02小说网

19 後記最終章（第3页）

AstowhatRyōdidwithKagami’ssoul，Yukari’sspiritdidnotintervene。WhetherRyōwouldmakeafragmentofKagami’ssoulintoatoytoindulgeinhercruelfanciesdidnotYukari。YukarididnotbothertocareaboutRyō，amiforthatmatter;shewasindifferenttothem。Ryōwasaneffitsoldierinherforces，tributingherusefulowardfurtheringYukari’sambition，andthatwaswhatmattered。

Afewdayslater，HitomiwasabouttowritethepartwhereArashiwouldmarryAkishi’syoungerbrother。Yukari’sspiritintervened，surprisingly。HavingfoughtArashiinbattle，YukariheldArashi’sstrength，andArashisrespectforhernoblesword，inhighregard;theultimateartsofsword，magidalchemydemandedrespectlikeroyalty，andYukaricaredmoreforthesesthanshedidforhumans。

“Arashionlyloveshersword。Donotdefileherwithamarriage。”Yukari’sandsoundedinHitomi’smind。

“Oh，great。Nowthewholestoryrunstheriskoffallingtopieces。Ne，nospecialinfantgirl，thennosuddenattackfromHimeyama。Idon’thaveastoryanymore。”Hitomifeltrathersadandwasindespair。

“IdemandKageyamatosubmitbecauseIdesireso。Notoutofgreed。Ishallreignbymyunmatchedpowerfulandofmagidbymyvirtuesofdelightinginnopainandjudgingeachequally。”Yukari’sfirmspeeteredHitomi。

“Whydoeseverystereotypicalantagonistwanttheworld?!”Hitomishoutedoutloud，“It’salotofworktoestablishadministrationtoproperlyoperatetheworld，andthesecharacterssomehowonlythinkof‘Ihavemilitarysupremacy，thusIdeservetn’，insteadofwhatistheiractualplaningit。FromHimikoJō’?HeikaintheanimeIkkiTousen，toNagidenkainMaiOtome，toLordEnorumeinMahouShōjōniAkogarete。。。Whatdoallthesecharacterswant?Reigheworld;allshallkneelandworshipandsubmitandobey。。。Thenwhat?Balancedbudget?Freehighereducationforallages?Betterpensionsystem?Suitableworkopportunityforallpeopleincludingthosewithvariousdisabilities?Amoreadvancedhealthcaresystemthatprovideseopleneedwhileredugwastedresourcesbycarefullydisingwhatwouldbemerely‘wants’?Anintelligentlysetupsystemofcorporationstogeerevenueforthestate，lesseningthedependeniax，withoutstiflingtheprivatebusinesssector?Howtofightwildfiresandfloodsandotherdisasterswithoutdrainingresourcesduetotheupkeepofalargespecialforce?Howtomonitortheperformanceofgoverstaffyetnotencingirresponsiblespending，norsgofficialsintoinaduetooverlyseverescrutiny?Couldn’tthese‘masterminds’putmorethoughtsintotheiractualgoverplan???Oraretheysimplygoingtocopythepretofaempiresbysendingtrustedmilitarygeneralstobelordsandgovernors，onlytohavethemusurpthethroer，ortobemini-kingsthatdivideanddevourtheemperor’sauthority???”

“Urgh。。。”Hitomiloungedonareer。“Sure，Iwillwriteanewending。ButI’mtiredofthis‘IhavesupremestrengththusIammeanttality。I’mtakingaowerandcapacityandtalentandprestigefromtheFive。Theywillbeeoners，withzerogiftinmagic。”

HitomithoughtofwhattheFivewouldbelike，ahoughtswerereadbyYukari’sspirit。

Yukariincurredhatredofherpackofelitesastheylostalltheirstrength。Inagreatoutburste，thefourofthemturnedonher，andkilledher。

AnewendingappearedinYukari’smind，asHitomiplatedhowtocludethestory。Yukariwasenraged:whydidHitomiwantherkilledinthefirstplace?

Hitomi’sannoyingtrainofthoughtdidhere。Furious，YukarisawinHitomi’smindthatthenewendingbeingdevisednowsomehowincludesRyōina‘happilyeverafter’:

“IamRin，IamArashi，IamRyō

Iamthestormthatenvelopsyou，Iamthesilkthatentanglesyou，Iamthecagethatimprisonsyou，Iamthewintrywindthatfreezesyouintoacrystalsculptureofice，Imakeyoumyown，Iclaimyouformyself，foreternity。”

Howunfair!Yukarithought。BecauseRyōtookafragmentofKagamissoul，shegottobeintheending--withnopunishmentforthecrime，either!Hitomi，indesigningthestory，hadshownblatantfavouritism。

“Stopthosethoughtsofnonsense!”Yukari’sspiritordered。“Ifyouaresoedwithbeing‘rightandjust’，denoungmyambitionandmybelief，thenshowequityyourself!”

