379 376. The last tiara.txt (2/2)

And on the stairs above my head, the tips of the countless ”magic threads” were wriggling like tentacles.

I'm not going to be able to get out of it. But it will never reach me. To be precise, when it gets close to a certain line, the thread begins to melt.

I thought it was some kind of ward, but I'm familiar with dimensional magic, so I knew it wasn't so.

Perhaps a certain line is this earth's - the 'Star Boundary (Line)'.

I know this because I know how difficult it is to get inside an object with [Distance Mute]. After this fixed line, it's treated as the inside of a star. That's why, once it enters, the 'cells that aren't matter' won't be able to maintain their shape. The 'thread' is physically invincible, but it seems to be a bit vulnerable to magical walls.

There may still be other reasons and conditions, but I don't think this speculation is far off.

And I mean this--.

'Yotaki lost me. ......?　I don't know if I'm okay.

It means that the 'connection' between me and Yotaki has been severed.

Without a doubt, my sister would have sensed this sensitively.

''No, it's fine. Let's go to .......

I give up on the priest and hurry downstairs.

I descend a narrow, dimly lit staircase, walk down a corridor with only candles, and open a number of sturdy, heavy doors - I reach them.

A stone room at the far end of the cathedral.

There was only one light, a single candle.

There is only one bed in the center of the room.

And on that bed, a girl is sleeping.

She was holding a book in her arms, very quietly.

Immediately I approached the bed and brought the girl into view - and at that moment, I turned my face down.

'............'

He doesn't use 《Dimension》, but his eyes turn to the floor at his feet and his voice comes out of the back of his throat.

''I was hoping for a little bit, but ....... That's right, .......''

The sleeping girl had a hole in her chest.

It was a horrific, graphic wound. I knew at once that it was a sword stab wound.

I knew immediately that her heart had stopped, her whole body was cold, and she had died out.

He is lying on his back, but the tears are not falling.

A long time ago - before the fight with Nosfi, we had finished preparing for death.

But I didn't want my resolve to be useful in this way.

”...... We have to keep moving forward. We can't stop.

I remembered my late daughter's lesson and looked up, trying not to get upset.

Then I was about to walk forward, with one method in mind - and I noticed a certain look.

Alarmed, he looked around.

The empty walls of an empty room on all sides.

But by straining my eyes, I can see the eyes there.

A ”slit” surrounded the room on all sides.

On the other side of the room, the same gaze as usual lurks.

However, our eyes are not meeting.

It wasn't looking at me.

His eyes were fixed on the center of the room.

I'm not going to be able to get the same thing.

--I'm not going to be able to get a good deal more than just a few minutes.

I'm not going to be able to get the method I just had in my head to succeed under that watch.

I'm not going to be able to get the best out of it. However, I can feel the will to not allow that to happen from the other side of the ”slice”.

--【”She” continues to die.

That is the reason for the world.

And I feel as if I'm being told, ”The person who paid that kind of 'price' is 'you'” - my emotions, which hadn't moved even though I was standing in front of the corpse, start to swing wildly.

I felt a sense of hostility that I didn't give a d*mn about the world or the cost if it was to save ”her”.

I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what to expect.

I felt that the gaze on the other side was a little unsettled.

I sensed the odds and loosened my mouth.

Thinking about how I'm going to step down the 'price' from you, I put my magic power in both arms - and in the process, I realize that I'm only thinking about my own convenience, and I mock myself.

'The world is kind (・・・・・・), or ....... Haha. Sis, you were so right. You and the world are the only ones who are always right, innocent and kind ....... The wicked and brutal are the people who take advantage of that kindness .......

The world is always honestly trading with us.

It's always the lust-filled 'people' who try to pass a cheat in that deal.

Reaffirming yet another reason for the world, I tighten my twisted face and bite my lip.

Even though I knew this much, my will remained the same.

I apologize to the 'slice'.

'I'm sorry ....... But I still want to reach out ....... For 'her'.

I wanted to try as long as it was possible.

There are many precedents.

The resurrection of his sister, Yotaki.

The rebirth of Saint Tiara.

The reincarnation of the Sith Apostles.

The summoning of the 'Stealers of Reason', including me, to the next millennium...

