396 393. "Fate" Day.txt (2/2)

That fateful day is 'the day Kanami is killed' and 'the day Kanami comes back to life'.

The invasion of Foozier's Castle is set to take place.

We raided Fouzeyards Castle and paved the way to Nosfy, who was waiting for us on the upper floor. The two of us, hand in hand, Kanami and I, were the ones to push forward on that path.

As per the ”Future Vision”, the mission went very smoothly, and we successfully reached the forty-fifth floor of Fuzzyards Castle.

Kanami and I tried to persuade him to join us, but Nosfi chose to be resented, and so...

'--Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm ....... Hmph--hmmm, hmmm, hmmm!　Haha, hahahaha--!

In the middle of the 'discussion', the worst weapon, 'Helmina's Heart' was wielded.

However, fortunately, it was me, not Kanami, who was stabbed.

Nosfi, who stabbed me, began to hate me as if he was squeezing me out.

''--I was actually planning to use this Helmina-sama's [Stolen Ri] on Uzuraha-sama, but this isn't too bad ......!　It's clear!　Yeah, that clears it up!

Heat lit up in my abdomen, as if I had lava in my abdomen, and I collapsed.

I put my hand on the wound, trying to control the bleeding, but I didn't feel like I could hold it for long.

In my gradual distant consciousness, I make sure that this is the worst but within the planned range of development.

Kanami makes me lie down on the floor with my fatal wound and faces Nosphy.

'--Nosphy. Maybe you'll be the only one who survives here ....... If that happens, I'm really sorry .......

I, only ......?　What do you mean--

I told him that even if he died, I would not give up trying to convince Nosfi to do so.

I want to continue to watch that Kanami from my special seat. But I was so dazed that it was difficult for me to even continue picking up the conversation. An uncommon pain coursed through my entire body, and every spare moment was lost.

Even though everything had gone according to plan so far, the pain was the only thing that was beyond the worst.

''Ugh, ugh, ......!

A little strange.

Even with this, my sturdiness is the best on the continent, and I have a good tolerance for pain.

In the past, when I fought against Kanami in the ”Dance Competition”, I was severely injured similar to this, but I was able to use magic without any problems.

And yet now I was in a state where I couldn't even remember my five senses, let alone knead my magic power.

Not only were my hands and feet numb and unable to move, but I had lost all sensation as if my blood had stopped.

His vision was distorted as if he were underwater, and the loud ringing in his ears continued to echo.

Little by little, my five senses faded away--

I feel the gaze (...) again.

Somehow I look up and look around at my distorted vision.

Something like a rift in the empty space hovered close by.

And I was familiar with it.

It was a year ago, when Aide had cast a recovery spell on me.

There was this same 'slit' in Tiara-sama's memory. I'm sure you'll find that you'll be able to find a lot of people who will be able to help you.

I also make eye contact with the slit.

And I will know what this gaze has been looking for all along. No, to be precise, I pick up from Tiara-sama's memories of the past.

”--While being chased by the 'break', Tiara Fuzzyaz realizes the true nature of the 'curse' of the 'stealer of dimensional reason' Kanami.

What is being taken from the 'world' as 'the price' now is my life. I've also come to understand the detailed conditions. What is required is the 'death' of Kanami's 'one and only destined person' -

Once I began to recall the memories, they continued to spring up like a fountain.

In the special situation of being just before death, all of the magic on my body is released, just as it was when I received Aide's recovery magic.

”--That's why I made it.

A 'new me' that will die in place of this Tiara Hoozeyers.

Her name is 'Rath Tiara (・・・・) Foozeyers'.

The 'I' that was supposed to die in place of 'Sister Yotaki'.

The one who will die in place of that 'I' is this 'Rustyala Foozeyers'.

Master's 'curse' will be paid in a thousand years, so don't worry.

Absolutely, positively, whatever it takes to make it so.

Sister Yotaki and I will work together to guide you--

I learned the meaning of my birth.

And the true role of the 'Red Thread of Fate'.

How did the ”One Who Steals the Reason of the Tree” Aide's recovery magic give me a glimpse of Tiara-sama's memories?

Why did Tiara-sama's 'affinity' override that memory?

