Within the vast universe,
this is...
...a story that took place in a small country...
...on a small planet.
I did not see the incident with my own eyes,
but my family and the people I treasure dearly told me a lot about it.
It all started in June two years ago.
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You have one voice message.
Hello?
This is Ishida from Uminari University Hospital.
Tomorrow is your birthday, right, Hayate-chan?
Umi-U Hospital
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I called you to ask about getting food after your check-up tomorrow.
Could you get back to me before you come to the hospital tomorrow?
Thanks.
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No more messages.
Disengaging the seal.
Begin.
December 2 Uminari City
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Good morning, Master.
Yep, good morning, Raising Heart.
This past spring,
I had a few important encounters.
The encounter with Yuuno-kun, my magic teacher.
The encounter with magic.
The encounter with Raising Heart, my dear partner.
And...
...the encounter with Fate-chan.
I first met Fate...
...in an incident half a year ago.
We weren't able to come to an agreement.
Because of the misunderstanding, we clashed and fought.
There were many pains and sorrows.
A lot happened in a short time.
And I really mean a lot.
But Fate-chan...
...responded to the feelings I conveyed to her.
And then we became friends.
We parted for a while,
...and couldn't meet.
Fate-chan.
Nanoha...
Fate-chan!
Welcome back, Fate-chan.
I'm back, Nanoha.
Dimension Administration Bureau HQ
Right now, Fate-chan's probably happy to see her again.
Most likely.
Does this mattress go in the kid's room upstairs, ma'am?
Yes, please!
Hey, careful.
Yeah.
[Sign: Seishou University Affiliated Private Elementary School]
Today, we have a new friend joining this class.
A transfer student?
A boy? A girl?
Fate-san, come in.
E-Excuse me...
On Duty
I'm Fate Testarossa.
Pleased to meet you.
Yes, we're pretty much done moving in.
I see.
Arf was very helpful.
No, not really...
After putting various things in order,
you can relax a bit now, right, Captain?
You're right.
I'll use my break wisely.
We'll contact you again.
Arf, say hi to Fate-chan for me.
Sure.
Well then,
after a short break, how about we go shopping?
Yeah, okay.
Since I still don't know much about this world,
please show me around.
Leave it to me.
Well, um...
Admiral Lindy?
Thanks for protecting Fate.
What's with you all of a sudden?
I'm grateful to Amy and Chrono as well.
For instance, during Fate's magi test and her trial,
you've always been so kind to her.
And in regards to her and Nanoha, you went out of your way.
I am the legal guardian for both of you, you know.
It's the least I can do.
But, about moving to this world and going to school,
I'm glad Fate-san happily accepted it.
When Fate first heard about it,
she cried the whole night.
She was so happy and excited.
Both you and Fate-san went through a lot during that sad incident.
But from now, you get to choose your own future.
Yeah.
Both you and Fate-san are good kids, so I love both of you.
I'd be happy if you'd stay with me forever.
Thank you.
Chrono-kun, Amy, long time no see.
Admiral Leti, long time no see.
It's been a long time.
Has Fate-chan already...?
Yes, she arrived and should be at school by now.
I see.
Lindy's also there, so she can rest for a while.
Yes, ma'am.
Now, about the case I want you to handle, Chrono-kun.
Yes, ma'am.
Tracking and arresting a group of illegal trespassers.
Their main violations are the hunting of large animals and looting of mages.
Looting?
They are attacking to extract...
...the power source of mages: the Linker Core.
Bye, Fate, Nanoha!
See you tomorrow!
Yeah.
See you tomorrow!
Nanoha-chan and Fate-chan both seemed so happy.
You're right.
I haven't seen Nanoha that happy in a while.
Yeah.
Fate-chan, will you be okay with school?
Yeah, the teacher and classmates are all very kind, so I'll be just fine.
That's great!
That's right, I have a lot of things from Yuuno and Chrono for you.
Like study material on magic and a new training menu.
They said they made it so we can work on them together.
I see!
Now we'll be able to practise together!
Yeah.
I feel bad we can't tell Alisa and Suzuka about it.
Well, we can't scare them, and there are other reasons...
Listen, Nanoha...
There are still many things I don't know about school, or this world in general.
Because of that, I may cause you trouble or worry you...
It's okay.
I'm sure I'd be like that too.
So, well...
I'll do my best.
I'm looking forward to working with you, Nanoha.
Same here!
Let's work together, Fate-chan!
Were you able to catch up with Fate?
Yep!
Yuuno-kun, are you busy with work?
Well, more or less.
The Infinity Library is humongous and deep.
I see.
Fate, I'm ready!
Oh Arf, why have you become so small?
Because a wolf stands out too much.
We're playing it smart.
I see.
We're going on a walk.
Sure, take care.
A major mana energy reading detected.
Got it.
Let's do this, Graf Eisen.
Yes, Master.
Prison of Magic!
Caution.
Emergency.
A barrier?!
Communications down.
Something is approaching.
Arf!
Yeah!
Incoming.
Homing bullet.
Deadly Blow!
Raising Heart, please!
Stand by.
Ready.
Setup.
Flying Swallow!
Go!
Damn...
An aerial-combat mage!
I have no idea why I'm being ambushed,
but who are you?
Why are you doing this?
I won't understand if you don't tell me!
How dare you!
Cannon mode.
I said...
Divine...
...explain yourself!
...Buster.
Graf Eisen, load...
...cartridge!
Explosion.
Rocket Form.
Rocket...
...Hammer!
Protection.
Smash through!
Yes, Master.
The Book of Darkness, absorb.
Nanoha...!
Nanoha, answer me!
Decline in mana energy reading.
Raising Heart is not responding.
What is this unsettling feeling?
Yes, from Fate-san and Arf.
Confirmed.
A seal-type capturing barrier.
Contact in 16 seconds.
Damn, I need more time.
No problem.
General is here.
Signum... Shamal and Zafira, too...
I will not let you...
...past me.
I'm sorry, dear.
But...
Keep still.
Well...
Not bad swordplay for a mage.
Yes, Master.
Nanoha!
Lævatein.
Explosion!
Flashing...
...Sword!
Absorption complete.
Vita, I took out a mage.
Pass me the Book of Darkness.
Here.
Let's go, Eisen.
Yes, Master.
Impressive.
Still moving?
Is she your family or something?
My friend.
We've been apart.
I finally got to see her.
My dear friend!
I see.
Sorry about that.
But for us...
We have our reasons, too.
Let's go back.
December 2 20:34
Same Day, Medical Section
The three of them are not injured.
Really, they are just asleep.
But, I have two concerns.
A temporary mana decline due to shrinkage in their Linker Cores.
And all three...
...have sustained serious injuries, but have been treated.
As you all know, this is an emergency!
From now on, this team will investigate...
...the illegal trespassers case.
Yes, sir!
Let's aim for a swift arrest!
Yes, ma'am!
The cores and the basic frames are unharmed.
Don't worry, I can fix you in no time.
Photos from the scene?
Valuable data Raising Heart and Bardiche recorded for us.
Chrono-kun?
You recognise that book?
A Lost Logia, the Book of Darkness.
A Class 1 dangerous relic from Ancient Belka.
The Book of Darkness?!
You mean...
December 3 06:30
Yagami Residence
Good morning, Book of Darkness.
December 3 07:45
Nanoha!
Fate-chan.
Good morning, Nanoha.
How are you feeling?
I can't use magic, but I'm fine physically.
I see.
Same for me and Arf.
I see.
