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“And so? Why are you doing so like this now?” (Naofumi)
“According to the Spirit of the shi+eld, he wants to ask you what you want to do from here on out” (Atlas)
“… You , and live in this world in peace, or die in a foreign world?” (Naofumi)
“… Yes” (Atlas)
Atlas gives her response after a heavy period of silence
Those options are quite harsh
For one week, I’ve lived here with Raphtalia It’s not as if I don’t feel that it would be nice to do this forever
That’s just how comfortable it was
“The Spirit of the shi+eld says your opponent was just too powerful That there’s no established way to defeat someone even the 0 Skills didn’t work on” (Atlas)
“So they don’t have any measures?” (Naofumi)
Until the wave ended, didn’t they summon the Four Heroes because they would be able to overcome it?
“Originally, they would just wait for the wave to quiet down, and even in the worst of situations, there was a possibility to avert them with the 0 Skills” (Atlas)
“What do you mean by that?”
I think I heard so similar from her earlier
That on the path to overco the wave, it would somehoork out
It’s as if they have soe
“That much is… it’s just that based on the power offered by the medicine, those of the physical world should be put in a disadvantageous situation if the wave extends for too long… or it should be like that” (Atlas)
Disadvantageous situation…
Does that bitch of a Goddess have so like a weakness?
In the first place, there has to be a reason why she never came down to the world in the first place
For soe powers like hers, I’m sure she’s destroyed various worlds before
“But the world’s already assimilated” (Naofumi)
“Yes It’s already… too late, says the Spirit of the shi+eld” (Atlas)
Too late…
I was summoned as a Hero, and I came all the way here Yet it just ends with those words?
But…
“As if I could give up that easily” (Naofumi)
“Yes!” (Raphtalia)
“Yes… and so, the Spirit of the shi+eld ring out his last bit of power, and give it an all or nothing chance by opening the door to our world He’s asking for your decision” (Atlas)
“So it’s a one-way ticket to hell?” (Naofumi)
“Yes This time, if you lose, it’s truly the end You really will die No… death may be one of the better fates you could receive” (Atlas)
That Goddess can move even the dead to her will Even if I die, I may end up her puppet
How troublesome
“Even so… will you go back?” (Atlas)
Even if I survive, I can’t return That’s what the Spirit of the shi+eld is trying to tell me
“I am… alith Naofumi-sama Raphtalia-san is also here I do feel bad for everyone, and Onii-sa up is still a valid option No one there would ever blame Naofumi-sama or Raphtalia-san for it” (Atlas)
“I don’t want to For me… Naofumi-sama, the world, they’re all irreplaceable” (Raphtalia)
“As expected of Raphtalia-san The Spirit of the Hammer is quite happy for you” (Atlas)
“Naofuardless of what decision you make here, I ies” (Raphtalia)
“… No? Raphtalia, I just said it before, right?” (Naofumi)
When she class-upped, and in various other ti
I want her to choose the life she wants to live
That even if I wasn’t there, she had to choose her path for herself
And by that right, Raphtalia has chosen to return to her original world, and fight
I have not the qualifications to stop her
This is my problem, and mine alone
So what should I do?
Let’s see… if all of this happiness was for the sake of this decision, then I think I would curse fate as I accepted it
No matter what conclusion corets, I want to protect everyone with my life on the line
“It appears that you’ve already come to a conclusion…” (Atlas)
“Atlas, I’ to have to waste the life you sacrificed your life to save” (Naofumi)
“No… as long as Naofumi-sama is satisfied with is, I will always follow and serve you” (Atlas)
“Yep, I’ to return to that world Even if it ends with my death” (Naofumi)
As I give hter, and a pillar of light manifests
“Next… if you enter this pillar, you will cross diet there I think” (Atlas)
“Oy, oy Those are some really unreliable words there” (Naofumi)
“Well, the situation is as it is Apparently, this path has been connected with the greatest possible conditions to ensure things go well It took a while to accomplish that” (Atlas)
“I see” (Naofumi)
“Apparently, Naofu desire to return was one of the necessary factors” (Atlas)
“That sounds like the plot of an old game” (Naofumi)
In that ga, but I don’t have much hope for this one
If you ask me whether I’m scared or not, I’m terrified
In the first place, in all the fights I’ve been in, there’s never been one where I wasn’t afraid
And I’ve never faced a supre with
Yep, I’m pretty sure I’ll die
Even so, I just don’t want to give up
It’s quite a strange feeling
When I came to that world, I honestly wanted it to fall to ruin; but nowit
What changedat this very moment
I’m not sure if I should say this myself, but my personality is quite twisted It isn’t the best
But still, this isn’t a bad feeling
That’s right
We’re not returning just to die
We’re returning to give it a shot
If s are what invited me to that world, then I’ll just follohat I believe in
“The Spirit of the Hareement Please be careful” (Atlas)
“Yes, thank you very much” (Raphtalia)
As Raphtalia answers, Atlas sht, and vanishes
We gather up all the things we thought would be useful in that world
I’ll bet they won’t actually be of any use, but they’ll at least be of some relief
“Then, I guess we’ll be off” (Naofumi)
“Yes” (Raphtalia)
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