However, before she could attempt it, she would need to eliminate the interloper in this place. As long as it was in her, even if she succeeded in resuscitation, the exact opposite result would come.

I confidently see through the trap and call out her name.

'Come out, Tiara,'

I uttered the name of the person who had called me up to this point.

Then, without much hoarding or bargaining, she responds to the call.

...... mmmm, I knew you wouldn't catch it. It's not that easy - it's not going to be easy!

A large amount of 'blood' crawled out of the wound of the corpse in front of him.

Furthermore, it wriggled like a single living thing, transforming part of it into a human mouth, and even emitted a voice.

''But, your MP has been properly restored and your Youtaki sister's 'magic thread' has been cut off. For now, it's just as I read. ...... Heehee, we finally meet for real. Shhhhhh.

I've seen all sorts of tiaras so far.

The tiara on the mural, the tiara in her childhood form that she remembered, the tiara of the 'Magic Stone Man' that she met at the eleventh crossroads - all of them were fantastically cute and somehow divine in their own way.

However, this one was different.

It was wicked and evil, too blasphemous.

However, I knew that this writhing blood was the true form of the Tiara Fooziers.

When I saw that the girl, a representative of the lust-filled ”person”, had completely abandoned her human form, I stepped back.

It's dangerous to touch her 'blood'.

Last night, just one drop was enough to take over her magic. If I come in contact with this much, I don't know what will happen next.

However, I can't run away, so I hide my fear and dare to be strong.

”Tiara. You have to hand over ”her” body to me. There's something I want to do.

'It's impossible, Master. I'll never come back to life.

Tiara immediately denied it, after she sensed all my aims and plans.

I was slightly intimidated, but continued to maintain my strong stance.

'...... You'll never know until you try that. Just get out of the way. The magic doesn't work when you're around.

'There's nothing to be done. Master doesn't know anything, so that's why he can say those things.

It was another immediate answer.

I shouted out at his outrageous words.

'...... already knows exactly what I'm talking about!　It's about the curse of the dimension-stealing thing, and it's about her continuing to die!　Or that my sister is making me forget about it because she's so concerned about it!　I know, that's why I came here!　To take responsibility for that!

'--No, no. I'm saying that Master doesn't know anything about 'my daughter'. If he knew, he wouldn't be able to say he'd be able to bring her back to life even if he could talk about it.

I shouted my feelings with all my might, but was interrupted by an unexpected objection.

'My daughter wanted to be the master's 'one and only (・・・・・・・・・) doomed (・・・・) person in the world'. No, precisely, she wanted to prove it to everyone. So there's no coming back to life.

And then my lover's wish is announced.

Those are the words that I can't ignore.

And they are the words that move me the most at the moment.

The one and only ...... in the world?

To begin with!　Didn't Master come here because he wanted to know what happened in the last days of Rasu-chan?　I don't think I should want a dead body before I know it. I think you're doing things in the wrong order. Hee hee hee.

Seeing me unable to speak back, the wriggling blood continues to laugh.

The blood also changed into the shape of a human hand, and dexterously grabbed a book that was on 'her' stomach and held it up.

'But don't worry. It's exactly in this book that the end is written. All of it, down to the thoughts and feelings of Rasu-chan.

I look at the title on the book.

Its title is The Rustyala Hoosiers.

I've never seen that name before, but I know it's the most important name in the world. It's like the last piece that fits into a painting that has always been a hole in the ground.

Tiara moves her blood and flips through the book, showing me a part of it.

I read a part of it in Dimension and I am convinced that it is a memoir that Rustyala Fouzouyars used to write as a hobby.

I peeked behind her once to read it when I was on a boat trip. That memoir had been put together and turned into a beautiful book.

'Perhaps, just like Fafner's Scripture, this will be my master's Scripture. Hee-hee.

I didn't need to look into the past, but I was convinced that I could understand everything about Rustyala by reading that book.

Above all, when I saw the words ”The Only One Destiny” at the end of a flipping page - my body moved on its own.

”----!

Even though he knew it was a provocation, he was taking a step forward.

He was reaching for the book as fast as he could think to take it away as fast as he could, as fast as he could think.

'Yes. If you want it, rob (and) rob it. If you can't tolerate it, then fight it.

I didn't reach for it because I wanted to read it.

