Chapter 184

Conclusion is the one hundred and eighty-fourth chapter of the Black Cat manga and the ninth chapter of Volume 20.

Plot
The rest of the Chrono Numbers arrive at the island. Mason Ordrosso notices that Belze Rochefort is worried about the other Numbers and assures him that they will be alright.

With his Imagine Blade destroyed, Creed Diskenth loses consciousness and falls off the roof. Train Heartnet rushes to save him with the aid of Leon Elliot, who is amazed that the sweeper managed to defeat Creed. Creed recalls painful memories of his childhood then wakes up to Echidna Parass's voice. A wounded Sephiria Arks joins them thanks to her accelerated healing. Creed tries once more to tell Train that he is not like the rest and that this world is rotten to its core. Train admits that he once thought that to, but that changed after meeting Saya Minatsuki. Creed angrily tell him that the woman knew no suffering like the two of them did, to which Train replies that she actually did. Her life was difficult, yet she still managed to smile and love this world. Train then tells Eve to do what she must. Creed is confused until they tell him that the girl intends to destroy the nanomachines. Creed protests and begs Train to kill him instead, but the sweeper refuses, stating that Creed needs to carry on living in this world. Eve successfully destroys the nanomachines and the sweepers let Creed go with Echidna. Creed asks the woman why she did not stop them. She replies that it was because she did not want him to become something she could not reach. Train apologizes to his partners for putting them through this only to let their target escape. Sven Vollfied replies that they understand, for Creed, carrying on living as a human is worse than death.