Afterword

We're back! It's us again!

Traveler, Paimon, welcome back.

Paimon's already used to meeting Albedo like that.

Thank you so much. I knew I could count on you.

Count on me to help you?

Naturally, you were crucial to my research.

Ehehe, glad to hear that~

I'll never forget your kindness.

Now you can take the sword back.

Should be powerful enough, right?

More or less... but tell me... How do you feel?

Same old.

Good. There's no side effects, no corruption or poison.

Looks like... I've been correct all along.

This guy, pretending to be a prophet!

How do you like the sword?

It's a nice weapon.

Is that so? Regardless, it's reached the desired state.

Why are you holding the sword? Albedo, what're you trying to do? Don't mess around!

I want to extract the purified life force from within it.

Can this force exist outside of the sword?

What's impossible for some... might be just within my reach.

...All done.

Wow, this energy looks like a ball of light...

Ah! You put it into a mysterious bottle!

This sword might not be a divine weapon...

...But it'll make a fine memento. I hope it can be of some help during your travels.

Really?

I needed it for the sake of my research. I've already obtained the results of the experiment. This sword belongs to you, a person who knows how to use it.

Thank you for your assistance with completing this research. Well then, goodbye.

This dragon's life force resonates with me...

Not because it's a dragon, but because I am... me.

Rhinedottir... Master... Is this your creation, the giant dragon Durin?

...

Was the two of us meeting really a good thing?