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Kai no Kiseki - English Summary - Act 3 Van Route 6

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Act 3 Van 6

The story picks up right after Van 5 with Mirabel, Fan, Gaolang, and Cao leaving Anchorville. Risette hugs Mirabel, wishing her safety. In a flashback, Van tries to stop Agnes from leaving, but she reassures him. The group is against it, and Agnes apologizes for being a bad assistant. Renne steps in, suspicious of Agnes, and says she’ll accompany her. Dominique joins them. Kincaid tells Van that Elaine’s arrival to Anchorville might not happen in time, but asks him not to die. Van vows to expose Kincaid and the President’s dirty secrets.

Judith then offers her help as both Grimcats and a Spriggan Assistant. Hale and Jack are stunned, learning this S-class level information about Judith because it’s not known information. Meanwhile, Jorda and Elaine arrive in Anchorville to assist.

At Zekuu Base, Independent II and Prometheus IV undergo final checks. Giscard readies the team while Esmeray and Cronkite observe.

General Commander Harling oversees from the Control Center, reporting to the President that the Ansala are prepared for deployment. Gramheart thanks Harling for his three years of service and heads to the underground control center beneath the White House. Reflecting on family photos, he recalls a moment when Agnes asked if his actions were right after learning the truth. Gramheart promises to secure her future.

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At Grim Garten Hub, Crow asks Risette out, frustrating Altina. Risette doesn’t actually say no, though.

Elaine accepts the title of “Sword Maiden,” promising to aid Van in Agnes’s absence.

Quatre shares his worries with Kevin, who privately apologizes as he plans to kill Hamilton.

At Door 8, the group faces Simeon, who Van is angry at for desecrating Dingo’s name by recreating Zolga, an unnecessary act that Shizuna speculates because she thinks Simeon’s strength rivals McBurn’s.

Even Ulrica thinks that Simeon went too far.

Simeon thinks it’s too far of a joke to say that he and McBurn are equal. After the fight, Swin believes Simeon’s abilities surpass McBurn’s, while Crow suggests he’s nearing McBurn’s true form. Kevin says that Simeon was able to recreate the Kernvitter too.

Simeon concedes, stating that despite his loss and that he underestimated the group, they’re still human, except for Van and the Divine Blade(s) who do qualify to match him at the next stage.

He hands over the key to the Ninth Domain, warning that Novartis is willing to risk everything for its secret and ponders what could it actually be?

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Back at City Hall in Reality, the effects of the Alter Core seem to have clouded everyone's memory regarding the Crimson Night. Daswani and Alvis attempt to convince the Mayor to increase security, but they fail. However, Elaine steps in and slyly persuades him to allow them to do so. Van finds the situation amusing, especially when Elaine credits her ability to lie to someone's influence, referring to Van himself.

4SPG: A request on the bulletin board asks the group to find the author of Sunshine Agnes. When they inquire, the receptionist explains that the author is unknown, and she’s eager to find out who it is. After asking around, Perdue hints that the author is likely a regular at the café. Speaking with Regard, he brings up an accident involving Ohara, who reveals that Edwin was present at the incident. The novel’s details were so specific that only someone at the scene could have written it, leading them to believe Edwin is the author. Confronting Edwin, he admits to publishing the book but denies being the writer. He reveals he received an orbmail asking him to release the book, and upon reading it, he noticed that the Anchorville described in the novel seemed similar yet different, almost like an alternate version of history.

Edwin hands Van a note from the author along with a medallion, saying the author requested that Van give it to the "other Agnes" when the time comes. Van looks shocked, and Elaine wonders aloud what this "other Agnes" could mean. Curiously, the item’s title translates to “The Witch’s Medallion.”

4SPG: Finding the Missing Director of Anchorville Hospital Nurse Finly contacts Van, asking for help in finding Director Heinnman, who has gone into hiding due to his role in covering up the Underground Facility. After a series of investigations, they deduce that he’s hiding at the Logistics Center. However, they soon realize that Fabio, the Fake Spriggan, is involved. Daswani reveals that a “Spriggan” was responsible for breaking Doctor Grant out of his cell. Under Fabio’s influence, Doctor Grant attempts to kill Heinnman. Van soon discovers that Fabio is too skilled for his age and that Giacomo has been supporting him in order to get revenge on Van. Fabio, now corrupted by the eFactor, summons 8 Octopus Bosses and 4 Bat-type bosses.

