...This power... it's certainly different than before... Heh... Betting on what little time we had left was the right move... The first Herrscher of this era has been born... Congratulations... You are no longer 「Its」 puppet... Hehe... which means I won this bet... ——That's enough, you two! Darker than Hell. Whiter than Heaven. Divine Key 「Abyss Flower」, 2nd level output—— About seven hours ago, Edison, New Jersey—— ... The reactor power is rising abnormally! It's exceeded the exact critical point! The reaction is about to go out of control! ！ How did it suddenly—— ... Everyone, into the shelter! Quickly! Focus on saving yourself, and just run! But—— There's no time! Get out of here! W-Why... are you here? Shhh... stay still. Soon... it'll be all over. …… Half an hour later, in a hoodless luxury sports car—— ...Come on, say something？ I know you are a quiet and reserved person,... but surely this is too boring. ...Why...did you save me... ...Why? Seriously, I couldn't just watch you do something stupid. Listen carefully. The Honkai energy in your body has already been sealed by the「White Flower」to your right arm—— Once this is all over, your friends will have plenty of time to cure you. ...But...I... Those infected by the Honkai will inevitably be provoked by the Will of the Honkai, and do something stupid. ...But to you, this is not an issue. Being infected to the point of almost losing half your body, yet still able to think rationally—— ——that is already stronger than 99.9% of people, do you understand, Dr. Schrödinger? ...... ...Of course, this doesn't mean I approve of your methods. Disregarding the matter of hurting innocents for the time being——no matter what, you wouldn't have been able to defeat a true Herrscher. If Welt stood on the side of the Honkai, then you would have gotten yourself killed; and if he stood on our side——like he does now——then you would have forced onto him the burden of being a "killer". Do you understand how vile something like that is? ...... However, don't stress yourself too much... It's already over, isn't it? You still have time, you can go and mend your ties with them. Miss Reanna... I... I don't know if I can do it... ...... ...But I will try. ...Try my best to become someone like you. Haha...I am not any kind of role model. The last time we fought...you must have realised already, right? I'm a...someone who is even worse than you. In the physical sense. Uh...Wait, wait... That's a lot of information... That is to say... That gloomy woman who half turned into a Honkai beast, she was trying to awaken your powers, and was here to pick a fight? Demolishing people's houses, And even smashed me into a mess? That's about it... So? What are your abilities? Well... How so. Since you're still one of us -- shouldn't you start with something constructive?? Er... That was a surprisly accepting response...As expected of Tesla... Heh heh, being able to quickly accept changes in the world is a must condition for being an inventor! ...Tsk. Why does it seem like I'm getting flattered. ... Anyways, answer my question first! Uh, Well... I...I don't quite understand it myself... ...Huh? Take it easy, Dr. Tesla. Except for Welt's own rejection of the mysterious will... What's certain is, number one, that he used Eden star much more effectively than we did; The second is that he carries whithin himself "the residue of the souls" of victims of the Berlin Eruption. If Schrodinger was correct in her judgment that he is indeed a "Herrscher"... So, these two things, they don't really have any deductive value. …… The Divine keys were built with the Core of Herrschers, and a Herrscher can use them more easily and effectively than we can. And the "residue of souls" is very likley just a side effect of his true abilities... Otherwise, they wouldn't be in such a state of disarray. All in all... It would be quite difficult to infer more information from just this, right? …… That's the way it is. But... if this idiot really is a "Herrscher", then he was one from the very beginning, right? Do you mean... Don’t forget... the scale of this disaster is estimated to be comparable to the one in Berlin... In other words, since the idiot Welt is a Herrscher, and that idiot Schrödinger is not—- Well, there's a good chance we might have another one appear in New York. That's how it works, right? So did Edison-san escape to the shelter before the incident happened? ...No, she wasn't able to evacuate. What? Didn't she go inside the shelter together with Nokianvirtanen? ...She did. But then she left right after. ..... ...to help me. ...Wait. You were too close to the reactor so there was nowhere to run, right? ...That's correct. ...Then what did Edison-san do to protect you? ...I don't know. ...What? But what can I say is, that wasn't power a human could have obtained by themselves. However it doesn't belong to the same system as the Honkai. I can tell. Even now Edison-san is fighting against the Honkai using that power. ...But I believe she has reached a domain none of us can get close to. At the same time, in a certain place—— Damn... At this rate I won't be able to let everyone know! If I can't withstand this long enough... Hey! Useless coward attached to the dollar bill! Do something! ...You've done everything you could, Edison-san. It'll be problematic if you forget. The moment you borrowed the power of ■■■■ and decided to use the 「Interferometer」, it stopped being connected to "that" 11-dimensional space—— That's why I can have a conversation with you like this.

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The "string theory" in theoretical physics (later developed as "M theory") believes that all elementary particles can be [expressed] as special [waves] in a special space (ten-dimensional) (called "strings") , "String" is represented by the more essential "membrane" in M theory). Therefore, it is based on eleven-dimensional space-time (ten-dimensional space plus one-dimensional time).

"People are very fortunate to discover a new kind of symmetry.... One way is to say that time and space have additional dimensions besides the dimensions we experience. These dimensions are called Glassman dimensions because they are used The number of the so-called Grassmann variable is not measured by the usual real numbers.... For a positivist like me, the question of'do extra dimensions really exist?' is meaningless. People can only ask at most : Can a mathematical model with extra dimensions describe the universe well?" -Stephen Hawking, "The Universe in a Nutshell"

I intend to convey my thoughts in a way even you can understand. I'll say it again, I'm just one of ■■■■'s creations. I'm not any different than you right now. ...The power you posses right now was obtained by crushing the many possibilities of your life. If you are dissatisfied, remember that it was you the one who rushed to use the 「Interferometer」 to boost your abilities. Because of that it was difficult to bring forth your latent potential. What? I was too impatient? In the situation we were in anyone would had done the same thing! ...Which is why I've been telling you that you've done what you could, Edison-san. 「They」 definitely can't ignore the anomalies on this planet... But their actions are done in such a way we can't comprehend. Presumably, to 「Them」 the survival of mankind is completely irrelevant. What 「They」 are really interested in is the ripples inside the 11-dimensional space we have yet to understand—— ——And the anomalies on this planet are akin to the annoying screams of a frog. ...And how is any of that going to help me? What a bunch of useless information! I'm just a dollar bill. What constructive opinion were you expecting from me? ...And even if I were the real Benjamin Franklin, do you really think he could come up with a plan to get out of this situation? ..... ...You're right. Can't believe I lost my cool and counted on a dollar bill for answers. Whatever... I'll prove to those watching from above... Mankind will be in control of its own fate right until the end! Nancy Thomas Edison swears, even if her life comes to an end, she won't let New York become another Berlin!