349 346. Closing.txt (1/2)

--all of that lagnetism came through to me.

'Contradiction'.

That's what the haze is in me and Ragne.

It's over.

The direct hit of the 《Distance Mute》 is able to annihilate the target without regard to life or death.

This is the end of 'The One Who Stole the Reason of the Stars' Ragne Kaikwola, but I continue to 'watch' the Ragne who has lost both arms below me without being careless.

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I'm seeing garbled text.

The same thing happened in the past with Palinkulon, but it doesn't show any signs of being fixed like it was then.

Because it was me, I realized that the ”conversion result (status)” display hasn't caught up with Lagune.

That means that she is a being beyond the power of the original Kanami.

What's more, it also means that she is beyond even the perception of the world, which modifies the 'display' from time to time.

Ragnet called himself a false image.

He tried to become a ”human being” and a ”thief of the logic of the stars,” but he must believe that he could not become a ”human being” or a ”thief of the logic of the stars.

But that's not true.

I think she is the first being to be both a 'human being' and a 'thief of reason' on her own.

Because of the inconsistency of her existence, she is unable to 'display' and her demand for 'compensation' from the world is stronger than most people.

-- Lagne Kaikwola is the real thing (...).

However, the real thing is a large figure on the shining lake -- a human figure to be exact, lying down in a human figure and sighing deeply. And in a whisper, he mutters, ”Thank you, Mr. Nosfi, thank you .......

I guess I'm ready to die at any time.

With an expression of acceptance of even annihilation with the loss of his soul, he utters his will.

''Well then, Kanami's brother ....... Please do your best for me ....... You will carry both my life and Nosfi-san's life on your back .......

Yeah, I know.

One of the victors is obligated to bear the lives of the other two.

I had no intention of denying it.

Ragne's will was accepted.

All that was left to do was pull out the left arm that was inserted and that was it.

But I was hesitant to move my arm.

The whole time I was fighting, I had Nosfy's message in my head.

The words that only I could save Ragne.

The face-to-face Ragne understood all of the fluctuations in my mind.

And somehow, using the extra life I had available, we started chatting about other things.

''...... Well, haha. I'm sure the two of us really have a connection. We watched a play together in the ”Dancing Competition” ...... for a duel in the labyrinth. They took us on a boat together and let us join them ....... At the end, we even had a date in the Great Holy City and killed each other ....... It was a lot of fun, not surprisingly?

The air of killing that had been in the air earlier was gone, and it was the carefree Ragne that was there a few days ago.

With his friendly nature, Lagune confesses to me.

'I hate Kanami's brother, but I love him. ......

It's a contradictory term.

But somehow I don't feel the discrepancies that cancel each other out there.

'This haze of content hated your brother, and this acting epidermis favored him ....... Both are me and both are true ....... That's all there is to it: .......

Ragne didn't seem to have any interest in resolving her contradictions.

I can be sure because of me and Ragne's close relationship, but ...... now she's admitting to everything.

Everything, including the meaningless self.

So I guess that's why it's real (...).

Hahaha. It's really a very appropriate and stinky thing for us to do! Even at ......, Riel-sama praised me for being such a stinker. Rielle-sama, you understand, don't you?　He waved me off and said it was fine. So--

I thought I was being cared for.

Now Lagne is my 'ideal' Lagne.

But I shook my head that the performance was unnecessary.

”That's enough, Lagune. Don't worry about me so much ....... I know better thanks to you too .......

'Hmm?　Haha. It smells so fake. I can't imagine a scene where my brother can win against that sister at all.

Ragne anticipates and speaks of the outcome of the battle that awaits us in the future.

In order to deny it, I will insist on my own growth and change.

'But I'll be fine. Your murder has helped me learn a lot of things, and those ...... 'reason-stealers' have taught me everything I need to know. Especially from the Palinkron guy, who made me feel like I was my own person, ....... I can do it now. --Yeah, I promise.

Heh. ...... You're really good at that, Mr. Palinkulon. I thought you were skipping something, but you're doing it right. It's good preparation for that.

Lagune goes through my best promise and mentions the name of a former colleague. I'm a little saddened by his reaction, which shows my trustworthiness, but I'm convinced that's just as well, and I continue with my story.

''Ah. A preliminary study, or ....... After all, everything that guy said at that time must have been prep work ......

That's right. He's good at laying the groundwork for the distant future.

I could go on and on with the appropriate banter.

But that's not allowed by Ragne.

...... You'd better go quickly, brother. You're already pretty much stranded by me, you know. Down there, it's clearly not normal anymore ....... I want you to go and help Mr. Fafner quickly .......

Ragne turned his eyes to the 'Scripture' in his own pocket.

He seems to be telling me to take it with me because it's a parting gift.

But this attitude, on the contrary, is what holds me back.

From a while ago, Lagune has been giving me nothing but advice. He's trying to use all of his last hours to help me as much as he can.

”--Big brother, you kept your promise.

Lagune sensed my feelings and answered before I could ask.

