"No, Ghoul! I wish I could have kicked it off with my left leg. Move your head more flexibly. Nothing. The sword is not the only means of attack."
"Yes!"
10 days after the site exploration. I was back to normal.
"The moon is too far ahead of its face. Well, then it's like asking me to go for it. Such a rush is still early as the moon. It's nice to have a temper, but if it reflects on your body, you don't have an ex or a kid."
"Yes!"
My routine is workout. Most of the days I've spent in this world have been workouts. I think I can no longer call myself a workout athlete. Call me a forge relist.
But what I'm doing now, it's not my workout. Gool and Rutsuki, then Spring Tree training.
"Haruki has nothing to say."
"Dude, it means I'm in. Forgiveness already?"
Haruki and I have spent a lot of time together since the demon case was solved. I had a normal friendship, usually going shopping or in my room.
This is how Spring Tree started to participate in training from time to time due to its connection, but the foundation has already been laid. If you give me that much, there will be a way for each person to fight later, and it is not always preferable to change it to my color.
"If you want my pardon, one... no, I'll put one shot in."
"Seriously. I'm going to go to sleep."
"Remember my partner's sleeping in my room? He falls asleep and tries to throw up his braces every once in a while. Be careful."
"Is that all right? ⁉"
There's no way it's okay. Although it was good because I occasionally felt the sound of magic in my shallow sleep, I came to this city twice and the inn we were in set to collapse.
Well, it's easy to tell because his braces burn before they fire, but for me sleeping next door, it's almost sleeping dodgy.
"Well, don't you just have practice after that?
"Because it's a hassle to get outside the city. I'm not that motivated right now."
I'll deal with him after this.
"No, no, no, who's gonna do it when they know it's gonna get bumpy"
With a light mouth exchanged that way, I watched Ruyue's movement, which had recently improved and made it possible to pair swords with Ghoul many times.
"Something to back off, huh?
"I just got a shot in there. It's always been like that since then."
"Hmm."
The only memories I had of the Lunar Moon in my previous life were the impression that I was a classmate and that I was a childhood friend of Haruki, and then a woman who seemed to feel strong. So I thought of her as a noble knight, but recently I started to see that it wasn't.
The moon is... freaking out. Typically unsuitable for battle. But I have guts for some reason. I feel the temper to try my best, even when it hurts, and I have the courage to try to turn to them.
But I'm freaking out. Fatally freaking out. There are many times when my hips are pulling unconsciously.
"Yes, over!
Ghoul's sword was placed on the neck of the moon as he sat on the ground and raised his grievous face. Perfect one win.
"That's it for today. You can both take a shower and rest."
"Yep.... whoa"
When the moon tried to get up when I replied, my face was tense. Looking at him narrowing one eye, he may have been injured somewhere.
When I took out the potion, I threw it at her like a moon.
"Look, you can drink or you can call it what you want."
"Oh, thank you. That... that would help."
Rutsuki doesn't try to look me straight in the face, but says thanks in confusion.
When Ruzuki received the pacifier potion, he sprayed it around his ankle. After that, it will heal on its own.
"Is Ghoul hurt?
"Fine. And since I'm now an archdeacon of the emperor and sword, I'm leaving now, right?
"Right. Well, on time."
"Yeah!"
Ghoul has a lively face and runs away somewhere waving his hand.
I'm trying. But it's time to ask what you're going to do.
Let's go, Haruki.
"Ooh."
When we looked at each other and nodded, Moon shrugged bosomly as he smiled, saying he was sitting until the pain pulled off.
"... we're really getting along, you guys"
"Well, you're a comrade diving through the dead line."
"You're the one who hung on death more than half the time. I only do this once."
As we gently penetrated the spring tree, then waved to the moon and the two of us walked away from the scene. Rutsuki reluctantly waved back at it, gazing at me and Haruki with eyes that reflected somewhere far away.
"Still looking for treasure today?
"Holy shit. Because it's not a treasure. Because it's dangerous."
"Mesmerizing, aren't you with either one of them? Well, I'd be more motivated to be a treasure."
Haruki distorts her face reluctantly, but she accompanies me every day in my search for dangerous goods. By the way, a dangerous substance is a crystal of the Evil God that Commander Nord told me to retrieve.
But the basement of the mansion, which says there was an evil god crystal, had already collapsed and, troublesome enough, had been submerged in groundwater. Because of that, I can't seem to find the right thing to do. Yesterday, however, we finally discovered a hole that connects to the groundwater vein and succeeded in filling it with earth magic. Water was also recovered in a large storage space.
