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Episode 153: Hope to Connect

"Kill me... please... I've lost everything. I don't have any more reason to live..."

With a slight voice, Raphae pleaded. Now [Hegemonic Missile] HP will run out with just one shot. But I do nothing, I just look down at Raphae silently. When he saw me not trying to stab Todome, Raphae bit his lips off hard.

"WHY... WHY DON'T YOU KILL...!!"

"I should have said it first. There's no reason to kill you."

No matter how tragic an attack you get, no matter how much hostility you get stripped of, that doesn't change until the end.

"There's no point in living, you said. If that's what you really thought, why did you unlock [the world of the weak] just before you ate [the giant clap of divine punishment]? If you hadn't, you would have died for sure."

"... it's..."

Raphae is silent. Like I don't understand myself why I did that.

"Besides, you haven't lost anything. There 'll still be something important left."

"... eh...?

"Is there anyone who called me companion about you? The connection must be rooted in you."

Raphae narrows her eyes, staring somewhere far away. I'm sure there's Asta and the others' faces floating behind Raphae's brain.

"Companions...... But I don't deserve to be called one of them..."

"My people don't need qualifications or anything. Or was the tear you showed Asta when she called you buddy fake?

"It's not fake!!"

In such a strong tone that he did not think he was dying, Rafael denied it.

"Then why don't you be more honest with your feelings?

"To my... feelings...?

"That's right. I can assure you of the pleasure of your days with them."

I said confidently. [M] Because I was nothing else. [M]

"Serena can sometimes be unreadable in character, but the roots are so sweet. Asta is seemingly just a good guy, but she cares more about her people than anyone else. Sue startles everyone with unusual words and deeds, but that's proof that she loves everyone. They're all unique, they're all boring together."

…………

After a brief silence has flown, I continue to speak.

"I'm not going to force your way. It is up to you to decide whether to live as a human companion or as a seven-star angel in the future. But..."

I activate [Transformation] and become human.

"Come back soon. Everyone was so worried."

"... eh"

In Raphael's eyes, twitching and tears appeared.

That's all I have to do. Later we have to entrust it to Raphae's will. I turned my back on Raphael and walked away quietly from the scene.

How long has it been? The weather was back when [the weak world] was lifted, and cold rain was falling out.

After a fierce battle with Euto, Raphae, left alone, was reckoning with Euto's words as he leaned back on the ground. Do you live as a fellow human or as a seven-star angel?

"I... am..."

What Raphael himself wanted to do - it was decided from the beginning. But Rafael didn't have the courage to choose you. That is why I chose the path to fight against Ut for the reason of the destruction of Seal.

But after that struggle, it was realized that it meant nothing. So I'm not lost anymore. Raphae, who consolidated one determination, slowly woke up his upper body.

"Hey, Raphae."

The arrow tip, the voice of a man used to hearing behind Raphae. Looking back, Gabri stood there with a strange face.

"Gabri............"

I can't think of any words to follow, and Raphae shows confusion. Raphae didn't know how to deal with Gabriel right now.

"You've been flashy. Are you okay?"

"Huh...? is, yes…"

Raphae rounds his eyes. Because I didn't think the day would come when Gabriel would show me around.

"After all, it was reckless to challenge the king to fight. Am I responsible for burning you? I'm sorry, Raphae."

"Yes, no..."

To that remark, which is not normally considered, Raphae wanted to suspect that the man in front of her was really Gabriel. But this sign undoubtedly belongs to Gabri himself.

But no matter how sweet the words may be, Raphael's determination will never waver. Raphae inspired courage and decided to convey his determination to Gabri.

"Mr. Gabriel, I..."

"Don't even say it, I know. You're one of us, aren't you?

"... Huh?

I don't think you can say it, Raphae gets taken aback.

"You seemed like fun when you were with those humans. If you want to be one of us, don't be."

"... you won't stop...?

"Well, avoid any more seven-star angels - and I'd stop if I could. But, well, you don't deserve to tell anyone how you live. Kiel and Mika should say the same thing."

"Mr. Gabri......"

I was uncomfortable with how good I could tell things, but what Gabriel understood, which I definitely didn't think he would understand, was a great relief by Rafael.

"What do you say, you think you can stand?

"Yes, I managed..."

Raphae stands up on her own. Though full of creativity, HP is still a little over a hundred, so if you just walk normally, there's no obstacle.

"Come here. [Moonlight Benefits] and I'll make you recover. Just think of it as a goodbye to me."

"... thank you, sir"

Raphae misses no distrust whatsoever and walks up to Gabriel with a fling.

The next moment - Gabriel's expression distorted him into a mad laugh.

"Spell [Sacrificial Sublimation]"

Dosha.

"... Huh?

For the first few seconds, Rafael didn't know what he was being done. However, only the sensation of intense pain running from around the chest and the raw, warm liquid flowing out of it conveys.

Raphael turned his fearful gaze down and glanced. Gabriel's right arm was piercing Raphael's heart.

"Gabri............? How... how..."

"Why not? I've been waiting all this time."

[Sacrificial sublimation] - A spell that absorbs the subject's abilities for each of its souls. The activation condition is the "death" of the subject.

Gabri had long sought to deprive Raphae of his mighty power with this spell. But Gabriel also knew that he couldn't kill Raphae on his own.

So Gabriel burned Raphael to make him fight the king (Ut), and let the king (Ut) take the role. If it's enough to stab a todome on a few remaining HP raffaes, even Gabriel is extremely tolerable.

"In the end, Temei didn't remember to doubt it until the end. It was convenient for me."

Rafael falls to the ground as Gabriel pulls out his right arm. At that time, Raphael's breath was gone.

"Rest assured, Temei's sacrifice will not be in vain. Speak slowly with Seal in the afterlife."

Raphae's flesh turns to dust. All of them are absorbed into Gabriel's body.

"Nghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Finish absorbing the force and make a gabbling tongue. The only thing that dwells in its eyes is its obsession with killing the king.

"Come on, let's settle this, Master Ute. Nhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!"

The laughter of madness echoed the darkness of night everywhere.

During desperation. In the back of Raphae's brain, various memories so far had come back as running lights. Eventually the last thing that came to mind were the smiles of Asta, Serena, Sue, Lina, and Ute.

He called me a companion about myself. He told me to stay here forever. My heart was never more filled with joy then.

(If you can………………………)

Raphae slowly reaches for the sight. But even his memory vanishes into dust and vanishes into vain.

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Far beyond anyone's reach, Raphael travels. I miss that chest a wish that will never come true again......