After being defeated again, Fabio admits that he can’t compete with Van, the real Spriggan. Van tells him that being a Spriggan is not a grand calling but rather a way for someone like him, who doesn’t fully belong in the light or the dark, to continue existing. The group reassures Van that this is what makes him unique. Van reflects on someone’s growth that impressed him deeply, hinting it’s Agnes, as her confession flashes briefly in his mind.

Jorda asks if he’s referring to Agnes, and Elaine confirms, while thinking to herself that she can’t beat Agnes. (This is a callback to how Agnes says that she can’t win against Elaine at the end of Kuro 2. Oh how the tables have... turned.)

Fabio admits that his connection with Giacomo is one-sided, and he doesn’t know what the Remnants are planning. Van advises Fabio to think carefully about his path and not to cross certain lines. However, he makes it clear that Fabio won’t be getting away with this case and knocks him out. The police arrive, arresting Grant, Fabio, and Heinnman.

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Connect Event: Shizuna Kaede calls Van about Shizuna’s situation, and he notices she’s logged into Grim Garten. Van logs in, finding a void portal in the Sanctuary and enters. Shizuna, surrounded by a black aura, attacks him, now titled the "Divine Blade of Destruction."

Van transforms into Grendel Shin and fights her. In a brief moment of clarity, Shizuna mentions hearing Akegarasu’s cries before Van disarms her, returning her to normal. Novartis interrupts, warning them their battle nearly affected the real world and his research. Van apologizes, then annoyingly asks Novartis to send them back to their base. Shizuna reveals that her sword, Akegarasu, started leaking its curse after a fight the night before, and she was consumed by it. She says she’s awakened as the Divine Blade of Destruction. Van mentions it's his first time hearing about Akegarasu, its curse, or destruction.

Shizuna explains Akegarasu, also known as Gyoua, is a demon-vanquishing blade passed down with blood and curses attached. A graphic shows Kuuga Ka-Fai bloodied, implying his scars are from Shizuna. Shizuna says she hasn't changed since childhood, still aiming for "0" and finding everything fun.

Van doesn’t deny her way of life but acknowledges she’s grown and become someone he relies on, sharing their pasts. Shizuna notes a different feeling when talking to Van, thinking it’s because he genuinely tries to understand her. She mentions Van's habit of picking up strays, hoping he can lift her up too. Van is taken aback as she ponders if this is a form of love.

He starts coughing and tells her he wants to understand her a little more. Shizuna thanks Van for turning her back into a person and says if she stayed with him longer, then... She later says she'll apologize to Kaede and Kurogane, leaving Van confused. Shizuna logs out to avoid Kaede, who just logged into Grim Garten using an account from Marduk HQ.

This sword of her has like four names now:

Chitose, Nayuta, Akegarasu, Gyoua... Well she did say its true name is lost but wow.

Connect Event: Jorda Jorda fights Bracer Anju, who accuses Bracers of being bloodthirsty after her brother had to retire because of the Garden.

Jorda spares Anju, but when Anju tries to kill her, Van, Alvis, and Gray intervene. Anju wants revenge for her brother, but Jorda, annoyed, points out he isn’t dead. Alvis apologizes and says he'll handle things. Van stops Jorda as she tries to leave, suggesting she instigated the fight to gather information and put Anju on the sidelines, as dealing with Ixs should be her focus. Jorda sighs, annoyed by his lecture. Van tells her she's grown by not being tied to the past and urges her not to give up on doing the right thing. Jorda dismisses him, saying he's like any other adult with empty words. Van yells for her not to run from the past, explaining that losing Ixs helped define her differently. He says she held back against Anju when she could've easily won.