And with that last word, she turns away from me.

It took me a while to remember the promise she was making.

As I recall, it was the night before the day Lagne killed me. I promised to save Ragne.

It was an incidental part of Nosfy's life, but I did promise.

But I failed to keep my word.

I hadn't given Lagune the light, and she was never meant to be born.

To be sure, nothing has changed for Lagune since the night before.

She hasn't been rescued at all.

I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one.

I'm not blinking at all, only shedding a single tear.

I always knew that there was no such thing as 'the best' anywhere ....... But I was told there was, and I wanted to believe it ....... I wanted to believe my mom. ......

I wanted to believe it, but I couldn't believe it, Ragne.

In the end, Ragne, who didn't even defeat the 'best' enemy and didn't get anything out of it.

Quickly I throw what I couldn't say to Nosfy to Ragne.

'But Ragne ....... For me, you were definitely the 'best' enemy. ...... At any rate, I was killed once. You're my worst enemy .......

It was the complete opposite of what he said to Nosfi and his outstretched hand.

'I don't want to fight you again, and I don't want to see you again ....... So I'm going to put a stop to it now.

Hearing this, Ragne repeats my words.

'I am the 'best' enemy. I don't want to see you again. So I'm going to kill ......?

Yeah, .......

Ha-ha-ha.

Immediately, Ragne scoffed and shook his head.

I tried to give Lagne's life a little meaning, but he laughed and denied it.

Then, as if to say that we (...) don't have such a thing, Ragne continues to shake her head.

--Yes, we.

The time will come when I will have to shake my head and admit everything, just like this Lagune.

I'm not going to be the only one who can do that.

After he finishes shaking his head, Lagune squints dazzlingly and begins to speak into the empty air.

He didn't have me in his sight anymore.

No, maybe it's the loss of blood that's nearly erased my vision. I know firsthand how the world suddenly gets darker when you're dying. If you're not good enough, your ears, and Ragne is already--.

”--...... Yeah. I never trusted ....... I knew you didn't like me. I knew she wanted me dead, and I knew it. Because she's a bastard, you know. The whole ”I love my daughter” thing really stinks. There's no way I could believe it. ......

The one who speaks to her is her mother, for example.

To that point, Ragne answers alone.

'...... But I loved my mom like that. I hated her, but I loved her.

On the way to this ”summit”, Lagune has ”inverted” many important things at ”cost”. I'm sure there are some things that are still being reversed even now. The status on the verge of collapse is obvious. It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to find a way to get a job.

'I couldn't believe in anything, but I want to believe in that feeling of mine. This is the only thing I'm not acting. I don't like my mama because she's my mama's daughter, I like her because she was me. -- 'I hate (I love) you'.

I know what that 'I love you' means because it's me.

Ragnae, at last.

It's only now that I've admitted that I hate my mom from the bottom of my heart that I can finally say that I love her from the bottom of my heart.

That's the one thing that will never change, no matter how it's 'reversed'.

'I don't need love, I don't need life. I don't even want the word 'live'. ...... I just wanted my mom to be there.

At the same time, Ragne admits that he never had a mama.

After all, whether or not there was a blood connection between 'Mama' and Ragne Kaikwola, Ragne couldn't mention it until she died.

And she did not believe in that connection at all. We made it up as if it wasn't there, ourselves.

Still, Ragne said, ”I love my mom.

So she answers to the sky.

'The world is always so dazzling and dark ....... I didn't even know where I was walking, but ....... I feel like I'm walking straight because of my mom's words ....... I feel like that because I feel like ......--

Ragne closes her eyelids, saying that it shouldn't be okay, but it's okay.

”Yeah, I didn't get to be the best, but this is the most expensive place in the world... ..., Akaru--toko--......

With that, Ragne died of blood loss.

After confirming his death from the 《Distance Mute》 connection, I don't say goodbye and pull out that magic stone.

Just like the 'Stealers of Reason' of the past, her body turns into magical particles and disappears.

Her clothes and the Heart of Helmina are left in its wake. And the pendants of the Scripture and the Thieves of Reason.

You will be able to get the best out of it.

I take everything from her and stand up.

'Nosfy ...... and Ragne ......'

I chew on the loss of two (...) family members.

At the same time, the 'summit' is coming to an end.

First, all the magic of the mirror left behind by Ragne shattered and scattered.

Now there was no more wall to trap the light. Next, a brighter light bursts out, and all the magic power on the rooftop escapes to the outside world.

While the mirror's 'Snow of Magic Power (Tear Ray)' was falling, the rooftop was as dark as if the light had been switched off - it did not become dark.

Just as the orange-yellow sun was about to rise from the rounded horizon.

The morning sun. The morning sun reflected off the mirror's ”magical snow (Tear-Ray)” and a variety of shimmering lights that seemed to play sounds spread out across the field of vision.

After a long battle, the Great Sacred City is now about to greet the second morning beyond the night.

--I know the meaning of this in advance with my 'future vision'.

It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're going to do with it.