Oh yeah, Fate-chan,
you came to save me, didn't you?
I'm sorry and thank you.
No...
In the end, I couldn't.
That's not true.
Thank you, Fate-chan.
But who were those people?
Yeah, I was suddenly attacked, so...
But Chrono and the others are investigating the case, so it should be okay.
Yeah, you're right.
Yeah.
Fate-chan, do you have time after school today?
I want to go check in on Raising Heart and Bardiche.
Sorry, did I wake you?
Ah, no.
You better sleep in bed or you'll catch a cold.
Ah, sorry...
Were you up late?
Yes, a little late.
I see.
I'm sorry!
I overslept!
Good morning, Shamal.
Good morning.
Good morning, Vita.
Yeah.
Come on, Vita-chan, go wash up.
13:35 Engineering Section, DAB HQ
Hello.
Ah, Fate-chan.
And you must be...
Nanoha-chan?
Yes, ma'am.
I'm Mariel Atenza of Engineering.
I am Law Enforcer Officer Chrono and Amy-senpai's junior.
I'm Takamachi Nanoha.
You came for your devices?
They're undergoing a system check,
so you can't talk with them, but you're welcome to look.
Thanks.
It'll take time, but we will fix them.
So don't worry.
But having damaged your devices to this extent...
They must've been powerful opponents.
They used some different magic.
I've never seen a magic circle like that.
That was Belkan.
What's more, it was authentic.
Ancient Belka...
A pure offensive magic from ancient times.
The first class mages are called "knights".
Then, what was exploding inside their devices?
The Magic Cartridge System.
They explode high-pressure magical bullets inside their devices...
...which provides them explosive destructive power.
Without both a powerful device and a talented mage,
you'll end up with a self-destructive weapon.
It's a dangerous and unsafe system, but...
[Sign: Uminari City Library]
This one?
Yes.
Thank you so much.
Wow, we're the same age?
Yup.
I've seen you around here and thought we're around the same age.
Actually, me too.
Um, I'm Tsukimura Suzuka.
Suzuka-chan.
I'm Yagami Hayate.
Hayate-chan.
Uminari University Hospital
Oh, hi there.
Ishida-sensei.
Thank you for your time.
Sure.
Hayate-chan, how have you been?
Um...
Same as usual.
Well, here are the test results from the other day.
The current treatment hasn't been that effective.
But we want to continue and observe for a bit longer.
What do you think, Hayate-chan?
Um...
I'll leave it up to you.
Are the tests and medication painful?
Are you okay?
I'll stay strong.
I have this feeling that we'll meet them again.
Yeah.
We didn't get to talk to them, but...
But surely next time...
Yeah.
You want to start now?
Yeah, let's practise.
Let's become strong,
so we won't overlook the sad reality.
So we won't hurt anyone anymore.
You came?
Yeah.
DAB is seriously looking for us now, so we'd better be more careful.
We should start collecting from other worlds far from this one.
How many pages have we filled?
290 pages.
The two girls contributed a lot.
Right, so we're almost halfway there.
Let's not waste time.
We'll complete it quickly, and then live in peace...
...with Hayate.
Ready?
Yeah.
That's right.
I'm fully in charge of repairing you.
But that's too...
CVK792, the Belkan cartridge system.
Are you sure?
[Sign: Seishou University Affiliated Private Elementary School]
December 12 13:23
Problem 1.
The figure in the right has two circles of the same size...
...inside a bigger circle with a circumference of 8 cm.
Question 1.
What is the radius of the bigger circle?
The perpetrators can absorb energy only once from a mage's core.
I see.
That means, Nanoha-san and Fate-san...
...won't be attacked again?
Correct.
But you might, Captain.
You're right, but don't worry.
I can protect myself.
Should I cut my break short and come help you?
No, ma'am.
We'll be all right. No need to worry.
I see.
Enjoy your time with Fate, ma'am.
Roger that.
Leti, do you have a moment?
Oh Lindy, how can I help?
We go way back, don't we?
Sure, way back.
Why do you ask?
Is Chrono investigating a case related to the Book of Darkness?
We weren't aware of it at first.
Many things were different from the Book of Darkness Incident we know.
I told Chrono-kun another team will take over.
He refused?
Yeah.
He told me not to tell you that he's handling a case involving the Book of Darkness.
I see.
Now...
Time to prepare dinner.
I'm so glad I made it on time.
Thank you very much.
Mary-san, are you okay?
I'm all right.
How about you two?
Perfect.
Our mana level is higher than before.
Wow, that's youth for you.
They're ready, so go see them.
It's been a while, Master.
Raising Heart's shape...
Pretty chic, isn't it?
Yeah, it's cute!
Bardiche, too!
Yes, sir.
Check with them what modifications have been made.
Yes, ma'am.
Thank you very much.
Oh, Fate!
Arf, what's wrong?
Well,
I was supposed to meet up with Admiral Lindy today,
but I can't get a hold of her.
Have you heard anything, Fate?
A barrier in the monitored area.
Ancient Belkan System detected!
Four on-site members surrounding the barrier.
We're attempting to destroy it, but...
It's too strong!
Of course.
It's a barrier Klarwind and I made.
DAB's mages will come soon.
Get a move on it!
All right!
I'd rather avoid collecting from our own lands,
but we can't leave mages around Hayate while we're out.
So...
You're their leader?
Would you mind having a little chat?
A chat?
A part of the Book of Darkness' system,
an eternal regenerating program with its own mind and body: The Guardian Knights,
Wolkenritter.
What do you intend to do with the Book of Darkness?
We have our own mission and reasons.
I don't need to answer you.
Even if my family was killed...
...by the Book of Darkness that went on a rampage eleven years ago?
Flying Swallow, Claymore!
Signum, what are you spacing out for?
Right, sorry.
This seems a little... unfair.
No, ma'am.
Teleport signature above!
I'm sorry, Raising Heart, even though you were just restored...
All right, that's what I'm here for.
Bardiche, too!
No problem.
This is the first launch of the new system.
Requesting a renewed activation call.
Okay!
Raising Heart Exelion!
Bardiche Assault!
Set up!
Activation normal.
Cartridge unit functioning normally.
They're...!
Admiral Lindy, are you okay?
Yes, for now.
I'm glad.
Their magic powers are back already.
That's amazingly fast.
Plus those devices...
It doesn't matter!
I'll take out all obstructions!
Fate-chan.
We're not here to fight.
We came to listen to you.
I won't be fooled!
Not with those arms!
You're saying that when you always attack me first?
You're of no use to us anymore!
Explosion!
Break a few bones and sit aside!
Raising Heart!
Commencing cartridge load.
So strong...!
I won't go down so easily!
You...!
Smasher!
You...!
Shatter to pieces!
Axel Shooter.
Axel...
...Shooter!
Honestly, I just want you to talk with me.
I also wanted to apologise about your hat.
Because I'm a good girl.
Shut up, you midget!
Outta my way or I'll smash you!
Snake Bite!
Attack!
Hm...
Compared to the other day, it is like you are a different person.
You trained that much, huh?
Or did you just blow your cool last time?
Thank you.
I'm stable today and have trained more.
I am Signum, the head of the Wolkenritter.
You?
Fate Testarossa.
Testarossa, eh?
I'd be delighted to play under different circumstances,
but I don't have time.
I don't have confidence in being able to end this without killing you.
Will you forgive me for my immaturity?
Don't worry about it, because this time the winner...
...will be me!
You meatball, you're someone's familiar, too!
You must stop your master if he's doing something wrong!
