"...So this is it." I'm on the last step of the children's game and I can see Eve from here and my body waiting. Eve, who is also playing the game, sees me and gives me a big smile. Her smile is so genuine it makes me feel bad for not giving this incredible girl the value she deserves.
"Time to use my skill." Just one jump left. I just need to jump one more "little square" and I'll return to my world. But if I do that now without creating the marionette, it'll cause problems, so I need to do both at the same time: create the marionette and return to my world.
"Let's see if this works... [Final Act: Maximum Release]." I start using the skill, feeling my vitality being drained at an absurd rate. It's far more vitality than any other marionette has ever drained from me.
The number just climbs, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 60%, 70%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 99.99%, and it finally stops before draining 100% of my vitality. My whole body feels heavy, like I'm about to die.