Van then asks what she plans to do when she finds Ixs: return to the Society or choose a new path? Jorda admits she wants something new but doesn’t know how to move forward. Regard and Elaine arrive, with Elaine apologizing for Anju's actions and advising Jorda to move forward without feeling guilty over past injuries. Van urges Jorda to be honest with herself. Jorda smiles, saying she’ll humor Van’s “lies” and “sweet talk” for now. After Elaine and Regard leave, Jorda thanks Van for looking after her and says she’ll stick around as his temporary assistant.

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Main Story:

Returning to the main story, the group meets up with Jack and Hale, who inform them that most citizens in the city are unaware of the Crimson Night's effects. Shannon calls the group back to the café to receive a letter from Elroy Harwood. Judith asks where Chloe is, and Shannon explains she went to City Hall to assist with food catering for an event. Shannon also mentions she needs to do some work.

The group heads upstairs to read the letter, which states that Harwood wishes to meet them at the Church to exchange information.

If you've completed the Jorda Connect, talking to Anju will lead her to confide in Xiao Lin about her own mistakes and feelings of incompetence for failing to protect the city during Van 5's events. She will spot Van and Jorda and inquire if Jorda is still working as a Spriggan assistant. Jorda confirms she is, and Anju declares that nothing is finished between her and Jorda despite everyone's attempts to intervene. Jorda mentions she wouldn’t mind fighting Anju again, but she feels it's important to inform her that her brother, Regard, spoke to Jorda to apologize for Anju’s actions. Anju, frustrated, retorts that Jorda will never escape the sins of her past and that she won't forget the pain Jorda caused her, nor how it ruined Regard’s chances of advancing in the Bracer Guild. Jorda reflects internally that she never wanted to run away from her past.

Talking to Regard at the Bracer Guild will depend on the Spriggans, including Jorda. Jorda is surprised that he has expectations for her of all people.

At the Church, Harwood's presence is so overwhelming that the Bishop asks everyone to leave. Bergard takes the blunt from Harwood’s hands, asserting that he will not tolerate any disrespect towards the Septian Church. The group is eager for information, and Harwood agrees to share what he knows about the Alter Core and the Remnants. However, he mentions he cannot provide much detail on the Society’s “Third Phase” of their plan, as it involves only Campanella. Instead of smoking, Harwood eats a cinnamon-shaped wafer roll he obtained from neighboring nations. Intrigued by its sweetness, Van holds back his curiosity and steers the conversation back to the main topic. Harwood explains that Enforcer No. V and Enforcer No. XII assisted him with reconnaissance work, and he returned to Calvard for a private reason.

Harwood clarifies that what is known as the Orpheus Final Plan has multiple stages:

The Gospel Plan in Liberl

The Phantasmal Blaze Plan that occurred in Crossbell and Erebonia

Lastly, the Eternal Recurrence Plan.

He notes that there are even more stages, but he is excluded from the larger picture on a need-to-know basis. Harwood elaborates that everything that has transpired—past, present, and future, people, light, and darkness—suggests that the Society and the Septian Church are merely sides of the same coin in relation to something significant about to unfold. He asks Bergard if he understands, but Bergard remains silent. Quatre inquires about Harwood's meaning, while Feri ponders whether they are discussing what is described in Kruga's songs passed down through generations.

Van, wanting to know more about the impending events, asks about the identities of the Masked People, the Alter Core, and its use of impossible technology, as it seems to be distorting the world. Harwood, impressed by Van’s insight, explains that the situation is indeed distorted. Unlike the Simulacrums experienced in Babel, the past, present, and future are intermingled, with the Alter Core serving as the key.

He mentions that the Alter Core likely creates a singularity, using that “impossibility” as a wedge against something, which is the same objective that Gramheart and his Startaker Project are confronting. Speaking in riddles, Harwood questions whether they will disappear as Remnants or be chosen again to be part of history. Bergard claims to understand now. Jorda asks how this relates to Ixs since he isn’t dead, and Harwood points out that Ixs is part of A-D, a lost lamb left behind by society, struggling with a sense of belonging.

