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Episode 21

OP Song:

【Yumi Hara】 In the rain 【Corpse Party Blood Drive】 【Eng Lyrics】

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Placebo - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) (Cover) Official Audio

ACMI Universe-Prime...

It was a windowless room.

There were no doors, no stairs, and no elevators or hallways. This "building"—which served none of the functions of one—was an impenetrable citadel, accessible only by a Level 4's Teleport ability.

The space was too large to be called indoors, and there were no sources of illumination, but the room seemed to be filled with starlike lights. That was because all four walls were covered with innumerable monitors, buttons, and other such things, each blinking on and off. From the thousands of different machines of various sizes came tens of thousands of cords, cables, and tubes, all sprawled across the floor like arteries, gathering in the area at the center of the room.

There was someone who was on a cylindrical container that was made of reinforced glass and had red fluid inside it. It was said that this color represented a weak alkaline culture solution.

A process for producing weakly alkaline pure water and a device thereof belong to the production technique of drinking water, which is characterized in that the pure water is produced from raw water, the pure water is delivered into an acidic water tank and a purifier is transmitted into the acidic water tank, then the pure water is delivered out to enter an alkaline water tank or the acidic water tank, water in the two water tanks is respectively and simultaneously electrolyzed by a water electrolysis machine to obtain the weakly alkaline pure drinking water and acidic water for beauty, and when the water delivered out from the water tank has the pH value matching with the electric conductivity gamma value as design required, the water electrolysis machine is stopped and the water inside the water tank is delivered out as finished water. The production device comprises a raw water device, a purifying device, a pure water device, an alkaline water tank, an acidic water tank, electrically operated valves mutually connected in series, a conductivity sensor, a pH sensor, a water pump, and the water electrolysis machine. After operating the invention, pure drinking water with weak alkaline and small clusters or weakly alkaline drinking water which have good taste can be produced as required, and the device can produce acidic water, which is favorable for beauty and cosmetic production, thereby increasing the competitive power for enterprises.

A human wearing a green surgical gown was floating upside down inside the beaker. There were no words to describe him except "human". The silver-haired "human" looked masculine yet feminine, adult yet childlike, and saintly yet sinful. It had given all of its biological functions over to machines, and in doing so, had acquired an estimated lifespan of 1,700 years. The entire body, including the brain, was in a nearly comatose state. Most of its thought processes were assisted by machines.

Aleister Crowley.

Considered the greatest and most disgraced magician in history.

And now, he was currently talking to someone with a tone of familiarity. almost to the point of being quite paternal in a sense which may appear to be quite out of character for those who really knew him the best. And yet, there was a certain tension that permeated the air in light of the circumstances.

From the other end was a holographic screen showing the presence of a youthful and beautiful woman. She had crystal-white skin, clear blue eyes, and shining golden hair, comparing her appearance to that of a gem sold in the shop. She wears the typical black monastic habit with a veil covering her blonde hair and a St. Benedict Crucifix found on her neck.

She was his beloved and estranged daughter.

The Reverend Mother Superior Laura Stuart.

Actually, her real name is Lola Stuart. She just chose a different first name as her religious name as she had made the evangelical vows, naming herself after a 9th century abbess and martyr by the name of Saint Laura of Cordoba, a Spanish Christian who lived in Muslim Spain, martyred for the crime of being a Christian by the Moors. And another complicated manner of two Lolas in the same exact universe. One was the real Lola Stuart who had now taken the name Laura and the other was the Archbishop of the Church of England who is actually a powerful demon by the name of Coronzon, to most people who were unaware.

There were very complicated factors in play for this to happen that may need to be addressed in terms of recalling a temporal conflict that happened long ago. The phrase "long ago" may seem contradictory when talking about such a conflict since past, present, and future were the basic battlegrounds of the lower levels.

As for Laura Stuart, she was the Chairwoman of an interdimensional organization stationed specifically on the KK 2004 Multiverse. It was an infinitely vast bureaucracy that monitors every single timeline in this sector, with ACMI Universe-Prime being one of the main focus points, deeming it and other universes forming into one single collection that is to be given the definition "Canon Timeline".

What is magic? What is science?

Meaningless questions for the organization that she, Laura Stuart, leads and spearheads in the following manner of integrating each of the learnings discovered through the systems of both magic and science. For there truly is no divide between the two as they can all be centered on one single unified theory.

This organization is known as the Variance Divergent Authority (VDA).

"So that appears to be the entire situation in context then," Aleister said, thinking over what had been discussed regarding the situation on several universes, with the main focus being DCMK Universe-Prime because it was just right near the parasitical nexus dimension known as Nirvana or Heavenly Host in reference to the abandoned and demolished elementary school centered around it. "Lord Doctor, the Imagine Breaker, and the rest of the companions are right at the very heart of the storm. In the meantime, one rift connecting Nirvana to our reality had already managed to make its presence known in one of the districts of my city, specifically District 23, just right near the airport."

"And I take it that the situation had been contained on your end at the very least, father?" Laura asked with the smile of a politician. Her expression was smiling yet serious, a far cry from her demonic counterpart who was still in London. And she was quite cold and sharp as ice. Her eyes can attest to it.

"Why of course, my dear daughter," Aleister reassured. And yet why was there a certain level of tension permeating within it? "Ms. Tangleroad is currently overseeing the current operation of covering this up to prevent mass panic and outside forces from our world finding out more than needed, both on the magic and science sides."

