Vol 11 Chapter 218 (1/2)

Epilogue

『Talking to you in your current state won’t get us anywhere Sorry, but I’ll be quarantining you a while』

As LYLE said that, I suddenly found myself in the Seventh’s room of memories It seems I had been transported in an instant, but could that just be how strong an authority LYLE held over the Jewel, I wonder?

『Lyle!』

The Seventh had been sitting in a chair of the room He stood and stared in surprise at my abrupt appearance

“… Come to think of it, I haven’t stopped by the Seventh’s rooht, perhaps?”

Saying that, I looked over the Seventh’s… ic sentiment Is this how it used to look?

Whenever we fought, it would usually be in the yard’s drilling grounds, so I tiltedhe had let o

『You, even at a tiht now, are you? Still, thinking back, you do have a point I don’t have as thick a past a the other ancestors, after all』

As the Seventh sat in his seat, he told me to sit as well We sat with a small, round table in between us, and on it, a cup ness

The Seventh spoke

『It won’t fill your stos Have a drink』

“Then drink I shall It even has a scent”

I reue and hazy memory, I could remember that I’d drunken this tea before

『… I haven’t had the chance for a leisurely talk with you Perhaps we’ll get more chances hereon, but that’s yet another sad tale It’s because our ancestors have faded away』

First, Second, Sixth… and the Fourth had left the Skills to me, and vanished from the Jewel Their roles had ended

The role of the ancestors in the Jeas to entrust their Skills to the Jewel’s owner In this case, me To teach the Skills’ uses as well, they were existences awoken from the records of the time…

“It’s not as if I’ve been randfather It’s true that I respect you And so on me still remain”

The Seventh gave a lonesoh

『I see Right… but you see, Lyle Was I really ever that great?』

“What’s wrong? Groeak at the knees?”

The Seventh folded his hands, and gazed out theOut the pane was the scene of the two birds flying away

『… I’ve tried quite hard I worked hard not to fall short of our ancestors But what I succeeded in was only because of the groundwork they laid Lyle, have you figured out why I’uns?』

“Because they’re the future? I also think that as long as the money probleh it’s also true they’re short of a decisive blow”

The Seventh nodded

『… Being so close to the ancestors, I felt, and I thought The real reason I chose the gun… Is it not because I didn’t want to be compared to them?』

I sipped the tea, and smiled

“What foolish words are those? You manifested Box, and Warp, such incredible Skills, didn’t you? You should havedry of this and that by Celes, but I still think I’ to win”

The Seventh turned a different kind s

『If you’ll say that ives me some confidence Now then, yourto do? Even if you want to leave this room, it seems it’s been locked』

It seehtly sealed shut Then there’s no helping he be panicked

“Then I’ll just take it easy It see I’ll have to ask her about it later”

To me, the Seventh spoke He was particularly supportive of her Of all else, the Forxuz House was sohter… what’s hter

『Lyle… are you sure you don’t trust Novem a little too much?』

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… It was LYLE’s room

As Novem was led in, she looked around, and realized at once that it was different from Lyle’s room of old It had been reproduced by the Jewel, but it was subtly different

Those differences stemmed from the existence called LYLE, she concluded

“The bookshelf on the right The order of the books on the third shelf from the top is different Lyle-sama barely read those ones The placehtly different On top of that, the room was much dustier than this Because the servants shi+rked off on cleaning it”

Without preparing a chair for his guest, LYLE sat himself on the bed

『… It’s because you say things like that, that normal people take distance from you But no ame, I doubt it will make a difference』

LYLE understood Novem’s personality And he didn’t particularly hate her or anything He only had discontentments at her treatment of Lyle

The Forxuz House… a the clan that carried down the Goddess turned evil God Novem, the one whose eous amount of information was Novem

At first, LYLE hadn’t been knowledgeable about that field, but it was so his eyes in the Jewel

LYLE began talking

『Mee factor that influence one’s character With happy memories, based on the person, the individualothers underfoot in the conquest for more It all varies by person, but it’s a fact that it has influence So here’s the question… Novem, do you think of yourself as the Goddess, or as Novehter of the Forxuz House? Which is it?』

Inheriting memories Simple in words, but if one were to think of it as akin to their own experiences, then who exactly would they be? Would it influence their establishment of self?

『Because of the self-loathing she inherited from Septem, Septem-san sealed her ability to be loved by humans, and served herself out for their sake She served too much and failed them, but even now, her lesson lives on So how about you, Novem?』

Nove, but she didn’ti unnecessary shoved in its space That was the girl called Novem

LYLE knew that And he even thought she had purposely overlooked Celes’ actions

『No answer, huh? I’m fine with that too』

To a fed-up LYLE, it was Novem’s turn to question

“I heard you were Lyle-sa Lyle-sama’s memories? In that case, the current Lyle-sama will be…”

LYLE noticed it was an important matter to Noveht shatter the Jewel out of anger

What was important to Novem was the current Lyle

The LYLE of the past was of low priority

『… It’s a sad thing, but I share your opinion I won’t give the etting his I’ve no choice but to teach him Also, I have to transmit the important stuff Irrelevant to the will of the Jewel』

There, Novehted Her expression was no lie

LYLE could only look upon that expression of Novem with disappointment

“A splendid decision Not the rant hi of LYLE-sama, a wonderful conclusion This Novem is proud of you”

And she spoke with a horridly dark smile

“When I think of ould be if huo, it saddens me”

LYLE spoke

『It ain’t for your sake It’s for Lyle’s Hisbut an infant in a body too large All I could do was leave hi was lost, and he was isolated away, I could leave the possibility he would stand up and look straight He the little brother I’ve left to clean up my mess』