Please let me...
Let me stay here for a little while longer!
Please tell me what my mission is!
As long as I don't know what it is, I can't leave this place!
If that's my fate, then please let me meet the Queen!
I'm here.
I'm the Queen of this universe-
and I know your future.
The Sacred Sacrea
Ange, I believed you would come.
Your... majesty.
You're trembling, aren't you?
I understand... your bewildered feelings.
For you who had no family since you were young...
you lived to the best of your abilities...
as if you had no troubles in the world.
You know about me?
As if you were myself.
I can't... believe it.
Before I came here I thought the Queen and the Guardians...
were just people from old legends.
The common people don't know...
that the Shinchou Universe in which we live
is protected by our Queen.
The Queen loves all the living creatures in this universe.
Here, she keeps the Sacrea in harmony...
to maintain peace in our world.
Sacrea?
There are nine great powers called "Sacrea" in the universe.
The ones who govern each Sacrea...
are the nine Guardians.
The one who governs the Sacrea of Light that gives pride...
is the Guardian, Julious.
The one who governs the Sacrea of Darkness that brings peace...
is the Guardian, Clavis.
The one who governs the Sacrea of Wind that carries courage...
is the Guardian, Randy.
The one who governs the Sacrea of Water that brings gentleness...
is Lumiale.
The one who governs the Sacrea of Fire that gives strength...
is Oscar.
The one who governs the Sacrea of Greenery that brings abundance...
is Marcel.
The one who governs the Sacrea of Steel that brings skill...
is Zephel.
The one who governs the Sacrea of Dreams that bring beauty...
is Olivie.
And then...
The one who governs the Sacrea of Earth that gives wisdom...
is the Guardian, Luva.
When the nine Sacrea are balanced,
the universe and its people are filled with harmony.
All this thanks to our Queen who keeps the Sacrea in harmony.
Then, the beautiful nature I've lived in up till now--
Is the Queen's power.
There are countless universes besides the universe we live in.
Ange, and of these other universes...
Today, I'd like to tell you about the Seijuu Universe.
The Seijuu Universe?
The one governing the Seijuu Universe...
is its Queen-- who is of the same age as you.
It's peaceful, but she reared up her universe with a strong-willed character.
I have come to feel for its Queen like she was my little sister.
However, the Seijuu Universe's environment became harsh.
And there were no Guardians to help the Queen with her newly-born universe.
The Queen had to maintain the harmony of the Sacrea on her own.
She finally reached her limit from thinking too much.
At this rate... the Queen...
What will happen to her!?
If the situation continues like this,
before too long,
the Seijuu Universe and its Queen will cease to exist.
If I can do something...
If there's anything I can do, please tell me!
If you accept your mission,
we want you to bring Sacrea to the Seijuu Universe.
Me?
But how?
The nine Guardians will grant you Sacrea.
Those gems of yours...
if those nine gems are slowly filled with Sacrea,
you can bring this Sacrea to the Seijuu Universe, little by little.
When the Sacrea you bring fills up the Seijuu Universe,
the Queen will surely awaken from her slumber.
Is this my mission?
You are the one who can do this, Ange. No one else can.
I can't sleep at all.
It's all way too big for me.
I can't tell you what to decide.
That's because from the moment you accept the mission,
severe trials will happen.
I don't know how many months or years it will take.
You will be unable to return to your ordinary life.
Take it easy... and ask your heart a question.
I wish for your happiness.
Until you become happy with yourself,
and until you find an answer you're satisfied with...
I will always be waiting.
Jeez... It's not the time to run away.
It's a letter from Her Majesty.
She's entrusting Ange to our care.
And we must never force decisions on her.
Yet it's an urgent situation...
We'll value Missy's feelings till the end.
That's something the Queen's likely to consider.
Ange.
Um... where's the Queen?
She is attending to her Queenly business.
It might take a long time to meet her again.
But don't worry about it.
Your feelings are relayed to the Queen even now.
That's because she's watching over the entire universe.
Coming here of your own will means...
you have already decided wholeheartedly.
I believe this is a mission too serious for me to fulfill
and I feel a lot of anxiety and confusion.
But if it's something I can do, then I believe I should do it with my whole heart!
You've made a good decision, Ange.
Then, I'll grant you Light Sacrea in the name of the Queen.
If you possess the suitable spirit, that gem should be filled with Sacrea.
Suitable spirit?
The Sacrea energy reacts to a person with a suitable spirit.
If I'm not suitable for this...
