412 409. Real brother and sister.txt (2/2)

It was the ending.

No one is holding the controller anymore.

So the two of us playing the game together is over.

Yotaki acknowledged this, even though he was filled with a strange sense of emptiness. Exactly the same thing was admitted by his brother Uzurinami as well.

And first, his brother opens his mouth.

Sitting down, without moving his gaze, next to him, faintly--

”Lake Nagi-chan died because of ...... and because of us. ...... Your mom and dad are gone because you protected ...... them.

After rereading The Story of the Aikawa Siblings, Uzumi finally arrived at the truth.

However, that truth was too much for him to lose all the meaning he had been fighting for until now.

In addition, there is still a hopeless 'final truth' that remains.

”Besides, I had 'promised' ....... You're the only one (・・・・・・・) that I'll never lose (・・・・・・・) to ......, first.

'Yes ....... We had an 'appointment'.

It was getting to the heart of the matter, but their voices were calm.

It was probably because both of them knew the ”answer” to the question from the beginning, without having to think about it.

The final 'answer' to the question is now being made.

Yotaki, I can't keep my 'promise'. No, I had no intention of keeping it from the beginning: ......

'Yes, it seems so: ....... I knew from the beginning, too, that it was so. I was just trying not to think about it. ......

And I always hated you. I've always hated you for walking in front of me. ......

I know that too: ......

'I've always hated you. You, who had everything I wanted from the beginning .......　You, who always held me in the palm of your hand and kept looking down on me, are .......

'Hate, too, of course. I caught my escaping brother and played with his head over and over again. Over and over again as a convenient toy for me - over and over again.

They clash their true feelings.

And, finally--

'I just hate my brother (・・・・・・) too (・・・・). I hate my brother, who is a weak, lying liar.

Yangtaki smiled thinly and 'confessed' that with tears in his eyes.

''Yeah, I hated them. We really, really hated us.''

Uzumi also smiled thinly and nodded at the 'confession' with a downcast face.

It wasn't a made-up laugh anymore.

It was the moment when the two of them, who were born actors, were finally freed from acting.

--It's not just a matter of time before you get to the point where you can say, ”It's natural if you think about it.

In truth, both of them had always found it hard to make up a laugh.

They were tired of playing 'the closest brother and sister in the world'.

For a long time, the older brother hated his sister and the younger sister hated her brother.

--that's The Last Truth.

It was a truth that couldn't be changed. But--

'But (...), I 'liked (...)' (...). I really 'hated' ......, but I wished I could be with my brother. Please, together, I wanted him to go to hell. I 'loved' him so much that I felt that way. That much is true: ......!　That's one of the few things I have left to do: ......!

'Yeah, I know ....... I finally figured it out, me too. After all this time, I finally got it: ......

I hate it, but I like it.

Uzumi has already learned about such contradictory thoughts from Ragne, the one who steals the reason for the moon.

That life was all an act, and it could have been a sham.

The play could have been a farce to the end and the script could have been opportunistic.

But I'm sure there was a time for that.

The sister who loved her brother, and the brother who loved his sister, were certainly there.

Only the will to cherish it--

'This is the only will I will never bend. I will not bend it. ......!　I've sacrificed a lot of things for the ending of [two people in ”forever”]. It's not just my brother. Mom, and my sister Lake Nagi, too. The people who live in the 'original world' and the people who live in the 'other world' who have nothing to do with it!　I've sacrificed everything and I'm second to none ......!

Yangtaki had a strong heart and did not let his initial intentions falter.

However, the reason behind his heart was too familiar.

''I will not be defeated!　If we lose, everything we've sacrificed to this day will have been for nothing!　All the sense of kicking it down the road is gone!　That's the wrong math: ......!　[No one can beat Aikawa Yotaki]'s calculations are going to go wrong!

It was the exact same complaint and anger as Vortex Wave's when he was a child.

The similarity couldn't have gone unnoticed by Vortex Wave.

Uzuruha understands.

