Vol 6 Chapter 93 (1/2)
Dissolution
When I woke up, Monica’s face was before my eyes
“… Oy?”
No, she’s way too close
“To wake a sleeping chicken the kiss of one as cute as I is necce- …oh, you actually woke up… how unfortunate”
Distancing herself, and straightening her back, Monica seehted
She’d challenged Celes a number of tih
(But even if I know that, it’s still so to be happy about)
I raisedwas already completed
My wounds had closed, but I still felt sohout
A scar remained on rated the blade back and forth
But perhaps it’s best that so remained
(With a reminder like this to look at every day, it looks like I’ll be able to live on without forgetting how much a threat Celes is)
“For now, I’ll rest ht? Why did they decide to save us?”
When I said that, Monica looked at me in wonder
“Hoere you able to determine our location? When you were carried here, I was sure you didn’t have any consciousness to speak of”
I s my body a little
“This and that This and… ah, and Monica”
“What is it?”
“Thank you I’ll give ratitude for now”
When I gave her lingitself into a htedly…
“Gawd! So you’ve finally began to dere! Just how long did that take, you daht Prepare yourself”
(TL: Dere as in the other side of the tsun coin)
“Yeah, no, we’re not doing that And don’t you sleep standing up?”
When I denied her with a smile, she crouched down on the spot, and pretended to cry
“Even I orried about you, you know You didn’t show any signs of waking, so I spent h”
“So you were asleep!? No, perhaps that was for the best ”
Monica had a line connecting her to me, from which she received Mana
While that let the automaton even rebuild herself, it alsoMonicaaround would only slow the process
“… Where are Novem and the others?”
Monica stood, and spoke expressionlessly
“So the bath Well, with this, there are less nuisances to co with everything you’ve got!”
I sat down on the bed, and addressed her
“Before that, I’ve got a request”
“How greedy of you Say anything you want I’ll carry it out perfectly Speak!”
To Monica, aited her orders, I…
“Can you asse important to say”
And finishi+ng those words, I looked up a the ceiling
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Everyone gathered in my room
As the heads of history had suspected, the hareoal Novem had spoke of caused their relations to turn dicey
In the space of the room, everyone stood a considerable distance from Novem
(It’s to be expected after receiving game-piece treatment)
It’s not like I intend to chastise Nove a harem for me
I mean, if you think about it, all she did was ather around me were immune to Celes’ influence
Whether we’re to fight or run, Novem simply determined that such a trait was essential
They looked at me as I sat on the bed
Aria looked like she wanted to say so
Miranda remained wary of Novem
Shannon nervously assessed her surroundings
Clara’s field of vision was also swi around the room
Monica was standing by my side
And Novem…
“Lyle-sama, what is it you wanted to talk about?”
I stood, and observed the faces of my comrades
“… I’ve decided to disband the party So I’d like for us to decide here whether we’ll disband now or in Beim Perhaps we can make the trip, and look for other parties to join as ith these er”
Novem listened to my decision, and silently nodded
She…
“I will accompany you to the end”
S, I…
“That so? But I’d like it if you made your choice after I told the whole story”
Aria stared at me, and yelled
“Don’t just proceed talks on your own! And wait, what are you even trying to do? Disbanding and all”
Miranda was the same, it seems
“I’ret anything, right? That’s a clear-cut abandoning of responsibility right there”
I gave a bitter smile
“That’s right I did say I wouldn’t let you regret But if we go on as we are, you’ll only regretfor me, and to be coo about carrying it out But taking you all along will just be going down the road to regrets Of course, I’ I can do alone, and I don’t have such intentions After this, I’ll reforoal”
I decided to fight
But in that case, I can no longer walk alongside my comrades without the same resolve
What I’ve decided is the dis and reassembly of a party
“That’s just selfish…”
As Shannon looked at ized
“That’s right It’s selfish No oal I speak of is to defeat Celes”
On lasses, as she spoke
“Does that imply assassination?”
“I did consider it, but there’s et to Bei up power Do you want to return to Arumsaas, Clara? Whatever we earn as a party will be evenly divided, so if you have any desires, it rant them”
I believe she said she wanted to run a bookstore in the future
Money-wise, I’h to start up a small store
Aria commented on my opinion
“Fight Celes? Are you an idiot? You just crashed and burned on that none too long ago! Challenging that one is… shouldn’t you be thinking of running off so a quiet life?”
And that does sound quite appealing in itself
Earn money as adventurers, and eventually use the advice of the ancestors to continue on the Walt House’s legacy of reclai land I did consider that path
I’m sure that would be fine as well
I’m sure that if I had chosen it, the ancestors would have supported me with their all But I’ve already made my choice
“I can’t leave her be That’s why I chose to oppose her I’m sorry, but this is the end of the party Don’t worry so much over that point I’ll prepare a considerable preparatory period, and if we go all the way to Beireat demand That’s just how competent the members of this party are”
Miranda informed me as a representative of the rest
“Please give me some time to think And at present, we can’t even move from Centralle”
I nodded
“Yes, I’m sure you’ll need time What about you, Novem?”
Nove that question from me A little happy, yet discontent at the same time
A complicated expression
“I will accompany you to the end”
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Having woken up, I sat across from Lianne
Resting in a sofa, and sipping tea
“I giveus But pardon my rudeness, could I ask your reasons? I can’t think there was a single merit in such an act”
With her long and pink hair tied up behind her head, Lianne gave a thin smile
She looked a bit tired, and her face had more shadows than usual
“I don’t think there anycalled intuition Both inyou”
While taking a sip of tea, I wondered if this person had the same sort of sharp feral instincts as the First once had
“Do you believe such instincts exist?”