And the identity of the gaze (...) that I've been feeling from behind ever since Kanami and I became compatible with each other.

All of this was to pay for the ”break” that I can see now with my very own ”price”.

'Oh, ah, ......, I see. ......'

My ”suspicions” were cleared.

At the same time, a voice from somewhere in my mind said, ”Oh, I knew it was a good idea. I had been faintly aware of this since the time the id had cast a recovery spell on me.

In the midst of the gurgling, bone-chilling ringing in my ears, I could hear only my own voice clearly.

'So ......, the 'world (you)' will decide ......?'

I called 'you' to the 'slice' in an appreciative, gentle, friendly way.

At that moment, I felt even more bewildered by the 'world'.

Is it hard to believe that I am thanking them for the person who is now trying to take my life?

But it was no surprise to me.

After all, the anxiety I have been carrying since I was born is now disappearing.

Frankly speaking, Kanami and I were not born and raised in such a way that we could be relieved just by confessing at the eleventh crossroads.

Adjusted as 'make-believe', Kanami and I couldn't get rid of our fears of when our happy ending would be upset.

So, all along we wanted someone to assure us that this love was 'real'.

We wanted to somehow prove that the love we had risked our lives to obtain was not a figment.

And now, this world itself is trying to decide who Kanami's ”Only One Destiny” is. In order to make it work as a ”substitute”, it seems to keep an eye on the two people who love each other from now on. While we are alive and even after we die.

As an immutable truth, it proves that we are 'real'.

Rather, I thought this was my 'ideal' - and

'-- Oh (...), stinking (・・・・)'

Ragne Kaikwola, the girl knight Ragne Kaikwola had known since childhood, swore like a blood curse.

Lagne's voice was the only one that sounded crystal clear, even at a time when only her own voice rang out.

'If you're going to die, you're going to die (・・・・・・). You human scum (・・・・・・・・)--'

The reason for this was understood by me, the party involved in the 'curse'.

Right now, this Lagne-chan had led to the undoing of the 'price' of Kanami, the 'one who steals the reason for the dimension'. The 'death' that had been tormenting me was moving away and I was being freed from the separation of the world.

My disordered breathing regulates and the paralysis in my limbs eases.

The distorted vision and murderous tinnitus fades away.

And a gentle light turns on in my abdomen, the source of all the pain. When I realized it was a recovery spell, not just the wounds, but all of my body's ailments disappeared like a fog.

I regained consciousness.

I open my eyelids, pass my core through my swaying limbs, and slowly stand up.

Instantly, Nosfi jumped into my chest, crying loudly.

'Rustyala! ......!　Ah, Lastiara, thank goodness ......!

Accompanied by a voice of concern for me from the bottom of his heart and a recovery magic, Nosfi was sobbing. The dignity of the 'one who steals the reason for light' from not long ago is completely absent there.

It's just an older sister who worries about her sister.

Seeing Nosfi's wariness fizzling out, I swallowed the situation.

I guess I've succeeded in convincing her. So I'm able to 'discuss' with Nosfi as a family member rather than as an enemy.

However, Kanami, who would have fulfilled that--.

I look around.

The beautifully appointed halls of the forty-fifth floor of Hoosiers Castle have been destroyed by light attack magic.

And amidst the scattered pieces of furniture and debris, I find a large pool of blood. On top of that red pond, a pair of familiar human limbs lie on top of each other.

'Rastiara ....... Your father is ......, already .......

Before my sister could shakily explain, I knew that it was Kanami's severed limb.

Furthermore, the owner of the 'curse' died ahead of time before the 'price' of Rustyala Fuzzyaz's death was fulfilled.

That's why I'm alive now.

-- Kanami is dead.

However, my heart was surprisingly calm.

There are three reasons.

The 'red thread of fate' extending from my fingers.

The 'break' floating behind me.

Something like a flow (...) swirling around in the room we were in.

Thanks to my near-death experience, my senses are unusually keen now.

I could feel that each of the three was watching our movements with its own will.

And this situation gives truth to the fragment of memory I picked up earlier.

”Absolutely, positively, whatever it takes to make it so.

Sister Yangtaki and I will work together (・・・・・・・・・・) and guide you (・・・・・・・)--

It was well past time to decide that nothing was done yet.