Monster no Goshujin-sama

eighteen

When I realized I was in a crumbling classroom.

Cracks are running on everything visible, dropping fine fragments.

I don't have enough power to put that away anymore.

He sits on his desk all by himself.

My left arm is gone, so I didn't always have any Asalina with me, and I was really alone.

But this was my choice.

"You did what you could."

A last resort, when you really run out of other hands.

The first brave men have been taken into the world and their very existence has disappeared.

I have no choice but to follow the same path than to reach my limits.

In fact, even now, this world was continuing to sink and was finally about to be swallowed up by the 'unconscious sea'.

But you can't just disappear.

If I am gone, no one will have the power to fight the 'King of Disasters'.

Guys, they'll kill you without any decent resistance.

You can't just do that.

It needs to remain present.

To do this, Takahiro Mashima needs more strength than the limits of existence.

That is, a rampage of abilities.

Swallow in your wishes, lose yourself. But at least I'll leave you the strength to protect everyone.

This was the last resort I was thinking about.

Sadly, being swallowed up by an unconscious sea means your ability as a 'connector' reaches its limits.

As a result, "The Misty Monster" was born.

Then it will definitely work for the King of Disasters.

And then, if I dedicated myself here as food for the rampage, that was it.

"This is all I had."

Crush.

However, this was not solitary.

I looked back at the back of the classroom.

There, Salvia stood.

"... sir"

"I thought it was coming"

Unlike Asalina, who is in danger of extinction, there is no reason why Salvia is not here.

In addition, after I took a deep toll on my 'absolute amputation' opponent, I was concerned about not showing up.

"Thank you. You stopped eating the collapse of my world here."

She had the magic of fog that could repair my world.

With its power, it would have delayed the deadly damaged world until it was too late to break.

If it weren't for her, I would have taken my limits so far.

But that was it, too.

Only first aid is all she can do.

There's nothing more I can do.

But that didn't matter.

Just stay here.

Because at the earliest moments, even if I was just not alone, Salvia had nothing but gratitude.

"I need a favor."

Swallow of loneliness and fear, I told him at least calmly.

"Tell the lilies. He said he loves you. I'm gonna disappear, but I'm gonna keep protecting everyone."

Thus I could have left the words behind.

So tell him I'm satisfied.

- No, sir.

What returned was a no.

"... Huh?

"You must not disappear."

Salvia says to me that I am distracted.

It was an unexpectedly breathtaking, calm and ready look.

"You'll protect us all. Then don't disappear."

"Salvia......?

Confusion comes out in my voice.

That being said, there is nothing we can do about this situation.

It's supposed to be.

Salvia made me laugh.

A very strong smile, though calm.

"It's okay. I told you." I will never protect you from your husband. "

Sure, that was the word I heard from her this morning.

Words of determination.

Or, of oaths.

Again, having spoken of it here, she turns her hands all the way over here.

I noticed that my fingertips were clear.

Salvia opened her mouth before understanding what was about to happen.

"I'm sure I was here for that."

At that moment, a magical mist filled the classroom that was collapsing.

There are no miracles in this world.

That was the fact that I've been reminded of since I was flown into this world.

But, hey, maybe this moment was the only one that was different.

"This, is...?

Maybe I witnessed a miracle.

As much as I think so, something impossible was happening.

The fog created covers the view in the eye.

Then the classroom will be restored exactly as it was.

It's like magic.

"Huh..."

That was not the end of the phenomenon.

The door opens even though no one has touched it, and there is momentum and fog overflowing there.

As soon as possible, the floor stretched into a space of nothingness that had been lost.

The ceiling covered, the windows stretched, and a hallway was born.

With all the momentum, the world regenerates.

I didn't think so. I took a seat and looked back, and outside the classroom window, I could see the next building wrapped in fog.

This world represents my inner state.

In short, remember.

In other words, the sight in front of me meant that lost memories were regenerated.

"... it would be a lie"

I can remember.

I can remember.

What was this school like?

Classrooms, hallways, dance halls on blowout stairs, swimming pools in gymnasiums, special building classrooms.

Through the entrance hall, go around the athletic field sideways through the bicycle storage area.

