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Even if I tried to move my arms and legs, all I could get was the unreliable strength of a baby.

I'm sure Nosfy's encouragement warmed my heart a bit.

But that heat would be taken away again in a few seconds.

'Well, your eyelids are heavy ....... If you don't, you'll have to go to .......

Unable to bear it, I finally close my eyelids.

I fall from the white world of extreme cold to the warm, dark world.

The feeling in my limbs disappears and my body falls to the ground. A soft feeling envelops you, as if you had jumped into a soft bed. The temptation was irresistible, even though she knew in her head that it was the feel of snow.

Her whole body was wrapped in the warm snow and she was on the verge of falling asleep.

Then, as if to urge me to sleep, my instincts precede me to dream.

The dream was a memory I remembered from a few days ago when I was dying.

A precious treasure that he was able to pick up thanks to the vortex waves.

The old couple watching over their two children as they ran across a grassy field in the warm sunshine - it was really warm. It's a family memory.

Their two children's names were Titi and Ayd.

Oh ......, that's right ....... The child still has something to tell Ayda about ....... He will not fall down until he meets his brother ......, and then he will have to ......--

My consciousness is distant, but I can't stop thinking about the id.

Aide .......

The child's precious brother .......

Thanks to getting out of the sixty-six layers of the labyrinth, I can remember the memories I had with my brother.

I can remember it like it was yesterday.

A lot of things happened .......

When I was a kid, as a little white haired kid, Ayde used to struggle to follow the child.

He was slow in his male habit and always out of breath. Even so, he didn't complain a single word, was it the wilfulness of that man?

In line with his willpower, Ayatsu grew a bit larger.

His height was gradually catching up with the boy, which made him frustrated and unreasonably angry with him for being so cocky.

All the time, Ayde followed his unreasonable sister in silence.

When we played in the grass, in the river, or in the mountains, she was always there for me. Not a day went by that I wasn't with them.

He was with me when we fished for the river master, when we went to see the flying dragon, and when we went north to the city.

We were together all the time.

It was fun .......

The child was so much fun.

I was very happy to have that guy there.

-- but what about the aide?

I think he was definitely smiling.

I feel like I was smiling a small ...... smile behind the child (・・・・).

Oh, my heart is cold.

It's cold, cold, and I can't stop having a bad feeling.

In those days, the child (straw man) was selfish and selfish.

The id being taken around by such a silly sister might not really have been fun .......

He may have just felt like he was laughing with her .......

Maybe he didn't really want to be a child brother .......

Maybe that's why he became that way .......

Maybe he became a ”vizier” instead of a ”little brother.” .......

The 'Prime Minister' id. .......

He got unsuitable powers, fulfilled unsuitable dreams, wore unsuitable clothes, wore unsuitable glasses, and did unsuitable things .......

As if to accuse the child ...... of being a child.

'Oh, ah, ah, ......--'

I may not be able to make it.

My heart is frozen and I'm anxious, anxious and lonely for no reason, and I can't stand it.

I miss human skin, but I reach out for it, but there's no one there.

I'm alone in a dark dream.

My brother Aide is not here.

Neither Uzumi nor Nosfi is here.

There is no one here, but I can sense the overwhelming magic of The Lord Who Rules.

Only the legendary king that the Doe tricked is right in front of me.

He should have discarded him, but he stalks you to the end as an enemy.

The last one left is not a friend or a family member - but a 'ruling king (Lord)'.

My heart is breaking at that fact.

It's not good .......

My heart is broken .......

Someone help the child .......

Kanamin: ......, Nosfi: .......

Beth: ......, Grandpa Volus: ......, and everyone up north: .......

Oh, Grandpa ......, Grandma .......

The id ......--

Aide ...... my brother's name.

The meaning of that name is simple.

He borrowed it from a name in the story of The Lord of the Dominating Kings (Lord) from a thousand years ago. No, to be precise, he was given the name of the forest friend who borrowed it to carry on. Well, it doesn't matter either way.

