376 373. Desire.txt (1/2)

'Shh, Master ....... Can you see ......?

Shivering, I check.

'Hah, hah, hah--, what the hell?

Master, who was running Al-Auna with all his might, looked around while breathing heavily. Along the way, he also looked at the 'break' that I was obviously looking at. However, he reacted as if there was nothing there.

Immediately I understand that it's useless and retract my previous statement.

'No, sorry ....... I'm just getting a little misty-eyed ......

'Hazy and ......?　d*mn, there's too much blood!　Quickly, we need to focus on the cure somewhere!

It seems I'm the only one who can see.

And I knew from my crossed gazes that the master of the gaze in the 'slit' is also the only one who sees.

If you ask me who the master is, I can only answer ”the world”. There is no living thing at all at the end of that ”slice”; it's just vastness. And yet, I can feel the will from that gaze.

--I'm going to have to die.

Now I was being asked by the world to die.

Weakly, I am frightened by the demand and quickly look away.

But it pulls me back again (・・・・・・).

'Eh--'

I felt a 'thread' stretching from my fingertips and prodding me to ”look at that 'break'”.

There is no physical interference. It's only being pulled to the extent that it's 'felt'.

After all, my master and I are riding in the same alauna and continue to ride. If my body is truly pulled, I will be the only one to fall to the ground. I know that logically, but ...... somehow, the 'break' was definitely, for sure, getting closer to me.

It was slowly getting closer to us as we drove Al-Auna at high speed.

'......!'

It doesn't make sense.

From that unusual phenomenon, we understand that this is the equivalent of 'witchcraft' or 'miracles'.

And that, too, the surgeon is not a person but the 'world'.

I was struck by a feeling as if death was being collected from the 'world' and I remembered what Tida had said about 'curses'.

'Hah, hah, hah ......'

Apart from the loss of blood and pain, my breath begins to be ragged with fear.

However, I instinctively felt that I shouldn't stop thinking just to survive, so I expanded my knowledge of the 'curse' in my mind.

-- there was only one thing in it that could explain the current situation.

It is the 'curse' of the master who said it should be there but it isn't.

It's strange that the ”stealer of dimensional reason” that is treated as special by the apostles and saves other ”reason-stealers” has no ”curse” at all - that's what I feared a while ago. I have a feeling that this prediction is coming true.

Romis Neesha's heart was broken just because she was a childhood friend of the ”One who steals the logic of darkness”.

All of the family members of the Stealer of the Principle of Fire have also fallen into misery, and her mother has lost her memory.

Then what is the fate of me, who looks up to ”The One Who Stole the Reason of Dimension” as my master ......?

'Tee, tiara ......!　You okay?　Can you still hear me?!

Seeing my face turn pale, the Master calls out to me, hugging me.

''Yeah, oh ....... U......n.

I had to answer vaguely.

At the sound of his powerless voice, my master's face grows even more pale than mine. Then, with his usual trapped expression, he shouts to keep me from fainting.

''Get a grip!　Don't close your eyes!　Please, don't die!

He squeezes my hand tightly, as if he were attending to a seriously ill patient.

Then my pale face begins to bleed with cash, and my heart starts to beat even in this too-worst situation.

'I can't be without you!　After the fight with Lomis, I realized!　He wants you to stay with him!　You're the reason I'm living my life the way I am!　And I haven't thanked you for that yet!

This deviating heartbeat is my very own ”I love my teacher” feeling. And I can feel the same kind of heartbeat from the master who is now holding my hand. It is the very feeling of master's ”I love you”.

Your cheerfulness has helped me throughout the whole journey!　At all times you're cheerful, smiling, and energetic ......, so--!

'Sh, Master ......?'

You're the kind of person I like!　So I won't let you die!　Absolutely!

It was definitely a moment when we could be sure that we were in love with each other. But I also feel the more we like each other, the more the gaze from the 'slice' intensifies.

'Oh (...) ....... I knew it was .......

I realize the true nature of the ”curse” of ”the one who steals the reason for the dimension”.

The thing that is being withheld from the world as the 'price' now - is my life.

To be precise, it is 'death'.

It can't be just 'death', either.

I'm beginning to understand the conditions.

The way to check is very simple.

'-- me too (・・・・)'

I answer that.

Instantly, the gaze from the 'slit' intensified to an uncommon degree.

Then give it to me.

The two people who love each other are the price to pay, so pay it now.

As if I could hear such a voice, the slice of life is approaching to engulf me.

”--Huh!　Then don't ever close your eyes, Tiara!　We'll survive, both of us!

Yes. ......

I nodded deeply.

As I was dying, I was finally beginning to get a lot of answers. As one mystery was unraveled, other mysteries were revealed in a chain of events - the

For example, that was a conversation with Sister Yotaki before she left on her journey.

”Thank you, Tiara. I would be happy if this Hoozeyers would be my brother's 'replacement' home. And for you to be my 'replacement'--

All along, Sister Yotaki had been looking for someone to 'replace' her 'replacement', someone who would like her master.

And she was planning to somehow get her 'replacement' to die.

And I casually replied ”I'll do it” with a 'contract'. That Yotaki sister agreed to that.