IttookHitomithreedaystoeupwithanendingthatYukariwouldtolerate。

Inthenewending，‘Yukari’wasshowningoodlight，andnolongeractedasastereotype，butinadignifiedmahatYukari’sspiritapproved。

Yukari’sspiritreturoherbody，whichwasstillseatediudyatHimeyama。Pleasedthatshewouldliveherownlifeinsteadofbeingablindfoldedcaricatureinascriptbysomeoneelse，Yukaritookoutablankscroll，andstartedtodrafttheupingannualbudgetforHimeyamaAcademy，dependencies，aes，alongwitharevisiontohertenyearplan。

【最終章】

YourMajesty

（Jōkōheika女皇陛下）

Decembercame，ithadbeenmorethantwomonthssiomifinishedwritingdownherdreamforanoveltest，atestthatshemainlyusedasawaytofinallyforceherselftodescribethedreaminitsey。IthadalsobeenthreemonthssiomimettherealYukari，whoguidedthestory-writingtoreflecttherealcharactersiheruniverse。

ItwasthenAdvent，andHitomi’sfamilytookoutlightsanddles。AsHitomilayinight，sheincreasingmissedYukari，andwishedtoseeherhighnessagain，alongingthatgrewmoreandmoreinteheverypassingnight。OnaverysnowyandwindyTuesday，Hitomiwokeupandhadasuddenfeelingthatsomethinghadhappenediheruniverse，andhermindwasedallthroughbreakfast。Towardmidm，Hitomirealized，thoughwithoutanyproofofevidehattheationceremonyforYukarihaddrawntoasatisfactoryclusion。ShewouldaddressYukariasHerMajestyfromthatpointonward。

“YourMajesty?”Hitomicalledtentativelyinhermind，withnofidealloheranyunicationcouldbeachieved。Treatsurprise，shesawinhermindthelikenessofYukari，withadelicate，butrathersimple，golden。“YourMajesty!Mostheartfeltgratulationandpraiseonthejubilantoccasionofationandastiontothethronefromyourmosthumbleservant。”

Yukarismiledgently，whichwasthefirsttimeHitomieverbeheldasmilefromher。“Wearefriends。Useplainspeech。”

“Thoughthearrivalofabidingdivinephtfullydeservesacelebrationonitsown?”

“Thatisnotthecase，Hitomi。IthasbeenanexhaustingdecadeforusexplhowtheporesenceofHimeyamacouldbethisworld。However，whenwesucceeded，andthuselevatedtothethrone，wedeedtheunionwithdivinemight，aswedidnotviewitasbyanymeansnecessary。”

“Thatsoundedfusingforsomereason。。。AreYourMajestyusing‘we’astheroyalpronounhere?”

“Ofcourse。”

“Itwasn’tmyideatosay‘useplainspeech’!Igotfused!”

“Youfusedyourself，Hitomi。HadyoudecidedtoducttheversationinJapaheroyalpronounof（朕）wouldnotcauseanyfusion。Butoutofduesideration，thepronounof‘I’shallbeemployedthereby。”

“SoYourMajestydeedthepanyofdivinepower?”

“Indeed。Remember，Hitomi，inyourinaldreamIwaskilled。IntheversionthatwedevelopedtogetherImomentarilyhadtoresdmyultimatemasteryic，butthatwassimplyafiforme。Ineverlostmymasteryiy。”

“Ihadtraveledtoyourworldafewtimesandobservedsocietiesandexamihecorpusofknowledge。IfIweretoviewfireasanexpressionofenergyexge，themagicalelementscouldbeinterpretedasthecarbonandoxygencycle。”

“Hitomi，imagiheelementofearthrepresentingallsolids，whichwouldincludewoodandsugar，whichistosay，carbohydrates。Photosynthesiscouldbewrittenasfirejoiningwaterandairtoproducesolidsandoxygen，whereascellularrespirationwouldbeesolidsjoiningairandbringair，waterandfireastheoute。Afterall，don’tpeopleinyourworldcallcellularrespiration‘trolledbustion’?Similarly，parallelcasesbedrawnfortheformationofchalkandlimestoneinvolvingcarbondioxide，inadditiontootherexamples。”

“Hitomi，Isentsurveyorstoductathhstudyofmyworld，andlocatedareasunclaimedandunusedbyabsolutelyahinkofthatabandonedquarrybyKageyama，forexample。IiatedpatientlywithsurroundingunitiesinordertoacquirethoselocationswiththeitmentthatHimeyamawillbeeveryohtheirusage，andthatunitieswillbenotifiedandsultedandinvolvedthroughoutthedevelopmentandusageoftheaforementionedsites。Idevisedenormousandplexmatricestodrawmagicalelementstothepreviouslyabandonedplaces，whicharenowunderHimeyamaownership，andiedwaysforfactoriestobeoperatedthroughtheienergycycleofthemagicalelements。Theparallelofphotosynthesisandcellularrespirationofthemagicalrealm，iftheideabeunicatedinsuchamanner。”

“sequently，Hitomi，myworldismostlyfreeingmagicalelementsaswespeak，andmyationcameasaresult。”