Dan: Fuuaaahh... So much free time. Guard duty is so boring. I bet Prince is fighting with some strong monsters right now.
Leeanne: Don't say such stupid things. We are entrusted with guarding the Aigis Shrine while Prince is away. This is a matter of utmost importance!
Dan: Yeah, even if you say so, there's still too much time, my skills are getting rusty... Isn't there some ridiculously powerful enemy somewhere nearby?
Soldier: --- U-urgent news, Dan-san! A large flock of monsters is pushing towards the shrine! And almost all of them are impossibly strong!!
Dan: W-w-w-what?! Hey, h-hey, Prince is away now! Shit, are you saying we have to handle all of this on our own?
Soldier: Haha, just kidding! Dan-san, you were looking so bored, so I decided to pull a prank on you.
Dan: Good nerve tricking me like that...
Soma: Dan-san, it's not good to get angry like that. Besides, since today is April Fool's Day, it's a suitable day to tell some lies.
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Keraunos: Fufufu, now that Prince is away, it's a good time to attack the Aigis Shrine. I've brought lots of strong monsters specially for this day. Everyone, go and kill and destroy everything mercilessly, as much as you want!
Soldier: R-r-reporting! Enemy attack! Goddess whoever she is... Keru..Kere...Keraunos appeared near the Shrine! Majins and Oni are also there!
Dan: Yeah, yeah, got it. Go tell Mortimer such dump jok... Holy shit, it's real! What do we do?!
Daniela: Seems like she aimed for Prince's absence... But even if Prince was here, fighting a Goddess, Majins and Shuten Douji all at same time is hopeless...
Ricardo: But if the Shrine is destroyed, it would mean the loss of Aigis' blessing. In that case, humans would lose the strength to fight the monsters! We should believe in a miracle and hold them off on our own!
Keraunos: Believe in a miracle? Fufufu, fuahahaa... Well, so be it. Go and die in an ugly manner while hoping for something from my powerless sister...
Valerie: Everyone, don't lose your hope! We still have a way to win, we can summon Aigis!
Alissa: Summoning Aigis-sama?!.. But where will we get the human to become her vessel? And there's no guarantee that it will even work...
Valerie: Well, that's true, but... Nah, forget it. For a human to become her vessel, it would mean that one has to lose their life. Let's do as Ricardo says and just make it somehow on our own.
Dan: (If there's a vessel, we can summon Aigis-sama... Well, so be it. Either way, I chose this path because I wanted to fight some strong enemies)
Dan: Sorry, everyone, start without me, I need to use the toilet.
Katie: What? What are you saying at such a time! Oh well, no time for Dan, everyone, get ready!
(Some time passes)
Katie: The Majins and the other strong enemies don't seem to have moved yet, but when they do, we can't hold them back. Was it really, a pointless fight from the very start...?
Goddess Aigis: Don't give up, humans. For now, I, Goddess Aigis, will lend you my power.
Alissa: A-Aigis-sama manifested in the real world? Awesome... Did such a miracle really happen? But didn't Aigis lose her physical body...?
Goddess Aigis: I'll explain later, for now we should focus on winning.
Katie: The power of revived Aigis-sama is enormous, now we should be able to deal with the Majins and Shuten Douji.
Katie: ...but with great power comes with a great unit cost. Everyone, we must focus on storing up enough unit points to put Aigis on the field!
(End)
Keraunos: I-impossible! Something like summoning Aigis!! However, to think they would sacrifice a human to achieve victory. So, Aigis, do you like the sweet taste of victory gained via human sacrifices?
Katie: Keraunos retreat confirmed! Thank you, Aigis!
Leeanne: But what's with this physical body? I've heard it's impossible to perform such a summon unless someone volunteers his body.
Mortimer: Who cares about minor things now that she's returned to physical world... Anyway, Dan is slow, does emptying one's bladder really take so much time?
Dan (Goddess Aigis): I'm right here.
Mortimer: W-wha... Why am I hearing Dan's voice from Aigis?
Valerie: Ah, so that's what happened... Dan, you sacrificed yourself to summon Aigis.
Katie: Why did he... Dan, the person who becomes Aigis' vessel loses his life!
Dan (Goddess Aigis): I know that very well. Aigis got revived at the cost of something like my life. However, is there any better way to spend one's life?
Mortimer: You idiot, taking up everything on yourself... No one wished for such a victory.
Dan (Goddess Aigis): Mortimer... And everyone... Crying for someone like me, thank you very much. It was fun to be with all of you...See ya.
Soma: Dan, please don't go... (Sobbing)... Please, someone tell me that this is all just a joke...
Goddess Aigis: Humans... Do you truly wish for the salvation of Dan, who has became my vessel?
Mortimer: Of course! If you save Dan, I'll give you all the treasures I've accumulated so far!
Goddess Aigis: Understood... Then I'll teach you how to save Dan.
Katie: Really?! So what's the way to do it?
Goddess Aigis: To use the revival power stored up in my body... I set it aside for the final battle, as it was a holy power required for my revival.
Goddess Aigis: I don't have enough power to revive gods, but if I use up it completely, it should be enough for one human. In other words, I might be able to revive Dan with it.
Goddess Aigis: Well now, humans, you have to choose.
Katie: To use up all the power stored for final battle... Dan's life vs the fate of the world, for us to have to choose which is more important...
Prince: ...
Katie: --Prince?! You came back... A-a-actually...
Anna: ...Dan-san?! Who would have thought that such a thing would happen... Prince, we don't have time, please make a decision!
Prince: ...
Anna: That's right. No need to falter. Aigis-sama, we wish for Dan's revival.
Goddess Aigis: Understood. Since that is your decision... Well then.... Haaa--
Dan: Nnn. Uhh.
Soma: Dan? I'm so relieved, Dan revived!
Goddess Aigis: ...And now I'm returning to the Shrine.
Dan: Ugh... My head hurts... And I can't move my body.
Mortimer: You were dead just now. Bear with it.
Dan: I've got it, stop clinging to me, Mortimer! That aside, Prince, why did you do this? Should've ignored someone like me.
Anna: What are you saying, Dan? You are our dear comrade, we can't just cast you aside. Isn't that right, Prince?
Prince: ... (Nodding)
Goddess Aigis: ...
Goddess Aigis: (Nevertheless, without even a second of hesitation to save his comrade...)
Goddess Aigis: (Fufufu, this is the strength of humans I've believed in... These are the pure hearts I wanted to protect... Prince, I entrust the future of the world to you)
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