No matter how deep the gulf was called 'innate differences', they were still brother and sister in the similarity. To be precise, no matter how powerful and undefeated they are, no matter how powerful they are, and no matter how undefeated they lead their lives - the younger sister is also a girl who worries, gets lost, and makes mistakes.

She was one of those 'things that steal reason' with a crack in her heart.

''Yes, this isn't just about the 'original world' anymore!　I instigated those innocent 'reason-stealers' to use me as a stepping stone for your brother!　He killed and sacrificed Mr. Rastiara with The Curse.　So!

All along, Uzura Wave disliked Yangtaki, but at the same time, he had a pathological blind faith in it.

His power is absolute, and there is no one else who can match it. That's why there was no need to worry about it.

No matter what, no matter what happens, Yotaki will be fine ...... The same was true for Uzumi, who had stopped thinking that way.

''So, I will proceed!　Unfortunately, whether you think about it or not, my 'answer' is the same!　I'm serious about the ending of [two people in ”forever”]!　Any means necessary!　We're going to keep winning, and we're going to keep winning!

It shouldn't bother you.

It can't be the same whether you think about it or not.

As a result of thinking so desperately, Yotaki is now screaming in pain.

He's trying to live through it, with all he's got.

''Your brother is 'my brother'!　From the beginning, always has been, and always will be!　All the way to 'forever'!　Or else, I'll be!　I--!

Never letting his brother escape, Yotaki stood up with wariness.

Instantly, the mirage (image) of the room that had been spreading in the 'line-room' dissipated as if it were a stone thrown on the surface of the lake. The memories that we had shared, which were certainly shared, were drowned out like mist, revealing our true place.

A place where there is nothing but the soul.

The true form of the two souls floating there is now being exposed.

After a long journey and the final battle, Yotaki was exposed to all kinds of true ”magic”, but still unharmed.

On the other hand, Uzuma Wave has wounds all over his body.

He is on the verge of falling to his knees, having used up all of his magic power.

He was holding a book in his left hand, and his right hand was holding a book in his right hand. And his right hand was already--.

I'm sorry, Yotaki. Still, I--

Unlike Yangtaki, Vortex Wave did not rise up.

No, he simply reached his limit and was unable to stand up.

The reason why he was able to continue standing in the last battle just before, was because his right hand had been gripping Youtaki's body the whole time.

However, the one in his right hand right now was the 'White Rainbow Shining Magic Stone'.

The vortex wave has already finished choosing (・・・・・・・).

I'm not going to be able to go with you, though. --I'll go on ahead with the 'Rustyala Hooziers'.

He couldn't even look up because he didn't have the strength to do so anymore. Dropping his gaze, Uzumi could only continue to stare and think of 'the one and only destined'.

The last page of the book in his hand--

[I love you]

[With that sentence in mind, I die]

[Here, forever, Rustyala Hoosiers will continue to 'dream']

He read it and continued to think about the rest of it, and Uzuraha too.

Looking at his brother, who didn't even try to get up, Yotaki bit his lip as he thought about what it meant.

The first time the feeling of defeat came and went in his mind now was the first time, but because it was the first time, Yotaki still doesn't realize it.

''I know that ......, I know that!　But from now on, if you lose to me, your brother will forget Mr. Rastiara: ......!　It's easy to pretend it didn't happen, as your brother to this day has proven. Or are you going to make good on your 'promise' now?　Can your brother beat me?

'I can't beat you ....... After all, even when I came to the 'other world', I was still weak. But because of that .......

The whirlpool wave was drooping.

It is no longer able to maintain consciousness, and its voice is broken.

But it's not a sign of resignation.

”Thanks to that, I've arrived. At last, I've arrived at this point--

In the end, Uzuraha recalls the 'summit' of Fuzzyards Castle.

He thanked ”Myself (Ragnet)” and ”Daughter (Nosfi)”.

Thanks to the two 'Stealers of Reason', now, even in such a horrible place, it was bright and I never took a wrong turn.

