At the end of a metastasis that fell into a rift in dimension.

I woke up in the middle of the night. Sigal is asleep, but Inai wasn't there.

Sigal was hungry, so I'll fix her clothes and futon her.

Looking at Kroto sleeping on the side, you only look like sisters.

Haku didn't come back after all.

I know where you are. Looks like it's not moving from the top of the ship.

"... I guess I'll pick you up at the boulder"

They might hate me, but let's go.

Leave the room and walk down the aisle. Heading there is where the airbag is.

After I made sure Haku didn't move, I heard Inai had a place to go up.

... I know Haku regrets it. But it's still good.

There is someone who can hit that remorse. There are people alive who can bump their thoughts.

I can't spend the rest of my life hitting on feelings of real regret. I can't beat him up my whole life.

"If Inai and Sigal are here, I don't care anymore"

It's... a lie. No, half lie, huh? But half of it is true. Yes, half true.

I can rest in peace because there are two of us. But I don't feel like this black feeling for him disappears after all this time.

If I grow old one day, will the thinning day come?

"Damn father..."

How long are you going to torment me? He torments me long after he dies.

I wonder what would have happened if I had come to this world, met Mr. Lynn, and not met Inai.

No, let's not. I don't feel well. Let's not think about him as much as we can.

Even at this hour there is a soldier on guard, so I greet him and pass by.

Something tells me you're more nervous looking at me than you were at first. It's definitely my fault. I want to think it's my fault.

"Oops."

Open the ceiling lid and exit on the ship.

I'm sitting right on top of the closest place, so I'm gonna get out a little further.

Haku looks at me for a moment and puts his gaze back in the sky again.

I check it and walk to the side and sit down.

Sigal was worried.

Sigal pretended to be what she usually was, but she couldn't hide what she cared about.

Well, naturally. It's natural given the usual friendship between the two of us.

"... Hey, Tallow"

"What?"

"... I'm weak."

"Me, too."

If it's combative, I'm not strong.

Not to mention Mr. Lynn, I don't feel like I can beat any of those people.

Martial and technical objects. Both are inferior to me.

If it's a spiritual thing, it's not a special story. That was proven in the last Aaron case.

"... Still, Tallow is stronger than me"

"Well, as far as that goes today, it's suspicious."

'I'm strong. I know. Tallow stands with a hard feeling in his heart. I've never known you before. It's so hard.'

Keep a hard heart. Sure, that could be it.

There are times when I had a hard time living. Without a doubt, there are times when it was hard to see reality.

But I didn't control it on my own. I've been running away. I've been turning away.

Inai healed it for me. He told me to say it was hard, he told me to cry.

So is the case with the dragon. I can't take that stuff. I can't look directly at such a thing.

It was hard, turned away, but I couldn't turn away, and I ended up having to run away. I just hit eight and ran away from reality.

Sigal saved it for me. You gave me forgiveness. That's okay, I did the best I could, and you supported me.

"I'm not strong. I can't hold anything myself."

'... then why can you stand? How can Tallow stand?'

"Because there were two of them. Inai was there so I could spit it out. Cigal was there, so I stepped on it. I remain much weaker. It's not that strong."

I'm not lying about the words that say I'll protect you two, or the thoughts.

I promised Mr Lynn and Mr Mirka and, above all, Mr Gurdo. Promise to keep Inai.

Protecting Cigal promised to protect Cigal from his parents.

But how did it turn out? I'm the one being protected. Really, weak.

"But that's why I protect you both. Because I'm weak. Protect those two who support me with everything I can.

Because I'm weak, I'm standing. I work hard because I'm weak. I just don't want to stop because I know I'm weak. "

It's not just about fighting skills.

Just as Inai is a human being who can be by his side when it's hard.

As Sigal is a man who can be supported in hard times.

Because I'm weak. Because I'm weak, I know how likely they are to stay by my side, and I want to protect you both with all my might.

'... I knew you were strong. Tallow is amazing after all. "

"I don't know why that's the conclusion."

I'm weak.

'... I know. I can't believe Sigal didn't change the way he saw me in this defeat. Sigal hasn't asked for my asylum.

But I want to protect you. Because Sigal is an important friend. After all, it's just hard for me not to get what I want.

I also know it's not his fault... '

I want to protect my friends. If it's this world, no, if it's not this world, if it's a friendly opponent, it's nothing weird.

I just haven't gotten a little bit of that into my thoughts. I guess that's hard on Haku.

Haku was wary of Kroto from the start. I'm sure Haku is thinking about when someone like Kroto came out.

But losing that clot doesn't make any difference that Sigal and Haku are friends.

So this is just, after all, Huck can't forgive himself. I just can't forgive my weakness.

"Haku is better for me."

"... why?

Huck says a little dissatisfied.

'Cause I guess that's because I'm not convinced of myself right now. I guess it's because I'm strong enough to have it myself.

"I don't condone my weakness, because I can't do it. I'm the weak one, and I think I have to work hard because I'm weak. You can't be strong.

So for me, I think Haku, who's strong enough for me, is amazing. "

"To Himself, Strong,"

Huck whines my words, looks at the sky and shuts up.

Yeah, I'm weak. Even just now, I abandoned myself to think about something unpleasant. I'm like that.

So for a guy like me, someone who tries to be strong like Huck looks good.

Like Sigal, I think it's amazing who keeps looking forward, keeps looking up, keeps running.

Like Inai, I respect the strength that makes what needs to be done more than my heart.

I don't have any. I can tell because there isn't one. The awesomeness. The strength. The beauty of it.

So I want to support them so that they can be like them. That's about all I can do.

Of course, even Huck seems like a friend. As far as I can as a friend, I want to reach out.

Huck stood up slowly and popped out flat.

"Strong, there is. Even if I stop at this, I can't face Sigal, my friend who keeps running.

I am a dragon. It is a being born at the top of the world's life. That's why I forgot. I had forgotten that it was different from being strong.

I'm strong enough to walk with my friends with my chest up. Something to cry about forever. "

Haku says with a squeal that feels neat somewhere. I don't know how I came to a conclusion in Haku and that's what happened.

But Haku seems to have found something in Haku.

"Hey, Tallow."

"What?"

'So I still hate him. I really don't think that's going to change.'

"Oh, my God, that's a shame"

'But I don't hate' Kroto '. So I'll put up with it, too.'

"... hmm?

I hate croto, but don't you hate croto? What's that supposed to mean?

Why do you keep saying things like that about me lately?

"What do you mean?

'I don't even know!

Huck straining his chest as usual and saying it off as usual.

I'm sure this is Kara now. I'm fine. I didn't really get back on my feet. Still, Kara, you seem to be getting well enough.

"If you're feeling better."

'You took care of him. Thank you, Tallow.'

"I'm going to be friends next time in Sigal, too. I wish I could have helped."

"Right, the best is Cigal"

"Ha, I knew you would"

"Yeah!"

Rather than thin, I was sure, but isn't that the first time Haku told you that clearly?

I may have been the one to hang up, but the reason Haku acted now was because of Sigal. That's better than my word, don't listen to Sigal.

"Um... Something got me out of my mind, I got sleepy"

"Oh, hey, if you sleep here, it's dangerous."

"But sleepy... rest... culoo..."

"Oh, hey, hey!

I fell asleep. Ha. You can't leave me here. If you go back and sell it and try to fall. No matter how much hack you fall from this height, you can't be intact.

Shh, take it.

"Oops."

Lift the hack and return to the ship bearing it on your shoulders.

Strengthen it, of course. I can't live or anything. It's much heavier than this guy looks.

Well, even if I meet Kroto face-to-face tomorrow, I guess it's a little...