Our master knows nothing of our deeds.
The four of us are acting under our own discretion and responsibility.
DAB's reinforcements.
Armed squad and shield mages.
So quick!
They're closing in on us!
Everyone, retreat now!
Fine.
Understood.
I'll launch a flash bomb.
That's your cue.
That's...!
Sorry, Testarossa.
We'll settle it next time.
Signum!
I'm Vita, the Hammer Knight of the Wolkenritter.
I'll talk to you if you insist.
But stay outta our way right now!
Clear Howl!
The barrier diminished.
A flash bomb is obstructing our view.
Search jamming...
Signature tracking!
Yes, ma'am.
Amy, are you tracking them?
Yeah, we have them marked!
Sending coordinates to all tracking units!
Wherever they run to, we'll track them!
I'm counting on you!
Chrono's after an ancient Lost Logia, the Book of Darkness.
Since Ancient Belkan times,
it was said that it, along with its four knights, had a different master,
but the data I have on the Book of Darkness...
...does not match those four.
Fate-chan, you were speaking with your opponent, weren't you?
Yeah...
They said for the sake of their friends and master, they have something that must be done.
Fate-san, Arf, I'm sorry.
Can I put my break on hold and go back to work?
Of course, please do.
Yes, but if possible...
We'd like to help out, too!
May we?
Let's all go ask.
Yes, ma'am!
Oh really?
Yeah.
It's so late.
Yeah, I should let you go now.
Okay.
I'll call you next time.
Sure!
Well, good night.
Good night.
Welcome back, Book of Darkness.
Didn't you go out with Shamal?
Oh well.
I prepared a hotpot for dinner, but no one's back yet.
I was chatting with Suzuka-chan.
Don't worry.
Even if they're not here, we're still family.
So I'm not lonely.
But you know what?
Just like before, Book of Darkness, it's just us two again.
The Book of Darkness' activation, confirmed.
We are the Guardian Knights, and we collect pages to protect our master.
Clouds serving the Master of the Night Sky.
Wolkenritter.
Hey, wait...
Quiet, Vita-chan.
Quiet! I won't forgive such rudeness in front of our master.
But look...
She seems to have passed out.
What?
No way!
Good morning.
This is my first time meeting you.
I am the Unison Device...
...of this Tome of the Night Sky.
You have officially become our master just now.
The Tome of the Night Sky and its four knights will offer you wisdom and power.
We are here to serve you.
Um, okay...
There is so much I would like to tell you.
But once you wake from this slumber,
you shall forget most of what I have told you.
I will?
Actually, it feels so strange.
This doesn't feel like our first meeting.
In the form of this book,
I have always been by your side since you were small.
Oh, I see.
Huh?
What's this?
You're waking from your slumber.
I may never be able to see you again.
So may I ask you this?
The kind knights have been...
...fighting against their will.
Please show them kindness.
And foremost...
I wish for your happiness.
No... Wait...
Wait!
What an unpleasant town.
Not a hint of magic.
At least it's not a war zone or a land of bloodshed.
What Guardian Knights?
We're just stuck with a randomly chosen master.
We must fight to collect the pages of the Book of Darkness.
That's our fate we cannot escape.
Until we break and perish.
Vita-chan, Zafira, come back.
Our new master has awoken.
So...
This is a magical book from an ancient world called Belka:
the Book of Darkness.
You're its Guardian Knights.
Yes.
And I'm your master.
That's right.
Has it spoken to you before?
In your dreams, perhaps?
It may have, but I'm not sure.
Bingo!
But I know one thing.
As the master of the Book of Darkness, I must take good care of you.
You can live here with me.
Plus I'm quite a cook.
That leaves clothes!
To be honest,
I don't know what I should do as the master of the Book of Darkness.
I just want to live in peace with all of you.
Knight Armour?
Yes, we each have a weapon,
but need our master to grant us armour.
We'll make them ourselves, so please come up with the design.
I see.
But I won't make you guys fight, so...
Can it be a knight's outfit?
Yes, that will be fine.
Master Hayate, are you sure about it?
About what?
At your order, we will collect the pages of the Book of Darkness,
and you will gain immense power.
Your legs would be cured, too.
I mustn't.
You must collect those pages by inconveniencing many people.
That's not right.
I'm already happy the way I am now.
My parents are with the stars,
but they left me this house and a fortune.
Besides, I have all of you with me now.
Hayate! Hayate!
What is it, Vita?
Can I eat the strawberry ice cream?
Still hungry after stuffing yourself at dinner?
Shut up!
I'm growing!
Hayate's food is giga-yummy!
Fine then, just a little.
Got it!
Signum?
Yes?
I don't want any powers from the Book of Darkness.
While I am your master, forget about collecting its pages.
Will you promise me?
I swear on my knight's sword.
Hayate-chan, I need to have a few words with Signum and Shamal.
Yes, ma'am.
Vita-chan, wait here, okay?
Okay!
Her life is in danger?
You mean Hayate-chan's?
Yes.
Hayate-chan's nerve paralysis is progressing.
We're doing our best,
but the way it is now, it may spread to her organs.
It was not an illness.
It was a malfunction in the Book of Darkness' independent defence system.
The suppressed magical power is eating away at Hayate's premature body.
And our master is quietly...
...yet surely being killed by the Book of Darkness' curse.
We must save her.
We must save Hayate!
Signum, what should we do?
There is...
...only one way.
Our master's body is being poisoned by...
...the spell of the Book of Darkness' automatic defence system!
If Hayate-chan awakens as the true master of the Book of Darkness...
Our master's illness will vanish.
At least it will not progress any further.
I won't kill people because I don't want to taint Hayate's future.
But I'll do anything else!
Please forgive me, Master.
I will break our promise just this once!
It would be great to get more support,
as well as have you back, Captain, but...
I'm sorry for being selfish.
Sorry, Chrono.
Sorry.
Captain, please start tomorrow.
Nanoha and Fate, be on standby.
We'll request your assistance as needed.
All right.
Thanks, Chrono.
December 12 22:15
Hayate-chan, I'm sorry we're so late!
Master Hayate has...
...been waiting, but has fallen asleep.
I see.
We'll apologise to her tomorrow.
Yeah.
By the way...
What were you talking about?
She asked about the Book of Darkness;
what we know about it and what we are after.
We are the Book of Darkness' knights.
We just collect pages for our master.
That's right.
But something's bugging me...
Admiral Clyde Harlaown.
He died eleven years ago in the last Book of Darkness incident.
My husband.
When transporting the culprit and the Book of Darkness,
it went berserk when it was supposed to be sealed by four mages.
To take the Book of Darkness out of our ship,
my husband flew out in a pod with the transport container.
That was it...
Um, when Admiral Clyde died, was Chrono...
Chrono was three.
At the funeral,
he didn't cry.
Nor accuse me for not being able to save his father.
Not even once since that day.
So I worry about him sometimes.
But Amy, who became his friend at school, told me...
...what Chrono said at school.
"I'm proud of my mother and father more than anyone.
So I want to pursue the same career as them."
I'm sorry, I was being a little too sentimental.
No, not at all.
Well, your turn.
Tell me about yourself, Fate-san.
Yes, ma'am.
You told me a little,
but how are you feeling about your mother, Precia?
It's still hard to put it into words.
Nanoha saved me.
You and Chrono have been so kind, too.
I'm actually here, but...
A part of me cannot move on from that day.
I'm so naive.
That's not true.
You're doing great.
Let's talk more from now, okay?
About the past and the future.
