuri, take out your Silver Key.