All we have to do is dig up debris in the tunnel.
and walking around the city aiming for the ruins of the mansion...
"Huh, my husband?"
I found Luxeria and slapped her on the shoulder with a pong.
"Yo, Luxeria. Are you going out with your family?
Luxeria's hand was connected to the hand of his only daughter, Lua, and the other hand to his wife, Mr. Carrot. You're literally a flower in both hands.
When Luxeria took her hand off the flowers, she turned to me.
"That's right. I've been busy here. While I was taking my time, I thought. What did your husbands do?
It's like the end of the day.
"Hmm, then I'll help you too"
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Lua gets in the way of going out and stares at me all the time. She said, as she snorted with Hung, her jaw raised and she looked great.
"This is why the Lower Communists are in the way!
Still in her, the days spent as a nobleman do not seem to have slipped out. Rather, it has not improved at all. I'm really worried about this kid's future. You're gonna lose your friends, aren't you? Like me at one time.
With that in mind, Luxeria raved her voice in your father's face.
"Lua!"
I've seen it many times already, but this kid seems to have less ability to learn than a dragon-type Guardian. He doesn't know why he's angry.
But that could also be Luxeria's fault. Luxeria never raises her hand when she gets angry, but on the contrary, she won't tell you why she scolded her. Just absurd your voice. Then the child won't know why he's being scolded.
He's still a father, too, so maybe he doesn't know how to scold me.
"Well, well, you. Yes, it's not a shout out on the go."
"Oh, yeah."
What's more, it could also be due to Mr. Carrot being sweet.
It may not be a mouthful, but it may be a good idea to give you an objective opinion once. It is unlikely that we will reach a better future if we stay this way.
Well, when you're out of family water, I don't feel like saying that.
"Bye, Luxeria. Let's not go."
"I'm sorry. Also, if you need anything, say it, sir."
Waving with a flicker, trying to leave, I noticed.
-Where's Haruki?
And, if I let my eyes run around, there was a spring tree figure in the middle of Bella talking to Usa Ear Girl.
"Hey, little girl there. Why don't you join me in the treasure hunt?
"Oh, no, I..."
"And how dare you now take us on a course with dinner this evening at a great price. This has to come with me now, Bogey!
"Thank you for the disturbance."
"Yes, no..."
Germanic suplex was decided, I saw the freaking and cramping spring tree, and Usa Ear Girl was a bitter laugh.
"Believe it or not... I've never heard of a Germanic Suplex when people try to increase the number of treasure hunters in good faith."
Spring trees complaining about bumps dock the rubble!
"You've never heard me call lust good intentions, either."
You have such good intentions, and I dock the rubble, too!
"No, no, you're right about marriage. Men have 50% lust. If you call that malicious...... all sorts of things, huh?
Spring Tree docks the rubble while you say stupid things!
"Why does it feel so vague at the end? Nothing, the world doesn't just consist of good intentions and malice."
Speak truthfully, I dockoise the rubble!
"For example. I'm talking hypothetical. If there's only good intentions and malice in the world, then lust is either."
What's the point of that assumption? and Spring Tree dokkoisee the rubble as he says he wants to penetrate!
"Well, you're both. If marriage is good, yours is bad faith."
But sweet me dokkoisee the rubble as I accompany you to the Spring Tree worldly myth! All the time...
"There it is!
"Seriously, ⁉ *"
In a hurry, I threw away the debris I was lifting, and to the spring tree I rushed over, I showed the crystal-like crystals that were caught between the debris in my hand.
"Is this a shard of the soul of a man called Evil God?
"Oh, definitely"
"Heh, you're beautiful,"
Unlike the crystals I got before, Spring Tree is right, it doesn't feel bad at all. Even if I touch it, there will be no abnormality in my body.
Above all, the brilliant crystals with sparkling light indiscriminately reflected were beautiful. I don't think it's very much a shard of the soul of the evil god.
But this is not a regular crystal. There is some strange power. Is the nearest intimidation? But it's a kind of presence that's not mixed up with killings or anything like that.
"In the meantime, you've recovered it."
"This is the end of the treasure hunt."
"Thanks, Haruki. Thanks."
"Come on, it stinks of water. Me and you, right?
This guy is a really good guy. Kind of stupid though.
But it's true he's a good guy. You helped me even if I didn't ask you, and you never said you'd stop complaining.
"Well, back to the city."
That said, I tried to create a fixed space. Haruki also taught me how to do it, so when I bent my knee to jump up first that it would follow me.
"Well, wait, Hinata. You don't have to rush, do you?