That's right... I've only been making mistakes till now!
There's no way it'll go well...
No! I can't be faint-hearted!
What's wrong, Missy?
I'm all right!
Okay.
Now, then...
Oh, Sacrea of Light, full of pride which shines on all things far and wide...
Draw the shine from your power...
and let it serve the Etoile!
Ange!
Please get a hold of yourself!
It seems the stimulus was too strong for Missy.
She's only fainted.
There's no need to worry.
I'll get some medicine, just to be sure.
She seems to have awakened.
I shall return to my office.
Luva, you're the right person for times like these.
A-Ange...? It's me, Luva.
Are you feeling all right?
I...
The Sacrea disappeared...
Does this mean I don't have a suitable spirit?
Y-You're just not used to it yet!
There's no need for you to feel disappointed.
I had a feeling this would happen.
Ange...
Oh, I'm so...
You shouldn't hit yourself.
I'm sorry.
Ah, I'm... um...
How do I say it...?
I'm always confined in the library researching stuff...
And I'm not quite used to girls...
Is that so?
Um... me too!
I don't have any relations with boys at all.
Is that so?
Are we a wee bit alike in that way?
Yes... a wee bit.
I'm sorry for making you worry, Luva-sama.
It's nothing.
It's a beautiful day.
It really is beautiful.
It's so beautiful and sacred...
It's like the Holy Land's still a faraway place to me.
You're not the only one who feels that way.
Anyone coming to the Holy Land for the first time will feel anxious.
I was like that when I became a Guardian.
Luva-sama?
It's true.
Being given a serious responsibility like governing the Earth Sacrea...
made me feel like I would be crushed.
I messed up big time too.
Messed up?
The amount of rare books in the Holy Land's library is like a mountain, right?
I was so excited I stayed up all night to read at first...
And in the middle of work, I fell fast asleep!
It's true! And even the Queen got depressed at first.
The Queen?
No way! That wonderful person...
The Queen was a sweet little lady when she came here.
The Queen was an ordinary student from Smallney Girl's Academy.
She came to the Holy Land to take the Queen Examination
so one of them could be chosen as the next Queen of the Shinchou Universe.
The other Queen Candidate was Rosalia.
She was a superior girl full of confidence as if she was born to be Queen.
The Queen, who was a crybaby, also had a time when she lost her confidence.
Crybaby? The Queen?
That's right.
The Queen was a person who spontaneously cried or laughed.
Even during the examination, she listened voices of the people.
She laughed with them and felt their pains as if they were her own.
The Queen wished to help the people.
Her honest feelings showed our people the way.
Her sincerity also melted Rosalia's heart
and they became the best of friends.
Although she went through a lot of difficulties, Her Majesty never forgot to smile.
Whenever she overturned a difficult event,
She appeared to become more graceful beyond recognition...
and finally, she was chosen as Queen.
This is what she told me when she became Queen:
I didn't do anything special.
I just did what I could do everyday.
Do what I could do everyday.
To do one's best everyday.
That's the most important thing and we might not be able to do anything but that.
I wonder what I can do today?
You know about me?
As if you were myself.
Take it easy... and ask your heart a question.
I wish for your happiness.
Until you become happy with yourself,
and until you find an answer you're satisfied with...
I will always be waiting.
If there's one thing I can do today...
It's to be grateful to the Queen.
I don't have any special power.
The only thing I can do is be grateful for the Queen's smile.
I can't do anything big, but...
if this ends up making the Queen smile, I want to be able to do anything.
Because of the Queen, I was trusted for the first time in my life.
So...
So... I'll do anything!
Ange!
It didn't fail!
The Light Sacrea made it to your body!
It reacted to your sincerity just now!
Luva-sama!
Ange!
I'm sorry!
That was quite an impressive sight.
What a shame I wasn't the one she hugged, though.
I wonder how happy the Queen will be after this?
The time for you to travel to the Seijuu Universe has come.
Now, Ange.
Etoile,
surpass a distant space to the Seijuu Universe!
This is... the Seijuu Universe.
The Queen of Seijuu is in there.
My mission begins here today.
Now, release the Sacrea.
Oh Sacrea of Light, I pray with all my heart.
Please give your power to this Holy Land!
That's good.
From today on, bring Sacrea little by little.
Someday for sure, a miracle will take place in the Seijuu Universe.
Someday... for sure.
Ange, you...
Haven't you been too lax lately?
If that's the case, you'll definitely fail.
And it won't be my fault!
And you'll become a legend.
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