Tiara was right, I just couldn't allow it to happen. I couldn't stand the fact that the book was being treated like bait. I didn't want to see my parents laughing all the time in front of their daughter's corpse.

There was no more thread, but the words alone would move my body as if pulled by the thread.

'......hihihi. You know it's a trap over here, but you still fall for it.

As I moved, Tiara's blood spread like an amoeba. She pounces on me to catch her prey in a trap.

In contrast, I counter with my best magic.

''-- Magic 《Distance Mute》!

It tried to penetrate the body and get through.

However, as if to say it was within the expected range, a quick and precise response was made.

''Then this one too, [Distance Mute].

The 'magic stone line' that had been growing at his feet shone and shattered.

And then a 'thread' flew out from inside.

''Wha--?

It was different from the white 'thread' that pervades the earth. It was a red ”thread”.

The red ”thread” touches my transparent body with the power of the ”Distance Mute”. In an instant, my entire body was bound and more blood was invading my body.

My ”Distance Mute” and ”Dimension” are easily released.

My entire body loses strength, and in the process of reaching out, I become completely rigid.

''d*mn it ......!

We're almost there--

We are so close to reaching the book.

From its immense power, I can tell that this is also a 'magic thread'.

Having captured me with the same power as Yotaki, she laughs with her blood twisted.

''Hi, hihi--!　I mean, I got it!　I knew Master would definitely come when I told him my daughter was waiting for me. Now I can finally control my master with my 'strings'!　--Well, let's pick up where we left off last night.　I'm going to have you do the 'past vision' thing again!　Even though he's bumping Maria and the others, I'm sure Yotaki sister will be here soon, so hurry up!

Overjoyed, I let the blood sneak into me, just as it did yesterday, slyly.

If this is the case, the magic will be hijacked again and my consciousness will be blown away. Before that, I swear with all my might.

'You used your own daughter's corpse as bait ....... You even trapped Rustyala's dying thoughts ......!　Such a disgusting lie: ......!　You had to go that far!　Tiara!

I shudder in anger and try to impeach him.

If the goal was really to make me see the rest of yesterday's memories, there were more things I could have done. There was a good chance that a discussion would have been enough to convince me. And yet, he went out of his way to show me 'the image of a parent who treats his child carelessly', as if to get on my nerves.

'...... I'm not lying. It's not a bait or a trap, in my opinion. Master, this is an order. It starts with 'Tiara' and ends with 'Las Tiaras'. For that, it's important to do this here (...).

In a turn of events, Tiara suddenly became quiet, and she argued back, interrupted.

There was no emotion in it.

It sounded as if she was repeating the words of someone else - 'her' words on behalf of someone else.

I just couldn't fully understand what it meant.

'Rasu-chan is waiting for her turn (...). Whether or not Aikawa Kanami will cut us off and prove that she really was 'the only (・・・・・・・・・) person in the world (・・・・) who was destined to be the only (・・・・・・・・・) person in the world'. I'll be waiting for him long after he's dead.

With that last word 'waiting', the red 'thread' invades my blood and breaks off.

Yotaki has passed through the nerves, but Tiara seems to intend to manipulate others through her blood.

And from me, who became a pawn, magic is forcibly drawn out of me, even more than last night.

Regardless of my intentions, the Dimension Graduate ”Prequel (Recall)” is activated and an attack is made on Tiara.

''Master, read my story first. Together with the inner workings of my sister Yotaki's heart that I managed to find a thousand years ago.

My body relaxes at the mention of my sister's name.

My original purpose was dangled like bait, and I had a little less reason to resist. Still, I desperately writhe, trying not to be manipulated only by Tiara's 'magic thread'.

''When you've finished seeing that, you'll have to look inside my daughter's mind at the end as well. You have to look at them one by one and compare them with each other and shout out the name of the one and only person in the world who is destined to be there. --This will be the signal for the beginning of the battle.

The world is moving away from me.

The continuation of last night's story is placed in front of me again.

It's not a book by Rastiara, but The Story of the Starry Sky, written by Tiara.

The pages between those bookmarks are opened, and the world, once gone, is rebuilt.

The connected red 'thread' leads us to the history of the war that was there a thousand years ago - the other side of it.

That is to say, we see the other side of our former companion (Tiara) and her sister (Hitaki).