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Translator: Raizu
Editor: Shirayuki
Chapter 123 – The Fragment
[Rock-san, Wood-san…!]
I hurriedly rushed over to the two, but Rock-san’s body was shattered into pieces, and Wood-san’s body continued to burn.
…There was nothing I could do about it.
[Damn… Dammit…!]
I wish you all the best in the future… didn’t I just say so…!
Why…why…!
[Thanks…]
[Thank you, Rhode-kun.]
[Eh…?]
At that moment, the bodies of the two began to sparkle and the surroundings were enveloped in a faint light.
Th-this is…?
[Wood-san… Rock-san…?]
[Yes… I’m Wood…]
[I’m Rock… you named us.]
[Wh-why…the voices…!]
[Fufu… we don’t know that either… but you must be the one…]
[Maybe it was because I was treated like a person… I was happy.]
[Both of you…]
[You are really kind…that is the most important.]
[That’s why we also gave our lives… well, you gave them to us…we used them for you. I have no regrets.]
[Uu…]
[We received a lot more from you other than life… haven’t we repaid you even if just a little?]
[Ahh… if the two of you weren’t there, I would’ve…]
[I’m glad… it was only for a short time…]
[It was fun…]
[I… had fun too…]
[Ah… it’s time…]
[Have to go.]
I wiped away my tears.
[Yeah… I know…]
[Farewell… Rhode-kun.]
[Un. Take care…]
[Yeah…farewell. Wood-san… Rock-san…]
The light enveloping the area rose into the sky, and I felt that the two of them were gone.
The light must be the two souls…
Not even Excalibur can revive the dead.
Even if the form returns to normal, the soul does not.
I picked up a piece of Rock-san’s shattered pieces and a splinter of Wood-san’s unburned pieces then, after staring at them for a while… I put them away in my pocket.
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[Well, kid…over here.]
After the promised week passed, Sieg went into the mountains to pick up Rhode.
His causality magic does not only cut, but can also connect fate.
In preparation for when he came to pick him up, Sieg had already connected his karma with Rhode.
As a result, Sieg generally knows where Rhode is now.
However, at that time, his legs, which had been moving without hesitation, suddenly stopped.
[…it’s burning.]
Sieg became wary of the unusual smell.
He knew that dragons were the only monsters that used fire around here.
Having a bad feeling, Sieg accelerated his walking speed.
Of course, he left Rhode in the mountains knowing that the kid would not die in a normal way.
Therefore, the bad feeling he felt was something different from Rhode’s life or death.
That vague thing was definitely floating from Rhode’s general direction.
[No… this is…]
That something was getting bigger and bigger.
And Sieg noticed.
It’s not something from Rhode’s direction; it’s coming from Rhode himself.
At the same time, he finally caught sight of Rhode’s back through the trees.
And… a dragon standing not so far away from him.
[Tch…!]
Just as Sieg was about to start running, his legs stopped due to a terrible chill he had never felt before.
It’s not from the dragon, it’s a deep, dark negative feeling from Rhode that seeped through their connection by cause and effect.
[…..why?]
The dragon’s movement stopped at that low voice.
Sieg couldn’t move either.
[G…GOooooo!]
Even so, the dragon roared as hard as it could.
Its pride as a dragon must have made it do that.
“What’s with this human’s suffocating presence”, perhaps it’s saying something like that.
But that was all it could do.
[Could you please be quiet?]
Rhode then turned toward and gently touched the dragon.
[Just now… I’m seeing my friends off.]
As soon as he finished saying that, the dragon’s body suddenly swelled up and exploded from the inside.
Blood splattered around him, and his body was dyed red.
Rhode was staring at the situation, but the next moment he collapsed to the ground.
[Kid…!]
When Sieg ran to his side and picked Rhode up, he found him quietly asleep.
[…]
Once Sieg digested everything he witnessed, he started walking with the blood-stained Rhode on his shoulders.
The terrible negative emotions inside Rhode.
Only Sieg, who was connected to him, noticed the darkness.
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[Nnnh…]
[Rhode-sama…!]
[Oww… Le, Levi…?]
When I noticed, Levi was already hugging me tightly.
Here is… am I back already?
[Are you awake, kid?]
[Sieg-san… what am I…?]
[Ah, when I went to pick you up, I found you collapsed in the mountain. There was a dragon corpse lying nearby so you must’ve used up all of your power to kill it? Anyway you got out in one piece and that’s all that matters.]
I collapsed? A dragon?
Hmm… I can’t remember at all…
[Anyway, I’m glad Rhode-sama is safe…]
[I don’t really understand… but I’m sorry for making you worry.]
It’s been a week… if Levi is here then…
[Hey, keep the flirting for later… Let’s eat quickly. The meat is being roasted and the young lady made the soup.]
When I followed Sieg-san outside, it was already dark.
Hmm… I only had a vague recollection…
[I’m pretty sure… it was still morning…]
[Yeah, I picked you up this morning. You’ve been sleeping up until now. Here, your equipment.]
[Oh…! T, thank you very much]
I got dressed for the first time in a week.
Somehow… it felt a bit strange…
In the garden, deer meat that had been roasted over a bonfire and delicious-looking soup that had been cooked on the fire were steaming from an iron pot.
The three of us sat around the bonfire, stuffed our cheeks with meat, and drank soup.
Ah… Levi’s cooking is really delicious…
[How was this one week?]
[Well… I made many new discoveries.]
[Hmm… for example?]
[It’s mostly about my magic, but… I can feel life nearby, and I can communicate with the beings who I materialize… ah!]
I put my hand in my pocket and took out a piece of rock and a piece of wood.
That’s it. The three of us defeated the dragon… Wood-san and Rock-san… no good… I can’t remember what happened after that.
[What are those?]
[E, eh… well, actually…]
I told them about the past week.
How did I spend my time, what were I thinking, and what did I gain?
[So, these two were your comrades…even though they’re fragments.]
[I see…]
[I actually wanted to bring them back here… but thanks to these two, I…]
At that time, Levi touched Wood-san and Rock-san’s fragments.
[Wood-sama, Rock-sama… Thank you for protecting Rhode-sama. I wish I could meet you two…]
[Levi… Thanks. I’m sure those two are dancing happily right now.]
[Yes, for sure.]
Oh, come to think of it…
[Um, why did Sieg take me to the mountain?]
Sieg drank sake from a bottle.
I guess it’s up to me to consider it myself.
[Yeah… I thought it would serve you well to experience something like that. You’d already know what it’s like if you were of my age. Kids nowadays are blessed with a better life. Well, it seems that there was something to gain so it’s all good, right?]
[Certainly… Indeed. But, I still don’t get why I have to be shirtless.]
[Hahah! About that… it’s just for my own laughs.]
[I see… haha…]
[Well, I’ll be training you again in earnest tomorrow so keep that in mind. And make sure to wear your equipment properly… fufufu,]
It looks like the real thing starts tomorrow.
I put Wood-san and Rock-san in my pocket while also keeping the memories of them in my heart.
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