"Hey Sakuya, maybe it's time for you to rethink?
"... no"
I was persuading Sakya to level again inside the labyrinth for the third time.
Now she's hunting monsters by herself, and I'm not helping at all.
It would be more efficient to go hunting with me if I were here, but I'm hesitant to get my hands on it here.
Somehow, Sakya was impatient right now.
I guess they're after a range critical that they can hit themselves.
Sakya is currently engaged in the tactic of finishing everything with a ranged attack of completing annihilation before the enemy approaches.
The figure seemed very familiar and stable, but I felt that if I disturbed my concentration a little and I couldn't control my magic well, I would be in danger of feeding my enemies there.
Sakya got stronger.
I got stronger... but there's no way I can be safe in this fight forever.
"Sakya, I'll tell you as many times as I want. Stop levelling like this."
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Didn't my word get to Sakya, she started looking for the next monster without saying anything.
She's ignoring me.
This has never happened before.
But there's no way I'm pulling back here.
"I'll keep saying beside you for as long as you're unscrupulous leveling. We have to stop this now."
"... Lord Singh..."
"Hmm?"
When I told her I was going to stick with her with firm will, she turned this way and opened her mouth softly.
"Master Singh, you don't have to worry about me if you can't. I'll take care of it myself."
"I don't care... I can't believe I got that word out of you. I'm surprised."
"Yeah. I'm surprised, too."
Sakuya always stood up to me.
Some parts of me would have done it with vegetables, but I've been showing my pants, for example, because I obviously take some sort of reaction.
But Sakuya doesn't look good now.
And I kind of know that that's what you think of me as a judgment.
"It's for me that Sakya's leveling, isn't it?
"... then what?
"If that's the case, I still have to stop Sakya. If you die because of me, you'll regret it."
Sakya is leveling to throw a party with me without any feelings whatsoever.
You understand that even if you force me to throw a party as it is now, you'll pull my leg.
But if he dies in the middle of such leveling, Sakya's efforts will be pointless.
Besides, I don't like it when Sakuya dies in the earth and forgets us all beautifully.
"Master Singh doesn't have to worry about it. If I die, it's on me, so there's no need for Sin to get sick."
"No, no, you're gonna be sick. I'm not that fat."
I do volunteer to level out such a risk, so whatever happens to Sakya, it can be said to be her responsibility.
But it was more than me that caused such leveling, and no matter what, it would be dragging.
"... but Master Singh never tried to find out about our leveling before, did he? You didn't care about us, did you?
"That's... that's right... not from here"
Until now, I just didn't know.
He had a passive attitude that he would be speaking from the other side any day.
I don't have a chance to find out what that leveling was kept secret by Sakuya's silence.
Nevertheless, knowing Sakya's deeds is no longer the way it has been.
Because we're not shallow enough to pretend we didn't see it here.
"I don't want Sakuya to forget me. If Sakuya's in danger, I'll do anything to stop it."
"What, does Master Singh do anything to stop me?
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When I made an inadvertent statement, Sakuya caught it and asked.
I'd rather not use the word "anything" for Sakuya.
I don't know what I can make you do.
"... to a certain extent, I choose the means, so it's not anything."
"Nah. If you were going to do anything, you would have asked Sin to go out with you as your lover."
He corrected his remarks slightly. Turning to me, Sakya smiled and raised a joking voice.
A lover?
Somehow, don't be embarrassed when they say such confessions face to face.
I already know Sakuya likes me.
... No, isn't it?
"Hey, Sakuya. Now, you like me, don't you?
"Yeah, I like it. I love you."
"Oh well... you love me..."
I don't feel bad about being told I love you, either, more honestly than I do.
But I'm not sure why Sakuya likes me.
"But I don't think I'm such a good guy, do I? What did you like about me? Instead, when did you like me?
Since I first met him in Earth, Sakuya has been a favorite Max with me.
That's like the result of Sakuya seeing me in another game getting a liking, but I'm not sure what was appreciated.
Am I just saying that I fell in love with seeing what I did?
"Right... I know you don't remember Master Singh, but I called him Colo because I was kind to Master Singh in the game"
"Gentle in the game? Is that about Reggie?
"Yeah, I'm not. Long before that. When I started playing online games."
"Sakya got a nettle?
"Yeah."
Taking my doubts, Sakya started telling memories.
"It's been almost 3 years... I can barely sleep with [insomnia], can't I? So in those days, I was free at night... and I started playing online games to spare my spare time."
"I see."
Well, nettles are great for killing time.
Day or night, but you can play.
Depending on the game, it's a messy neglect at night.
"So I started 'PO' and one player talked to me on that first day"
"What? On the first day?
"Yeah. 'You're not shooting bad magic all over the city!'... that's how I met Master Singh."
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3 years ago...... magic all over the city...... although it is a blur, it did happen.
That's when I was caught up in the shock of being left out of my real-life friends.
And I was living my days clearing up my depression in the nettle world.
That was a very frustrating time.
That's why I had no choice but to clean up from behind, and if they hit magic all over the city.
"Now that I think back, I know I'm bad, but I was really scared then because I was a beginner who didn't know right or left. All of a sudden I got pissed off by strangers."
"Uh... Ha-ha-ha..."
Well, it sure would scare you.
Especially if you are a novice to online gaming, it is often true that you break the implicit understanding specific to that game without knowing it, and stop it immediately after being cursed by other players.
"But that's where I am now because Master Singh taught me the game with courtesy."
"No, I don't think it was even cordial..."
I gave numerous explanations to the players who shot me in the back then.
That's a very sloppy act that advanced people say about beginners, but it sounds like you took it as a not a bad memory for Sakya.
"Then Master Singh played with me every day. It was pretty much the same time I played, and I was just pissed off, but I had fun."
Sakya said so and smiled, hands on my cheek.
"I think I'm choking. Because I liked Shin just because she felt lonely. But I liked her more and more as I learned all kinds of aspects of Sin after that... and that feeling grew stronger even after I met her in Earth. I've been watching Sin for three years and I like him. I love all the good and the bad things about Sin."
"... well"
All the motivations for liking someone are out there. Maybe it's such a trivial thing.
I guess it means that people don't just like people because they saved where they were in distress or because they had a dramatic encounter.
So even if what Sakuya said was trivial, I wouldn't be disappointed, and I wouldn't even think it was chocolate.
Though I feel the love is heavy.
"That's why I won't stop leveling. I want to be beside Shin, but I don't want to pull Shin's leg... just leave me alone"
Sakya said so, walking away from me and starting walking in the labyrinth again.
I follow behind her in silence like that.
I can't just leave you like this.
But I don't know how I can convince Sakya.
And I ended up with nothing but a blurry view of her fighting.