"Hmm? Well, that's right... there's nothing here"
"Let's talk a little bit, shall we?
Haruki's eyes were serious. What the hell are you talking about with me in a place like this?
I sat on a nearby rubble in Haruki with a rare and serious face.
"... so?
"Mm-hmm. Well, what do you think of the knitwear?
The topic raised by Haruki was like the moon.
I was wondering if I could ask Hitachi Ridge what it was again, and I answered slightly, looking up into the sky.
"Like the moon? Right, the sword isn't for you, so I'm trying to make you practice a different weapon..."
"Hmm, well, that's good. I want to know if I realize what it's like to be in a knit."
At the bottom of this land, a love story? He likes it.
"Come on, I don't know"
"Don't make fun of me."
Haruki stares straight at me with a strong tone. I turned away from that gaze and replied as if I were infidel.
"Nothing... it's not me you're messing with. Like the moon itself. You look lost to me.... No, that's different now.... I think I'm confused myself... it feels like that"
That gaze I sometimes feel. That's the gaze that overlaps people. Something similar to what Charstena used to be pointing at me.
If not, originally, it was me, so naturally. Aside from the romantic sentiment there, Rutsuki was pictured to me as she remembered the confusion, feeling guilty about overlapping me with me now.
"Well, you're looking at him."
"Well, for once, you're my apprentice. But let me be clear, my feelings are somewhere else."
It's troublesome to say things that are misleading. You'd better keep this kind of thing clear.
"No, no, I didn't mean to say that. Now I can hear what you want to hear."
Haruki was laughing as he waved his hand to his side in a daze. And yet, like a scene of suspense.
You're from Hitachi Ridge.
He pointed at me.
The unwavering gaze there because you are gaining firm certainty. Or are you grabbing even evidence, absolute confidence sticking to your face.
There was certainty in Haruki's face. I just need to get through the delusion no more.
"... I think I told you a long time ago that's different?
"Whoa, now that's about it. The story is already up. If you're a detective," You're the killer, "he's fingered and nominated."
Is the story up?
I'm sure you didn't make that mistake. What the hell would you say you missed?
"... hey, so what's the basis for that?
What returned to me when I asked what my mistake was was was an unexpected word.
"─ Arctia"
It was the name of this city that Haruki cited as the basis.
I was listening back with vegetables.
"... Huh?
"It's an arctier, from the Ridge. The existence of this city is more than proof that you are Hitachi Ridge."
"... I don't know what that means."
It really didn't make sense why the name of the town would identify me as Hitachi Ridge, which bothered me.
Haruki makes me feel more confident and smiles.
"You, I told you a long time ago." I was kicked out of a village, and I'm in a city called Arctia. "
…………
... not in my memory. I don't remember leaking those words. But that's normal, because I'm being robbed of it.
Was I old enough to tell Spring Tree what happened in my dreams?
Yes, I had to accept it the first time I felt like I knew.
But what I'm reading is circumstantial evidence. Besides, it's my childhood memory. I can argue that it's a mistake.
"... it's your mistake"
"Maybe. But when the other you got to this city, you also remember hearing the name you were screaming about. Is this still my mistake?
... you mean Serna.
I don't know what made you scream like that, but the situation isn't good. Haruki is completely convinced that I am from Hitachi Ridge.
"There's more. From the beginning, you called me out downstairs, and you called me out in the name above about the coat. Doesn't this mean you've got an old habit? Besides, now that I think about it, you were unnaturally cold the first time I saw you. It's like you're pushing yourself to death so you don't hit bad."
Little mistake I hadn't noticed myself. If you ask me, it sure is weird. That would mean that I was less alert than I thought I'd misled successfully. Haruki has always suspected me of being Hitachi Ridge.
"It's not like your eyes are cloudy. You should have realized then that your coat was already mentally cornered. And yet, dare you, didn't you give it back cold because you couldn't have found out?
…………
I couldn't answer because I was exposed to the inside. Like the killer who was really gradually cornered and was running out of words, the excuses became easily inconceivable.
Haruki stepped closer to me and dropped his hips, at the end of my eyes and nose, I said.
"That's enough, Ridge. Let's stop the deception. I don't want to talk to anyone else. I just... I just want to know the truth. What are you... Hitachi Ridge...?
Haruki begging me to snort, as if you were foreseeable even to my feelings. There was only a little light in his eyes.
"... oh yeah. I... from Hitachi Ridge."
I admitted to losing. I feel like I've been eaten.
Whatever more excuses may be made, Haruki's certainty will not waver.