Yeah.
Thank you.
In transformations, Bardiche and I each have 3 forms.
Bardiche's Bullova and Crescent,
and my Axel and Buster Cannon, are standard forms.
And the third...
Full drive, Exelion Mode.
Exactly.
December 13 06:54
Welcome back.
Yeah.
You were out all night?
We collected more.
We'll add it to the book later.
Okay.
Hayate!
Hayate-chan!
Uminari University Hospital
Hayate...
Vita...?
Everyone...
You went into shock, but seem stable now.
Geez, you all made a big deal out of it.
Sorry for troubling you.
Hold on, Hayate-chan.
I'm stuck here for a while.
Besides, that means I can't cook for you while I'm here.
Well, that's...
We'll manage somehow.
Don't worry.
I'll come visit every day!
Vita, you're such a good girl.
But don't worry about it.
Shamal will stay here...
...to take care of and guard our master.
We'll collect pages when we're not visiting.
All right.
The active area of the knights expanded.
They've changed their pattern.
We will contact you when we need your assistance.
Okay.
All right.
The pace at which the Book of Darkness is infecting Hayate-chan...
...seems to be increasing.
At this rate,
she only has a month.
Or even...
...much less.
Don't worry.
We'll save her.
I have no clue who added this on.
I just cannot free myself from this cursed chain.
Sometimes I'll put our master and you in danger...
...when I eternally reincarnate against my will.
I am terribly sorry.
Master Hayate...
I will not let you kill our kind master.
It doesn't hurt.
This doesn't hurt at all!
Hayate must be in much more pain.
Hayate must be...
...suffering much more!
Even if Hayate becomes the true master of the Book of Darkness,
I don't know if Hayate will be happy.
She might get upset.
She might despise us.
But...
Our kind Hayate is suffering in pain...
I can't stand it.
I can't stand...
...losing Hayate!
So... Eisen!
I know.
Shatter to pieces!
December 18
Uminari University Hospital
This is what I've found so far.
Firstly, the "Book of Darkness" is not its true name.
Its official name is "Tome of the Night Sky".
It was created to collect and study the spells of great mages.
It travels with its master.
It's probably demonstrating destructive powers...
...because one of its past masters altered its program.
That caused its functions...
...of automatically repairing its damaged data, as well as travel, to go berserk.
The worst part is the change in its effect on its master.
If mana isn't collected often enough, it feeds on its master.
But when completed, it will cause major destruction.
The cause?
The automatic defence system that has been added.
NachtWal.
That is infecting its master and it's the reason it goes berserk.
The Book of Darkness has the main Unison System.
An unit called the "Consciousness of the Book of Darkness".
But after the Book of Darkness is completed, the automatic defence system,
NachtWal, takes over after a certain period.
So all the incidents so far were caused by...
Probably.
Using up the energy it collected and the life of its master,
the Book of Darkness will reincarnate in search of a new master.
All of its past masters...
...have completed it...
Anything on how to stop or seal it?
Unfortunately, nothing.
But I'll keep searching.
I'm counting on you.
Amy, what about our ultimate plan?
Captain's working on it.
Arthra should've docked already.
The ultimate plan?
Anti-vessel signature diminishing weapon,
Arc-en-ciel.
Your friend was hospitalised?
Yeah, suddenly last week.
Hayate, you mean the one you met at the library?
Yeah.
She's spending Christmas there.
Let's go visit her.
Really?
You're in, right?
Yeah!
Let's go on Christmas Eve and take Christmas presents.
Sounds good.
Zafira's back, so I'll switch with him.
All right.
By the way, Hayate-chan's friends will be visiting her.
Suzuka-chan and her friends.
I see.
Hayate got permission to go out on Christmas Eve.
She wants to have dinner with us.
Sounds good.
The fun of choosing flowers!
It's Christmas!
The fun of choosing flowers!
It's Christmas!
The fun of choosing flowers!
We'll be back by then.
It's Christmas!
The fun of choosing flowers!
It's Christmas!
The fun of choosing flowers!
It's Christmas!
The fun of choosing flowers!
It's Christmas!
The fun of choosing flowers!
Okay.
I'll check in again later.
160 more pages to go...
December 24 16:50
Uminari City
Come in!
Good evening, Hayate-chan.
Good evening.
Welcome!
How are you feeling?
I'm so bored I might pick up another disease.
Let me introduce you.
I'm Takamachi Nanoha.
Fate Testarossa.
Yagami Hayate.
Welcome.
These flowers are for you.
And this Christmas present!
We got so lost on our way here.
Oh, it must be them.
Come in!
Excuse us.
Good evening!
Suzuka-chan, Alisa-chan, good eve-
Stop it, Vita!
That's not how you should treat my guests.
B-But... Hayate...
U-Um, nice to meet you, Vita-chan?
We won't do anything.
So... Okay?
Yes.
I'll take your coats.
Enjoy yourselves.
Thank you!
I can't use telepathy.
Are you jamming?
Shamal's backup skills is amazing.
A piece of cake for her.
Um, please don't glare at me.
I'm not glaring!
Come on Vita, be a good girl.
Um... Well, we...
It was pure coincidence.
May we chat with Hayate?
Sure.
Uminari University Hospital
See ya!
See you again!
Hayate-chan is the master of the Book of Darkness?
Our wish will soon come true.
Even if you're Hayate-chan's friends, if you interfere...
Hold on, hear us out, too.
You mustn't.
Once it's complete, Hayate-chan will...
Nanoha!
Signum!
We can't have you inform DAB about our master.
We can't let you out of my jamming area.
Vita-chan...
Don't you dare stop us.
Soon, Hayate will recover and come back to us.
We've tried so hard.
We're almost there...
So outta our way!
You devil!
Fine, I'll be the devil.
If that's the only way you'll understand me,
I don't mind becoming the devil!
Shamal, stand back.
Focus on jamming.
Okay.
The Book of Darkness has been malevolently altered.
It's broken!
If you complete it the way it is now, Hayate will...
It doesn't matter how you judge or criticise it.
We won't listen!
That's not it!
It's not!
I said, we won't listen!
If you'll stand in our way...
I'll kill you!
Barrier Jacket, Sonic Form.
Crescent.
You made your thin jacket even thinner.
I can move faster this way.
Even a weak blow will be fatal.
It's to beat you.
Had we met elsewhere,
you and I may have...
...been great friends.
It's not too late!
We can't stop!
If it's to protect our master's smile,
we're prepared to abandon everything but our honour as knights.
We'll give up our lives for hers!
So we can't...
...stop here!
Bardiche and I will stop you!
I can't get through to anyone.
What's going on?
Restrict Lock activated.
You...!
Divine Buster Extension.
Shoot!
Book of Darkness?
That's...!
NachtWal... Why?!
No...!
Automatic defence system, NachtWal, activated.
Wait!
Not yet!
We can still fight!
You...
That's right, it's all your...
Shut down the Guardian Knight System.
Prioritise the storage of the Book of Darkness.
Eliminate the Guardian Knight System.
Don't screw with me...
Don't screw with me!
Vita-chan!
Destroy enemy forces.
Collect the cores from targets.
Initiate.
Shamal!
Signum!
Remaining system, detected.
Collect.
Retrieve the cores of the Guardian Knight System.
Page collection, complete.
What's that?
Who are you?
It's time to rise, Master.
Forget that.
What have you done to Signum and the others?
Put them down!
Give them back to me!
Yes, Master.
Completely terminate the Guardian Knight System.
Returning to Master in Core Mode.