If you go through the gate, you'll go out on the familiar road to school.

I can remember everything about it.

Beyond, everything.

The town spreads.

The world expands.

Lost things are taken back.

The magic "Misty Vault" has the power to make impossible dreams a reality.

Because this is what it's all about.

But such a miracle is unlikely.

It can't be.

Even with the power of 'Misty Inn'.

Otherwise, she would have done this for a long time.

"What have you done, Salvia?"

She smiled at me when I asked her.

"Hey. Husbands. Humans don't remember when they were born, do they?

"... what?

"I am the same. I took that for granted. But I don't think so. I remember when I was born. It took a while, though."

That seemed like a misguided response.

But it wasn't.

In fact, there was no way in her face she was joking, or pretending to be rolling in smoke.

"You've had a chance to talk to the first brave man before, haven't you? Do you remember what he said back then? When it came to managing the world with the" cornerstone of the world, "he said," the plan went crazy "because of the unconscious ocean."

"... oh. Did you say that?"

"That's when he said, too." I had some insurance available, "he said. Insurance, in other words, involving 'connectors', to deal with 'the cornerstone of the world'. But he also said, 'Most of them didn't work'.... So where did that 'insurance' go?"

What is she trying to say?

With a head that somehow came to light, I remembered something.

Speaking of which, her attitude towards the first brave man was a little strange.

If that was the 'I remember when I was born' cut off......

"We were compatible from the beginning. Really, strangely enough. And what if there was a reason?

"So, what about Salvia...?

"Yep. 'Insurance' left by the first brave man. Prepared to produce a 'connector', the magic that lost its purpose with the loss of its Creator and wandered the world. That's me."

When asked, she nodded and admitted.

But he also continued and shook his neck sideways.

"But I don't care about that. I do this not because it was my mission. Because I watched you guys working hard and I wanted to protect you."

"Salvia......"

"Nasty, loving kids. I will protect you. From now on, ever."

That said, Salvia spread her hands when she smiled really satisfied.

The magic fog twists and crosses the world more and more.

The world becomes stronger.

Don't let it get lost anymore.

Don't break it.

"This is the great magic that cost the 'Misty Vault' itself, which is spoken of in heritage. I will continue to expand my magic in thee. as one end of the power of the 'Connector' that is not yet enough for you."

That's what she looks like, fading rapidly.

Naturally, too.

No, the fog that fills this world and exerts the power of gentle regeneration is herself.

Fulfilled also means diffused.

I can't stay the way I've always been.

"Ma, wait! Wait for me!

Understanding the situation, I rushed over to her.

I try to grab that shoulder.

But my hand slipped through my shoulder.

"This is... different. Not yet. Not yet. Let's do something."

Salvia shook her head beside me.

A calm, full, prepared and loving look.

So now I know it's really too late.

"Salvia......"

Stunned.

For your own good, you lose something important.

I'm beaten by that fact.

But she says.

"It's okay. I'm not going to disappear. I'll always be in you."

Even while I say that, it fades more and more.

"So please protect what's important to you..."

I won't even get a voice.

I can't see it without staring at it anymore.

What can you say to her like that?

My eyeballs get hot.

My throat is bitter due to signs of whimpering.

I felt like crying out loud without myself.

"... Okay, I get it"

But I swallowed all of it, and gazed upon her before me.

――

Just a little bit, Salvia looked surprised.

In fact, it wasn't weird whenever feelings were decisive.

I didn't want to lose anything anymore.

That's why I've been working so hard.

I can't admit this reality, and I want to cry and deny it.

A human being named me is not strong enough not to feel that way.

But it is.

There's nothing she wants.

If that's what you know, why don't you just respond?

Besides... she said, 'I'll always be in you'.

Then this is not goodbye.

Never.

So.

"Thank you, Salvia. I'll protect you all."

――

"Protect, survive. Just like before, one step at a time"

This is an oath.

"And I'll pick up Salvia someday."

I can't do this right now.

But I'm sure I can do it in the future that Salvia connected me to.

The only woman I've ever lived to not lose anything more, I couldn't protect her, and when I rounded my eyes, I laughed with joy.