I don't like it either, maybe this is the time to decide to be ready to face a previous life.
"You finally admitted it, you son of a bitch"
Haruki had high emotions and suddenly he hit me in the stomach, wondering if he would follow me as a gateway to it. Laughing with real pleasure.
"Grr... what the hell is going on all of a sudden?
"I was going to slap him back in the gut like he was going to lie to his best friend! Sorry, you idiot ridge from!
Feeling the pain of a clean hit punch on the dovetail, I don't even feel like doing it back to Haruki, who cries and screams like that.
"... that's a waiver, everyone."
"Shut up!
I was just looking softly at the spring tree that collapsed and wiped my face, feeling a pain I didn't like.
"You big, stupid bastard."
The sky shows shade, and the darkness looms. By then, in the big holes empty on the ground, it's already dark. Without infrared clairvoyance skills, you would see almost nothing.
But it's not that I can't use my ears. I can also use my mouth. It's just the right place to talk, in a way, and the darkness is going to really hide the secret story in that darkness, so I don't hate it.
"Oh well... you know what?"
Until this night, I was talking about why I lost my memory and the other me. I lost a family girl named Serna to illness, and as a result, I was about to break down. That's what a guy named Nord told me to do to help me.
As a result, I broke up with two people, one to sleep and the other to spend time on Earth. And we were talking about one of them being me.
"... what do you think?
"What?
Haruki tilted his neck at my inquiry.
"I think I have to be Hitachi Ridge myself right now. I hardly remember living in Japan, and it's bad for Haruki, but I don't have any memories of spending time with you. Still think I'm from Hitachi Ridge?
It's a cloudy way of saying things. The only thing you really wanted to hear was if I was dead or not, that's all.
"You'd think so. I've known you were involved in weird things for a long time, and even after you lost your memory, you were the Ridge. If not, there's a little too much forgotten stuff."
"... right"
I... I guess I was alive.
He died because he lost his memory. That may not be a mistake. Hitachi Ridge is dead in me.
But... these guys remember me dead. He's remembering me.
Then maybe I'm alive. At least, in the spring trees.
"Something made me feel a little easier. Thank you."
Maybe I was thinking too hard. Maybe my presence was just too distorted to understand why.
I'm Ray, and I used to be Hitachi Ridge myself.
That's fine. That's all there is to it. This kind of thing might make you feel better.
Then it's up to me, who was their friend, to do it. I haven't changed what I do, but I've changed my mind.
"Haruki, do you want to go back to Earth?
I've made all kinds of preparations and I've heard that. Haruki, on the other hand.
"Can you go home? I'm ready to be over here..."
I was calmly accepting things I should have panicked about for a little while. They really decide to be ready to live in this world.
But if there's a way home, what's this guy gonna do?
"I can go home. I can send you guys back."
"Can I ask you more?
"Oh."
The true opposite of recalling the brave - I told you everything I know about how to repatriate the brave.
"... is it inevitable that someone has to stay?"
"Oh. So you guys go home. I know, but it's dangerous to have you guys in this country."
I didn't tell him I was moving in the shadows, and I told him it was dangerous to be in the empire. It's a life-threatening thing, but there's still some remnants of Iris' plan.
The story of one of the nobles who had consigned Iris and flipped the anti-flag is a good example of what jumped in the other day.
"I knew you wouldn't come with me. Is this world important?
"Oh. I can't throw it away anymore."
You can't leave your family, your friends, Charstena. Besides, I have dreams I want to fulfill. There are some things I'd like to try. Most importantly, I like this world. I want to see more.
That's what we can't do when we get back to Earth.
"Right...... okay, okay. Then I'll stay here."
"Stop. You're gonna die for real."
Two years ago, I might not have objected. But it's too dangerous to be near me right now. Demon King and Killer. Neither is the one I can say enough to protect Spring Tree. Even my own life is at stake.
I don't know when an enemy like that will come after me. It's a familiar sympathy, not a life-threatening one. This guy has some family left on the planet. Unlike me, I have friends.
You can't stay in this world.
And I thought about Haruki and said...
"You can die. If you can marry a beast-eared sister."
He grabbed his fist with a good grip and declared with a clear face that Haruki could die if it was for desire.
... Apparently this guy is an asshole. It's going to annoy the beasts, so let's still send them back.
I thought so.
"Let's just make a plan, plan. It's annoying around the knitwear, absolutely. The plan is called Operation Brave Return!
The name of Spring Tree's operation was a wooden spirit in a hole. Aren't you willing to hide it?