【The size of the Worm of Torment that was just emerging was already much larger than that of a typical Worm of Torment.】
【And the location of this gate is the entrance of a subway line that is currently in use!】
Peter Parker: "How do you seal a subway entrance?! Dealing with the Minister is a hassle every time."
Mystique: "Most mutants can't withstand a moving train, let alone two kids."
Uzui Tengen: "They built a railway on top of the gate. What were those people thinking?!"
【Suddenly! All movement in the city stopped.】
【Don!】
【The floor tiles loosened, and the entire Tokyo Metropolitan area shook!】
【Sōta looked at the location of the gate, and an ominous feeling surged through him.】
【Boom——!!!】
【Even more robust and ominous beings surged like a tide!】
【Sōta trembled as he said: "The second 镇石... was pulled out! The whole 地龙 is about to come out!"】
Aihara Ryū: "Why is this happening... isn't everything supposed to be protected?"
Cassie Cage: "Ah... The Minister is the real evil, isn't he? I'll never be able to kill a million people in my lifetime."
衛宮切嗣: "This... is like the Holy Grail shattering, with all the evil pouring out at once..."
Tom: "Oh! We're both cats, but he's a real bad one."
Nick Fury: "Motherfucker... This cat is a lot more trouble than my guys..."
【The situation was completely out of control! Without paying attention to the strange looks of others, Sōta and Suzume jumped onto the Worm of Torment and soared into the sky together.】
【At the same time, all the birds and crows in Tokyo flew up, attracting the attention of countless people.】
【This time, the Worm of Torment no longer rose straight up, but spiraled upwards into the sky like a dragon.】
【Gurgling...】
【With the disappearance of the 镇石, the Worm of Torment spiraled to a certain height, and the entire 地龙 was completely unleashed!】
Sakurajima Mai: "The Great Kanto Earthquake... if it happens again, there will be even more deaths! Go for it! Suzume and Sōta!"
Hoshizora Ai: "Earthquakes are so scary! I wonder if there's a gate to the Other World under Tokyo here?"
Hina: "A few million people dying at once... It's a true natural disaster that's impossible to defend against, compared to a man-made disaster like a dimensional rift."
宮本茂: "A mere earthquake, little girl, you haven't experienced enough. Back in the day when I was called Mitsuha, I even survived a 天碍震星."
Uchiha Madara: "?"
【The noisy city in the image on the Golden List suddenly became silent! Only a strange, bone-chilling sound could be heard.】
【Tokyo was shrouded in twilight, with people coming and going on the streets, traffic bustling, children playing in the park, and the city remained as peaceful as ever.】
【But in the pupils of the crow perched on the telephone pole, Tokyo was reflected, Tokyo covered by the Worm of Torment!】
【The entire sky above Tokyo was enveloped by the disgusting, intertwined and sprawling masses of the Worm of Torment!】
Abe no Seimei: "Is the Worm of Torment really just energy?! This kind of power... Even all the yokai in Heian-kyō couldn't achieve this."
鬼舞辻无惨: "Hahahaha! Lament, you who have been killed by a natural disaster! What do you have to complain about?"
Gotō Ichiri: "Too... too terrifying! I can't breathe anymore!"
Kal'tsit: "This creation born from this earth is so powerless. But I think they are not helpless in the face of natural disasters."
Yato: "Hey hey! Didn't Sōta's incantation pray to the gods? Just ask the gods for help! Like me, five yen is enough!"
【Suzume was running on the back of the Earth Dragon, holding Sōta in her arms, when she suddenly heard the Minister's voice.】
【The Minister was perched playfully on a tentacle of the Worm of Torment. "Suzume, the Earth Dragon is going to fall, the earthquake is going to start."】
【"You bastard!" Sōta jumped out of Suzume's arms, took a couple of steps, and collapsed stiffly.】
【"Hee hee ~" The Minister smiled, innocent and naive, "A lot of people are going to die now."】
【"Why?!" Suzume roared angrily at the Minister, "Why do you do this! Turn back into the 镇石!"】
【"No way."】
【The Minister sat upright, his voice filled with joy and freedom, "Because I, the Minister, am not a 镇石 anymore.～"】
【He said, leaping down and onto the stool, with malice and mockery, he whispered to Sōta: "You are the 镇石!"】
Kagura: "Making Sōta take its place as a sacrifice, it's so cruel! It's so evil!"
Enkidu: "He has no malice, perhaps he simply has other obsessions and things he can't let go of."
Ge Xiaolun: "But he's literally hanging the lives of a million people on a balance! That's almost what the angels wanted to do!"
Jiu Shu: "Making a living person die in its place, what's the difference between that and an evil spirit who returns to haunt on the seventh day after death?"
【At this moment, Sōta's body became extremely cold, and icy crystals appeared.】
【The moment Sōta turned into a chair, the duty of the 镇石 was transferred to him.】
【"I'm sorry, Suzume... the story ends here... I'm glad I met you..."】
【Bang!】
【Before Sōta could finish his sentence, he turned into the 镇石 with regret.】
Joseph Joestar: "Sō——ta——!!!"
William Zeppeli: "The greatness of humanity is the greatness of courage. In this chaotic world where natural disasters are rampant, losing a courageous person like you is a loss to the world."
Hino Eiji: "The duty of the gatekeeper has been passed on to Suzume, the hand she needs to hold is no longer Sōta's."
【Suzume shed tears, crying out Sōta's name. The Minister was still fanning the flames, urging Suzume to insert the 镇石.】
【"A lot of people are going to die now."】
【Below Tokyo, hundreds of thousands of golden threads connected the Earth Dragon, causing it to slowly descend.】
【Suzume closed her eyes painfully, her chest key radiating a blue light, taking into account the well-being of the entire city and its people.】
【"Ahhhhh!!!"】
【Amid Suzume's painful screams, Sōta, as the 镇石, was inserted into the head of the Earth Dragon.】
【The entire Earth Dragon turned into multicolored rain, slowly falling like the aurora borealis.】
Akemi Homura: "I understand how you feel, but don't give in to it. Your battlefield isn't here."
Otto Apocalypse: "He hasn't truly died, little girl. To save the one you love, go and pull out the 镇石!"
Light Yagami: "They've finally sealed the Worm of Torment. Even Suzume, with her infatuation, wouldn't go and pull out the 镇石 again, right?"
Yukinori Takigawa: "Damn it, my fist is clenched tight. The Minister is truly a villain!"
Misato Katsuragi: "It feels like this isn't the end."