Vol 13 Chapter 5 (2/2)
Sed it and exhaled
”All right”
And he turned around
Towards the exit Towards an old wooden door with varnish peeling off it
He put his hand on the doorknob and turned it around
Slowly opening the door, he let in soft light
He knew she was there He s for him to come out
In the corridor, stood a girl wearing an azure-colored dress
Lapis Lapis Lazuli My sword My precious sword My beloved sword
He re his o of their remnants
But he was no longer lonely
Because she would be together with him forever
Takeru raised one hand in greeting towards Lapis
”Hey did you wait?”
”No, not really? I just came here myself”
Lapis made a soft, happy smile They made it see his nose with his fingers, Takeru smiled as well
”Well then, let's go, Lapis”
””
Outside the room the platoon's room
He tried to take a step forward to cross the doorstep
But for some reason, he was unable to
His leg didn't move
Strange, thinking so Takeru looked at this feet There was nothing abnormal in there And yet, his body didn't move forward
While Takeru stood there slightly flustered, Lapis' hair swayed as she took a step forward
”Host You stay in there”
”?”
”You have to stay in there You have to go back”
Turning her arhtly
Astonished, Takeru looked at her smile There was no way he could stay in there While it was true he wanted to stay there, if he reet what he wanted
Saving everything, his selfishness wouldn't come true
”We're going, right together”
”No I will be going alone”
Takeru's pupils shook strongly
”What do you mean?”
”I alone ao back to where you were”
Straightforwardly, briefly, Lapis said so with a smile
His lips trembled as he was unable to understand
”——What is this about?!”
Takeru questioned her without hesitation
But Lapis did not budge and just smiled towards him
”You you said that you'll be with ether with me!”
”Yes I said so I want to be together Forever, forever together”
”Then——why?! Why just you why are you leaving me behind?!”
Unable to bear it, tears gathered in his eyes What Lapis was trying to do made his heart ache incredibly
Why? Why? That question was all that appeared in his head
It was close to anger He could only consider it a betrayal They supposedly agreed on doing so so why did she steal a march on him?
Anger without an outlet had welled up inside hi
”Host”
But seeing Lapis' face, his voice was stuck
”Please would you not bully me?”
Lapis raised her eyebroith a se tears one after another
”I love looking at you when you are together with everyone I really love everyone when they are together with you”
With agitated voice she tried to convey her feelings
”I was connected with your soul That's why I know, just how much you love everyone just how h”
”Lapis I!”
”I know Just like you love everyone, you love me the same, I know that to a painful extent”
With her face ith tears Lapis opened her eyes wide and looked at Takeru dearly
”But, that is why I cannot take you with me I don't want to take you please understand”
Lapis' selfish words made it seem like his chest was about to burst
However, Takeru didn't reach his hand out, only embraced his own shoulders
Facing this situation, he was made realize
Yeah I see that's right
Staring at the tears falling on the floor, he clenched his teeth
What I was trying to do to my comrades was this
Coh only faintly, he could remember Surely Lapis must have cancelled her fusion with Takeru's soul Or ave her memories to him?
It didn't matter Anyway, he recalled it
Takeru did the sa to his comrades as Lapis did to him
Kept silent, betrayed, and tried to sacrifice hiht that was fine He knew his coine just how painful it was
But in the end, that was just his i it pointed out at him this way, he realized the truth for the first time
This is unbearable! As if I could withstand this pain!
Just how selfish he was, just how s, he was made realized all of this
His tears overfloithout stopping, he was irritated by hi His coh it was urgent, Ouka and Mari, Ikaruga and Usagi they all had no choice but to send him off Now, he could tell very well just how did they feel
What ”everyone will be all right without ether” what ”you are not alone”! I had no right to tell the like that!
Takeru fell on his knees and curled up He sobbed, unable to withstand the pain
Lapis approached him as he cried
She gently pat his head
The warmth of her hand healed Takeru's pained heart
”I'ive me”
”Lapis”
”Pleasego backpleasebe happy”
He held Lapis' hand stroking his head and put it against his cheek
In order to feel her warmth, in order not to lose it
Unable to hold her back Unable to hold on to her existence Crushed by helplessness, Takeru called Lapis' naain
”Lapis L-LapisLapis!!”
Pathetically shedding tears he clung onto Lapis' hand
Lapis too, made a same expression as Takeru and stroked his cheek to feel his warmth
”Host”
Feeling that wasn't enough, Lapis stretched her both arms towards Takeru's head
Takeru too, embraced her body
The two's lips overlapped as they confirmed each other's existences Because they knew this is the last time, they overlapped their lips fiercely, passionately
Their firstwas the worst of all
Thinking back on it, he was deceived andhis life and contract on scales, he wasn't allowed to refuse
However, the tere always together In difficult ti casual life, and when happy
Although it definitely wasn't a long tiether
As sword and its user
Host and partner
Being precious existences to one another
When their lips separated, with a face flushed red, Lapis exhaled hotly and looked up at Takeru
”I will be by your side forever even if you don't notice me”
Takeru had stopped crying and stared intently back at Lapis
”I will continue to protect your happiness forever”
Lapis also stopped crying and gently smiled
Takeru too, greeted the parting with a smile
”I'll notice After all you are——”
———————My sword”
Hearing those words, Lapis
———That's right, exactly Host
Lapis made the happiest ever,
Like that of a maiden whose love was fulfilled,
Bright smile, like a sunflower