Oh, it doesn't matter either way.

Because either way, the name means one thing.

One thing.

--I want you to be by the child's side (・・・・・・・・・).

That's what I wished for, and that was the name I gave him.

That's why the child calls his brother 'Aide'.

When I think about it, I don't think I've seen Aide's face for a long time.

Since he was on the ground, he had talked to Ayde, but never face to face with him.

In both cases, they were far away and something was blocking them in between.

Maybe that's why I feel more strongly about it.

I want to see him, just one look.

I want to see the id one last time.

Because I haven't seen my child for over a thousand years.

They are my precious, precious family, but I haven't seen them.

I've been rolling through hell and crying over and over again to get here.

I'm back, and I'm back, and I'm here for one last time: .......

Just one last time.

I want to see you .......

In the cold darkness, alone - the child wishes to see him.

The world is already full of darkness.

His consciousness fades away and he can no longer think of anything else.

All he can feel is the coldness of his heart anymore.

It's cold.

Cold, cold, cold--

I'm freezing to death.

But I want to see him: .......

I want to see the id .......

I want to see the id ....... I want to meet him.

I want to see you, I want to see you, I want to meet .......

I want to see ...... see you (・・・・).

Aide (...) ......----

--just in time to fall into the abyss.

His voice echoed.

At the same time, a warm magic power ran through his body.

No, not just warm, but hot magic power.

The heat draws back your consciousness, which had been moving away from you.

The thoughts that had been stopped start to move.

”Eh, that ......?

I think I just heard something: .......

A very important voice is now--

Before I knew it, my eyelids, which were so heavy, had become lighter.

Thanks to that, I managed to bring the white royal city of the outside world into view.

''............!''

I opened my eyes and saw the back of one man I don't remember.

His clothes were ragged and ripped.

His hands and feet, except for the cuffs, were covered in blue bruises and scrapes.

A large back that had probably survived a fierce battle could be seen.

The branches and leaves growing from its neck indicate that it is a driad. Furthermore, I realize that this back is what I was looking for because of the long white hair that hangs on its branches and leaves.

The id--?

He was about to let loose when he realized that his brother Ayde was standing in front of the child.

For a moment, he thought it was a hallucination, but there was no mistaking the magic that was appropriate for the 'stealer of reason' in front of him.

There's an id.

He has escaped from that castle and is standing in front of the child on his own.

That means--.

Can we expect a child to be a child?

Now, 1,000 years later, my brother, who was trapped in the position of the country's Prime Minister, has returned - at last, the children and their brother-in-law have been reunited - and they are happy to see each other. --can we expect that?

Seeing his back growing larger than the child, the child was lost.

He was a little afraid.

Afraid to check.

Afraid to call out to him.

I was afraid that when we faced each other, Ayd was still 'Prime Minister' and was afraid of being called 'Lord', the 'King who rules'.

If he denied being a sister and brother now, his cold, weak heart would break--

Sister... Thank God, we made it this time.

It was Ayd who called out to him first.

Then he called the child a 'sister' and turned around.

You can see the same adult face as the ”Prime Minister” aide that I remember.

However, the expression on his face was very different.

''I'm sorry. It's been a very long time - yes, a really very long time, I've been waiting for ....... But now I've returned to the side of 'sister'. ...... Your 'brother' will never leave you alone again.

Clearly, the brother spins an apology.

He stood in front of the child and told him that he was the child's brother, as if he were protecting the child from the ”King of Governors (Lord)”.

'A, id ......!

The child had been waiting for this moment.

He had been waiting for this for a long time.

I've been waiting for a thousand hundred years, all these years.

In the labyrinth, in that false viasia, in that false viasia, repeatedly redeemed like hell, despairing of a life that would not end even if it broke his heart, crying in the abyss - and yet the child waited for this brother.

'Yes. I am your brother here, your 'id'.