No, stop!
That's not what I want!
No!
Stop!
Don't do it!
Stop!
Terminated.
It's time to rise.
Hayate-chan!
Hayate!
Control unit...
...fusion.
Again...
Everything is happening again.
Hayate-chan!
I am the Book of Darkness.
All of my power is...
Diabolic Emission.
...for destroying...
...the detested enemy!
Spatial attack!
Sink into...
...darkness.
Exelion Shield.
Abnormality detected!
We have visuals, but no audio!
But this is...!
The Unison Device of...
...the Book of Darkness.
Where's Chrono?
On his way already!
Cease automatic defence.
I will protect Master for a while now.
Nacht...
I will not blame you, a mere defence program.
All responsibility lies with me.
So rest for a little while longer.
Master, please rest...
...inside me for a while.
Nanoha, I'm sorry, and thank you.
Don't worry.
My defence shield is strong.
Bardiche.
Lightning Form.
Who is she?
A Belkan Unison Device.
A control unit that fuses with its master and fights.
If she's out here, Hayate's probably unconscious.
Is there a way to save her?
I'm not sure, but...
Let's try talking to her.
Um, Book of Darkness-san?
We are Hayate-chan and Vita-chan's-
My knights...
They swore to beat you and break Nacht's curse...
...in order to save my master.
My master wished...
...that the despair before her was just a nightmare.
I'm here to grant her wish.
I just want my master to rest within a peaceful dream.
And for those who stand in our way...
...eternal darkness!
Nanoha!
Crescent Saber!
Combination 2,
Buster Shift!
Lock!
Shoot!
Penetrate.
These are...
...our spells.
The spells my knights collected at the cost of their lives.
Book of Darkness-san?
It's not like I don't understand that it's not your fault.
But if the two of you didn't interfere,
my knights and master would have been able to enjoy this holy night in peace.
They would have been able to spend the last of our master's remaining days in peace.
Hayate is still alive.
So are Signum and the others!
It's too late.
The fate of the master of the Book of Darkness ends when it starts.
It's not the end.
We won't let it end!
You're crying because you're sad!
Because you don't want to give up!
If not, it doesn't make sense!
If you've already given up,
you wouldn't be crying!
Barrier Jacket, purge!
We'll keep telling you until you understand.
We want to save you.
And Hayate, too!
So quick...
The destruction has already started.
I will soon lose my consciousness.
Then Nacht will go on a rampage.
But before I go, I shall grant the wishes of my master and knights.
Sleep.
Don't be selfish!
Sonic Drive.
You must have a dark spot in your heart.
Fate-chan?!
Absorption.
Fate-chan!
My master and that girl...
...will be in an endless dream, never to rise again.
A dream between life and death.
That is eternity.
Eternity...
...doesn't exist!
Where...?
Fate, Alicia, Arf, rise and shine.
It can't be?!
Good morning, Fate.
All right, are you all awake?
I am!
I'm sleepy.
I bet the two of you were up till late.
Sort of.
Right?
Be more like Fate: sleep early and wake up early.
You're her big sister, Alicia.
Um, Lynith?
Yes?
What is it, Fate?
Alicia?
Yep.
Bardiche!
Where's Bardiche?
What's that?
What?
It's my...
Let me correct myself.
Fate is a sleepyhead today.
Get changed and have breakfast.
Precia is already waiting at the garden table.
Okay!
Mother...
Good morning, Mama!
Good morning.
Good morning!
Good morning, Arf.
Precia, did you hear that there may be a storm tomorrow?
What's wrong, Fate?
She must have had a scary dream.
She thinks this is a dream or an illusion.
Studying too much?
That's possible.
Fate, come here.
You had a scary dream, huh?
Don't worry, your mother,
Alicia, and Lynith are all with you.
Precia, me, too!
Yes, Arf, too!
Well, she'll probably forget about her bad dream during breakfast.
Come on, sit down.
Let's eat.
No...
This is a dream.
Mother never smiled at me like that.
Alicia and Lynith are both gone now.
But...
This is...
Should we all go into town today?
That sounds good.
We should buy Fate new clothes.
Only Fate again?
That's not fair!
Fate got a perfect score on her mage test.
You should try harder, Alicia.
That's right!
Fate!
Tutor me for the next test, please?!
Sure.
Fate?
This is what...
...I've always wanted.
Over and over...
This is what I dreamed of.
What's wrong, Fate?
Are you okay?
Fate?
I'm so sleepy.
Just go to sleep,
Master.
I will grant all of your wishes.
Nacht, penetrate.
Only three magazines left.
18 bullets in the cartridge.
Reload.
I need a killer shot.
Let's go, Raising Heart.
Let us go master.
What did I...
...wish for?
Erase all of this...
...sad reality.
You,
go to sleep.
I will sooner or later.
But this isn't my time.
Raising Heart, Exelion Mode.
Drive!
Ignition!
All sorrows and bad dreams...
I'll end all of them!
Photon Lancer, Genocide Shift.
Huh?
Fate, let's go home.
Hey, Fate?
Sorry, Alicia.
I'll stay here a bit more.
You will?
Then I'll keep you company.
We'll take cover here from the rain together.
Hey, Alicia...
This is a dream, isn't it?
Fate keeps saying weird things.
Of course it's not a dream.
You and I cannot live at the same time.
If you were alive, I would never be born.
And Mother never looked at me like that...
She was a kind person.
But she went a little too far trying...
...to resurrect me.
I know.
Fate, who cares if it's a dream?
Stay here with us forever.
I can stay your big sis if you stay here.
Mama and Lynith, too...
They will really love you.
We can do a lot of fun things as a family.
The happiness you wanted,
we can give it to you, Fate.
The happiness I wanted...
A healthy body.
Peaceful days with your loved ones.
Sleep now,
and you will get all of that in your dream.
No one will hurt you.
A world without...
...pain or sorrow.
That... would be nice...
I've seen that attack before.
Like I'd fall for it again.
I'll show you!
ACS, stand by!
Raising Heart is giving me power...
...to save the girls in tears!
Strike Flame.
Exelion Buster, ACS!
Drive!
Reach!
Break...
No way!
...Shoot!
Almost point blank.
It penetrated the barrier and was a direct hit.
If this isn't enough...
Master.
I guess we must work harder.
Yes.
Oh yeah...
I still...
Thank you.
Alicia.
Sorry.
But I...
...must go.
I should be apologising.
I actually knew.
But even for a little... Even in a dream...
I wanted to be with you.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry, Alicia.
It's fine.
I'm your big sis, Fate.
They are waiting for you;
your friends and the other kind people.
Yeah.
Now go, Fate.
Thank you.
Sis,
I love you.
Me too.
I love you,
Fate.
Forever and ever.
Take care.
I wanted this...
...in real life, too.
If you...
If you guys weren't here!
Let's go, Bardiche.
Yes, sir!
Zanber Form.
Mother...
Lynith...
Sis...
I'm glad I saw you.
I'm going...
...to where I should be now!
Thunder Blast!
Sleep!
I remember now.
I remember it all.
What has happened and why has this happened, as well?
I beg you...
Please go back to sleep, Master!
In only a few minutes, with my own curse,
I will kill you.
So I at least want your heart to be in a happy place,
inside your dream.
Thank you for your kindness.
yatto tadoritsuketa ne
やっとたどり着けたね
After a long struggle, we were finally able to reach
But I can't accept that.
We are all alike.
futari meguriaeta basho ni
ふたり 巡り会えた場所に
The place where fate would have us meet
We were all so lonely, so sad.