Feeling a pain in his stomach, Van wonders if it’s a lingering connection from the Diabolic Core. Suddenly, the entire town is engulfed in a white-like Pandemonium reminiscent of Kuro 1. The group realizes that, unlike the Kuro 1 Pandemonium, this one isn’t caused by him, as people like Xiao Lin on the streets remain frozen. Van senses something drawing him toward City Hall and asks the group, including Harwood, to assist him.

When talking to Regard during the Pandemonium, he reveals that he isn't frozen and expresses shock at Harwood cooperating with the Spriggan group. Van states he would prefer not to work with someone as toxic and dangerous as Harwood, but Harwood tells Regard to let it slide since the Society isn't involved. Regard agrees, and Harwood finds it amusing that Regard is oddly flexible for a Bracer.

At the Black Cat Café, Giordano and Edwin are both unfrozen and holding out inside. They explain that Luis, Shannon’s boyfriend, also went to city hall with Shannon. The group saves Jack and Hale on the streets, where Jack is surprised that Harwood is involved with Van. Harwood sends his greetings to Gambler Jack, mentioning he read the novels. Jack responds that he’s not pleased to hear that. Bracers Gray, Anju, and Shino the Bar Lady struggle against the Demons, but Jorda teleports them away using her shadow. Anju gazes at Jorda as she urges her to retreat, and Van praises Jorda's quick thinking.

The group also rescues Alvis, Regena, and Daswani. Alvis is confused by Jorda and Harwood's involvement but is told to deal with it for now, as they have bigger issues to face. Harwood jokes about how great harmony is, prompting Judith to tell him to be quiet. After the fight, Daswani asks Harwood if he’s involved in all of this. Harwood admits he can’t claim complete innocence, given the person inside City Hall causing the chaos. Everyone wonders what he means by that.

The group discovers that Ixs and one of the Masked People are inside City Hall, but the entrance is blocked by a spiritual barrier. Jorda believes she can use her Shadow Eater to break through, while Harwood applies a poison he’s concocted to weaken it, allowing her to succeed. Upon entering, they find City Hall unaffected by the Pandemonium, but Van’s Alter Core starts to glow with an unfamiliar color, reacting to Risette.

Suddenly, the entire City Hall transforms into ruins. Risette, recognizing the site, experiences PTSD and screams. The group battles monsters, confirming through Risette that they are created by the biological nanomachines. Van praises Risette, who reminds him that as his concierge, this is to be expected.

Deeper in City Hall, the group finds it strange that this is the genuine City Hall, yet it’s in ruins, and all the monsters are biological nanomachines. They find Luis, Shannon, and Chief Bannings, and engage in battle, with Harwood stepping back to wish them luck, which annoys Van. After the fight, Judith asks Shannon about Chloe, and Chief Bannings mentions they’re on the top floor where the banquet was supposed to take place. Suddenly, Shannon, Luis, and Bannings are ambushed by a lingering monster, but Risette activates a shard barrier just in time. Then, Chloe, wearing a Grimcat mask, intervenes to protect them. Harwood expresses his admiration, mentioning he heard about Chloe from Lucrezia. The three are taken aback by the mask, but she reassures them to not worry about it and informs Van and the others that Ixs and the Masked Person are in the Banquet Room.

Talking with Chief Bannings, he reveals he has a nephew in Crossbell who has faced many unusual situations. (LLOYD BANNINGS)

At the top, Ixs mocks Jorda, questioning if she is at the age where she can’t separate from her brother. Accompanying him is the Masked Pink person known as the “Masked Apostle,” who brandishes a dagger that everyone recognizes as Melchior’s. They engage in battle, with Ixs taunting Jorda and Harwood teasing the Apostle, though he asks for leniency if the Apostle is injured enough. After the fight, the remaining Masked People attack the group. FIO, Quatre’s robot assistant, and Harwood devise a plan to temporarily blind the Masked People using a flashbang. Bergard takes out Karn, while Feri and Elaine gain the upper hand on the Green Soldier. Meanwhile, Risette and Van overpower the Pink Apostle, breaking his mask to reveal it’s actually Melchior.

