94 94 "The meaning of friends" (1/2)
”Now you know: ...... I'm an a**h*le. ...... You can't forget about her, you can't forget the memories you had with her... ... but when I did that, it was an act that wiped out her very existence! You insulted all my memories of her on her behalf! I knew it was going to be me who died! Now you know! You can't just disrespect me and cut me off here!
Then, for the first time in her life, Lily explodes, revealing her emotions.
I didn't know all of her story, and I didn't know all of it.
I only knew what I heard from her brother.
The rest was just my own prediction.
But the principle was right.
In Lily's mind, I was angry at myself for being her friend.
And regret and repentance for having bonded with us while she was pretending to be Lily.
Because if the real Lily was alive, then she would be next to us now.
She was deprived of her place in the double sense of the word.
That's how I felt about it, and that's the reason for my redemption.
”Lily. I don't know how many times I need to tell you .......
I say that's not the root of it.
Come on, man! You think you're going to regret it like that and make the real Lily sad! Do you think I'm crying out to the other side of the world to give the place back to you because I hate you for replacing me? That's nothing short of insulting your friend!
So if Lily's character is as described, if her character is as described, there is no reason for her to hold such a grudge.
The most unforgivable thing is that she's wrong about us. I did! Do you despise Lily because she's the imposter you used to play? Screw you! So what, that's it!
I scream.
with more anger and truth than ever before.
When she hears me scream, she is stunned, but she looks into my eyes clearly.
I don't care. Whoever you are, whatever you've become, you're the only Lily I know. The one I bonded with, the one I thought was my friend, the one we grew demons together...you're Lily. It doesn't matter who you are. More importantly, if you're an SS-ranked demon...then what? You forget who I am.
Yes, anyone else would have.
Because I have nothing to do with this world, and because I was never afraid of the existence of demons, I can say this line.
I'm Kyou, the demon grower who grew the demons. All of my friends around me are demons too. You think I'm afraid to find out that you're an SS-ranked demon? If so, you're too vain, man.
I said and lightly flicked Lily's stunned nose with my index finger.
You'll be able to see that the person you're talking to is the one who's going to be able to help you.
I'm sure you'll find tears in her eyes, as if she was holding back something different from the other day.
...... You have a lot of confusing things to say. It's a good thing that you're able to get a good idea of what you're talking about.
I'm telling you, it's no big deal. My mother is an SS demon and my sister is one of the four demon kings. That's what's more surprising. Do I despise you now that you're actually a demon?
It would be the kind of line that no human being living in this world would be able to say.
Demons are fallen by men.
They are prepared and assigned that role.
The demon was replaced by the original person, Lily, and blended into human society.
That fact alone could be a tragedy if people who know about it knew.
But if you ask me...that's exactly what I want to know.
It doesn't matter if it's real or not. The only person I know is you, Lily. That's why you're my friend, Lily.
Say I reach out to lily.
Just as a girl named Lily once reached out to her.
This time I'm going to be her best friend.
I reach out my hand to her with that kind of determination and thought.
Seeing this, Lily spills the tears she has been holding back and begins to cry, stifling her voice.
Your sins. Your identity. Your actions. Your past. Your own lies. I told you everything about myself and was not rejected.
That someone else had reached out to her again.
For the second time in her life she shed tears of gratitude for that and took his hand.
You're really weird.