We're powerless when we're alone.
But I mustn't forget any of that.
I am your current master.
And you are my dear child.
But... Nacht won't stop!
It's out of control!
toki no kakera ni umore
時の欠片に埋もれ
The fragments of time have been buried
Stop now!
hoshi wa kanata ni kie
星は彼方に消え
The stars have faded into the distance
Whoever's fighting out there, please help!
tooi itami no sanaka
遠い痛みの最中
In the centre of a far off pain
Hayate-chan?
The black thing twisting around her...
negai kooru you de
願い凍るようで
My wish may have been frozen
Nanoha! Fate!
Yuuno-kun!
kokoro kizutsuki yurashita hitomi de
心傷つき 揺らした瞳で
Your heart was wounded and your eyes shivered
Fate, can you hear me?
Arf!
While its master is conscious during their fusion,
dakedo watashi o mitsukete kureta
だけど私を見つけてくれた
But yet you still came to find me
we may be able to detach the defence system from it.
Really?
What...
...should we do?
With your pure magic missile,
haruka sekai no hate de
はるか世界の果てで
At the edge of a distant world
blast that dark mass away!
Go all out at full power!
fureta kiseki no iro
触れた奇跡の色
The colour of a miracle that was touched
Got it, Yuuno!
Loud and clear!
Indeed.
shiroi yuki no you ima
白い雪のよう いま
Now has the appearance of white snow
I'll give you a name.
I won't let people call you the "Book of Darkness" or the "Cursed Tome".
sotto fureai yuku
そっと 触れあいゆく
So we go to touch each other gently
I won't let them.
anata to watashi
あなたとわたし
You and I
A perfect name for you.
So strong and supportive.
futari de tokeai
ふたりで溶け合い
We melt together
The Wind of Blessing... blessing us all.
yatto hontou no jibun ni nareru
やっと 本当の自分になれる
And finally become one true self
Reinforce.
yuki ga yoru ni tokete kirameku
雪が夜に溶けて きらめく
The snow glitters as it melts in the night
N&F, mid-range exterminating combination!
kaze ni naru tabidachi o izanau kaze
風になる 旅立ちを誘う風
Becoming a wind, a wind that would invite me on a journey
Blast Calamity!
shukufuku no kaze negai wa
祝福の風 願いは
Wind of Blessings, my wish is for
Fire!
hanareenu kizuna e
はなれえぬ絆へ
Bonds that would never be cut
Confirmed, the defence program detached.
Great!
It's not over yet.
Arc-en-ciel, fire on standby!
Yes, ma'am!
Durandal, lend me your power.
daremo ga mina itsuka tabidatsu
誰もが皆いつか 旅立つ
Everyone will embark on a journey one day
The Tome of the Night Sky and its Unison Device, Reinforce.
kanashimi to kizuato o seoi nagara
悲しみと傷痕を背負いながら
And although you will be carrying sadness and scars
I will protect you with my life.
But...
NachtWal cannot be stopped.
tabi no kanata ni deaeru
旅の彼方に出会える
Fate would have us meet at the other side of our journey
The immense energy that has been detached will run wild.
kotae o sagashiteru
答えを探してる
As we search for the answers we seek
We'll deal with it, somehow...
yuki ga yoru ni tokete kagayaku
雪が夜に溶けて耀く
The snow shines as it melts in the night
Let's go,
Reinforce.
Yes, Master.
kaze ga ima tabidachi o izanai yuku
風がいま 旅立ちを誘いゆく
Now the wind invites us on a journey
shukufuku no kaze tabiji o
祝福の風 旅路を
Wind of Blessings, we will smile
hohoemi yukeru you
微笑み ゆけるよう
As we go on our journey.
Master rights, initiated.
Linker Core, reactivated.
The Guardian Knight System, restored.
Come out,
my knights.
Hayate-chan!
Bless the light of night sky!
Reinforce, unison in!
Hayate...
I'm sorry, Master.
Um, Hayate-chan, we...
It's okay, I know all about it.
Reinforce told me.
We'll talk more later.
But for now...
Welcome back, everyone.
Hayate!
Sorry to dampen the mood, but...
I am Officer Chrono Harlaown of the DAB.
We don't have time, so let me cut to the chase.
That blackness...
That's the Book of Darkness's defence program, and it will go berserk soon.
Am I correct?
Yes.
It's the automatic defence system, NachtWal.
Nacht will swallow the objects around itself and keep growing.
Unless it reaches its limit, there's a chance it could...
...swallow this planet whole.
I have a shut down plan.
I wish I could say we'll take care of it, but...
We need as much assistance as we can get.
The knights will put an end to the curse of the Book of Darkness.
Nanoha and Fate will protect this city and this world.
Will you cooperate?
Yes.
Yeah.
First, we must breach Nacht's multiple defences.
Damage its body and expose its core.
Then, using Yuuno-kun's team teleport spell, transport it in front of Arthra!
Then, shooting it with Arc-en-ciel will...
disintegrate it!
Yes.
Start charging up Arc-en-ciel!
Yes, ma'am!
Nanoha-chan, Fate-chan.
Shamal.
Yes, Master.
Won't you treat the two of them?
Klarwind.
Show them your power.
Yes, Master.
Dear breeze, carry the blessing of healing.
Lady of the Lake, Shamal, and Ring of the Breezes, Klarwind.
Healing and support are our speciality.
Amazing!
Thank you so much!
We'll support them until its core is exposed.
Let's pin it down.
Yeah!
Got it.
It's starting.
The program that gave it the name the Cursed Book of Darkness,
NachtWal's infective destructive form,
the Book of Darkness'...
...darkness.
Caging Circle!
Chain Bind!
seiya e no kane ga nariwataru ten kara chi e to yuuki wo tamesu
The holy night's bell tolls, echoing from the heavens to the earth, putting our courage to the test
Trap it,
seikou no shirushi kakagetara mirai no furea furikazase
If you are the upholder of the starlight crest, flourish the flare of future
Steel Yokes!
chiisa na sono te ni takusareta nanika ga tatoe omoku tomo
That which has been entrusted upon those small hands, no matter the weight
tsunaida ai mo nigirishime saa ima tashikameau shinjitsu wo
Grasp onto our requited love; come... we now shall now affirm the truth
kanashimi mo yorokobi mo subete boku wa seou koto akiramenai
I shall not give up bearing the burdens of my joys and sorrows
Forward team heading in!
Nanoha-chan, Vita-chan, all yours!
yowaki wo shiru kara tsuyoku naru
As I have known weakness, I shall grow stronger
All right!
Back me up, Takamachi Nanoha.
mamoru to chikaunda kizuna wo mune ni Sacred Force
I pledge to protect you, so hold these bonds in your heart with the Sacred Force
Sure!
Let's go, Eisen!
Giga Form.
seigi yume donna kotoba demo shinjiru dakara honmono ni naru
Be it “justice”, or “dream”, no matter the words, since we “believe” in them, they become real
Axel Shooter, Vanishing Shift!
Lock on.
ankoku no yami wa itsu no hi mo imawashii kage ni oborou no
This hopeless darkness shall one day fade into the abominable shadows
Shoot!
nandodemo kitto tachiagari soukyuu no toki wo egakunda
However many times, we will surely rise up and depict the arrival of the blue sky
yuuen to utau tame ippo wo Ah ima tokihanatou kono chikara
Take one step towards expressing how faraway you are; Ah... now release this power
Thundering...
