Shi ni Modori, Subete wo Sukuu Tame ni Saikyou He to Itaru

Looking far away, the morning sun was starting to rise.

I didn't know what time Nina was raiding me, but maybe it was pretty close to morning.

I think it's been about an hour since we started talking out of the house.

"Sorry."

"No, I'm fine"

Nina stopped crying and apologized.

I guess Felix was family to Nina. I know the sadness of losing my family, too.

Instead, it's me who apologizes. Because I'm the one who killed the family.

But I'm not going to apologize.

He may seem ruthless. But that battle fought squarely in the world of the weak and the strong, and I won.

Apologizing for that would be humiliating to Felix, and I don't think Nina wants it either.

So there's nothing I can say to this girl.

To Nina, who would have the same pain as me, I have nothing...

"Why are you crying, too?

"What...?

For the first time in those words, I realize I'm in tears.

Quickly wipe the raw warm flowing on your cheeks.

"Well, I'm sorry, I shouldn't be crying...!

Really, why am I crying?

I don't deserve to cry.

I shouldn't cry because I know the pain of losing my family.

Turn your body so you can turn your back on Nina so she can't be seen in your face.

"You're so sweet."

I heard him say it yesterday in a gentle tone, completely different from the stabbing tone he said to the settlers.

"Well, that's not it"

"Yeah, you can cry thinking of your sister, the enemy who tried to destroy your hometown, right? Not many people like that."

No, this is just sympathy.

Besides, for Nina, the person who killed her brother is just crying sympathetically on her own. I can't help but think you're making fun of me.

"Sympathy or whatever. If someone can cry like that kills you, your brother will be rewarded."

Nina said that as she read my mind.

I'm finally done wiping my tears and looking back.

"Thank you, Eric. Kill my brother."

Really, I said that with a very refreshing smile, as if I thought so from the bottom of my heart.

"I liked my brother, but I couldn't agree with him when he became king."

"Really?

Nina starts talking a little down again.

Nina wasn't in favor of Felix's way of thinking when she said she'd been traveling with you all along?

"Surely if my brother became king and fought against all kinds of nations, there might have been no more strife or anything in the country, and no more darkness: the table and the back. But I knew that fighting all sorts of countries would do more harm than that."

"Then why didn't you stop?

If that's all you know, couldn't there have been a different way than to defeat King Ceredonia and become king?

"My brother was strong, but if that's all, he's a civilian no matter how far he goes. I couldn't pierce my will except to be king. Even though your brother thought he might be wrong, he couldn't stop anymore"

The demonic kingdom is a weak predator. If you push through your thoughts, you have to be strong.

Is that why Felix became king?

"Neither could I. The reason your brother didn't stop you when you realized it was a mistake is because of me. Because I wanted to lose someone like me who would live behind my back and be unhappy."

Nina was talking with a face she still regrets, Nina, but turns to me again and smiles a little.

"So maybe your brother wanted someone to stop saying he was wrong. I don't think the king was too weak to allow the righteous king to lose to himself."

"So Felix wanted to lose?

"I don't know, but that's what I looked like. So thank you for killing my brother."

That's what I said. Now I'm going to bow my head and thank you.

But I can't get that thank you.

"I just paid for the fire powder that came down. I don't remember doing enough to thank you."

"Yeah, it's my self-satisfaction, so I don't have to take it. Just let me tell you."

"... isn't that a bad idea?

Even if they tell me I don't have to take it, I can't forget it because I've heard it.

"Pfft, you killed my brother, so I have to take this much revenge."

That's what I said and laughed frankly, Nina.

"No, you came earlier to kill me, so revenge would have been good."

"I couldn't kill him as a result, so I can't call it payback. Besides, I didn't think I could really kill you."

"Really?

"I used to do the same thing to my brother, but I remember him."

"What, why would you do that?

"'Cause you ate my share of the guy."

"I can't believe you're about to get killed for that reason..."

"Demons are weak eaters, if they're weak, it's natural to die"

"It's wrong to use that word here"

Then, me and Nina were talking outside until the morning sun rose and everyone woke up.