After Serry left as the time came for the facility's closing... Zu came to face a familiar figure. It felt strange to be without contact from him for so long. It made her nervous. The girl fidgeted. He kept simply staring with his hands behind his back. Zu stood before him on the other side of the forcefield, simply staring at his feet. It was hard to look directly at him. She was not under his supervision anymore... but the pressure of being "in trouble" was still overwhelming.

"It seems that the leverage wasn't enough to sway the results. How unfortunate..." Deiga said.

"So, then. It seems that you are traversing a new path."

Zu didn't respond.

"You truly have gone above and beyond my expectations in ways that I never could have predicted." he continued.

Her heartbeat got faster.

"But I will say, Sky Eater..."

"I hold the belief that the notion that you have "escaped" is only true on a surface level."



"After all, honey..."

"I made you everything that you are."

"Your actions."

"Your ideals."

"Your knowledge."

"This is an outcome that I have come to terms with..."

"Because in the end, while it was not exactly as I envisioned..."

"You still seek to fulfill your purpose."

"This is just a different course to meet that end."

"Such a wonderful girl, Project Sky Eater."

"You have reached success all on your own!"

"Thank you for praising me..."

"Father."