...Explosion!
shin’wa e to kawaru ichi peeji boku wa sou isshoni kakenuketai
As this one page changes into legend, I want to fly away with you
Giant...
...Blow!
migite ni wa kimi no hidarite wo
Holding your left hand in my right
namida wa mada hayai kitto kirameku Precious Star
It is too early for tears, as it is sure to sparkle, the Precious Star
Signum, Fate-chan!
Let's go, Testarossa.
Yes, Signum.
Bow Form!
Fly away, Falcon!
Storm Falcon!
Penetrate, Thunder God!
Jet Zanber.
We did it...?
Not yet!
soshite bokutachi wa taisetsu na nanika wo mitsukeru yo
And thus we discover that precious something
kyoumeishiau koncheruto
Together we resonate a concerto
Hayate-chan!
Ah ima tashikameau shinjitsu wo
Ah... we now shall affirm the truth
Rise from beyond, Mistletoe Branch.
Become a silver moon spear and penetrate!
kanashimi mo yorokobi mo subete boku wa seou koto akiramenai
I shall not give up bearing the burdens of my joys and sorrows, one and all
Stone Spears...
yowaki wo shiru kara tsuyoku naru
As I have known weakness, I shall grow stronger
Mistilteinn!
mamoru to chigaunda kizuna wo mune ni
I pledge to protect you, so hold these bonds in your heart
egao to tomo ni dakishimesasete Sacred Force
Together with that smile, let me embrace you with the Sacred Force
saa hajimari e to tabidatou
Come, let us set forth onto the beginning
Chrono-kun, finish it!
Freeze!
Eternal Coffin.
Nanoha, Fate, Hayate!
Starlight Breaker.
All out at full power!
Starlight...
Plasma Zanber.
Lightning Flash,
Plasma Zanber!
Sorry.
Rest in peace.
Ring the whistle of end,
Ragnarök...
...Breaker!
There.
Got you!
Long-distance transfer!
Target, on track!
Transfer!
The core is coming!
It's repairing itself as it's being transferred!
S-So fast!
Arc-en-ciel barrel ready!
Firing lock system,
open!
Arc-en-ciel...
Fire!
The target has been...
...terminated!
Regenerative signature...
Not detected!
Maintain partial alert.
Let's monitor the area for a while.
Roger that!
Mission complete.
Thanks for cooperating.
M-Master?
Please maintain the fusion...
Master!
Hayate...!
Hayate-chan!
Hayate...
Hayate!
My...
The damage from the Tome of the Night Sky is, as I thought, serious.
Nacht has been stopped, but the twisted basic structure remains.
I, the Tome of the Night Sky, will...
...create a new NachtWal and lead the way of destruction again.
What will happen to Master Hayate?
There's nothing to worry about.
Nacht's infection has stopped and her Linker Core is stable.
Her paralysed legs will heal over time.
Her first mission was rather demanding,
so she just needs some rest.
I see, so there's nothing to worry about?
Right, we have no regrets.
Now that Nacht has been stopped,
the Tome of the Night Sky can be destroyed easily.
If we can destroy it, it will never go berserk again.
Although, we will perish with it.
Vita...
That's fine.
We all knew that this may happen.
You're wrong.
You four will remain.
Only I shall perish.
Destroy the Tome of the Night Sky?
Why?
We destroyed the defence program!
NachtWal has been destroyed,
but it will soon reactivate the program.
It's likely that the knights and Hayate will be possessed this time.
The danger persists as long as the book exists.
So Reinforce has suggested...
...that we destroy her while we can.
But that's...
Then Signum and the knights will...
No, we will remain.
Just like NachtWal,
us knights have been freed as well.
We came to tell you guys Reinforce's last request.
Request?
General, I've known you for such a long time now,
but we never spoke like this.
True.
I'm sorry.
I'm out of words.
Don't apologise.
Be proud and look up.
Take good care of our master.
We will.
Thanks for coming.
Reinforce-san?
You'll call me that, too?
Yes.
Don't you want someone else to send you back to the sky?
No, I want you to.
Don't you need to say goodbye to Hayate?
I don't want to sadden Master Hayate.
But that's...
...so sad.
You will understand one day.
If you meet someone you love as deep as the sea and want to protect that person's happiness...
Let's get started.
It's the end of the Tome of the Night Sky.
Reinforce...?
Ready to set.
Stand by.
Yes.
Although it was only for a short while,
thank you for your help.
Don't worry.
Have a good journey.
I shall.
Reinforce!
Everyone!
Hayate-chan!
Hayate!
Don't move!
Please don't move.
We must continue.
No, don't do that, Reinforce!
Stop now!
You don't need to!
I will control the book!
Don't worry, I will, so don't do this!
Master Hayate...
It's okay.
No, it's not.
It's not okay...
...at all!
I have lived for a long time,
and at the very end of my life,
you gave me a beautiful name and heart.
Although it was only for a short time,
I was able to...
...fly with you and support you.
And I can leave the knights with you.
I have no regrets.
I don't care about regrets...
So I can go with a smile.
Don't go!
I'll figure something out!
I promised you. I won't let you go berserk!
You have already kept that promise.
Reinforce!
It is my duty as a mana vessel to protect my master from harm.
Please let me choose the best way...
...to protect you.
But...
We had a tough time...
And we finally got through it!
My will shall remain in your mana and the souls of the knights.
I shall always be by your side.
That's not right!
That's not it!
Such spoiled kids will be disliked by their friends.
You must understand, Master.
Reinforce!
Why...?
This was only the beginning...
I was going to make you happy.
Don't worry.
I am the happiest tome in the world already.
Reinforce...
Master, may I make a request?
I will disappear and become a small powerless fragment.
Will you please use my name, not on the fragment,
but on the new vessel you shall get one day?
The Wind of Blessing, Reinforce.
My wishes will live on that way.
Reinforce...
Yes, Master.
Master Hayate,
the Guardian Knights,
and the young heroes...
Thank you.
We'll be leaving...
...the Guardian Knights with you.
Monitoring them during their interrogation and trial?
But considering Hayate-san's situation...
We're not planning to keep the four here...
...as long as they wear the mana limiter and the GPS locator.
Thank you.
You can go report to your husband now, right?
Going soon?
Yeah, maybe next week.
With Chrono, Fate-san, and Arf, the four of us, together.
What will you report?
Well, probably the same as usual.
"Many things happen every day,
but we're doing fine."
I see.
That is how the case closed.
Many things came and went as the days flew by...
...during the rest of December.
Hayate was discharged.
Signum, Vita, and the other knights were interrogated at the DAB.
They are busy deciding where they will go from here.
We will head to HQ now.
See you this evening.
Okay, I'll have dinner ready for you.
Is tea okay?
Make yourself at home.
I'll help you.
Me, too.
Don't worry.
Have a seat.
So you'll be monitored, too, Hayate?
Yes.
I want to learn to control and use magic.
Since I am Nanoha-chan and Fate-chan's junior, right?
I'm glad that Signum-san and the others won't be severely punished.
Me too.
But I still can't forgive myself.
I wish I found out about my body, Nacht,
and the collection much sooner.
I shouldn't regret what's already been done,
but we should pay for our mistakes.
And I should lead them to a bright future.
Oh, sorry, was I babbling too much?
No.
You just sounded so mature, Hayate-chan.
Oh...
Maybe that's because of Reinforce.
I see.
Reinforce-san's will and power melded with you, right?
Hayate-chan?
Sorry, it's nothing.
Nothing at all.
I'm such a crybaby since she left.
Maybe she drew out my teary nature.
