"Charlotte, open up. It's important."
"I don't want to hear it!
A sad voice came back through the door.
"Why don't you ask?"
"I mean... I don't want to hear about it... I don't have a reason."
"Listen, your mother..."
"Stop it!
"I'm not your real mother."
"I know!
It was like screaming.
"I know... so... don't say anything... because I know everything..."
I found Charlotte crying.
"I know, what are you doing?"
"I know. I know. The phone sounds loud and everybody can hear you on the same phone, but I know how to pick words and react in a few moments. I see."
"... that's..."
Is that what it's like to know that it's fake?
... is that a lie?
Then how can you cherish a present like that?
"Please, don't tell me anymore."
"Do you really understand? Charlotte"
"... yeah. I know."
No, you don't understand.
"I know!
"Listen. You're being used!
"... my mother is counting on me. I'm fine, so..."
... what is she saying? The conversation seems to be closed, not closed.
I felt the scales of the curse that tied her up and persuaded her to stay frozen.
"What's... okay. That's not good, is it? You're being deceived. Unseal it."
"Not because a lot of people are dying."
"You don't know that!
I was surprisingly angry myself. Not to Charlotte, but to those who use her.
"So why do you have to sacrifice yourself? This is crazy! They think about you..."
"It's okay, it can't be helped... if I put up with it, we'll all be in peace, that's all."
"... is Charlotte going to stay here forever? Is that okay?"
"... yeah. Is that okay? Soon the monsters will weaken and die. Then I'll live with my mother again. If you get tired of being at home, you're going on a trip with your mother."
"... that's why your mother..."
"So don't tell me, I'm telling you!
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"... I'm going on a trip with my mother. Yes, it was supposed to be. And yet! Lute said something weird, so I went crazy...... I've gone crazy."
She continued even further with a swallowed "Greetings".
"It's terrible. Even though I thought it was strange about my mother, I pretended not to notice that it might be my mistake or because I didn't give an answer like that. I thought one day my dream would come true. That's all I was, happy."
Though I knew it, I decided not to know it, so I thought of it as my mother.
That's why I valued that gift... Is that what this is about?
Is there such happiness? You think that was happiness?
"What's so... happy?"
There's no way to be happy (...) knowing a false ideal, knowing a dream that doesn't come true, pretending not to notice, and watching it forever.
Absolutely not. Such a thing is not happiness.
That's all I can say with certainty. This is because I have no longing for such happiness.
"No more... tell me... I don't want to talk about it right now..."
"Look at reality. Charlotte"
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I haven't heard back. Maybe you don't want to have any more conversations.
"Let's be clear. Your mother is a fake. She only sees you as a seal. I don't even have love like this."
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I sent the smoke through the gap and opened the door from the inside.
There is no sign of her resisting.
I opened the door.
Charlotte sat on the floor with tears and runny nose. There were letters scattered around her, and a bear stuffed toy rolled around her.
That pain made me feel my chest tightened.
I've never seen a girl crying like this before, and above all, my words started like this.
"I'm sorry. Looks like I can't leave you alone. Don't feel bad about it."
Perhaps I'm overlapping myself with her. That's why I didn't think it was any other HR.
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"Well, that's it! In the meantime, I'm going to take down that monster! That's it! Don't!"
I tried to say that with a very bright voice.
"No, no!
I don't know if it's because of that, but Charlotte replied that way.
"Absolutely not.... many people are dying because of me. Even Lute....."
When I rolled the smoke on her, I slowly lifted up my body and put my hands together to hold it in my arms.
He's a princess.
"Lute...?
"... it's not fair for me to reveal your secret."
"... eh?
I approached the window and opened it with smoke.
And...
"[Flight]"
I jumped out of the window at once. Of course, keep Charlotte in your arms.
"No, stop! No, Lute. The seal will be broken....."
He said that if you leave the Mansion, your abilities will be disabled. Then I will force you to leave.
It's about time.
Boom!
Some distance away, I changed to Dragon Man mode.
... okay. It looks like that air wall was already out.
"... eh? Tuna... tail... and wings?
"Fufu, actually. I'm not human. They're called dragonmen. So don't worry. I'm stronger than he is. - You can be a dragon."
"Where...?
"Yes, every time I transform, I get a lot more power. You know what that means? Fufu"
Charlotte has eyes on it. It seems that sudden events have not kept pace with the processing. It's stuck in my arm.
Looking at the white box, it gradually moved away. When will her abilities be disabled?
As I gradually moved away, I heard a banging sound. About a hundred meters away from the Mansion and the monsters.
All of a sudden, the box broke as if the glass had cracked.
――――――――
A shockwave-like sound shook my body. The monster of Raccoon Tanuki is roaring.
That's the giant monster, Sujaradra.
"Charlotte, don't defend yourself with the power of the box!
"Ha, ha..."
Charlotte answered honestly that he lost my momentum. The next moment, a white translucent box appeared to protect her.
Is this the abominable power that tied her up? I don't know how durable this box is. We have to fight as far away as we can.
- Dragon fighting spirit!
Wrapped in green smoke, kicked the earth.
Fly at full speed.
It came all at once to the front of the monster.
Confront a giant monster.
The black eyes of the four pockets of my head stare at me. Every face is furious about being trapped for many years, and the black teeth are peeling off.
"--gruuuu...!
"Hmm. This is where I'm headed. If you hadn't shown up in the first place, this wouldn't have happened!"
"-Gu-gu-gu-gu!"
"How dare you lock Charlotte up in that mansion. - I'll kill you."