'Oh, ah, ayde!　I finally came to my senses and--

No, it is not. It is not, sister.

The child stood up with glee and immediately tried to jump to his feet.

But Ayd stopped it with a shake of his head.

Then, he looked forward to avoid facing the child.

Sono, I don't think you're ...... going to be insane yet.

Anxiety is on my mind.

The warmth that had just been lit in my heart is about to get cold and disappear.

In the midst of it all, Ayde continues to apologize.

'I'm sorry, I've been sane all along. ...... On top of my sanity, it was all calculated, I was making you into a 'ruling king' (Lord) and trying to take advantage of you. I knew you were suffering, but in my own loveliness, the man named Ayde continued to turn a blind eye ....... I am a coward with no excuse for myself: ......

Ayde said that he had been sane from birth to this day, not a thousand years ago, but from the day he was born.

I could tell from the blood falling from both of my brother's clenched fists that he was ashamed of that fact. Now Ayde had no face to match the child, so he looked forward.

'Yes, I am a strong(ted) and stupid coward!　I'm sorry, sir, but--!

But even so, Ayde does not break his heart and screams.

In this heart-freezing, extremely cold place, he roars as if to make the flames of his heart rage.

''Already, I won't do anything cowardly again!　I will never call you 'The Lord' who rules!　I don't even expect it to be a burden!　And of course, I don't rely on my position as 'Prime Minister'!　...... Yeah, I'm not going to be ashamed to use you to live, ever again!　That's why--!　So please, please--!

Then, without hesitation, he took off the ragged jacket he was wearing and exposed everything about himself as a tree person (Doriade).

''Can I be allowed to play the role of sister Titi's brother?　I'm such a pathetic, pathetic, unreliable person!　Still, we'll be stronger from now on!　I will definitely, definitely, definitely get stronger!　Please--!

Following that, Ayde also crushed the glasses he was wearing and dumped them on the white ground.

With that cry, Ayde's heat and emotion reached the child's heart.

Now, I can understand the feelings of my brother who was so far away from me.

''--Just one more time, let me be by your side as your 'brother' Aide!

He wished to be his brother.

Hearing that wish, the child remembers the old days.

Oh, he is so nostalgic, tears are about to fall.

The memory of the first time they met runs through his mind.

He remembers the moment when they became brother and sister.

Now Aide is in the same form as then.

She has a single ragged edge to her waist and is unable to walk.

He is unsure of his own existence and is wandering around in search of a name.

However, there is one thing that is different from that day.

That is, unlike a thousand years ago, the children have grown up a little more.

That's why even the answers of the children have changed a little bit--

You know what?　You are the brother of the brat!　All along!　For a long time now, Eid has been the child's brother aaaaahhhh ---- ！！！！

The child and the id are no longer small.

They have lived too long and grown taller and more mature.

Therefore, it changes.

The meaning of the bond between sister and brother now changes--!

Thank you for your generosity of spirit!　Sister Titi!　Leave the rest to yourself!

A thousand and one hundred years ago, a child stood before the Ayd.

His sister, the child, vowed to lead and protect his brother, Ayd, and to protect him.

He wanted to pull the hand of the id, to run in front of it and defeat all the hardships that loomed ahead.

But after a thousand and a hundred years, the positions have been switched.

Now, the one standing in front of him was Aide, and the one being protected behind him was a child--!

I'm glad.

I couldn't help but be happy for my sister.

One thousand years in the future and now the Aide is about to surpass the child.

The little Ayde has changed so much.

He is still emaciated and unhealthy looking, but he is bigger than a child.

Most importantly, it is no longer trying to hide the green leaves that are characteristic of its back as a tree person (Doriad). It had changed from a magical power that made it grow by believing in someone else to a magical power that made it grow by believing in itself.

The heat of that magic power was playing off the cold magic power of the enemy.

In the midst of the extremely cold, mid-winter world, Ayde shouted, step by step, as he moved forward.