'Yeah, that Ragne and ......, I'm the same way. I knew all along that we weren't going to get anywhere. So, in Nosfi's dazzling form, I felt hopeful. All this long journey we've been searching for. I kept wandering ...... in search of the person I really wanted to be, the real 'ideal' 'someone' ...... and kept wandering around.

What are you doing at ......?

Uzura Wave wasn't talking to Yotaki completely anymore.

His brother's monologue confused Yotaki.

”Finally, I found you. I was able to bring you ...... to this point. ......

Only, little by little, Yotaki realizes the meaning of that call, though.

He stops his outstretched hand that he won't let his brother go, and instead of being given an 'answer' to the skill, he uses his own strength to figure out what it means.

'I can't keep my 'promise'. But the 'promise' will be fulfilled. From now on, 'they' will fulfill--

All the time, Uzumi kept calling out to the 'Rustyala (・・・・)' inside her - that is, to 'her'.

'Both Rastiala and I ...... were happy on that 'confession' day. Really, I was so happy ...... that I could have died already. It was so nostalgic and happy ....... I could remember that the story was beautiful because I knew it was 'made up' ....... So, I feel the same way as Rustyala: ......

............!

I've been adjusting to 'her' (・・・・) for a long time, and the accumulation of this has made Yotaki realize that.

'Thanks. So, it's okay (...) ....... Never, I will not end the magic 《Tales of my world (Tales Last Tiara)》....... Your thoughts are ...... in Las Tiaras, or--and the rest is ......--

There, the words were cut off and Uzurinami collapsed.

However, even if he lost consciousness, the magic he declared did not stop.

-- Uzura Wave continued to maintain its sacred magic at the ”cost” of ”believing in 'magic'”.

In this 'space between the lines', a space that is supposed to be outside all reason, the magic 'Story of My World (Tales of My World (Tales Last Tiara)' fills up.

The light of the white rainbow enveloped everything, including the Yangtaki.

''--!

Yotaki looked back, depending on the 'answer' he had arrived at, thinking to himself.

--.............

--It appears that it's over.

Uzumi called out, Yotaki realized.

So I'm going to make this my final monologue and start the last page.

To be honest, this last page was a gamble.

In some cases, it would have been a three-way battle.

There was more than a good chance that no one would believe in magic.

But somehow we got there.

It was thanks to the 'reason-stealing ones' and that girl (...).

Rustyala's words of 'it's okay'.

Uzuraha's words of ”it's okay”.

That girl at that time (...) is still living in the ”world”.

It's selfish, but I can believe that from the bottom of my heart, so every time I hear those words ”it's okay”, I feel sad, I feel like crying and throwing up, I feel frustrated and happy--!

-- Turning around, Yotaki looks.

He floats in the ”dimensional space” and comes face to face with a clot of blood that boils and burbles.

It is a 'magic' that has long ago abandoned its physical body.

A foolish soul that has been willingly dividing itself into parts in exchange for power.

It has not been able to maintain a proper soul form.

Compared to his nearby siblings, he's too unstable a 'monster'.

But little by little, the blood clot transforms and mimics a human shape. It was horrifying and blasphemous, as if the evil gods in myths were turning into people.

Soon the familiar little child was complete.

But there was something wrong with the soul, and the child was somehow distorted. Even when the part of the child that seemed to be its mouth opened, it was an impersonal voice that echoed from the hollow - a voice that was not human.

''Sister Yotaki ......, I'm here ....... ''To keep the 'promise' ......, hihihi--''

Seeing it up close, Yotaki's eyes widen and he shudders.

His body shakes as he hears the laughing voice in his ears.

''Run, run, and keep running ....... Seriously, take advantage of everything ....... People you love, even yourself ......, sacrifice ......, sacrifice ......--'

It was Yotaki himself, who taught her how to fight.

She hadn't forgotten--.

--I hadn't forgotten.

Do you remember sister Yotaki encouraging me that day that we were three siblings?

Now we're all equals.

Thus, on the last page of The Story of the Aikawa Siblings, I appeared (・・・・・).