Nanoha-chan?
Fate-chan?
You can cry.
Parting is sad,
so there's no need to grow strong so fast.
It's just us here now.
The knights you want to protect aren't watching.
We're with you.
Reinforce-san won't be worried either.
It was probably a really small wish.
A wish that could not be realised.
Like the days left in our hands.
However much we may cry, the past will not come back.
But with a strong will to create a future...
...and the wings to fly in the vast sky,
I'm sure...
...we will...
This is all I know about the Book of Darkness Incident.
Two years later...
The kind mages and the young master...
...all lived their days to their fullest.
And the knights paid for their...
...past mistakes by saving and protecting the people.
Because of that, they were allowed to live with their master.
And the will of the Wind of Blessing who crossed the winter night...
...was inherited by a wind born in the spring...
...with the same name.
Reinforce.
Are you watching from the heavens?
Hey!
Let's go, Rein.
Yes, Meister Hayate!
We are...
...full of smiles.
And doing well!
sayonara wo tsugerunoni
さよならを 告げるのに
Even though I wished to say goodbye
toki wa nani mo itte kurenai
時は なにも 言ってくれない
When the time came, I couldn't say anything
sore wa modorenai hibi wo
それは 戻れない日々を
For those days that won't return
kitto tsutaeru tamedeshou
きっと 伝えるためでしょう
I will surely tell you
donna michi ni mo korekara ga aru
どんな道にも これからがある
No matter how, there is something after this
wakare wa kesshite owari janai
別れは決して 終わりじゃない
Parting is not the end
hohoemi ni (I won't ever)
微笑みに(I won't ever)
By smiling (I won't ever)
hane wo tsukete (Forget you)
羽をつけて(Forget you)
You give me wings (Forget you)
namida no mukou ni sora ga mieru
涙の向こうに 空が見える
Beyond the tears, I can see the sky
kanashimini (I won't ever)
悲しみに(I won't ever)
Through sadness (I won't ever)
tsuyoku nareru (Forget you)
強くなれる(Forget you)
I'll become stronger (Forget you)
kokoro no katachi wa kimi ga kureta mono
心のかたちは 君がくれたもの
The shape of my heart is something you gave me
(itsu made mo) omoide ni wa
(いつまでも)思い出には
(Forever) in my memories
(donna toki mo) kimi ga iru yo
(どんなときも)君がいるよ
(At any time) you're there
(eien ni) kawaranai yo
(永遠に)変わらないよ
(Eternally) unchanging
issho ni iru yo... sou
一緒にいるよ...そう
we're together... really
wasurenaide (I won't ever)
忘れないで(I won't ever)
Don't forget (I won't ever)
oikaketeta (Forget you)
追いかけてた(Forget you)
I was chasing you (Forget you)
yume no tsuzuki ni wa niji ga kakaru
夢の続きには 虹が架かる
In the continuation of the dream, across a rainbow
kanashimi ni (I won't ever)
悲しみに(I won't ever)
Through sadness (I won't ever)
tsuyoku nareru (Forget you)
強くなれる(Forget you)
I'll become stronger (Forget you)
kokoro no katachi wa kimi ga kureta mono
心のかたちは 君がくれたもの
The shape of my heart is something you gave me
Raising Heart.
Yes, my master?
Bardiche.
Yes, sir?
Reinforce.
Yep!
Stand by, ready!
Set up!
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boku no me ni utsuru kimi nani wo mitsumeteru no...?
僕の瞳に映る君 何を見つめてるの...?
What are you, reflected in my eye, gazing at...?
nuguenai yami ni sashikomu hitosuji no hikari
拭えない闇に射し込む一筋の光
A single ray of light piercing into the perpetual darkness
kizutsuita kokoro sae mo yasashisa ni kaeru
傷付いた心さえも優しさに変える
Even an injured heart can turn into kindness
mukuna kagayaki subete hodoiteku
無垢な輝き すべて解いてく
An innocent sparkle unravels everything.
"kowagaranaide
「怖がらないで
"Don't fear
itsumo soba ni iru yo"
いつもそばにいるよ」
I'm always beside you"
kimi no koe ga boku no sora kodamasuru
君の声が僕の夜空こだまする
Your voice echoes throughout my night sky
masshiro na hane wa asu wo sagashite
真っ白な羽根は希望を探して
A pure white wing searching for hope
ikutsu mo no yoru wo koeteiku
幾つもの過去を越えていく
Surpassing countless pasts
hitori kakushita kanashimi dakishimete
独り隠した悲しみ抱きしめて
Embracing the sorrow I hid alone
nagareta hoshi no kazu dake kitto
流れた涙の数だけきっと
With the number of tears I've washed away
tsuyoku nareru to shinjiteru yo
強くなれると信じてるよ
I believe I'll surely become strong
kimi ga iru kara utsumukanai
君がいるから俯かない
Because you're here I won't look down
kimi no me ni utsuru boku nani wo omotteru...?
君の瞳に映る僕 何を想ってる...?
What am I, reflected in your eye, thinking of...?
hajimete shiru nukumori ni fuan ga osou yo
初めて知る温もりに不安が襲うよ
Anxiety attacks the first warmth I've known
nando mo kieteshimatta negai ga itsushika
何度も消えてしまった願いはいつしか
Before I knew it, the wish that has disappeared time and again
"sunao" no imi made keshiteshimatteita
"素直"の意味まで消してしまっていた
Has had even the meaning of "honesty" erased
"koko ni itai yo...
「ここにいたいよ...
"I want to be here...
zutto issho ni itai"
ずっと一緒にいたい」
To be with you forever"
kuchi ni sureba mata ushinau to omotteita
口にすれば また失うと思っていた
I thought if I said it, it'll be lost again
massugu na yume wa jiyuu motomete
真っ直ぐな夢は自由求めて
A straightforward dream seeking freedom
hatenai mirai wo tsuzutteku
果てない未来を綴ってく
Writing an unending future
tomatta mama no tokei wo kowashite
止まったままの時計を壊して
Destroy the clock that has stopped
dare yori hayaku tsutaetain da
誰より早く伝えたいんだ
I want to tell you before anyone else does
shinjitsu no tobira hiraiteku
真実の扉開いてく
Open the door of truth
boku ga iru kara mamorinuku yo
僕がいるから守り抜くよ
Because I'm here, I'll protect you
kimi no egao ga motto mitakute
君の笑顔がもっと見たくて
Wanting to see more of your smiling face
kizukeba boku mo waratteita
気付けば僕も笑っていた
Before I knew I was smiling too
atarimaena hibi ga konna ni itoshii to
当たり前な日々がこんなに愛しいと
I would treasure these ordinary days
kimi ga oshietekureta
君が教えてくれた
Is what you taught me
masshiro na hane wa asu wo sagashite
真っ白な羽根は希望を探して
A pure white wing searching for hope
ikutsu mo no yoru wo koeteiku
幾つもの過去を越えていく
Surpassing countless pasts
hitori kakushita kanashimi dakishimete
独り隠した悲しみ抱きしめて
Embracing the sorrow I hid alone
nagareta hoshi no kazu dake kitto
流れた涙の数だけきっと
With the number of tears I've washed away
tsuyoku nareru to shinjiteru yo
強くなれると信じてるよ
I believe I'll surely become strong
kimi ga iru kara utsumukanai
君がいるから俯かない
Because you're here, I won't look down
hajimari no basho heto tondeyukou...
始まりの場所へと飛んで行こう...
Let's fly to the place of genesis...