It's no wonder that this trip for the two of us was too much (・・・・・・・).

As the journey progresses, they become aware of each other, their hearts grow closer and closer with each day, and they confess to each other after a battle with a powerful enemy?

-- no doubt it's all staged (or tinkered with) by the Yotaki sister.

First of all, there is no doubt that the conversation before the departure was involved.

The skills ”Parallel Thinking” and ”Convergent Thinking” that Sister Yotaki herself mentioned that day have that power. Perhaps, but Sister Yotaki possesses more than one skill that I risked my life to obtain on this trip, 'Reading' - something similar to that.

Of course, it's not just verbal guidance.

Sister Yotaki developed 'spellcraft' and the first thing she dabbled in was 'translation'.

That means that all of the conversations in this 'Fania version' have been modified by Sister Youtaki. There is a very good chance that my words were not correctly conveyed to my master. For example, but the word 'lover (...)' that I heard when I was walking around the city was particularly suspicious. That was probably a different word that was originally contained in it. And if there had been such an alteration of the conversation, I couldn't even notice it.

Above all, the master who traveled with me - 'Aikawa Uzumi' that person - was the most planted by Sister Yotaki.

Before leaving for Fania, the two siblings had some time alone. It's enough time to widen the crack in the heart that reflects that ”ideal”. There is no doubt that that chasm was the deciding factor in this mutual love affair.

Moreover, this fingertip ”thread” is also an insurance policy.

The power of the 'thread' is not yet certain, but if it had deviated from the plan, there would have been some kind of correction waiting for us. This time, since Yotaki's sister's advance preparations were enough, she didn't have a chance to do so, but when it comes to the time of need--

Ah, .......

There is so much involvement of sister Yotaki just now that I can recognize.

Just thinking about ...... including the ones I can't notice due to my lack of ability to do so makes me faint.

I groan, painfully aware that everything was in the palm of my sister Yotaki's hand, and I remember one of my own words.

”-- If you want me to 'replace' you, I'll 'replace' you. If you want me to die, I'll die. I'll do anything. If I'm a book, that's absolutely the last page.

I remember how easily I 'signed up' for it.

No, I don't even know if I said that to myself anymore or if I was made to say it.

I feel like everything is in the palm of my Youtaki sister's hand, and I'm losing any kind of confidence. I no longer feel like it's fixed in Sister Yotaki's mind that I'm going to die, and it's an absolute--

Ahhhh, ......!

I would feel defeated for the first time.

I was feeling good about the story with a foul skill, 'reading', and then I was beaten down by more foul skills.

It's the exact same situation as Romis just the other day.

As long as our personalities were similar, we were very similar in how we lost.

--Yes.

I am the same as Lomis.

That's why the rest of the words were the same, as they should be.

'Mi, I do not admit (・・・・) ......!　I'm not dead yet: ......!

I will not accept defeat unceremoniously.

I will go to the 'cut' and refuse to collect the 'price'.

'I will not die. ......!　Because I didn't finish it!　I haven't finished reading one of them yet: ......!

Even though he was dying, he squeezed the hem of his master's clothes tightly and forcefully.

'I haven't finished reading it,' he said, referring to the stories of 'Aikawa Uzumi' and 'Aikawa Yotaki'.

These are the two books that I wanted to read, even if I had to put the stories of The One Who Stole the Reason behind me.

Will I die before I finish them?

It's not possible. As a book lover, I can't allow that to happen. Because I'm not even halfway through the page. I haven't even made it back to Hoosiers, and I haven't fulfilled any of my pre-departure promises. Most importantly, before we left, my sister Yotaki and I laughed at each other (・・・・) and parted ways. The last thing is na na na na, ......!　How could I allow that kind of half-heartedness to be the last thing my sister Yotaki knew about me!　If I die now, even my last confession, the whole thing will be a farce!　There's nothing lingering when you say you're in love with each other, but when death comes too soon, there's nothing lingering!　As it is, it's just too inadequate!　...... Yeah, yeah. Simply put, this development is a no-go!　Not at all!　Boring!　You don't like this me!　So--!

This last page, I do not approve ......!

I complained so to ”The Cut”.

The world, on the other hand, shook its head - again, using my skill of reading - and brought the consequences of this escape to mind ahead of time.

This is your end, they will show you, tauntingly, that this is your end.

”Halfway through running away from the monsters, deep in the dense forest, Tiara Hoozeyers is unable to move.

The 'spell' cure is empty and the wound on its abdomen will not heal. The wound in her abdomen has spread to the point where blood is pouring out of her body, leaving her to wait for death to come to her. In the end, her body couldn't bear the rush of ”compensation” to collect.

But because she was on the verge of death, Tiara Fouzouyaz was able to realize the logic of the world. With her back to the giant tree in the forest, she gave her final report to her lover, Aikawa Uzumi.

'Master, I finally figured it out: ......

At the end of their escape, Tiara Huzo Yaz came to realize what was going on in her heart. It is the heart of Aikawa Yotaki, who she adores like an older sister (...). Understanding this, she regrets and mutters while realizing her own immaturity.

''Ah, so ....... So that's why (・・・・)--''