Tensions aside, they were more focused on the current threat that they and everyone else are dealing with at this moment.

District 23.

It was a unique school district that completely specialized in aeronautical and astronautical engineering. Besides the international airport that was used for foreign tourists to arrive and depart, all the other parts on the map were blank. The reason it was blank meant that it wasn't a place recommended for touring. Besides civilian aircraft, that place was where fighter jets, protectors of Academy City's airspace, and unmanned helicopters were developed.

One could see a slightly circular horizon that was like foreign pastures. However, that horizon wasn't of the green of grass, but the black and gray of asphalt and concrete. Half of the large area was runways and satellite launch areas, with the high fences surrounding that limitless space. The buildings, which included the control tower and the experimental areas, were rather large, several times the size of the school. However, the surrounding lane was so thin in comparison that it was like it had been placed there suddenly. The basic scale was just too unfamiliar.

Many of the reanimated corpses—Walkers—were walking undeterred in a slow fashion, growling softly like predators.

"Tangos, twelve o'clock low. Fire."

But they were all being gunned down with ease by men wearing advanced tactical gear and armed with rifles. The Black Crow Unit, the private security organization that maintains and preserves order in Academy City, are now currently cleaning house as one speaks of this moment.

Somewhere watching from afar was Ladylee Tangleroad. She was a woman with long blonde hair and aquamarine eyes. She has fair skin and wears lipstick. Of special interest is her eccentric clothing, which uses a checkered pattern. Accompanying her was Shutaura Sequenzia, a young woman with a rather slim physique, long straight black hair, and black eyes, wearing a tight-fitting bodysuit with gray, white and red detail.

Tangleroad's arms were crossed, sporting a grim expression on her face, her eyes narrowed at the unnatural rift that is lit with a tint of red. She could just feel something off about this rift, like it was something completely alien and unnatural.

"As you can see so far, these things just keep coming in droves. We've managed to contain this so it hasn't gotten out to social media just yet," Shutaura spoke with a grim expression.

"I noticed that," Tangleroad muttered. "I can just feel the darkness oozing from that rift. Something tells me that these zombie rip-offs aren't the only ones from the other side that we should worry about."

"Spoke from experience?" Shutaura asked, grimacing at the prospect of much tougher opponents besides these reanimated corpses.

"Undoubtedly," Tangleroad replied cryptically.

Heavenly Host...

"..."

There were three young women staring at the wall that was written in fresh blood. They glance at each other in worry and dread before looking back at the flyer.

"Why hello everyone, welcome to my schoolhouse of fun. Hope you enjoy yourself because we're going to have a wonderful time...Hehehehehe!"

But that wasn't the disturbing part. What disturbed them was that they noticed that they were in the presence of some kind of shrine. There were a couple of pictures pasted across the wall. Touma Kamijou had the largest picture. But he was at the center while the others were seen from all sides. And they were all women, including them. They saw their own picture and other pictures of the women that they knew or at least acquainted with crossed out in red with an "X". And out of all of the pictures, Rika Kamijou (nee Furude) had the same picture size as Kamijou's. right next to Kamijou's picture that has an "X" in it, with multiple sharp kitchen knives stabbed into each part of her body and the red-colored words "BITCH!" and "WHORE!" sprayed everywhere on her picture.

The three young women—Misaki Shokuhou, Seria Kumokawa, and Ayu Mitsuari—were looking at this with utter concern.

They could name a few women in the few pictures that they had their eyes on.

Satoko Hojo. Reimu Hakurei. Marisa Kirasame. Hibiki Tachibana. Miku Kohinata. Tsubasa Kazanari. Kanade Amou. Chris Yukine. Maria Cadenzavna Eve. Serena Cadenzavna Eve. Shirabe Tsukuyomi. Kirika Akatsuki. So many, many others.

"All of the girls are falling down, falling down, falling down. All of the girls are falling down, all is fair in love and war. Hehehehehe!"

Adding the bloodied line down the last sentence was not helping to calm their nerves as they noticed a decayed corpse of a student nearby, having been in that state for over sixty-six years. And there was even a note that said: "Help me...Please!"

"...Boy...Just what the hell are you going through this time..." Kumokawa muttered softly, her expression turning grim and shaken.

Insert Song: End

ED Song:

【ARTERY VEIN】Confutatis no Inori (Full Version)【CP Blood Covered】【Eng Lyrics】

New Characters:

Aleister Crowley - VA: Toshihiko Seki

Laura (Lola) Stuart - VA: Ayako Kawasumi

Ladylee Tangleroad - VA: Ayane Sakura

Shutaura Sequenzia - VA: Yoko Hikasa

Misaki Shokuhou - VA: Azumi Asakura

Seria Kumokawa - VA: Yukiyo Fujii

Ayu Mitsuari - VA: Yumiri Hanamori

Real Life Trivia:

Saint Laura of Cordoba (Spanish: Santa Laura de Córdoba; died 864) was a Spanish Christian who lived in Muslim Spain during the 9th century. She was born in Córdoba, and became a nun at Cuteclara after her husband died, eventually rising to become an abbess. She was martyred by Muslims, who took her captive and scalded her to death by placing her in a vat of boiling pitch. Her feast day is on 19 October; she is one of the Martyrs of Córdoba.

She is commemorated by the Estadio Santa Laura ("Saint Laura Stadium") in Santiago, Chile and the Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works in northern Chile.

Thomas Love Peacock wrote a ballad about Saint Laura in his work Gryll Grange.