Undead Unluck (アンデッドアンラック)

With UMA Burn in tow, Billy tries to make off with the Roundtable and Apocalypse.

To prevent him from doing so, the Union goes all out to support Fuko and Andy.

Thanks to the efforst of the lab members and Mico along with Fuko's unluck,

it seemed like they succeeded at one point to stop Burn in its tracks.

But before Billy who controls multiple Negator abilities,

Andy is forced to take distance from the Roundtable.

With nothing barring his way, Billy succeeds to make it up to the surface.

However, through Tatiana's arrival and release of her Untouchable Area,

Fuko and Andy find an opening and peel Apocalypse away from the Roundtable.

Fuko takes psychological damage from the immense amount of information flooding in

due to direct contact with Apocalypse, but the Union manages to regain control of the book.

Thus, Billy and his group seize only the Roundtable before departing...

...leaving behind a mysterious term, "Ark."

The battle ends, and Juiz faces the wounded Union Headquarters.

She gathers everyone up, saying she wants to tell something to Roundtable members.

Are we all assembled?

Lemme out!

You better all know what's gonna happen if you do crap like this!

Look at that damn rookie takin' a nap over there! I'll turn your brains into mush, just like hers!

Or, I'll crunch your ribs with my jaws and make a paste outta your internal org-

You ain't gettin' away with this anymore!

Mere Negators can't-

Nico, damage report.

Aye... well, it's not as bad as we thought.

Forcing a draw by stealing Apocalypse was the right call.

If another fight had broken out, would've been a lot worse.

I see.

Will Fuko be all right?

Well, Nico?

She'll settle down soon enough. The human brain is a remarkable thing.

There you have it.

I see. Sorry about that.

So... mind if I pose a question?

Sure. That's why we're here.

The first time I felt something was off...

...was when I heard your policy regarding the quests with Galaxy as the penalty.

AUGUST 6TH

MIDNIGHT

You have until August 31st. If all quests are not fulfilled, the penalty will be...

...the addition of UMA Galaxy!

Very well. Then, we'll first mobilize all members toward clearing quests one, two, and three.

We'll accept the penalty.

This time we'll focus on strengthening our forces.

You said outright there's no intent on clearing all the Quests, just strengthening our forces.

In retrospect, that's a pretty lax attitude to take.

You would run the risk of losing members for the Roundtable...

But with Ragnarøk drawing near, that's way too passive.

AUGUST 6TH

MIDNIGHT

Ninety-eight times.

That is the number of times Rules have been added to Earth.

Once every three months, new penalties are added even without our intervention.

Which is why we intervene.

SEPTEMBER 1ST

DARK BEFORE DAWN

This marks the ninety-ninth penalty added.

We cannot afford any more penalties.

There is only one open slot left until it reaches 100.

Beyond that lies the final penalty.

Ragnarøk.

I've been curious about your familiarity with Victhor as well.

I thought that you only knew him as a hero that existed before we were born.

But apparently you two called each other by name while engaged in battle.

AUGUST 24TH

SUNSET

A flaming sword!

Not bad, Juiz.

Those who lack justice and ambition cannot influence the actions of others, Victor.

I later heard that Mr. Andy hadn't let him fully out in close to 200 years.

AUGUST 1ST

CLOUDS GATHERING

Amateur, eh? Maybe now...

But the past is a different story!

Usually, I don't have enough space for it all.

So I put a cork in my brain...

...to keep 100 years' worth of memories bottled up!

AUGUST 24TH

EARLY EVENING

In addition, he seemed to know of Galaxy's existence before the Rule was even added.

AUGUST 24TH

DUSK

What year and month is it?

August 24th, 2020.

What day of the week is it?

Day of the week? What're you talking about?

SEPTEMBER 1ST

MIDNIGHT

All quests have not been cleared.

Therefore, you shall receive a penalty.

Now adding the UMA Galaxy!

It was almost as if he had lived in a world where Galaxy already existed.

This Ark thing Billy mentioned has me curious, too.

DECEMBER 1ST

MIDNIGHT

Undead.

We will be securing Ark.

Tell Juiz that we won't let her have it.

The Union doesn't have any data logged for an Artifact named Ark.

Don't worry.

In this state, my ability...

...won't be an issue unless you answer a question from me concerning justice.

First off, there's something about this world that you all need to know.

This world...

...is on a Loop.

It's in a constant cycle of destruction and renewal, by God's hand.

Time and time again.

The Union is an organization I created to put a stop to that.

A-A loop?

This world is?

What's a "Loop"?

Um, well... like the world is repeating the same events over and over?

I see now.

I couldn't really tell since they were all fragmented...

...but the images from Artifacts are from before things were re-created?

Correct.

It's the history of our-no...

It's the history of my inadequacy leading to defeat.

No! Ms. Juiz, without you around-

But that is precisely why...

That's precisely why I assembled them!

All encountered over the course of countless deaths...

...stronger weapons and warriors!

I've assembled Negators capable of killing God!

Okay, let's say this Loop is real.

Why is it that you're the only one who knows?

We're all Negators here, yet we're all clueless to that fact.

Oh, that's right. We should be aware of the world before it changed.

SEPTEMBER 1ST

MIDNIGHT

Altering the memories and cultures of all non-Negators.

All languages have now been unified to English.

Mui dear, do you read me?

I'D LOVE SOME OF YOUR DIM SUM TODAY. Wo jīntiān yào páo ni de dianxīn.

Zěnme yàng? HOW ABOUT IT?

E-Er...

SEPTEMBER 2ND

EARLY MORNING

Hey, Chikara!

Gah, shut up! What's with everyone suddenly speaking in English?

Huh?

Good point.

But it could be something from before we were born.

There's no way we would know if we never knew about it to begin with.

Right.

You know anything, old-timer?

Nope.

There are a number of ways to find out about the Loop...

...but as for me, I've been using Ark to experience it firsthand.

Can you give us proof?

A-Andy!

I'm not sure if it will serve as proof...

...but I will describe how this world will end and begin.

I'll start with how this world will end.

This planet and all life will be physically destroyed by God's hand.

Blown into literal bits.

Not even flying into space will save you.

A-Are you saying everyone is going to die?

Indeed.

Then a new planet will be formed by God.

Sometimes, fragments of the old Earth will remain around the new Earth.

Fuko...

Those are the meteorites your Unluck summons.

AUGUST 1ST