The Green Soldier’s mask is also partially damaged, shocking Feri, who had thought the Green Soldier was Aida. Instead, it is someone with similar skin color to Feri.

(hinting that it could be a future or alternate history version of her as Harwood explained how the Alter Core distorts causality, allowing things from the future to emerge, as seen when Hamilton stole Tharbad's water from 1210 to replenish 1189.)

Van exclaims that things are getting crazier by the second and questions whether Melchior is also masquerading as someone else. Melchior laughs, acknowledging that while Feri's guess was incorrect, she clearly knows who the Green Soldier really is.

Van questions Melchior and the masked people's intentions in this “era.” The other Remnants applaud Van for almost piecing it together. Melchior corrects him, stating it's not “this era" they're after. Touching the Alter core, he switches between the uncollapsed City Hall and the ruined version. The group realizes they are in the future version of City Hall. Van speculates that Melchior and the others aim to create a wedge that will destabilize space-time due to today’s rocket launch. Melchior claps, affirming Van's deduction. He notes that, unlike the Remnants' plan, their experience with Dingo in Kuro 2 was a limited simulation made possible by the Eighth Genesis. What they intend to do will actually alter the fate imposed on this world. Feri asks about the “fate always imposed on the world,” and Judith recalls Harwood mentioning something similar.

Melchior explains that Zemuria is protected in a "way" and that it has a built-in security feature, a "safety" if you will, which he views as both a blessing and a curse. This "safety" has previously saved the world from the Great Collapse and other destructive forces. He refers to the “Treasure,” or the Septerrion, as the most crucial element. However, he claims that Roy Gramheart opposes this safety and wishes to eliminate it for an unknown reason, noting that the Grandmaster of Ouroboros is closely watching to see if his plan succeeds. Melchior warns that if Gramheart's plan becomes irreversible, it could doom the world.

He reveals that he and the Remnants are essentially "failsafes" meant to “deceive” this “safety,” meant to hijack it for a brief moment. (Touched upon in the finale.)

Quatre, offended, argues that Melchior trivializes everyone involved in the Space Project, making it hard for him to accept that Melchior and the Remnants are failsafes or that he would act out of goodwill.

Melchior clarifies they are using the Alter Cores as requested by Professor Hamilton, shocking everyone.

He asks if the Thors group or the Picnic group collaborating with Van informed them in the Grim Garten while the CID and the Presidential Office seek Hamilton, who the Church has ordered to execute Hamilton for her crimes.

This leaves Quatre heartbroken at the revelation.

Aaron demands Melchior stop speaking nonsense, but Melchior turns to Harwood and Bergard, suggesting they ask them. Bergard admits he hasn't directly heard from them since leaving the Septian Church long ago, though he has noticed Kevin's actions. Elaine asks what Melchior intends to do now, and he replies that nothing more is needed because the “wedge” is sufficient.

The Remnants prepare to teleport by extending their Alter Cores. Lagun Karn tells Aaron it might not be his place to say, but Melchior is telling the truth. The Green Soldier (Alt Feri?) advises Feri to abandon her naïveté, as it could cost her everything someday.

Feri asks for a moment to explain who she is. Giacomo admits he doesn't care about the mission but finds the unfolding events interesting. He taunts Van, saying everything is sealed now and cannot be changed. Ixs states it all rests on their final member, the the one who brings “Dawn,” and if luck is on their side, they may reunite.

Melchior expresses pleasure in talking with Van and Harwood, revealing there are more collaborators assisting Hamilton. He notes Dingo Brad was useful when alive, along with the Sword Hermit, the First Generation Grimcats, and finally, the last collaborator in Professor Hamilton’s plan is Agnes Claudel.

Feri wonders about Melchior's meaning, and Van recalls Agnes in her school outfit during their “date,” as well as the time he saw her secretly at Trion Tower while patrolling with Jorda.

Melchior ponders if Van’s group was deceived by Agnes. He expresses his condolences, saying that lies can hurt, but ultimately, it was Van’s fault from the start.

After they leave, they realize that time has stood still the entire time and that it’s 10AM, and Van needs to get back to Edith to stop Gramheart.

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