611 609 The Road to Tragedy (2/2)
”That's it.”
'Huh?'
”You've come this far already.”
”Is that Lane?
”Yes.”
It wasn't Vivian Guardian who suddenly appeared before me. It's a familiar, odd-eyed girl.
As usual, I can't feel a sign, but I can see it with my eyes.
”Not yet, you can't go ahead”
”Do you know who that sword is? Besides, what's ahead?
”... stop Zelaise. If we stay like this, we can't stop the tragedy.”
'Tragedy! Hey, you also told Fran that tragedy isn't avoidable?
To my question, Lane shook her head with a sad face.
”One of the tragedies was avoided. But the presence of new interferors is getting in the way.”
”Is that the interferor, Zelaise?
”Yes. Because of them, the future I know is beginning to transform a lot. Even if the tragedy that begins with you is avoided, Zelaisse will eventually cause the tragedy.”
'Even if they say tragedy... Tell me the specifics!
”Can't we help it if the road changes so far... In this lake, the Great Warcraft is sealed. You know that, don't you? But because of Zelaisse, the seal is shaking heavily”
”I knew it!
”If the Great Warcraft is resurrected, this country is not just sorry. Fran, who is nearby, will also lose his life.”
That's the tragedy! But hearing it raises new questions.
”Why was my becoming a complete sword leading to a tragedy? It's got nothing to do with the Warcraft seal, is it?
”It has to do with Romeo. The Magnolia power of that child. With it, whatever Zelaisse does, the resurrection can be stopped. But it didn't happen before.”
”Before...”
You've heard the mysterious word before several times. But Lane doesn't answer there.
”The fact that you have become a complete sword changes Fran dramatically. It's going to be self-inflicted and it's going to be more aggressive. You should stop that rampage, you've stopped saying anything.”
If you ask me, it could be a possible future. It's an indisputable fact that Fran admires me. What if I become an emotionless sword? Well, it'll be rough.
”As a result, Fran will fight zero lead and defeat it. I didn't even ask for my life, after a fierce battle involving my surroundings. And Romeo, who lost his only guardian, Zero Thread, runs wild at the end of his disappointment, and the seal of the Warcraft fails”
I see, then the Warcraft will be resurrected and Fran will be involved.
You mean tragedy for us, for our surroundings?
”We have Zelaise ahead of us. We have already reached the land of seals with the abnormal gaps of the Guardians”
It was Zelaise who drooled the waste liquid and anomalized Vivian Guardian, but they had already achieved their purpose.
”If so, all the more so -”
”No. If we can win for sure, we won't stop. But if we can be hunted down, that man will not hesitate to resurrect the Warcraft. Looks like we're already on our way.”
Defeat Zelaisse for sure? That being said, it is certainly difficult.
”That man, he's still playing. Still, I'm not going to revive the Warcraft. There's still time.”
'In the meantime, you mean get ready to take him down?
”I'll take care of that. But we don't want great harm to be done to humans. Somehow, I just want you to prevent that.”
”For Fran, I'll do my best.”
”That's fine. You take care of your precious things.”
The last time Lane smiled at Nicole, she disappeared to dissolve in the water as it was. You're still a spirit.
”Ah! I was distracted to hear what 'before' meant again!
If Sierra is likely to be deeply involved in this matter, do you know what that means?