It wasn't a voice to the enemy, nor was it a voice to an ally - it was an oath as if he was going to slam it into the world.

'--Listen!　I am the brother of our beloved Miss Titty, Ayde!　The id!　Already, I'm not my weak-minded self here!

Slamming into the world is the child's name, ”The Id,” named by the child.

Aide shows that he is an id, and protects the child with his big back, moving forward one step at a time.

'Sister Titi!　Please, this time your sister can count on you!　Let this aide handle it!　You can count on this Aide to have your back!

With each cry of the id, the coldness that the child's heart had felt was drowned out and his body stopped shivering.

On the contrary, the warmth of my hometown that I had felt as a child overflows from my chest.

”I finally understand my 'guardian id's regrets'!　That is, he couldn't stay with his sister all the time!　That he could not beat away any of the things that tormented his sister!　You know, I couldn't fulfill the 'promise' I made to Grandma and Grandpa!　Ahhhh, that was my 'unfinished business'... ahhhhh ---- ！！！！

That id is turning hostile toward that 'Lord' who rules, pointing his finger at that 'Lord' and screaming - for the sake of the child!　That alone is enough to make my heart burn!

'Sister!　Nope, I'll take down everything that's wrong with you.　Not as the one who steals the logic of the tree or the Prime Minister of Vyasia, but just as the brother of Sister Titi!　This id is going to bring down the Lord who is tormenting Lady Titty!　I'll beat you!

It was the words I had been waiting to hear for a thousand hundred years.

Alone, in the abyss, crying all the time, it was the words I had been waiting to hear.

'--Oh, I finally get it!　The significance of this my guardianship!　And the meaning of birth!　Nope, I know--!

The brother declares.

'Now' that the conditions are met, the Aide cries out to the world.

The declaration of the true guardian (Guardian)--!

”Here it is (・・・・), after this millennium (・・・・・・) Vyasia is (・・・・・・・・・) forty layers (...)!　A battlefield to overcome your own mental weaknesses!　On those forty layers, the challenger has finally arrived!　It's 'me'!　It's not Uzumi-sama or Sister Titi who will be subjected to the 'test' you've prepared for yourself!　It was this 'I' (id)!　Oh, I knew it all along!　Just don't leave this 'ordeal' to anyone else!　I was the one who was the challenge to get through this 'ordeal' myself!

He was a guardian (Guardian), but at the same time declared himself to be a searcher of the labyrinth.

Then, without leaving it to anyone else, he slammed the challenge to the world that he would overcome it himself.

'I will defeat the 'King (Lord) who rules!　Get over it!　Prove to yourself that you are 'me'!　No one else has to do it but me!　No wonder--!

Facing the strongest enemy of his life before him, Aide steps forward without any hesitation at all.

''The only one who can counteract the 'ruling king' (cursing) that I created!　It's just me--!

To protect her only sister, the child. For that reason alone--

Aide stands up against the ideal of his own creation, the Lord who rules!

'Oh, ahhh, ahhh, ......!　Id. ......!

The child who saw his back off was blinded by tears in front of his eyes, blotting them out.

He couldn't stop the tears from pouring out.

But he shook off the tears, saying that he couldn't just cry right away.

I won't make the same mistake again. I must not do it again.

The children would be disqualified from being an older sister if they kept staring at the back of their younger brother, who is so dependable.

The children are ”sister and brother”.

They are sister and brother, so they must walk together.

It took the children a thousand and a hundred years to learn the importance of this.

Even if he risked his life, broke his heart, and made the people of the North go along with him - he learned it.

Then, if I don't move here, I feel sorry for everyone who sent me away.

I'm not sorry for everything that has raised me to this day--!

I will never let the Aide fight alone.

I will not let my precious brother do everything for me.

There are two children.

Not the other one, but two!

From now on, until the day you die...!

No, I've been dead for a long time--!

The two children, my brothers and sisters--!

There are two of us, so--!

Let's fight each other!　Id--!